BlueSky

In the small town in NC I grew up in, the local gas stations would run charge accounts for the locals and all of them wound up with $60k to $80k of uncollectable debt. One of those owners was a good friend and another was my brother-in-law. There were more.

And there are new leftovers still available!

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He's making the case for his newly designed replacement shock. His shock makes the wing stiffer in the front than the rear. Don't know which is the most preferrable.

I have never bought an extended warranty and never will. It's an insurance policy and the odds are in favor of the ins co. But, if you have no savings and may not be able to pay for a large repair, perhaps it's okay. I bought a used Ford Clubwagon some years ago and the dealer quoted a price for an extended warranty. I cracked the guy up when I told him that if it cost me that much in repairs over the warranty period I would take it out in the woods and shoot it between the headlights! LOL!

Keep in mind that 4.3 ft lbs means a force of 4.3 lbs pulling at the end of a 1 foot long wrench. It's enough for a M6.

Looks like the Batmobile!

Wow! If you didn't have a helmet, you'd be killed for sure.

I have bought it at Walmart but it's been a while. https://www.google.com/search?q=simple+green+degreaser&oq=simple+green&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.8343j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Yeah, when I was stationed in South Korea in 1969 & 70, I found out what they used for fertilizer in the rice paddies!

Man! I feel for you! That sounds like a really tough, (crappy) job. I think I would just bite the bullet and call a pro to git-er-done. Time is something to consider too. How long will it be before you can use your home again?

While you are thinking about it , keep spraying it with penetrating oil.

Looks like a good project with spare parts.

I think every time I've ever tried to use an EZ out, it snapped off. Just replace the master cyl. Plenty of parts bikes out there. I bet a member has one in his garage. Maybe cowpuc? I did something similar with mine and bought another master cylinder from a member. Just irritating, not consequential.

yeah, the old Dr. Atkins diet does work. Eat fat, protein, and veges with no carbs. I tried it a couple times but it's really hard to give up bread, potatoes, rice, and anything with sugar. When I was on that diet, I started looking at labels and I realized that almost everything has sugar added to it, ketchup, mayonnaise, almost every prepared food. What really irritates me is that the local Smithfield's Barbecue restaurants have loaded up their slaw with sugar. It's sickening to me.

After going to their web site and reading the article, I see that only 2 of the bikes are water cooled, the BMW and the Kawasaki. The Kawasaki is the second lightest and has a dry clutch as well as being the least expensive by a lot. If I was into baggers which I am not or at least at this time, I think I'd have to take a hard look at the Kawasaki.

Maybe they were concerned some of the biker gangs would show up. The Hells Angels are still active in Chicago aren't they? I was watching a tv show the other day entitiled "Biker Chicks". The main person they were talking about first married one of the leaders of the Mongols. The Mongols were having a turf war with the Outlaws in FL and he was killed in his garage while working on a bike. They showed a photo of the guy in his garage and a Gen I Venture was in the background of the photo in his garage!!

Congratulations!

They talked about the weather being 70 degrees instead of very cold in the desert. That may be why heat wasn't mentioned. It wasn't an issue on this particular test.

You many want to consider some Mark II forks to get the 4 piston brake calipers if you can find a set for cheap. Excellent work on that bike bringing it back! Keep us updated with lots of photos. We love to read about a restoration!

Yep, Freebird was spot on I think. The more electricity you use, the lower the voltage and the higher the amps. It takes a certain amount of watts to do the work and volts x amps =watts. Think if it like a water system. It has a certain pressure (voltage). The more water you use (amps), the lower the pressure. If the voltage gets too low and the amps too high, the motor will get hot, possibly too hot.

I wish they had a new wing in the comparison to see how it fared. Sounded like the Eluder with the Indian had the most powerful V-twins and the Eluder was the most comfortable for long trips.

That salve is probably no longer available because they fed a rat 10lbs of it and it got cancer.

I have a disc with a lot of manuals on it but it doesn't go back to 97. The newer Road Star manuals that I have says it has belt drive. Sorry I couldn't help.