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    Thanks for all of your efforts in attaining these diaphragms at a better price. I'm glad that I looked at this thread as I thought it was still the old one asking for people who were interested. I just e-mailed the source that you listed. Thanks again, Dick
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    Why would there be a difference between an 83 and 84/85? Dick
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    I ordered this front tire from Ron Ayers Sat. or Sun. night and UPS just sent an e-mail saying it will be delivered on Mon. March 2. Dick
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    To late now but in the future when trying to remove a resistant allen head bolt get a small tube or can of valve grinding compound. Coat the tip of your allen wrench with the compound which contains carborundum. This will make the wrench fit the socket head securely and when pressure is applied the carborundum will bite into the wrench and bolt, greatly increasing the friction and will help keep the head from rounding out. Dick
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    Rick Hafferkamf at: http://buckeyeperformance.com has the kits made up of the proper length and size of lines. Dick
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    This is exactly the problem. If it were any other, lifting the pedal would not correct the problem. The spring on the back only has so much pressure and once the bushing and pin get rust then there is way to much friction for the spring to bring the pedal back to it's released state. Mine does this every spring from sitting out in the weather all winter. Every year I say I'm going to drill and install a grease fitting so that it won't happen again but when it occurs I'm always in a hurry to go riding. Dick
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    I'm afraid this is wrong data. 83 is by itself and none other will work correctly on it, 84 through 89 are the same and 90 through 93 are the same. Yamaha kept making improvements through the years so the 89 would be the best to get a hold of if possible for an 84 - 89. Dick
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    I don't believe they'll fit a 91. If I remember correctly 83 through 85 and 86 through 93 on floorboards. Dick
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    I have the Odessy and it is by far the best motorcycle battery I've ever used. Dick
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    I've never changed mine so You could be right but I don't think so. It's been awhile since I was wanting to change mine over but the information that I received then was that the sub-frame had to be changed as the newer bag rails and trunk mounts were different. I just went and checked the parts schematics and the sub-frames part numbers are different from 83-85 and 86-93. The pictures look different also. Dick
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    Rick Hafferkamp at Buckeye performance is very reasonable. http://www.buckeyeperformance.com Dick
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    No, they will not fit directly but can be made to fit. What you need to do is change the 83 - 86 rear sub frame assembly to the newer 86 - 93. Where ever your getting your bags and trunk from you just need to get the whole assembly that has the bags, trunk, crash bars, rear fender and passenger grab bars. Dick
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    The Standard and the Royal use the same shock. The only difference is the way the air is supplied, manually or with the on board compressor. I have installed the Progressive shock on the back but it still needs air to keep from bottoming out. Dick
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    I don't know if you still can but you used to be able to order new from Yamaha. They were pretty expensive though at something like 17.00 each. Some one on here made a mold and was making his own. You probably could do a search and see how he went about it. Dick
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    On my 83 I read that by eliminating the anti-dives more hydraulic action would be put to the calipers so I changed my brake lines to stainless and eliminated the line going from the caliper to the anti-dive units, essentially, eliminating them although they are still in place. These two actions greatly improved my front brake stopping ability. I also have progressive springs both front and back. The problem now is that the front end really dives and bottoms out anytime I hit the front brakes very hard at all. The seal on one side is leaking and the tubes won't hold air so I just bought a whole front fork assembly off of an 87 that I will swap out this Spring. Hopefully, this will give me the great braking ability that I presently enjoy but at the same time have a comfortable ride. Dick
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    I agree. I use automotive fuses at 3 or 4.00 each every chance I get. Dick
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    There's been a number of descriptions of what their GPSes do but only one person has said what he uses. A Lawrence. More information please, Inquiring minds want to know!!! Dick
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    Unless I'm mistaken, there is only juice going to the fuel pump for a couple of seconds when the key is turned on unless the bike starts. This is a safety feature so that if the bike goes down the fuel pump doesn't continue pumping fuel out to catch on fire. When turning the key to "on" you should hear three short clicks and then quiet. To pump fuel up to empty float bowls you need to turn key on and off a number of times. Dick
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    I've got a brand new Stator that I bought last month from Dennis Kirk. It is an ElectroSport brand. I thought my Stator went out when actually the plug from the reg/rec going to the ignition switch had melted. When I took my old Stator out it looked good so I tested it and it was good so I put it back in and then found the plug bad on the reg. At any rate I have it sitting here and will take 120.00 shipped. That only saves you around 15.00 however as I believe Dennis Kirk sells them for around 135.00 shipped. Dick
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    I believe this has been discussed before and that the brown wire is a ground wire going to the electrical system ground on the left side of the frame but is not needed as the regulator itself is grounded to the frame and in later years they just did away with it. I believe the old part number has been superseded with the new one. You could do a search to be sure if you would like. Dick
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    Yes. Dick
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    With your Progressive springs will come directions explaining how to measure the amount of oil needed and the proper height for the spacer for pre-load on the springs. Be sure that the tubes are collapsed when taking your measurement. Dick
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    I weigh 300 pounds which is tough on the springs. I put in progressives around 2001 and put new ones in again this past summer, although once I pulled them out they were exactly the same size as the new ones. The front forks were rebuilt a couple of years ago but now one seal is leaking badly and they don't hold air very long. Without additional air to help the springs they bottom out way to easily. This way I get the better calipers, rotors, electric dampers that, I hope, will actually work without affecting the brakes plus seals that seal so that once again I can put in a little pressure. I got this whole front end including the master, calipers, discs, and wheel for 175.00. The bike only had 10,000 miles on it. Dick
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    I may just change the tubes down and use my present triple trees but I figured it would be easier to switch the whole assembly and grease my bearings at the same time. The main reason I'm doing this change is for the electric dampers on the new forks as mine bottoms out when I apply the brakes fairly hard. I had removed the hydraulic dampers on my present forks for better braking power. I also installed stainless braded lines so that my original stock brakes worked really well. Dick
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