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    I didn't park the bike this year unitl late December. Pretty late in the year for me but no snow, and I can live with the cold. Had a few mornings when I found some unexpected frosty spots but that is just part of the excitement. Now the roads are covered in salt residue so I guess I waiting for the spring rains now. My neighboor thinks I'm certifiable as he parks his bike when it drops into the 50's F. Wussy! Good to hear from ya. Ya'll take care. Mike
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    Hey ya Squeeze, Thanks for the info. Don't look like I'll be needing to buy that kit. How many of those strip out every day? The 1.25 pitch seems to dominate most the hardware I find messed up. So how's winter in your part of the world? Mike
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    Morning Gary, Actually.....they were in my basement shop as well as my manuals. But I was on the second floor and well..... No excuse. Lazy. Thanks again.
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    BIG PICTURE TRADER. BIG PICTURE! :crackup:
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    Hey Bongo, I have several small Heli-Coil kits that I bought while restoring my '84. PO had a talent for tightening things. Even had to install steel inserts in a few places. The kits I have are common stuff, 6 & 8mm mostly with a mix of other sizes. I picked these up on the cheap from an assortment of those tool "clearing house" shops around town when they shut down. I ran across a couple of sources that have a few of the big Heli-Coil kits, needed tools and 24 inserts in each size, with a few short one or two inserts for a pretty fair price. Not cheap but a fair price. So I'm trying to figure out which sizes are the most common to decide which kits to buy. More concerned about the bigger sizes and rather or not I would have any use for them. Like you said, if you only need it once it's worth it. I have a couple jobs lined up in the next few weeks where the side cases are leaking so I can figure a few Heli-Coils are going to be needed. Rather than pay the high prices for the singles or smaller kits I might as well stock up on sizes I can use on most bikes. These things are like potato chips on old bikes. They ain't going to need just one. So therefore.........market research. LOL! Dingy made me feel lazy last night. He got up and went and checked the plug size while I sat here typing. I had a spare set on heads on the shelf and my compression test set 10 foot any from them. D'oh! Thanks Gary! Mike
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    Hey Trader, Take a closer look at the pics. They are different. The valve falls into detent when turned to the proper 2 o'clock position. The "On" or "Off" have to be at 2 o'clock for it work properly. Hi Gary, Yeah, stuff ya buy in lots off fleaBay can be pretty rough some times. I clean up the usable stuff and stock it for "Just In Case". It's handy for pics to. LOL!
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    Dang! Why didn't I think of that. Never the easy way I guess, Thanks Gary.
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    Hey Gary, Is the plug thread 10mm X 1.25 on ours?
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    1st pic.....running position. 2nd pic....draining position
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    How common is the 10mm X 1.0 thread on most metric bikes? I think, without checking my manuals that is the proper thread for the spark plugs on our and a lot of others right? Some are on the forks if I remember right also. Looking at something but want to check on how much it might get used. Mike
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    It's not only the quick change places. I had a '69 GTO I had completely replaced the entire steering and suspension on. All new factory parts still had the sticky labels on them. Took it in to the local Firestone store to have new shoes put on and have an alignment done. The guy comes in and tells me that I will need two new tie rod ends, idler arm and all new shocks before he could do the alignment. It didn't take them long to put the old rubber back on and get my car back on the ground. How stupid to they think their customers are?
