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  1. Snaggletooth
    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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    Looks good and I do like your mud guard. Wish I could do a receiver type on my 1st gen. Nice to have that tucked away and more uses for it. Nice job.
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    :sign funny post:Most excellent!!! Thanks!
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    Yep on the break down and cleaning the rim in the seating area. I have a Lincoln with alloy rims and had the same issue with two of them. Had them broke down and spent and afternoon cleaning, scraping and sanding on them. After many years of tire changes there is a lot of corrosion on the alloy and crap left over from previous mounts. Once that is cleaned up you should have no trouble for a long time. As stated, most shops break down and tire and rim a lube it up for the new mount and do nothing to clean them up. Mike
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    I don't have a 2nd gen but I have a set of 4.5" Drag Specialty driving lights on my '84. I had read several posts in the past about different options for the 2nd gen driving lights and they all fit my DS housings. Wouldn't about any 4.5" replacement light from somewhere like NAPA or Auto Zone be a standard fit? Got to be cheaper than a Yammy light. Mike
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    Man you are headed for a whole world of education on hearing loss. I started having issues back in the late 80's with what they called "Sudden Hearing Loss". I woke up one morning and with a major problem. I'd lost 50% of my hearing over night while I was sleeping. Boom! Over the next few years I would lose chunks of different ranges just in a matter of a days time. A year ago last September I lost it all. The only option I have now is the implants. But to say what to get will depend entirely on what your loss is and how dramatic. If your loss is even across the freq ranges you could do fine with an analog unit. The analogs amplify everything. If the losses are higher or lower in different freqs the digitals will be the answer. They can be programed to compensate for the ranges you need for speech comprehension and eliminate unwanted sounds. I had both types but if I could still use them digitals are the only way to go. Brace yourself for "sticker shock" when you look into aides. The analogs can run low end from around $700.00 and digitals can start around $1,000 and run up to several grand each. The last set of digitals I had were $2,200.00 each. The implants I will be needing are over $75,000 (including surgery) But the audiogram they will do at your appointment will answer most of your questions on what you need. Go from there. All I can recommend at this point is find the best audioligist available in your area. The one that is more concerned about what you hear over selling you the BEST aides is the guy you want. After that having a good ENT Dr. is going to be helpful also. But the sooner you get aides the better off you will be. Having the correct aide will change your life. It's a frustrating time getting used to them and learning what they can and can't do. You learn to adjust to what you hear through the aides. So good luck with the audiogram and hope your loss is minor. You come up with any questions feel free to PM me and I'll try to answer them if I can. Mike
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    That why I love this site. Always a solution for a problem. Thanks Goose. That should speed things up.
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    Got A/C Gary, I just open the vents. I even got lil air fresheners stuck in them. I smell like ice cream on a hot day. Now with the lamb skin seat cover and a can of Anti Monkey Butt I'm good to go.
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    Thanks Gary. I never noticed that. I'll throw her on the lift this weekend and take a look at that.
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    Yep, with the collector it does complicate dialing in on a single cylinder. But with some tinkering between or during tests it should show any changes. So it should point the way if here is something way out of whack. Trial and error. Old school stuff. I've got a full set of extra carb bodies that are headed in for ultrasonic cleaning for a winter project. So I'll probably go ahead and go through the cleaned set when they are ready and swap out the good parts and replace any questionable ones before I get into trying to dial them in any closer. Might resolve any issues with that alone.
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    Hey Goose. That thought has come up before. A friend owns a service shop and has the equipment to do that type of testing. We talked about it in the past but he wasn't too concerned about it with the consistent burn I'm getting on the plugs. And the fact he isn't sure if the readings he would get would be very accurate without having the ports for the test probes. So it would be a "Shove 'em in the pipe and see what happens test." I got a Doctor like that. But I'll talk to him again a see if we can try it and see what it shows. It would be nice to get a longer usable life out of the plugs. I'd be happy to get a full season out of a set.
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    The two air deflectors on the tops of the valve covers were not on my bike when I bought it but were in a box of items included in the purchase. It took me a year to figure out what they were and how they went on. When I did my valve cover gaskets I went ahead and put them back on just because I had them. I'll say this.....They are not needed. They make no difference in the operating temps on the motor as far as I can tell. BUT..... they do make a differnce in rider comfort. The heat of the engine stays below the rider much more, and I'd say probably affects the temp of the fuel tank a bit also. With the deflectors on I felt a huge change in the temp of the saddle. Much cooler. I closed off the holes in the side covers also with chrome panels and that directed all the hotter air to behind my legs and feet. A lot more comfortable in the warmer months. When changing plugs I use a thin wall socket with a swivel and then a long extention. Gets around the deflectors ok and gets the angle right to turn them out. If you are having issues with getting a bite on one plug you might have some debris or a nut or screw sitting down there in the plug well. Careful that does not drop into the hole when the plug is removed. A look with an inspection mirror and a flash light might be worth it. A lot of stuff can end up in those wells. Mike
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    Well, ya know.................. that ain't that first time that has been said about my bike.
