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  1. LilBeaver
    Oh boy. Lots of good lessons in here. Hopefully this gent will be able to recover quickly and manage to live as normal of life as possible. Thanks for posting this Brian. Everyone stay safe out there, know and respect your limitations.
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    I suspect it may be the 'reporter' that has jumbled up some information... But who knows, maybe the deer are getting smarter and striking back... with vengeance. http://image.allmusic.com/00/agg/cov200/drg000/g011/g01101h165h.jpg
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    Yeah no kidding. Good to know that there are a few good ones out there still. Sortof makes me want to get a list going and as I drive through places, make a point of stopping to check them out. For sure if I know I'm going to need some type of service along the way, but yea. Anyways. Glad that they were good to you!
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    I saw this in person and I had completely forgotten what kind of shape it was to begin with! Good looking trailer, and plenty of room for all sorts of jun...er.... 'Stuff'.
  5. LilBeaver
    Thanks! I wish I could take a lot more, but, I've got to drive some how... And I'm glad you got them. I tried to be accurate in my description and I like to take good care of my stuff. Hope you get some great use out of them!!
  6. LilBeaver
    I'll start this off with the disclamer that I'm probably the least qualified for advice here, but have no fear, the true masters ought to jump in soon... To start off: This might sound like a silly question, but what gear were you in while you were trying to climb this hill? That certainly would not explain the low fuel light but they may be unrelated. If you came off of a V-twin, it is possible that you are simply not riding this bike in the right rev range for optimal performance. As far as the fuel light, like I said, it could be related and it may not be. If it just so happens that you were really that low on fuel and the incline was steep enough, you may have been starving for fuel. For reference, the Rev limited on a stock bike in 3rd gear kicks in at an indicated 94 MPH, 4th is somewhere well above where the needle goes to. So if you were trying to climb even the slightest hill at 60 in 5th, it is entirely possible that your bike is fine and it is just that you were in the wrong gear. The fuel sending unit is located inside the tank on the left side. I have found that when my light comes on, I can do a few real sharp counter clockwise U-turns and get my fuel light to go off for another couple of miles. The tank straddles the frame and has no connection between the two sides that hang down on either side of the frame. The petcock and sending unit are both on the left side. For reference, I can go anywhere between 5-10 miles when my low fuel light comes on before switching to reserve (with normal riding). To my knowledge, the low fuel light is not part of any part of the bikes 'on board diagnostic system'. That is, it only turns on when you are (or it thinks you are) low on fuel. This is why I think that while you notice a correlation between the problems, there is likely no causal link between the two. Just some thoughts for you. I'm sure others will chime in with more complete thoughts, but, maybe this bump will get you going. Other responses you are likely to get that may help: 1) Run some seafoam through to help clean up anything left in the carbs 2) Replace the fuel filter 3) check the fuel pump (clicking when you turn the key to the on position) -- A good test is run it dry (turn the fuel off and ride around a little bit), then safely pull over and turn the key to the off position. turn the petcock to the ON position, then turn the key on (but don't start it). You should hear a fast ticking, slow eventually then stop -- which is the fuel pump filling the carbs. -- you may want to drain the float bowles before you do this. 4) Check/clean the air filters 5) Check the resistance of the ignition wire caps -- or whatever the fancy technical name is for them. Should be something like 10-12k Ohms 6) You mention your choke knob may be the culpret -- it is possible that got bent some how; you could check to make sure that nothing binds when it moves. Anyhoo, hopefully it is something simple. And I realize that this is a rather broad list, some of which it sounds like you have already PAID to have done. But again, hopefully this bump will get you going. OH yea, and WELCOME!!!
  7. LilBeaver
    Dave - just saw this thread. That stinks man... I hope the weather people are wrong and you end up with some at elast 1/2 way decent weather! :080402gudl_prv: Ride safe.
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    Is there a bike in that picture somewhere???!
  9. LilBeaver
    Another update... Not the day by day with the pictures that I have been promising (still not sure how I want to post many of the pictures I have) but a summary of yesterday at least. Some of you may have seen it, if you hadn't it really isn't that big of a thing. Bottom line, I needed a replacement windshield and SilvrT managed to find me one. Now we had planned on getting together anyways for a meal, ride or both and well, this helped. I got out of the lab/work yesterday and headed over to Rick's place. Installed my fancy new windshield (Thanks Dave I.), used up some soap and water to get my bike nice and clean again. While I was at it, borrowed the 'ol carb tune (turns out it was quite close to being right on since the last sync ~ 1 year ago - thanks again Brian ) and tightened up a few other things on my bike... Had I thought about it before hand, I would have picked up a few quarts of oil and a filter, but oh well. But, we now have another 'excuse' to get together. The day didn't end there. Rick and Nina cooked up some great steaks, corn on the cob and some salad and we hung out a bit. After dinner we went for a nice little ride out to whiterock, BC, where we had some ice cream :ICgrin: switched bikes for about 3.5 seconds so that rick could try out the pillow-top with the butler mod and the utopia backrest. As a bonus I was able to enjoy a few miles of 'whine free' riding on his great looking midnight. Switched back down the road and concluded the ride by finding out that he doesn't know the roads very well over by where I stay in Vancouver . Who'd of thunk that out of town'er would be the one giving directions. To be fair the road he was looking for was there, it just wasn't called what he was expecting it to be. None the less, we u-turned with three left turns then discussed it and had a chuckle. I got back in enough time to catch a few hours of sleep before having to get back to the lab, but it was good. Rick and Nina are great people and it was great to spend some time with ya'll again. I've attached a few pictures highlighting the day. Note the 'amazing' riding we had in picture # 16 . Nothing says 'great ride' like being stopped in traffic :stickpoke: Anyhoo. More to come
  10. LilBeaver
    Thanks goose. That is interesting. A question for you is where do you get your tires? My dealer gets them out of some central warehouse in Texas... somewhere (I'm pretty sure it is physically located in Dallas... somewhere). In any case, it would be interesting to find out when the last time Dunlop actually stamped out a run of this size E3... but we'll probably never get to know that. Thanks for the insight!
