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  1. Condor
    Mike's been chewin' that Peyote again......
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    http://www.crashedtoys.com/Item.asp?StockNumber=CT07-535& If not someone might want to think seriously about it. Looks like an easy fix??
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    I know this is a little late, but here's a company that sells a kit to repair stripped out threads. They ain't cheap but the do work. http://www.timesert.com/ Hey!! it's an alternative.... . And..... here's a pan on Ebay for a lot less. May be another way to go???
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    This is just a wild stab here, but doesn't the tach get it's pulses from the #2 ?? plug, and perhaps the tach quiting and engine dieing might have something to do with the TCI not triggering the coils to fire???
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    Checked for them at Wally World this morning while picking up a couple of gallons of Rotella 15-40. Couldn't find them. WW had Rotella for $8.79/gal., and Sam's club had a 4 gallon case for $48.95. Go figure.....
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    You're going to wish you hadn't Jim. The V-max is already lower geared and your RPM's will go thru the roof and so will your gas milage. It's fine on a low rpm 2ndGen, but not on a 1stGen..... Oooops, read the rest of your post about changing out the gears for 2ndGens. Might work, but sounds like an aweful lot of trouble....
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    Geeze!! I'd just go find a low mile 1300 engine and be done with it. Unless you've already had the 2ndGear fixed you might as well do that too. If not, replacing the motor would be a heck of a lot cheaper..... IMHO.....
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    Thanks for the post Don. That's exactely the answer to the question I was also going to post later today. I thought I read a post....pre-crash??.... that had a cross reference and the number for a NAPA filter. I had a bunch of aftermarkets, but 4 bikes eat filters like a horse eating oats.......
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    Lone Eagle's bike was originally an RSTD. He added the Harley trunk and recently a sound/cb/intercom system...besides extensive customizing.... and it's good to go. I actually like the Harley trunk a lot better than the OEM RSV trunk. Tons more room and better built.
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    My first '83 clattered and rattled like crazy when I first bought it, and after changing out the oil to motorcycle specific it quieted right down. It had 42K on it when I picked it up, and there's no telling what the PO used for oil. I used 20-50 valvoline. I'm not saying that's your problem, but just 'thinkin'. I've never had any reason to pull the bottom plate off the motor so wouldn't know if you could replace #3 bearing or not. I would think so.... I've done it on car engines..., but you never know what these design engineers are smokin' when drawing. The one possibility that may cause you to pull the motor is that it's a wrist pin and the piston will need to be removed??? Heck, I'd put a heavier grade of oil in it and see if that doesn't help.
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    Wish I could get one of those things in there, but my knees have first rights. About the only thing i don't like about the 1stGen is the lack of round mounting areas lost because of the risers.... Any 1stGenner out there with some sort of trick cup holder instalation??
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    Good video

    Condor replied to dragerman's topic in Videos

    Doesn't that bring back some memories.... Rode my Aerial Square all over L.A. in the late 50'd early 60's. No fairing or shield, no helmet, no boots, no jacket, and a lot of times shorts instead ofLevi'ss. Have theremnantss of road rash on my left thigh to prove it.. But back then I was young and imortal.....
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    Good video

    Condor replied to dragerman's topic in Videos

    It's a made by a company painting a lifestyle, and designed to sell bikes. You either buy into it or you don't. I thought it was a well made powerfull statement, and even though I don't ride their product I do respect what it represents. Freedom to be your own person.
  14. Condor
    I picked up a set of 'el cheapos' off Ebay. DRIVING LIGHTS I don't remember where I got the 35watt rating from. I might have been halucinating, or read it on the installation instructions which I tossed?? They're not bullet proof like some of the other lights I've seen, but they do the job, and the price was right.
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    You just have an early '84. They start building the next model year late in the year. I've run into a couple of '84's that were actually registered as '83's.
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    Might also add that the frame weakness doesn't appear anywhere near as often as the 2ndGear defect. I can't say for sure but on this board I've only read about only 2 or 3 frames so far. And that's a lotta scoots.......
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    I guess that's why the manual says to never split the casing. They are rebuildable and the parts are available from Yamaha, but because your's have been split I'd suggest...like everyone else.... to get another set off Ebay. The calipers have to come off an 83-85. 86-93 will not fit.
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    There's an Ebay sellers who's selling rebuilt units. $89 bucks I think.....??
  19. Condor
    If you were riding down the road and the beast just died I'd suspect the kill switch shorting out.
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    2006 RSV For Sale

    Condor replied to a topic in Watering Hole

    We... my wife.. just went thru knee replacement surgery. Both of her knees were bone on bone. She'd been getting Cortazone shots every 6 months prior to the surgery, and before that she went thru an injection treatment called Suparts. Once a week injections for 6 weeks straight. Lots of people swear by it, and others at it.... You might mention it to your Doc and see if you might be a candidate. With the cortizones she was good for 4-5 months pain free. Basically they were putting her off untill she turned 65. That seems to be the age that works. Anyway there's lots of treatments out there. One's gotta let you keep riding....
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    The aux lights on mine are rated at 35watts, and draw was a concern on mine too. So I run my lights directly off the battery. I used a 25amp switch from Radio Shack to tun them on and off independantly. I only flip the switch when I really need them. Unlit streets, dark highways, or when i get paranoid as to whether the on coming or side traffic can see me. The rest of the time they stay off. So far... so good...
  22. Condor
    Timing/Boost Sensor??
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    Hang in there George.....
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    I think to pass Ca specs they have to use a certain percentage of Methenol. Things didn't improve when I got out of the state tho-. MOF the best milage I got was with Methanol mix. Go figure.
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    Dang..... where's that asperin....:rotf:
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