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  1. Venturous Randy
    This is what I do most of the time. But, I do now be a little more careful about not stepping on the end of the foot peg as doing this can cause the welded nut where the bolts go to be damaged. Ask me how I know. RandyA
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    I drilled a hole to take a sleeve large enough to accommodate an, I believe, 5/16 or 3/8th bolt, whatever the wheel inside diameter was. I then welded that in place and got at least a grade 8 bolt. The wheel came from a caster that I got at Northern Tool or someplace like that. The hardest part was centering the hole to where I got the proper clearance from the bottom of the foot to the bottom of the mounted wheel of about 1/8th inch. I did not put a wheel on with a bearing because just a little grease will do fine. The bolt I used had an unthreaded area that was about the width of the wheel. I also used a locking nut and a thin spring washer to keep from rattleing. RandyA
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    Yep, squeeze is correct, when I converted my 83 to a MKII headlight, I needed the left side frame and the dash frame for the headlight mount and the correct light adjustment mountings. Dingy, do you have any of the headlight stuff you may not need? This would be a great package to help someone in converting the horrible MKI setup to the MKII. MKII headlights can be picked up pretty cheap sometimes, but its the other stuff that gets harder to find. RandyA
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    I have done this for 14 years and disagree with what most of you say for it being easiest for me. First of all, I always make sure the side stand is DOWN and I have never had it hit and push the bike away from me. Next, I simply grab the left handle grip and side passenger rail and rock the bike backwards a little and then push it forward. As I do this, I tilt it a little toward me and pull it to the side stand when it settles. It is that simple and Mick, I should have practiced that with you when I was over there the other day. One other note, if I am on a downward slope, I do try to make sure the bike is in gear, otherwise, neutral is fine. RandyA
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    Years ago I took 1/2 inch out of each leg of the center stand and it makes it a lot easier to get it up. A half inch out of the stand is like putting the bike rear tire on a one inch plank. I also put a steel wheel on the outside of the right leg and on smooth concrete I can spin the bike around by placing two fingers on the side of the trunk and pushing slightly. The wheel is about 1/8th lower than the foot. I tend to run as low of air as I can with out the bike bottoming out in the rear shock because of being inseam challenged, so this works best for me. RandyA
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    Quick note on bike after running seafoam thru it. Get you a cheap set of spark plugs like the Autolites at Advance Auto and change them out. You will have some plastic to take off, but not a hard job. On mine, spark plug changes are easy if you notice my picture in my avatar. What was wrong with your windshield? I ask because they can be polished up pretty good, so if it not too bad, you may want to keep it. Somebody may be able to use it. Nice bike and welcome aboard. RandyA
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    Wow Charlie, I really like the combo you have there. My future ex and I have our 1st court date at 9am tomorrow with her demanding immediate spousal support, even though she just received a workman's comp settlement for almost $16,000, which btw, she is going thru like water. When my situation is over, I may not even be able to keep my old 1st gen, much less buying a beautiful 2nd gen. March 5th will be our 41st. But, this too shall pass. RandyA
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    I now have a 2nd gen set on the way. RandyA
  9. Venturous Randy
    Squeeze, that is one wicked looking Max. RandyA
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    Hey josh, as I responded in your PM, I did run the bike for a while without the bars and then painted the bars silver and put them back on. I was feeling some flexing and that did help. I do hope to put solid motor mounts in and than I feel it would be ok without the bars. I will try to post a picture with the bars off. The way I mounted my side panels was I had some spare bars and cut them off just after the connection point and just used one end of the bar to hold the panels on. RandyA
  11. Venturous Randy
    This is one of those videos that has gone viral, according to one of the news agencies. I went to you tube and picked it up and sent it to a bunch of people on my e-mail list. Thanks Lew for posting it here. RandyA
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    Since I could not load the bikini side panel pictures on your PM, I will try it here. I cut the bottom section to the length I wanted and then used a heat gun to soften the plastic to bring it to a point. I then used Devcon Plastic Weld to fill and very little body filler to smooth it out. I also narrowed the top section some to make it blend with the fairing better. I hope this helps some. RandyA
  13. Venturous Randy
