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  1. MiCarl
    The Schrader valve you are looking for is to air the forks on a non-Royale. On the Royale they are plumbed to the air pump/valves and controlled by the CLASS system. Might be interesting to put the CLASS in manual mode and see if you can run them up to 5 PSI. That way you can be sure the gauge is reading pressure. Then put them back to 0 before pulling apart. I believe under the caps you'll find a spacer. After you pull the spacer you might have to fashion a hook to get the spring out (depending on how fat your fingers are). There should be a spring seat sitting on top of the spring. Don't loose it. There is no way I would superglue seals and dust seals in. You don't know what you've got, disassemble them and rebuild them right. C'mon. Let's see a pic of the spring!
  2. MiCarl
    Factory springs are pretty soft. If you push it a few feet and grab the front brake the OEM springs will let the nose dive quite a bit. This is one of those things though that I'm not sure you'd be able to tell without having tried both............ A lot of the rider weight and all the passenger weight end up on the rear spring. If you're running any air pressure in the front forks you probably have stock springs. Progressives are plenty stiff (many say too stiff) with no air in them Best way to see what springs you have is to pull one out. Put bike on center stand, put a jack under the front of the oil pan to support it. Loosen the top pinch bolts on the fork you want to pull the spring from. Loosen the fork cap (I believe it's 17mm hex drive). Remove the fork cap holding some pressure on it as the springs have some preload. After you have the spring out (it'll be dripping oil so have some rags or towels to wipe it as you pull it) look at it. The distance between the windings in a progressive spring is smaller on one end than the other. Stock springs have evenly spaced windings that I recall being about 2-2.5 cm. Now, my 89 has springs in it that are not stock, and are not progressive. The wire is much heavier gauge than stock and the windings are much closer together (about 1-1.5cm). They are much stiffer than stock, and are a bit harsh. We ride 2 up at similar weight to you with no air in them. If it's pooling on the floor you have a rather significant leak, typically they start by leaving dirty oily rings on the upper fork tubes. I would be leery of riding it. Aside form the damping provided by the oil the air pocket above it acts as a spring. More air = less spring rate means the sides are not the same and the axle will tend to twist with load. When you do the seals do new bushings (sliders) and o-rings on the cap bolts.
  3. MiCarl
    In bankruptcy GM renamed itself Motors Liquidation Company, packaged all the good assets into something called "The New General Motors". The New General Motors was spun out as an independent company owned primarily by the governments of Canada and US, and the United Auto Workers. The New General Motors will manufacture and market Chevrolet, Buick and GMC. You now own stock in Motors Liquidation Company. It holds all the liabilities and of the old GM. After the creditors get their scraps it'll surely be worthless. I'm not sure which wrapper Pontiac, Saturn, GM China and Adam Opel are in. At the end of the day those will all be closed or sold.
  4. MiCarl
    When the rear wheel locked up it lost braking ability. When that happens it tries to pass the front wheel. The wobble was likely caused by you fighting to keep it straight in the loss of stability. Extra load would have made your battle much more difficult and you'd have been more likely to go down - or highside when you let off the rear brake. The other day I was talking to a paramedic. He'd received a call to a motorcycle - deer accident in a park. He was wondering how it was possible to not be able to avoid the deer when the speed limit in the park is 25. Turns out the biker didn't actually hit the deer - the deer ran him over from the side. They're very dangerous, especially when spooked or horny.
  5. MiCarl
    Can also be leaking past the valve guide seals. Those are more affected by age than miles. Usually leaks from valve guide seals result in more smoking at start up, then less after a few seconds.
  6. MiCarl
    The reason you guys are having trouble is in a car the horn is grounded (-) and the (+) is turned on and off by the horn button. On a motorcycle power (+) is always applied to the horn and the ground (-) is switched. Your directions should be changed to "connect a hot lead (+) to relay post 86 and hook the wire from the horn switch to relay post 85" Ideally the hot lead is turned on by the ignition switch. Or, you can just plug the existing horn wires to relay posts 85 and 86 like the attached diagram.
  7. MiCarl
    Plus, depending on the brand, it might be a nice pretty color.
  8. MiCarl
    Boy, remember the 60s and 70s cars? You could crash them like that and they'd still be driveable. Sure, the occupants would all be dead......................
  9. MiCarl
    Earlier today there were issues with the chat. As of right now it is working and in use.
  10. MiCarl
    Yes Mama. You're going to get a screen full! That's the place. Usually pretty sparse in there weekdays and all weekend. After 8 ET during the week is when it's usually hopping.
  11. MiCarl
    The interview starts at 22:30. Saddlebum, I must disagree with you on one point: Bureaucrats have been like this forever. Unfair to target uppies:
  12. MiCarl
    Now there is the government at work for you. People have been having trouble with the tread de-laminating on these tires, but no one is interested in that. But screw up the government mandated label and the feds are all over it.
  13. MiCarl
    I fished mine out without removing any exhaust components. As I recall I detached the line from the slave and had to deform the bracket that supports the stator wires where they pass through the area. I believe it sort of rolled out in a back flip motion. I think it came out the top left - where the bleed screw sits. Not the bottom. I'm also quite certain it required liberal application of profanity.
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    It always pays to check the nut that attaches the handlebars to the seat.
  16. MiCarl
    There has been all this talk of whines, chirps etc. The primary drive gear on a 1st gen is also noisy. I would not categorize it as a whine, more of a whistle - sounds a bit like a vacuum leak. The whistle is engine speed dependent (mine is most pronounced at about 3Krpm), individual bikes may vary somewhat. This is entirely normal and I can generally hear it in most models of Yamaha street bikes a block away. If you have a sound that changes from accel to decel, or is road speed dependent rather than engine RPM dependent then you should think about bearings and gears.
  17. MiCarl
    Cindi, I'm so happy for you and your family. I hope he's real popular in lock up.
  18. MiCarl
    All kinds of screws, bolts and other crap fall off vehicles on those kind of roads. You may have shook something loose - or you might have someone else's part in one of your tires. Time to check the tires and all the steering/suspension fasteners.
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    Ford A/C

    MiCarl replied to Yammer Dan's topic in Watering Hole

    Low side line goes from the firewall to the compressor. It should be the larger diameter line. Everything else is high pressure.
  20. MiCarl

    Ford A/C

    MiCarl replied to Yammer Dan's topic in Watering Hole

    You fill them on the low side. High side could make a boom. Is the compressor running? Did you check the pressures? The stuff won't go in if the system is charged, or partially charged and the compressor isn't running.
  21. MiCarl
    CDs will soon be as obsolete as that cassette deck. Sell it before it's worthless.
  22. MiCarl
    5EA-81950-00 is the side stand relay, and it's on backorder The Starter Relay is 4BH-81940-02-00 and any dealer should be able to get it in a few days.
  23. MiCarl
    The springs on the carburetors snap the butterflies closed and that in turn pushes/pulls the cables to move the throttle grip. You may have sticking cables. Makes sense to lube them. Also, if the cables are too tight they bind in their casings and will prevent the throttle snapping back. You should have just a bit of free play at the grip before the butterflies start to move.
  24. MiCarl
    I know nothing about them but it seems to me that if the problem was with the pump or motor it wouldn't feel different when turned off. I'd be chasing the valve.
  25. MiCarl
    Just like the 2nd gen, they call for 91 RON which is roughly 86 PON. In other words - Regular gas.
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