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    I did the grease zerk mod. Then I pumped in 1 1/2 tubes of grease. I suspect my down tubes will never rust. When I pull the front end down for the fork R&R I'm going to pull the steering head as well and block off the hole that has to be there. I too, tried to get some info on fork oil without much luck. The factory oil is 5wt. I was going to dump in some 10wt to go with the new Racetech 1.0 springs that are going in, but now I'm thinking that may be too thick. Maybe 7wt would be better. I've used both oils in cruisers in the past and liked the ride with both. Anything over 10wt, in my opinion, is too heavy. I tried 15wt in my Spirit and the forks felt like you were riding on a brick.
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    Karl, that's actually the diner that gave me the diner idea.....so.... Set the new target.
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    New or old. Chrome is chrome, and it counts.
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    Thanks Don. I knew those pics weren't going to be the best. It was a lot colder out today than I thought it was going to be and I was WAY under dressed. It was a shoot and scoot ride as a cloud bank coming in from the south looked like it had rain in it, and that would have been really bad with the cold. Anyway,to get Karl on the road to the next target....... You, your bike, and a diner. But not just any diner. This needs to be an special diner. Polished chrome exterior or an old caboose, or an subway car, or an airplane, etc. Something.....special. Bonus points if you eat there. Now, venture forth and ride. But bundle up, it's cold out there.
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    Well, it was a bit chilly today but I took off work early to go for a ride. I found a few big things, but I'm only in one of the pics. (the old clutch cover reflection). You can't see me in the jumbo Santa pic, or the giant Christmas bulb photo. The giraffe pic you can see me in, but it's not really an large replica. More like life size. Judges?
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    I too, had bought a jug of T5 that I was going to put in my scoot. The "Energy Saving" tag also scared me off. So I took it back and got the T6. If you read the fine print on the back of the T6 bottle, it also says "Energy Saving". Next oil change I may try the T5 anyway, but that won't be until sometime in the summer of 2011.
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    I replaced the entire housings on my Cyclemate. It wasn't the cheapest way to go, but it is ridiculously bright on both running and brake. I probably could have got by with just two of them, but anything worth doing is worth over doing. I bought mine local for about $20 each (4 total), but you can find these lights all over.
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    I'm trying to plan my upcoming winter downtime fork rebuild and though I've searched the forum, I'm not finding the info I'm looking for. The plan is to replace the seals/bushings, and go with new springs and maybe the Racetech Emulators. I see where some guys have gone with Progressive springs and others with Sonic springs. Has anyone used the Racetech springs? I know that the stock spring rate is 0.9, and that some people are using 1.20 springs from Sonic. Racetech seems to recommend their 1.0 springs. I haven't looked to see what rate the Progressive springs are yet. I like the soft ride of the stock spring but would like to stiffen the front end up just a hair for better high speed cornering, so I'm hesitant to go to the 1.20 from Sonic. I like to run 0 psi of air in the front. There looks to be a split on opinion of the Racetech Emulators. Some are saying they are great and some think that they aren't necessary. At $170 for the kit, are they really worth the money? Next, fork bushings. OEM stuff can be had for less then $20 for all of the bushings from Partshark.com. Racetech has their super slippery ultra fancy bushings that they say are must have for hi performance forks, but they want 4 times as much as the Stock bushings. Is anyone using these bushings? Last is fork oil. I feel that the factory 5 weight is too thin. I've had good results in the past with synthetic 10 weight. What is everybody running, with Emulators and without? Thanks gang
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    At some point in time, if we live that long, we will all be where you are now. It takes a strong man to see that day, recognize it for what it is, and make that decision. You have my respect, and my wish that you find something that moves you as much as 2 wheels have.
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    Your flag is a living piece of our history. I would do what ever it takes to preserve and display it, in a fitting respectful manner.
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    Ya know, I just spent the last hour and half pecking out a well thought out and researched reply to some of the points brought up here.....and then I deleted it all, because it really doesn't matter. I'm not going to apologize for having and expressing my opinion. I'm not of the polite Politically Correct mainstream. I'm a rider, which should mean that in a circle of other riders, we can all take (and give) it for what it's worth. At any rate I'll suffice to say this..... It's your life, don't let anyone tell you how to live it.
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    Ya know, before I started hating her I tried to spend some time on her website. But it's so poorly done and difficult to get thru that after 10 minutes I gave up. These arguments always end in the same way. Group A wants group B to do what group A wants them to do, and group B wants group A to just leave them alone to do what they want. Reminds me of organized religion. Lots of guilt, fear, and judgment....and when it's all said and done no one was really right for anyone except himself.
