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  1. uncledj
    If she "runs fine"....why are you removing the carbs???? Run some Seafoam through them and you'll be fine. Don't go lookin' fer trouble that's not there.....you may create some new trouble in the process.
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    Just sent them a message letting them know that I'll be participating in the boycott. I've bought a lotta stuff from them over the years.
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    Hey, you're only human. I get spanked all the time. I always figure the guys who think they know it all are dangerous. I rarely give their opinion much weight. We all do one thing well....some of us do a few, or even several things well, but no one can do it everything well and even a competent, full time bike mechanic will have issues from time to time. Judging from your post, you're waaayyy more capable than most guys here.....certainly more able than me. Glad you got your issue resolved.
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    If I won the lottery, I'd buy myself a new ridin' mower........one of those big fancy jobs......
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    I quit deer hunting about 10 years ago. I have a cabin in North Central Pennsylvania where I started hunting in '77, when there were deer EVERYWHERE. It was a lotta fun back then. It wasn't a matter of whether you got a deer, but how long you'd wait hopin' for a big-un. Back then big-uns weren't that common. Lots of 6 points and down. Then, in their infinite wisdom the Game Commission started handing out doe permits en masse. It was cool for a while, everyone had meat on the pole, but we didn't realize what we were doing to the deer heard, until, one season we looked around, and there were no more deer. I saw one buck up there two years ago,....he looked lost. Now there's barely any deer in these pristine Pennsylvania woods, and I'm so happy to see one that the last thing I want to do is kill it. The Game Commission is still "managing" the doe herd by increasing the doe permits this year????? They appear to want to kill the last few left standing in the county where I used to hunt.....I still go up, but now I just hunt with a camera. Not much to take pics of though....
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    Wow...glad you didn't get laid up from that. The irony is that it happened right in front of a Lawyers billboard asking if you've been injured.
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    Payment sent. Thanks:cool10:
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    I don't think too many folks realize it, but there's more than just two candidates running for potus.
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    I'm in for one. I can do Paypal, send a check or money order, or even drive up and hand ya the cash.
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    Thanks everyone for the great input. I'm not struggling right now (rare) so I'll go ahead and spring for the Michelins. The wife usually drives the car and I'd like her to have every advantage......she does the cookin'. lol:cool10:
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    Need to get new tires for the cage (08 Taurus) Went to Sams Club, where I can get BF Goodrich Touring T/A tires for a little over $100 each, ....more like $140 each installed and out the door. Michelin Defender XT tires would be a little over $155 each, plus the add on charges, which I didn't get a quote on, but should take the price to around $190 each installed and out the door. Are Michelin's worth the extra two bills for the set? This car (great car) has 120 k miles on it, so this will probably be the last set of tires I'll put on it. I anticipate this Taurus will easily run 200K, but at that point I'll probably want to get something a bit fresher. So, the question is: are Michelins really that special?
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    I've had the same issue since I've owned my first gen. Has NEVER failed to start for me though. I was planning on doing a 4 brush starter upgrade this Winter. I have an 87, and I've read that the second gen starters are 4 brush and will work. Is this true across the board, or are there specific years I should look for..... I'll start cruising e-bay soon as I know what will bolt right in and work the way it's supposed to. Thanks.
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    I had a friend on a Harley with loud pipes who pulled up next to me at a light and laughed and said "geez, is that thing even running"?..... That was the last thing that was said before I SMOKED him. I like the idea that my comfortable, quiet bike performs so well. I'll keep it the way it is.
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    Remember those old Kawasaki bikes...was it an H3 ? 750cc three cylinder two stroke. Those were FAST bikes:backinmyday:
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    Wow !!! Now that's a rig.
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    Yeah....what he said..... Happy Birthday. Hope it's a good one.
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    People are funny sometimes. We've all likely been offered less than we think something is worth at one time or another. There's no need to be offended by it,....just politely reject the offer, and move on with life. I'm kinda going through this right now selling this ol' GMC Motorhome. Sometimes the buyer gets kinda pushy with a lowball offer, explaining why I should take it, which I give due consideration, but if a seller is confident that they can get significantly more, they should politely stick to their guns, and if a buyer thinks that it's worth significantly less, then they should do the same. The concept is really pretty simple.
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    Great thread. Gave me some things to add to the bucket list. My 87 Venture spends it's life between 700 and 2000 above sea level. How did your bike react to the 14,000 ft elevation?
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    The dancing fountains at the Bellagio are pretty cool. Went on an aerial tour of the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam that I enjoyed thoroughly. Had a good time in Vegas even though I'm not a gambler.
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    Howdy. I live up North a bit, towards Mt. Vernon, but usually work in the Columbus area, and frequently head down that a way for dinner with the wife. If you want to get together for lunch one day I should be able to work that out as well. I'm certainly not the most knowledgeable about these bikes, but I've had mine for 4 years and have been through most of the basics. Lemme know if ya want to get together.
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    If someone ever approaches me in such a threatening manner, I just start sobbing and pee myself. No self respecting person would continue to threaten or hurt such a pathetic figure. Works for me.
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    I've often wondered about that myself. Back in the early 80s my friends and I went down to Ft. Lauderdale in my 75 Cutlass with a Rocket 350 in it, loaded down with stuff, and towing a trailer with 4 street bikes on it and still got 23 mpg. That Cutlass ran like a raped ape too. I think it was a 250 hp engine. My current Dodge pickup with a 360 in it (1/2 ton, 4x4) gets 12mpg on the highway on a good day. Something just doesn't seem right. Maybe it's all a conspiracy to build them to use more gas.
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    Took a really nice trip to "The Pennsylvania Wilds" last weekend with the wife in the cage. My brother and I have a cabin near Sinnemahoning and the wife wanted to go up to see the leaves and do some local antique shopping. This was my first time stopping for a look see in Bellefonte. What a great town. We talked about retiring up in that area someday. Anyhoo, I noticed that I've two bulbs burnt out in the dash. One for half of the tach and another for the gas gauge on my 08 Taurus. I couldn't see if I need to go at this from under the dash or if I'll need to remove the part of the dash above the gauges. Anybody been into one of these before?
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    I'm thinking Figs.
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    Don't get too upset. I was being facetious. A bike, a car, a truck or any other vehicle driven on the road by a fatigued operator can cause a lot more damage than just to the operator. A motorist trying to avoid an errant motorcyle can easily cause injury or death to others, as compared to a biker who chooses not to wear a helmet, who can only injure or kill themselves. The same goes for riding in the rain, when a bike is less safe than a car, since the center of gravity changes on a bike, making it easier to slide out on a curve than a car, as well as the impaired visibility of a rain covered windshield or helmet visor on a bike; again, making the bike more dangerous. I was just trying to make the point that the less regulation, and the more reliance on personal responsibility and restraint the better. Sorry to get everyone off track.
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