Marcarl

We have at least 7 members who have their birthdays today. So along with a wish for a Blessed Christmas, I would like to extend birthday greetings to: ronkeen Doc Wade Cosmo bkupmstr guitarzan clmillsaps ArticusMedicus Some of have seen many winters, others have seen a lot more, all totaled up there are 415 winter\Christmas experiences. May each of you enjoy what the Creator has put in place for you, all the good things of this earth and environment, as well as the happenings in you life. Blessings. Carl

Thanks Don. I do appreciate these updates. God bless you Ponch, we'll meet again when days no longer count.

There is a weee, tiny, very small hole in the master cylinder, on the side of the bore. If this sucker is plugged, problems such as you describe will be present.

If you can identify a cylinder that is missing, spray some carb cleaner or even WD40 into that carb. If the cylinder recovers, then you most likely have a fuel issue, if it does nothing, then it would be an ignition problem, if it tries to kill the engine, then I would suggest everything is working alright in that one because you have flooded the cylinder.

Still sounds like it could be a sync problem. Keep in mind that if the fuel mixture isn't right the cylinder will only fire haphazardly or not at all. Either condition, too rich or too lean can have this effect. If the problem seems to be transient then it could very well be a sync issue.

Sometimes I think the reason we are retired is because we need the time to rest up after an opps, and,, maybe oppses get to be more frequent, so they become more of a way of life rather than the odd interruption. Gotta take that into account as you plan your day, what shoes to wear, do I need a coat, is my underwear clean, (mom always said that) have I got clean socks (not that you need to wear them) did I comb my hair (not that in some cases it matters a lot anymore) where do I have to go today (not that you'll get there mind you, could be tomorrow instead) anybody coming over today? You know, it's good to plan your day before you start on it, especially supper, and when you get supper planned out it is best to get started on it, before you forget what you planned, and when you get that far, you'd better sit down to eat it, before it becomes a midnight snack. See,,,,,, all the planning and you didn't have to worry about the mail,,,, another day in safety. Prayers up for you bud, and go to see some one who knows about falling injuries, a massage therapist would be a good start.

Definitely will add him to our prayer list, but it would be much more helpful for him if he asked himself as well. Our Savior listens to us and replies in many different ways, but His main focus is that we see Him as the Great Physician. So He is looking for that personal response from each of us, if we do, then heaven is ready for us and so is He.

Now look CanAm what you started, guess maybe we'll see lower prices soon with all the competition,,, maybe.

We'll see what we can do yo help you out Fool,,, best thing is maybe to ask the Great Shepherd for His support,, maybe it will be beneficial for both you and Puc.

Asking for blessings from above!!!

Sounds to me that you need to start from scratch. Start with #2 cylinder, which is the one that your throttle cable is hooked to and make sure the butterfly closes all the way. You'll have to look down into the carb and move the slider to see this. It will only close with adjustment from the idle screw, and if the other carbs are not holding it open. Once you have it closed properly, then do the others. When that is complete, adjust the idle screw so it will run on it's own and then do a sync. The idle screw is a thumb nut, located between the two carbs, left side of bank, under the joining bar. You can't see it unless you look from the bottom up, but you can feel it and it usually takes two fingers to turn it, one from the one hand and one from the other.

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Reality will kick in about 6 months from now, maybe even sooner. Hope you have a rockin' chair,,,, after all, there is a reason why they let you retire,,,, you ain't so young anymore, but I suppose you can't remember that too well,,,,, the rest of didn't!!! Enjoy it while you can. :happy65:

Our condolences to you and yours. There will be a time of mourning and celebration, and then there will be times that memories come back to you. Sometimes even a smell or a taste of something will remind you of times past. I bet she raised you to move through life with wisdom for the future, so live the present, look forward to the future and enjoy the past.

Anybody got a map???

MarCarl's VentureIn will be May 27th, Brantford Ontario, as per usual. Event # 12

There is a connector in the faring that tends to come undone, or not connect. Don't know exactly which one, but if you go in there, you should clean them all for the time it takes.

Thought you had a friend eh??? You guys could have raised a stink together!!!

His weave \wobble started at about 28, just as he was passing the other bike, then he increased speed to pass the car on the right and lost it. That bike was not all that stable from the start. It was wiggling the whole time, and he didn't pay attention to it. I suppose we are assuming that everything was perfect on that scoot, that could be an error on our part. There could have been loose steering head, swing arm issues, worn tires, bad shocks,,, lots of stuff that could contribute to this.

Sometimes they can be tight, and being brass they could snap off. I have a Dewalt impact-driver and would be tempted to try it. Would have to have a bit that fit decently tight though I think.

Just for your info. We do not really have a choke on our bikes, what we do have is a fuel enrichment valve, so that might change you diagnosis a bit. I'm thinking the old gas plugged up some jets and it's time to clean once again.

As an afterthought, nothing to do with the afterparts mind you, just thinking,,,, everybody has different shapes and sizes, and one size does not fit all. Best to do trial and error. Try it the way it is, be critical, comment on the comforts or non-comforts and adjust a bit,,, move the trunk, cut the seat back, cut the pan down all in sequence, not all at the same time.

My wife rode on the back of our 85, and loved it, and you are smaller than her. I did move the seat back with a couple of flat bar extensions, about 1.5", and I had to cut the back of the rise of the seat to accommodate the parts that were interfering with the rise. I also had to cut the back of the seat pan down a bit, because it started biting her underparts when seated. But in the end, she loved it. The only improvement was that later on, about 6 years, we bought a Spyder, and now she likes that better, only because I'm the rider, otherwise it is still the 85 for her.

No need to remove the crown nuts. But you will have to loosen the top nut. The assembly is: bearing, washer, crown nut, rubber o-ring, crown nut, nut alignment clip, washer, top of triple tree, torque nut on top. Or something like that. Point being that there is a rubber o-ring between the crown nuts so you can't torque them together, so once you take the pressure off of the assembly with the master nut on top, the crown nuts will rotate together. You only need a screwdriver and a small hammer to do that, although a special tool is available. Problem with the special tool is that it won't grab the nuts where there is a joining sleeve, so that becomes a pain and you will get the screwdriver in the end anyways. Now if you take it all apart and re-assemble it piece by piece, then the tool becomes a handy addition.

Or , ahhh I didn't mean it so harsh,,, it's all good!! Or the news anchor introducing a video and giving the story as an introduction.