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  1. Condor
    For $10 you have a chance to win an Aluma Trailer at the VR Int Rally in July. Don't like the styling?? Sell it and buy what you want. They will come in choice of colors. Who know's, maybe it'll grow on you. As far as new motorcycle trailer makers, they're all over the place and some make very nice trailer. I have a Motorvation. Never heard of it? Neither did I until I went and looked at it. Very nice quality unit. So there are a ton of obscure builders out there. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder....
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    Joe... Condor here. In your Paypal account click on the transaction detail and tell me what it says. Also, email me the notice you received from Paypal. You can forward it to condor@cast-aways.com , Let's see if we can get to the bottom of this... Thanks.
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    Will it fit?

    Condor replied to a topic in Watering Hole

    For 2 baggers I'd go with a 7Wx14Lx6.5H tandem trailer. A little more room, tracks better, higher GWV, and easier to balance the load.
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    prayers

    Condor replied to ArcsSparks's topic in Watering Hole

    Prayers sent....
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    Lewis, I'm sure it's been covered elsewhere, but could you give us the details on ticket prices again??
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    Yep... We bought one of those 10x20's about 10 years ago. Cost about $200 bucks from Sam's. The only thing left is the roof. All the sides have shreaded. It didn't prove to be very wind resistant. Still $20 per year is pretty cheap..... I still use bike covers, and with 6 scoots those folding porta-garages are out of the question.....
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    Because I don't have a garage... that has room... I have probably bought and 'killed' more covers than anyone, and the best I've found for long term protection are Cycle Shak's. They're heavy cotton duck and shed water like one. They also have a 5 year warantee. However, this winter I picked up a couple of covers from China off Ebay to give them a try. I've bought Chinese in the past but the quality wasn't all that good. They made better overnighters than anything for weather protection. Recently, If you look closely at the listings, they started putting out an 'All Weather' cover. So I figured what the heck and bought two. The material is a bit heavier that the older covers, and surprise... they shed water as well as the Cycle Shak's. For winter time protection they are working very well. I just put them over a couple of other marginal covers, and if any water gets through we're all in trouble. The big factor in a cover degrading is UV. Those black covers turn gray by the end of the summer. But for $20 bucks...who cares..
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    Geeze youse guys show no mercy.....
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    Trailer Hitch

