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47 minutes longer and 100 miles further?!? No wonder you're worried about speed traps!!! You could ride down (enjoying the trip), box stuff up, ship it back and ride home (enjoying the trip)!
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I tried bleeding at the banjo bolt to no avail (and no air there). I tried the air technique from the bottom. The flair nut didn't want to break loose so I took out the bleeder and used a syringe to blow air up, with the banjo bolt in a gallon baggie. Good looking fluid came up. When I started getting just air, I used compressed air easy. It all seemed clear. I blew into the master to check the small hole and it was clear. (That's where I screwed up and blew a mist of brake fluid out on the bike! I spent the next ten minutes and a lot of brake clean and plexus cleaning that up!) I put the banjo and bleeder back on and put fluid in with the syringe through the bleeder until it came out in the master. I found that the bleeder had to be many turns out for the fluid to go in easily. And yes, I did check the bleeder to make sure it was clear too. Still no pressure. Now, the kit that I got from my local independent guy had the right numbers and looked right, but had been opened and stapled shut so today I called Buckeye and Rick is sending me the right kit tomorrow! I'm hoping that the kit is bad. Guess I'll be riding the Intruder for a few days! -
Did the slave last fall. I also replaced the lower hose that goes into the slave cylinder. But like I said, I can't push fluid from the bleeder up the system so there could be a restriction. I like derwood's (weren't you on Bewitched?) idea of bench bleeding. Someone else also mentioned essentially the same thing, saying to bleed it at the banjo bolt.
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Get a 1st gen, then you don't have to "hope" to get out of range, all you have to do is twist your right wrist!
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I did the syringe thing and got a few small bubbles in the master but then it wouldn't take any more fluid even with as much pressure as I could put on it. That's what makes me think that there could be a blockage!? But again: Why won't the lever have any pressure if it's blocked??? I didn't mess with it today, decided to give it a day to see if it would heal itself! And yeah, I like the Valvoline. I've been using it ever since my clutch fluid boiled on me and I had no clutch. Changed all the brake and clutch fluids on both bikes to it.
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At the demo ride at the Atlanta show Jerry made an interesting comment. He said that he had twenty years riding experience when he finally took the police riding course. He said that is when he realized he had one year's riding experience repeated twenty times!
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Glad you got "The Queen" out on the road, JB! You're just celebrating 'cause we took those storms off ya!
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Looks nice, George! I hope you rode behind Kit to pick up pieces, as I understand it that Wing tends to loose plastic! Glad y'all got that ride in before the storms that we had today got to you! Around an inch of rain and winds to 70 mph! Fortunately no damage at my house (I don't think, but haven't looked in the light!) but lots of trees down and power out around town.
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The holes are clear, George, I checked them by blowing air through them when I disassembled it the second time. What about removing the line at the master and blowing air through the bleeder hole in the slave? I've thought about doing that but, man, it's gonna be messy! Besides, if the line is blocked, it seems like it would build pressure and not bleed!?! Instead, it has a loose lever.
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This is the only picture that I have available now. It's a bear in aviator's cap, goggles and bomber jacket that my father gave me for the bike. That was when he kind of accepted that I was riding again after 18 years (I took my ThouCow off the road at 110 in 1982!). I pulled into a parking lot one time and a guy that had pulled in behind me said "Nice bear, what's his name?" I answered "Tailgunner". He said "Great name". To which I replied "Yeah, especially since he didn't have a name until you asked me just now!"
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A friend that I ride with has a cb on his Harley and we use it for communication. As stated, it's really nice on a group ride. I have used channel 19 on solo trips when I've gotten into traffic to find out what is causing the delay or get directions, but with the language and general BS that is in use on that channel now days, I won't stay on it. VR.o family uses channel 29 as a standard.
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If you can make it to Bildars Meet & Eat on the 23rd, I'm sure you can get the carbs synced. I think muffinman is going to be there and he's one of the best. (I'm just not saying the best what! ) Here is a link to the thread about the M&E. You'll get some help with the bike and meet some great people! (And muffinman)
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Rick can make up individual SS lines or he has a kit with all brake and clutch lines for $300 and something.
