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    Hey Art! Glad it worked out so well and so quickly. Bet your boy will be thrilled to see you. I got an X wife with "issues" and she has tried to pull a stunt like that a couple of times. She found out the judge didn't give much of a rats a$$ about her "issues". LOL! She learned! The hard way. All for the best Art. Hug the boy all you can man and tell him there are a bunch of us cheering for him. Mike
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    Well Damn! Just got my e-mail. Came close on that one. $60.00 is still a smoking deal but the I liked the first price better. LOL!
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    We had a long discussion on batteriers on this thread. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=33375&highlight=deka+ETX18L&page=3 Get ahold of Joshua at Bohannon Battery and order from him. Great guy to deal with and a member here. Can't beat the price for the quality of the battery. Better ratings than anything else out there for a lot more bucks. http://www.bohannonbattery.com/html/deka.html
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    That price is nuts! I just placed my order. Nice find there V7Goose!
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    I hear ya Jack. Price is unreal for battery performance. I put mine though the wringer everyday. Sometimes 20 or 25 starts a day and hot or cold she spins like a top. Let her sit for a few days and it's still full capacity every time. I ordered mine right after Josh started posting his specs and you ordered yours. So far...so good. Hope your health issues are minor and get back in the saddle soon. Anyway......back at the ranch....
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    Hey Jack. You put the DEKA in the '83? That quite to lil power house for a battery ain't it. Best battery I ever bought. Mike
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    Hey Tim. I'd be more interested in the connection plugs and wires myself. Did you ever upgrade to a higher performance stator. I remember you were asking questions on that a while back. And then there is the guage itself. Not so hot to start with. If you check the charging system after a cold start with a decent multimeter and then again after it hits operating temps you might see a difference. Now I'm going to mention this. I installed the Buckeye upgrade a couple of thousand miles ago along with the DEKA AGM battery. Best move I made with this bike. No more battery problems or hot starting problems at all. I installed a digital voltmeter in the dash to monitor the charging system. No more worries. BUT, I have noticed odds fluxes in the charge that seem to be related to the temps. I installed everything when the weather was warm and running into the 90's on some days. The charge always ran about 14.3 to 14.5 with only the headlight and stock running lights on. The way it should be. Now we have had some pretty cool mornings lately dropping into the 50's and not getting over 75 during the day. The charges is sitting around 13.4 to 13.9 when it is colder out. It warmed up today and the charge ran up to 14.3 while I was out on the highway running for a while. The meter always shows the battery at 12.8 to 13.0 when I shut it off and even after the bike has sat for a few days. It's charging fine but the temps seem to affect it. As a note: The voltmeter in the dash is a bit low when compared to the digital. Even at 14.5 volts on the digi the analog shows a bit below the line to indicate the proper charge. With the bike not running the analog shows about 11 volts when the digi shows 12.8. Oh.... and one question. Was the voltmeter dropping during the slow crawl though the crowd when you applied the brakes? That will show up on the gauge like a rock dropping. Those two 1157's really draw the amps. So with all that said have you checked the three leads from the stator with a voltmeter so see if they are all equal?
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    Did pretty much the same thing on my '84. Really makes the bike stand out even on cloudy days. Get a lot of comments on them. You did a nice job. Looks good.
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    Harley must be dusting off the NOVA. The V-4 is nothing new to them. Just didn't fit their image 25 years ago. I think Willie said, "A water cooled V4 in a HD?........not in my life time!" http://www.bikerenews.com/AntiqueBikes/CodeNameNova.htm
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    I have got to say you and your family have been on my mind for some time during this difficult situation. It made me very happy today to see that it went the way it did. Sometimes justice, in even its most limited form, can sometimes actually happen for good people. My daughter and I both are overjoyed to see this come to an end for you. Hopefully Haylie, being so young can move forward with minor effect on her in the future. The worst is over. You are a remarkable woman from what I have read over the last few months. You have a lot of salt girl. God bless you and your family. Mike and Ashley
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    Damn! So close! One of these days I'm actually meet somebody from this club. Well I run Hwy 183 up to Mo Valley most every weekend just for the fun of it. Probably catch up with ya one of these days. Mike
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    Hey Owen. Were you up around Cresent the other day on Hwy 183 turning west back towards I-29? I was stopped at the gas station on the corner there and a silver RSV came around the corner and we kind of eyeballed each other and waved but I couldn't get caught up to him. Just wondering. Mike
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    Thanks Freebird. Learn something new every day. I got to get to one of these MD's so I can see some other bikes with their inards showing. All I get to look at is mine. But I figured the principle would be the same.
