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  1. Dragonslayer
    Last weekend ten of us road to Millegeville, Ga for an event. There were two Harley's in the group a new one and an older one. On the way back we spent most of the trip stopping picking up lost harley parts and reinstalling them, pushing them out of the road, pushing down hills to jump them off, pulling them with extention cords to jump them off. No kidding we had to stop about twenty five times over a 100 mile trip. It would have been a great comedy routine if it wasn't so much of a pain in the a**. Later that night I ran into a buddy who happens to be a Flat bed wrecker driver and a Harley owner. When I saw him he had his Harley on his wrecker. Won't crank. So I'm gonna help figure out what the problem is. Sorry, All you Harley Owners, But there is not force on earth that could make me own a Harleyand give up my 1st Gen.
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    All of the above, Motorcycles riders develope a special type of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome that causes this. I've heard of remedies from Auccupuncture, to surgery, special gloves and everything in between. There may even be some threads on the subject on here. I've had it and I basically got used to it until it eventually went away after about a year or two. Some say Ace wrist support bandages help. I've seen special made riding gloves at motorcycle shows that are designed to combat this irratating condition.
  3. Dragonslayer
    Translated into latin that is: Nuis Homo Est Insula, except Frogman
  4. Dragonslayer
    I have a left thats painted blue metal flake and a RH mirror with some damage. I made my trailer hitch.
  5. Dragonslayer
    Hey I got both of those and probably any thing else you need for an 84. Shoot me a list of what you need. If you visit Yamaha very often you'll get used that "he's try to screw me" feeling.
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    I did last summer, the whole across country and back thing on a 87 100k mile first gen, 6500 miles and 20 states. I did the whole thing by myself and had a blast. Never a dull moment. I would caution you if you planned on doing it on any other bike but a first gen (or maybe a Goldwing). But I had the advantages of a Back rest, Hwy pegs or Boards, Tunes in the headset, On-board Tequila dispenser, right side kick stand and a trailer carrying enough gear to stay on the road Indeffinately, made the trip more enjoyable. When you get back look a fella up and tell me about the trip. I'm just down the road from you in Clarkston.
  7. Dragonslayer
    Hey RandyR I didn't know that I blow blues harp Yall ever let folk sit in
  8. Dragonslayer
    yes
  9. Dragonslayer
    i've got one it has some surface rust but it's not too bad
  10. Dragonslayer
    I've got the lower transmission housing and the oil pan plate and all of the transmission parts on a 1984 parts bike sitting in my backyard in the way.I'm sure I have everything you need for that part of the engine. Get in touch with me by phone 404 694-1469 and I'm sure we can work a deal.
  11. Dragonslayer
    yea Dano, I can hook you up. How bout 20 bucks plus shipping?
  12. Dragonslayer
    Deffinately a great looking Chicks bike.
  13. Dragonslayer
    I bought the same deal. about 8 or 9 days later the item showed up in the mail. I was impressed with the product seemed to be made out of decent material and was light weight and compact when folded up. The workmanship was good with no apparent flaws. All in all I thought it was a supper deal. I ended up giving it to my GoldWing riding buddy for a birthday present so I don't have any durability answers for you. For the price I don't think you will get hurt. If your deal turns out like mine you'll be pleasantly surprised.
  14. Dragonslayer
    It would be the first place I would look.
  15. Dragonslayer
    i got an extra one.
  16. Dragonslayer
    Since I replaced the stator on mine my voltage reads at 14 volts while riding.
  17. Dragonslayer
    mine does it. It seems to be more dramatic if the battery charge is low. If the battery is fully charged it doesn't seem to bounce as much. There is a different test for the stator. There is a three wire (white wires) plug that comes from the stator which is located on the left side just above and ahead of the passenger foot rest. check the voltage ahead of and behind this plug for AC voltage. Failure or a bad contact at this plug is a common problem. A indicator of problems is yellowing or darking of the wires or plug due to heating up from a bad connection. These three wires are the three field wires from the stator to the voltage regulator. The three fields should be within a ac volt or two somewhere between 11 and 14 voltages. If there is a big difference more than a volt between one or more of the fields. Your stator is going bad.
  18. Dragonslayer
    I've found that , and as per Muffinman's advice, that Plasti Dip in an aerosol can works better. Spray the inside of the diaphram the spray the outside. Hang upside down and let completely dry before reinstalling. The entire surfaces inside and out get an even coating so the diaphram is not hard in spots and pumps in and out more consistantly. I found the product at Northern Handyman.
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    I designed mine to fit in the area that you dont' look through I don't even notice it from the drivers side but at night when I turn on the light installed below the windshield it pops out. I would not advise doing in a area where it would interfer with your visability.
  20. Dragonslayer
    Buy a new windsheild off ebay send it to me via ups or fedex, I send it back to you when finished and then you have a spare windshield and one all dressed up. Or sale your extra one on ebay. Just a suggestion.
  21. Dragonslayer
    It doesn't seem to effect the strength of the windshield at all.
  22. Dragonslayer
    I got a new rear tire for my 87 xvz1300. before putting it back together I realized the splines on the wheel were shot and the splines on the outward plate aren't much better. I figured no problemo I've got one on the 84 xvz1200 parts bike that I'll just swap out. Guess what, the wheel spline gear would work but the differentials are differant. The outer spline plates have differant bolt patterns. So, now I'm in need of either an entire final gear drive differential or just the outer plate if anyone has one they've dissected already. (86 and Up 1st gen XVZ1300). If any one has got one laying around they don't need and don't mind giving a fellow member a hand send me a PM. let me know what you want for it.
  23. Dragonslayer
    I got a new rear tire for my 87 xvz1300. before putting it back together I realized the splines on the wheel were shot and the splines on the outward plate aren't much better. I figured no problemo I've got one on the 84 xvz1200 parts bike that I'll just swap out. Guess what, the wheel spline gear would work but the differentials are differant. The outer spline plates have differant bolt patterns. So, now I'm in need of either an entire final gear drive differential or just the outer plate if anyone has one they've dissected already. (86 and Up 1st gen XVZ1300). If any one has got one laying around they don't need and don't mind giving a fellow member a hand send me a PM. let me know what you want for it.
  24. Dragonslayer
    I havn't seen the windshield that you are referring to but, I do windshield etching if anyone is interested.
  25. Dragonslayer
    The used tire was a HD Dunlop D401 a little larger than what is the recommended size for the 1st gens. I'm going back with the Metzler 880 match to the front tire since the front tire still looks new. The other metzler that i changed out in Tucumcari seemed to draw nails and had a funny way of turning up low on air without notice on a regular basis. That and the fact that I was pulling a trailer on that trip I think contributed to it's early demise. I'm gonna try one more to see if I have any better luck.
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