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  1. Squidley
    The biggest hurtle is removing the lower chrome windshild cover, take your time with that. Other than that, yep, it's not a big deal
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    You know us buddy, we help anyone....even you It was great to be able to spend time with you and Janet this weekend. Plus putting a couple hundred miles on the scoots was a welcome relief Now only what, 10 more bushes to plant Give a call and I'll help you dig some other holes BTW did you spray some more WD 40 in the cylinders last night before bed??
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    Jim, I'm with Carl on this too, your a bit rusty, and like mentioned, after a long layup a healthy dose of skittish is normal. I think it would be a good idea for the safety course with the Maxim. You'll get right back into it, I was always the same way when I brought the bike out of hibernation when I live north...your ok man
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    Hard call seeing it is your father in law, Was this at your house or your in laws?
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    I have never personally used the Moly 60 from Honda, although I have heard good thing of it. I have used a Valvoline synthetic blend wheel bearing grease with moly in it and have had zero issues with any of the bikes I have used it on. It's readily available at just about every part house and wont break the bank
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    Nick, I personally haven't seen the Barons used, almost all are the Yamaha ones. I would have to say that nothing could be much worse than Yamaha chrome. I can't believe how easily or fast it rusts, I would give the Barons a try.
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    Make sure it's your wheel and not your swing arm, pretty much all the 1st gen bearings and sauch is available at a dealer of online parts house.
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    Personally I would take the Avon over the 404 Dunlop all day long. I would never put a Metzler on any bike I owned
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    Not gonna miss that I can tell you, Jenny has to get her money somewhere else Thank you all again for sharing your thoughts, I am very happy to have landed a job and Lonna and I are going to look at some places to rent today. Like I mentioned earlier, I'm relieved that I dont have to worry about how I'm going to make it. Get this bankruptsy behind us and we can start to rebuild our trainwrecked lives
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    Have fun Walt....that bike really did need a bath!
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    I hope he does you good on the repair, and there is some sence in that Yamaha probably hates us here with this website. I guarantee the feeling can be mutual at times
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    I know...but I like to bust your chops from time to time Now I'd love to come up there, but I wont have a lot of time off now. You could always plan a trip down here and we could make that valve shim happen
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    You ain't right mister!
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    Dont be too hard on him Kenny, he's getting forgetful in his VERY advanced age
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    If your talking about the actual passing lights, I wouldn't go with anything less than a 15 amp fuse and no more than a 20. It really depends on the wire size that was used to feed the lights, the majority I have seen are a 14 gauge wire and that dicatates the fuse size.
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    Oh yeah...,now you tell him
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    It's great to hear that they are hooking you up. My biggest complaint is....why doesn't an authorized Yamaha dealer know of these things? Is mother yamaha so complacent that they dont get information like this out to it's dealers or is the dealer so unorganized that they dont stay abreast of the notices? Not trying to rain on the posting, just feel like these issues should be taken care of without all of us "peons" informing them
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    I figured the indigenous folks would like my choice of vernacular
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    Earl, I haven't ordered this kit from you, but I know who you are. Your as stand up a guy as I have ever known, just so folks know, they have nothing to worry about when it comes to your timelieness. Thanks for all you do for the folks on this site, things will all fall into place and I'll speak for many of us in saying thank you for keeping us informed
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    Dale, That rear cover has a bushing in it that is where the shifter linkage pivots. If by change it fell out of the bushing while you had it loose that might be your issue. It's a longshot, but I would check and see that it's all moving like it should
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    Thanks folks, Lonna and I are very fortunate to be able to have all y'all in our lives here....Thanks again
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    .....But Finally Finally Finally!....I got a job I'd like to share this with you folks, there are many here in Texas and all over that have helped Lonna and I while we were down and as poor as poor could be. We have the best friends anyone could deserve, and there are many here that I love beyond words. Today, with the help of one of my best friends, Ponch, I was able to get hired in where David works @ Dicar as a machinery maintenance man. The pay is decent, 1/3 less than what I was making....but I have a job. I will tell you all here that I keep things close to the cuff when it comes to how we are doing. We have always been ok, but I have been as depressed and down as any other time in my life. Not being able to support your family wears on a guy. Lonna and I have been "homeless" since we packed up and left out house in Michigan in late October. Gunboat has been the best blessing we could have hoped for, he is one of my best friends and I love him dearly. Without him, we wouldn't have been able to come to Texas, and I can never repay him for all he has put himself through to help both Lonna and myself. I would like to tell you all that I am giddy with excitement, and perhaps tomorrow I will be. But today, I am just relieved, the kind of relief you have when you have been fighting a Gorilla for 7 months and can finally stop fighting with him. I am happy, and I am so looking forward to be able to make some money. I know we all complain about work, I know when it's 100 degrees in August here I will too....but I will remember that I have a job to be able to go to. No great revelations, No banners or Hoopla, just thankful that I can give my brain a little rest and get that elephant off my chest. To all my brothers and sisters here that said a prayer for us....Thank you.
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    Looks like Y'all had a great time, nice work on the presentation too
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