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The bowl drains are easily accessible from the side under and behind the diaphragm hat. Mine has never had the vent lines or drain lines installed but I think the drain lines should be sticking out of the two small holes in the side rail between the carbs on both sides. If there are hoses there, they should be your drain lines. the Pucster likes to use the drain lines and a syringe to fill the bowls with Sea Foam or Berrymans B12 and let them soak. Be careful if you go with Berrymans, it's much more aggressive than the Sea Foam. Personally, I'd pull them and do a thorough cleaning and inspection. Make sure to take some pics so putting everything back together is easier. There is a very good set of rebuild videos available. I can't seem to find the link to the guy selling them but someone else will show up that knows shortly I'm sure.

Rafterd, I get ya. I do. I'm an acceleration junkie. I don't really care what the top end is as long as twisting her tail sets me on the back seat and makes me hold my breath. I also like to cruise in comfort. My gen1 Mk1 is as close as I've come so far to getting the best of both of those worlds. It's not quite as responsive as my GSXR was but it is far more comfortable than any other bike I've owned and it jumps quite respectably.

I seem to forget about the "Classifieds" the way you have it set up. Most other forums I am active with have a "Buy Sell or Trade" forum and that is what I tend to look for. I do like that the classified section is separated into specific categories and I like the fact that there is a predetermined time limit to the postings. Is there any way to keep the classified section the way it is but have new postings show in the "what's new" or 'New Posts" lists for subscribers?

The parts are still there but there doesn't seem to be any way to see a parts diagram anymore. I searche for a couple OEM part numbers and found the parts that way. Boats dot com seems to have the same pricing as Partzilla does. How's their shipping costs?

He'll be in our prayers.

The rear brake reservoir really doesn't hold much fluid. I use a a short piece of vacuum line and a funnel to create a larger reservoir for flushing and bleeding the rear system. A vacuum pump and fluid collector makes it a much easier job as well. This one from HF works well and is very affordable. https://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=EAScore%2Cf%2CEAFeatured+Weight%2Cf%2CSale+Rank%2Cf&q=vacuum+pump

Probably Danners http://www.danner.com/men/military/?sortId=product-family&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7a6swLaK2wIVhsDACh3mOw4OEAAYASAAEgIulfD_BwE

If we followed the manual verbatim as a religion, no one would ever ride further than the corner store. If that far! My buddy and I got our picture in an Easy Rider edition (pic sent in by a reader) from a road trip back in the Eighties. I was PCSing to Germany, he had recently ETSed and I was taking him back to Nashville on my way home to Ohio. We were on a 1984 Harley Davidson FXST with my home built over sized leather saddle bags stuffed to bursting, our bed rolls hung saddle bag style over those, 3 fully packed duffles stacked and strapped to the rear fender and a medic's bag full of tools on the forks. Neither of us were huge at the time, maybe 350lb combined but I guaranty that bike weighed close to 1000 lbs without us and it ran 80mph from Colorado Springs to Nashville without a problem.

In that case, buy Red Wing Boots and add a lace keeper. They may even have a riding boot with lace keepers already. Best quality work boots you can buy, IMHO. ETA: Here you go, One lace up shorty and a more traditional "Biker" boot from Red Wing. http://www.redwingshoes.com/red-wing-shoe/607-red-wing-shoes/607-red-wing-mens-6-inch-boot-black http://www.redwingshoes.com/red-wing-shoe/988-red-wing-shoes/988-red-wing-mens-10-inch-boot-black

I've had a pair of Shift Kickers for about 6 years and they have proven very durable and comfortable. ETA: It looks like these aren't available anymore. It's a shame as they are really nice boots.

Of course this all assuming I am leaking from the slave and not from one of the rubber hydraulic hoses. I'll have to do a deep dive, seek and destroy inspection when the rain clears up to be sure.

Considering I found an OEM rear brake MC rebuild kit, NOS for $30.00 delivered, I'd hoped to have the same luck with the clutch slave kit. I need a new rain suit anyway so I'll probably just order a new slave, the side cover gasket, bolt seal and Frog Toggs from Partzilla to get the free shipping. See Honey, I saved money!

Yeah, Partzilla has the slave cylinder for $84.25. I was hoping to get a rebuild kit rather than a new cylinder, but I want OEM Yamaha parts if possible.

Is there a Genuine Yamaha Clutch Slave Cylinder Rebuild Kit? I can't find a part number for one anywhere. There are several after market kits on amazon and fleabay but no Yamaha kits.

I'm going out Friday. When are you planing to leave? You'll be coming right by me.

