Flyinfool

I have designed a set of adjustable bypass block off plates for the MKII. I have not gotten around to making them yet. That is in the plans for this winter. The adjuster will let me set it anywhere from full open to full closed.

Is your old pump impeller plastic? There IS a new metal one that is what you want to put in there. I think you are missing a digit in the part number you posted.

I love the concept of public caning that they use in Singapore. I read that they have to lowest rate of repeat offenders in the world. We need to bring back good old fashion butt whooping.

It has been all over the national news about the riots in Milwaukee. The national news sure is good at misinformation. National news said the National Guard was called in. The National Guard was put on alert and is ready but never deployed, YET. I just do not understand the logic that makes people do things like this. This is all happening about 10 miles from me so it is very unlikely that it will get near me. It is also the only thing the local news seems to be able to talk about. The first night there were 17 arrests after they burned 6 businesses to the ground, and burned a squad car and flipped over some privately owned cars. It came out that the 17 that were arrested wire all from Milwaukee but not from that area, they responded to the calls on social media to come and riot and loot. Last night two homes were burned, one had a family of 6 living in it, all made it out without injury. So if I get this correctly, these people feel that if a convicted felon points a gun at police and ends up dying on the spot, that means it is time to get a new free TV and make a bonfire out of the store.................?????

Welcome from down in the corner of Wisconsin. I will be passing thru New Lisbon Labor day weekend, going from Milwaukee to Ladysmith. There is a thread in the tech section of what to look for as common issues with a 2nd gen. 25K miles is getting close to taking a peek at the valve adjustment, it is not hard to do, just very time consuming because you have to take a lot of stuff off to get to them.

I have never fired 3 rounds at a deer from any gun. 2 rounds on rare occasion. It is about as fast to reload as my New England Firearms single shot shotgun that I take upland bird hunting. Having a single shot makes you pick your shot better and learn to make the first one count. Just for giggles I did use it once at a bowling pin shoot, I took down 5 pins in 30 seconds, with 6 shots. I had a soft pin and the bullet went thru the pin and did not knock it off the table, second shot square into the base of the pin, got 90% of the pin off the table. For comparison with one of my guns that is built for speed I can take 5 pins in 2.5 seconds and that is bumping up against the speed of the guns action.

A TIG welder is on my toy list as well, (Miller Diversion 180) I do have a decent 200A MIG and a torch set. I sold my stick welder a week after the first time I tried the MIG. It is scary to think that you sound an awful lot like me with tool acquisitions and then learn to use them later. You are my kind of people. Next thing you know there will be another SNOW machine located in New York. Won't that make @cowpuc happy.

Well if you like different. Is it a rifle or a hand gun? It has a 14 inch barrel and chambered in 7mm-08. I bought this for back when the hunting regs called for shotguns or hand guns only. This will easily drop a deer at 200 + yards. This one is even for sale..........

And right before your MG&ET

Wonder if it got as bad as the local arena with indoor go cart and midget racing on a track about the size of a hockey rink. Nitro and Alky fumes in a confined place.................. sure smelled good. real clad I was on the upwind side and near the open doors............... They only tried that once. I bet it took a while to get the rubber off the floor............

I am fortunate that my bosses sense of humor is similar to mine, he has to try to keep a straight face when he is telling me to stop picking on the stupid people. But I have never even been threatened with time off. But then he also is aware (because he asked) that I use time off without pay for job hunting. While no one is irreplaceable, I at least fall into a pool of those that would be difficult to replace.

What is the sign made of? Vinyl needs a perfectly smooth surface to stick to. It does not do well on wood, even painted wood. Painted metal is best. Once the crunch time is over if you get desperate let me know, I have a small vinyl cutter (8" x 10") that works until my old Win 98 puter with a parallel port dies.

Also get more info on how he intends to pick the item up. If he is sending "his courier", run for the hills. In a dispute PP almost always sides with the buyer. IF he goes back to PP and says the item was not as advertised PP will refund him the money, he will then have both his money and the item. OR idf the sell er claims the item is a counterfit then PP will have him "destroy" it and refund him the money. All he needs is a pic of a destroyed similar item for proof to PP. Since I have gotten burned on some small items using these scams. I am now strictly CASH when you pick it up, especially with a bigger $$ item, and that will be at the front door of the local PD recorded on video. Yea I know that modern printers can make a pretty good bill, but if you know what to look for...

Look at that. Even a 1st gen with no rider is keeping up with you....................... I'm thinking Dan will have one MORE 1st gen in the garage......

