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    HF trailer

    Squidley replied to Hawg's topic in Trailer Talk

    I have built several of them and pulled a couple. For the money they are a great little trailer and I wouldn't be afraid to hook them on the back of a bike and do a 10K trip with them. There are little upgrades that should be done to them, but the basic trailer is great.....
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    Art, Jerry's information is spot on, all the fluids will need changing once you insure the motor isn't locked up (it more than likely wont be) Carbs being removed is a must for a bike sitting that long. New tires also and a complete tune up, plugs, caps and wires. If you run into problems, there are plenty here to guide you through just about every stage of repairing this bike. Good luck with your project.
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    Hope you get it healed up fast Jeff, all the best to you my friend.
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    Yes sir I do, just haven't had the time or money to put in her right now. That bike will never leave my possession unless Ron's daughter wants it back for whatever reason.
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    The regulator/rectifier sole purpose is to change the AC current that comes off the stator to DC so that it can be used by the bike, and to "regulate" the DC voltage that it sends to the battery. Like mentioned the only way to increase power output is with a larger stator. it's a '12 with 5 years of warranty, if it's not broke dont worry about it. If it does break, send it in for the dealer to fix
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    If you have never done a tune up on this bike, I would strongly suggest that you do it. Plugs, wires, and caps at minimum, also make sure all the battery connections are clean enough to eat off and tight, all of them, at the starter for the positive, on the engine block for the negative. Muffin mentioned starting his bike, I can tell you that none of my 1st gens, and I have had 6 of them, started exactly the same, but all of them had to be choked no matter what the temperature. Others have mentioned the battery itself, if it's over 3 years old I would highly suggest getting a new one. I have had new batteries that were in the bike for less than 2 years just crap out. Have it load tested after it has been charged over night, these bikes are hard on batteries and very finicky with how much juice they want....
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    Eddie, Lonna had both hands done and it has been great for her. There are some new minimally invasive surgeries that are being done now with repairing it. Check into different styles of surgery with it and make an informed decision...all the best with it my friend
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    Hey I own a Harley too, it's just a garage queen right now till I get it finished
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    Paul, All the best to you my friend...break a le...er, umm, well you know
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    Why do you have to make such good sense all the time!.....You make it hard for us to believe your actually a real person, you know one who screws up every now and then
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    Vince, It's kinda a crap shoot, I know folks that have not done a thing to their electrical system. If it's an '09 there is still atleast 2 years on the warranty. You can really keep the system happy by using LED's wherever you can to keep the load down for the other items you want to use. Tail lights and the LED driving lights are a good idea for keeping the load down. A heated seat and grips can use a good amount of juice, be smart about how you use them and you more than likely wont have issues. The stator is a reasonable sized job, and not for the faint of heart. There's lots of help here and if your any bit of mechanically inclined we can help you with a lot of things you may want to try.
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    Sorry, gotta work all weekend
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    Cool Beans! The 40 mpg is right on par with what I have gotten on all of my Ventures, between 38 and 42 mpg depending upon how I drive. Glad you got after it and made it happen....now just a couple more months and you can start riding again
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    E-Fishin-C

    Squidley replied to BradT's topic in Watering Hole

    Happy Birthday Charlie....where ever your drinking beer at
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    Winston, Do yourself a favor and buy a new slave, it's a crap shoot with trying to rebuild an old one that may have bore issues. It's not really that much more money to buy new anyhow and you have the peace of mind knowing it's not going to be an issue for a long time. Have you tried to bleed the system out, I have many times done a complete fluid change and all is right with the clutch world again. That would be the 1st thing I would do as it is the cheapest and fastest to do. If you do need parts, there are many of us, myself included, that would help you get parts to the land down under if shipping over seas isn't an option from whomever you purchase parts from. I use this dealer in Oregon http://www.ysppart.com/ I have had excellent service from them and their prices are some of the best that I have found on the web. Let us know how you'd like to proceed and we'll get you heading in the right direction
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    Lots of engineering to do, change from a shaft to a belt drive. I dont know if there would be clearance in the frame. If your looking for some low end performance, a Vmax or FJR rearend will give you some more seat of the pants and are pretty much a direct bolt in. You could also massage the heads and install Vmax cams and that would give you some grunt too. If your looking for the low end torque of a twin, buy a 2nd bike and have the best of both worlds
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    Paul, So sorry to hear of your accident, know of the issues with the collar bone. Lonna broke hers when we went down in '08. All the best to you in your recovery, let us know what we can do to help you.
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    I have one in Cleveland
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    Working
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    I'm looking forward to seeing what that rusty steel trap mind of yours is gonna snap out!
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    Thank you for all the help fellas...Gary, you got a PM coming
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    I have an issue with my '86 that I believe is either the TCI or a Pickup coil. What I'm looking for is a know good TCI to borrow to troubleshoot my bike. I dont want to necessarily buy it, but borrow it to see if my issue goes away. If someone has a good TCI from an '86 to an '89 and is willing to let me borrow it for a week, I'd love to chat with you. I'll obviously pay for shipping both ways, if someone can help me out please PM me....Thanks
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    Luke, If I'm not mistaken the GL 1200 was a fairly decent bike. The timing belts were a bear to swap out as well as the charging system if memory serves me correct. Personally I would take the 1st gen over the Wing anyday, besides I like the looks of the 1st gen way better than it's comparable year Wing, that B100P is sweet.
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    Id have one in a second, I took the trunk off my '86 and the handling characteristics were changed big time. The Goldwing, hands down will out handle any touring bike, sorry to say it, but it's true. That bike without the trunk would be awesome to crank up on a nice curvy road....I wish I had the funds
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    How Come

    Squidley replied to Marcarl's topic in Watering Hole

    Sometimes you want to just pop in for a few minutes, to check the site and not have folks know your on. I have done it as there have been times when people saw I was on and I was bombarded with PM's....it's a convenience thing.
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