  11. LilBeaver
    Okay, that is some good information. Quite frankly, if it is just a little rumble on decel (as you have described) - especially down hills and stuff, it may be nothing to worry about. I know mine rumbles on steep down grades but never, what I would consider a 'true' backfire. And yes, Exhaust leak, carb sync, and a small dose of sea foam are all things to give a go. Something as simple as switching the brand of fuel you use for a few tanks, may be a good place to start (primarily if you tend to go with one brand regularly).
  12. LilBeaver
    ...tion span got in the way.
  13. LilBeaver
    AH. So THAT is what you were doing. I was going to mention that I thought my fan kicked in when we were sitting in traffic because I got a blast of warm air on my legs. But my short atten...
  14. LilBeaver
    Okay, enough with the shenanigans, how about we get a little more information so we can maybe trouble shoot this for you. Could you be a little more descriptive with your 'popping'. For example is it all the time, on decel, on accel, right after you finish a hard accel and basically cut the throttle, when you've got popcorn in the tail-pipes, at idle, how long has this been an issue, etc etc. Some relatively easy things to check are your vacuum caps, carb synch would be a reasonable thing to do as well (it may or may not help). I suppose I could continue to list, but some more information would certainly be helpful and then you could get some REAL answers By the way, I NEVER use sarcasm :no-no-no:. Nope, uh uh. Never. :crackup:
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    Crotch rockets do this, a few months ago (say, last October or so) there was a story about a group of 50-100 harleys that did the same thing. If I recall correctly there was a similar incident at our very own International rally last year... It all comes down to maintaining a safe riding distance at all times, driver awareness of surroudings which includes other bikes, etc. Just because you are on a bike and staggared doesn't mean you can ride right up your neigbor's tailpipe and be safe. I just hope that when everyone sees stuff like this they realize that we can ALL learn from these incidents and thereby [hopefully] reduce the risk of it happening to us. I know I like to read these kinds of stories and try to understand the what went wrong and why it went wrong to try to give me some ideas on how to improve my own Right on. I have gotten myself in the habit of squeezing the brakes enough to flash the brake lights a few times before I actually start braking - ESPECIALLY if there is someone behind me following closer than I am comfortable with. I don't know if it makes a difference or not, but I'd like to think that it does. The flashing is an effort to get the attention of the person behind, just in case they don't realize the brake lights are ON or not... Regardless, thoughts and prayers go out to them and their families.
  17. LilBeaver
    - No problem at all w.r.t the seat and backrest. - I'm pretty sure we can make something work - And yes I got a good laugh out of that too. In your defense it isn't called marine drive at that particular intersection; anyways...
  18. LilBeaver
    Alright folks, I installed a windshield this afternoon, so we got-r-done. Rhank you Rick (SilvrT) so much for the leg work to get this done as well as having me over for a FANTASTIC steak dinner. The ride and ice cream was good too. Also, it was great to see you and Nina again. I'll post some pictures in the other thread I have going labeled 'Texas to Vancouver' or something like that. Now, for the rest of you that messaged me or responded here offering your windshields, I really appreciate it but [obviously] have got it taken care of. Thanks again EVERYONE that contributed. :happy65::happy65::happy65::happy65: Over and out P.S. Dave I. if you are reading this, I will be contacting you tomorrow to settle up. I figured it is a wee bit late now.
  19. LilBeaver
    Some of us don't have to TRY to stay cool... I just comes natural. http://coolaggregator.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/polar_bear_tv1.jpg
  20. LilBeaver
    You are absolutely right, I re-read my post and I think that it was worded a little stronger than I had intended. I was trying to simply point it out, just in case someone didn't realize that is, in fact, what they did. I am all for more light and higher visibility. My statement of 'my main issue' made it sound like I am totally against these things or something, that is not how I intended it at all. Sorry 'bout that.
  21. LilBeaver
    The main issue I would have with putting in the load balancers, is that you are putting a resistor in the circuit. Since one of the advantages of the LED pods is very lower power draw, by putting in the 'load balancing resistor', you end up back around where you were to begin with in terms of power draw by that circuit. The upside to the LEDs are 1) You will likely never have to change them 2) They tend to be orders of magnitude brighter than the standard incandescent bulb. Just my :2cents:
  22. LilBeaver
    :happy65::happy65: :325: :banana: Thank you both for the sacrifices you have made for the people in this great country!!! :beer:
  23. LilBeaver
    Welcome back Don. Sounds like you had an enjoyable trip, despite the extended travel times. I always hate when I get back from vacation and feel more tired than I did before I left... Strange how that works out. Anyways, glad to have you back.
  24. LilBeaver
    The way I see it they will as a minimum, cover the replacement clearview. And, that was def. how I planned on approaching it. Thanks for the advice though!!
  25. LilBeaver
    Thanks, I might give them a call for the crash bar too. If they have one that isn't bent, I would prefer that over my 're-bent' one that is on there now. I'll get all this together, get the actual costs then go have another 'conversation' with the building manager here. I'm going to miss that clearview...
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