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  1. Condor
    Now that's a possibility....
  2. Condor
    A 'Whomp' is pretty generic. Could even be a seperated cap on the front tire?? Engine noises are usually rattle, clank, ping, knock, etc.
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    Did someone mention a whine coming from the final??? Maybe??
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    My '83 whines at around 3000rpm. I think it's kinda cool. Sounds like a turbo winding up. But my 91 doesn't. Gear cut?? Who know's?? Beside I don't even notice it after riding a while. Then again I don't hear my obnoxious Grandfather Clock chime any longer either... It's a left brain thing.....
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    I've swapped them around with no problem. Although, I tend to put the MkI's on the MkII due to the I's having adjustable pegs. The MkII's are fixed.
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    Out of curiousity I searched the web for some info on these trippers and found this post to a board that I found interesting. Some of the responses were also.... MAGNETS I saved the link to the supplier in the post. I might just give a couple of these things a try. The material they use seems to be the most powerful according tho another 'primer' site. Besides the price is right....
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    I think that's something you should be calling Race-Tech about. It may be nothing more than changing the oil.
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    Buddy Rich is in San Antonio and I know he's experienced with rear shocks.... I called Bob and left him Buddy's #.
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    knob bolts

    Condor replied to jet1's topic in Watering Hole

    I saved it to favorites too. Gotta check to see if they will work on the saddles of a 1stGen???
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    It's a joke. A design engineer at Yamaha decided to put it there to confuse people. He doesn't work there anymore......
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    I wasn't having much luck at tripping the sensor with the '83. So while kicking tires at our local Beemer Shop with HDTR and BuddyRich I got the hard sell from the service mgr on one of those magnets. $14 bucks so said what the 'h' and bought it. Zip tied it to the center stand, and now I rarely hang up on a left turn. Some of the older side street LH turns don't have the oval groove sensor yet and you can wait forever.... I just run them. I think the DMV code says you can after 3 cycles. After one I say screw it, and go.....
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    Old converted boat trailers have a tendency to do that. Water launches can really mess up the bearings and spindles..... don't ask me how I know that...... Glad you're OK, and the new2U bike made it... it coulda been worse.. See how lucky you are.....
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    Foot sugery

    Condor replied to TEW47's topic in Watering Hole

    Mines not as long, and it's never been a problem, even in my BBall days, but on an all day bike rides my boot wears a hole in the top of the joint.... then the SOB HURTS!!!!!!!! I've been putting DrScholls Moleskin on it and it seems to be working. Goods luck on the toe reduction....
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    COOL!!! In my case I'd rig those side boards into some type of picnic bench seating with space enough for the legs in order to sit while working. I wouldn't have to be dragging a stool all over the place.
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    No Jim, this replaces the OEM brace which is pretty flimsy. Makes the forks compress together. Big handling improvement in the twisties, on rough roads, and hard braking. It should be a must mod on every 1stGen out there.
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    7 wide if you're planing on hauling 2 ventures. A V-Nosed 14 is actuall a reg 12 with a V tacked on the front end. V nosed trailers look cool, but they don't have the room that a regular enclosed of the same length has, so always go 2 foot longer in a V to get the floor space.
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    Try lubing everything you can see with DeepCreep.. same folks that make SeaFoam.... Even the carb linkage, choke connections, and cables. Keep working the throttle and choke while you're doing it. Things will get easier as you go, and the throttle will start to return all by itself....
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    SwampDaWamp

    Condor replied to SaltyDawg's topic in Videos

    Talk about stage presents..... Ya thank!!!!!
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    Like so many others, I bet it's the ignition switch.... If it ends up being a blown fuse it'll pro'bly take a few blown ones before locating the problem that's causing them to pop.... Isn't there a by-pass that'll work to see if it is actually the switch???
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    Herb, I used Royal Purple 'Purple Ice', and seems to work. Bought it at a NAPA store for around $10 bucks. Pro'bly the same properties as Engine Ice... Came in a small 8oz bottle and I added it to the coolant mix when flushing the '83. It doesn't take much. Just looked at the bottle and it's still pretty full. If I remember the instructions call for a couple of cap fulls per gallon, which is about what our motors take.
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    Sync'd your carbs lately?
  22. Condor
    Hmmm?? I guess I don't know tools?? But I did pick up a set of metric combo's for about $16 bucks from HF that are every bit as good, at half the price, of just one of my Snap On's...
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    I don't use a torque wrench on most of the smaller fasteners, but when torqueing axels, clutch baskets, etc. I have an old fashioned bar torque wrench. Works every time. Correctly. I just don't trust those 'clickers'.....
  24. Condor
    There's another circut that keeps the motor from starting only in neutral. The bike should start in neutral with the sidestand down. The neutral indicator switch might be loose???
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    I'm sure it could be a bunch of things, but what comes to mind with the backfiring is timing, and timing is controlled by the TCI. Could it have gotten wet from dew sitting over night??
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