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    I personally like to use wire myself. Ok, ok I give. I couldn't pass that up. I ran the wires down the inside the bag and then through a section of flex tube past the hinges then up the back of the bag. I drilled small hole in the rear of the bag near the mounting pins to run the wires out the back. I used a two wire plug in connector (trailer type) on the back of the bag to make removal simple. Just plug them into the wiring loom I made for the running lights. I will also be patching in LED strip lights on the inside to light them up at night when I'm digging for stuff. On the inside I secured the wires in place with metalic duct tape to protect them. Once I get the liner installed in the bags like I did in the trunk, you would never know they are there. I has held off on doing the bags until I was sure the liner work I did in the trunk was going to hold up well. It's been a year and it held up fine. So bags this winter. Mike
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    As long as you're getting into the wiring for the lights, and it looks like you are already wired up for the lights on the saddlebags, here is an idea for those bag lights and maybe for the radiator covers. Not too much money for the lights, Wally World, and mine have been on the bike of over 3 years with no failures. 3 LED's each and fit like they were made for the bike. Well ok, some minor fitting issues but damn close. for my cheap suggestions. Mike
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    Holy smoke! How big of an oil filter is on the thing? With the bike on the center stand on level ground, four quarts would put the oil in the sight glass over the top. I have the spin-on adaptor also and I didn't see all that much of an increase in oil needed at a change. As he said, start with three quarts and then let it run a bit and settle. Add about 1/2 quart to middle of the sight glass. Run again and settle. Dial it in as needed. I've never used a full four quarts to top it off. Always have a bit left in the bottle. I can't imagine pouring five in there without making a mess of the air filter and air intake box.
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    Not bad......Not bad at all. Looks pretty good to me. But I am fond of blondes.
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    Hey Fuzzy, A couple of thoughts for ya. Yep, it's an investment for sure. A couple of items to pick up to go along with the new aides. Wish I had known about them from the start. They make sweat bands, like small socks that go over the units that ride behind your ear. They repel moisture and help keep the units dry. I have soaked mine and they have kept the units dry very well. I had moisture destroy the first two units within 6 months and I got lucky and the warrenty covered both of them. THEN the audioligist set me up with the bands. The sweat bands also seemed to help a lot with wind noise on the bike. Not gone, but cut it down quite a bit. There is also a drying box available. It looks like a small jewelry box that plugs into the wall and generates a low dry heat. Keep them in that over night and it adds years to the life of the aides. Moisture plays hell with those things. But just some info on cheap insurance to help care for those expensive lil buggers. And if they offer an extended warrenty on them.... take it! I'm am not a big fan of extended warrenties, but on these things......cover them as long as you can. And make sure they are covered on your home owners insurance policy. I've been though about $8,000 worth of aides over the years. The next step for me is going to be in the $75,000 range. At least my medical insurance will cover most of that if and when they stop kicking and screaming. Mike
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    Do'h! COVER! I missed the key word there. Same thing happened at my wedding. I WHAT! DO? Let me think about that. Gaskets yes......cover..... not sure. I'll be under my rock. Mike
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    Yep. Used 2nd gens on my '84. They have a nice lip all around them that makes install much easier. A little trimming was needed after install but not much. Mike
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    The plugs are still available from Yammy from what I hear. About $20.00 each. I tried several different types of plug and hole covers from the hardware store but due to the bit of an angle on the bar they didn't hold very well. I thought I might try to fill the holes with black sealent and cut it off flush. I mean after you get the bars set, how often do you move them? It can always be dug back out of needed. I'll probably order a set myself from Yammy over the winter fixits. Mike
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    Hey Dan, If tomfromhull don't grab those let me know. The 2nd gen set I bought has problems. Mike
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    There have been several injuries around my area over the last few years from jokers that tied fish line across the bicycle trails. You would never see that coming.
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    Yep, I think they are onto the problem. I have the progressives and the brace and mine acted like that when I blew a seal and lost most the oil in one side. Kind of an uncomfortable sensation.
