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On my 88 when I delinked the brakes I did not like the mushy feel of the front brake. while rebuilding the master I noticed a lot of pitting of the bore. 3Times I bought a used MC and all 3 were pitted beyond honing and rebuilding. So I gave up and bought a new after market 16mm bore master. I never did get around to installing it before I sold the bike. I still have it if you are interested.

It takes around a quarter million miles to wear out a fist gen you know.

And if you are measuring shim thickness, use a micrometer in the center of the shim and not a calipers. the shims will wear in the center and not the edges, a calipers will measure the edge thickness.

Hehehe, I guess I cheated when I did my shims, I just took the next thicker size shim and tossed on a surface grinder and ground it to the perfect size I needed. I did mark the new size on the ground shims so that someday down the road someone will know what they have. Just do not try to find replacements in those in between sizes.

Also check with SkyDoc_17 to see if he is still doing the kit. You will need gaskets regardless of which route you take.

@skydoc_17 used to have a shim kit with tools that he loaned out if you bought the gaskets from him. I was the member that was selling the shim tool, I am not sure if I have any new ones left, I will have to do some digging. I only sold them on this site, and there are a bunch floating around.

@bongobobny I thought it was only the 1st gens that have the extra contacts to turn off the headlight while cranking? I thought the 2nd gens leave the headlight on while cranking? If so then the headlight should dim but not go out while cranking.

Some things to consider. Most people put on driving or spot lights. These will do nothing to help see the sides of the road, especially in a curve. I eliminated the stock horns and used that point to mount my lights, I have KC Highlites 5 x 3 fog lights. the Fog lights do little to light the road straight ahead BUT they do a great job of lighting up the sides of the road, I also have them tilted a bit with the outside raised and pointed out a bit so that they light up the curves better. They are not pretty, but the view at night is beautiful. I was going to convert them to HID but I sold the bike before I had the chance. now I have an HID setup with H3 bulbs sitting on the shelf with no where to go. Oh yea, since I eliminated the stock horns I installed two of the Bad Boys air horns to get that job done.

Any chance the angles were steep enough that it tripped the tip over switch? Start at the beginning, When you turn the key on does anything come on?

"But really officer, it was self defense......":whistling:

Last night there were 2 mosquitoes looking at me and I heard one ask the other, should we eat him now or carry him home for a midnight snack.

This is how we spend spare time in Wisconsin.

I guess it depends on the weather. It will only dehumidify if the temp it is cooling to is less than the dew point. Out west where the air temp is very high and the dew point is low there would not be any water to drip. Even around here where humidity is high, if it only drops the air temp 20°F below ambiant and the temp is 90°F then the dew point would have to be a tropical 70°F+ before there will be any condensation. The part that I would worry about most would be if it is blowing cool air onto the face shield it will help to keep it from fogging on the inside but may cause fogging on the outside. On hot humid days I often get fogging on the outside of the wind shield of my truck and on the outside of the windows in my house.

Congratulations-ish on the promotions. Sometimes it is good to be the king. Other times it just make you the target for someone else aspirations to move up the corporate ladder. I really hope this all works out great in the end.

There is no test for the TCI. You have to eliminate everything else and then it must be the TCI. The only thing close to a test is to either try your TCI in a known good running bike or if you can borrow a known good TCI to try on your bike.

I have a complete disassembled engine from an early 85 that does have the 2nd gear issue. I think it is the same covers? I will look to see for sure.

Sounds like it is time to get @Carbon_One working on a easier hitch verson.

The fact that the battery voltage stays above 12V and the voltage at the coils is down to 10 indicates a bad connection somewhere. Start at the battery terminal and also the other end of the grond wire where it connects to the block.

I remember reading somewhere that the type of flash drive used also makes a difference as to whether or not it will work.

Contrary to popular belief, heavier oil is not necessarily better for the engine, the recommended oil weight is almost always best. Your observations make perfect sense to me and are not your imagination.

OK, a few more things to check. Silly question but has to be asked, are you sure the kill switch in in the run position? Have you tried starting with the side stand up and the clutch pulled in? Is the engine turning over fine just no spark? When you got the 10.36 volt reading while cranking, was that with the spark plugs in or out? What is the voltage across the battery terminals while cranking? These are the easy things to do before it is time to start getting into the wires.

Well that don't sound like no fun at all. Get better quick so you don't end up like me.

Bummer.......

Be careful with the vinegar also, while it might not harm most paint it will dissolve aluminum. Google "dissolving aluminum in vinegar". We just went thru this this week where I work, some customers thought it would be a good idea to clean their machines with vinegar and completely dissolved a critical aluminum part, it took us a while to figure out why some machines were failing until we sat down and went thru their setup use and clean up procedure and they mentioned the vinegar to get it cleaner, and then it still took a couple days for the light to go on that is was the vinegar. After your tank is clean that will make a lot of salads..........

This is interesting. IF they are still around the next time I need a new helmet I will give them serious consideration. As it is now I am uncomfortable riding in temps over 80°F, and dangerous heat is over 90°F. I have always had issues with heat, and since my heart issues my heat tolerance has gotten much worse. If it makes the difference between riding or not riding, $600 is cheap. The helmet is DOT and EU so it should be comparable safety to other high end helmets.