Flyinfool

Tom, are you starting to look over your shoulder for Robin now? Been nice knowing ya......

Loose connection?

At least sharp objects don't hurt as bad as dull objects.......

You probably deserve those looks......

The last battery I bought is an AC Delco AGM. It did come with the 6 tube acid filler. Once you put the cap on it is sealed, the cap is not removable. It is coming to the end of its first season and it still cranks the bike faster than the old battery ever did. We will see how it stands up to a Wisconsin winter. Due to the fact that the acid must be Absorbed into the Glass Matting, it did take a fairly long time to fill. The special filler that fills all 6 cells at the same time took almost a half hour to finish emptying into the battery.

It is also possible to be a stuck solenoid instead of the switch. When my start clutch went out I had one occasion that it did not disengage, fortunately I could hear it so I never revved the engine and I shut it down before any other damage.

Can you tow that with your Hardly?

If the stator could put out enough to keep the starter turning, and the battery disconnected, you just invented perpetual motion. You gonna make Bill Gates look like a pauper. That was my first thought to that the bike never started and the starter switch was stuck so it was just cranking. But then you said you pulled a battery cable. That shot that idea all to he11. Since you pulled the battery cable and it was still sort of running the only option left is that it was for some reason dieseling. Maybe on just one cylinder. But that would not explain the battery draw. Unless you had a combination of things happening like a stuck starter and the dieseling, where the starter was helping the dieseling along. Yes I am grasping at straws here.:confused24: Pull the plugs to see if one cylinder has a lot of carbon buildup.

Yes they do work well to remove water, BUT will they work to remove the water saturated ethanol from the gasoline?

You do not have to get a HO RR to go with the HO Stator. BUT you will only have the max power available that the stock RR can pass. In other words you will get little to no benefit from the HO stator. But it will function safely.

BUT Which one of those 1st gens would actually mate with that 2nd gen? They may just take the intruder out back and take turns giving it a good woopin.

AND VIDEO!!!! :225: :225: :225:

If slipping started right after an oil change, that is where I would start. Anytime you do something, and something bad happens right after, start by undoing what you just did.

I have a special funnel with a special filter element that is made for getting water out of jet fuel. It actually works as advertised, there will be droplets of water rolling around on the screen after pouring the fuel through. I wonder if it would separate out the alky water mix from gasoline??

Hmmm..... Its looking like the YESs have a LOT of work to do in the next 24 hours.........

The key is how long has it been slipping. If it just started slipping, then the clutch discs are most likely ok If has been slipping for a long time, the clutch could be worn out. The friction discs are 3mm thick new (0.118 inch) worn out is 2.8mm thick (.110 inch). If the discs are more than half gone I would replace them as long as you are in there. As Bob mentioned, the bike is fairly new with not many miles, I never heard of a clutch spring dieing that soon. I would start with an oil and filter change using a motorcycle oil that specifically states on the label that it is for use with a wet clutch. In this case since you want to get as much old oil out as possible, there is also a drain for the transmission, it is the bottom screw on the middle gear cover. This screw has a copper crush washer that I always replace every time it is removed. worst case is a small oil leak if you reuse it. Once you do the oil change, go for a ride, ride gently so that you do not slip the clutch any more than necessary. Work the clutch a lot so the new oil can get between the plates to flush out the old oil. If this was an oil issue you should start to notice improvement withing a couple hundred miles. If no improvement then it is disassembly time to see what is going on. Skydoc_17 on this site sells a kit that has everything you will need to do the job. If you do get improvement with the oil, I would do another oil change as soon as the improvement stops getting better. There will be a bunch of people chime in with their favorite cheap car oil that they have not had a problem with. It is your choice, I use car oil in my car and motorcycle oil in my motorcycle. I use expensive oil, In my P/U truck it is still going strong at 300K with no burning oil or bearing noises, my mechanic used to laugh at my expensive oil but now says my engine sounds like a new one, and I do not baby it the truck spends a lot of time airborne on logging roads. Since the bike is new to you, I would replace all fluids anyhow just so that you know where you are starting from for future maintenance and you can be sure that someone did not put cheapest wrong thing in just to sell it. This includes engine oil, rear end oil, antifreeze, clutch and brake fluid.

They are like a nest of ants. Not one of them has any intelligence, but still can function as a swarm.

Interesting.........

They have arrested the driver of the white bike that started the whole thing. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cops-hunt-bikers-wanted-wild-upper-manhattan-attack-article-1.1472419

Hind sight is always 20/20. To be honest with myself, as the situation was unfolding, I am not sure how I would have reacted. In thinking about it. Once they showed aggression, I think my reaction would be clear. My truck can go 600 miles on a tank, I almost never get below a half tank, so I would still have at least 300 miles of gas, I know none of those bikes could match that. Any bike that tried to stop me would learn just what the phrase "tonnage rules" means, and at freeway speeds their gear would not help them. I also am not sure how those bikes will do off road. My truck has hit 70 on logging roads. If they did manage to disable the truck to stop me, and attack like the vid, then the loud noises would surely start.

Critical Thinking At Its Best! Woman: Do you drink Beer ? Man: Yes Woman: How many Beers a day ? Man: Usually about 3 Woman: How much do you pay Per Beer ? Man: $5.00 which includes a tip ( This is where it gets scary !) Woman: And how long have you been Drinking ? Man: About 20 years, I Suppose Woman: So a beer costs $5 and you have 3 beers a day which puts your spending each month at $450. In one year, it would be Approximately $5400 .Correct ? Man: Correct Woman: If in 1 year you spend $5400, not accounting for Inflation, The past 20 years puts your spending at $108,000, Correct ? Man: Correct Woman: Do you know that if you didn't drink so much Beer, That money could have been put in a step-up interest savings account and after accounting for compound interest for the past 20 years, You could have now Bought a Ferrari ? Man: Do you drink Beer ? Woman: No Man: Where's your Ferrari ?

This might help you out. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=81297

Kroil is great stuff for unsticking things. I keep several can on hand. http://www.kanolabs.com/google/ Always Google it to get the Google discount.

Kroil is great stuff for unsticking things. I keep several can on hand. http://www.kanolabs.com/google/