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  1. Condor
    Interesting... I just wish they gave more specs on the power train. I also noticed they emphsized filling it up at home a lot, but didn't see them address a cross country trip. The price at $15,000 after rebates seems do-able, but I still didn't see anything about what you got for the money. Is it just a fiberglass shell around a 600cc bike??? Yes, it is green, but how much focile fuel electrical energy did it take to compress the natural gas, and I didn't know that natural gas could be liquified economically?? And it IS classified as a trike motorcycle.
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    Geeze I gotta say something. You won't be chasing 'grunge' from one piston to another. Cleaning up cylinder walls with fine 0000 steel wool, and wiping them down afterwards with a clean towel, isn't going to push dirt anywhere, and any contaminents in the caliper will come out when bleeding. As far as using the packet of anti-squeal to lube the pistons to make it easier to assemble, that stuff is a silicon sealant/caulk. Put it on the piston before assembly and they'll lock up tighter that a frogs ass once it sets up. Fair warning.........
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    Might as well do everything including cleaning the reserve.... Also check the expansion hole and make sure it's not plugged. As far as removing the pistons, it's too late now, but remove and service them one at a time. I cut a piece of oak the thickness and width of the caliper opening with one side cut out to let one piston come out and the other three to stay in. Then just by rotating the wood I can 'burp' one piston at a time. Keeping the others in and makes it much easier for the compressed air to do it's job. It also helps keep from mixing up the pistons so they go back into the housing in the same hole. That may be the reason your piston is hard to get back in. Also the pistons don't just slip back in, you need to apply pressure with a large pair of channel locks. Sorta 'massage' them back in. After your successful getting your rear brakes back amongst the living, bleed the brakes once a year. The reason your pistons froze up in the first place is the moisture in the brake fluid caused rust to form on the cylinder walls, and the pistons to seize. Rusty cylinder walls are a biatch.... Bleed 'm once a year and you won't have this problem. Remember, piston movement when applying brakes is only a couple of thousandths of an inch, and only adjust out as the pad wears. The pads don't retract but 'float' just off the surface of the rotor. Hope this helps.
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    I sleep in until 7:00EST every morning.....
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    Heck, hold it sometime in September and you might get a couple of NorCal riders? Sorta planning on a trip into Canada via Seattle around that time....
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    I found this on the web. http://store.valueaccessories.net/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1447 More chrome!!!!
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    Yep, it's to spread between the pistons and the pads to eliminate any squeeling....
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    This is just a suggestion, but why don't you just replace the peg with a ball stud. I picked up a few studs from Black Owl last year, and they are a perfect fit. You can get them from http://www.mcmaster.com/ part #9512K73. All you need to do is drill a 11/32 hole in the peg housing, put a 5/16th nut and flat washer in side and screw the stud in. The stud has a hex base so you can snug it down with an open-end. It take less time than I'm taking to type this. No muss, no fuss, no bother. The stud is stronger than the original.
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    Scott. I'd be interested to hear how it works out. At 6amps it should charge. I generally use one of the multi volt smart charger's that appeared on the market a few years ago. Charge at 2vdc AGM and it takes 2-3 hours to top it off at 13.4vdc. When you have it hooked up and charging I'd be interested in what the voltage output is....
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    I think Squidley's point is most important. I'm a monster, but if the rear shock is at zero psi it's a bear to get the bike up on the stand. It's also very difficult to get my big foot between the muffler and the stand pad. Case in point, on the '91 I just picked up. When I tried to get the thing on the stand the first time I almost busted a gonad, but once I got the Class control and compressor working it's now a piece of cake. Any bike with 40-70 psi in the rear shock should just 'rock' up. Another small point... it's human nature to keep that big ol' bike tilted a little bit toward you while starting to put pressure on the pad, and makes it even harder to lift. It's scary, but rock it side to side until you can feel both of the center stand feet make contact. Reduces effort by 50%.....
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    All pistons are the same size. The difference is that the 1NL first appeared on the XVZ1300DT,DS. The 1KT is for a different model that doesn't appear in my cross reference. The part number W0047-00-00 will fit either bike. Hope this helps.