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    Like that wouldn't look a lil odd. Got enough of those locally. I love the term "Deadly Force". Under Nebraska law, and local, in order to use "Deadly Force" you have to have already been attacked and injured in order to defend yourself. So your laying on the ground injured, bleeding, lets say a knife sticking out of your ribs and the attacker turns and walks away, you're no longer permited to defend yourself as he has broken off the attack, no longer armed and leaving. The lesson I learned from that train of thought is use a big enough caliber gun to spin his butt around and shoot him again in the front. Let somebody else figure out which hole was made first. Not afraid of much in my own home. The defenses are mulitipule choice. Some people think the hickory nightstick hanging above the front door is conversation piece. Well, it does speak for itself. I'm not a little guy. I'm 6'3" and 285 lbs. The more perseptive folks can usually pick up on when I'm not pleased. My daughter had a problem a couple of years ago when she held a party here with some friends. I was upstairs when she came up and told me there was somebody downstairs that she had not invited and causing problems. I went down and talked to the guy, a kid, about 20 years old. Told him I would like him to leave. He just laughed at me and told me to "f" off. I smiled at him and told him he had three choices to make in the next ten seconds. Walk out the door on his own, since I had asked nicely, or if I had to tell him to leave again he could go through the door and I wasn't going to open it first, or he could go through a window but that window was on the second floor and I wasn't going to open it first either. At about 9 seconds he turned and walked out the door on his own. One of her friends was laughing and told her that it was so weird that I was smiling through the whole thing. My daughters response.....and she knows me so well, "He wasn't smiling, he was showing his teeth. It's not good when he shows his teeth" If I catch this fool that busted up my door he's first thought is going to be "Oh, what a happy guy." His second thought is going to be "Damn that hurt." Not worth shooting anybody over for sure, but if I catch anyone in my home uninvited they are going to have a heck of a time getting back out without spending some "quality time" with me. Let them figure out what happened when they wake up. I'm still a lil bit miffed over the deal. Does it show?
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    If ya got the "On" / "Off" setting figured out ya got it made. Once you get the valve cleaned up you will be able to feel the detent a lot better. These puppies are a common problem. Like the Off/On/Reserve setting on the fuel petcock they don't get moved a lot. Once you move them, they start that danged drip. Most folks don't notice it until cold weather sets in. When it's warm out and you ride a lot the o-ring holds pretty well. With the cold temps.....shrinkage. And on another issue.....Ok......you probably know the setting on the valve is "Off" at the 2 o'clock position for running the bike. The "On" position at 2 o'clock is for draining the system. The "On" setting bypasses the thermostat to allow full drainage. Now for that bit of info you are good to go. But in case of a problem down the road....like overheating because of a stuck shut thermostat.....just move the valve to the "On" position. That again, will bypass the thermo and let you get to a place to replace the thermo. It is a temporary fix, not for the long run. But it will get you to a safe place in a jam. A road side thermo replacement is not something I'd want to do. Tough enough in the garage. Mike
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    Don't forget to wrap a rag around it while you are working it out of the housing. That way you don't have to spend any time looking for the ball bearing and spring detent. They have been known to hide in the oddest places. Clean out the inside of the valve housing it a piece of ScotchBrite pad to get the gung out. And Skydoc_17's lil kit it a good fix. Not a drop from mine since I installed it.
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    I got to say, I wonder about how the brain fuctions for some of these wannabe bad boys. I came home from work this afternoon with an armload of groceries and found that when I grabbed the doorknob it felt odd. Not round anymore. More oval shaped. When I left for work at 4:00 AM it was round to the best of my recall. Taking a closer look it was smashed and the shank had scars on it like those of a channel lock or pipe wrench. Nice. Custom! The key hole had a piece of wire stuck in it and broken off. That sucked. I couldn't open my own front door. Called my security company and a locksmith. The security guy told me there has been a rash of attempted break-ins on my block. During the day most the time. No sucessful entries but they did try. The thing is there is a dead bolt right above the door knob. Guess they didn't notice that. And a quick look in the front window they would have been looking directly into the security camera (which was on and blinking) pointing at the porch. Not very observant. So the locksmith got me in and installed a new doorknob and rekeyed the deadbolt also. He was laughing because if the door had been opened they would have noticed the security chain for sure and the audibule alarm (95db) from the system and the stobe lights firing in every room. (I have a major hear loss so lights are my alert and defense) So I stepped into my lil office room and checked the cameras. Yep. Got him. No good shot of his face (damned hoodie) but he was fun to watch for like almost 5 minutes screwing with the door. But as he left I got a nice shot at the back of his hoodie with a company name on it. Nice and clear. I burned a copy for the security guy and another one for the LEO that stopped by. They enjoyed it. So I guess I'll keep my eyes open for a moron wandering around my area advertising for the lucky company. I'd like to introduce myself. Maybe with a pipe wrench to his knob. The sad part is....as he has not actually been able to sucessfully enter a home, the only thing they say they can charge him with is vandalism. And I live in a "nice" area. Just happens to be filled with idiots. Nuttin worse that a stupid crook.
