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Pretty sure the RSV plastics are interchangeable year to year. Not so for the Gen 1 MK1 and MK2. I could be wrong but someone here will correct me if I am.

I also have the WS Mk2(and Mk1) without the tool sharpening kit. It does do a great job quickly on most edges. I like it very much, but the ProPrecAdust is just head and shoulders above it for a hair splitting edge. The MK2 is probably the better choice for longer blades, but for pocket knives and shorter fixed blades, the ProPrecAdjust is quick and easy.

Hi, my name is Rich and I am a knife addict. And a motorcycle addict. And a coffee addict. And a micro brew addict. OK, lets just say I have an addictive personality. While I am, undeniably addicted to all of the above, my downfall is that I cannot afford to fuel all of those addictions as I would like to. I have always wanted a Wicked Edge sharpening system (as well as a Yamaha R1, a Slayer V3 espresso machine, and a lifetime supply of Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA). But that was way out of my price range. Then Work Sharp came out with the Precision Adjust sharpening system at $120.00ish, which is like a Lansky +. I held out on it because it got some mixed reviews. Then they brought out the Professional Precision Adjust system, which is the Precision Adjust on steroids. At $250.00+/-, it was still above my spending limit. I just found one, open box but unused at a "bin" store in Memphis for $80.00. After sharpening all of my working knives with it, I'd have to say it's probably worth the $250.00 price tag. Or close to it any way. YMMV

RR, please take notes and pics of the process. I have a center stand to install on my '06 and have been putting it off 'cause I'm not sure what all is involved.

Lucas Heavy Duty Oil Stabilizer is a 100% petroleum additive and contains no detergents(which are what muck up our clutches). I have used Lucas Heavy Duty many times in my '83 and '86, though I have not used any in my '06 to date. It was recommended to me by a long time RSTD owner to smooth hard shifting.

I sold my '83 about 3 years ago. Sold the '86 last year. Now I'm down to the '06. The new house had no room for 3.

Quite nice!

Late again! Happy birthday!

Most air compressors start in an unloaded state. It should be close to "Rated" with some inrush possible. If the 10hp converter doesn't manage the inrush, you might think about adding a soft start or going with one of the newer 3 phase drives that converts single phase 208 to 3 phase. I have no idea what they cost though.

This is kind of on topic: To the poster that talked about compressing the front suspension when trailering, DON'T! Strap down on the lower fork and allow the suspension to operate as normal. This is not only better for the forks, it is more secure as there is no way for the bike to hop under the straps. You really don't even need a front chock, though I still use one. SRKCycles, aka Bikes and Beards has a great video on YouTube about this method. They are trying to sell you their straps(which are excellent, BTW) but it works with any ratchet strap system.

Most likely, the battery has been replaced with an AGM and the battery water sensor is not bypassed. A picture of the Atari display will be helpful.

Message dfitzbiz. He rebuild the rear shocks. Send him yours, hell send you a rebuilt. I don't remember what the charge is, but I do r4emember it was more than reasonable.

Earl @skydoc_17 is still active on this forum and still, as far as know producing his excellent delinking kits on demand. I would message him again. He's probably just taking a break or otherwise busy right now.

I'm sure you already know this but, make sure to bench sync the carbs before reinstalling them.

Kris and I have been talking about doing some landscaping clean up on the back side of our small, park like back yard. We got a couple estimates to remove some over grown and/or out of place pine trees and just generally clean up the layout. I was amazed at the $10,000.00+ prices! Today I decided to start on the job myself. I tackled one of the smaller, out of place blue spruce trees at the back of the lot. It was about 8" di. at the base and 25 feet or so tall. My Bauer(Harbor Freight) 18V 10" chain saw made short work of felling, limbing, and sectioning the evergreen. One 5Ahr battery still had 2/3 charge after it was all said and done. I'm thoroughly impressed with this inexpensive tool that I bought as a onetime use item for pruning a 40 year old apple tree last spring.

The valve cover bolts are indeed shouldered. I had badly leaking cover gaskets on my '83 and did did the shims when I replaced the gaskets. None of them were very bad, but a couple exhaust shims were just slightly out of spec. I have no idea what the odometer said at that time. My '86 had 75k+ miles on it when I sold it and it had never had the valves adjusted. The valve cover gaskets were just starting to seep a bit 2 years ago. My'06 has 120K on the clock and has never had the valves adjusted and the gaskets are tight as a drum. No seepage at all. It runs great.

At least one local Yamaha dealership near me will exchange shims for free. One For One. It does mean nearly double the work, but it is nice that they do this.

I had a set of studs fabricated to replace the handle bar mounting nuts that extended inward and provide a couple places for bar mounted accessories. I found them to be well worth the effort.

Kris was reading yesterday that the Red Cross was trying stop private aid in the form of food and water from being provided. She also read that FEMA has not responded in any way yet. Though that may be because, evidently, the governors involved had not declared a state of emergency at that point. ???

Looks like you did a great job! Now get to CTFW!

Congratulations!

Is that a Trike body? That lighter blue panel will definitely get in the way of the mounts I have. There may be different mounts available.

Ignitech makes a programable replacement TCI/CDI. I ran one on my '83. https://www.ignitech.cz/en/

Use a soldering iron to heat the nut.

I'll second the Kuryakyn Long Horns.