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    If you do not have one of the "torque" type screw drivers with a hole in the center for the pin in the center of the screw, they are getting easy to find or you can break the pin off, or you can take the screw out with a small pair of Vise Grips. In fact, if your screws have never been taken out, you may need the vise grips on several of the screws any way. I replaced my screws with Allen head screws. I can even take my diaphragms out without even taking the side covers off. RandyA
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    Hey carl, how are you doing 2nd gear? New gear replacment, gearset replacement or rework existing gears? I just replaced my gearset this past summer from an 86. RandyA
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    Please give her a big hug for us, just be real gentle about it!!! RandyA
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    My first thought with you having that much difference with exhaust temps is you need to do a good carb sync. It sounds like the bike is running mostly off the rear carbs at low speeds. I have had good luck using Liquid Tape to patch the diaphragms and have found that the key factors is to have the parts real clean and make sure the Liquid Tape is very cured before you reassemble them. I use brake cleaner and then alcohol to clean and after I put the Liquid Tape on, I like to leave the diaphragms in the sun for several hours. I have tried Yamabond and found that it made stiff places in the diaphragms RandyA
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    Just another reason so many of still favor 1st gens. RandyA
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    I probably kill my bike 90% of the time by putting the side stand down with it in gear. The only drawback I have had on doing this is to remember to turn the ignition switch off before I walk away from it. RandyA
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    I have been wondering about installing a relay on my 83 that would go around the Computer Monitoring System (CMS) and reserve light unit (RLU) and be activated by a jumper from the normal hot wire to the light. I would still leave the wiring hooked up as stock, but run a wire parallel from the battery thru a relay. I wonder what this would do to the the rest of the system? Has anyone ran a hot wire off the battery and touched it on the light prongs with the light connector hooked up? If you did, was the headlight any brighter? I would hate to bypass the RLU, but with power to the bulb going thru the CMS and the RLU, I know there is some voltage drop and voltage drop is lesser light. RandyA
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    and get back to your request. RandyA
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    We had a problem in Spruce Pine NC at a Western Steer where some people got sick from something off the salad bar. After being closed for a couple of days and reopening, I told Laura that I wanted to eat supper there. She gave me one of those "I'm not sure about that looks." I told her that it was now probably the cleanest restaurant in NC. Had one of the best steaks I believe I have ever had there or any at other restaurant. RandyA
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    They say that confession is good for the soul. In this case it is a good reminder also. Even though it has not caused me to tear a bunch of stuff apart, I have had a moment or two of anxiety when everything is dead and I'm thinking "Now what?" It is a relief to look up and see a tiny sliver of red where the kill switch is just barely raised up. So again, good post oldandcrotchity, this story and reminder may cause some of us to take a deep breath and look at the obvious. Now, does that make your miss-adventure a little easier to live with? RandyA
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    I sometimes envy the larger bags and trunk on the later 1st gens, but I also like the SPORT touring look of the early ones. From the back when sitting beside a later 1st gen, my 83 looks like a lot smaller bike. I have ridden a couple of later 1st gens and for some reason mine feels more toss-able as I feel like I can just toss it around easy and the later ones did not feel that way. That also may have been mostly due to the familiarity with my own bike. I know that I enjoy my bike and get a lot of nice compliments, especially from women. They seem to particularly like the purple color. And, it is neat to tell some middle age woman that she was just a young girl when my bike was born. They really like that and can not believe it at first. Either way, 1st gens are neat bikes and a lot of fun. I know that with 112,000 miles on mine, I would not hesitate to take on a long trip today. But, I also know my bike pretty well and have have been thru most of it. RandyA
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    As far as shims, I take what I have to the local bike shop and swap out shims for free. Even the local Yamaha shop traded for free. How tight are your's RandyA
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    Hey, when you get that bike fixed and want to make another trip down into Tennessee, come toward the east end I will buy you a steak dinner!!! You deserve it after surviving that ordeal. RandyA
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    I get Road Runner as I won it as a door prize at Vogal. I also get a couple of others like Motorcyclist. I really love Road Runner because it is not so much about a specific road test, but it is about the journey and the quality of the magazine is superb. My problem with most of the other bike magazines is it seems about 90% of the stuff in them is about crotch rockets. Occasionally, there may be something else that I enjoy. RandyA
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    It is hard to think you are lucky to have been involved in something like this, but you two were sure lucky to have survived it. From the pictures, it looks like you were still moving at a pretty good clip when it plowed under. Many times when you lay it down in grass, the vehicle may actually stop a lot quicker because it digs in. Sometimes making memories can be tough. RandyA
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    \ Kind of like the boys at Duke University where there should have been a lot of apologies. RandyA
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    At least A 1st gen don't have fake fins.....that leak. RandyA
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    I use the Fram 6002 from Advance Auto for about $4. I always look at it good for any metal particles or what ever and I have never seen one coming apart. I use Valvoline 10w40 in bike and it seems to do fine. RandyA
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    I went for about a 50 mile ride today. Temps here in east Tennessee was about 57. Supposed to be in mid 60's tomorrow. RandyA
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    My 1st gen will be 25 years old in April. Just think, when your 2nd gen is 25 years old, it will just look like another worn out old Harley!!! RandyA
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    Some of these old guys would be tickleded to death if they averaged once a month!!! RandyA
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    Clay, I will also agree that Todd is most likely on top of this one. It is a real common occurance on the 1st gens for the Computer Montoring System CMS to have a bad solder joint. It is not a hard fix and there are instructions on here somewhere on how to do it. I have posted a time or two the basic steps in doing it. If you can not figure it out, let us know and someone will walk you thru it. RandyA
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    Hey Dan....there are....uh...certain ways your....uh...wife can....uh...help you relax ....enough to....uh...get to sleep. I wont say what it is,butitreallyhelpsmegetsleepy! RandyA
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    Another routine problem with these starters is the rear bearing getting dry. A good cleaning and greasing will usually help a lot. And as noted, change your cables to #4 wire. If you can not find any or do it yourself, most towns have a starter/alternator shop and will have wire and ends available. Just take your wires off and use them for length. A good trick is to connect a piece of wire to the old wire and when you pull out the old wire disconnect the wire and use it again to pull the new wire back thru. RandyA
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    JB, one of the routine upgrades on 1st gens is to go to #4 cables. This really does help the hot weather starts also. There are several post on here about the cable upgrade. RandyA
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