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    DEKA AGM! 12.8 Volts. American made. Better CCA than Odessy. Fits like a stock battery. Tough case with extra wiring mounts. Extremely low discharge rate when stored. I never used a tender. Lower cost than Odessy or most lead/acid batteries. I'm into my 3rd season with no problems. bohannon battery or pm skydoc_17. Mike
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    I do.....but do you wear a parachute while riding your motorcylce? I didn't think so. Mike
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    Done the hot air balloon thing. A parachute jump would make more sense to me. You know they don't issue parachutes on a balloon ride? Seems like a good idea to me. I'm with Gary though..... 285 and if the label don't say it's rated to handle a jeep I think I'll pass. I don't think they would want claw marks on the side of the plane where I was hanging on. Mike
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    That was the first and only part I ever lost on my bike. Spent the first winter working on it after buying it as a non runner. It was late at night the first time I got her fired up and took off for a quick test ride. When I got back to the garage I saw the hole in the dash. When I got another one I built the tabs up a bit with epoxy and then a little sealant as insurance. Stll there after about 4 years. Mike
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    More than likely not. I had the same issue with the DPR8EA-9's from the time I got the bike running and then the same since the change to the DP8EA's last year. The first couple of years I didn't really notice it as I was still tinkering with the bike and not riding as much as I have this year. I went through 3 sets of plugs from fouling the first summer. Then the carb rebuild and that cleared up. After that I changed plugs each spring as SOP and never noticed any problem. But this summer, the bike has ridden EVERY day and run long and hard on the weekends so the miles are rolling. As soon as I change plugs to new ones she's back to top of her game. So I think it's the fuel mix as Goose suggested. If nothing else, the problem is consistant. As I removed the amp to the sound system I'm not concerned with interference from the non resistor plugs. I had some issues with interference to the digital camera I installed last year and blamed it on the non-resistor plugs. Turned out not to be the problem and got the signal cleaned up. Mike
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    When the phone company had that "Friends and Family" plan......I had a ball. I was so excited that she called and sign me up right NOW!!! Been waiting for years for this and I wanted that plan so bad. I NEEDED the "Friends and Family" plan more than anything in my life. How many friends are going to be on and it and how big is the family? It's tough being an orphan ya know. Never got called back after that.
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    The NGK DP8EA-9 is the non-resistor plug for the 1st gens. Pretty common actually. Most the dealers and independent shops around here carry them in stock. About $12.00 a set. I gap mine at .035 and they burn nice and great starts. Mike
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    And by the way...........this is the only chin I've seen on a Max big enough the slow it down.
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    The reason I installed a lower chin ('86 model) on my '84 was to protect the spin on oil filter after installing the adaptor. Now THAT is exposed to road debris big time. But I have run with and without the chin in 100 degree weather and have seen no real difference in the engine temp (by the gauge, which IMHO, is not more than a rough guestimate at it's best.) Mike
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    Just looking at the pipes on the front of the grill and the way the tail pipe sticks up I figure it's a gas grill. Now..... if you ran that on a 2 stroke .......would it be a smoker?
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    Geesh! Hope this don't turn into a trend. Prayers headed out for Tom and family.
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    If ya have to have a grill on the bike.........I'd go with this instead.
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    I found so many great roads when I was driving OTR where I wished I'd had the bike instead. Tried to keep track of places to ride back to so I could enjoy the scenery. I made one trip from Idaho to Dillion, CO., with a load of lumber that had a scheduled delivery at 7:00 Am the next morning so I could grab a load headed home. There was a snow storm headed my way and it was getting dark. I mapped out a short route and ran though the night and had about zero visiablity most the night. It was in interesting drive for sure. So many switchbacks the compass was making me dizzy. I pulled into the delivery about 4:30 AM and hit the bunk. I woke up to somebody beating on my door and looked out a couple of guys staring at me. They asked me when I got there. Told 'em. Then asked me HOW in the HECK did I got there. Ran off some of the roads I had taken and they just looked at me like I had come from another planet. Seems I had gone over Rabbit Ears Pass during the night in the middle of a blizzard and taken a few short cuts that, well I shouldn't have been on. The pass had been closed for two days and the Interstate had been closed the day before both directions. They shook my hand and took me out to breafast and wanted to hear how the drive had been. I thought is was kinda odd but ya know, free food. I was stuck there for two days before I could get out. But a couple years later I was out that way on a ride and decided to take a look at where I had been that night. Shouldn't have done that. If I could have seen where I was that night I probably would have parked the truck and left it there. I was too busy wrestling the bike to look at the scenery and didn't want to look at some of the drop offs along the road. I stopped at one wide spot along a drop off and was looking at a meadow at the bottom that was a beautiful green field. A jeep rolled by then stopped and backed up to see if I was alright. Told him no problem just was looking at the meadow as I was surprised by it in such a rocky place. He just laughed an agreed then told me there had been a flatbed truck that had gone over the edge a year ago with 48,000 lbs of Kentucky Bluegrass seed on board. He laughed and said "It sure perked the place up." I had goosebumps for the next 100 miles. There are places I still plan to go back to but I seen enough of that one. Didn't mean to hijack but I got to thinking about some of those places I had been. Mike
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    Boy if that don't look familiar! Been through a couple of them. If it fails again go with Danos upgrade engage clutch. A lot more beef in that one. Glad you are back on track. It's frustrating when the bike is down. Mike
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