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I went and put 1000 miles on mine, over 6/19 thru 6/22, had great fun touring the lower part of Iowa. 100 degree heat index and some 50 mph wind gusts. Just have to get on and go!

Acquire a 1st gen MK2, would 2nd gen front brake lines work as a start to de-link the brakes? Have a TD that has been wrecked the second time, not going to fix it again. Thanks

Every bit will help. Gary is a great guy. He was hosting the Pork in the Pines for the duration of it. I t really hurts to see him in such straits.

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Anyone ever put a 2nd gen engine in a first gen? I have a wrecked tour deluxe and was wondering if I can make the engine fit an 88

Uncledj, this is my second 1st gen, that is why i bought it, loved riding it! I also have a second gen, 05 tour deluxe and a 04 vstar 1100 that are rideable, have 2 maxims as projects along with the 88, just too much at the moment

after going over the bike and putting a few miles on it, i am setting it aside till i have more time, suspension appears to be locked up, possibly running on 3 cylinders, brakes, and other small issues

Is it off a royale? that seems to be the key

It may fit, by the den ray hitch list, 83,84,85 have 2 hitches listed, one of those also fits the 86 and up.

Was wondering if anyone had a trailer hitch laying around for this '88?

ran my CT @ 50 PSI, no wobble, could tell the tire was getting low when the wobble came back

Report on the oil leak, after replacing the shifter shaft seal and putting it back together, started it and the oil still poured out, was coming from above the shifter shaft and running down the electrical wires under the engine, the only place you can have oil coming out on the left side is the clutch release cylinder, removed the cylinder and found the clutch release shaft seal had come out of the crankcase! So I replaced the seal and rebuilt the clutch cylinder and put it back together, bled the cylinder by pumping brake fluid from the bleeder valve to the reservoir using a new pump oil can, No leaking now!

Looked harder at it, not the clutch release, shifter shaft seal, easier

Think I found it, looks it might be coming from clutch release cylinder oil seal

Lost 1.5 qt of oil, that is what it took to bring it back to showing in the sight glass, level, no oil coming from the rubber hoses