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  1. Flyinfool
    It wasn't me either. I'm older than that, and my bike is younger than that.
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    That is one of the differences between an HID and the OEM bulb. With a bad connnection the voltage to the bulb will drop, the OEM bulb will just get dim but the electronics of the HID will see it as a command to shut off. I would agree with those above, you have a bad connection somewhere. It could be a ground, the headlight connector (or any connector in the headlight system), or even a dirty Hi-Lo beam switch. I would start with the easy stuff first, like the Hi-Lo switch. Spray it good with contact cleaner and see if that helps. If not then we will have to talk you through the whole process of checking each wire one by one.
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    I had all of the sounds you described, a new set of E3 tires made them all go away. But then I knew my tires needed replacing. front was showing weather cracking and was worn to almost the wear bars and the rear was 8 years old. So I did tires first and checked all of the bearings while it was apart. Bearings were all good.
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    This thread should get you all the info you need. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=72663 I sure wish I could make it this year (prior obligations), but it is on my list for next year.
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    It is a surface grinder. It is used for grinding metal to a very smooth, flat surface, with great accuracy for the final thickness dimension. I guess I should have said that in the beginning. Not everyone knows their way around a machine shop. That is why I am a lousy teacher, I always ass-u-me stuff.
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    Its getting there. I have it all disassembled and loaded on carts and dollies ready for the move. Now I just need to finish getting the house ready to accept it. My best guesses are the base is 450 lbs, the post on the hand truck is 300 lbs. the engine hoist is 298lbs per the catalog. Should all slide down into the basement with no problems. Weather permitting the plan is to rent a trailer, and make the move this coming weekend. For anyone that shows up to help, the Ice cream and Pizza are on me. Once I get it in the basement, then I get to clean everything (it is SERIOUSLY grungy on the inside and the mechanics), paint what needs protection, grease or oil everything that needs it, and put it back together, then run some 3ph 220 power to it and hope the motor runs. If all goes well there should be sparks flying in about a month.
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    NOW you tell me........ I just kept telling her that she should have heard me just fine on one of the echoes between her ears........
  8. Flyinfool
    Thats why I took all of my doors out...... It was tooo hard on my nose trying to get going fast enough to make it through them.......
  9. Flyinfool
    Congrats on the New to You ride. Sorry I cant help with your specific problems. But we do have rules on this site. Pictures are required of new toys or it does not exist or didn't happen.
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    Not a problem. I would rather see it get used than to simply die of old age. It had no issue picking up that surface grinder. I estimate the grinder at around 1800 lbs. Now I may have to schedule a M&E to get the new to me grinder into the basement......... It will take 3 or 4 people. Technology does the hard work. I have it stripped down to the one real heavy part is only about 450 lbs. all of the rest of the parts will be no problem for me to handle with just a dolly. The 4,000 lb capacity will just handle my 3800 lb mill if I ever get an urge to move it.
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    Shine the headlight on the wall. Are you really getting both hi and low beam? Not just is the headlight on. On a 1st gen if either the hi or low element burns out it will automatically switch to the other one so that the world does not go dark. The bike can not tell the difference between a burnt out bulb and a bad wire or connection.
  12. Flyinfool
    It would make the Kics and Yammers of the word cry.
  13. Flyinfool
    I feel so sorry for you...........mnissin out on all the fun....:snow2:
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    Even though I live in Wisconsin I only had to shovel my driveway one in the last 30 years. That was 2 years ago when we had 52 inches in one storm plus a 30 mph wind just to make it interesting.:snow2: Ya I still like snow..... :duck: :duck:
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    Are you trying to fill that garage at the top of the hill full of 1st gens???
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    I may not need the tank but I might still want the tank. I need to lift a surface grinder. My best guess is around 2200 lbs. It is almost 7 feet tall so the boom must reach higher than that. I need to lift it up off of a pallet and then set it down on a dolly. Then once it is in my basement I need to pick it up again to remove the dolly and set it in place on the floor. I ended up buying a 4,000 lb folding hoist at HF today. It was on sale and I used a 20% off coupon and took the floor model at an additional discount. Ended up with it for $135. I will end up modifying it to fold up even smaller than designed and then I will have one for when I convert my mill to CNC.
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    I almost always wear a helmet, the only time I don't is to move the bike from the front yard to the back to put it in the shed, and I feel naked doing it. After seeing what my father is going thru from a fall in the house and the brain injury that basically left him with the reasoning power of a 2 year old. AND what that fall is doing to the rest of the family for the rest of his life, I went out and bought a top of the line full face helmet to better my chances of NOT ending up like Dad. It is not just your own freedom that you are risking by not wearing a helmet, it is the rest of your life that your loved ones may have to spend taking care of you, changing your diaper, wiping your butt while you drool all over the place because you were cool for a day. Your family will never be able to go on a trip or vacation because they will have to be home to take care of you. Think about those who love you as part of the decision whether or not to wear a helmet. They are the ones that will suffer the most from your decision. Even if you are LUCKY enough to die and not be a vegetable, your loved ones are still going have to live with your decision forever.
  18. Flyinfool
    You can get the o-rings from McMaster-Carr P/N 9263K286 You want the Viton ones, $4.59 for a pack of 25.
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    :sign yeah that: I had a malware that would not even allow the computer to boot up. Was down to just the blue screen of death at boot. Bleeping computers was able to talk me thru step by step, holding my hand the whole way to get everything back up and running. They are a bunch of big time computer geeks and used software that they wrote to fix things that there is no commercial fix for. I ran all of the major brands of antivirus software and none of then could find whatever it was that I had. Some of the software that they had me use even found malware hiding on other computers on the network that the commercial AV software was perfectly happy to leave there. Some of the steps took over 24 hours to run but did finally win the war.
  20. Flyinfool
    Most likely yes. But it can't hurt to ask.
  21. Flyinfool
    Is this on the new bike you just bought? If it is I would call the dealer and see if you can get anything out of them for your trouble and expenses.
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    Yup, I can buy a new one at Harbor Freight for less than the rental. The only local rental I can find is $25 + $10 per day. I will need it at least 2 weeks. The HF is on sale $144 and thee are some coupons around for $99
  23. Flyinfool
    There not that heavy,,,,,,,,,I'm that old...........
  24. Flyinfool
    I need to borrow/rent an engine hoist / shop crane for a couple of weeks. I was looking at buying one from Harbor freight (on sale now for $180 - 20% coupon + $144) but I really do not have room to store it when I am done with it. I just bought a surface grinder to put in my basement shop and need the hoist to disassemble it, load it, unload it, and then again to reassemble it in my basement. Anyone have one within 100 or so miles of Milwaukee? I have a full size P/U to come get it and return it home in a few weeks when I am done. I have also been watching Craigslist and ebay to find a good cheap one that I can use and then resell when I am done with it.
  25. Flyinfool
    You can also go to a local auto parts store and get a resettable circuit breaker that will fit the fuse clips. This way you just keep pushing the button till you find the problem. once it is fixed, put a fuse back in.
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