Jump to content

Snaggletooth

Supporting Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    4,545

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Snaggletooth

  1. Snaggletooth
    You might PM Rick Butler about that set up. I do believe he's pretty informed on them. I talked with him quite a while back when I was considering doing mine. He had some good advice. He does recommend the Sonic springs with the Rach Techs as the springs are heavier and he can explain how to set the SAG while installing forks also. Be prepared to do some mods as it does require drilling more holes in the damper. All I can tell ya. Mike
  2. Snaggletooth
    LAZY? Surely you jest! I'm pacing myself. Old is a given. I posted to your thread. Next time you need to pick a bone ...... make sure it has meat attached. I'm hungry. Mike
  3. Snaggletooth
    Ok,ok..... I was waiting for someone with a 2nd gen that had done the Progressives to pop in with a comment on that one. I can only assume that Yammy continued into the 2nd gens with the same low quality springs they had in the 1st gens. So if that is a given I'd assume the improvement would be at the same level as it is on the 1st gens. I know some have done this upgrade on the 2nd gen so again, it goes to show how slow they are. Catch up guys..... Fuzzy needs an answer. And there ya go. Mike
  4. Snaggletooth
    Like we should have expected anything less. Geesh!
  5. Snaggletooth
    Looks like you're making a lot of progress. Looking good. A had a room mate once with that bike. I had a '64 Impala he was fond of so we would trade off on some weekends. I got to admit I put a lot more miles on his bike that he put on my car. Fair trade by my book. Mike
  6. Snaggletooth
    I'd have to vote "NO" on that one. I'll say I've never tried one on a bike the size of ours and not inclined to. My issue would be the bikes weight. These swing arm lifts are useful for dirt bikes and crotch rockets, much lighter, but I'd bet that the lift would bend under the weight of your bike. If it would lift it at all. If it would raise it then you have to be concerned about stabilty. That is a big issue once you have the bike up in the air. So....... My recommendation is go the extra bucks and go with a floor type lift. Even the cheapest ones for HF will do the job safely. IMHO. Mike
  7. Snaggletooth
    Gary, just wanna ask, have you moved your rear trunk back? Or did you just move it back for the pic? I like the mounting spot, but I don't think I'll have room with the trunk where is is. I'm getting ready to tee off my CLASS \air lines and install the valves so I can reach them from the outside of the bike. With the Tee's I can still use the pressure gauge in the CLASS display and in case I EVER can another CLASS controler to work right I than will have a back up sytem.
  8. Snaggletooth
    Two things in this world you can believe are going to change your life. Got nuttin' to do with death and taxes. PROGRESSIVES AND SEA FOAM!!!
  9. Snaggletooth
    You're not going to get many flames on the DEKA. One tough battery. I installed mine in April '09 and still cranks like a new one. Always have 12.8 on the digital voltmeter when I hit the switch. Never been charged, never been on a tender. Never needed it. You made a good choice and you should be vey happy with the performance. Mike
  10. Snaggletooth
    Sounds like a good plan JD. That should eliminate any possible issue. Wish I had done both of mine together and sooner, but back then we didn't have the MOSFET type R/R info to go with. My advice, for what it's worth, spend a few extra bucks and time to create a new harness dedicated to the charging system. I did away with any point that tied into the old harness and am having no issues any more. Set it up for the stator, R/R and the battery and install a 30amp Maxi fuse and holder in the new harness. Install the new R/R as close to the battery as possible. My point was if I had any kind of charging issue on the road I new exactly where to look. No chasing the OEM harness looking for problems. The unit Earl sells is a Shindengen also I think, similiar to what's in mine. Mike
  11. Snaggletooth
    Thanks for the input guys. I was talking to the guy today and he's been concerned after what they told him. BUT..... in the same conversation the dealer parts guy also told him to buy the oil somewhere else. Said they charged too much!! Honestly from a dealer ....... How refreshing.
  12. Snaggletooth
    Talk to skydoc_17, Earl. He's selling a Shindengen MOSFET unit these days. Mike
  13. Snaggletooth
    Mine got a perm.
  14. Snaggletooth
