saddlebum

I figure learning curves come around often enough, even the ones you don't want

Boy all I got outa all that @Marcarl, is that you just been behind the meat counter for far toooooo many years. Plus you made me hungry.

Ok now your getting picky Patch... . Your not wrong but I prefer the take it for granted method ...... in other words the bike is basically running fine so just sync the carbs, go back to all that other work if syncing fails to produce the proper results and another problem may be indicated. Lazy mans tip #1.. ..if it aint broke don't mess with it...

ok good night

Patch you could be right there when the contacts in the solenoid start to pit they initially start to not pass enough currant to the starter causing intermittent slow cranks. Eventually the contacts weld together causing constant power on both studs. but not passing enough currant for the starter to run constantly but may be enough to do internal damage.

Also just food for thought did you try putting power directly to the starter to see if the starter itself is ok. the only reason I ask is because your complaint sounds a lot like what I ran into last year which decided to happen while out on a ride and Carl ended up push starting me every time we stopped were there was no hill to take advantage of. I even tried bridging the two big studs on the starter sol which should have put power straight to the starter but no response. When I got the bike home I did all the normal checks than just fed power directly to the starter which did not respond at all. I pulled the starter out opened it up and it was fried inside.

If memory serves me right the main fuse on the 83 is a replaceable leaf it should be in a case on the left side of the battery. when it goes it is severed into two pieces. If it is in one piece it is ok. however the connection at either end of the leaf can be corroded and dirty. you can remove the leaf clean the contacting surfaces and put it back together. If it is in two pieces then it has blown. generally there will be spare fuse leaves tucked into the rubber holder to replace the blown one. It may have a clear cover just not sure anymore.

Well I am definitely not showing this post to my wife ----She comes up with enough ways to trick me as it is --- As far as Rio goes he will go for a walk anytime, with anyone, as often as you can keep up and then some

Nice collection of Pics

Don XV1100SE you are a ....

Are there any covid related updates on this event or is it just wait and see?

What year is your bike?

I find the best way to set up the bearings is to follow manufacture spec using a torque wrench, If a torque wrench and/or special wrench is not available, then the next best method in my book, is follow the same procedure you would when setting up tapered wheel bearings such as those used on a trailer wheels. With the front wheel off the ground 1 - tighten bearing while turning handle bars left to right until some drag is felt on handle bars. 2 - back off the nut until loose. 3 - re-tighten until you just reach a point were there is zero lash 4 - back off the nut approx 1/8 of a turn (this can vary from bike to bike) this will leave a bit of lash 5 - tighten the lock nut this should eliminate any lash introduced by backing off the adjusting nut 6 - with the front wheel still off the ground grab the fork at the axle. push and pull, back and forth to feel for any free play (bearing lash) .001" to .005" which is barely noticeable is acceptable but zero lash with no binding is preferred. IF - there is too much lash back off the jam nut and just add a bit to the adjusting nut then tighten the jam nut. ALWAYS keep in mind that what ever you set the adjusting nut to the jam nut will add to it and this is why you do not want to remove all the lash with the adjusting nut alone or the bearing could end up too tight.

You got to do what you got to do and so far distancing is the only weapon we have against this invisible enemy. Although I heard on the news yesterday the Dutch may be on to something. Guess we shall see.

I looked at the bottom of this post and there is only two options [thank you for this post] & [like this post] there should be third option [DO NOT LIKE THIS POST]....

Your not helping

So because my Dr considers me as a high risk of not recovering from Covid should I catch it, due to my age (67 in June) and medical History, plus add to the fact that I work for a truck dealership repairing trucks that cross borders as well as State and Provincial lines and the fact that drivers live in their trucks, My Dr has insisted I stay home, so I have been home since March 22. Well all I can say is if this is what retirement is like I need to go back to work and get some rest. I am totally exhausted by the end of the day from all the projects and odd jobs, my lovely wife is forcing me to complete. So what if some of them go back as far as 1986, whats the hurry I don't get it On top of that she is not the only slave driver:backinmyday: My dog Rio seems to think this means I now get to walk him 5 or 6 times a day. , No sympathy from either one of them for a not so young guy with bad knees

Well as long as you keep your promise.

I was gonna come but now I'm out ----I need pleasant dreams when I go to sleep not nightmares

Bongobobny is another one. He would be right into this thread

Really lovi'n this thread you started Patch. Really makes me wish I had the patience to put stuff like this together on a USB stick or Phone so I could play it through my truck motorcycle or portable radio. Its so hard to find these good old tunes on the plain old FM radio anymore. Keep her up buddy.

Can you at least keep your mits off that snow machine. I was just starting to get used to the idea of spring and here you go messing with that darn machine again. BTW sorry about your lay off. I know the feeling sort of. I am not laid off but may as well be since the Dr. ordered me to stay home due to me being at high risk should I catch this covid thing. He claims due to having contracted pneumonia 3 times because of my line of work my lungs may already be compromised not to mention the stent surgery. blood pressure and age. Not sure How the age thing figures into this. heck I am still a young man......

Just finished watching season 1 and am now heading into season 2. Since I am not working right now other that catching up on much overdue renovation work on the house, due to the covid thing. I have lots of time on my hands to catch up on her advantures. The part that gets me is how serene friendly and peaceful all these places are. I thought a lot of these place were worn torn shattered country's but you would not know from her videos.

You do have a point there. One of my biggest beefs have always been the fact that a lot of rules are made by those who think they know what they are dealing with instead of those who actually do know what there dealing with.

Seems odd she would fall off something like that, unless the beer box was removed. I have known passengers to fall asleep on bikes with top boxes and never fall off. But I guess its possible if she were to fall asleep and flop over sideways. But then you would think so many other variables would come into play including maybe loosing control of the bike.