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I have not had any problems with ebay so far. But quite often when I want some specific item, I just google that item and buy from a US company for less money. An example of that is the National cycle windshield I bought for my Kawasaki. When I googled that part number, I found one that evidently had been sitting on a shelf for a long time an got it for cheap.

The guy who installed our new kitchen cabinets drives a 15 yr old Toyota Tundra 4x4 with the 4.7L V8 engine. He bought it new and it has 534,000 miles on it. He said he had to get the front end rebuilt a while back but other than that it's been very reliable. He's not a mechanic and he drove it until a front ball joint failed leaving him on the side of the road. Pretty amazing!

I balanced the tire by inserting a section of pvc pipe that just happened to be the perfect size into the wheel and resting the ends on two buckets turned upside down. I used two vise grip pliers to keep the pipe from turning and the balancing was easy. I used the same clip on weights that were on the rim before except I only needed 2 of the 3 weights previously used. Then I rode it down to the inspection shop and had it inspected. Now I gotta do the RSV. I think the bead breaker that HF sells now will work on the RSV tires. It's not the same design as Cowpucs.

Thanks for the reply. I just googled No-Mar tire changer and yes you did go whole hog! I got the new tire on the rim. It didn't want to pump up so I put a ratchet strap around the tire and then it pumped up but didn't seat. So, I released the strap and the tire popped and seated. I think I will see how much it will cost for a shop to install the new tires on the RSV wheels if I bring the wheels and new tires to them. Tire changing on the floor isn't as much fun as I thought it would be for a 75 yr old. It looks really easy in the youtube videos! Ha!

I didn't think to ask you about your tire changing tools. What brand is your changer? The local Harbor Freight has an inexpensive tire changer in stock. When I was a young pup in the 60's, I changed my own car tires at the local gas station with their manual tire changer. Those recapped bias ply tires didn't last long especially on the rear of my hot rod Chevys! I could get a tire recapped for $8 and it would last about 5k miles on the rear!

How many miles on it? Those old 750 fours in all Japanese brands were lots of fun!

With 3 C-clamps squeezing the tire, I used a short 2 x 4 and a BFH to break the tire on the other side. So, now I can remove and replace the tire hopefully.

So, my Kawasaki ZN700 needs a new rear tire to pass inspection. I finally got around to attempting it, my first time at changing a tire. A couple of years ago I had some leftover particle board 4' x 8' sheets that I split into half the long way and nailed 3 halves together, about 2 1/4" thick. Then I cut them into 3 pieces with the end piece beveled so I can push the bike up on it. That way I can put it on the center stand on the middle piece and pull the rear sheet out, rock it on the rear wheel and pull the front piece out. That allowed about 6" of clearance under the rear tire, plenty of room to get the rear wheel off. But, using C-clamps to break the bead is a pain. I got the bead broke on one side but not the other. So, I went to Harbor Freight to buy their bead breaker and they were sold out after telling me that had one over the phone..... So, as of today, I failed...... After this I have to change the tires on the RSV. I wanted to tackle the small one first. Maybe if I bought some larger C-clamps, I could put a board against the wheel and break the bead on the other side? The plot thickens!

Thanks for keeping us updated! I bought a torque wrench from Lowes, their Kobalt label for about the same price. Seems to do a good job. Probably both are made in the same Chinese factory! Ha!

My ZN700 manual says use 10W20 motor oil in the forks. Evidently, motor oil can be used.

Are you sure you want to sell that Gen 1?

Something to think about is that it's a felony to sell a gun to a person who is a convicted felon. I would not sell a gun to someone I didn't know without going through a dealer who can make the call to check the guy's record.

Congratulations on the weight loss and the exercising! Weight loss is the best thing you can do for your health. It helps in so many ways, reduced arthritis, reduced blood pressure, reduced heart risk, reduced diabetes risk, and the list goes on. I also believe in taking some supplements, fish oil, garlic, vitamins occasionally, selenium occasionally, CoQ10, zinc occasionally, and others. You need to do some research on the statins and other drugs you may be taking. I was taking rosuvastatin for cholesterol and I developed severe pain in my right arthritic hip. So, I stopped taking it and the most of the pain went away. A few months later, I tried it again and the same thing happened. I've taken 3 different statin drugs so far and they just don't agree with me with different unacceptable side effects from all three. Again, congratulations!!

PODs don't work well on CV carbs. Go back to the stock air filter.

As wide as the engine looks, is it a 6 cyl?

My 89 ate a couple of screws that I never found. Always a bummer.

check partzilla.com. They might have it.

Night time photos are suspect. I would ask for some day time digital photos emailed to me so I could expand them and check the bike out really close up before I made the drive.

I regret to say that I've ridden my 89 only a few hundred miles and have not ridden it in several years. It got less than 30mpg when I checked it. But, something was wrong with the carbs because the idle mix screws had to be turned in leaning it out until they were one turn out. And it would start cold without the choke. I suspect the enrichment valves are leaking but I haven't pursued a fix. Now the fork seals are leaking and the speedometer was noisy the last time I rode it. Hopefully, I will get around to going through it soon. It's as perfect as they get for an 89 and deserves to be repaired and ridden. I just have to fix the typical issues to get it going again.

The only glaring design flaw that I can think of at the moment is the 2 brush starter that was used in all 83 thru about 90.

I wish I could have made it. I would have enjoyed it much more than removing those dang kitchen cabinets! I'm getting too old for this stuff.

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The front brakes are much better on the 89 also unless you have changed the forks on the 83 to the Mark II forks.

Well, I won't be able to make it after all this year. I just got word our new kitchen cabinets have arrived at the builders supply, so I will be removing the old cabinets and repairing the wall for new back splash for the next couple of days.

Just to be clear, it will be on Thursday, May 16?