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  1. eagleeye
    I knew it was commin. It would be nice if you could keep it up there for a bit longer. It was 40 here this am. Steve
  2. eagleeye
    I've never pulled a trailer, but, if in the future I do, how much does one of these swivel hitches cost? BTW, I ride an 86VR. Thanks, Steve
  3. eagleeye
    Then again, you could always buy a first generation and have one. Steve
  4. eagleeye
    It's very common, in fact what most people do is put it on reserve and leave it. Use the guage, like your car. Steve
  5. eagleeye
    That is just fantastic! I'll have to buld one. that will be a lot better than the bench that I built. I'll just have to take it apart and redoo. I'm so glad that you shared the plans with us. If I have questions, I'll know who to ask. I don't understand the front wheel clamp though. Steve
  6. eagleeye
    I just went through the same thing, I can tell you that after I replaced my dark old fluid, (bled the old out till new clear appeared) it was like a new clutch. I put over 3,000 miles on it over the next week and it is still like a new clutch. Steve
  7. eagleeye
    this is what I bought last spring and they sound great. http://edsets.com/headset_kits Steve
  8. eagleeye
    I was thinking the same thing. I put on a set of highway pegs yesterday. This next week I'll see how they do the job. I'm taking off for the salt flats on Fri. Chaps are way too hot for me. I'll use mine only if my legs get cold. Steve
  9. eagleeye
    that price you quoted sounded high, so I just checked on ebay, and there are a half dozen stators for under $135 for your bike. Best of luck to you, Steve
  10. eagleeye
    Well, it's done, new (referenced) carquest fuel filter is intalled. It seems that the phillips screw holding the filter clamp wouldn't have to be removed, (the one using the 1/4" drive ratchet with a phillips bit) just the phillips holding the bracket to the frame, which can be done with an ordinary phillips screw driver. It faces straight out at you. But first I removed the hose clamps and the hoses from the filter. I did follow Locomotive's tutoirial. Thanks Locomotive!!! Aso, I wouldn't remove the hose from the clamp dirctly under the middle of the tank. Very hard to get back in place! The filter, 3011 when cross referenced had the wrong size ends. I just ended up getting the same filter with the correct sized ends. Then the stock hose clamps worked. But, all in all it went OK. A lot better than I had anticipated And, the filter looks very good with the paper inside of the clear plastic housing. I also removed the on/off/reserve valve and flushed the tank out. I have an update: I was just over at my friends Triumph shop, and he has fuel filters, paper /inside of the plastic, same size as stock for $4.50. I'm glad that I saved the stock bracket. Next year it will go back on. Just clamp the filter in the bracket, plug the hoses in and with one screw attach it to the frame. Steve
  11. eagleeye
    I have to say that one of the best part of this place is getting a response to a question, but??? Now I have to choose between Locomotives tutorial or Mbroods popping off the fuel pump and doing it that way. I'm assuming I'd be replacing the stock filter, which I'd have to make a trip to get. I'm leaning towards Locomotives way. Decisions - Decisions Thanks guys, Steve
  12. eagleeye
    Eck, Seems to me that you are talking about a 2nd generation, right? That picture doesn't look anything like mine. Locotmotive and me have an 86. Steve
  13. eagleeye
    Thanks for the great tutorial! I checked with my NAPA dealer and he has it in stock. I will be changing mine tomorrow. I'll also take off the petcock and flush the gas tank out. Steve
  14. eagleeye
    Hey Silver T :thumbsup2::thumbsup2: Those are the good kind of hot legs! However, on my 86, the one thing that I don't like is the heat on MY legs. I'm going to look for some silver insulation (or something like that) that I can glue on the inside of the side panels for added heat reduction. Steve
  15. eagleeye
    SilverT, You can't talk like this without pics. EagleEye
  16. eagleeye
    I'd say that it's just old and worn out. Clips get weak and break, etc. In fact when I replaced mine, I bent some of the still unbroken clips and they fractured very easily. Steve
  17. eagleeye
    I had a similar situation and what I did was went to the local auto store and bought a fuse holder that held 5 fuses and replaced the original. I was roughly the same size. It was less that $10. I took my time and soldered all of the connections. It worked out very well. Be sure and save the fuse label or what I did was tape a label to the top of my air box with the fuse names, locations, and sizes on it for future reference. Good luck, Steve
  18. eagleeye
    I brought this up to see about grease zerks on my 86. My bike has 4 grease zerks on the swingarm. I just shot them up with synthetic grease. I would have thought that it came that way from the factory. I'll look for more zerks. Steve
  19. eagleeye
    I just installed a set of 4 ga battery cables. I cut the short red cable to leave the battery connector for the plug in and on the neg side did the same. Hope that makes sense. I also wired in a cigarette lighter for a cell charger, with a 10a fuse. Now I hear the rpm in my headset. Any thoughts? Steve
  20. eagleeye
    You got it right. It's all in the cables. I put on a pair of Squidleys 4ga cables last Fri, and today rode most of the day and stopped quite frequently and it started right up every time. Look for the post about the cables. Someone else is going to start making the cables. Steve
  21. eagleeye
    Your are right, they do have a catalytic converter in one of them and my good old brother-in-law punched it out. :rotf: In two weeks I'm stopping by his place in NE, on the way out to the salt flats, and I'll check them out, but I'm sure they will work. He will UPS them to me if I want. Steve
  22. eagleeye
    Last year when I bought my bike it had the stock windshield on it. It was very cloudy and couldn't really see through it very well. Soooooooooooo, I cut 2" off of it with my jig saw. I put blue painters tape on it so as not to scratch it any more. I filed it down and put the radius back on the corners and it worked very well and looked good. When I removed the painters tape, I also removed a clear coat and all of a sudden, had a CLEAR windshield! (the clearcoat came off with the tape) So, of course I put the blue tape all over both sides and removed all of the clear coat. It still looks good today. But in the mean time, I bought a new stock tall windshield to put back on. I've been riding with the short one all this summer and I like it for around here. Right now, I look over it. When I put the stock one back on, I will be looking through it, and over, if I pick my head up to do that. I'm planning on putting the new one on this weekend to see which one I would rather have on for a trip. Right now the wind is not too bad, doesn't blow my head around much at all, but I know that the stock tall one will block more wind. I like the idea of having both. Just a few minute job to switch. Steve
  23. eagleeye
    When I had my side covers off last week, I taped the vents closed. (across the inside of the vents) But, It's still too hot for me. I am going to look for some insulating tape, and add that to the inside. Steve
  24. eagleeye
    Is it possible that the bottoming out that you are refering to is something other than that? Maybe something else is loose causing that feeling / sound. Sounds like the bike needs a good once over. Just a thought, Steve
  25. eagleeye
    a few times I wanted to give someone the finger, but didn't want to raise my arm... Why didn't I think of that? Steve
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