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    Nice stirring of the pot there Father Time You must have liked it because you bought it from me
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    Well did you have fun!!
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    I truly think it's whose bottom line is the best, although I know I see less H/D's and more G/W. I have seen some Beemers too, but those can be a picky bike too.
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    Batmobile all the way
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    As long as you like them....thats all that matters, thats the beauty of being an out of the box thinker
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    I am a fanatic about having both surfaces clean on any assembly that I do. I want to be able to eat off them (just a joke) as I have learned this the hard way a couple of times in my youthful haste. Glad they took care of you
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    I saw some info on this, it seems that it in some of the newer models. I recalled that they actually had a trained bike cop that crashed because of it. They recalled the bikes, so much so that now you see a lot more metrics replacing the H/D's with the cops. I see a lot of wings and ST1300's on police forces these days all over the country.
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    Yeah Yammer!....me too
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    Glad y'all are ok, these bikes are beasts to turn in certain areas. I have done it too, and I imagine the majority of us at one time or another have.
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    Mike, I personally haven't heard of a heat shield being made for that area. I believe the key to all of that is to keep the fluids changed out on a regular basis. This will insure that the return orifice in the m/c will stay clear and allow for the thermal expansion of the brake fluid. It will also lessen the possibility of moisture building up in the system causing corrosion and all sorts of other havoc. Glad to hear you got it done though, now go enjoy the fruits of your labor
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    If you have any issues my cell # is in my profile....
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    Your Regulator/Rectifier is dead center of the bike right below the radiator. It is a small black finned box approximately 4" X 4" the plug is on the bottom of it if memory serves me right. It has 2 10mm bolts that hold it in place. Make sure when you remove it to check the plug as many of the ones that have failed had dirt or corrosion inside on the ground wire. They get hot and burn up that wire....
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    Good to see you weathered Issac ok there Caveman
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    Happy Birthday Dan!!!
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    Ventures, both 1st and 2nd gen are very hard on batteries. The charging systems are marginal at best and when you start adding lights and all the other electronics we like to use, it taxes the charging system and thus the battery. As a rule of thumb, for me this is, I change them out after 3 years no matter how good they appear to be. I have had several be absolutely fine and then the next day are junk, no warning, no nothing. 4 years is a decent run, and for this bike I believe you got your monies worth out of it...
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    The one Brian mentioned above looks interesting....
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    Whoopsie!!!
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    Mark, Are you looking for a compressor to put on the bike for trips? I know I have seen several threads about tire repair kits on the site...
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    I wish you all the best Paul, I know there were a few of our members that lived through Katrina. Kbran is in Bogalusa and he was socked pretty good. Y'all be careful and we'll say a pray for all of you.
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    The paint really matched up well, I remember talking with you about 5 weeks ago or so and didn't expect it to match as well as it does. Good fabrication job too, out of the box thinking at it's best. I noticed the rear looking lean of the seat too, just an optical from what you mentioned. As long as y'all are comfortable on it thats all that counts....Good job my friend
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    Congratulations Lew! I have been looking at the pics and it looks like it's in pretty reasonable shape. I'm sure it will give you and Charlene many years of enjoyment
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    Brant, Your the one telling the story, so this is a good thing. Take your time and heal up as well as you can. The bobber has been done, Zagger (a member here) is the 1st one that comes to mind when I think of a 1st gen thats been customized. Take care of yourself and let us know if there is anything we can do to help you out.
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    :stirthepot:
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    Just talked with my younger brother who is in Rotunda West just south of Tampa and they are getting a lot of rain. I know folks in NOLA are a bit edgy with this one as it could take a path towards them. Y'all be safe and do what you have to do, hell it may swing far west and hit Houston for all we know
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