Marcarl

Maybe it's not running on all four?? Might seem like it, but pull off the plug wires one by one to check for sure.

DANG!! that looks just like I remember Yah.

I'm sure that will leave an empty spot in your heart and life Bill. Wishing you many blessings even though.

If the banjo is screwed onto the line, maybe you could do with just a replacement banjo. And Yes! OEM is that the left front and the rear brakes are linked. Some guys have changed that, others leave them be.

Is the line integrated with the banjo, or is the banjo screwed on the line?

This has to be tough for those close to him, and my heart goes out to them. They will have to deal with this for some time.

No problem for you then,,, you only have 10% to unlearn,,,, now for the rest of us,,,,,,,,,,,

Yahhhh and iffin you have a Spyder, backups are easy.

Check out, https://jmcorp.com. They did make a lower cord for that applications I think. You may have to call them to ask.

We use Frogg Toggs, and don't find that problem with their new design. As far as the rain thing goes,, around here that is a little different, we see what may be rain coming, we wait cause you never know,, when it does come we hurry into our rain gear, getting wet in the meantime. Then when we are all suited up and ready to ride, we take it all off again. The advantage is that we get to hand it all out when we get home.

Depends on what you want the end result to be, I guess. You rebuild the engine and get your $400 back,,, maybe,, after all, you bought a good engine at $400. How much is it going to cost to rebuild, I would plan on at least $200, just for gaskets. Not a lot goes wrong with these engines, so there is little demand, and maybe lots of supply. Don't know what you would get for the engine in scrap but you can take that off the price as well. Are you looking for work? something to do? it all comes into the picture. Me??? I'd scrap it. I would think it kind of risky to try and make some mula.

Yep,, that would be my direction of advisement.

i'm thinking that you should get a stethoscope to get to the heart of the matter. Doesn't sound like deep internal to me, at least not at this point. Could be clutch or shifter related.

So 2 comments from me. How did you determine that you had spark on #4 ? Carb cleaner or brake clean will both fire a cylinder, as well as WD40,, at least in Canada it will.

Just for kicks,, try the kill switch, it may only be 1/2 working.

I like your take on things!

Had to do a little cleanup, I like this thread and want it to keep going.

Oooooooo now yah done it,,,,,,,, and that's when the fight started!!!!????????

I think it would be good to get back to square one. As you have the plugs out, do another compression check on all 4 cylinders. Engine warm, throttle wide open, all plugs out, wind it over to get highest reading, mark it down. Check to make sure you have decent spark coming from all 4 wires. Put the same plug on each of the 4 wires, one at a time and check for spark and quality. Install all components back into engine, making sure the wires clip onto the plug ends. If you don't feel the clip or snap adjust as needed. Fire the bike up again and see if it will run at idle or as close to that as possible. Squirt some carb cleaner or brake clean into each carb and report the differences if any. Try to keep the squirting the same from cylinder to cylinder. Let the engine come back to normal as you move from jug to jug. Report.

The fork tubes are held in the triple tree by 2 'clamps, and a ciriclip. You would have to eliminate the ciriclip for the tubes to slide higher into the triple tree. Not a real good idea as the 'clamps' are only designed to hold the tubes in place, but not to prevent them from sliding up. What might work is to shorten the springs inside the fork tubes, but then you would have to deal with other issues such as amount of travel for the shock effect, spring rate, oil capacity, fork rake and who knows what else. Wearing a thicker soled shoe and lowering the seat might be better options.

Can't remember seeing you there Ronnie, but I might have left something there, if I only could remember where there is.

That's one reason I would not do your job,,, it's more than 3' off the ground. That's a looooong sucker!!!! Glad you guys are around,keep up the good work.

So Marcarl now suggests to warm the engine, remove air cleaner and inner tower, and then spray a bit of cleaner into each intake. If the front 2 respond with better running, then I would look for a fuel issue. Just for kicks, squirt a bit into each of the rears and see what response you get from that exercise.

What happened shows your love and concern for your fellows. Thanks for giving us the story, it might help somebody else down the road.