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    Tenders are only designed to maintain, not charge a battery. While a tender is on, check the vdc with a multi-meter. It should read about 12.9vdc. If it's in the 14.4-5vdc area it is not working properly. If the reading is less than 12.9 it's DOA and will drain your battery. It's a good practice to check a tenders function with a meter when new. Tenders are cheap and built that way. You can get a new one off the shelf, and it won't work. I have... With an Odyssey battery you shouldn't need to leave it on a trickler as it only loses a small percentage of charge per month while sitting. I've had one sit for 6 months and when I checked it the voltage checked out at 12.8vdc. With it installed on a bike there are a few items that will draw micro-amps. Clock, radio, etc., and it might be prudent to put a car battery smart charger every couple of months on it just because... , but if after sitting for 2-3 months, and the vdc reads 12.7-12.8vdc I wouldn't bother unless the bike is going to sit for a very long time.... As far as the difference between an AGM and a wet battery charger, it's all in the voltage. AGM's will limit the voltage to 13.4 vdc, just under gassing, while a wet battery can handle up to 14.5-6 without damage due to gassing...or boiling because the bubbles formed while charging will disapate. Bubbles formed in the AGM battery are suspended between the plates and will cause the amount of surface contact to decrease over time. I've talked to the folks at Odyssey and they've stated that the Odyssey will take any amp charge you can toss at it but I haven't got the guts to try it........ I'll keep the volts below 13.4....
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    i think it's only one socket. Kinda filled with small rods that form to the shape of the buggered up head. However.... I end up drilling them out more often than not. The bracket on my '83 seemed a little loose, so i tried to tighten it when I rebuilt the rear caliper. Couldn't tighten it. I think Yamaha, for safety reasons, might make the bolt non-removable because of the constant heating and cooling of the brake assembly, and the possibility of the bolt loosening to the point of coming out. ???
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    Yep, ACE Hardware. Get them in stainless. If you want them to look like chrome buff the 'H' out of them. Just take one of of the old ones in with you to match it up......
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    If the tab is just broken off and you still have it, soak each side with IPS Weld-On 2354 and chemically weld it together. After it's set up take a piece of Fiberglass mat and cut a piece to cover the break and use IPS Weld-On 16 to wet it out with a small brush and it to melt/adhere into the surface. Once it sets up it will be pretty strong, but if you need a bit more do the same thing to the front side. It make a very strong sanitary repair. I found that using a two part product causes the excess to build up and get messy, and the repair depends on the thickness of the product for support. #16 is a much better way to go..... However, that said if the tab has wandered off, a two part is great when building another tab. http://www.ipscorp.com/weldon/selectionguide.html
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    Goose, you're comparing apples to oranges. The positiioning of the foot and the spread of the heel toe are totally different on the 2ndGen. The foot forward and the extra 4 inches between the toe and heel make life a lot easier then the set up on a 1stGen, which positions the foot straight down, and the spread of the pedals is only about 10 inches.
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    Hey, I figure if I start saving my welfare check now, I'll have enough to pick a new one up from Ebay Yamaha when they come out. They should start showing up fairly quickly... right in there among all those 2ndGen parts...that don't fall off.....
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    The CLASS controller will throw error codes to pin-point the problem, but if you're not getting any reading at all, it's probably the power plug. You might as well pull the seat and clean all the connectors from the compressor forward. If you are getting error code(s) you'll need to pull the panal, split the controller, and resolder the connections on the PC board. There's a couple of well written tech articles covering the resolder. That generally gets things 'pumping' again....
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    That's my problem too. There isn't enough room between the heel and toe for a size 10 to fit let alone a clodhopper.... And my clodhopper's bigger than your clodhopper.... Surgery on the back pedal my be the only way. Either that or go back to the original and sell the boards and shifter on Ebay. It's just that it looks cool....
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    I feel the same way, but the jury is still out on it. I'll give it an honest try at getting used to it, and then maybe I cut the heel part off, or go back to the pegs...
  21. Condor
    I picked up a pack of that stuff at either a boat show or the state fair. Maybe it was Ebay??? Anyway, I planned on doing some OB prop repair. So far I haven't found the right prop. So it sits.....
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    Heck with the dark side, with the new one I just may see the light..... :whistling:
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    I was going to look for a 2ndGen, but now I think I'll stick it out until the 3rdGen RSV 1800's come out... Then I can payback all those 2ndGens with all their parts falling off..... :rotfl:
  24. Condor
    What a great group of pictures... I'm jealous!! Had 2 brothers. One older and one younger. The younger one used to Harley, but sadly we never got together on 2 wheels... Now I'm the only one left still ridin'....
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    I seen a couple of members mentiion that they've replaced their headlight with one a little brighter. Sounded something like a 'hotshot' which is probably a standard bulb with a bit more wattage. But I think because of the price not many are going to pony up the bucks for one of the HID retro systems.... I found a couple of kits listed and sorta got sticker shock....
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