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I gotta admit that I'm wondering the same thing! Besides, it's a much better ride to come down 13 through Springfield and 65 through the Ozarks into Arkansas and across to Tennessee. If you prefer highways you can jump on I40 once you get to Arkansas. Or you can come down through Poplar Bluff and Kennett (proudly proclaimed hometown of Sheryl Crowe!) And cross the Mighty Mississip on I155 and through Jackson to I40.
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What he said! http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/7/7_4_13.gif Happy A-Day, Y'All!
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That is a nice looking bike, Riceburner! Is it also in The Atl? We have a breakfast (usually 10am) Meet & Eat on the second Saturday each month. You and your dad ought to try and make it to the next one. I'd like to see that bike in person and we have a great time. Here is a link to the thread for this months M&E. And welcome to the site!
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Unless something weird is happening, Pit, you've got a bed when you get to Georgia. Let me know when you'll this way and I'll leave a light on!
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You're right Dave. I guess I should have looked at that before I posted! I thought they had their own numbers! When I did the slave cyl. It took a long time to get bled but not this long!
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Hey Lewis, I know that you are a pain in the a$$ but not that you have a pain in the a$$! http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_6_8.gif Bummer dude! I hope that it gets better quick, but I wouldn't look for much sympathy from our northern/yankie brothers and sisters on the not riding thing! Hey, go get a child's swim ring and Ride On!
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OK, I've got a problem with the clutch on my 86! I rebuilt the master cylinder and when I got it disassembled, I found that the kit that I got was the wrong one. I took that back to the shop I got it from (independent guy that I use) along with the old parts. He found what appeared to be right (Yami # 2KW-W0099-00) and swapped with me. I came home and put it back together. Now it won't build any pressure. I have tried: 1) Putting fluid in from bleeder with a syringe. At first I got a few little bubbles in the master, now it won't take it at all thru' the bleeder even with lots of pressure. 2) Cleaned and cleared the bleeder, then Teflon taped it. It didn't drip much with the bleeder out either. 3) Bleeding the old fashioned way, with LOTS of pumping. It will push a little thru but not much, and I have gone thru at least 5 reservoirs full. 4) Using a mighty vac to suck it thru the bleeder. 5) Disassembled and reassembled master to make sure all parts are in the right order. 6) Tied the clutch lever back overnight to allow air to come up. 7) Left clutch lever alone overnight to allow air to come up. 8) Pulled out some of what little hair I have left! :confused07: I've thought of getting all the fluid out that I can and then blowing air through it from both ends. That does sound messy though! Any ideas out there? (Relating to my clutch issue that is!) Does anyone recognize that part number? I'm wondering if the size is off just a fraction. It was snug going into the cylinder. Tuesday I'm gonna call my dealer and check their number. This problem is so bad that I had to borrow and ride a V-Rod to Hootor's Bike Night on Thursday night!
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Although there can be an abundance of Dumb Answers! http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_10_12.gifhttp://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_11_6.gif
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Muffinman oughta know. PM him. Or (if this works) here is the schematic I pulled of Flatout Motorcycles. Cool, it worked! (close window) Flat Out 8118 E. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46219 317-881-6686 www.flatoutmotorcycles.com 1986 YAMAHA XVZ 1300 CARBURETOR February 16, 2008 http://images.powersportsnetwork.com/fiche/images/Yamaha/1986/Motorcycles/178_carburetor.gif
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Citizen's Arrrrest! Citizen's Arrrrest! Shazam! :rotf:
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Antennas or Antenni? Inferior minds want to know! Pics?
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Yeah, you did miss a good one, Chris. I hope you can make one of our breakfasts in the future. They are going to move around the metro area so one day it should be closer to you. You know that on the 23rd Eck is having a M&E in Al. That's not too far from you. Don't know yet if I'll make it, but if I do, maybe we can meet up and ride over together.