    Condor replied to twigg's topic in Watering Hole

    I'm pretty sure it's an older Bustec hitch. I have a couple of Bustec MKII trailer hitches and nether one is what they currently offer. To make absolutely sure send them a pic. That's what I did. I might also add that what little I can see of the electrical plug, it's looks kinda Bushy... :cody
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    Yep, speeds fine. All other online activity is fine. It just acts like it's a fart of it's a$$ crosswise, and only until it passes gas. Then everything OK again.
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    It sometimes takes a couple of hundred miles for you spine the break in....
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    I have my Royale Star Venture for sale at $450,000. Beat 'm all.....
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    If you back off the right side and the idle starts to drop, then the right side is controlling the idle. This happens when a Previous owner doesn't know where the idle 'knob' is and will start turning the sync screws in on the #4 or #3 carb. The #2 carb is the benchmark for all other carbs to be set to. With a tight 4&3 even when you turn the knob it actually opening up the right side. So. Here's what needs to be done the first time a new owner tries to sync his new2him bike. I wrote this up a while ago because I got tired of writing it from scratch every time. There is a method to my madness.... This is something I stumbled on while syncing several different 1stGen bikes. I’ve never done this to a 2ndGen, but feel it should work equally as well. Take it for what it’s worth, but basically it is carb syncing from scratch, or Carb Sync 101. This could increase gas mileage, throttle response, and smoothness After checking the sync on a set of carbs, and ‘tweaking’ as necessary, there’s the possibility of getting the sync screws on #4 and #3 over snug, and one of the other carbs becoming idle dominate. When adjusting the idle screw, the idle is not being controlled by the #2 carb. . #1 Adjust all idle jets to 2.25-2.75 turns out from closed before starting the engine. #2 Start the engine and let it warm up, and then turn it off. #2 Back off all 3 sync screws several turns. #3 Restart the engine, adjust the idle rpm to 1000 using the idle knob (the engine will run very rough at this point but don’t be concerned), and let it warm up to operating temp. #4 DO NOT HOOK UP THE CARBTUNE YET #5 Adjust the sync screw on #1 carb (LHS) by ear until the rpm barely starts to increase, and then back it off a tad. . #6 Turn off the engine, and hook up the Carbtune. #7 Check the balance between #2 (LF) and #1 (LR). They should be close to balancing. Tweak as necessary. #8 Here’s where things start to happen. Move to the right side and using the rear sync screw adjust the balance of #4 (RF) and #3 (RR). They should be way out of sync. As they start to come into balance the idle will start to increase. When it gets above 2000 reduce the idle back down to 1000 with the idle knob on the left side. Continue adjusting 4 and 3, and continue adjusting the idle as necessary. #9 Once 4 and 3 are in balance, balance the left to the right using the front sync screw. That should do it. Blip the throttle a few times. Things should be good.
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    Rather than pulling the tank, just drain it first. Take the hose off the fuel pump and drain it through a coffee filter. If it's empty pour in about a gallon and slosh it around. Any rust in the dank will be evident in the filter. Then decide whether the tank needs to be pulled. If it looks rust free fill it up and add a can of Sea Foam to the mix and try to start it. Volatile carb cleaner sprayed down the carbs will usually get an engine to kick over.... If it coughs, stop and check oil and water and then see if it'll run...
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    I personally wouldn't have placed any bid. Snipe it toward the end. You might get it for even less than 50%
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    Anyone else having problems with info being downloaded off the site?? Noticed it this morning a bit and a little this afternoon. I'll go to read a thread and the page mask will appear, and the text takes forever... OK 15-20 secs... to complete. Not having this problem anywhere else. While waiting I even went to my mail reader and downloaded email, came back, and it was still dragging it's heels....
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    I'd like to ad that pre-registrations payal usage hasn't changed one bit. If anyone needs to use paypal the instructions in the active pdf file are still current. The trailer ticket donations is the one that's dancing all over the place......
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    I had a high PSA about 10 years ago. Watched it for a few years and then went through all the biopsies, etc. Turns out I just have an enlarged prostate, and higher than normal PSA counts are not an absolute indication that cancer is present. At least that's what they are now saying. Back then it was positive. It scared the 'H' out of me for over a year until all the tests were taken. Now I don't think about it much. Good luck with yours and prayers sent....
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    If the stuff was just listed in his Ebay store, then your outa luck. However if the stuff was listed ebay 'best offer' and he accepted your offer, than you have a case and report him.
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    Since it's not running it's worth a lot less than what he's asking.... Worry about what's wrong when you get it home....
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    If you want to take a ride go west young man... go west. :cody
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    That's a good point Frank.... The engine pan has fins on it for a reason, and when caked with oil and road grime it looses it's ability to transfer heat and cool the oil. I've seen some pretty ugly pans..... It should be something cleaned regularly. :cody
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    If you want to test the thermostat set the drain valve to on. It will bypass the thermo. However.... Most '83's run hot. Also if the drain valve is set to 'on' it will run hotter than it normally would with a good thermostat. When the temps outside get into the '90's it will always run about a needle width below red. On a cool morning it would run about a needle above the middle of the green. Flushing your coolant and adding new anti-freeze and a bit of 'water wetter' will help matters, but don't expect miracle's.
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    Thanks Al. I think I'll just try to position that reed valve ion there to clear the center stand...somehow. To bad Maintenence day is so far away...
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    With the '83 I fill up when I need to.... where ever I happen to need it. Not much in California because I don't put on a lot of local miles, but when on long distance rides it doesn't make a whole lot of difference. As long as it burns, it's good by me....
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