Bummer
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Would a transparent png help with AutoCAD? (Never used it - Windows allergy.) I can even resize the image to try and come closer to the actual size. Measuring...
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Well, not absolutely accurately. I had just assumed you'd want an image you could adjust to scale, print out, and say 'gimme one of these'. Ah well, I should have remembered about that whole assume thing. The closest I can come is 2.312. (2 5/16 eyeballing with a ruler.) That should be close enough. Perhaps a 32nd or 16th either way. Had to trace the tool on paper, eyeball centers and such. The book also shows needing a standard ring spanner, but the instructions don't mention using it. I guess Yamaha just wanted me to buy one, then not use it. It worked. I did, then didn't.
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The hole is for a 3/8 inch ratchet. It measures .38 between the flats. 3.775 total length. .787 wide at the base (socket) end. As near as I can tell with a vernier caliper that I haven't used in years.
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HotMech, I'm not trying to have an argument, and I certainly don't want to hijack Bart's thread. I'm just trying to understand my machine. Sorry Bart.
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Hi Kerry, Welcome! I hope you like it here enough to stick around. I'd like to bring your attention to a minor detail in your comment: Here are the wiring diagrams for the VR. You can also get a copy of the service manual. What voltage regulator? No alternator either. More of a magneto with a rectifier that shunts excess to ground. I'm certainly not a professional mechanic, though I do have a shade tree. I've been wrong before. Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong this time.
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Mine looked bad, but didn't actually hurt. The tissue around the pins into the bone felt a little odd, something of a pulling sensation, but there was no pain. I learned that if I wanted to move the leg I could just grab the fixture and move it. The leg was sure to follow.
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That's certainly a deluxe external fixture you have there, Annie. Mine was just four pins into the bone and two carbon fiber rods with clamps. Gotta say one thing for those tinker toy setups: they certainly keep the leg a lot more rigid than the old cast method could. Best of luck with your recovery. I hope everything knits back together quickly and well.
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How were your front forks set on the CLASS? I'm wondering about the compressor, seals, and the anti dive mechanism. (I'm assuming that the '83 has the same front fork setup as the '85.)
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Actually the Opera browser works a bit differently, but your suggestion is no doubt valid for that other browser. You know, the one everybody seems to use in spite of all the unpatched bugs. In Opera if you hover over a link it displays the full address in a box next to the cursor whether there's a status bar or not. Opera also has a lot of other security features the more popular browsers don't have yet. I suppose it can be a hassle, but I love the enhanced security. Turns out there are quite a few government sites, Federal and State, with bad security and out of date encryption keys. Opera grumps about 'em all.
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I'm not upset with my insurance company. (Progressive - well, maybe over the commercials, but they're still better than the lizard.) I just renewed my auto policy. It went down a little. Been with 'em eight years now. I also just got the bike renewal bill. It went down a little also. It's still a bit high compared to the numbers others are quoting, but I have my coverage maxed out. In September of '05 I got an '05 Midnight picked out from under me. Crushed my left leg. An uninvited visitor decided to drive down my side of the road for a while. I tried to dodge, but you can only do so much. Armando had no insurance, no license, and fled the scene. They caught him forty minutes later. He got ninety days. In all I got most of a year rebuilding my leg. My health insurance ate $150k for the leg. Progressive paid off the bike and sent me a check for the balance. They also showed up with a check for the uninsured/underinsured. I ordered my '06 from a rented hospital bed in November. Still had an external fixture on the leg. When my '06 finally showed up in March I paid cash. They offered to deliver it, but I limped over, folded my cane, put it in the side bag, and rode away. Turns out it can be easier to ride than walk. Nope. Not mad at Progressive. They've done me right. I'll stick with 'em as long as I can. I'll also pay to have the highest coverage I can get. I bought the insurance for the '05 online. Every time I've bought insurance through an agent they've suggestion a more modest policy. That time I just kept clicking away. For a while I thought I'd made a mistake, and then I met Armando. I hope my current policy level is a waste of money, but you never know...
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Really. That's just seriously sad. On the other hand, in '90 I bought an '85VR with under 5k miles on it. I was glad to get a new five year old bike.
