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Just got text from Anthony he is on his way down and they should be in my possession around midnight. BTW Dingy Anthony does not have a site name as he is not a member and does not even ride a motorcycle. He is just a good hearted guy willing to help out.

What again?:backinmyday:How does Marca ever keep up with you. Your worse than a teenager with hollow legs. .......And we knoooow your no teenager:rotfl: :rotfl:

Anthony called me and he has the pipes. He is going to try to get them to me Monday night other wise it will be Tues when he actually comes into work which would be after 1:00 in the afternoon; I will let Ground Hugger know as soon as I have the pipes and then we can arrange another handover.

Spoke to Anthony He can help out. Sent you a PM. actually two.

Thoughts and prayers sent Tom. Also my condolences To Taters, family and friends.

They only fit 89 and up maybe even only 89 .. not sure yet

If that does not work out I have an Apprentice who lives in Barrie. I am sure he would be willing to bring them to work on Tuesday and that would get them to Burlington. Then I could hook up with Ground Hugger and transfer them to him.

Jeez Dingy to bad you didn't post this before last weekend. My Daughter and drove up through that area last Sat. Could have picked up then and had them here in Burlington for phase two, whatever that may be.:bang head:

Nope the bushing are in the right place . put them in wrong once and the rotor rubbed right up against the caliper body.

Might not be a bad idea. We can compare notes.

As you may remember Carl I had that so called rear end high speed waddle too when I had the Avons on it but as soon as I pulled them off and the dealer swapped them for a set of EII's it went away. What I have now is not front or back its the whole dang bike alternately leaning from one side to the other back and forth. It starts as a very slow lazy lean to one side and then straightening up and leaning to other side. the rhythm increasing with speed until eventually it will develop into a front high speed shimmy once I get going fast enough

The fork seals were done at around 89,000 KM (55,000 miles) but I do now have about 129,00 KM (80,000 miles) on it. I do not know if the bushing s were done at that time and I did install one of Condors fork braces about 3 years ago. I don't drive those speeds often just on the odd occasion when passing. But thanks for all the pointers from everyone so far I will look closer at a lot of the items mentioned. Rather than just a casual inspection.

That depends .....despite popular belief the sixty's wasn't just about drugs, hippies and psychedelic music ..... There were motorcycles, muscle cars and pickups. horses, country music, rock and roll and BEER. and your memory stayed intact......Most times anyway cause there was BEER

It looks like a condenser like we used to use with point ignition and also on the old car radios to suppress ignition noise back in the sixty's.

I have checked the play by pulling the handlebars for and aft a few times over the years and have never found any play other than the first time some years back prior to adjusting them. However I like the idea about the grease. I guess too I have to swallow the bullet and pull the head apart and visually check the bearings may as well change the fork oil and add that grease fitting while I am at it.

Tire pressures I have varied from 34 psi to 40 psi with no change. The forks are controlled by the class system Though now that I think about it I have not checked the oil in a long while. The tires are just broke in about 100 to 150 miles. Moving the steering head left to right with front wheel off the ground they feel smooth with no grabbing even if I slightly over tighten them. Currently they are adjusted so that they bounce once off the stop if I gently flip them right or left. Any tighter than that then my bike wants to straighten up on the ramps. As they are now the bike handles turns nicely. I do admit I have not physically removed and inspected the bearings. I guess it's possible they may have very little grease in them and grease does tend to have a dampening effect in bearings. One thing I also have not tried is running it with empty saddlebags to see if weight distribution is an issue. I tend to travel with loaded bags because I never know were or how far I may go on the spur of the moment. And I like to have a good selection of tools at all times.

Any time I get over 120 KPH (75 MPH) the bike starts this slow leaning back and forth from left to right and the faster you go the quicker the tempo. @ about 145 to 150 KPH (90 - 93 MPH) this left to right leaning, develops into a front end high speed wobble. Wheel bearings and steering head are in good shape. tires are new E3's and the swing arm has no play. Any suggestions.

A tablespoon a day of pure virgin grape seed oil is supposed to have the same benefits but W/O the nasty side effects. ... .......BRING ON THE WINE

If your not using the CB and your just going to stick any old thing in the Antenna holes I suggest either pulling the fuse or cutting the power wire to the CB if it does not have an independent fuse. Just in case someone accidentally hits the transmit button.

I had the same issue with my 89. Now this may not apply to every situation but worth checking. I found the noise intensity changed when I hit bumps. I then noticed I could get it to change by hitting the fairing beside the radio. Taking the radio out I used a needle to squeeze in the sides of the brass contacts in the blue connectors under the radio. I then used a dental pick to tighten up the female terminals in the white connectors. So far everything has been good.

Interesting. If Johnny Cash had thought of that it would not have taken him so many years to build himself a set of wheels :rotfl:

Not sure I have ever seen them. I know I have never heard that term. What are they ? can you post a pic or a link?

The worst part about water pooling on the seat, is when it happens sudden like and the water is cold cold cold BRRRRR.

As the son of Dutch Parents who lived through the Nazi occupation of WWII and whose father, through his early teens fought with the Dutch under ground. Was locked up and escaped from prison camps on three occasions (often helped and hidden by German people who did not believe in Hitler). I too honor the combined foreign forces that helped free Holland of that occupation. Sadly He remembers all too well seeing the sky black with planes dropping Canadian paratroopers, a great number of whom were shot and killed before their feet even touched the ground. My father honored them by passing it forward when he joined the Dutch Marine corp, and helped free Indonesia of Japaneses occupation. While there he led a small Demolition crew who went behind enemy lines at night to destroy their artillery. In those days it meant sneaking right up to the guarded artillery to lay the explosives and run fuses or radio back coordinates to their own artillery. His feeling was that if other country,s could come to free Holland, then He could do the same for another country.

I think I have put on as many miles in the rain as I have in the dry. Most of the options above I have tried and they all work to a certain degree. Most important though is to make sure your face shield catches wind hence the lower windshield. IF the face shield doesn't catch enough wind the water just sits there .