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OldGazer

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About OldGazer

  • Birthday 07/12/1951

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  • Name
    Cliff Hipsher

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    North Chesterfield, United States

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    North Chesterfield

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  • Home Country
    United States

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  • Interests
    Riding, Astronomy, Computers,
  • Bike Year and Model
    '03 Harlley Sportster, '03 Honda Shadow Spirit, '91 Venture Royale
  1. Never mind guys. evilBay to the rescue. $10.50, free shipping. Should have it by the end of the week.
  2. I'm having starting issues. Is there anyway to test the starter relay? Is it rebuildable? Thanks...
  3. Go to evilBay and get a set of Road King take offs, or if you have any Harley rider friends, ask around. I just put RKs on my '91, and I love 'em. There are numerous threads about doing this, but the two biggies are getting a transition pipe bent and fabbing hangers. My exhaust guy took out the stock mufflers and custom bent the transition pipe. He used the muffler mount bolt to hold some strap. The RK was test fitted and measured for the clamp. The clamp is a stock Harley muffler clamp welded to the strap.
  4. I don't feel the need to catch up to anyone. If you pass me on the super slab the ticket is all yours...
  5. The flex pipe was all wrong. You can put it over the collector box outlet, but you cannot get it to seal inside of a H-D muffler inlet... But, here is what I did: The pics show a hanger attached to the muffler mounting bolt. An H-D muffler clamp is welded to the hanger. The transition pipe is custom bent. Complete install cost me a C note...
  6. By knocking a hole in the baffle end plugs the mufflers should behave like a glass pack. However, when you look at the baffle tube you will see it has a smaller ID than the inlet pipe. This means that the exhaust pulses are being forced to slow down and shed acoustic energy. Conversely, the stock mufflers on my Sportster have the baffle plugs cut out, and the baffle tube is very close to, if not the same ID as the inlet pipe. These mufflers perform exactly like classic glass packs...
  7. I know better than to expect my Yamaha to sound like a Harley. If I want to hear that sound I fire up my Sportster. I was expecting a little more VOLUME than what I heard initially. After I put the Voyager kit back on, we noticed the bike does sound better than it did with the stock mufflers.
  8. Well, I finally had the time, and after talking to a local muffler guy I had him replace the stock mufflers with a set of H-D Road Couch mufflers. The guy did some great work, but the sound is really a let down. Two winters ago I had the bike torn down to parade rest so I could rebuild the front struts and do so other much need work. One night a buddy came over, and just for grins I fired her up. With no mufflers the sound was deafening, so I figured a set of Road Couch mufflers would be just the ticket. Wrong... Even with holes in the baffle plugs (I can see straight through the muffler), the bike is just a touch louder that it was with the stock mufflers. What gives? I have an '03 EVO Sportster with stock mufflers that have the baffles cut out, and its loud, but in a '57 Chevy w/glass packs sorta way, so its not obnoxious. I was really expecting a nice sweet rumble and now I feel like I wasted money....
  9. Thanks for the link. I did some digging and I'm going to check out some flex pipe and some pipe hangers at AutoZone. If these work out I may be able to come up with a "better" way to do this... I'll keep ya posted.
  10. I've seen some brackets on evilBay, but the seller has some disclaimer about not being able to ship due to an illness or some such thing. Still, having pictures is what I require so I can see what is needed BEFORE I spend any money.
  11. I've got that part covered. Having the transition pipe chromed is a real waste of money, 'cause the heat from the exhaust is gonna turn in blue any way. If I want bling I'll find a chrome heat shield... What I really need are close up pictures of how the muffler is attached to the saddle bag support.
  12. Not to dis the OP, but based on the nature of the question he asked, do you really think he could install Linux by himself?
  13. Yes, what you are thinking about can be done. What you need to do is start you "new" system with memory, the hard drive, a CD/dvd drive, mouse, keyboard, and the on-board video. XP is gonna start looking for drivers, so what you need to do is put the new MB's driver disk in the DVD and let 'er rip. Start with the MB chipset and video drivers first and then move to the network adapter. Take a peek into Device Manager to see if you have any hardware issues. Install drivers as necessary. When you get the hardware working TEST EVERY THING!!!! and then test it again... When you are sure the system is stable, then you and install any necessary hardware from the old system.... It would also be a very good idea to hit the vendor's/mgf's web site and look for any driver or BIOS updates.
  14. I'm finishing up my winter maintenance and I plan to put a set of Road King mufflers on. I have the mufflers, but I need to know what is the best way to mount them. I know about needing to make a transition piece, but what I need are some close up pictures of the final mounting arrangements that Y'All have used. I did a search an all I found were some long distance shots that did not show any mounting brackets or adapters. If you want you can hit me on yahoo. My screen and e-mail make is red03sporty (that is a zero, not the letter 'O') Thanks.
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