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Any headsets I have seen used by truck drivers that come into our shop only cover one ear. I have not seen any used for CB radio yet as the use of CB's in Ontario by any commercial driver is still legal and does not fall within the scope of distracted driving as yet. Hope fully it never will as I see a CB as a safety device in both the ability to warn drivers of upcoming road conditions to simple having a conversation with other truckers which has proven to do more to aid drivers in staying awake on long lonely hauls than it does in distracting them from driving. I know I am going off topic hear for a moment but I also find it ironic that a CB is could be considered distracting hence only commercial drivers are allowed to use them while much of the touch displays in modern cars are probably 100x's more distracting. On the other hand it does free up the CB airway a bit more for those that benefit most. Back to the ear buds with regards to the mold your own products I have to wonder what the odds are of someone pushing the mold material to far in and causing er damage though I gues it cannot be any worse than foam ear plugs. Just wondering.

I use volvo spline grease 1161247 also sold under part number 1161246, I believe the difference is one is a grease gun size tube and the second is just a small tube. This stuff we use on clutch and drive splines of Volvo class 8 trucks and heavy equipment. It is a heavy paste grease and I find it works super on the our rear drive splines and drive pins. Also used by Mack trucks now that they are owned by Volvo. I also believe Volvo Penta uses it as well for marine use on the drive components.

I use volvo spline grease 1161247 also sold under part number 1161246, I believe the difference is one is a grease gun size tube and the second is just a small tube. This stuff we use on clutch and drive splines of Volvo class 8 trucks and heavy equipment. It is a heavy paste grease and I find it works super on the our rear drive splines and drive pins. Also used by Mack trucks now that they are owned by Volvo. I also believe Volvo Penta uses it as well for marine use on the drive components.

I have to agree. The thing with these bikes is that they run so well that it is sometimes hard to notice the difference between running on 3 cyl's vs 4 cyl's often only noticeable when you roll on the throttle. Even if your shifting early you should feel some pull even if the engine is lugging but if it is really sluggish then your likely running on 3 cyl's. Check your exhaust temps close to the heads and look for a cold pipe or one cooler than the rest. If your lucky it may just be a bad spark plug, if not then you will need to look deeper. Some possible issues could range from faulty spark plug, faulty ignition system, bad carb or carb diaphragm or low compression which in turn could be caused by one reason or another.

I am open to correction but it is my understanding that wearing earbuds while operating any type of motor vehicle is NOT legal as per most highway traffic acts.

Its been so silent from your end I was beginning to get a bit concerned. Soooo glad to hear from you Earl @skydoc_17 and very happy for you since based on what you say you are on a good road to recovery. Now if we can just get rid of this covid issue so we can all get together again for some good old fashioned camaraderie.

So with the covid restrictions in place I have been doing my spring cleaning early. I came across my collection of snow shoes. the first ones are a small pair of antique emergency snow shoes given to me by a friend who used to be a bush pilot. The second pair is a set of full size snow shoes given to me by a friend who used to do some winter trapping in the north country. Now the last pair I am not quite convinced are snow shoe but according to @Marcarlwho gave them to me insists they are dutch snow shoes. Notice the color indicators on the tail ends this was apparently done so Marcarl knew which was for the left foot and which was for the right. I have actually seen something like this before but never in pairs, Usually as a single item used by mother as a disciplinary aid. But Marcarl insists they are Dutch snow shoes so who am I to argue

Glad you got her done. Now enjoy!

in a pinch the following key blanks will work but need to be cut on a manual key copy machine. Some of these blanks are meant for a Datsun/Nisan and are a bit longer but still work and if you get the right guy "in my case myself" you can shorten the blank to the right length as you cut it. Cut pattern A: Cole DA24, ILCO x114, Alba A61NCP, SILICA DAT6RP Cut pattern B: ILCO 118, ILCO YH49, SILICA YH29, SILICA YH29P These are just a few as I compiled quite a cross reference list and I will add to it later.

And @Marcarlbeing Dutch would say, just keep leaning the bike until the oil reaches the full mark and you can save money by not needing to add any oil

I think because of covid and travel restrictions she is trying her best keep up some video content. For the most part I do enjoy the majority of them. I like how she is able to instill bits of history, trivia and interesting facts in a lot of her videos. She obviously a very intelligent person.

