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  1. twigg
    Agreed. The improved gaskets that Skydoc sells were a real bonus here.
  2. twigg
    You could come here. Today is likely going to be the first day this month with temps below 100F. However, it rained, so let's not talk about the Heat Index!
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    Extra gas..

    twigg replied to plainmd's topic in Watering Hole

    No, no chance. Those MSR bottles are rated for fuel. Even my plastic gas cans, left in the sun in 108F temps do not release so much as fumes. (I don't, by the way, recommend this!)
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    That's odd. I put my details on that list ages ago, yet they don't appear. I will try again.
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    Just a few thoughts on valve shims: First off, it is not something to be ignored. If you are baulking at the $400 or so cost to have the job done for you, consider the cost if your engine burns an exhaust valve! My 1st Gen. came to me at 56k miles. It was pretty clear that the valves had never been touched. The clearances were all over the place with some still in spec, and some quite tight. Not enough to worry about, but they are all in spec now. I had never done that job before, but it was pretty straightforward. Yes it takes time, and you need to be logical about it, but the actual process is pretty easy. As for sourcing new shims .... Dealers quoted anything from $4 per shim (which they then couldn't find having said they were in stock) to about $15 per shim. In the end I swapped out a few from Skydocs kit and supplemented them with 4 I bought from the local motorcycle breaker .... 4 for $15, so Skydocs kit went back to him with four more shims than it had when it arrived here. It is likely that our engines .... all of them from '83 on, will go 50k miles before you really need to change much. But that's not an excuse for not checking them at the suggested intervals. That's too much like Russian Roulette, and you might lose! Yes, I agree, it seems "backwards" that they wear tighter. That's because most of us were brought up on tappets. They wear wider and you can hear them clatter when they need adjusting. With buckets and shims the wear is on the valve, and the valve seat. Effectively the valves wear their way into the head, that is why they wear tighter.
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    Extra gas..

