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    V7Goose pretty much nailed it. You can get tachometers easily enough, if you want the peace of mind, but they are unnecessary. Use your ears, and feel the bike. It will let you know when it needs to change up, and it won't take more that a few full throttle runs to work out where that it. As the bike hits peak revs, it will falter, and you will feel it. You can't miss it. All you need to do from there on is not rev quite so hard. By the way .... Unless I am deliberately having fun, even my XS750 rarely hits the redline .... there is plenty of power between six and eight thousand rpm to never need to take it up to nine thousand. Most of it's work is between 4000 and 6000. Given your original post, your bike is going to feel like a whole new beast the first time you try a few things suggested here.
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    Current price is $69.99 plus $6 Shipping. I ordered a set today.
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    Garmin! Spring the extra $200 for a Zumo. Failing that, buy a 1490T for $132 on Amazon, and carry a few baggies for the occasional times that it rains.
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    The general rule is that you change the sprocket every other chain. But that demands a careful examination of the sprocket. If the teeth are not symmetrical, and especially if they are "hooked" .... you will know what I mean if you ever see a hooked sprocket, then they should both be changed.
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    It's also helpful to lube all but the top six inches of speedo cables. That stops the lubricant working it's way up into the speedo head. You really, really don't want that to happen.
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    That's a nice find, especially with the Hondaline accessories. There are lots of resources around. Google search for "Honda 750 Forum", you are bound to turn up a few. Poke around, find one you like. Just about everything for those bikes is still available, one way or another.
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    In all my years of posting in a variety of Forums, some many more contentious than this one ever will be, the list of folk I am no longer friends with is extremely short. You are nowhere near that list Now .... where did I put that "Beer" icon???
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    Works for me. I hope you find what you are looking for
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    You make a good point about that particular remark ... it was intemperate, a bit OTOH, I had been provoked quite a bit by then, and I have yet to see you ask similar questions of the OP with regard to his whole history in this thread. I will own my own, single, mild remark .... I don't see anyone else doing the same.
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    Don't get me wrong ... If I could afford those, I would buy them in a heartbeat
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    Clearly you missed the recent memo about "civility", so I am going to say this, just the once, for you benefit. You started this thread with a perfectly reasonable request for a low windshield. All perfectly proper and if I had one then, by now, it would be yours. The first response by "slickster" was a helpful suggestion, one which would help not just you but anyone else reading the thread and looking for something similar. That you chose to turn down the suggestion was absolutely no problem at all. That's the beauty of advice, you are free to take it or not. Not forgetting, of course, that we don't know your personal circumstances and therefore do not feel in the least slighted if you ignore our words of wisdom What you followed it up with was a jarring comment about who should, and should not, post to this thread. I'm sorry, but when I read that it was just wrong. Not only are you not in a position to make threads exclusive, it felt like a slap in the face to a guy who had given his time to try to help you. That may pass for acceptable where you live, but in my world it is rude. I responded as mildly as I could, given my desire to add some helpful detail to others, and also wanting to offer support to slickster. You, on the other hand, have chosen to respond to my every comment with snippy one liners. The last of which is a doozy, given that you didn't actually specify that you needed a wider screen, a minor fact which changes the playing field somewhat. Well I am sorry, but you don't get to be snippy to others and not have folk wishing to add support. It was open to you to simply say "Thank you", or even nothing at all. No one would have minded either approach. I may be new here, but new to internet Forums I am definitely not. This is a friendly place at first sight, and your behaviour in this thread is a bit jarring by comparasion. It's so not necessary, it helps nobody. Freebird's request that we try to be polite was well judged. Politeness is the Courtesy of Kings and what is more, it doesn't cost anything. I hope I have read you completely wrong here, and misunderstood your posting, or just happened along when you are having a bad day. Whatever .... May your tank never run dry, and the road open up invitingly underneath your eager throttle. peace.
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    Let us know how you get on with it, and good luck I, for one, always enjoy product reviews.
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    Our kids, and my wife, are on an extended school day for the rest of the semester, making up 7 of the 11 snow days we needed this year!
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    You may want to consider a couple of things .... Is it wise to buy a combined unit in this way? It may be that the perfect helmet for you hasbeen matched with the ideal bluetooth setup. In which case, you will be benefiting for a discounted price for the pair. That would be unusual, and if it is then you are making a compromise ... Either the helmet is not ideal, or the bluetooth doesn't quite do as you would please. Consider each element as separate items, and only buy it if both are what you want, or at least the compromise is one you can live with. It's tempting to get a bluetooth helmet, and will work out very well for some, but you double your chances of disappointment if it doesn't function the way you need it to.
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    Trailer Hitch

    twigg replied to twigg's topic in Watering Hole

    Thanks Rick.
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    Nice, even wear on those.
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    There are several solvents that will dissolve ABS plastic ... Acetone is one of them. Any will do. Plastex works by dissolving the ABS powder in the kit into a paste, which then dissolve and bonds to the adjacent material. Acetone was recommended to me as a suitable solvent ... I plan to try it in the next few weeks. The liquid cement used by plumbers for plastic pipes may well do the trick too. I have no beef with Plastex, it's just expensive.
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    seats

    twigg replied to bird34man's topic in Bike Accessories

    Russell appear to be the only ones who truly customise a seat. They aren't even the most expensive, although even they aren't cheap. If you are able to do a "Ride In", they can even make adjustments on the spot. You could call them and talk through the possibilities for your bike before committing to anything.
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    Here: http://www.carbtune.com/ You might want to consider a ColorTune while you are at it.
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    Nope. I had a high one, and cut it down in about an hour. No fees, no taxes, no shipping and no waiting.
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    The chemicals concerned are ground up abs plastic, and acetone. Try using the shavings you get from cutting a hard plastic drain fitting with a hacksaw, and mixing the result with a few drops of nail varnish remover. Use the goop you create to stick two parts of the, now useless, fitting together and test the results.
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    Yeah ... all very true. But no one else had mentioned the "other options" ... So I thought I would. Gives a wider choice is all.
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    If it bond rubber like that then basically it's super-glue. Plastex can be replaced with acetone and abs shavings ... Go figure the cost. If the crack in a fairing is clean, hold it together with aluminum tape and inject acetone into the crack. Done. Nail varnish remover is acetone.
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    If you have a thermal flasher, then they might not flash. The answer is a $10 electronic flasher from any auto-parts store. You won't, by the way, save a great deal as they are intermittent. You will save a lot by replacing the tail light and instrument panel bulbs. Believe it or not those lil' suckers draw 3.4W each!!
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    I think that varies ...... You are right, in the past CB was just about the only way, short of expensive Autocoms, etc. The better modern Bluetooth units will pair readily with other Bluetooth headsets giving an open road range of up to about 900 meters. The other option is FRS Radio (Two-way radio). These will work up to several miles, and can be wired into intercom systems. The Motocomm ST-1 comes with all the cabling, and costs about $180. In fact, you can buy mine if you want, I'm getting the Sena.
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