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  1. saddlebum
    Manage to pop the miror galss out and back in again on a first gen to get at the swivel screw without breaking it. I was thinking of attemting it with the help of a hot air gun to try to clean up the swival so i can proper adjust and keep my mirror position.
  2. saddlebum
    Hey I kinda like that
  3. saddlebum
    take it it for a decent ride then after bringing it to an easy stop with the front brake put your hands on the disc if cold or even just a little warm they are ok if hot they are dragging.campare with the other rotors to get a better idea.
  4. saddlebum
    I seem to be having trouble finding this study I did however find something about passenger car fatalitys involving large trucks . The thing that bothers me is that they fail to mention that in a large number of large truck related accidents it is not usually the truck that is at fault. An early OPP study in ontario some years back noted that trucks where only involved in a small percentage of highway accidents of which only 6% was the truck drivers fault. Problem is cagers are just as careless driving around big rigs as they are around motorcycles. they cut in and out around trucks and slam on brakes like the truck isn't even there (if they cant see a truck how can they be expected to see a bike). Many off the truck drivers who have driven for years both with and without ABS have all said in many of these situations they would have been able to stop faster were it not for the ABS. However having had a front wheel slide out on me when sand are something was on the pavement I would probably except ABS but only on the front wheel.
  5. saddlebum
    She is a beautiful But I do have a question where do you put your luggage all I see is enough room for tools spare parts oil and Floor dry
  6. saddlebum
    Sorry to hear about your loss Peggy. Its hard when pets become such a close part of the familly and all of a sudden they are gone leaving a kind of emptyness behind. At least take comfort in the fact that her life was spent in happiness with a good familly .
  7. saddlebum
    I loved my 89 so much that when the insurance wrote it off after my accident (not my fault) I bought it back for 200 and restored it.
  8. saddlebum
    I will pass on the ABS In my truck I disabled it because it takes longer to stop and on more than one ocassion it scared the @@@@ out of me. Many tuck drivers I have known had rear end collisions that they swear would not have happend were it not for that ABS garbage. Its only useful purpose is to be able to manouver the vehicle while braking, something which a good driver should be able to do anyway
  9. saddlebum
    Try getting a torx bit slightly larger then the size of the socket hole of the allen bolt , tap it in with a small hammer it will create its own spline then wind it out. I find torx bits work better than most easy outs and I use them for this purpose all the time. plus u can use a wrench or socket to turn them.
  10. saddlebum
    I E-mailed dunlop and inquired about the elite threefor the front of the first Gen and this is the replie they sent me
  11. saddlebum
    Ok you guys are really depressing me . I finally get my bike back on the road and your talking nasty weather
  12. saddlebum
    I you insist on riding naked may I suggest you do not park the bike in the sun :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  13. saddlebum
    Does this mean You will still wave to us on the road ?
  14. saddlebum
    hard to say seemed like they might have been a bit better
  15. saddlebum
    If you do have to rebuild there not bad to do but pull apart and inspect solid parts for pitting and scoring before getting a rebuild kit, if they are then replace caliper
  16. saddlebum
    Maybe trunk unlocked warning light on the instrument cluster would be a good idea EH ?
  17. saddlebum
    I totally understand how you feel having been in accident myself twice in 35 yrs both due to cager negligence or ignorance I find myself somewhat uneasy around them. problem is I love riding too much too quit. But no need for you to be a stranger to this site we've all become friends here through the common interest of motorcycle's but last and foremost we are still friends and friends don't walk away from friends. Even a fallen soldiar is still a soldiar among his commrads:thumbsup:
  18. saddlebum
    I have always locked mine for that very reason but since putting the scoot back together i never thought about it anymore thanks for the reminder.
  19. saddlebum
    wow never mind the hide left on your tires how much hide do you have left on your butt
  20. saddlebum
    I plan on getting in a few more rides yet cold or not as long as the roads are dry and safe . I've got some lost miles to make up for and worked too long and hard on this scoot to put it away yet By the way Bob thanks again for the spare parts you brought me
  21. saddlebum
    Went for cruise stopped in and visited Wizard765 and then across over to visit Marcarl . I totally enjoyed meeting them they are extremely nice people.The ride home however was chilly, once the sun vanished the thermometer fell big time. By the way Carl I did manage to wait untill I got home before eating all that jerky, but once I did I could not stop until it was gone. that is good stuff.:7_6_3[1]::7_6_3[1]:
  22. saddlebum
    I'm sure this will be a tough one for you every year but at least you have all the friends one could ever ask for right here to help carry you through those moments , and yes you are riding for two now.
  23. saddlebum
    Guess I'll just have to give these puppys some time to break in maybe Ill try the sand paper thing. I did notice coming home from Marcarl's today when on the highway they did handle those tarred in repair strips (road snakes) better, didn't even feel them.
  24. saddlebum
    I put new avon venoms on my scoot and I find they feel a little slippery in the corners, almost like riding on a wet road. Has anyone else experienced this. Is it because the tires are new and not scuffed in yet? because the temp are cooler and they dont like cool weather? Or did they change to a harder compound ? At this point i really wish I had my dunlop elite II's back on the bike.
  25. saddlebum
    I too feel for your loss . have had to do it maney times myself including a horse i had for 20 years. the problem there was he was healthy and strongbut broke a front leg in a gopher hole. I once read a poem called the final kind act which i found really helped to put things in perspective. A lot of us keep a suffering animal alive for our own benifit not theres and the poem makes you relize you have to do what must be done for there sake not ours.
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