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  1. RedRider
    I would miss that stuff like a root canal and jock itch. My Dad brought some back from Iceland and it was beyond nasty. It's worse than drinking Compari straight. RR
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    If I had the vacation time - Heck Yeah!!! Already have the new shoes in the garage. Spoon them on, and ride away. Might have some difficulty with missing my #2 son's 21st birthday party tomorrow. Oh, and our anniversary tomorrow. And daughter's and #3 son's HS graduation next week. But other than that, I'm out of here. RR
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    100,000 miles on it now. Why stop? Will be installing new tires and taking it to Alaska in July. Never even questioned being able to go anywhere (other than riding on wet gravel. Not going there anymore.). RR
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    You're in California. There's lane splitting there, ya know. Stupid will take care of this guy eventually. Just ride your own ride and let the idiots go. RR
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    The owner is doing what is right. Good for him. I would continue to patronize his establishment (unless it happens again). RR
  6. RedRider
    Depends on what riding you are wanting to do. Running around the area on the weekends or traveling across the country. How many miles do you do per year? Three lessons I learned: 1) Don't go cheap (although closeout pricing on good gear is OK). 2) Make sure it fits properly. 3) Buy from a vendor with a reputation for service. My favorite is http://www.motorcyclegear.com (formerly newenough.com). RR
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    We still love you though. RR
  8. RedRider
    OK, found it. Go to forums, scroll down to Member Restaurant Reviews. There is a link for the form right under the forum header. 'Click here to submit your favorite Restaurant'. Click the link and it takes you to the form. Freebird, disregard the message on the white courtesy phone. JJ
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    A way to waste time better spent in the garage wrenching on something. RR PS. Now, Donald Driver winning DWTS, that's something different. GO DD!!! PSS. Didn't watch DWTS either. Got bikes to fix and ride.
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    Interesting. I can't post either. Checked the thread introducing the setup. There was to be a form to fill out that would automatically populate the restaurant review in the correct state. Don't see where this form is available. If it is hidden somewhere, perhaps it should be stickied to the top of the restaurant review section. Freebird to the white courtesy phone please. RR PS. KIC is our local curmudgeon. If he's not poking you, then start to worry.
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    Join the AMA and it includes towing. Don't know what MRF is. RR
  12. RedRider
    Perhaps, but COLD beer is good. RR
  13. RedRider
    Are you coming into the US to purchase? Not sure the HF coupons from the US will work in Canukistan. RR
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    Go buy Rider magazine. It has this coupon in there every month. Bought mine a couple of months ago. Wish I would have done it years ago. Nice unit. I suggest you also purchase the wheel chock at the same time. http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/lifts-stands/motorcycle-stand-wheel-chock-97841.html The front wheel clamp that comes with the lift is pretty worthless. The ad in Rider also has a 20% off coupon for any one item. Use that for the wheel chock. RR
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    If it will keep beer cold, it has value. RR
  16. RedRider
    Had to yank on mine pretty hard. But it didn't require any tools. RR
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    Dynabeads. RR
  18. RedRider
    This is very cool. Going to look into this SBC to see if it will run one of our automation platforms. RR
  19. RedRider
    Jeff, Thanks for the tolerance catch. I was typing this up from memory and missed a digit in my pornographic memory. RR
  20. RedRider
    The torque wrench showed above is a click-type in-lb torque wrench from HF. During installation I double checked with my Snap-On ft-lb torque wrench set to 5.8 ft-lbs and it clicked just as the bolts started to move. The Snap-On has been calibrated within the last couple of years. Didn't really trust the calibration of the HF. I guess now I can trust it to be pretty close. RR
  21. RedRider
    Get the one with the legs. This allows you to remove the jack so it doesn't get in your way. VERY stable. Best money you will spend for this bike (with the exception of gasoline). RR
  22. RedRider
