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  1. Micron pipe broken in by she-male with small pee pee. (Typing bump again would be ghey) :icon_gay:
  2. Thx for the 411 Brett. Pretty cheap fix all things considered.
  3. When trailering up the bird to the Dragon this past weekend, I went through a gas station where the underground tank covers (the colored things) caused my trailer to rock side to side violently. The left strap came loose on my bike and it fell on the right side and busted the metal thing that connects the mirror to the upper. Surprisingly, the mirror doesn't have a scratch on it. I'm not exactly sure what that piece of metal is called (and do not have a pic) but I think it might be called a "stay". If you have a right side mirror "stay" PM me. The bike looks a bit odd without it attached.
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    New Battery

    After reading a few threads on batteries I opted for the bigger CCA battery, the Yuasa YTZ14S, over the OEM battery the YTZ12S. I was concerned they might be slightly different size. After a closer look: They are identical size. So for any of you buying a new battery, I would recommend the YTZ14S. More CCA, same size.
  5. I have the Staintune slip-ons. They are fantastic. They come with a small plug that can be removed from the cans that makes them transform from "neighbor friendly" to "neighbor hates me" in 1 minute. Can't recommend them enough. They are spendy but you get what you pay for.
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    GPS device

    Zumo biotches http://www.garmin.com/products/zumo/
  7. My 03 is faster. That is all.
  8. I motion John increase price to net a minimum $5.00 profit on CCT's. Do I hear a 2nd?
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    Chain Lube

    Some reviews. Personally, I've found PJ1 Black to be the best combo of lube and stick (insert joke here). But read about the pros and cos 1st. There is no clear cut #1. It's personal preference. Be sure to get a grunge brush. It's a staple when cleaning the chain with kerosene. Do not use WD40. It's a penetrant and will suck the lube outta your chain faster than....you get the picture. http://www.webbikeworld.com/t2/motorcycle-chain-lube/ http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-oil/
  10. Hairdryer on high for about 30 seconds does it every time.
  11. The company for whom I work manufactures both massive electrode and iridium fine wire sparks plugs for reciprocating aircraft engines. Rockmeupto125 is correct in his 2nd post. Iridium is a great material for long life as it sacrifices less material to ionize the gap between the outer and center electrode hence the "long life" ads you may have seen from various manufacturers. It also resists lead attack better than almost any other precious metal (much better than platinum) which is not as big of a deal in auto/mc engines but is a BIG deal in aircraft engines that use 100LL (low-lead, which is actually a heavily leaded gas). The outer electrode is solid iridium, not plated as iridium is a poor electrolytic (or electroless) plating material. The outer tip of the center electrode is typically a small piece of iridium welded onto a copper center electrode. Gapping iridium plugs is totally do-able. What we, as a manufacturer, worry about is some idjit who applies too much force (ever hear of a "calibrated elbow"?) when gapping the iridium plug that he/she breaks the weld between the outer electrode and shell. If you're curious, we created a website with a decent amount of info on our aviation spark plugs at www.autoliteannie.com. Might answer a lot of your questions about spark plugs. Not trying to sell anything here, just providing some more insight into spark plugs. Don't hate me because I'm in sales...
  12. I had a very similar experience to Redbird where shortly after performing my first oil change I went around a slow turn and the rear end slid around like it was on ice and had a sweet Dukes of Hazzard smoke screen from the oil spewing on the headers. After pulling the plastics on the side of the road, I couldn't find anything wrong (filter was cool, new drain plug & crush washer). Oil was everywhere on the front, bottom and rear of the bike (and my left shoe & shin) but not on the front tire. The stealer from whom I purchased the bike did not properly tighten the clamp that holds the oil cooler lines in place above the radiator and when under load, an oil cooler line separated from the oil cooler. It then sprayed a nice thin mist of oil in the upper which pooled up. When I leaned it over (scraping pegs at 10 mph...) the "pool" of oil drained directly on the header and ground causing the Dukes of Hazzard smoke screen and sweet fishtail. Moral of the story, check the small clamps on the lines running in and out of the oil cooler. They are small plastic clamps which look pretty flimsy to me. But what do I know, I just make airplane parts...
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