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    HeyJeremy, I think the starting and charging system on this bike is a strong as it can get. The heart of the system is the DEKA AGM. Still running strong and stays fully charged all the time. It is monitored with a digital voltmeter installed in the dash. The charging system is based on an upgrade stator from Buckeye Performance and uses a Shindengen R/R recently installed with a dedicated wiring harness harness to isolate the charging system. The wiring harnesses has had as many plug in connections as possible removed and soldered and shrink tubed to protect. Dielectric grease has been used on all remaining plug ins from the headlight bucket back to the rear light bar. I ride this bike everyday, and since April this year it is the only vehicle I use. With the weather we have had it has been soaked, drenched and drowned repeatly this year. Never a miss or a stutter in the worst rains you can imagine. BTW .... I have become a true believer in Fogg Toggs. Actually I'm kind of on a quest to embarass my neighbor. He's says there is no way you can get a 6 month riding season in Nebraska. I'm hoping for 8 myself. He has trouble doing 3 months. Ya know.... a light weight! LOL! But with that said I feel pretty confident I've got the electrical system nailed down. And the spark plug issue has been pretty much the same since I got bike running back in '07 before all the work was done. So the spark plug issue has been consistant since then. There have been no other problems that effect the operation or performance of the bike. Not even a noticable drop in fuel economy. I don't worry much about that until I do a long ride and push to see how well I can do on MPG. Best ever was 48 mpg on the road and around town I can beat it down to 38-39 keeping ahead of traffic. If I play nice it stays around 42-43 around town. Kinda makes me wonder what detail I missed. I should not be carrying spare plugs within that range ya know. Go figure.
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    From the looks of it I would say a 'Busa.
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    Go ahead Gary.... poke away. I figured it was coming. And I have been following the upgrade with much interest. Just haven't jumped on as long as I have this pile of Commador 64 parts I'm good to go. LOL! You should remember when I bought the new TCI. You made an offer on it also if I remember right.
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    Plugs have been purchased from several different suppliers over the years so the odds of a bad run are slim. Like I said the wires and caps are within a couple of years old and test like new. The plug wires are also shielded with protective sleeves to avoid wear problems. The plugs each fire well out of the heads and the wires when tested with an adjustable spark tester jumped a gap of 5mm. As far as cleaning and reusing not much luck. The gap is close enough to .035 that a light tap tightens them right back up. The cleaned and regapped plugs will run but not as smooth as new. They are all light tan, dry and clean. Edges are are sharp and no burned off area. It would be hard to choose which one came from what plug if you mixed them up. They are that consistant. And as Gary said the specs are .032 to .035. I have played with the .032 gap and it does not fire up as well as the .035. These bikes are not known for having a stun gun spark. The wider gap is the better setting in my opinion. I have already switched from the DPR to the DP. No real difference in performance of life span. So with that said, I suppose a try of a different brand may be next to see what happens. I've got a new set of coils on the shelf and a "brand new in the bag" TCI I've been saving for a failure. Maybe time to swap them out.
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    Nope, Nebraska on this one. The one you are thinking about was Oklahoma. Hit the back of the trailer so hard his helmet went through the door and that is where they found him hanging several miles down the road. Sadly, his friend had died a week or so earlier in a similar accident. Oddly enough stories were spread about how his helmet saved his life. Not much truth to that.
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    Geesh, last summer it was one clocked at 142 MPH. Last fall it was one at 148 MPH. The other day the record was broken again. 158 MPH on a four lane road and Interstate. The only thing not running WOT is the brain. OMAHA, Neb. -- Jonathan Goodburn, 20, faces numerous charges after being clocked going 158 mph and leading police on a high-speed chase on his motorcycle. Now Goodburn and his family regret his split-second decision. Nebraska State Patrol troopers spotted Goodburn with a group of about 20 other motorcyclists driving at a high rate of speed near 156th Street and West Dodge Road Saturday night. Authorities eventually arrested him along Highway 36 near Cunningham Lake. Goodburn's mother, Chris Goodburn, admits her son made a major mistake by taking off and not stopping for police. "Once he got in far enough that he was already running, he was trying to figure out when he should stop," she said. Capt. Bret Friesz with the Nebraska State Patrol said the chase lasted 24 minutes and traveled 32 miles. Goodburn was clocked at 158 mph at one point. "It was probably a one-minute bad decision that drug out over 24 minutes," said Friesz. Goodburn called his mother from jail while KETV NewsWatch 7 was interviewing her Monday. "He says he's sorry that he put other people's lives in danger," said Chris Goodburn. She said the split-second decision cost her son his job. He was expected to be in court on Tuesday. Goodburn told his mother that he's learned his lesson. "His lesson that he'd want to share with everybody is don't do it, it's not worth it," said Chris Goodburn. Read more: http://www.ketv.com/news/28879564/detail.html#ixzz1VDrpD6Fk
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