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  1. Venturous Randy
    I have found that when I have done stuff like this, I am usually not focused enough and usually a little irritated about something. We were in a neighborhood with a slight incline looking for something for her and when she said "ok, let's turn around" I attempeted to do a u-turn. I did not realize how quickly the bike would slow and not only was I beginning to tip to the left, but the incline made it worse to reach the ground. The bike went down and we both ended up with skinned knees. Another time I was pulling the camper and she wanted to go up this road in Maggie Valley, NC that she said had a campground sign. Even though it was paved to the top, it was an 18% incline. When I finally got to the top, it turned into gravel and I decided to do the u-turn thing again. This time as I was turning, the camper pulled me over with my feet in the gravel. There were horse riding stables there and a couple of guys came over to help me pick the bike up and finish turning it around. I did not realize it, but I had climbed from about 1,500 to about 5,000 feet. I had to stay in 1st gear all the way down and my EBC HH brakes got hot, even with me stopping occasionally. When we finally made it down, I could not see a campground sign anywhere near that road. RandyA
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    Dan, several years ago I had a problem with the clutch getting stiffer and not releasing good and I found the metal line under the engine going to the clutch slave had blockage. RandyA
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    I am not a 2nd gen guy, but it is my understanding that the driveshaft should be lubed by the rearend grease and that is why it has a seal around the driveshaft. Yes, several people have torn up that seal getting the driveshaft out. RandyA
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    Whenever we go to the Asheville rally, I ride the bike and Laura pulls the trailer with the camper on it with her car. I like having the trailer there so if anyone had a problem, it makes it a lot quicker to get them help. And it helps carry a lot more STUFF than we otherwise use when we pull the camper with the bike. But one of the great things, like Eck mentioned, is it gives my wife an opportunity to do other things and not have to depend on me wanting to do what she wants to do. Last year she filled up her car with other ladies and did the antique search thing that I would rather go to the dentist than do. It is also nice to have a car there if we had bad weather and need to do a store run or whatever. We have also trailered the bike to the beach and rode while we were there. In that case, it does not feel so much like your vacation started until you get there, rather than it starting when you leave on the bike. RandyA
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    I have to agree with loehring on this, sometimes it is just not ment to be and you just have to tell yourself that evidently it was better this way. There are several pretty good 1st gens out there and most any of us would help check them out for you if we can. Sometimes people get rid of them because they know little about them and here you have a huge bank of information and help to draw from. RandyA
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    I have used Plexus for years and still buy it, even though it is getting pricy. The biggest factor with Plexus is what you wipe it off with. I use a soft cotton towel, like an old dish towel. Any bath type towels I have used appear to have too much synthetic fibers. When I wash my bike with a car wash soap, not dish detergent, I will still put Plexus on as it fills the small scratches and it is much more clear. I also routinely use the Plexus on our sun glasses. RandyA
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    The biggest problem with mixing bias and radials on a car is you should not mix on the same axle, front or rear. The main thing is the tires side load differently and can put much more stress on both tires. The differences in brakeing is probably a lot more related to the operator and condition of brakes rather than the tires. RandyA
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    Shift firmly and most of the time I don't use the clutch on 3rd gear up. RandyA
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    John, the slave cylinder is brand new. It is the hose. I had it out years ago when I rebuilt the old one and this time it just about fell out and back in. It was very easy to change. RandyA
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    I am also having a problem with my turn signals. On mine, they will turn off as they are supposed to, but a little later they will start blinking again as they were last used. It is annoying to look down and my signal is blinking when I know it kicked off earlier. I believe my problem may be in the flip switch as this did not happen before I changed the flip switch assembly. RandyA
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    You missed my edit where I stated that I looked and I was now offical. RandyA
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    Sly, sounds like you may have had TOO much coffee!! Yeah, I know what you mean, I keep waiting for mine to show also. RandyA I just checked and I am now offical!!!
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    I wish, but it is the hose. I cleaned everything with brake cleaner and pulled the clutch in and put a plastic tie on it. The fluid is coming out where the rubber goes up into the fitting. The fitting is dry to the hose. RandyA
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    I did find something I can use for awhile and Rick if you have yours, I am interested in getting it. I know I have one somewhere that came off the 86 parts bike I tore down, but I can not find it. I did find a brake caliper that had the same type hose with the same ends, but it was about 2 inches shorter. I ended up taking my line loose at the goose neck and straightened it some to extend it and have put that one on. I do want to put the right one on though. Thanks to those that responded. RandyA
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    I believe if you have done any heavy mix of Seafoam, you need to change your plugs. I also use the Autolite plug Dan mentioned and have for years and it is cheap and easy to change. RandyA
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    Richard, I hate to tell you this, but this one is coming south east and guess where you are from me. Yep, I hope you have your rain gear if you are going to be out. I doubt it will last long and will be better soon. RandyA
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    I agree with Freebird, it is going to get better for you and I believe you are at that turning point. We will be thinking about you. RandyA
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    Well, the 50% chance is coming down real hard right now. The weather radar is in the red stage here. RandyA
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    I have to say that I did not. To me is was "National 50% chance of rain and thunderstorms this afternoon day" and I decided to not do it. I know, I wussed out. RandyA
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    Another thing to check on the sticky throttle is make sure your cable has not been pinched. Steve (SGN) had a problem with his throttle and found that where the cable comes around the tripple tree area, it had been pinched a long time ago in the steering stop. It had caused the rubber cover to be torn and the cable housing was rusted and it was bent. RandyA
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    I wonder if you could have some bent forks? I also have not heard of an 86 up with a second gear problem, but I guess it could happen if for some reason there was a lot of abnormal wear on the thrust washer. RandyA
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    I thought I had a slave cylinder leaking on my clutch, so I put on a new one that Steve (SGN) gave me that came with the bike he bought. I put it on and after I got the bike back together, under it was one of the copper washers for the bango fitting that had fallen off as I assembled the fitting. And, since it was still leaking, I pulled the bango and put the washer on. Well, it is still leaking down. After cleaning everything real good with brake cleaner and air. I have found that the leak is coming from where the hose goes into the bango fitting at the slave. I have never seen this come up before, but does anyone have one of the 6-8 inch hoses that goes from the slave to the metal tube under the engine? RandyA
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    Check the resistance on the wires going thru the sidestand switch. Ask me how I know this! RandyA
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    It is a lot easier to get to the TCI with the airbox off. Otherwise you would have to remove both upper fairings. RandyA
  25. Venturous Randy
    There are plusses and minuses on this. I do believe the engine runs a bit cooler and I don't think I feel as much heat around the seat area, but there is a little bit more general noise from the engine. It is a lot more comfortable for me to put my feet on the highway pegs and not have my legs against the lowers, but any reaction time on getting to the rear brake quickly is slowed a little. I am also a "symmetry" kind of person and would like the small area near the radiator to blend just a bit better, but with the "V" of the engine showing, it is a lot more symmeterical than part of one half of the engine showing and not the other half, especially if you have covers on the side panels. I keep thinking about making some clear wind deflectors to give my legs some weather protection, but so far it has not been a high priority and I do enjoy the air. Somewhere I posted pictures on how I did the side covers and if anyone is interested and we can not find them, I will post again. RandyA
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