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    Wanna borrow my shop gremlins? I fought mine for a full afternoon and gave up and went to bed. In the morning I found it laying in the pile of packing quilts I had used to protect it from hitting the floor if/when it came off. Damn shame I slept through it. Would have liked to seen it make that 1 1/2 foot jump into the pile. I had gone through the impact tighten, heat, impact tighten, heat and tap and impact tighten again all day. The temps dropped over night into the 20's and I guess the change in temps did the trick. Then again having left the puller on with a full load on it probably helped. LOL. But I like the shop gremlin story better myself. I guess they moved. I have left all kinds of unfinished projects out there and they are never done when I wake up. It's worth the fight. I've had my new engage in for a full season now and it never misses a lick. Great upgrade!! Looking at those pics again I'd guess you don't have an impact wrench. If you don't you might want to try to rent one or try a tool loan program from a parts store. After what I went through I do not belive the long breaker bar is going to do the trick. I used a 1/2 drive and was considering borrowing my buddies 3/4. LOL! And make sure you have something for the rotor to land on. Don't want that puppy boucing across the floor. Mike
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    Congrats there friend!! Ya made it another year!!!
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    The spacer is to adjust the preload on the springs. Many have found the spacer included (I got 2 in mine) to be too long and very hard to reinstall the fork end cap. You do want it to be tight, but ya gotta get the cap back in right. If it's close you will need to press firmly on the cap to get it started. Take care there and don't cross thread it. To get close cut 2 sections of 1" PVC the to same size. That's important. Then make sure you can start the cap in. To add more preload I added SS washers to the top of that to adjust it. As the spring broke in I was able to add 2 more washers to each side to tighten it up. I used the old spring washers, the one cupped, to sit on top of the Progressive springs to create a flat surface, then the PVC and then the SS washers. As long as the spring makes contact with the cap....you have preload. The more pressure you use to to install the cap...the more preload you have. It must make contact with the cap. Mike
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    Hey! Clean out some of that old PM stuff man. It's full!!! Got something for you to take a look at. Mike
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    If it is a DEKA AGM and it is dead after a month and half the odds are pretty good there is something draining the battery. The DEKA AGM has an extremely low discharge rate when not being used. I mean months on end to even drop blow 12.5 volts. I'd be looking for what might be drawing a charge with the bike off. Best bet, as you are doing, fully charge the battery and check it with a load tester. There is a chance the battery is bad, but failures are rare on these. Some of the things you described are suggesting other electrical problems. Of course check for shorts and drains and clean all connections. And I have to ask, when jumping the battery from the car was the car running? That can cause problems for the R/R on the bike. Best done with the car off to be safe. I've been running a DEKA for two years. Last years winter shelf storage with hardly any drop in voltage at all. It's been on the shelf this year since mid December and no drop in charge yet. I had a R/R fail last summer and rode the bike about 30 miles home on the battery draining it to 11.4 volts. It sat for a couple of day and it started the bike right up. Still running the same battery today and it shows 12.8 volts evey time I turn the bike on. Not saying the battery could not be bad but I'd be looking for the cause first. Hope it charges up for you. DEKA's are tough stuff. And Bob's gonna slap me but the DEKA outperforms the Odessy on CCA's for less money. Mike
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    I got to throw in my here. I love the Avons Venoms. Some have complained about cracking on the tires but mine have shown no problems at all. I have almost 18,000 miles on my current set and will probably be replacing them this next summer with another set when they start to show the need. I am more than pleased with the handling and the wet traction. I ride every day in all kinds of weather and they do a great job. They are a softer compound but they seem to wear very well for my type of riding. So much for my opinion.......but I like them. Mike
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    A friend of mine needed both hands done. He builds custom cabinets and didn't want to be down for so long doing one and then the other. So being the bright guy he talked the doc into doing them both at the same time. It really tests your friendship when your buddy calls you at midnight and says, "My zipper is stuck." He learned.
