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    I was out last Saturday for a day ride. High 40's (f) most the day. Didn't get home until 11 PM that night and it had dropped to the 30's. Weather here in Omaha has been mild for this time of year. We have had ice storms and severe snow storms in the past years as early as October. As long as the streets stay dry and none of the chemical spray they are using on the streets I'm keeping bike ready to ride as long as possible. It's looking like it's going to hit 55 today so I'm outta here. Mike
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    The Deka AGM battery and the upgrade stator from Rick at Buckey Performance solved ALL my charging and power issues. Period. The Deka battery that Condor mentioned is far superior to the Odessy that was such a hot item a while back. I've had mine since April this year and it always shows 12.8 or better on the digital meter everytime I hit the key. The upgrade stator will add about 25 or 30% to the charging system. I run a lot on lights on my rear lightbar, extra markers on front and sides and (2) 55w driving lights and I still show around 13.7 to 13.9 going down the road. I drop to about 13.2 stopped with the brake lights on. Mike
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    When I was driving truck OTR I had a stick on temp strip on my drivers side mirror. Same thing that you use on a fish tank. (any pet store) That was before modern technology with digital displays for outside temps and heated mirrors came along. Not so great for wind chill but itgave you an idea of what to be prepared for when you opened the door.
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    Da man speaks the truth without bias. LOL!
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    Our theme song should be "Hotel California" Nobody checks out of this club......ever.
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    Hey Kerry. Welcome to the nut house. You should enjoy it here. Sounds like you met some of the crowd already so you know what you are getting into. Aren't you the brave one. LOL! Don't know your bother either but I'd have to assume he's probably like the rest of us. A bit unstable at times. Just a bit. That's what makes this place so much fun. Ride safe and enjoy. Welcome again and see ya around. Mike
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    No doubt about it........you got oil getting into the cooling system. Ain't nuttin else that foams up in the radiator like that. Once the coolant finds it's way into an oil passage you're going to have bigger problems.
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    Now that is cool to see a CBX in that shape. The owner of the company I worked for back then bought one of the first ones in Omaha. He had it for about a month and parked it in our warehouse. I bugged him about riding it and he just would shake his head. One day he picked me up at the dealer when I dropped off my GW for work and when we got back to the office he tossed me the keys to the CBX. Told me I could use it until I got mine back. I got to say that bike could shread a tire no doubt but the only thing I liked about the bike was from point A to point B it was an awesome experience....as long as the path from A to B was in a straight line. It was a wrestling match to corner in town and don't even think about the twisites under power. Not a corner carver for sure. It had a lot of low end grunt but the weight of the bike kept it from being anything spectacular. I had the bike for about a week and then it ended up back in the warehouse for a year before he let it go. I don't think he ever put a 1,000 miles on it. He offered it to me but I passed on it. Not what I wanted. Be fun to ride one again though.
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    Ok .....this sounds a bit corny but pick up a Kenny G. album. Any one will do. I never knew there were more than 2 recording on it. By the time I was half way into the second track I was out like a light. If ya go with the Melatonin, watch your dosages. My sister in law turned my on to that years ago when I was changing jobs and schedules. Standard dose didn't help so I added a little extra. Nada......add another pill......nope.......another one please. What I ended up with was a full night of CinemaPlex 45. Dreamed from the minute I feel asleep to the time I dragged myself out of bed. Not much rest involved. I finally saw my doc and explained my problem and told him about the Melatonin. He had tears running down his face he was laughing so hard. Very comforting. Seems that 1/2 a pill would have been the correct dose for my age and size. Doh! I was just getting used to it. Canceled my cable service and everything.
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    On my '84 I thought I had a rear wheel bearing going bad. You could really feel a good vibration in the rear grab bars and a pretty good click when it was up on the stand and spinning the rear wheel. I pulled it apart and stripped it all down and found the dampner pins were pretty well stuck. Got it apart and gave it the emory treatment and lubed the pins up and put it back on. No more clicking, no more vibration. When those pins ain't slippin you just ain't getting the full effect. Glad you got her fixed up. Mike
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    The 26H is for the '83 model only. The 41R is for the '84 and up until they went to the single coil pickup which was what guys? '90? The only real difference is the boost setting in the TCI. They will run but like you are seeing there are some side effects. I ran a 26 in my '84 until I found a good 41R. Ran fine. Carried it for a spare until I found someone who needed one for his '83.
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    I hear ya Dingy. His answers have been a bit in the gray area. Short and little useful info given to a direct question. I see he just backed out of a helmet sale that that only brought $23.00. Said it was a mistake. He didn't get what he wanted so he backed out of the deal. I guess he's one to avoid in the future.
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    Well I just got a response from the guy with a tracking number. Looks like he didn't even ship them until AFTER my second inquiry. That would have been AFTER he told me he shipped them. So all I can accuse him of at this point is being a bit fudgy on the shipping story. Lazy would be a good word I guess. Bongo.......I guess I've been spoiled. About everything I have bought has arrived within 10 days or less. The record was four days from payment. Wish they all went like that. DragonRider.......I appriecate the offer. Looks like I won't need them. But thanks. Now to see if they look like the ones in the pics in his listing. I wonder what the other set looks like.
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    His feedback was 417 I think at 100%. Reviews were good. I just checked the new listing and it still shows active on mine with two days to go.
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    Rare.....not really......hard to come by decent clean ones......yeah. Been looking for a while so I jumped on these when they listed. I've seen them go a lot higher than $50.00. It just irks me that the guy had a pretty decent feedback file so I felt pretty good about it. And his response to the shipping charge was quick and favorable. I bought some junk early on in my dealings with eBay and it was my own fault. I learned what to ask and what I needed to know pretty quick to cover myself. About everything I've bought was in excellent condition when I got it. So we shall see what happens. Best I can hope for is that he is a really, really slow shipper.