    twigg replied to plainmd's topic in Watering Hole

    It depends on the type of trip. If you are carrying a passenger, and not particularly pressed for time then there aren't many places where gas is hard to get, so just fill up regularly. If you want peace of mind then carrying a gallon in a can is common. You can also carry an emergency supply in aluminum fuel bottles. If you seriously want to increase range, then you will need an auxiliary gas tank. Five gallon size is most common, and they fit in one of several places. Easiest place is on, or instead of, the passenger seat. Tail dragger tanks can be used, but they require a second fuel pump. Fitting these tanks is fairly straightforward in most cases, but carrying a gallon in your pannier is easiest.
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    If the Hard drive has not been physically damaged, or formatted, then all the files are still there. In most cases they can be recovered, the cost depends on the level of damage the disk has suffered. ps ... even if it has been formatted, they can still usually be recovered, but the data specialists needed to do this cost $$$$
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    What Jeff said. Also ... If you put a tarp down first, you will stop much of the damp that rises out of the ground and settles on the relatively colder metal above it. In a pinch, even black trashcan liners would do.
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    Some interesting replies. Some years ago I had a Landrover Discovery. The first symptom of the regulator failing was that the radio would shut off. The radio had "over-voltage" protection and shut off at around 17V. When I got around to measuring the voltage at the battery it was showing 18V. It was, fortunately, a cheap fix. Well it was cheap when I looked around. UKP 100 from an alternator shop, UKP 700 from Landrover That's why we love the Dealers so.
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    Right Pretty much everyone in this thread is correct (is that a new record?). You can fix it just as long as you know it's temporary, and the problem will return. OTOH, there is little that makes a bike look better than a new seat cover
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    Loosen the switches and/or remove them to create some space if needed. They "blow off" fairly easily when you have the space to work.
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    Hey Gary ... I get that you are not in favour of car tyres on a bike, but that's an old argument that really doesn't appear to have any "rights or wrongs", just preferences. Anyway, as to your "bleeding" problem .... What is to stop you from simply drilling and tapping the caliper to take a bleed screw in the position you now want one?
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    It's the vinyl breaking down. There isn't a cure ... Well, re-covering, that is a cure. The good news is that the new vinyls will last even longer than the old ones
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    I wish you well with it. As you know, you won't get back what you have put into it, we never do! But .... It's a motorcycle, and if you do need to sell it, then it's just a motorcycle and there will be others when you are ready. Selling at a loss now would hurt, but you will find another one later that someone else has poured money into. It's a good time to sell .... Try it on Craigslist at $1200, and see how you go with it. More if you think you can get it, but Gary was right ... the paintwork and general appearance is what sells bikes.
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    Skydoc_17 can help too. He has a valve adjustment kit, including the tool, for loan. It's a job you should only have to do once so buying an $80 tool to do it is possibly not the best use of resources.
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    The Talimena Scenic Highway is reputed to be one of the best scenic routes in the US. It's in southeastern Arkansas and Oklahoma, and it's not to be missed.
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    The tingling is caused by pressure. It is made worse by vibration, because vibration increases the pressure. Mostly it is caused by the pressure on the soft edge of your hand between your little finger and wrist, but sometimes other places too. The angle of contact between your hand and handlebars is critical. If you can adjust them so they are parallel with your knuckles, without bending your wrists it will help a lot. Neoprene cushion grips and bar weights will both reduce vibration, and use the cruise control regularly, if only to give your right hand a break. The lighter your grip, the less you will suffer. Also, a light grip on the bars will help if ever the front shakes it's head. Bikes right themselves way better than we can when we grab the bars in a death grip trying to keep control
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    If you have a compressor, a blast of air from the switch end of the grip will usually get them off. It's tricky to get them started, but once moving they blow off easily.
  19. twigg
    What is this "cleaning" that you speak of??
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    It's a photobucket restriction. Images are limited to 1074 x 768 without a "Pro" account. If anyone has hosting that can display the fullsize images, let me know and I'll send them. Then they can be linked here.
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    I paid a horrible amount of money for this edition of Cycle Magazine, and I am happy to share the interesting bits. I have uploaded the full size images of all the following pics, and they are clear and legible. Any problems and I have the original pages. Lots of it is interesting, but the gas consumption over the trip was 40.6 mpg. That is with a single rider, carrying 20lbs of gear. The gas in 1988 had no ethanol and we should, I think, expect around 1.5mpg poorer with E10. There may be other factors .... add comments So high 30s seems to be about right for one-up, fairly spirited riding. Anyone struggling to read these .... The original images are much bigger, and easy to read. Try downloading these from Photobucket, and if it's still a problem I can send copies of the originals. Enjoy. http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i418/twigg2324/1986%20Yamaha%20Venture%20Royale/Cycle%20Road%20Test/IMG_0646.jpg http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i418/twigg2324/1986%20Yamaha%20Venture%20Royale/Cycle%20Road%20Test/IMG_0647.jpg http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i418/twigg2324/1986%20Yamaha%20Venture%20Royale/Cycle%20Road%20Test/IMG_0650.jpg http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i418/twigg2324/1986%20Yamaha%20Venture%20Royale/Cycle%20Road%20Test/IMG_0653.jpg http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i418/twigg2324/1986%20Yamaha%20Venture%20Royale/Cycle%20Road%20Test/IMG_0656.jpg http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i418/twigg2324/1986%20Yamaha%20Venture%20Royale/Cycle%20Road%20Test/IMG_0659.jpg http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i418/twigg2324/1986%20Yamaha%20Venture%20Royale/Cycle%20Road%20Test/IMG_0665.jpg http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i418/twigg2324/1986%20Yamaha%20Venture%20Royale/Cycle%20Road%20Test/IMG_0668.jpg
  22. twigg
    Heh ... That's why you put the tape on the saw, not the shield. There is no need to tape the shield when you cut it. Just make a line with a chinagraph pencil, and follow it.
  23. twigg
    I would think that the downforce exerted by the sidecar is pretty low really. I've lugged them around with smaller bikes than these. Pity we can't get a car tire that fits. You are probably wise to get the higher rated tire, it certainly won't hurt any.
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    That's a good point. OTOH, the VR only has a 430lb carrying capacity, so exceeding the Spitfire load rating probably exceeds the vehicle load rating too. Just a thought.
  25. twigg
    Seriously ... That is looking awesome!
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