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or enter a highway doing 2/3rds of the highway speed instead coming up to speed on the ramp prior to merging on the highway.

Purina dog chow was what we snacked on occasionally as kids.

Glad to hear you are progressing in the right direction. Hang in there and keep up the work. Remember Determination is you friend.

And if not .......keep it away from @Marcarlcus he will polish just enough to shame you into polishing the rest. Trust me I know I know

Never said it was Its just a handy excuse for a guy like me who spends 10 plus hours a day fixing trucks and the last thing I want to see when I get home is another wrench. This winter since I have been off work due to covid It has received a lot of attention though.

I would go with Aluminum. Aluminum alloys have come a long way in recent years and tend not to be as brittle as they once were giving them better flex than years ago. This is why you will see lots of transport company's are now using aluminum trailers even in flatbeds. The lighter trailer allows them to increase their payload and I have not seen any major issues with them when they come in the shop. Stainless fasteners is the way to go (just make sure they have a high enough tensile strength and if you do end up using steel bolts place stainless flat washers under head and nut. Any steel brackets you attach should be separated from direct contact with the aluminum. Recommended material's for separation is thin sheets of hard nylon or polyurethane type plastics. For a more solid mounting use a 1/8" thick piece of aluminum as sacrificial shim or spacer, this gives a more solid mounting than a soft spacer but you may have to replace it every so many years. As far as the floor goes you can either spray with a grit coating or cover with a thin sheet of plywood fastened down with stainless screws. You can get them with wood instead of aluminum floors as well but that would add to the weight.

Before putting a new one on check to see if you have any oil leaks. If you do than replace it with an HD badge

Wifey wants to know if it works on husbands

Whats wrong with that ain't that right up there with if it ain't broke don't fix it.

Just for some insight I ran into a similar issue with a transport truck. The customer had a new clutch installed Picked up his truck from the shop were he had it done and all was fine. Next morning when it was cold his clutch would not disengage until the truck was well warmed up. Since he was already falling behind on his time sensitive load he continued to run until he got to our shop after delivering his load. When I pulled his clutch out I found the shop that installed the new clutch assembly and flywheel failed to wash of the thick waxy grease like coating that coated the metal parts to protect them from rust while in storage. After its first heating up this gunk became almost glue like each time it cooled down but would soften when the clutch assembly warmed up. So if you remove the clutch pack I would suggest thoroughly cleaning all the disks with brake clean and then after a good cleaning, soak the friction discs (preferably over night though an hour should suffice) in good engine oil before re-installing them.

You sure you didn't mean to say left lane is for passing. Last time I was in Germany I was told by my wife's uncle that on the Autobahn in Germany and Holland If a cop sees a vehicle has to pass you on the right your the one who gets the 600 euro ticket. Same hold s true if you stay put in the left most lane and refuse to move over for faster moving vehicles, it is required that you move right and get out of the way of the faster vehicle approaching from behind

You will have no issue running them together. Though the HD has a slightly higher load rating their basic construction is the same, making them totally compatible with each other. The E4 replaces the E3 and is another great option as long as you don't intend to manually spoon the tires on yourself unless you have one of those manual tire changer stands or better and not a tire you would want to hand spoon on the side of the road. Tire wise they are great tire with great ride, tire millage and road holding, although they are priced higher than the Shinko.

Firstly You need to be a seriously nasty and/or have an extremely bad attitude here to wear out your welcome. Secondly You cannot ask too many questions its not possible. This site thrives on sharing. Even those of us that know our way around these bikes fairly well and can solve most issues, still find ourselves learning new things and are always intrigued when a new puzzle presents itself because in the process of trying to solve the issue we are inadvertently adding to our own knowledge base so we can be even more helpful down the road. So carry on and don't be afraid to share the challenge.

You would take her word over mine. And just so you know I disagree with everything she is going to tell you.

FYI I already figured out how to get there EH https://www.google.com/maps/dir/2309+Fassel+Avenue,+Burlington,+ON/39.7092307,-78.1912077/West+Virginia/Virginia/Asheville/Parkersburg/Chattanooga/Nashville/Kentucky/Kenlake+State+Resort+Park,+542+Kenlake+Rd,+Hardin,+KY+42048,+United+States/@37.7813167,-87.121465,5.93z/data=!4m61!4m60!1m5!1m1!1s0x882b61dd2ca0cfc9:0x1047780c66c061fc!2m2!1d-79.8054475!2d43.3445775!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x884a54a5d4cb0945:0xbb00c768decd3a43!2m2!1d-80.4549026!2d38.5976262!1m5!1m1!1s0x884cd670bdbcb2cd:0xc04e4149b746a695!2m2!1d-78.6568942!2d37.4315734!1m5!1m1!1s0x88598ca93c0f6f09:0x94ef31c106343a5d!2m2!1d-82.5514869!2d35.5950581!1m5!1m1!1s0x88484c7b32de2457:0xce93e42c0c21949a!2m2!1d-81.5615135!2d39.2667418!1m5!1m1!1s0x886060408a83e785:0x2471261f898728aa!2m2!1d-85.3096801!2d35.0456297!1m5!1m1!1s0x8864ec3213eb903d:0x7d3fb9d0a1e9daa0!2m2!1d-86.7816016!2d36.1626638!1m5!1m1!1s0x8842734c8b1953c9:0x771f6f4ec5ccdffc!2m2!1d-84.2700179!2d37.8393332!1m5!1m1!1s0x887af829f705ee3d:0xccd70b0bbc85b72a!2m2!1d-88.1383557!2d36.7595663!2m3!1b1!2b1!3b1!3e0

Sometimers kicked in again huh!

I keep trying to tell ya @Marcarlyou got to put the kick stand down before you walk away from the bike. Course now that you got a two wheeler with a rolling kick stand guess you don't need to worry about it no more.

To start with its EH not Eh and at least you got a whole year to figure out just how YA'LL gonna make fun of us Kanuckians (good luck with that) Keeping in mind @BIG TOMhas tried for years and failed.

Yes some lucky guys can have wives that can be like that !

I am incline to agree with djh3, the likely cause could be the handlebar switch it may just need a good cleaning due to a build up of corrosion and wear metal in the swich. You might accomplish this by spraying with WD 40, contact cleaner or my personal favorite ACF-50, by shoving the straw into were ever you can and give it a good flushing spray. If that doesn't solve it then then pull the switch apart (put the bike on an old carpet or thick blanket so if any of the small piece drop out they wont bounce over into you neighbors uncut lawn. Watch for little springy thingy's that love any opportunity to launch into orbit. you may find a build up of crud or even a broken piece that is causing your problem.

So true or the ability to walk away and give the steam build up in your head a chance to blow off before you turn a minor set back into a major disaster. Then come back after a few beers ......I mean after you cool down. My wife can sometimes be a savior here. When she sees I am starting to ride the edge, she will suddenly call me in for coffee and cake or pie (sorry no beer this time) than as we sit down she will begin to chatter away like a blue jay about anything that does not revolve around bikes or whatever I am working on and before you know it I am back in the garage with a better frame of mind.

Lots of media you start with friends and then start loosing them. Here you start with few or no friends and gain many.

Had Kury's with extensions and longhorns on the bike for 14 years and the only missing chrome is where they scraped the road during sharp turns.

I like the idea and is something I will definitely be giving some serious thought too.

If you do not want to mark or drill your crash bars I find Kuryakyn is the way to go; and you can even mix and match individual components to create the setup that suits you. https://www.kuryakyn.com/category/42/highway-cruise-pegs https://www.kuryakyn.com/products/4029/offset-highway-pegs https://www.kuryakyn.com/category/20/clamps-mounts