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    Or a tax deduction!!!
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    Congrats on the roll over! Damn, and I was hoping to hit 100,000 before my bike turned 30 years old. I gotta get out more. Mike
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    Sorry to hear about the job. Lots of that crap going on these day. The company I have been with for 7 years just sold to a larger company and it did not work out well in my favor either. About every employee that had any time in with the company is gone and replaced with minimum wage staff. They now have kids that were stocking supplies wearing white shirts and ties. Manager material.... sure, whatever ya say. They are cheap help. BUT..... after spending 26 years in the OTR game, both behind the wheel and as Director of Safety for several companies all I'm going to say is be damn sure you know what you're getting into from the start. If you are looking at companies that will put you through training and set up up as a company driver read all the fine print in the agreement before you sign on. You can end up married to them for a lot longer than you expected. They hook ya good. If you're looking at a truck driving school..... can be about as bad. Most are not cheap and include very little actual road training. Many companies are leary of the newly trained drivers if they will even talk to ya and you will still end up second seat for a long time anyway. I can't count how many newly trained drivers showed up in my office over the years with a list of companies that the school had claimed would place them after graduating. Nuttin' but BS. But I'll say I did enjoy my years behind the wheel. 13 years of traveling the US, Canada and Mexico. Saw about everything I ever wanted to see, (as well as ya can from a semi seat) and met a lot of great people. Back then I was single and lived in my truck. Looking back I gave up a lot also. Give a lot of thought to your choice. I'm not trying to talk you out of it, just be aware that it is a very different life style and how it will affect the life you're used to. Either way, best of luck to you. Mike
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    But... but... but..... Ok no treats for you. But KIC, the thing is...... you weren't the first and I'm pretty sure you won't be the last. You were just kind of there when it happened right?
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    Yep buddy. Happy B-Day!!!! Mike
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    We're looking good here. All the dead grass fell into the cracks in the ground.
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    Valve covers are not all that tough, but time consuming. Your best friend for removing the cover bolts would be a box end ratchet wrench. It's tight in there and the box end will make the job easier. The trick to removing and replacing the covers it take your time and look at what room is available and how to use it. It's kind of one of those "Ship in a Bottle" things. Now to make it easier, make sure to buy the valve cover gaskets for a 2nd gen. They have a lip that runs around the outside that makes installing them much easier. This is a point of arguement with some but to save the headches of having to redo the project again, replace the rubber stopper plugs on each and everyone of the valve cover bolts. That adds to the price of the job a bit but I found a new set of them for under $3.00 each. You will need 16 of them. Eight to a head. When tightening those bolts you need to remember they are shouldered. They will only go so tight. You can't crush the rubber plug any farther than the bolt will allow. Some have broken the bolts trying to over tighten them. So again, have fun, Mike
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    You said a mouthful. I fully agree. The skills shared here are the finest you can find. But, on greasing the splines..... you proabably should get that done. If it's never been done before it's well worth the time to pull it down and check. Some have been in sad shape from lack of attention. I pull mine with every new rear tire install. I used Moly the first time ( and it was dry) I did it and that has paid off well. Hasn't been dry since. Just a quick clean and touch up with fresh moly. When you did the diaphragms did you follow up with a carb sync? That may clear up some roughness and back firing as you have changed the airflow with the new diaphragms. As far thas the clutch slave, if it's been leaking that long you would be better off replacing it with a new one. Not too bad on cost, around $70.00 to $75.00 bucks. They are made out of low grade metal and subject to pitting. Waste of money once they pit up. You won't stop the leaks with a kit. So a couple of quick projects to keep ya busy. Mike
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    Anybody around there building a go cart track?
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    On that note...... I just loaded all the POI file for DQ locations into my GPS. Now I can find all the guys. Mike
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    No real kits are available for these bikes. It's pretty much pick and choose what you need. There are some kits available for the VMaxs but not everything fits. At best the jet block gaskets are a good start along with the fuel bowl o-rings. Diaphragms through SCI in that post shown are a great plus and usually needed. SCI# SD1 x 4 is what you will need. (but they are currently out of stock for a couple more weeks) I'm waiting for an e-mail from them myself to let me know they are back in stock. The needles and seats come as a set but more than likely you will only need the needles. The needle are tiough and only need to be replaced if damaged. The seats are a PITA to replace and rarely need to be done. If you find a need to replace a float the early years of the VMax carbs are the same for that. When you break down the carbs check the rubber bungs under the block to make sure they fit tightly. They do shrink with age and that can effect carb performance also. Mike
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    I ride that route several days a week. It would take nerves to walk out into traffic there. The hospital is only a few minutes from there and I'm sure the man knew he could get him to help before help could get to him. Hoping for a good recovery for the rider. http://www.ketv.com/news/local-news/Mystery-man-saves-motorcyclist-s-life/-/9674510/15851280/-/eli0nez/-/index.html Mike
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    PM Flyinfool, He's been working on making them. Last I heard they were "out for testing". He might be able to help ya out. Mike
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    Could have been worse ya know.
