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    Thanks for putting that out there Fuzzy. I spent years traveling this country and have seen parts of it that should embarass us as Americans. I find to hard to worry about a 3rd world country when we have children living in same conditions here, on American soil. Mike
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    To take all precautions on drilling ABS plastic I strongly recommend using a step drill rather than a standard bit. It can cut at slow speed and don't pull itself into the material. Not a lot of bucks, pretty cheap a HF. Don't need an expensive bit for this kind of work. I've drilled a lot of plastic this way to mount racks and drill in pieces repaired with epoxy with zero problems. Masking tape on the trunk will allow you to protect the surface and find your correct drilling positions to get it right the first time. Don't get much of a second chance on this stuff. As mentioned support braces on the inside will give you a lot of extra support to prevent future cracking. I used 1 1/8 chrome washers with a rubber bib washer under that on top of the trunk to add a little more. Of course you will need to get some longer bolts to attach the rack after adding the braces and washers. But that's just me. I plan on a little extra weight on my rack. Mike
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    Well......I'd rather sit on a lamb than a tree in the winter.
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    Hey Fuzzy, This is the outfit I was talking about last night. They made the one I have on mine, when they were still doing the 1st gens. http://www.hartcoseats.com/LAMBSKIN-SEAT-COVERS-/154/Sheepskin-seatcovers.html Mike
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    Pretty much ahead of the game on that issue Marcarl. The PO had dealt with some minor cracks in the bottom of the lower case and reinforced the bottom with 1/4 sheet plastic epoxied to the outside of the bottom. When I did the interior trunk liner I cleaned the inside of the case and laid in a layer of epoxy to cover the bottom. It's pretty tough at this point. I've seen no sign of cracking since then. At far as the top of the trunk, I made 1/4 inch support brackets out of aluminum to build up the area where the trunk rack mounts with 1 1/8 chrome washer and rubber bib washers on the top outside. On that note I have no plans for loading heavy in the trunk or bags at all. It's the light stuff, rain gear, half cover, change of clothes and the bulky stuff for the bags. None the less I will be keeping an eye on it. I have no plans for losing pieces on the road. LOL! Mike
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    About a month ago dusty1300 offered up a couple of hardcase trunk bags for sale. He had a nice Castle that was good sized and I took it off his hands. I had a soft trunk bag for a few years and it was not very big and a pain when it was empty. His Castle was designed for a sissy bar type mount so I was able to use the frame of that to attach my smaller soft bag to the rear of the Castle. The weight of the soft bag lays on the passenger backrest so it supports itself pretty well. And I can simply tip my backrest forward to still open the trunk for access without removing anything. Still have room under the soft bag for my small bedroll. Still need to make a set of straps to tie it all on so I won't need the bungies but winter is coming and I have time to mess with it. But I took it out for a ride tonight and it sits well and stable. So thanks Tom for letting go of the Castle. Makes my traveling a little easier. Mike
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    The Rivco spin-on adaptors will use any of these filters. For the guys that have the MKII's with the lower chin the adaptor and filter fit very well and is well protected. I have an '84 so I swapped out the engine guards for MKII models and installed a chin off an '86. Kicked up the looks a bit and covers the front of the engine. Worked out well for me. Mike Oil Filter (Gold) FIL 1381 Product Line: NAPA Filters Interchange Mfg.: Fram (Autolite) Interchange Mfg. Part Number: PH3950 Oil Filter (NASCAR) NFI 91381 Product Line: NASCAR Select Filters Interchange Mfg.: Fram (Autolite) Interchange Mfg. Part Number: PH3950 Oil Filter - Mobil One MFI M1105 Product Line: Mobil One Filters Interchange Mfg.: Fram (Autolite) Interchange Mfg. Part Number: PH3950 Oil Filter (ProSelect) SFI 21381 Product Line: NAPA ProSelect Filters Interchange Mfg.: Fram (Autolite) Interchange Mfg. Part Number: PH3950 Oil Filter - K&N Filters BK 7355554 Product Line: Balkamp Interchange Mfg.: Fram (Autolite) Interchange Mfg. Part Number: PH3950 BK 7355554
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    This is an old thread but never hurts to remind folks about tire pressure. I've run the same set of Avons for close to 23,000 miles now. They are known to be a soft, sticky tire but I'm getting better miles out of them than any other tire I've run. I bought them for the high load rating as it is a big bike and with me on it, over 1,100 pounds. And then add tools and gear and well...... it adds up. But I summit that checking the tire pressure is critical to maximum tire performance for handling, grip and mileage.
