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  1. Marcarl
    Sounds to me that it's time to grease the steering head bearings. Could be that you washed the little bit of grease that they put in there, down the drain. And the rest of the comments I agree with. Carl
  2. Marcarl
    Just so that you're all updated, there was an 'injury' and I had an excuse to massage the back of Marca's leg to get some knots out of it,, just the calf and only up to the knee. And oh,,,, I joined the club a long time ago,,,, fact is I must have been kicked out a time or two, because I have to keep rejoining it at times,,,,, guess it's just to stay current. As has been mentioned before, it's not if you lay it down,,, it's when. So it's one of things that happen and you practice to get right. This time with a pulled muscle, we could have done better,,,,, but my knee didn't suffer. Thanks for all the good wishes, Carl PS: sorry this story isn't any longer,,, I do like to give you all your money's worth you know.
  3. Marcarl
    I blame this all on my oldest daughter,,,,,, well she's the one who married that big fella who decided earlier this year to change jobs and living accommodations, and then they picked a spot that is not biker friendly. In fact their street, if you want to call it that is located in a little hamlet called Limehouse (the first giveaway) is made mainly of dirt and hills with some gravel thrown in to make it look real. When you leave the pavement of the real road, the path, indicated by the grass on the sides, goes directly down and then heads back up for the clouds immediately after. About halfway up they have positioned an abode that they call their own with a driveway that is on the downward grade, much opposite to the inclining angle of the pathway, called Elizabeth Street. Being that there is more road above their driveway and we have had our share of downloading of moisture this year, there is now a bit of a ditch on the edge of the path that needs to be crossed before you can negotiate the hump that leads to the decline in their what they call their driveway. It really is a nice place, beautiful setting and they are great poeple,, after all they are family. Anyways, Marca and I went visiting yesterday and decided to take the scoot. All went well, we got there, shook hands, gave hugs, talked, ate, and had a good time. Then the fun started. We got ready to go home and my scooter was parked in the way of someone else, sooooo I fired it up and seeing as it was not in a good position for Marca to mount took it down the path to the main road so to turn around and bring things into a better perspective so that mounting would not be an all night affair. At the road the path comes to an adrupt vertical end at the pavement, but the road takes a corner just then and lays pretty much in the opposite direction, so there is another hump. To stop at that point would pretty much have a rear bound Venture with a forward looking rider, for that is the exact spot that the roadmakers decided that it needed to be graveled,, so I found that of to my right, was a paved parking spot, but that was on a downward slope as well and then also in the opposite direction. Anyways, I made it there, got turned around and headed back down the path to pick up my sweetie. We got dressed, got the scoot in a decent position for loading up and headed out. We have done this before and managed to negotiate the end of the pathway rather well,,,,, well that's because there was not traffic coming.... but this time there was,,, and we had to make a stop,,,,, well I headed for the paved parking spot, but, that being at a double angle and not very smooth with some gravel thrown in for good measure, became the spot of our unloading. We stopped, we teettered, but I keep the brakes on, so we didn't roll,,,, slowly, ever so slowly we got into another angled position, not forwards or backwards this time, but sidewards,,, not a good omen,,,, and my sweetie was not impressed when I told her: we're going over, hang on. No damage, only a slightly pulled muscle on the back of the leg behind the knee and that should fix itself probably with some nice massage from someone willing to spend the time. To keep a long story short. We\I laid the bike down last night.
  4. Marcarl
    Because it tooooooo cool to ride all day with no sleeves, and an open shirt so others can be impressed with the macho. Best put though,,, is,,, image. And all the other reasons so far. That's why they don't wave either,,,,,,, we're not on the same level. All that said, I still wave, and I still go to talk to them at the coffee stop. Their demeanor shouldn't change mine,,,,,, aaaaaaand I like to stir the pot. AAAAAAnd if I see one on a trailer at a stop,,, I go ask them some questions,,,,,,,,,,,
  5. Marcarl
    Couple of things here. When I did my clutch there was a washer that I thought should go where I thought it should be, but eneded up going where Yamaha had designed it to go,,, and if I remember correctly it ended up going on before the basket. Yep I could shift all right, not very good, but it would shift, but it would not stop. Also, the clutch bolts are not very tight, use only 8 INCH pounds, not foot pounds, on these,, hardley seems to be tight, but it works.
