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    What do you want them to do?...........push it to the shop?
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    That's even funnier than the one where the kids friend drilled three holes through his ignition module to mount an undertail.
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    Hey Stan. This is what I have if you want them. Mike
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    Hey Ivan I chose a phenol novolac epoxy that Caswells carriers. They have it in a kit form for a fair price and it is tough stuff. I've used this type before for potting electronic projects and was familiar with it. Stands up to about everything. Beats the daylights out of Kreem and other latex products and with the process to prep the tank it's pretty much a sure shot at getting it right. Check out their site. http://www.caswellplating.com/aids/epoxygas.htm
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    I was on my way back home from a long ride for the day. I started to notice the revs were not dropping back down like the should and then a carb started to overflow from a a vent. Tapping on the carbs got the overflow stopped and the revs back down. Classic stuck float problem ya know. LOL! Problem was the floats and needles were all new and the carbs had been cleaned and adjusted in the spring. Shouldn't have been happening at all. Got the bike started again and in another 20 minutes the bike was gagging from fuel starvation. By then I was close to home, about 15 miles so I just kept the revs up and got her back to the garage. I couldn't start it again. I started the trouble shooting thing with the fuel pump and it was working. When I pulled the feed line off the input there was very little fuel running out of it, just dripping. Kind of surprised me as about then I remembered I had not shut off the petcock and should have been scrambling to shut it off. So then on to the filter which as you know, was the current issue. So the next morning I opened the tank and saw the problem. If you had any particles getting past the filter and into the carbs and clogging the float needle the odds are pretty good you would have had some overflow from the vents. From what you described you may be ok on that. Cut the filter open and take a look at what you find. A look into the tank though the sending unit hole will tell you a lot. Like Condor said drain the tank, just shut it off and remove the fuel line and replace it with a section of line to run into a container so you can take a look at what comes out. Also open the drains on the fuel bowls on the carbs into a glass and see what comes out of them. A load of bad fuel could have been the cause. Hopefully. One thing that I have seen in the past is problems at the pumps. If you pull into a gas stop and see a tanker filling the stations storage tanks, keep going to another fuel stop. You can't even imagine how much junk gets stirred up in the storage tanks when they fill them. Not a good time to gas up. Keep us posted on what you find. If you find your self in the position to need to get into the tank to treat it I can loan you a set of block off plates I made to seal the tanks sending unit and petcock holes during the sealer process. Mike
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    You might be surprised at what you find in a filter. I change mine every spring when I do my preseason oil change. Never found anything much to worry about until this time. The filter in the pic was new in April this year and completely clogged by August with rust. I'm trying the glass body filter with the replaceable filter element for now. At least I'm able to see if anything is coming into the system early. The pic of the inside of the tank was after the epoxy treatment. You can see the shine on the surface. The interior surface of the tank still has rust on it but the epoxy bonds so well to the metal that it feels like the inside of a Thermos bottle. I've pulled my fuel level sending unit twice since the treatment just to check and there is nothing at all loose in the tank. Nothing showing in the filter. The treatment worked very well. I did have to pull my carbs and open up my fuel pump to clean them. I had rust particles all through the system.
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    All I'm going to say is this. Pull your seat off and remove the fuel level sending unit. All you need is a 10mm wrench to remove the four bolts that mount it. Take a good long look in you tank and check around the fuel petcock on the right side. I just went through this myself. My filter, only a 5,000 miles on a new one clogged up completley. When I checked the tank I found the pickup screens to the petcock pickup pipes were completely shot. Everything in the tank was going directly to the filter. I never suspected rust in my tank as the filler area looked really good. The bottom of the tank was pretty nasty. Not heavy rust, but enough to flake off particals into the fuel system. It's worth a look. I replaced the petcock, (got lucky at Pinwalls: $9.95 compared to $85.00 for a new one), every fuel line and used an epoxy sealer to coat the tank interior. That may be the root of your problem. Mine was an '84 with 52,000 miles on it. If you find the need to clean the tank and a possible reseal on the tank let me know and I'll tell you what I can on how I did mine. Worked out great for about $65.00 total. Mike
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    Years back I was traveling and stayed in Austin, Tx for a few days. Took in the local color and made myself at home in a few local places of adult beverage. I was cuddled up at the bar chewing the fat with a local boy and there was someone singing in the background. The voice sounded familar and I went over to take a look at the stage and there he was. Willie. Live and jamming with the the band. Blew me away. I stayed until close and he would sing off and on all during the evening. What a way to see the guy. I've never wanted to go to a big concert to see him after that. I saw him at his best just doing what he does. Can't ask for more than that. Enjoy the show for sure. Hope he does "Stardust". Mike
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    Take another look. When you open the site pop on the Yamaha Icon. Last time I talked to them they were still doing RSV and many other models.
