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What they said, pretty normal for a big drop at idle. As mentioned check the stator wires, that connector has been know to get hot enough to melt. if it did just eliminate it and solder the connections together. Also check the battery connections, and ground connections, clean them even if they look clean already. Using a digital voltmeter check the voltage across the battery. should be 12.6 volts with the bike turned off, and 14 volts over 2000 rpm. The voltage will be less idling with everything turned on, the alternator just is not spinning fast enough to meet the demand at idle.

that mounting tab on the hitch sure looks bent in that first pic, and the direction it looks bent in would make the front hole not line up with the muffler mounting bolt. Can you take some pics with the hitch off the bike?

You heard it hear first, Puc wants MORE snow balls. Its that time of year to start planning for the upcoming seasons.

Was that a 2nd gen that was allowed to pull away from Tweeks like that. What a disgrace to the breed........

Interesting stuff on sway control. After looking at the links, the only WD hitch I have ever used is an Equalizer. Only because it came with the new to me camper. If it weren't for the reduced rear visibility I could forget that there was a 6000 lb trailer back there. But then I also never had WD or sway control on a "real" trailer and never had any issue towing that either. The only trailer I did have issues with was a homemade trailer that had some serious geometry issues. a 4000 lb trailer with about 20 lbs tongue weight, and a very short tongue at that. I could lift it on and off the ball with one hand no problem. Yes it had BIG issues towing.

Nice pics Thanks

You mean this one?

Or hide it behind your receiver hitch.......

HA! I beat someone for a change.

I feel like it is early April again........ But I like it.

First off, welcome to the funny farm. There is a battery sensor that monitors acid level in the battery, Many newer batteries do not have a port to put this sensor in. Your choices are to live with the warning, or install a resistor in the sensor wire to turn off the warning. The temp gauge normally rests just on the edge of the red. It is not overheating until it gets well into the red. The 83 does not have the louvers in the side panels, just a hole where you can see the engine. If you cover that hole with some thing it will do a lot to keep the heat off of you. Some people have made clear acrylic panels others use polished stainless steel. For testing you could even tape some paperboard over the hole.

Interesting, I have yet to see in person a toy hauler bumper tow with a front garage. I would think that parking an 800+lb toy up front would mess with the tongue weight just as much. The only configuration where an 800+lb toy would not mess with the tongue weight is to have the garage over the axle.

I have a small toy hauler on my wish list. Something under 20 feet in a bumper pull. I guess weight distribution of the trailer is something that I had not thought of in a toy hauler until just now. If you have the correct tongue weight with a 800+lb toy in the back how high does the tongue weight go if the toy is not back there. Is there a way to shift significant weight to get the balance back in the correct place? Same would hold true in a front garage.

You need to be more patient. It will be a while yet before the tickets are going to drawn at the 2915 rally.

AND anything you may have moved to a saved folder also counts against that 200.

Was your bike bad? Making it stand there with its nose in a corner....... Keep the pics coming. I'm so screwed up i did not even notice they were twisted.

Yup, change them out to Hex socket head Stainless screws. Future life will be better. Most hardware stores will have them.

Running more like a Roldex watch......

Just for giggles I called them up today to see if there was any way to talk them into doing another production run. They said the they have disposed of the molds to make these back in 2007. The lenses that they have in stock are just leftovers from 2007. When they are gone there will never be more.

There is the @Condor brace or Super Brace to stabilize the front end. But it has nothing to do with the spring change.

:sign yeah that: Sounds like something I would do......:rotf:

On the 2nd gen do you have to pull the carbs to do valves? Or does pulling them just make it easier? I did not pull carbs when I did my 1st gen. It also helps a lot to have a good small magnetic pickup tool.

When you buy the progressive springs the material for the spacer is included. You have to cut the spacer to length so that you can tune for your preference. the only other thing needed is new fork oil. You have to get the oil separate because they do not know which weight you will want or your brand preference.

If you buy the gaskets and parts from @skydoc_17 on this site he will let you use his shim set and tool. I just finished doing my valves and sent the shim kit and tool back to its rightful owner. I have a first gen so there are differences in taking the bike apart, but the procedure for setting the valves is the same. I am not real far away in Milwaukee. There are a few members closer to you that have also done this job. Shameless plug, I do make and sell the valve shim tool, PM me.

If there was a cell phone in my shoe, there is no way i could get the shoe on, feel it or not, there are certain laws of physics that would not let the shoe get on my foot. other sad part, they are both hard of hearing since neither could track the sound......