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  1. twigg
    The problem with a pressurised system, apart from the potential failure points, is that the drinking tube stays full of water. That will have you drinking some very hot water. With a regular tube and bite valve, when you have finished drinking you just blow the water in the tube back into the cooler, so all your drinks are cold.
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    I don't .... You dehydrate when you are riding, so taking in regular small drinks replenishes that. You shouldn't need to pee any more than normal and it's nice, and safer, not drying out too much. Heh ... I don't have a 'Stich either ... Personally I don't think that they are particularly great value for money.
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    Europe has great motorcycle batteries too
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    You can fit a small submersible pump and run the wires to a handy switch. That way you don't have to suck I haven't bothered ... sucking works. Full face helmet isn't a problem ... It works perfectly well at any speed.
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    Yes. One of my July rides will be 4000+ miles in 100 hours.
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    You also need to factor in "the law of diminishing returns". Remove-Repair-Replace is great, until the repair fails and you have to remove them all again ... and it failed in the middle of Nevada, at 2am ... in the rain. The suggestions are great, and may indeed work permanently, but first get a price for a decent second hand carb body.
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    Neat device. I get by with a 1 gallon Coleman Cooler and a drinking tube. It is fixed to the platform that carries my auxiliary gas tank, and works great: http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i418/twigg2324/Autumn%20Equinox/IMG_20110924_180906.jpg
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    You can buy them from this immigrant I got the first 26 correct before I got beored by the slow page loads.
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    I'm not entirely sure what you mean by this. It is not worth messing about with old lead/acid batteries. By all means top-up the levels (with distilled water), if they are a little low .... but usually, the fastest and easiest route to success is to simply replace it.
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    Rear Tire

    twigg replied to pick's topic in Watering Hole

    As far as I know there is no real issue with putting a tube in a tubeless tire, or on a tubeless rim .... But I can't see a good reason to do it. If the rim is shot, you need a new one. If the rim is good then all you have done is make it more difficult to fix a puncture rapidly and easily.
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    I decided on Olympia Motorsports for the main gear. Olympia Airglide 3 Jacket and Pants .... Will cope well for 3 Seasons Olympia Phantom Suit .... for when it turns cold. Currently have the Jacket, and it's close to perfect. Pants when I find a pair at a price I like, and the suit can wait until next Fall.
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    If you can spare the time needed for it to get to you! :rotf::rotf:
  13. twigg
    Are you able to send a PM? A message to Freebird should get that resolved.
  14. twigg
    So it sounds like the starter is simply drawing too much current trying to turn. The starters have very poor internal grounding, which could be the problem, but there is also the engine ground back to the battery, and the hot side of the starter cable. Both are marginal even wen in perfect condition. I would check those two first, and go from there.
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    Is this "new to you"? First .. quit trying to start it. Remove the plugs and the timing cover (easy), then try to turn the motor, in neutral, with a wrench on the crank nut. It should turn easily and smoothly. Cables getting hot like that suggest either a stalled out starter motor, or one where the resistance is too high (causing the power draw as it tries to turn) It will need to come off, be cleaned up and have the poor grounding seen to .... The issue MAY be simply a bad ground anyway, so check the ground on the motor, and right back to the battery. If the bike hasn't run in a while, there is a whole bunch of stuff you should do before trying to start it.
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    This! Even though you would be under the axle load limit, and even though those limits are set with a decent safety margin .... If you have an incident, and the load is found to exceed the axle weight (a few extra items stowed in the vehicle could be enough), then expect a crapload of trouble from LEOs and your Insurers. Play it safe with trailers.
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    Four Pod filters (K&N) or similar, and a dyno session to get the jetting right. It will still never run as smoothly as stock, but it will run well enough to be fine. This is because the airbox is not simply a box to hold the filter, it affects the airflow too. You won't be too bothered by that and the pods and jetting (whiich may involve a larger main, check that first) shouldn't be too hard to work out.
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    A chuckle on a Sunday morning, is good for the soul
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    Adding my thoughts for your family, to all the others.
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    Heh ... I stand corrected, I wrote it down wrong and the tyre you just specified is exactly what is on the front of my bike. I just went and looked.
  21. twigg
    If the front wheel is standard then the tire size is 130/90 R18 That's a standard size and you should have a good choice of tires. Mine has Bridgestone Spitfire IIs, F and R. They are well priced, give decent grip and are moderately hard, so wear rate is good. I have never had cause to look much beyond them.
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    I first rode a Vespa scooter on the roads in Sheffield, UK at age 13. That was grossly illegal and was 1972 At age 16 I had my first legal "moped" ... It was a 50cc Garelli. At 17 I was given my first motorcycle ... A 1958 BSA D7 Bantam. It was ex- Post Office, and older than me. It was followed by a Honda CB 250 then a Jawa 250 California. Off bikes for a few years, then in my early 30s I had a Yamaha XJ600 then sold that and bought a Yamaha FJ1200A. Kept that a while then bought a Honda VFR750F-L (Probably my favourite ever). In between times I bought and restored a 1958 Matchless G11 CS. That bike I rallied quite a bit, mainly in Southern England and Northern France. Jump to 2005 and I moved to the States ... Poor but happy I was bikeless until June 2010 when I paid $200 for a shed of bike .. A 1977 Yamaha XS750 ... I still have it and it is worth rather more than $200 now In March 2011 I bought the '86 Venture Royale (for too much money). Currently that is the one I have prepped for LD Riding, and I ride it most days that I can ... even if only to the store.
  23. twigg
    Carb cleaner would work. Regular motor oil is recommended for lubricating cables. The dry lubes might be a decent alternative. I wouldn't use any kind of grease on them as it tends to go sticky with age.
  24. twigg
    The wheels, there are two of them, are indeed plastic.
  25. twigg
    Well for those who want this type of device, they are very good at what they do. They do keep logs, they do locate missing equipment, they are very good for threatening teen drivers with They have a bunch of uses. They are simply a different device to Spot.
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