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    Give the folks at Hartco a call. I've got a fitted 3/4 shorn lambskin on my 1st gen and love it to death. http://www.hartcoseats.com/index.html Mike
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    Ouch! Well ya made me feel better. And that is what they call a "fair" rate up there?
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    Craigr......you kidding me? I spent the entire afternoon roaming 183 and the scenic bypasses all over between Omaha, Mo Valley and on to Soldier and over to Denison and back down through Logan. Great day for riding though.
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    Don't let the looks of the Avon Venoms throw you off. I've had mine on for two seasons now, about 11,000 miles, and they are great. Will replace them with Avons again. As far as wet roads, have no concerns there at all. I've been out in some of the worst weather we can get here in the Midwest and have never had a problem staying hooked up. They are quiet, handle grooves well and don't follow the seams and cracks. I've ridden at 17 dgrees and they held well. They are a softer, sticky tire and will show some flattening on the center if you only ride the straight roads. If you like the curves and twisties it keeps them evenly worn down to the chicken strips. But you will be warned by others, when you hit the wear bars, it's time for new ones now. Not many miles left after that point. But after 11,000 miles and still looking good I'm expecting at least one more season out of mine. Mike
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    You might want to check on adding a headlight modulator. Wasn't there a thread around here on that? If I remember right they are not a good add on as the way the controller picks up the varience and sees it as a problem.
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    They have to running short of news to report. The local news here in Omaha, NE ran the story last night along with a part of the dash cam vid. I got to admit......it's the first news I've seen on TV in a while that made me laugh.
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    I changed mine out for a blade type a while back. It's about 1 1/2 thick from base to knurled nut to the cover. It sits on top of the air box cover and it just has enough room to clear without hitting the inside of the false tank cover.
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    I put one of Buckeyes in this spring in my '84. More than happy with it. Carriers the load nicely with amps to spare. That was a change. Mike
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    Hey Barend. Thought I saw a flash of orange under there.
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    That's why I hang around here. Learn something new every day. Just out of curiousity......does the metal MKI chin fit well over the upgrade spin on oil filter adaptor? That's why I added a chin off the MKII to mine. Just to add some protection to the filter body itself,
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    I'll keep looking through all the pics I have on file. I've got to have something that shows a close up of the chin mounted. I spent a year watching eBay for a good metal chin and finally tripped over an ABS one in great shape and my color. And Cheap! Then I had to find crash bars to work so cheap went out the window. LOL! Ain't changing stuff fun? I'll be watching this one to find out the end of the story. Mike
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    I'm out of it then. I added a chin off an '86 or '87 to my '84 and had to change the crash bars out with one from an '86 for the mounting tabs. I was under the impression that the metal chin mounted up under the crash bar mounts but looking at a pic of Mikes bike it don't look like it. The crash bars off a MKII have the mounting tabs but they don't look like they would line up for the metal one. Sorry can't be of more help. Mike
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    You trying to mount the metal chin or an ABS one?
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    Yeppers. Too high of speed. Use a very fine tooth blade on a low speed and let the saw do the work. Use no more pressure than the saw needs to move forward. Always try to do the cut in one move if possible and let the blade stop moving before pulling it out. It helps to have an extra pair of hands to hold the top section from binding on the blade to. Using painter tape on the shield will help keep the shield from getting scratched while cutting to.
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    Well.......just for the record, since I drained the 20/50 out and refilled it with 10/40 again it has started from dead cold every morning this week just like it always has in the past. Touch of choke...push the switch and off she goes. Engage clutch it hitting like it should every time hot or cold. I think Squeeze may have hit it on the tolerances of the new parts and possible burrs on the housing just making it too tight with the heavier oil. Best answer that makes sense so far. I'll try my luck with 20/50 again when it gets hot next season. Some things are just hard to explain. Thanks for all the input guys. Mike
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    I liked that about the group also. Decent, open discusion without the bashing.
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