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    So..... you were gone???
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    Yep, had a big ol' oak tree fall on my boat during a storm. It was the neighbors tree on the fence line. Was told that his home owners didn't cover it.. act of god.., and mine didn't either. It was covered under the boat policy.... which wasn't in force.... Which does bring up a question. If a bike is non-op'd, partiually disassembled, and can't be ridden....or a pile of bike parts for that matter.... I wonder how they'd (the ins co.) treat coverage???
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    Check with Rick at Buckeye Proformance. That's where I picked up my last set.
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    That was one of the best videos I've seen. Very nice job...
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    Ran into that problem on a '99 recently. The entire base had cracked. I wonder if the controller had been hit or bumped somehow?? If does sorta hang out there waiting for something to happen. Although it's not very common.... I think??
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    The bars are 7/8th's and replacement foam sleeves are available if you just need the grips freshened up.
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    Interesting... I'm one of 'those XP'ers', but when I clicked on the link, my version of MS Word converted the file to the older type by removing a few of the newer .docx features (pop up frame explaination) and it displayed OK.
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    Get ahold of Vic... Lone Eagle. He put a harley trunk on his 2005 TD. I think he ended up using the harley bracket mated to the Venture bracket to get things to fit right...
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    Oh oh.... Time for a change of scenery??....
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    Could be your just not getting all the air out of the line leading up to the front caliper. On the later 1300 models Y installed an extra bleader valve at the top of the hump by the triple tree. There was always a problem bleeding the early 1200's. I have found that installing Speed-Bleeders let you pump the pedal without having to build pressure, and move the fluid faster thru the line to get the air out. A lot easier, and a one man job. You may also be sucking air into the lines by using old crush washers?? But they'd also be leaking...
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    One other area that can cause repeated lock ups is a reserve that is too full. Not saying, but it might be worth a look. I had rear lock ups with my '83 when I first bought it. Brake would lock up tighter than a frog's a$$. Rebuilt the whole system, and it turned out to be a plugged expansion hole. If you have a lot of residule crystals in the lines this could cause the thing to be plugged repeatedly. I blew out all the lines... rag over one end... with compressed air to clean them out.. Clutch lines too...
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    The bike certainly looks a lot better with the current baby sitters in the saddle.....
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    On cleaning out the expansion hole the wire from a twist tie will generally get the job done. On the steam coming out of the bleader valve, that is water vapor and the brake fluid needs to be completely flushed from the line and caliper. Do yourself a favor and pick up a set of Speed-Bleeders for the calipers and the clutch slave. The rear caliper will get hot enough to melt the abs plastic of the saddle bag. What might have happened is the master cylinder cup may have been damaged by the heat, and you're not getting a good seal on the cylinder walls.
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    That wire looks like an aftermarket ground that replaced the smaller guage OEM. Rather than use the correct color code they made both cables out of the same color.... Check the other end on the frame just above the water pump to see if it's the same just to make sure...
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    Check the power plug back near the pump since you were working on the trunk. Probably unplugged....
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    Gives me another reason to stay away from Street Vib's in Reno. Too much 1% activity.... Seems like every time something is successful it doesn't take long before they start screwing it up.
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    WOW!! I'm jealous......
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    There's another small history arrow next to the page forward/back arrows in the menu bar. Click on it for a drop down menu and go directly back to the thread page. Saves lots of time.... Saying thanks is easy....
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    The patent is owned by the Venturer's. They purchased the remaining stock and the patent from the estate, but no one knew where the molds were. I suspect they are still laying around on the shelf of the mold maker somewhere in the S.F. Bay area. I've contacted Brent to see about making copies of the one I now have... The Venturers intertained the possibly of making more, but found that cost to produce exceed demand potential. The pod will hit the OEM riser caps, and I had given thought to modifying the pod to clear them along with a few other changes. Clearing Barons risers would be next to impossible. I did contact a couple of vacuum molding companies and didn't get a return. I didn't persue it because of getting wrapped up with this years International Rally. But... just last week I found a production shop in the East Bay area that might be a source. I plan on contacting them this week to discuss possibilities. I thought that the pods could be sold without guages and let folks put in their own. Stayed tuned...
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    Bleed the clutch and check the expansion hole it's probably plugged. While you were riding the country lanes the motor didn't get all that hot, but when in Branson in stop and go the fluid heated up and started to expand, and since the reserve hole was plugged it started to push on the slave piston, and the clutch started slipping... A good indicator is after it sits for a while and cools off the clutch will start to work again.... until things start to heat back up. If you ever get to that point that you're standed take an 8mm open end and crack open the bleeder valve briefly. It should take pressure off the slave and let you get back to civilization...
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    I have a question that's a little off subject.... but why am I not getting an email notification when Squid posts a comment or update to this thread?? I get everyone else's but everytime Squid posts a report or comment on how Ponch is doing.... Nada.. Zilch.. Squid, am I on your 'black list' for some reason???
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    Actually you can compile a group of favorite imocons that will appear at the bottom of your post editor, and are available without having to bring up another page to search through. Makes things real easy to comment on a post without having to jump through hoops... Without realy looking I think the feature is located in your CP??
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    Air matress

    Condor posted a topic in Trailer Talk

    I saw this on WOOT.Com this morning and though some of you campers might be interested in this air matress. Ida jumped on it but already own one.... It'll only last a day or until sold out.
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