Done the same thing on a number of occasions including touching up the armature with some emery cloth. Makes a big difference. However nothing beats switching to a 4 brush starter.

Nice thing about older bikes. if sure park don't work you need only to check the leg length to seat height ratio.

Now you went and done it. ya hurt my feelings and you supposed to be the sensitive one

saw that one too. pretty intriguing.

interesting harley vs Indian video. Also check out the other videos on this link. https://www.youtube.com/channel

Yes I regretfully did not organize one this because of covid. Its a shame too because it would have been our 10th annual meet and eat (or eat and meat) how ever you prefer to look at it. A decade of getting together to kick off the new year. I always enjoyed putting this together too renew old friendships and make new ones and to put faces to members on the site that would have been able to attend. Hopefully everyone has a happy safe and healthy new year and looking forward to when we can again get back to normal. Oh yeh, I feel specially sad for the female members who will be missing out on my award winning world famous hugs. @BIG TOM will be happy.....He won't have to struggle with coming up with some lame excuse for not attending And poor @Marcarlall that jabbering building up inside him and no audience .......

I had replaced my lines with stainless as well at the time I de-linked my brakes. I did not de-link my brakes to increase front braking, because I could raise my rear wheel off the ground as it was and to me you do not need any more brake than that. My reason was because on a few occasions, on slippery road surfaces, I came close to having the front wheel slide out from under me because it would lock up on me, even even though I only used the rear brakes, no matter how gently I applied them. On one occasion I was coming down a steep hill with sand covered asphalt at the intersection, and after three attempts to get stopped with no luck I knew I was going to end up either in or through the intersection, so an a whim and prayer I rolled hard on the throttle and shot the intersection, (with my eyes closed and fingers and toes crossed). I now have better control over my bikes braking and in those situations were I only want rear brake I can have only rear brake. Skydoc does over a de-link kit with stainless lines or you can take your old lines into a shop that is DOT certified to make brake lines and and have have them copy the lines in stainless. Make sure they are certified for this purpose do not use just any hose making shop.

We use purple power for de-greasing and cleaning diesel engines, drive-line, chassis's and wheel end parts such as brakes at work and so far with one exception it is the best product we have ever used. The one exception to it was one I used thirty years ago but cannot find any more and I don't even remember the name. I only know it was a blue concentrate.

@theportunionkidBefore you spend make sure it is actually the final drive as It may not be the final drive. It could be in the transmission. Marcarl and I recently helped Uthred with a similar issue. We found the problem was in the transmission. We ended up pulling the power train out of the bike and using the parts of another power train with a blown engine we we combined parts to make one good power train, The part that had failed was the Driven Cam part #3 in the middle drive gear diagram. It had split and was slipping over the splines on the shaft in the transmission. Pull back the rubber boot and check to see if the drive is turning or not when the slipping takes place. if it turns the issue could very well be in the final drive but if it is not turning when the slipping takes place it is likely in the transmission. A third possibility is a broken Driven Cam Spring part #2 in the middle drive gear diagram. In our case it appeared the transmission may have been run low on oil causing the cam to seize on the shaft and then split when suffering a shock load such as a missed or hard shift. we were able to grab the back wheel and turn it while in gear and watch the yoke at the transmission connection to see whether or not it was turning, while we turned the back wheel. On another note on my own bike some years ago the threaded portion of the final drive pinion shaft snapped off during an aggressive shift but I did not loose drive though I would imagine it would if I let it go like that for too long.

That depends if your riding through unplowed deep enough snow it would be a soft landing. What biker would not want a soft landing.

I de-linked my brakes so that both fronts work of the front brake lever and the rear brake is now independent off the foot lever. it improves front wheel braking almost too much and avoids front wheel lock when you use the rear brake only on slippery surfaces. I have actually been toying with the idea of relinking my brakes but with a twist by linking the rear brake to front brakes but in such a fashion as to still allow independent rear braking. I would need a different master on the handlebar though since I do not think the master could handle three calipers.