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  1. Condor
    Could be a lot of different things. Boost sensor, plug wires, fouled plugs, valve clearance, holes in the diaphrams, restricted air filter, bad coil, etc., etc. Sorry Adam, I wish I could help you more, but partial loss of high end power could be caused be several things. Have you changed the plugs and plug wires yet? Run Sea Foam thru the carbs??
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    Rejetting is the only way you can lean out the top end...
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    It's already started. Read the 2ndGen Tech section sometime. They're just in denial........
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    A few of the '83-'85 owners have converted their headlight assemblies over to the 86-93. Most of the stuff can be found on Ebay. Upper frame assembly, and light assmbly. i thought about it, and then went ahead and installed a set of aux. driving lights. No more problems with lighting things up at night.
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    Nice guy to know.... i was hoping that they might still be available. At least I know they existed and I know one when I see it.
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    Todd, where'd you pick up that set up??
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    Ya know, when I did my clutch a year ago, I had all kinds of trouble getting the thing not to slip. Put all the right stuff in, and it still slipped. In my case, here's what caused and cured the problem. The rods and ball from the slave to the throwout bearing were in wrong, and they were binding in the thru tube. If you take a real close look at the ends of the rods you'll see that one end is rounded and the other tip is slightly flat. The flat end goes against the ball.... If you install the rods with the rounded end against the ball the rods will bind and not allow full compression of the discs. It's an easy thing to happen when rebuilding the clutch, and I don't think I've ever run acrossed mention of it in the manual. Just a thought.....
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    Rick you might have a slotted hole on the muffler hanger that will allow you to drop the muffs a bit. http://www.venturers.org/NextGenTech/2ndGen/images/after/railleds.jpg Also which bars did you inherit? From the Diamond R website there looks to be two different styles??? http://www.diamondraccessories.com/prodthumbnails/tn_newlightbar8.jpg http://www.diamondraccessories.com/prodthumbnails/tn_ledbagraillightbar1.jpg
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    Nope... but not because I'm a bright candle, but because a couple of the bulbs were burnt out when i redid my dash.... actually the only one burning was lighting up the tach... so I went ahead and replaced them all... For the most part those bulbs are burning when ever the bike is running....day or night. Got to thinking about it, and all the posts on resoldering the module, and had never seen a post about the bulbs. So thought I'd toss the suggestion on the table....
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    Enough's been said about repairing the computer module on this board, but i think there's one thing that's not being mentioned when the dash is out and exposed to the elements.... :-) Replace all the illumination bulbs with new ones, and save yourself the trouble of replacing a burnt out bulb later on down the road.. Why put a repaired dash that's 20+ years old back in without replacing all the bulbs which are pro'bly 20 years old as well? They're the same #158 bulbs used in auto dashes, and can be found at any local auto parts store. They run about $1.50 each and there's about 7 of them. Do it and save yourself some work.....
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    Just keep the rear tire spinning very...very fast.....
  12. Condor
    The boost sensor is located under the bracket that holds your coils. On your '83 the vacuum is pre-butterfly. Follow the vacuum line located between the #2 and #4 carbs (left front and right front). For your '86 the vacumm line comes off the bib at the base of the manifold for #2. Hope this helps...
  13. Condor
    I hate gravel.......or dirt...or sand..... or 10-30 motor oil.......!!!
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    Could be a difference. I have you by a hundred pounds Jimbob. So it's like two up all the time..... And I can take my hands off the bars at any time and they both track straight and true.
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    I have two 83's and neather one has head shakes at any speed up to 105. I wonder if it's the size of the ballast sitting in the saddle that has something to do with it??? Running progressives with about 1.5" spacer preload. Max pressure in the forks and rear shock. Avon front with 50psi and Elete II on the rear with 40psi.
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    I didn't have the patients to look thru their website to find prices, but I found something very similar on Ebay built out of rip-stop nylon. A full cover that you can stow away in next to nothing. I don't expect it to stand up to UV rays as good as my heavier models, but for o'nite touring it works great, and sheds water like a duck. Used it at Ft.Collins and didn't even think about where to stow it. It ran me about 20 bucks plus $14 bucks to ship. All black. Good looking. And if the winds howling, make sure you have it tied down.... i just did a search for covers on Ebay and it seems like the cover sellers are off for the summer. Maybe this winter they'll be back in force....
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    Get an Odyssey......
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    it's a start... just not sure where???...and neither does the seller.. i'm sure another member will know... maybe the radio filter???
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    LOL.... Always wondered what an 'Ebay' bike would look like. Every piece of plastic on it from a different year. Kind of like a patchwork quilt. It would be unusual.....and nobody'd want to steal it...
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    Tim. Sorry to see a good bike get toasted. I'm a little confused. The tank cover is gold royale yet the bike fairing looks to be black and the R&L dash look like a standard. Was the bike pieced together from several??? Or??
  21. Condor
    Yeah, the 'pad' doesn't offer a lot of positions. I like to rest the back of the leg on the peg and extend the foot all the way forward once in a while, and it won't work with the angled leading edge of that pad style. Some pads do have a flat edge but they still dig into the leg. Round pegs are very versatile for positioning. I have a set of those 'cool' ISO pads, but find the good old round style works best. But..... to each his own.:)
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    LOL... yeah, it's an old age thing....
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    DANG!!!
  24. Condor
    I gotta question. Are the 2ndGen and 1stGen finals the same, or does the 2nd have a few more teeth? The reason I'm asking is that if it is taller then putting a 2nd into a 1stGen might be something to think about. I always feel like shifting into 6th when running at highway speeds.
  25. Condor
    good question. I think that if it did yamaha wouldn't have made them for the later models?? Being a water cooled motor might keep everything under control.
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