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    Bet that gets some looks rolling down the road. Mike
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    That's what I specialize in. No Brain! But keep in mind it's Special Tape. It's prepainted! Limited quantities available if you order now. Maybe I should go air out the gargage. Must be the fumes.
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    If you are thinking about cleaning the net filters in the carb bodies the best bet is to remove the carb rack and open the fuel bowls. Blow air pressure through the needle seats back through the body and out the overflow nipple. Removing the net filter and replacing them is a PITA and not sure if the plugs for the body are even available anymore. Been there. Don't plan on doing it again. Really not needed. Run your gas down to below half a tank at least and remove the fuel level sending unit. Take a good look at the inside of the fuel tank for rust debris and the condition of the pick up filters on the petcock. The pick up fliters on mine had fallen apart and every bit of rust was going directly into the fuel line through the reserve pick up s it is at the very bottom of the tank. It would clog the inline filter in no time and a lot of it made it to the fuel bowls. Caused me a lot of headaches. I had to replace the petcock on mine. If you are having tank rust problems I recommend this product. http://www.caswellplating.com/restoration-aids/epoxy-gas-tank-sealer.html Did my '84 several years ago and a few other tanks since with great results. Makes the tank interior feel and look like a Thermos bottle. Not a fleck of rust in the filter since. Sea Foam is a great product but if you have rust particles building up the Sea Foam won't dissolve that. A good cleaning through the system, sealing the tank and replacing fuel lines from tank to carbs will be the most helpful for a final fix. Mike
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    Let me know when it comes back to ya. I still have more tape. Mike
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    It's reusable.... Cleans cat hair off shirt. Patch bald spot on cat. Stick on my foot so the hole in my socks don't show. Patch an inner tube. (maybe not?} Marks on wall to align headlight. Toss it in the kindling box. Tape neighbor kids mouth shut. Patch the milk jug so I can use the rest the milk. See... I'm learning to go green. Mike
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    And you're in a pinch....... This should get you by for a while. I've done this a few times to help others out, including the ones in my carbs that were done before we knew about the availability from SCI. It works and has held up well for about 20,000 miles on my '84. But here is what got me started again today. I've known I was pushing my luck on the treated diaphragms I did on mine several years ago. I ordered a set of SD1 x4 diaphragms a couple weeks ago from SCI but they were out of stock with a 4 to 6 week wait before they came in. It was running ok but getting hard to start again so I figured I'd change the plugs before I take off on another road trip. So I got the plugs in and it started fine like it does with fresh fire. But..... it felt a little off. Not quite right. So as long as I had the plastic off I pulled the diaphragm covers to take a look. Dang! Not cool. I found two diaphrams with holes in them. Not biggies but enough to cause problems. First pics show what I found. I'm not fixing that. I had spare sliders and diaphragms from another set of carbs. They were set aside long ago as they did have some tiny pinholes in a couple and I didn't need to mess with them at the time. So, here is what I have done, again, until the SCI SD1's come in. Cut down the top of a milk bottle so the hole is large enough to drop in the slider to protect it and the needle from any over spray from the Plasti Dip Spray. Tape off the plastic ring on the outside of the slider. It don't need to be sprayed. Wash the diaphragms down with alcohol to clean them up and let it dry. Give them a light coat of Plasti Dip Spray and let them sit for about a half hour and give them another light coat. They say it needs 4 hours to dry but I'd give them more than that. I didn't want to let it get too heavy as they still need to be flexible. They actually seem to soak up the spray and feel more flexible than they did in the beginning. But they cured and back into the carbs they went. Fired right up and idled fine and a quick sync brought them right on line. I'd done a sync this spring so apparently the rips were recent. But like I said, it's a fix. A pretty durable fix from the miles I've put on the bike since the first time I did this put if you need to get by.... for the cost of a can of Plasti Dip, it's a good one. I might try the Liquid Electrical Tape on the rips and a coat of of Plasti Dip to see if that holds up. Never hurts to know you can at least get home when you're in a bind. Still looking forward to the new ones. Got to be a bigger improvement over the repair. So there ya go. Mike
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    Well dip me in honey and throw me to the lesbians!
