saddlebum

I hope you both do. Be great to see everyone.

I feel your pain Brother I am replacing the back tire as we speak, which of course ruined any plans I had to ride this weekend. Came back from walking the dog on Thur when suddenly my line of vision was drawn towards the rear tire of my bike to note a big lengthwise split in my rear tire (a split not a cut) and probing it revealed it was separating from the cord as well. The tire still had better than 50% tread and was new in 21. As well it spent the past year sitting on my lift in the garage. This is the third set of Dunlop's I had to replace before its time. The first set (E3's) I replaced because the bike suddenly started to slide sideways on highway ramps despite still having 30% tread, the rubber just got hard. The second set E4's developed a bad case of hair line side wall cracks to numerous and deep to feel comfortable about. And now this second E4 with the 2 1/2 " split to the cord down the inside of one of the grooves. BTW it too was starting to get slippery in the turns, so maybe seeing the split was a blessing. In any case I am done with high end Dunlop's if any thing I would go back to the 404. However I decided to give the SHINKO 777 a try since they seem to have a good following on this site.

Decisions decisions. Sometimes it would be good to know what they really mean and other times ignorance can be bliss.

That's the answer I get every time I ask if she seen something I am looking for. Like I am supposed to know were that is.

To my understanding its the 12th

Try contacting them. They may still have some kicking around. I got mine from them and found them to great people to deal with. Customer Service Clearview Shields 800 798 6089 I info@clearviewshields.com

Look into the Nikwax site. I have used their products for years on all my camping and outdoor gear and have never been let down. They have a variety of products for water proofing different types of materials and a very informative web site on what and how to use on what. https://www.nikwax.com/en-us/

Went for a great ride last weekend with @Marcarl and Marca. Felt great to be in the saddle again after an almost 2 year case of parked motorcycle syndrome.

What bumpers

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I replaced my complete clutch with the complete Barnett carbon fiber clutch and disc set about 60,000 km ago and despite a lot of slip clutching in heavy traffic conditions it is as good today as when I put it in.

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SO how do you go about making the change

I like his attitude. Not saying he is 100% right because what works for one does not always work for another. On the other hand from my own experience getting married relatively young and having kids (as long as you are mature enough to have them) allows you to better enjoy physical activities with them such as sports and camping etc.. But each to there own I say.

It is very possible. Also even an unused battery that has sat on the shelf too long prior to being sold can sulfate. Last week my son bought a new battery and swaped it out in the parking lot were he bought it. by the time he drove home the truck started running very badly, the alternator quit charging and then died as he pulled in the driveway. Battery voltage was at 1.6 volts. he tried charging the battery but it would not take and after he boosted the truck the alt would not charge. He removed the alternator and took it to a re-builder who later showed him the old parts he removed. They were fried and he told my son this was the result of a bad battery. He took the battery back to were he got it and after testing it and determining it had an internal short, they replaced it and all is now fine. When I was a youth working for Canadian tire I would test the battery's before selling to a customer and quite often I would come across one that was bad off the shelf.

That was good read. I saved the link for possible future reference.

Park the bike on an old carpet before you take it apart. Dropped parts don't bounce well on carpet.

Have tested the pickup coils for resistance both hot and cold to check for any major temperature related discrepancy?

So it is. My Callender must have slipped over to the wrong year. In that case I will be there!

Have to correct. Myself cant do Aug 12 its a monday gotta work

I could probably do Aug 5th

I have been dealing with the same issue for few years now. Clutch begins to refuse to disengage when the engine is hot and when the engine cools down it comes back. Replacing fluid and bleeding system cures it for awhile, but eventually the issue returns. A couple weeks ago I replaced the slave and the engine seal at the push rod. So far it has been working OK but I yet have to go for a long ride which is when it would most often occur. When this occurs neutral was also difficult to get into.

I had a similar issue 4 years ago. I found the connectors on the TCI coated with greenish powder. Thoroughly cleaned all the terminals and with a tiny brush electronic contact cleaner a second cleaning with ACF50 and finally just a good flush and saturation with ACF 50. The bike has run like dream ever since.

Then again I may decide to retire next year