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  1. Venturous Randy
    After cleaning and tightening the connection from the rectifier the other day, my volt readings are much improved. RandyA
  2. Venturous Randy
    First of all, let us start with cover names. On the left side as you are sitting on the bike, the big cover in front is the stator cover, which has two gears that will fall out and the shifter linkage goes thru the bottom of it. The smaller cover behind it is the middle gear cover. That is the one you can take loose to be able to see everything better under there and to service your clutch slave cylinder. That is also the one with the bottom bolt having the copper washer to drain the oil in the gear area. On the right side of the bike, the smaller cover toward the front it for the water pump. The bigger cover behind it is the clutch cover. With the bike on the side stand, you can service the clutch assembly without having to drain your oil. Just make sure when you check your oil level in the sight glass, you are on the center stand. Now, to see the gear linkage, remove the middle gear cover and you will be able to see the linkage better and how it operates. Just make sure when you are trying to change gears that you rock the rear wheel to allow the gears to engage if necessary. One other note, if you look on the ends of the shifter shafts, you will see a small arrow. This arrow should point at the gap in the linkage as it slides over the splines of the shaft. With your descriptions, I am not really sure what you have straightened or bent. Keep us posted. RandyA
  3. Venturous Randy
    Actually, I think a lot of us would really appreciate a better working knowledge of the CMS and reed switches and other stuff. Like me, I can usually find poor soldier joints and fix them, but to do anything to fool the system to be able to bypass something is not in my routine. RandyA
  4. Venturous Randy
    I notice as I am getting older, I am getting worse about keeping up with stuff. RandyA
  5. Venturous Randy
    At work, when I hit it, it tells me I can not go on Facebook. Our IT must have it flagged. RandyA
  6. Venturous Randy
    With shipping cost at $8 to $9, I will get it locally. Thanks RandyA
  7. Venturous Randy
    Tell me Rooster, what is the difference between sitting in a recliner watching tv and riding your bike? Is it just the wind? It ain't gonna turn over on ya with that sidecar. RandyA
  8. Venturous Randy
    Yep, it has gone up. The last can I got at Kenny's was about $13 for a big can. Did you get a can? RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    That may be another thing I showed Steve how to do......put the needle on the wrong side of the peg. RandyA
  10. Venturous Randy
    Tim, I use Plexus and I get it at Kenny Britts between Boones Creek and Gray. I am planning on taking another ride Saturday and if you want me to get you some, I could meet up with you somewhere. RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    That is a thought, but many of us are either running two 35w bulbs or two 55w bulbs and I think that may be worse on the computer. RandyA
  12. Venturous Randy
    Wow, this is a heartbreak. James and family will be in our thoughts and prayers in hoping for a complete recovery. RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    Hey Craig, I will have to remember to tell Laura that one the next time she is sitting with a trash can in front of her. RandyA
  14. Venturous Randy
    I was thru there many years ago in a car. I would not want to take to my bike on the road I was on. We ended up down in a valley and watched elk graze. At that time, the gravel area was pretty rough. RandyA
  15. Venturous Randy
    I just wish one of you electronic gurus would come up with a good relay system for these 1st gen headlights that would provide full voltage to the lights and not cause problems with the warning light. There has got to be a better way than what we have now. If you look at the path the circuit has to take to get to the headlight, it is a wonder it even works as well as it does. RandyA
  16. Venturous Randy
    The biggest problem I have had with the throttle cables is when they slip out of the hole in the junction box. Then the cable housing is up on a step and will make it seem about a half inch too short. That is probably why you have had a problem with this. RandyA
  17. Venturous Randy
    I am one of those people that Like looking thru my windshield. When working on my bike the other day, before I put it all back together, I took it around the block without the windshield and at 40mph, it was terrible. When I got my bike 13 years ago, it was very difficult to ride at night due to the scratches. After polishing it and routinely using Plexus, it is just about good as new. I like the protection of the windsheld, especially for things other than wind. RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    If you have an infestation of honey bees, first try to locate a local bee keeper and see if he can get them out. I know honey bees are agrivating, but they are a great contributor to our food manufacturing process through the pollenation process. There have been some real concerns expressed about how many honey bees are dieing off. OK, that's my soapbox for the day. RandyA
  19. Venturous Randy
    When I have been on the Dragon, my biggest fear is getting clipped by a crotch rocket that lost it or could not keep it in their lane. For those of us from this area, the Dragon is not anything special, other than the comradiery of the other bikers. We have a lot of good roads that are even more curvy and the speed limit is 55, not 30. But they don't have the following the Dragon has and I am glad. From the news report, it sounds like there have been three deaths so far this year on the Dragon, but it did not say they were all motorcyclist. This is a sad story and with her being from Ontario, this was probably one of her like's dreams as a motorcylist, riding the Dragon. RandyA
  20. Venturous Randy
    I wonder if it could be the Reserve Light Unit? RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    Gerald, I have wondered the very same thing. In the last couple of days I have even considered putting a switch in the inhibitor line in case I have another problem with one of the switches. It would be so easy just to flip the switch and see if the bike runs better. I just hate to have another contact point in that line. This would be similar to the switch the 2nd genners are doing around the ignition switch problem they are having. RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    I am with Squeeze on this one. I don't think I have had to replace the carb bowl o-ring on any of the carbs I have worked on and you are saying all four are leaking? Something don't look right here. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    Scott, do you have any drop in the tach for that second it it doing the lurch? I don't mean because the rpm's are actually going down some, but an instantanious drop. This may indicate you have a power failure to the coils. One thing I would suggest is to remove the airbox and on the six pin connector on the TCI, which is right under the battery box, see if you can pull the black wire with the white stripe out of the connector. It will be on the bottom right. You may need a knifeblade to undo the latch on the terminal so it will pull out. It is also easier with the connector undone. Once you have undone the black/white wire, plug the connector back up, put the airbox back on and go for a ride. This is the inhibitor wire for all the safety switches and relays like the side stand switch and kill switch so keep in mind that none of that will work. If there is no change, then you will have eliminated all those switches and relays as contributors to the problem. If the bike runs better, then you have something in that system that is causing a problem. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    Where in Kentucky are you located? RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    How much time are you going to need from the time Jeff touches down here and being at the biggest, bestest Asheville Rally ever to be? You guys are getting a little old for needing any catching up time, so we won't need to waste any time on that. RandyA
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