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Sounds like you have a broken ground or a low battery. Mike

It is pretty easy. I just remove the luggage. Mike

VE is the actual air flow of an engine verses the theoretical maximum. Cylinder head design, valve guides intake manifolds etc. all work to reduce efficiency by some percentage. The easiest formula for a 4 stroke engine. CU inches X desired RPM / 3456 equals the VE at 100% for the given RPM. This number should be adjusted for the flow efficiency of a given engine ie: times 80 90 or 100 %. Most HP street vehicles are around 80% Very high performance can be around 90% All out top fuel dragsters approach 100%. It can be further adjusted for air temp, relative humidity and barometric pressure but that is probably not necessary in your case. To exceed 100% generally requires a turbo or blower. The 3456 converts cu inches to cu feet and adjusts for every other stroke in a four stroke. Mike

Clean with an aerosol can of CRC electrical terminal cleaner. Spray and blow dry. There are a variety release tools available at electrical supply stores. Use the proper one for your connector. The salesman can show you how they work. When going back together be sure to use dielectric. Mike

Good job Gary. I have always felt it is better to repair the AIS than just disconnect it. Mike

Good article. Another thanks for posting. Mike

There are several posts on here about punching the gas tank filler neck. Do that and it will hold six gallons. Just remember not to fill it to the lip and then set the bike on the side stand on a hot day or you will discover your overflow vent tube. With a punched six gallon tank I expect to get a little over 200 miles maybe up to 240 on a fill up when on the highway. Around town anything over 150 is good. Mike

What month is this? Oh yea. Mike

What you expect and what you get may not be the same. Mike

I agree withy the group. Loss of power then dies = fuel. On a trike I don't know what your fuel delivery setup is but it still sounds like fuel. Mike

When the bike goes over there is only one proper thing to do. Jump off immediately, look around and call out "ok where is that ice cream" Mike

A little just for fun nostalgia. It is interesting that Detroit's first production V8 was in a motorcycle not a car. And a motorcycle with training wheels at that, because it weighed around 3200 lbs. Pick that up 'Ride Like a Pro' http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/04/1913-scripps-booth-bi-autogo-featured-detroits-first-v8/ Mike

Spray can of carbon blaster are sprayed or poured slowly through a fast running engine. You can substitute water in a spray bottle. Just go slow and don't hydraulic the engine. Mike

Strike a match and throw it in the tank. The resulting explosion should blow that sucker right out of there. Mike

Windows 10 performed some sort of automatic update. Now my e-mail doesn't work right. I just love spending hours and hours trying to fix this crap. Mike

Is the crash bar badly damaged or just bent? If it is just bent you may be able to straighten is by applying pressure with your foot. Mike

A little plumbers tape might work for you. Mike

Congrats on the new bike John. Mike

Daddy. Can I be your son too? Mike

Keep it wrapped. Even just air moving across a motorcycle tire can cause the rubber to dry out. This can lead to cracking later in life. Mike

Welcome to the site. You will find a wealth of information here. Mike

Let me relook at that 13 volts. With the engine running you should be getting from .5 to 1.5 volts more than the static battery voltage with the engine off. Which is generally about 13.3 volts. But not always. Mike

Premium gasoline burns slower than regular. The higher the octane the slower the burn. The oil companies put additives in the gas to make that happen. If your engine is designed to run on slower burning fuel by all means use it. If your engine is not calibrated for slower burning fuel it will not help you. And may in fact be wasteful. I have to admit I sometimes cheated when I was in the Air Force in northern Montana. During the winter I used to put faster burning, easier igniting regular gas in my car in the winter time. I felt like it might help the old Oldsmobile start on those 40 below mornings. Mike

Wow these things draw a lot of amps. Mike

The clutch is wet, filled with oil unlike a car which is dry. Even though the clutch lever is pulled in the fluid in the clutch will cause (allow) some force to be exerted on the output side. So you may still hear the transmission neutral gears turning. That is why when you put the bike in gear you can feel the engine engage the transmission before releasing the clutch. And of course with the clutch lever released in neutral you will feel and possibly hear the gears turning. Personally I keep my engine idle RPMs on the low side. Around 950. So the bike doesn't smack so hard when shifting from neutral to first. But that does allow some noise. To each his own. None of which may have anything to do with the noise you are hearing. Mike