Does service history show a very recent valve adjustment. if not it is due, price reduction. Look real close at the half moons of the valve cover gaskets, and cracking and it is most likely ready for valve adj. Look close at the boots that connect the carbs to the heads for cracking, There is a steel liner so the cracking is mostly cosmetic but small shop might not know that. Check all rubber hoses for cracking. Check date code on tires, regardless of how much thread they have they must be replaced at 6 years old. Apply all of the things on the list to look for to this new possibility. Might all get you closer on price. Make sure he knows you traveled all the way there to buy a bike and are ready to make deal RIGHT NOW. You are from another state and will not be back later for more talking if the deal does not happen today.

This one looks like it is made from a sand casting. On the inside part that is against the fender it looks like a sand cast surface that did not quite clean up during machining and even on the top machined surface you can see a couple of holes from air pockets or inclusions. Since the purpose is adding strength and stiffness to the front forks I would want one machined from a solid bar. I have one on my bike but i got it so long ago I don't remember where it came from. But it did and still does help. I always get a kick out of ads that try to make something sound better by saying "Aircraft grade aluminum" there are some really weak grades of metal used on aircraft.

I talked you into that one huh.................. Yes it can, if your pockets are deep enough.

Dan Lots of good info here. http://www.mtcvoyager.com/used-trike-kits/

:duck: :duck: :duck: :duck: Stop it, your both wrong...... :rasberry: :rasberry: It would be wonderful if everyone could live in paradise but that is not the real world for most people, we each do what we feel is right for each of us. Anyplace I have to list a home address I put down the address of the local police department, I also have the local PD as my home address in my cell phone and GPS. The local PD also has a specific recommended area of the parking lot for transacting Craig's list or similar online purchases. It is near the front door where LEOs are constantly walking in and out and has cameras. In the many years that I have been buying and selling stuff I have only ever had one person refuse to meet at the PD. He wanted to meet at night in a parking lot of a closed store. Can you say BIG RED FLAG. I never did meet him.

The fan should not come on while riding. There should be plenty of airflow to keep things cool. When I get home from a ride and let the bike idle while I take off my gear and open the doors the fan will usually kick on for a few seconds and then go back off. The fan cools things down pretty quick so it does not have to run often or for very long when it does run, and it is not very loud when running, my radio can easily drown out the fan.

You asked for it.

In order to tell if the diodes are going you need to see the other side of the board. There are two ways I know of to get to the other side of the board. 1. Desolder all of the connections to the connectors along the left edge (as viewed in your pic) of the board to remove the board from the connectors. I do not recommend this unless you are really good at working with boards. 2. Make a cut thru the cover just past the connectors so they stay with the board and then just seal the cut line with Black RTV when you put it back together. BE very careful to not cut to deep and cut thru components on the board.

Or the clerk to short change themselves. I went to the farmers market for some veggies bought some corn on the cob for $3.50. Handed the clerk a $20. There was only $20s fresh from the ATM in my wallet. When I got home I had 2 quarters in my pocket and the non $20s in my wallet were 2 singles, and 4 $5s. That corn was my only purchase.

It is not just up there that bicyclists have no regard for the rules of the road. Around here they DEMAND that they be allowed a full traffic lane when you are coming up on them, but then will break every law that is not convenient. The law here says that they must remain within 3 feet of the curb or edge of the roadway unless passing an obstruction and a group must ride single file and must not impede traffic. That is sure a lot different that always having the right of way. Had the discussion with an avid bicyclist here at work, he pics and chooses the laws that he likes. The thought never even occurred to him that running a stop in front of my truck could make him into a road pizza. He just believed that bicycles are the same as pedestrians and have the right of way and if you hit him he will sue. It finally registered after being repeated a bunch of times that it is hard to sue and/or enjoy the money of a successful lawsuit from 6 feet under or a wheel chair. Seeee, now ya went and got me started.................

I do not have a personal rule for lane position other than it being an otherwise unoccupied position. I read about a study once that if you are constantly moving around in your lane, other drivers tend to give you more room and keep a closer eye on you because they can not predict you. If they are paying extra attention to me and keeping there distance, these are both good things in my book. As for oncoming traffic, I am also all over my lane to be able to see and be seen the best at any given moment, the best place to be is constantly changing. I also run with my Hi bean on in the daytime and am in the process of adding more lights. If you watch the Ride Like A Pro DVD there is a section in there on being seen. They show video of the same bike against the same background using various techniques. By far the most visible to oncoming cars, or cars at a stop sign waiting to pull out, is weaving back and forth in your lane. I paid road taxes just like ever other vehicle on the road and so I figure I own a full lane and I am gonna use MY full lane. Of course NONE of this helps against someone that is not looking at anything but their phone.