    No, it's called dozing off in the recliner and missing the bid deadline, Sorry Dan, I blew that one for both of us and there were no other bidders. RandyA
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    I couldn't help but to notice all the reflections of Squidley, but I just guess that comes with it. RandyA
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    For some reason I have this faint memory of "flashing your lights" being addressed in court and being covered under the freedom of speech ruling. Not sure, but that rings a little bell. I did the same thing yesterday, I had a Tennessee State Trooper behind me radaring people and I flashed a few high beams. But, if I see someone really speeding, I have all but stopped flashing my high beam. When it gets dangerous for others, they deserve what they get. RandyA
  16. Venturous Randy
    I do believe so. I am thinking that it would be a dropin. Dingy, that's a good deal for one of these MKI guys with the 2nd gear problem. It would be about the cheapest fix they could do. RandyA
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    I know this has been batted around a little in the past, but I am wanting to convert my 83 engine with an 86 gear set in it to a 2nd gen gearset with wider spaced gears. I also want to go to a V-Max rear-end. I believe this would be the optimum setup for a 1st gen. It would give me a lower 1st gear with the V-Max rear and still have a better highway gear at 65mph. But, I am not sure the set would be a direct drop in like going from the 83 to 86 was. I may have the opportunity to pick one up and was just wanting to know if anyone knows why it would not work. RandyA
  18. Venturous Randy
    Thanks Mick and as I have said, that has got to be one of the most beautiful MKII's I have ever seen. I am glad it is running better. Maybe one of these days we can find a safe place to see how mine stacks up against your's. Just keep in mind that mine has over twice as many miles, has a smaller engine and it is probably more than a little tired, but it does run fair. I just hope your's don't run as good as Skid's MKII. That one surprised me a little. RandyA
  19. Venturous Randy
    It ain't lavender, it's Twilight Royal Pearl and the good thing is, I like it, and a few other's seem to like it too. But, you might like the pink flames on it. I can also say that my life after the military has been with me carrying a lot more weight than I should have and with dealing with diabetes due to it, is was time to take it serious in a lifestyle change. Thanks everyone for the encouragement and I really do want to encourage others to take a look at what has really made them gain weight, and there can be many reasons. RandyA
  20. Venturous Randy
    As bob noted, check for a vacuum leak, spraying some starter fluid around the area may show something. Anyone that has a carb sync check that comes up off should check for a vacuum leak before adjusting your carbs to match the leak. You noted you changed the spark plugs, did you replace the caps? These caps have resistors and can corrode. One other suggestion would be to unplug each spark plug one at a time and see if you can isolate it to a specific cylinder. RandyA
  21. Venturous Randy
    Very glad to hear the news Bob. I have been in that same situation myself and it is a terrible place to be. RandyA
  22. Venturous Randy
    I posted earlier about my lifestyle change and was asked for a picture, so I will post a couple. I really do appreciate all the encouragement I am getting from you guys and I still have a ways to go. I will also see if I can find one from earlier. The one from Asheville is me on the left with me keeping the picture balanced. I was actually not at my peak weight in that picture. RandyA
  23. Venturous Randy
    Are we talking Yammer Dan? I know that Dan and he ain't no computer guru. RandyA
  24. Venturous Randy
    Over the years I have gone for a long time after a contract time expired, but the package was still in effect. The contract time just means you would have to pay to cancel the phone if there is time left. I have also bought phones off ebay several times and never had a problem, even though one did have a battery that was marginal, but I ordered a battery for $2.95 free shipping and that took care of that. The trick with ebay phones is to make sure a phone is compatable with your service. As in get a Verizon phone if that is your carrier and just take it by the store and they will activate it and deactivate your old phone. Remember, they want to keep your business. The only reason I am under contract now is my future ex 's phone tore up and she insisted on getting a new phone, so I did also. So, now I am stuck with the contract for about 2 more years, but I wont be stuck with her. RandyA
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    It is interesting that to me that seems like a fairly new bike, until I realize it is actually a year older than my 83 was when I bought it. It probably has not been treated real well, but unless you would have to pay someone else to do work for you, it may have good potential. The mileage is about 1,000 per year and that is not necessarily a good thing to me. Look at the wear areas like foot pegs and stuff and see if it may actually have 114,000 miles on it. I don't know if that model only goes to 100k and starts over again on the odometer. Also, has it been painted flat black? RandyA
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