  6. Marcarl
    Just for interest, you should not split the caliper in half. The pistons can be removed without splitting them. Use air to do this. Putting anything in between the halves when you reassemble them would possibly give a chance for some of what ever you put in there to end up in the system,,, something you really don't want. If I knew that someone had done this to my bike, I would tear it all apart, thoroughly clean it and then put it back together without any goop at all. Brake fluid isn't compatible with much of anything.
  7. Marcarl
    Good to hear you made it safely, could have been a lot different. Use a Dremel tool to cut the race, takes a little while but it's quicker and easier. Bearings can be bought a lot quicker and cheaper at a local bearing store.
  8. Marcarl
    Are the little rubber o-rings in place under the tit on the cover of the diaphrams?
  9. Marcarl
    The connector cable (DIN) from the CB to the amp, was also my next suggestion. Take the CB out and make sure that that the cable is seated properly. While you're that far, just check the continuity on that cable including the shield, to make sure you don't have a broken wire in it, not likely,, but you never know.
  10. Marcarl
    Sorry to hear this, but glad you could share you sorrow. Our sympathies for all of you and may you be able to find the peace that only The Father can give.
  11. Marcarl
    Well, need I ask??????? Mute button,,, don't ask me why I say this. Check your attenna lead. Make sure it's put together right at the bracket. The center wire, attenna, should not touch ground, but the ground should be good. You won't get any sound from the CB unless someone is talking to you on the same channel or you turn the squelch right down. Check your headphone button. Carl
  12. Marcarl
    Now that's the plan for the shop that's behind the house,,,, think it will work????
  13. Marcarl
    To get the race off I used a Dremel tool to cut the race,,, maybe a bit of a danger of slightly cutting through the race, but no danger of melting the aluminum or over heating anything else. It also saved a lot of time by the look of things. The final bit of cutting was done with a cold chisel and a freindly!!! pursuader.
  14. Marcarl
    And you would know this,, WHY????/
  15. Marcarl
    Oh boy, what a bummer,, tough times for sure and it isn't getting any better for you right now. But you have good skills and a grand personality, and a wife that's working, right??? So you have some good things going for you, but not all those pay the bills. As it is, I'll be moving sometime in November I hope, and plan to have lots of help to do this,,,, might need someone to motivate these folks properly,,,, maybe you could practise a little to keep your skills fine tuned.
  16. Marcarl
    I think you should go,,, and take Becky with you,,,,, just incase you might need something.
  17. Marcarl
    Almost sounds interesting,,,,,,maybe???????
  18. Marcarl
    Ok, so for all you 'late comers' I went out and took some outdoor pictures. #1 location shot #2 House closer up #3 Front flower garden,,,,,Marca already has plans #4 Two blue spruce in front yard,,,awesome, I love those trees #5 House and shop #6 Neighbourhood from th front #7 WeeeeeLLLLLLL,,,,,,, that's why we bought it:thumbsup2:
  19. Marcarl
    Yah,,,,,, duhhhhhhhhh Thanks Brad, you may not be able to spell, but you can take care of Swifty.
  20. Marcarl
    To keep the committee in one place it needs an ANCHOR.
  21. Marcarl
    Gonna miss you guys,,,,, ya,,,,,,,,,gonna miss you guys, or did I say that already??????
  22. Marcarl
    Or you could just learn how to spell.
  23. Marcarl
    I picked up a new fuse panel at CarQuest. It's just a matter of interchanding the clips. You do need to solder the wires on, but the clips fit in the present holder. I'll see if I can find a part # for you. Couldn't find a part number, but I got some picture instead. The holder on the left is what I use. It is pop riveted on so you'll need to drill it off. Hope this helps.
  24. Marcarl
    Looking real good,,,, but what's with all the sunshine????????? Who asked for that???
  25. Marcarl
    That was good,,, too bad if you were rudely awakened.
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