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    Hi Annie, No problem with the stock masters working with the SS. Will be fine. You either have some air at the high point of the linked system which would be at the metering valve behind the steering head or if it's the front brakes you probably have a bubble in the master where the banjo bolt goes into it. The only way I've found to bleed the linked (rear / left front) that is sure fire is this. Pump the brakes and crack open the bleeder valve on the metering valve behind the forks. If you bought SS lines from Rick at Buckeye you should have a new 6" line coming off the valve going to the right side of the bike. That's the one. When that one quits spitting move to the left front caliper. Repeat the bleeding process. When that one clears THEN go to the back caliper. Repeat the bleed process again. Keep checking the master for fluid level through the process. If you don't get ALL the air out of that high point you will not get the full advantage of the SS lines. If the front brake is the problem a bubble in the master is more than likely. Wrap a rag around the banjo bolt on the front of the master and crack the bolt open a bit. Pull in the lever and tighten the bolt. Repeat a few times. If it persists, take the bolt all the way out and shoot some brake fluid into the bolt hole and repeat the process again. This works well if you don't have a Mighty Vac or something similiar to pull fluid through the system. Even though I seen the vac systems still seem to cause the bubble in the front master more often than not. You will know when you get it right. The SS lines feel like the pedal / lever come to a dead stop when the lines are bled out properly. Real solid feel to it it. No more mushy, no more fade. Let us know if this don't resolve the problem. Mike
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    Yamaha part# 3JJ-14653-00-00 cross references to another number on boats.net. http://www.boats.net/HostedStore.LassoApp?-ResponseLassoApp=cart.lasso&add=e3e5117348d74550a1c8e331f5d2a2736d111242e1aa4158&__utma=188097595.1971776803437916000.1234319002.1234319002.1234319002.1&__utmb=188097595.16.10.1234319002&__utmc=188097595&__utmx=-&__utmz=188097595.1234319002.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=47G-14653-00-00&__utmv=-&__utmk=78456596 Shipping was a little stiff but I had them in a few days. When you install them put them on the header pipe first and then hold them in place with your finger while you slide the muffs on. Best fit was with the front edge of the gasket right even with the end of the slip on. I had mine to far to the rear and had to redo it for a good seal.
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    In short, as far as a 1st gen...........yes they will. Found out a couple of years ago. I was "testing" to see how soild 2nd gear was. Not a huge lift but about a foot off the ground for 50 or 60 ft. Haven't tried it again since. Now as far as the GW, a buddy had a GL1200 when I had my CB 750. He could pop it up and ride it for blocks. Something to see. I don't know if the 1800's could pull that off.
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    I'll be the first to ask a stupid question........did you get new exhaust gaskets for them? Just askin'....
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    A local guy did this mod to an 8' trailer. Just cut the front and rewelded new framework to a v shape. Bolted the chock onto the extension and he has 9" inches of space behind the rear wheel now.
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    Simple Green. Spray it on, let it sit for a bit and hose it off. I use a pump style garden sprayer. It don't hurt the plastic either.
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    Well I missed ya somewhere. Met some friends from KC this morning in Rock Port, MO and rode I-29 up to Missouri Valley, IA with them. You were probably behind us. If nothing else you had a beatuiful day to ride. Best weather we have had in a while. If we had crossed paths I more than likely would have ridden to Sioux Falls with ya. Hope the weather holds out for your trip. Ride safe Mike
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    Normal. Nothing weird about it. Just make sure your anti freeze is in good shape and the fan does kick on about the time it hits the red zone. Some guys install a toggle switch on the fan to kick it on manually when doing the stop & go around town to keep the temp down a bit.
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    Used to do that in a couple of my GTO's. That was about the time I learned to quit using clamps on my exhaust and started welding the pipes together. Any of you guys ever install spark plugs in the exhaust pipes? My dad showed me that one. Wired up a couple of coils to a switch on the dash and the plugs in the pipes, kill the motor for a few seconds and then hit the switch for the plugs and turn the key back on. Boomer and a fireball! Loved my dad. He was aways right next to me in the courtroom. LOL!
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    I got to ask. I've been seeing a lot of the guys using these so I stopped at the local HF the other day. Alas.... no trailer kits to see so I'm still in the dark. As far as basic assembly, is there a lot of welding or is it pretty much bolt together? Seems like a good answer for those of us that are cheap.....er....budget minded....ahh....frugal.....and makes a nice looking rig when a little personal touch is added. Something that I'd like to put together for my long rides. Mike
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    Give it a little time and a some miles before you change the fork oil over to something else. The Progressives felt pretty stiff themselves when new but after a couple of thousand miles they seemed to loosen up a bit. I added a little extra to the preload this spring.
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    One of my oldest friends has run a a CB shop for most of his adult life and we have discussed this more than once. Seems to be no real way around the 18' number for maximum performance. The only thing that becomes critical in hiding the coax is making sure that you wind it in a loose figure 8. Zip tie it in the middle then zip around the loops to hold it togther so it don't wander on you. Under the pan of the seat is about the only place it is possible to tuck it in and that is tight.
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