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  1. MiCarl
    You don't rewire the trailer. You just need a 5 wire plug for the bike wired into the harness where your 4 wire converter connects. I'd leave the converter and 4 wire plug just in case I ever wanted to pull a 4 wire trailer.
  2. MiCarl
    I've never ridden a 2nd gen (I'm afraid I'd have to buy one) but here is what I know/guess. - Rider position on a 2nd gen is lower, reducing the center of gravity and improves stability - Foot position on a 2nd gen is forward, more comfortable but reduces control - Second Gen has more trail (guess). Improves stability at high speed but makes low speed turns more sluggish and contributes to a "top heavy" feel. I know that when I ride with 2nd gens they have trouble keeping up in a tight turn and tend to go wide. That's where I get my suspicion that they have more trail.
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    Fork Wrench

    MiCarl replied to Freebird's topic in Watering Hole

    That's not a fork wrench. It's a steering stem nut wrench. Might want to rename the threads so in the future someone has a hope of finding them.....
  4. MiCarl
    It's left side in Canada. South of the border that's called right side.
  5. MiCarl
    It's easy to tell a 1st Gen Venture. It starts out looking like a speck on your windshield. How you know it isn't a speck is it'll keep getting smaller until it completely disappears.
  6. MiCarl
    Last I looked used ones in half way decent question were going on eBay for $200+. That's each half. New ones (when available) are in the neighborhood of $800/half. New ones do have paint and striping, which is worthless when they're not the correct color combination. I think if he were to provide a product that was near paint ready at $300 including shipping he'd be a very busy man. I don't know weight wise what they'd be in carbon fiber. I personally would be reluctant to put them on if they weighed much more than the ABS ones.
  7. MiCarl
    The tips are decorative, held on with a spring. Can't imagine there is a hole there but just remove them for the inspection. If you mean at the front of the muffler, right where it narrows to the pipe for the collector box, I believe there is a drain hole there.
  8. MiCarl
    Correct. I get them with this: Craftsman 18mm Spark Plug Socket
  9. MiCarl
    Yamaha Part # 26H-88153-00-00. $22.46 at www.cheapcycleparts.com. Since I don't have any cassette tapes I decided to just let weather hit the player.
  10. MiCarl
    Used mine today to set my mixtures. Worked like a champ!
  11. MiCarl
    Chains and de-icing gear? You're getting a dusting, not a blizzard. Anyhow, it's global warming. Blame Al Gore (He's a Southerner).
  12. MiCarl
    That's the whole reason they stayed together. Everyone afraid he might get custody of Mikey.
  13. MiCarl
    No engine noise, so it's a success. All the parts are available at RadioShack: 274-284 1/8" Stereo Phone Plug (2 Pack) 278-513 50-Ft. Audio Cable 271-1105 47 ohm 1/2W 5% Carbon Film Resistor pk/5 271-1126 10K ohm 1/2W 5% Carbon Film Resistor pk/5 I also used some heat shrink tubing and electrical tape. I connected the cable to the motorcycle at the passenger head set jack because it is easy to get to. Motorcycle pin out available in THIS THREAD. The headphone jack on my GPS is not effected by the GPS volume control (of course there is 0 documentation). My conclusion is that it is a line level output, although it will drive headphones. With the 10K resistor it booms through the intercom pretty good. Replacing the 10K with a 100K resistor was a bit on the weak side. With a transistor radio I can easily over drive the intercom input with the 10K resistor, which was not an issue with the 100K. Overall, a 15K resistor (I didn't have one to test) might be a better choice. My recommendation for anyone trying this would be to start with a 15K resistor and the GPS volume turned down. If you can't get enough volume turning the GPS up fall back to the 10K. The colors in the diagram match the RadioShack cable, with the black being the braid. The goofy thing on the left is the phone plug.
  14. MiCarl
    As I recall the MKIs do not have it. The MKIIs do, and I believe the 2nd gens do. Based on the number of MKIs that have ruined splines I'd guess that the engineers at Yamaha decided they needed to keep dirt out, grease in, or both.
  15. MiCarl
    I've got a solution that seems to be working. GPS lady comes over the intercom without interfering with the normal intercom operation. For some reason she does not mute the radio, however if I plug a transistor radio into the cord it will mute the motorcycle radio. Apparently the synthesized voice doesn't have the right characteristics to mute the radio. It does have enough gain though that it comes in clear even with the radio turned up. Once I confirm that it doesn't pick up engine noise I'll post the drawing.
  16. MiCarl
    Gary, the tool is made of 5/8" rod. I can measure mine at the shop today if you like. As mentioned you can use a short 1/2" bolt with a couple nuts jammed onto it and some extensions to hold the damper. When you disassemble you essentially use the outer fork tube as a slide hammer to pull the bushings out. You want to make sure to not hammer closed because there are delicate parts at the bottom. Those delicate parts are part of the oil lock assembly. You need to pay close attention to how the spring washers go back on. I hope you're not trying to do the forks from the 88 I sold you. They're bent.
  17. MiCarl
    The oil seal is bonded to the coupler. You'll ruin it removing. If it were me I'd pull it apart and lube it. It's probably been 20 years. You'll need a new oil seal though.
  18. MiCarl
    I'd thought about that but it seems like it'd be much more complicated. Especially when you consider you'd have to damp the thing somehow so it didn't cut out between words.
  19. MiCarl
    I want to tie the audio output from a navigation system to the audio system of the motorcycle. It needs to mute the radio when it talks. Since we always use headsets the audio through the headsets is the ideal solution. Essentially, I want it to act like a 3rd mic on the intercom. That way it mutes the radio and we hear it through the headsets. I'm wondering if I can't piggy back it onto one of the headset mics using a circuit similar to the one in the drawing. Sure would appreciate input from the electronics wizards.
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  21. MiCarl
    So long as the gauges are accurate it'll be great. Clipboard mount is a nice touch. It'll behave better for you if you put the valves or other restrictor at the motorcycle end. The extra air volume between the restriction and the gauge will dampen the flutter.
  22. MiCarl
    I still think it's probably just the dogs not lining up. If the clutch isn't in there might not be enough drag to let the gears shift around. Have your helper hold the input shaft while you turn the rear wheel and shift at the same time.
  23. MiCarl
    It won't shift into a gear unless the dogs on the gears are lined up. When the engine is running that alignment happens quite easily, but with things not turning they might not ever line up. Put it up on the center stand (hopefully the oil is drained!) and turn the rear wheel while shifting. That should help things line up so it drops into gear.
  24. MiCarl
    Hold a flashlight behind them and inspect. Any holes and they need to be replaced.
  25. MiCarl
    Gary, Remember I stated that I had it running on 2 cylinders? I'd thought it was both rears but I could be wrong, I didn't really look into it. What if the right cylinders were the ones that were firing and they got hot enough to cook off discoloration from sitting? Alternatively maybe the left ones were firing and got hot enough to cook on crap from the old oil that was in there?
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