    Hey Frank, What oil was being used when I bought, who knows. I assume the damage to the stator was probably already started at that time as the charging system was always weak. But from the beginning I used Super Tech 15-40 (WW) and Super Tech 20-50 in the really hot months. I was changing oil every 3,000 miles the first couple years watching what was coming out in the oil. Looked pretty good so I pushed the changes (oil & filter) to 5,000 after that. The bike already had the stator cooling kit in it when I first opened it up and found the stator burned and black. But at the last check of the new upgrade stator it looked like this. Just like new. So whatever reason, running cooler or a difference in oil, I'm gonna keep doing what I'm doing. Seems to be working. Even with the failure of the aftermarket R/R, which was caused by my own stupidity, there did not seem to be any harm to the stator. Got lucky. Mike
  15. Snaggletooth
    I see that all the time on I-80 going through Omaha in traffic. I had one pass me doing a wheelie in my lane when I was on my bike last year in traffic on I-80. At least it sounds like your squib saw light. If not, you'll be seeing him in the obits later on. When I was kid, we had a bully on the block. He got great joy from riding his Stingray bike on the back wheel and buzzing us as close has he could. I got clipped a few times. I ended up leveling the playing field by shoving a broom stick through his back spokes one day. He got the picture real fast. I get the same urge now and then around some of these jokers. But I'm mature and responsible now.
  16. Snaggletooth
    Ok, I got draggd into a conversation today about something I haven't been involved with for years. I don't even own a weed wacker or a chain saw let alone a dirt bike these days so I wasn't much help to the coworker. He recently bought a used, new to him Yamaha dirt bike from a dealer. He is having a ball with it but after talking to the service people at the dealer he came looking for me. Ya know, because I ride a bike. But he had been talking to them about 2 cycle oil for the bike. They told him he could ONLY use Yamaha or Polaris oil in the bike because ANYTHING else would gum up the motor. Now with that statement alone I would call BS by the dealer. From my experience, and I worked for several years in the lawn mower repair shops when I was younger find that info incorrect. As long as he uses the proper ratio for oil/fuel he should be fine. I gave him the only advice I gave any customer. Correct ratio and run the fuel empty before storing or changing oil types or brands. But I told him I'd ask around. I know some guys. Comments? Mike
  17. Snaggletooth
    With neighbors like that you don't need a garage, you need a bunker. Well, maybe a garage with gun ports will do. My area is going down the drain to. About every fiew weeks I come home and notice that another place has been sealed and notices posted by the LEO's.
  18. Snaggletooth
    Twigg, ya know the bikes run faster when the flames start up.
  19. Snaggletooth
    This is kind of poor copy but this was a recommended mod by Yamaha to the air box hoses. The large breather hose was cut and spliced with a T just above the Twinkie. The smaller drain line from the left front corner, instead of running forward and down the left downtube to drain under the bike was then cut shorter and spliced into the T on the large hose. Instead of the smaller line draining the excess oil in the air box to the ground it was drained back to the breather system to be burned off.
  20. Snaggletooth
    Just a couple comments to add.
  21. Snaggletooth
    I've had nights like that. Type in all kinds of odd searches. I found there are potions available to make me invisable. Yea! That should have a slimming effect. With my luck I'd order some and wouldn't be able to find it in the mail box.
  22. Snaggletooth
    Nuttin' says shiny like a mirror surface! Man don't get me started. Already tripping though a list of places that could be applied. Nice lil trick out!! Mike
  23. Snaggletooth
    Can't beat that for service Earl! Nuttin' better than a Priority Post.
  24. Snaggletooth
    Buckeye is top notch! Got four years on mine with no issues. Electrosports has a somewhat "tanished" rep these days. Failures are not uncommon and the word is customer service is lacking. Also PM skydoc_17 here. He has a nice set up that he sells that is a high output stator, 15% more output and a MOSFET R/R for a little more than a new stator. Just unplug anti dive connectors at the top and zip tie them in place. The system is just the two electric units on the forks. Power on and power off.
  25. Snaggletooth
    Hey Ray, Here's another idea. Check skydoc_17's post #24 in this thread. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?threadid=67950&page=2 Very cool with the back lighting.
×
×
  • Create New...