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    Yep, just a way of protecting yourself from some riff raff. Tracing a plate number not only leads to where the bike may be parked or stored but can also lead to a shop filled with tools and other items of interest to a person with no respect for what you own. Mike
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    Happy B-Day Earl. Glad you got to take some time for yourself. Ride safe Mike
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    I'd say #3 is my choice. The purpose of a staggered formation is to give each rider room and keep bikes from crossing or entering another riders path. This allows each rider to hold his line.
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    The old girls can be kind of fun when some of those "other" guys that always what to pass you and and give ya the "look" as they do. Makes them nuts when you hang along with them and when they top out you pull up next to them and hit 4th gear and walk away. Yes, looks can be deceiving. An old man on a 27 an almost 30 year old bike? How much of a threat can that be? We used to call them sleepers. Mike
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    Been looking for a bike to go with my bucket. Bingo! Looks good. Mike
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    Hope the reward is bigger than the pic.
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    For the sake a split second this was not a fatality. The man was as lucky as you can ever be. After a long career in transportation and 13 years of that in transportation safety I know one thing will come with this. He will be taken care of without much of a fight. I can't remember a situation around here where in something like this the transportation companies insurance wasn't ready and willing to deal with it in a more than fair manner. Never hurts to have a lawyer than can rattle off a number of cases where truck lines have been found negligent in maintanence. I hope he heals well. Mike
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    Sorry to hear about your skid. As far as the chrome trim, good luck. They are hard if not impossible to come by. I had a set on mine when I bought it. I came out of a store one day and found one hanging from the mounting tape. I just redid it with double face tape and didn't think much about it. I noticed that they were NEVER on E-bay but did run a cross a set one time. I grabbed them and replaced one on mine that was scuffed up. When I realized how hard they were to get I remounted mine. I drilled them out and used bolts and acorns. They should stay on now. LOL! Ride careful. Mike
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    My '84 gave me grief for a while when I got it. I could turn on the criuse and get the light. I'd slide the switch forward and get nothing. This was always on the highway. One day I was out at the park and roaming the roads there. Only rolling about 30 or 35 mph. I hit the switch and went to set the speed and it locked in. Great! But as I tried to do this at higher speeds it failed to set. I figured out the levers were so worn that when I was moving faster the levers were pushed back by wind pressure and it was kicking off the cruise. If I held the levers out with my fingers it worked fine at any speed. Awkward....hell yea!!! I made some plastic shims to try and it worked ok until they worked loose. I have not got around to making a decent long lasting repair. Something to cheack anyway. Mike
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    Happy B-Bay Brad. Ya know, turning 16 was great. Turning 21 was huge. Turning 25 was a milestone. But turning 50 kind of threw me. 50 in itself didn't sound too bad. But when you look at it as half a century............ Enjoy the rest of them my friend. Mike
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    I got to admit I like the look .... a LOT! The dash display on mine is dim enough to be an issue and have been watching what you guys have been doing. But......... I have concerns over the blue back lights. Blue seems to have an rather nasty side effect on our night vision. I had a single blue LED light in one of my rocker switches that drove me nuts. Extremely bright. Had to go. Let us know if you notice any effect on your night vision. I am curious. But in any case you did a nice job. Looks good. Mike
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    Not so bad as some stealers aren't much better. A local, and one of the oldest in the area, tried to charge me $15.95 for the OEM oil filter. I looked in the box and there was no 0-ring. I asked about that and he told me it was a seperate item and pulled a ziplock bag off the shelf with $3.95 written on it in marker. I found that rather low. I ordered a spin-on adaptor the next day. I still stop in once in a while to chat with one of the techs there. He rides a 1st gen Max and is impressed with the condition of my '84. But I haven't dropped a nickel at the place since them.
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    You got a tap & die set? Add some threads to a longer bolt.
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    I was chasing an ad for them a year or so ago. If you find out if and/or where they are available let me know. Mike
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    Well ya know .... I wasn't there so it might have just been an M-80 or something like that. Don't want our image tanished. :rotf:
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    Wasn't one of the suggested captions for this pic "You ain't going to light that here are ya?"
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    Not so much. Just a little until I hit my head on the side window. But I really need to stop twisting my wrist on the steering wheel to make it go faster. I'm going to need a new cover if I don't.
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