Well it sure looked black to me but I suppose it was Granite Gray. It was definitely the TC. The Eluder right next to it must have been "Silver" but looked grey in the show room lights. I'll take pictures next week.

I almost got a test ride on the 2018 SVTC today. I went to the local Yammer dealer to order some parts for the Beast and there was a beautiful Black 2018 SVTC sitting in the parking lot with Georgia tags. I thought I might be meeting one Y'all today! Turns out it was a demo bike and they were sending riders out on it today. I asked if I could sneak a demo in and got a "Let me see what I can do" fo an answer. Sadly, 10 minutes later the rep came back and told me there wsn't much chance of getting a ride today but I could get on the list for the next demo which may be next Saturday. They'll call me Thursday and let me know if they have the demo bike again next weekend. They had a Black TC and a Grey Eluder on the show room floor. I'm kind of glad that I didn't get to ride today as I am already in love with the new model just from seeing it and I certainly don't have an extra $25k to spend on anything, much less another bike!

Freebird's upcoming maintenance day will be my first chance to meet some of the people I've been getting to know here and I'd like to ask a simple, but important question. Is there anything, specifically or generally that I should bring? I plan on bringing all of my specialty tools and a small set of sockets wrenches and sundry tools. Over an above my rolling emergency repair kit. Really anything that should be needed for most any maintenance task except for jacks, dollies and other "shop" equipment. Is it customary to bring a gift for the host? I am assuming there will be local sources of victuals so I don't plan on packing food, but should I bring a hibachi or camp stove? My usual road trip load out is just a pup tent and bed roll. I count on having a bbq grill available at a camp site or perusing the local dinning establishments. I will be riding and do not pull a trailer so I'm limited to what I can pack on the Beast.

The seal was installed backwards the first time around. I know I checked it but, backwards it was! I did not "hone" the cylinder as I don't have a hone that small. I did clean it thoroughly with brake fluid and a scotch bright pad and inspect it for damage. It's all back together correctly and bled out with no leaks. The beast stops as well as it rolls now. I used a vac pump and fluid trap to bleed. I do think I've still got a bit of air trapped at that high point on the linked calipers metering valve but the pedal is firm enough and the braking power is as good as it has ever been(not bad) so it can wait until I have to take the fairing off for something else.

Ah, the best laid plans of mice and men soon will go awry. My newly rebuilt rear MC is leaking brake fluid from the piston. I had a devil of time getting the new seal on the new piston. I must have torn it somehow. Back off she comes!

It's a surprise to find how one can have such a real emotional bond with someone you've never met. I was devastated by this news. I would have been proud to call Dan Friend had I earned that right. I do consider him a brother in the wind. R.I.P. Brother Dan His family will be in my prayers.

The 3M brand weather strip adhesive I tried di not hold for long. The first time it was warmed by the sun under the cover it loosened up. So far the Gorilla Glue Gel super glue is working well.

I received a couple of the items I bid on. One is a small portable LED lit picture studio. It is exactly as described, exactly what I anticipated and at $7.00 delivered, fairly priced. The other is a "Night Vision" monocular. Advertised as 16x52 with adjustable zoom and "focus"(parallax). I doubt the actual magnification is 4x and the focus and zoom do absolutely nothing. The glass so poor quality, the entire field of view is distorted. Oh, yeah, It has absolutely no "night vision" capability. The good news is I received a refund for the purchase price and shipping instantly when I requested to return it as defective. The seller even let me keep it for a paper weight.

So, I have a couple cheap and, hopefully durable spare head light bulbs to keep in the fairing storage for emergencies. Lesson learned. Cheap LED head lights work, kind of. The dim is fairly bright and a nice crisp white light. The bright is darn near indistinguishable from the dim. I think they have a little more side spill than the incandescent bulbs but they are certainly not brighter and have much less throw. Like I said, I'll stash these in the fairing and go back to a Silver Star Ultra incandescent.

What a nightmare getting that little tiny hose made! None of the shops that used to make brake hoses do anymore. There were three hydraulics shops and two brake shops within rock throwing distance of me that made brake hoses all the time, 15 years ago(the last time I needed to have a brake hose made). The brake shops are both gone and none of the hydraulic shops make anything for DOT 3 systems at all now. I wound up getting a 7" SS braided line from Drag Specialties, a 10mm banjo fitting from the same supplier and a brass flare fitting from AZ. I had to cut the original flare nut off and re flare with a 3/8"x24 nut to match the flare adapter from AZ as we did not have a 10mmx1.0 flare female to 3/8"x24 male adapter. It's all back together now and just waiting for me to eat lunch and go bleed the system. More fun for me!