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    A quote from the ad ... "despite the skyrocketing price of fuel, patrons are going for the guns." Of course they're going for the guns... that's so they can rob gas stations and get all the gas they want .... :rotf:
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    dang... if we could only get rid of some of the "yo-yos" around here that easily.... :rotf: I would think that the disbursement of the weight of the bike onto the end of the side stand would change depending on the height of the object between the base of the side stand and the ground. Having said that, and considering the width of the yo-yo, there would be less weight transferred at the ground requiring extremely soft surface to cause it to disappear.... Having said that, it is important to carry more than one yo-yo. One normal sized one for those climates where the temps are such that the asphalt doesn't soften, and another one that is wider and a larger diameter for those climates you ride into where the temps are so hot that asphalt is in almost a liquid state.....
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    That tends to happen as one get older......
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    nahhhhhhh... yo-yos are only for us "old" guys ....
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    masking pics....
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    I use a Yo-Yo ... comes with string and built-in retractor and is great for bopping idiots and not losing it....also a lot of fun when not under the side stand....
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    here it is... NAPA # 156 thermostat
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    Jeremy... what you've explained seems fairly normal. Mine is pretty much the same and my '85 was too. In fact, my '85 seemed to run closer to the red most of the time. On this bike, I installed an auto thermostat. Can't recall part number but it's an exact fit and a lot cheaper than the Yamaha one, not to mention that it supposedly works better. Somewhere buried in this site is a post with the info for it.
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    SilvrT replied to GeorgeS's topic in Watering Hole

    Yeppers .... and it looks like we've got more than one thing in common eh? geeez... you riding all the way from Sask? WOW ... what dates and route are you taking? We're leaving Aug 9th and doing the coast (Oregon & Calif) as much as we can.
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    I practise emergency stopping every day at least once.... oh...wait a minute.... it's not practise.... it's the REAL THING!
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    SilvrT replied to GeorgeS's topic in Watering Hole

    Me TOO! .... and the town of Los Osos will never be the same again after I leave!! (soooo lookin forward to bein there in Aug ... hope Jack & Bev are fully recovered soon)
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    do a "rfp" aka Request for Price ... specify what you want to buy with options you want. Send it out to 5 dealers. Tell them you're paying cash / no trade and make sure you tell them that theirs is not the only dealer you're sending the rfp to. You'll be surprised the variation in the prices. Then, sell your trade yourself and go buy at the one with the lowest price. You'll save a lot of bucks. Get interim financing to cover the value of your trade so that you get the new vehicle now and can focus on selling your trade while at the same time, not driving it...keeping it clean and presentable to prospective buyers. It sometimes takes quite a while to sell a vehicle... took me 3 month's to sell our 2004 Aveo... didn't get as much as I'd like to have gotten but there were at least 27 other '04 Aveo's in just one used vehicle publication for this area. In the meantime, we are driving our "new" truck and the Aveo didn't get used.
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    :rotf: :rotf: it's amazing how a conversation can take a totally different direction! Nathan.... NO... manure is NOT necessary for painting your scoot...
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    I could also be wrong; however, I seem to recall reading that HVLP guns, while not needing as much air pressure, require more cfm in order to atomize the paint at the lower pressure. So, that would then dictate higher requirements for the compressor. Compressor's air delivery (cfm) is usually greater with higher pressure; however, the combination of HP and tank capacity greatly affects cfm delivery. For example, you can have a 2 horse compressor with a 60 gal tank and get the same cfm capacity of a 4 horse compressor with a 10 gal tank...etc. (that's not necessarilly an exacting comparison) Am I right or wrong in my understanding of this (anyone)? ...
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    I'll second that statement !!
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    Squidley...how do you figgure a pancake compressor will be adequate? A spray gun generally needs around 6.5 cfm @40psi (or better) ... I've never seen a pancake compressor that can produce that..... they don't hold enuf air generally, nor do the pumps provide sufficient volume all on their own. I just bought a new compressor and I did quite a lot of research on them pertaining to horsepower, tank capacity, and specifically cfm capacity @ 40 psi ... I bought one with a 15 gal tank and 1.6 running hp and that was about the smallest I could find to do the job. ?????? am I missing something here? ....
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    couple threads I found... http://www.dragspecialties.com/pdfs/0640-0191.pdf http://www.chopperscycle.com/motorcycleparts/product_info.php/cPath/1_127/products_id/2819
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    A few links re: painting ...maybe some info in these you can find useful. http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?p=200376#post200376 http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=21498 http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20529 http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=21833&highlight=spray http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=19284&highlight=spray http://venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=18586&highlight=spray
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    Thanks for the compliments guys...now if Yamaha would only put EFI and... LOL
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    Got her all done and the weather was great... got out for a ride and snapped some pics....
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    Hey Don.... I know exactly what you're going through coz I been there & done that a few times. They promise ya the world and deliver nothin, don't they! Keep workin at it....you'll get the performance and service you deserve eventually.... in the meantime, we ain't goin no where.
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    I start getting the wobble around 100mph ... found if I put my knees out into the wind, it stops the wobble. Maybe it's caused by the air turbulence around the bike..??? Never had this issue with my '85
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    BLACK !!! (with PINK inlays) yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Awrite!!!... we get so much rain in the fall, winter, and spring here.... summer is for SUN!... who needs "summer rain gloves"? (boy am I optimistic!)
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    having just one speaker "active" ....you could say you're deaf in one ear so only one speaker is active .... knowhutImean?
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