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    Yep, up to 8 wires.
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    I found a neat lil item for making connections. I'm not a fan of the crimp connectors at all and prefer to splice, solder and shrink tube connections but I found these to work out pretty well. I carry a handful in my tool kit on the bike for emergency repairs but I had a few on the bike that are holding up very well after a full season. They come in several gauges and configurations for up to 8 wires I think. I just give them a shot of dielectric grease and plug in the wires. Smaller than a Scotch-Lock and better protection of the connection. Ace is the place.
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    Ok, I finally got around to replacing my original wind screen on my '84 with a new one from Cee Bailey. Got one 2" shorter than stock for a better line of sight over the screen. I've been using Plexus all the time to fight the swirls in the old one but after riding several of my friends bikes I really liked NOT seeing anything in front of me. I like clear. Now I have clear. Ok, so what I'm up to is this. I'm cutting the old screen down, a lot, to be not much more that 6" to 8" higher than the top of the fairing. Real short for those really hot days on summer. Get a lil wind in the face kind of thing. I want to try to apply the window tint film on the inside. I've done several cars and vans with the kits so I'm pretty handy with the stuff. And cutting it that short I get rid of the compound curve so that should make it pretty easy. The question is......anybody know if there might be any weird reaction with the screen and the adhesive on the film? I've read the posts on the spray tints but want to try the film to make sure I keep an even appearance. My only concern with the film is keeping the edges bonded to the surface but that can be covered with some flexible trim along the top edge. Thanks for any imput. Mike
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    I know most guys don't bother to read the tags attached to the clothing they buy. But it's time to start taking a closer look when you see one like this. At least it's PC and honest.
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    What? Your actually going to pay a Dr. for the test? You can do the same thing at home with a high output battery charger and a staple gun. If your fingers twitch......you are probably ok. Now...spoiler alert! When they ask you to put on a hospital gown......just do it. I know, I know.....it's your hands they are looking at right. Why the gown? Cheaper than replacing the nice shirt you wore in there. Honestly though, there is really not all that much blood. Just lots of lil spots. But all in all it not that bad. That is if you are used to seeing your limbs flop around all by themself and your fingers doing tap dances and for some reason you're doing "Jazz Hands" for three hours after you leave the office. Towards the end if the testing the only finger popping up was the middle one. Suggestion. Don't ride your bike to the test. Starts can be a lil jerky for a few miles. Just think of it like this. You have always wanted to rescue a porcupine that was tangled up in an electric fence right? In the rain? 'bout the same. Enjoy your visit. Mike aka "Twitch"
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    Oh sure! ....NOW I find out there is an easy way to check that plug!!
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    Check around the back of the stator cover where the wires come through from the stator. It's a rubber plug in the case and the wires run through it. The OEM wires can wick oil out and cause a wet spot. Mine did that during the cold months until I replaced the stator and gooped the daylights out of the inside and out of the plug. You would need to pull the rear, secondary cover to get a good look at it. Mike
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    Congrats!!! I did 13 years OTR and like you, I found a chance to take on a day run and actually start a normal life again. Sounds like you landed a good deal. Best of luck to ya. You didn't happen to be with ATS out of St. Cloud did ya? Mike
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    Dang! I ordered the set on Friday nite and they arrived in todays (Monday) mail. The fella wastes no time on getting the product out for sure. Looks to be very useful stuff here. Makes it plain and simple.
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