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  1. Snaggletooth
    Hey now that I think about I never got my "Been there done" that T-shirt. Price I paid for being the test dummy. :rotf:
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    And the voice of knowledge has spoken..... Hi Dan......
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    The big gear, the 72 tooth one inside the rotor seats into the rotor. It is free wheeling and will come off when the rotor is removed. You get a new, different ring gear with the new engage assembly.
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    Oh yeah sure.... the gremlims get all the credit! But be sure to secure the rotor some how so it don't come off when you aren't expecting it. I put down a stack of packing quilts under and about a foot and a half away from the bike to pad the landing. It don't slide off like a harmonic.... It POPS off. As Dan described... I found mine laying on the pads the next morning after giving up and going to bed and accidentaly leaving the puller on and fully tightened. Just pure luck. Glad I didn't clean up and put the quilts away that night. Unless you are a Russian shotput catcher ..... it ain't something you want to try to catch single handed. Oh yeah.... try to avoid beating on it with a big hammer. Not cool for the magnets. Good luck and have fun. Mike
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    Congrats to ya both! And kudos to the Warden for .... understanding, caring, and what's the word? Oh yeah.... Tolerance! We love ya Yammer but man 25 years? You guys are special. (and I ain't talking short bus guys) To another 25! Mike
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    Damn Dan, That makes me cring just looking at it. Glad you are here with us today my friend. Mike
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    I'm starting to think my parents changed my name when I was young 'cause this kid seems REALLY familiar! Mike .... I think?
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    Ok, this will sound a bit odd but I've been playing with the handlebar adjustments on my '84 and I've found a hugh differerence in the temps on my hands. When I bought the bike the hand grips were set (rotated) very low on the riser arms. I learned to ride it like that and only played with rotating the risers on the triple tree back and forth a bit. Never did the up and and down on the grip adjustments. A couple of months ago I wanted to try a different feel so I rotated the grips fully upwards. You can't go too far as the adjustments are slotted to keep from over doing it in either direction. But, I've noticed with the grips as high as they will go the gloves I used to wear on the 30 degree mornings aren't cutting it anymore. My hands are out there in the wind a lot more than they were. My gloves get wet a lot quicker in the rain in that position also. Never used to get my gloves soaked while on the roll like that. Not to mention it takes a lot more effort (in my mind) to push the bike into the curves with the grips up higher. So... the grips got lowered back down and the wind is back off my hands again. Those 30 degree mornings are comfortable again with the same gloves and I can ride in the rain without wringing them out. And again, I've got the ease of control back when pushing into the curves. Keeping the grips down low tucks them in nicely behind the fairing. So depending on where your controls are set up might want to try some different adjustments to them before any other add-ons to to try for an improvement in the situation. If nothing else it's free to do and a few minutes time. Just my humble opinion..... Mike
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    Any change.... to all the the carbs or one alone can change the idle. A fix to a diaphragm, a change to an idle circuit, a bump on the sync screws or a minor leak on the intakes can be the difference in a 1,000 RPMS. There may be other issues big or small but checking the idle screw adjustment would be your best bet from the start. On the left side of the carb rack. Easy to see and adjust from below the rack body. Mike
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    Today, it's going to be a 7...... But I'm hoping to be feeling much better tomorrow.
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    Now that is a really nice find! Looks like about all the farkles came with it to. I'd say that was 30 hours well spent. And kudos to the wife for jumping in on the project. You should enjoy a lot of miles on the bike. Mike
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    Dang! I'll be outta work on Monday if my boss sees that. Finally!!!
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    Well we know that's Zaggs bike.... and GF. Mike
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    I'm bored to...... So details man, details! Is that with anti-dives installed or block off plates? With OEM springs or Progressives.....or Sonics? Dry weight or with oil? Yamaha fork, hydraulic or motor oil? 10wt or 15wt? If with oil.... how many ozs or how many inches from the top of the fork? (compressed) Was the clear coat stripped off and the legs polished? I'm pretty sure I won't have any immediate demand for the info but ya never know. And somebody was probably gonna come along and stir the pot anyway so what the heck.