    As of this point, everything is taken apart and ready for install. First is the install of the half bellville spring. Note it is marked for the side to the outside. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-vXffxvH/0/M/P1000129-M.jpg The spring and half friction go in followed by a steel. There is actually two parts to the bellville spring even though I did not see reference to it in the Yama shop manual. At least I think there is supposed to be two pieces. Hope I didn't screw that up. After putting in the steel, the wire goes around and has the ends inserted into a hole. Both ends go in the same hole. It may be helpful to have a good needle nose pliers to do this. The picks also come in handy getting the wire ends pulled all the way into the hole. There is a small grove on the outside of the clutch basket the wire rides in. You will need to get the wire into this groove before the end will reach the hole. It is a tight fit. Unfortunately, the pictures of the wire did not come out. You will just have to trust me on this one. Measure each friction disk in several locations for proper thickness. Tolerance is 0.114 to 0.122 inches. Mine all measured 0.116 to 0.118 inches. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-3bN7zTx/0/M/P1000131-M.jpg Make sure to align the double notches with the two punch marks on the basket. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-3Sr87jH/0/M/P1000133-M.jpg Friction, steel, friction, steel, ........ Then put the new shiny pressure plate on. You may need to rotate it to get it to properly seat. I had to move it two holes before everything lined up. Install the springs, washers, and bolts. Torque them to 8 Nm - that is 70 IN-LB (not FT-LBS). This isn't that much torque. DO NOT OVERTORQUE!!! BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN!!! http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-6rphrFQ/0/M/P1000135-M.jpg Put the cover back on, properly torque the cover bolts, reinstall the horn and ground wires. Put the Barnett sticker on your tool box. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-QtxD56s/0/M/P1000137-M.jpg And go for a test ride. Was able to hammer the throttle in any gear and get solid transmission of torque to the rear wheel. I am happy. I will try to give a report at the end of the summer as to the longer term performance of this upgrade. Fire away if you have questions. RR
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    The Barnett clutch was installed this evening. Took about an hour since I also cleaned up the areas I normally can't get to. Also took 15 minutes to find my darn 1/4 ratchet (never did find it - one of the kids must have borrowed it and forgot to put it back - Grrrrr). As promised, here is the installation with pictures. Here is the Barnett clutch plate as received. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-rLB7KNp/0/M/P1000116-M.jpg These are the tools required. Ball end Allen wrenches, mechanics picks, and an in-lb torque wrench. Not shown is a 10mm socket/combo wrench for removing the Stebel horn (if installed - not sure if you need to remove a stock horn) and the stock spring holder ring. You will also need a pair of needle nose pliers. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-FQTRxKX/0/M/P1000118-M.jpg Put the bike on the side stand and put an oil pan under the clutch cover side. No need to drain the oil unless you smoked your clutch. Then an oil change would be needed. Put the transmission in neutral. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-JGw69SQ/0/M/P1000119-M.jpg Take off the horn and hang it from the rear foot board with a piece of coat hanger. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-4xXPJzH/0/M/P1000120-M.jpg Take the cover off the clutch. Pay attention to where the bolts go. There are two different length bolts. I suggest taking a piece of corrugated (cardboard), draw the cover shape including the oil fill for reference. Use a small screw driver to poke holes and insert the bolts in the appropriate location in the pattern. You may notice the gasket stayed intact on the engine. I reused it. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-j9rgXjB/0/M/P1000121-M.jpg Remove the 6 bolts holding the spring in place and remove the spring and pressure plate. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-v7v9BWC/0/M/P1000122-M.jpg Here are the parts removed. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-Zck5Cvw/0/M/P1000123-M.jpg Note the notches in the friction plate edges and the two punch marks on the clutch cage. This is important when reinstalling. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-sFfdMgK/0/M/P1000124-M.jpg This is where the mechanics picks come in handy. Makes the removal of the clutch disks really easy. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-Gv4cfxF/0/M/P1000126-M.jpg When all is removed, it looks like this. http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-V3w5RwF/0/M/P1000127-M.jpg I had done the Freebird mod which removes the inner half friction disk and small bellville spring and replaces it with a full disk. This mod reduces the friction zone on the clutch handle. I wanted the additional friction zone so I am putting the half and half back in. Here are the pieces including the wire. You are supposed to use a new wire every time. However, I was really careful when removing it and am reusing my old wire (plus, I didn't think ahead of time to buy a new one). http://2000rsv.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Barnett-Clutch-Upgrade/i-7C5gF4Z/0/M/P1000128-M.jpg To be continued. RR
  24. RedRider
    Yeah, but it was a Harley light set. I have had mine on for 4 or 5 years without any difficulty with the battery. Suspect there is a wiring issue here. RR
  25. RedRider
    I have gotten to know the folks at the local dealer. They have been trying to get me to take their Tenere' out for a ride. No can do. I couldn't afford it if I loved it. Will never finance a motorcycle. Until I have cash, the Venture is the ride....and the KLR.....and the Vulcan....and...and... Damn, I need to sell these and go buy the Tenere'. However, going into a random dealer, I wouldn't be surprised by having to provide a CC. RR
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