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    A specious argument, at best. If you really cared about yourself and your family you wouldn't ride a motorcycle. And when I say "you", I mean you in the collective and not you specifically.
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    Good grief, another internet mouthpiece using fear to try to get people to behave the way BeltdriveBetty would have them behave. I will be so happy when all of these windbags get tired of the motorcycle fad and go back to the country club golf course where they belong.
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    What's a "vacation"? I think I might have seen one years ago when the economy was good, but it's a very faint memory now.
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    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LxZ4Mi3rR3Q/TL7ZSNFYVWI/AAAAAAAAkPI/Q24lN_g0AdI/s1600/img_4347.jpg
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    I don't have the haunted house, but I was out for a ride today and I happened across this guy. Small world.
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    I've had this happen to several different vehicles and it's one of the best, quickest ways you can destroy an engine. As others have said liquid doesn't compress and often when you spin up a motor full of fuel, something breaks immediately. If the engine does start without hurting itself right off, it can eat internal parts rather fast, due to the oil being thinned out by all of that gasoline in the crank case. Check the oil level. If it's over the last place you saw it......you've possibly got major problems if its been run for very long.
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    If in fact that first clip was real, it is the worst example of authority run wild I have heard in quite a while. There was no reason to detain those people whatsoever, and there was certainly no reason to arrest them. The border agents (all of them) were doing nothing but pushing this guy around because he didn't cower before their greatness. They stop three terrorist a day......hogwash. They would be bragging that number up one side and down the other just to show what a great job they are doing if that was true. I too, have been stopped and searched at the US border several times, and this was way before 9-11. Six agents with a dog totally ripped apart my car and then went back to their card game leaving me to put everything back together. As a citizen of the United States I'd like to apologize to Canada for things like this. It's a disgrace and we should not endorse this behavior by our border guards.
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    The 8'-10' offset in the the same room as the heater is possible under certain cicumstances, according to the Mechanical Code. The offset between floors is most likely NOT possible as you are not going to be able to meet the requirements of the Code for clearance to combustables for horizontal vent pipe.
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    OK, I'm going to offer a few opinions as a Plumber since 1980, a Master Plumber since 1985 and a Plumbing/Mechanical Inspector since 1999. I'm not going to write a book right off, but I will answer any questions that you have. First of all, I don't like tankless water heaters. They're finicky. Yes they put out hot water forever, but they do it only under certain flow rates. The only real advantage to them is that you don't have 40 or 50 gallons of hot water sitting around 24/7 getting bored. The but is, that as long as your tank style water heater is in a heated area of your home you really don't lose that much heat thru the tank, which negates the main benefit of a tankless. TTW (Thru The Wall) vent water heaters are a good way to go for those that can't get a "B Vent" up thru the interier of their house. The down side is that every time your TTW wears out your going to have to spend the big dollars on another TTW, instead of putting up the B Vent one time and then buying a less expensive conventional vent heater whe the old one goes bad. No, you don't HAVE to have a masonry chimney to run the B Vent in, but you do need a pretty straight shot up and enough room for the vent and 6" of clearance around it and then it has to be framed off and closed from the living space. The good side is that TTW heaters are more efficient (read, use less gas) than conventional vent style units. If you're on natural gas it is probably going to be cheaper than electric. If you have LP, you may be better off with electric. This will of course depend to a large degree on where in the country that you're located. Lochinvar, AO Smith, and Bradford White are the premier water heater companies in my area. They are pretty much the standard of the industry, and you wouldn't go wrong with any of them. There are several things to consider when shopping water heaters, depending upon what you need your heater to do. Generally a 40 gallon tank is the norm but this can go up or down according to your household needs. Look at "first hour ratings". Do you use large quantities of water in a short amount of time? Then you'll want a larger first hour rating. If you use lesser amounts of hot water spread out over a longer time period you can likely get by with a lower first hour rating. A very high first hour demand may force you to go to a 50 gallon tank, which equals more dollars. You don't want to buy substantially more or less water heater than you need. I'm sure there are some things I left out, but that should get you thinking for a while.
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    This.....
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    Last fall the cheapest I found was http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/tpl/cmn/prodlist.jsp?store=Main&catId=&category=40402%2C404&leafCatId=&av=1700001%3A10300009 I had a very good experience buying from them.
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    Karl, that's the Vision that took second place in the touring class.
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    I've got a few pic's as well. Definitely a good time. The only way it could have been better would've been if the sun showed up. I entered the Venture in the show, but lost out to a new, stock Vision, and a couple of HD Ultra's. Oh well, maybe next year.
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