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    I ran across this one a while back. I still open a door and look inside before I go into a room. Geesh.....glad it wasn't on the bathroom floor of a plane.
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    This may be my first time of getting burned on eBay. I hope not. I bought a set of chrome fairing hole covers on a BIN bid from a seller named "awfulhaunted" on October 29th. I paid as soon as I comfirmed my bid. The seller posted that there was free shipping on the BIN for domestic shipping. The PayPal totaled in the shipping on the sale so I went ahead and paid the full billing. I contacted the seller the next day and he did refund the shipping promptly. Still kept the item price in full. Fixed, or so I thought. So I waited.. Then a few days later I get a notice from eBay that a listing I had been watching had relisted. I popped it up and what do I see but the same side covers, same pic, same exact listing I had already paid for. So I contacted the seller requesting info on the shipping as I had seen the new listing and was concerned that there may have been some confusion because of the refunded shipping. Got a response that they had been shipped via FedEx......not UPS as stated in the listing. No tracking number was provided. That was on 11/06/09. He did explain that the new listing was another set that I had just got from another bike. Er...yeah....ok.....sure. And I waited... So I contacted him again today requesting the tracking info as I see someone has bid on the second listing. Haven't heard from him yet. If not by tonight I guess I'll have to start a claim on the guy. It's been going on two weeks and not much happening. So the listings were: Item# 300361849 for the ones I bought. Item# 300364426 for the second listing. Look alike to me...... Guess I'll try to put a cork in this guy before he sells this set again. I hope I'm wrong on this. So anybody had dealings with this guy?
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    Yeppers the 2nd gen valve cover gaskets work fine on the 1200 1st gen. I bought a set for the 1300 off the Bay a while back and they threw me off a little bit when I got them. They look a bit different with the wider side plugs and the lip that hangs out but they are a perfect seal and they do install easier.
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    Every now and then I come up with something that actually works out pretty well. Kind of a trial and error kinda guy. Been that way since I was little. Hope it helps ya out.
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    From what I undestand Rick at Buckeye and Ricks Electronics are two different outfits. No connection at all. Rick at Buckeye is a member here and provides excellent service and parts. I got mine from Buckeye last spring and it's doing a heck of a job. And as a side note.... the 1st gen upgrade does not provide 55 amps like the 2nd gen model. A little over maybe 30% improvement over stock but that is a heck of a change on a 1st gen. Rick at Buckeye will say solder the 3 wires on either 1st gen or 2nd. The stock plug is junk as it is and that solder job keeps the amps flowing with no restriction. I did mine and most everybody else recommends it to.
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    I think his point was his left one is "missing". Ya can't disable something that isn't there. Good point on the progressives as I blocked mine off when I installed mine. But until he can either find an antidive or engineer a block off plate to close that port he's still kinda up the creek. I checked and do have extra one but sadly it's for a MKI.....not electric.......sorry.
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    Man there ya go! Been chasing the guitars of my desires for a long time. The first three are what I got........the black cherry is one I'm dealing on now. Now if I just had time to sit down an play the things.
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    Sorry......had to run out of town unexpectedly. But anyway, they are called bib washers used in faucets. They are thick and and pretty firm and are almost the same as stock mounting washers. I used a couple of different sizes because I had to reengineer the holes a bit as they were a little off from the old rack holes. They seal up well and covered the difference in size. Only had to drill out the center hole to 1/4 inch for the bolt. I made some support plates for the inside of the tank lid also to help spread the weight around. I had a travel bag that was too big for the old rack so I'm fixed to go now. So a couple of pics. If you didn't find anything let me know the tubing size and I'll mail a set off to you. And Bongo.........I found a rack so I'll quit bugging ya. LOL!
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    What I used to replace mine were the thick black faucet washers. If you are just looking for the hard rubber pad that goes between the rack and the surface of the trunk let me know what size the tubing your rack is and I'll set you up with a set. I bought an assortment box. You wouldn't belive how many places these thing actually work on a Yamaha. LOL! I'll post some pics when I get home from work this afternoon so you can see how it looks. Shoot me a PM with your mail addy if you're interested.
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    My daughter and I have lived in a townhome community for the last 8 years. When we first moved here we met and got to know almost everybody on the block. Over time most those folks have moved on and the new folks don't want to be bothered. In the last 5 years we haven't had a single kid show up on Halloween. Not one. And when I'd take my daughter out trick or treating no one will even answer the door. I got in the habit of taking her and a few of her friends out to a high end neighborhood out west. The 1/2 million dollar and up homes. In half an hour they could all fill their pillow cases with 1/4 pound candy bars and cash. Yes CASH! More than a few times they found $5 and $10 bills in their bags. I mean they folks reallly did it up. Houses decorated to the max. Spooky sounds piped clear out to the street and theatical costumes worthy of a broadway show. I got to admit......it's a pretty good show. And you had to feel safe with all the private security patrol cars prowling the streets. But somehow all that was lacking in the fun and excitement of my young years. Walking the neighborhood with a few good friends and knowing everybody you met. Spending the night trading candy bars and popcorn balls back and forth and working on a bellyache from too much surgar. Then laying revenge on the folks that didn't come across with the goods. Whipped cream, toilet paper, bars of soap were the standard weapons of choice but I always reserved the burning bag of dog poo for the old biddy that gave me green stamps! There is no sense of community any more. Nobody seems to care. I miss that a lot.
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