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    What? Noooo! Things are going to be tough enough when it gets hot out.
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    Venoms rule the twisties! Great tire year round. I've only had one moment on wet roads that gave me the willies but that was my bad. Backed off the throttle and it hooked right back up. I got just a hair under 25,000 miles off my last set, front had more left but the rear....had to go. Just make sure you get them good and scuffed up before you trust them too far. They stay pretty slick on the chicken strips for a few hundred miles. Mike
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    I don't have the vents in the side covers on mine, I have the chrome inserts...... But I had the same problem with the vents on the lowers by my knees. They were always popping closed. It's just a wear issue. The plastic just wears down. But.... I was was at Wally World one day and saw the small air freshners that look like a small cloths pin. The ones that clip into the air conditioning vents..... Snapped them into the louvers and they hold them where you want them. Cheap and easy, not to mention I smell like ice cream in the summer now. (Use with caution. Attracts all kinds of odd ice cream loving critters) Mike
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    Great find for sure. Nice price to. But I'm gonna throw this at ya. I know some of these guys love the POR treatment and others like it but this is the answer for a tank with serious rust issues. http://www.caswellplating.com/restoration-aids/epoxy-gas-tank-sealer.html I did the tank on my '84 with this and three other tanks since that the guys were told the only answer was to split the tank to seal it or replace it. The thing is with this you only need to get the worst of the rust out with the old nuts and bolt rattle and shake to break it loose. A good blast with a high pressure wash and dry it out. I rinsed mine out with Acetone before the treatment. Been a few years on the '84 now and the tank still looks and feels like a Thermos bottle inside. It fills any thins spot or degraded seams also. This is some tough stuff. I check my filter every year and I don't find any trace of rust particles or sealer in it at all. This epoxy actually bonds better to a rusted surface than a clean one. Take a read on it. It's worth the time. Mike
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    Yep......3500 at 70 on the'84.
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    Yep.... you're right. Switch as an assembley only. Best bet, if someone here don't have something stripped down, is eBay. I've bought switch housing for both side for less than $20.00 just to rob parts. Mike
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    Keep us posted on your conversion. That is something I'd like to do to mine. Mike
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    This is what I have for mine. Sorry, no pics of it on the bike. Still working on the paint and waiting to put it back on. Mike
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    Never suspected ya Squeeze. I always figured your tool kit was about 6 feet tall and weighed a couple of tons. You been getting some riding in on that Max? Mike
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    It was a few years back but somebody in Germany was outbidding everybody on the tool kits. He bought everything listed for nutty bucks. Must of had a lot of 1st gens!
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    There are all kinds of folks out there with their battles against the systems. I once worked with a man (an OTR driver) that carried a briefcase with him at all times. Never out of reach. Would have been tough to lose with the handcuff and chain attached to it. If he moved it went with him. He slept with the thing chained to his arm. He was a bit paranoid and ANYONE wearing a suit was one of "Them". A "G-man", "Spooks". He would get nervous and tell me they followed him everywhere. Always watching him. That was why he kept traveling. Ok, a bit of an odd person but very intelligent and well educated. After a long friendship I asked him what it was all about. He had at one time run an ad in a local paper as a "handyman" to do odd jobs and fixer up stuff. It was comically worded and funny to read and it was clear he was a jack of trades. Somehow the ad got investigated as a sex ad and the postal service got involved and then it sprialed from there. He filed a lawsuit as he was convinced his mail was being opened by the USPS and goverment agencies. It eventualy went to court, he was cleared of all charges and he was awarded an impressive settlement. But, the settlement payment was never made. In that briefcase was every piece of paperwork ever involved with the whole deal from the original ad to every letter he wrote and every response he received along with all his court records. He was afraid that THEY would steal the case with all his records and he would never be able to prove what he had coming to him from the lawsuit. But then, with his figures on the settlement, his penalties for late payment and interest he was due he figured he owned the USPS lock, stock and barrel. Lost track of the man after he made several job changes over the years. Always wondered how he was doing. He was always entertaining to talk with and I'm still convinced he was a lot saner than some folks I have met in my life. Mike
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