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    I had the same idea when they hit the market. Stocked up on bags for packing the small stuff. Then they disappeared from the shelves in my area. Everytime you find something that works.....they quit making it.
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    There are no kits for the seals. Just order the parts as single items. But......use only Yammy OEM seals. There are aftermarket seals out there are not at factory specs. Some are too thick and you can not get the retainer back in correctly. PM Skydoc_17. He can ordered them for you.
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    Now that is a sweet ride.
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    It's looking good today even on my dialup. Thanks boss.
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    For those of you that asked that question........what does it matter? But to answer it, no, I have never served in the Armed Forces. First of all it was clearly stated in the opening sentence "From a 20 yr. Marine" and of all the silly places to post it.....in the Humor Forum. I have to ask what upstanding Marine would pass a chance to take a dig at the other branches of the Armed Forces? I don't get it? Yeah right. Dad was a hardcore Navy, Uncle was career Army, neighbor next door was a lifer Marine and his son, the 20 year Marine was the one that sent these posts to me. Been around military folks all my life. I get it! When I shared meals with my friend, his Dad, his family....Grace always ended with Amen, Semper Fi. That taught me that his family was much larger than the table we were sitting at. How can you not respect that? So with that said.....try to laugh once in while. Or if it chaps that bad, try a lil less starch in your skivies. It's called humor folks.
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    US Navy Rules: 1. Go to Sea. 2. Drink Coffee. 3. Deploy Marines
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    US Air Force Rules: 1. Have a cocktail. 2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner. 3. See what's on HBO. 4. Ask 'What is a gunfight?' 5. Request more funding from Congress with a 'killer' Power Point presentation. 6. Wine & dine ''key' Congressmen, invite DOD & defense industry executives. 7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets. 8. Declare the assets 'strategic' and never deploy them operationally. 9. Hurry to make 13:45 tee-time. 10. Make sure the base is as far as possible from the conflict but close enough to have tax exemption.
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    US Army Rules: 1. Curse bitterly when receiving operational order. 2. Make sure there is extra ammo and extra coffee. 3. Curse bitterly. 4. Curse bitterly. 5. Do not listen to 2nd LTs; it can get you killed. 6. Curse bitterly.
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    US Army Rangers’ Rules: 1. Walk in 50 miles wearing 75 pound rucksack while starving. 2. Locate individuals requiring killing. 3. Request permission via radio from 'Higher' to perform killing. 4. Curse bitterly when mission is aborted. 5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75 pound rucksack while starving.
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    Navy SEALS’ Rules: 1. Look very cool in sunglasses. 2. Kill every living thing within view. 3. Adjust Speedo. 4. Check hair in mirror.
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    These next few posts were sent to me by one of my oldest friends, a 20 yr. Marine. Marine Rules 1.Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. 2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough. 3. Have a plan. 4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work. 5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. 6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a '4.' 7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life isexpensive. 8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.) 9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible. 10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours. 11. Alwayscheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one in which you lose. 12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber,stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived. 13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot.
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    What are you using for your LED bulbs? Mike
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    Saw that the other day and sent it along to my BIL. He's an old Windy City guy and it may be the way to finally get him on a bike. He do love Da Bears.
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    This is what superbrightleds shows for installation instructions. I'm planning on installing mine ('84 VR) next to the air compressor unit where I have a harness set up for my light bar light. On the front turn signals it can be installed right behind the bulb sockets. http://www.superbrightleds.com/pdfs/load_resistor_info.pdf
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    They have been throwing out some real good deals lately for sure. In the last month I have picked up a HJC flip up and a Scorpion jacket for way below what I had expected to pay. I'm not sure what else I'm gonna need but I'm sure they will convince me I need something more with the prices they are offering. Mike
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    PM sent!
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    I feel your pain, I really do. My hand got cold digging in the fridge looking for my box of Mrs. Pauls Fishsticks. Never again! Next time I'm putting on an oven mitt.
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