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    I'm going to bring up one thing on this. During reassmbly of the carb rack did you use an assembly plate to make sure that all four carb bodies were dead flat on the bottoms? It is important to make sure that all points on the axis lines are spot on level and straight. This effects all your common adjustments including sync. But, from my experience with the carbs on mine, I had trouble the first few times getting my boots to seal up properly until I made an assembly plate set up and got it all lined up right. Leads me to belive that some issues with the boots must be caused by misaligned carb rack adjustment. Just my two cents as there are so many other problems for leaks but if the bodies aren't seating right I'd check the rack alignments. Mike
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    Got to say I'm happy with mine. Extreme testing last year during our monsoon season. Almost daily wear last year. And a plus for sure on the service as windbreakers. Mine are always in the saddlebag no matter what the forecast. I've heard several stories on their great customer service. Nice to know if I ever needed it. Mike
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    Well, Dang!!! My 20 year old daughter was just offered a position with her current company to do a remodel at one of their stores there. Looks like the possiblity of a long term position. Now I haven't spent any time in Windy in 25 years but I have no really fond memories of the place, traffic or anything else. Sorry. Maybe it was just me and the business I was in. I spent most my time there in Cook Country Court representing transportation companies. So for anyone familiar with that area these days, what's the area like now. Open to any and all feedback. Anything that will make me feel at least a little bit supportive of her new position offer because right now I'm not feeling it. Being a single Dad to tough sometimes. Mike
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    http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/parts+&+extras/covers,+locks+&+straps+/mc+enterprises_helmet+lock+extensions+-+twin+pack?utm_source=gps&utm_medium=csn&utm_term=Helmet+Lock+Extensions+-+Twin+Pack&utm_campaign=parts+&+extras-covers,+locks+&+straps+&gclid=CN-agKyli7ECFQff4AodSxZVhA Well..... Prices are all over the place from $5.95 to over $60.00 depending on the finish and brand but I'm pretty sure you can get something a lil more reasonable than the number you mentioned. (Even with the robbery commited with Canadian shipping costs) There has to be somebody on your side of the border than can hook ya up cheaper. Mike
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    You talking about the T shaped pieces that slip through the D rings to hook on the helmet locks? Mike
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    That's possible. I'll try to buy 10 liters of roasting corn at the farmers market tomorrow and see how that works out for me. Bet I come home hungry. But ..... all I can find for an actually figure so far is the MKII had an increase of 50% in storage capicity over the MKI. So I'm not much help. Now I'm hungry for roasted sweet corn. Dang. Mike
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    My God man, you live in Iowa! Speak English will ya! :rotf: But I can put in 24 boxes of quart size ZipLocks in the top trunk if that helps. I'm gonna start running now.... you ain't that far away. Mike
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    Wait a minute...... That just hit me. That sounds like an honest answer from a stealer. Make note: Might be a good one. Mike
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    Yep, nuttin weird there. Nature of the beast. But a +1 on the block offs for the side covers will make a lot of difference in rider comfort in the hot weather. They keep a lot of the heat off the motor from blowing out on the riders legs and they have hardly any effect on the engine temp itself. Worth installing or making a set for the summer months at least. Mike
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    And don't forget you'll be needing to get 2nd gen rotors also. I've been pulling together parts for the upgrade for two years now. I've got everything I need now.... almost. Worst of my luck has been with finding decent, usable, rebuildable fork sets. I've bought three sets so far. With every set there has been one problem or another. Damaged inner forks, you wouldn't belive how many missing parts there have been, and even found one set of outer legs that looked like they had taken the seals out with a chisel. The last set beat all. The PO had appartently used JB Weld or another epoxy to install the oil locks in the forks. They ain't coming out. I don't blame the sellers (EBay items) as they all appeared to be usable. But the PO's sure had good reason to get rid of the bikes. But for sure, open up what you buy and do an inspection and rebuild for you own safety. Mike
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    I've been using the upgrade from Buckeye Performance for several years (4?) now with no issues at all. I added the Shindengen R/R a year ago and no regrets. Check with Rick at Buckeye on the price, core charge and club discount before ordering. I'm not sure what's up but there there may have been some changes since I bought mine. No issue with the quality of the stator, but price might be more than it was. That said, if this one fails, I'd buy another from him to replace it. Mike
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    Dang Jeff, glad you got past that without injury. That would have been a nasty impact. Not to mention that going though someones windshield. Everbody got lucky today. Mike
  20. Snaggletooth
    I saw anudder birdy! I did! I did!
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    Thanks Bummer, It started out as one of those things after wiring the trunk that was the old, "As long as I'm in this far....." I was tired of lil scratchs on the helmet and digging in the trunk in the dark to find a flashlight to well, find stuff in the dark. I like it. Seems to be holding up pretty well to. Been lined for maybe two seasons now and still looks good. Mike
  22. Snaggletooth
    Check out the local Rat Shack. They have a decent selection of project boxes in all shapes and sizes. You could put in about anything you need to. I'm building another box to install in the top trunk to have USB ports and power plug ins for charging the toys I drag around.
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    If you are in a bind I found a repair that seems to hold up very well for quite a while. I had a lot of pin holes in mine but no tears so I took the diaphrams out and cupped them over the tops of some milk cartons so the slider was protected inside the carton. Taped off the outside of the slide and wiped the diaphrams down with alcohol to clean them. I gave each one a light coat on the oustside only with spray Plastic Dip and let it cure for 24 hours. Thinner and more flexable than the heavy coat of Liquid Tape. That treatment made an immediate difference in the bike and it ran well over 2 years with that being done. Like I said, if you're in a bind, it will get you by for a while. By the way, I got an e-mail from Martin at SCI yesterday and he is going to let me know when the new shipment comes in. Their price is at $69.99 for the SD-1 x 4 set and $12.00 for shipping if you let them know you are with the Ventureriders. I talked the seller on eBay and he said he was getting his from a suppier in South America. I have no idea on the quality of his product. Mike
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    Or put something together like this....... Ok.... I'm cheap. But it works fine. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=34990 Mike
  25. Snaggletooth
    Ohhh dang! I was gonna go out to the lake today but now I'm afraid to go near the water.
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