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You're just using the stock horn wire as a signal source. Do as many as you want. I used the one on the side to trigger a set of Rivco air horns hanging under the swingarm. I used the one inside the left lower fairing to trigger a set of Fiamm extra loud electrics inside the front fairing. It also activates a modulator hooked to my passing lamps, and turns off the modulator on my main headlight. I'm also planning on adding a Stebel (300 Hz) on the right side where everybody else puts theirs. It's hard to have too many horns. I got run over once with my stock horns going eeeeeee. The next maniac may run me over, but he'll be deaf when he does. As an added plus, when he flees the LEOs should be able to recognize him by the smell.
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Good luck and speedy recovery!
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Other than simply asking the previous owner, I can't think of anything. The oil soaks into the clutch plates. I would imagine that once it's there, it's there. Over an extended time it would probably be displaced by the new oil, but that won't be much help now. Mostly I'm wondering why you'd be having problems at such low mileage. I too have replaced my spring with the PCW kit, but my problem showed up at the high 30s. I'd suggest letting your old fiber disks drip/drain for a while, then soaking them with the proper oil. Just in case the issue is energy conserving oil, though as Big Mike pointed out it probably won't matter with the new spring. I'd also suggest the PCW kit. It includes a full fiber disk to replace the half disk. Of course, you could accomplish the same thing by buying the replacement +7% (Or +25%, both are performance parts aimed at the Roadstar and probably V-Max.) spring at Yamaha, but by the time you get the full fiber disk and the gasket it'll probably wind up costing you more than what PCW charges for the whole kit. Plus, since we don't really know if it's the 7% or 25% spring it'll save you the guesswork. No. The Barnett uses coil springs, any one of which can weaken leading to problems. The PCW kit uses a flat spring, like the stock one, which tends to either work or not work. The flat spring is generally considered the preferred form, though this is getting pretty close to oil and tires as far as the disagreement factor is concerned. The Barnett is much prettier, but unless you have a clear cover nobody's going to know.
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Did you buy it new? I'm wondering if someone put energy conserving oil in it in the past.
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Ram sells a locking knob to replace the knob that comes on the extension.
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Ouch! I'm afraid I have no great wisdom to offer, just a bit of sympathy. Oh, and: :bighug::bighug::bighug: Good luck, or at very least better luck.
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I spent a bit of time talking to a several guys at the Star tent when I went to the MotoGP. All they had was a Seashell/Raven. I didn't get a commission check either.
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By all means, if you have the interest, get your endorsement. It would have been pretty convenient if Irene could have ridden the bike when my appendix blew up in Canada. As it was we had to impose upon friends. Not a bad thing, mind you, (love you guys) just saying. As to bikes, well, who knows, you might prefer a side car rather than a trike. Or one of those Spyders. Or even, gasp, something with just two wheels. I hear even that can be fun. What ever you want sounds good to me. (Easy enough to say from here.)
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I have an '06 Taurus. Irene has an '03 F-150 extended cab with a V-6. I had a '99 Taurus before that. No problems whatsoever with the '99 or the truck. I've had to replace the idler pulley on the '06. I also have a '95 F-150 work truck with a V-8. I had to replace the throttle position sensor at 114,000 miles. The previous owner abused it terribly and I got it cheap. I've had good luck with Fords.
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Have you seen this thread? How about this one. There's also this thread about the Polk Audio speakers.
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Wow. Good luck with getting that mess straightened out. Looks like you should have one heck of a list by the time you're done.
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I suppose this may have changed in the twenty years (OMG that long? ) since we rode it last, but considering the area it seems somewhat unlikely. Sections of the BRP are only "park" for the width of the road's right of way. In places farm fences are only a few feet off of the road. They're rustic, of course, but they're still farms. At one point a pickup came around a turn and started flashing its lights at us. When we went around that turn we saw why. A rather large bull had gotten out of his pasture and was ambling down the road. Not as huge as a bison, and not as unpredictable as the deer, but still, a bit of a problem none the less.
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Hey, it happens. Hope you get to feeling better. Now go wash off that keyboard.
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Best of luck! Both on the way home and with the job interview. We're also glad your Dad is doing well enough to kick you out.
