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  1. Freebird
    HEY....I DID spell it correctly in the text of the message. What can I say....I'm WEAK and DELIRIOUS.
  2. Freebird
    I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure that they were vacuum formed and not injection molded. Injection molding is a LOT more expensive initially than vacuum forming due to the tooling costs. We do both at my company and due to the tooling costs, most custom items are vacuum formed. About the only time we do custom injection molding is when the quantities are 1,000 or more. Then you can prorate the tooling costs across each piece and it starts to be cost effective.
  3. Freebird
    They seemed to have been off the mark a bit this year. From what I've heard on the news, it has only been about 60% effective this season.
  4. Freebird
    Last week I spent 4 days in Cannon Falls, MN at our semi annual sales meeting. We arrived there to the news that the flu was running rampant through our sales office. During the week that we were there, more than 25 people had called in sick. Couple that with us all being in meeting rooms and sharing vans going to dinner and etc. for 5 days and you KNOW it's going to spread. I got a flu shot several weeks ago but whatever they had is just kicking the crap out of my flu shot. I got home on Friday night and by Saturday was starting to feel the first symptoms. By Monday morning, I was pretty much staying in bed. I THINK I'm starting to feel a bit better today but am not sure because I always have moments during the day when I THINK I am feeling better. We'll see. I hope that all of you are faring better and avoiding this nasty bug. I really don't feel like I have the full blown flu. Maybe the shot is actually helping and what I feel is a major war going on inside my body between the vaccine and the flue. If that is the case, I wish that one or the other would win and get it over with.
  5. Freebird
    They are hard to come by. The company that I work for does vacuum forming and could easily do those but without the patent, I wouldn't pursue it. I had one but ended up going with Ponches gauge plate and sold the one I had to Condor. At one time, I had heard that somebody on the Venturers site had bought the patents and the remains of the inventory but as said, that was years ago.
  6. Freebird
    Dyna recommends that you not exceed 7,000 or 7,250 unless you install heavier valve springs. I have mine set at 7,250 and am happy with it. For those looking, here is the link to John's website. He does a great job on these conversions. http://rmsportmax.com/gateway.html
  7. Freebird
    I bought mine from SportMax. He removes the gears and puts them in the RSV housing so you sill have the hole for the sensor. Some people have had a hole machined though.
  8. Freebird
    Larger speakers are absolutely what this bike needs but I've not seen anybody who was successful in fitting any.
  9. Freebird
    Ebay is a good place to find out what others are asking for similar items. Here is a link to listings for Everlast Metals items on Ebay. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=hand+forged+everlast+metal&_sacat=&_odkw=Everlast+silver+tray&_osacat=0&_from=R40
  10. Freebird
    I've not seen a Corbin where there was a problem with the tab not being in the correct position. The gap on mine is about the same as yours if the trunk is bolted to the back set of holes. The tab lines up as it should though. The seat pans should be correct, it is the top/upholstered part of the seat that doesn't go back quiet as far. If your seat pan is actually to short for the tab to properly insert, you have a problem that I haven't seen before.
  11. Freebird
    A lot of the new Martins are 1 3/4". Both of mine are.
  12. Freebird
    Do you notice your bike losing speed before it happens? The cruise will cut out if the MPH drops a certain amount from the set point. I don't remember right off hand what that point is. If that is the case, the cruise may not be the problem. You may need to determine why the bike is losing speed on the hills more than it has in the past. Maybe you've lost a cylinder due to a bad coil or something?
  13. Freebird
    Hey, there are some on the market. This is the "Poor Man" forum, I thought you were looking for a home solution. Here are a couple of examples available on the retail market. http://www.jpcycles.com/motorcycle-auxiliary-gas-tanks
  14. Freebird
    Yea, yout may be right. I got lucky I guess. I had an old tiller that the gear box went bad on. It had a plastic tank that was mounted higher up on the handles with a petcock on the bottom that fed the motor. It was perfect for this use.
  15. Freebird
    I've got a gas tank off an old garden tiller. It is plastic and has the hose connector coming out of the bottom. I would think that you could find an old tank off a lawn mower or something at any place that works on lawn mowers.
  16. Freebird
    They may not be. From what Grump has posted, a lot of folks have made these. I guess Anri is just one of them.
  17. Freebird
    The mechanical one looks like some done by Anri. Do a Google search for Anri mechanical figurines and you'll find a lot of examples. It looks like most were bottle corks and that one may have once been. Here's some examples on Ebay. Scroll through the list and you will see several of the "kissing" ones. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Anri+Mechanical&_sacat=0&_odkw=Anri&_osacat=0&_from=R40
  18. Freebird
    According to articles that I've read and their website, they are not using any Victory parts on the new Indian and they say that they have designed and built an entirely new engine for it. They are keeping it all pretty secret but have sound clips on their site.
  19. Freebird
    I think they may well survive. Remember, they are owned by Polaris/Victory now. Deep pockets there. I agree that they were way overpriced but they are being totally redesigned now and supposedly a totally new line coming out in late 2013. They will still be a premium priced bike but more in line with the prices of Harley and not $30,000.00 plus that they were before.
  20. Freebird
    Really well. I'm still not good and still enjoying it. I guess I just like being bad. hmmmmm
  21. Freebird
    Now you see...that's your fundamental problem. You think like a woman. Now you stay away from Eileen when you are here in June. I don't want you two comparing notes.
  22. Freebird
    So...are you guys still practicing and playing? Here is the latest from me. Added a new Martin D18 to go with the Martin GPCPA1 Custom Shop. I'm done now...no more guitars...I mean it....ask my wife.
  23. Freebird
    Yea, think I'll go have a coffee and Bailey's.
  24. Freebird
    Yea, what HE said. I hope we have a fantastic turnout. It's going to be a great time.
  25. Freebird
    I can promise you that it doesn't indicate ANYTHING. Blue is supposed to be a calming color. Doesn't always seem to work around here though.
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