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    Thank God I'm not alone in this world after all. I thought it was just me that did things like that. I did the same thing back when I did my second rebuild on the MKI forks a few years back. Made my own plates out of 3/8 steel plate and polished the heck out of them so they would be smooth. Even made a lil place for the o-ring to seat (I hoped). Well much like you I was stunned when the oil ran right out on the ground. So much for straight, flat, smooth and strong. I think my failure was not getting the o-rings spot on an malformed them when I tightened the plates down. But I ordered a set from Earl the next week and when I did the rebuild for the MKII forks I ordered a set for them to. The key to a sucessfull block off plate is to have Earl make em for ya. Worked for me. Mike
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    Hey Larry, The main reason I changed mine to the spin-on (Rivco) was after finding out how bad the local stealer were gouging into my pocket, and the added conveinence of the spin-on during oil changes. I was buying OEM filters from the stealers when I first bought the bike. For about $6.00 got the filter with the o-ring together. (If they had them in stock) After about the 4th oil change I noticed the o-ring was not in the box. When I questioned the lack of an o-ring they went in the back again and brought out the o-ring in a zip lock sandwich bag with $3.00 written on it. The OEM filter itself was now $7.50 without the o-ring plus the the $3.00 for the o-ring. Another local shop was doing the same thing AFTER waiting a week and a half for the filter to be ordered and shipped. Not cool. But the Rivco adaptor was about $90.00 when I bought mine so it's getting close to breaking even on the intital cost. The spin-on filters I buy run from $3.50 to $5.95 each and can pick one that will fit from about any auto supply store where ever I am. If I had been paying stealer prices it would have paid for itself by now. During an oil change (and I have the '86 lower chin on my '84) I use a plier type filter wrench and reach inside the chin to loosen the filter to remove it. No other parts need to be removed. It takes all of 10 minutes to do a full oil change. As far as the quality of the spin-on fliters, been some discussion on that, I'm not to worried about it. I change my fliters often enough, more often than I did with the OEM setup, that it is a non-issue for me. The Rivco adaptor is nice, but have not seen any other kits available to compare. It's such a simple adaptor I can't imagine a lot of difference between them. Mike
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    Not from another Yamaha for sure. Way beyond what they have offered. The first pic is the OEM enage clutch which has three, count them THREE roller type enage prangs that are held in place by three springs about the same size as those found in a clicky type ball point pen. Far from what you might call heavy duty. The body of it also comes with cracks when it fails creating that nasty chatter when it goes bad. The second pic is the old (left) and new (right) side by side. The third pic is the old style in the rotor. Note the THREE mounting bolts. The last pic is the new style mounted in the origianl OEM rotor. Note the rotor is machined by Dano to use the six bolt mounting. When Dano installs the new engage he aligns the clutch with the rotor dead center to make the fit spot on. The biggest improvement with the new systen is the 19 elipitical prangs with the SS spring behind them so they have a solid contact and slip free engagement every time. That's 16 more contact points than what you started with. The new system include the new 72 tooth ring gear that is different from the OEM gear also. I was the first one to have this done by Dano and have no regrets on the upgrade. Several years of flawless starting. But as I said, not your stock parts from Yammi. They wish! Mike
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    My neighbor, another rider, limits himself to only certain days with the the "perfect" riding conditions. Not too hot, not too cold and God forbid there be rain in the forecast. He's actually got his bike out a couple times this year. He was giving me grief the other day when it was 88 degrees out when I was leaving at 7 AM. (while he was warming up his cars A/C to cool it off) He was asking "Why the heck you riding in this kind of weather?" I told him because it's hard to get the car up across the sidewalk to drive through peoples sprinklers! So far that is keeping him quiet. Mike
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    If you want to ride there are no limits. Mike
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    And another curious mind awaits....... Hope I never need to use it but it would be nice to be prepared. And mine isn't all that far from being an antique. Mike
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    As far as quality and price goes....... Make your own! Buy bulk wire and new caps at NAPA or any parts store and cut to fit. I think the 7mm solid core wire (same as OEM me thinks) is the old workhorse of plug wires. Some sets sold are 8mm and you will need to shave the wire casing a bit to get it to slide into the cap. Mike
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    Yep, that "Ride for Gas" thing usually means I'm going to have to stop and fill it up again before I get back to the house. My gas never seems to go stale for some reason. Mike
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    Lost Key

    Snaggletooth replied to a topic in Watering Hole

    The web site listed is the one I have used and refered others to for a while. Joe, the owner does a nice job and does it quickly. If you have the key code, (off the original key or off one of the locks), you send him that and he asks for a copy of your drivers license and I think a copy of your registration to prove ownership. I had my new keys in a couple days. Every key he made fit every lock on the bike just fine. Mike
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    Geesh! Give me lil credit will ya. Ain't the first time I've yanked my kids chain. I've run a couple scams on my own kid just for chuckles. I had one of those phony scratch tickets once that was for a $1,000,000 winner. I left it on the kitchen table with a pile of real estate listings for half million dollar homes. I knew she would find it but I never left on about it. She kept giving me the weird looks for a couple days but never said anything. She'd ask me to go some where with her and I'd drive by expensive homes for sale and slow down and gawk at them. I ended up driving out to a new build out at the lake that was being done by a friend of mine. It was a fantastic place facing the lake and the was going to be about a 2 million dollar house. We were walking through the framed house and she was just about ready to burst. She finally asked me "Is there anything you want to tell me?" Well, yeah, ya know that winning ticket you found? It was a FAKE!!! I got to tell ya it was the first time in my life that I ever ran into a lake to get away from somebody. Worth the $2.00 for the phony ticket. Mike
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    And there ya go! That's it. Kind of what I figured. Thanks! I feel so much better knowing they won't shut off the phone service I've never had. :rotf: Maybe just for fun I'll forward that to my daughter and tell her she needs to pay her bill. Mike
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