superhawk996
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10 minutes ago, blackhawkxx said:
So did you remove the the diaphragm?
No, the valve is in tact and normal. I added a piece of vacuum hose, the new and original hoses connect to eachother with a barb fitting just below the fairing on the left side. Since the bike sits a lot I wanted an easy way to drain the carbs. Before parking it I disconnect the hose which shuts off the fuel flow so I can run the carbs dry. When I want to start it again I suck on the hose connected to the diaphragm to prime the carbs instead of cranking a long time. Then I reconnect the hoses and fire it up.
If the diaphragm were to fail while parked it would empty the tank onto the ground instead of into the engine. I originally planed to use a tiny ball valve, and as often happens I couldn't find it when I wanted it so I just did the barb fitting as a temporary fix...about a year ago.
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3 hours ago, blackhawkxx said:
But only if a needle valve stuck open. Thinking of all the bikes that didn't have a vacuum shut off and many people didn't close the manual valve.
If/when the diaphragm goes bad gas can go through the vacuum hose straight into the intake port.
A bad float valve 'should' send the excess gas out of the overflow onto the ground.
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Actually, I just realized that mine can't because I've by-passed the vacuum line. Fuck you beetlejuice!
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1 hour ago, TOXXIC said:
Does a carb bird have an FPR?
No, that's an EFI only thing.
The carbed bikes could become flooded due to a failed fuel shut-off valve. Hasn't happened to mine...and I might have just summoned Beatlejuice.
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3 hours ago, Zero Knievel said:
I’d have to start a new thread and get the forum’s combined input first. 🖕🫵😊Well duh. You can't just go and cut a strap willy nilly, you'd need a hot knife cutter which will require lots of input.
But seriously, not having a bunch of strap to have to secure makes life easier. A less permanent alternative is to roll up the excess and zip tie it...and figuring that out 'should' only take two pages and three failed attempts.
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Are you going to commit and cut the excess off the straps?
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10 hours ago, silverbird1100 said:
Take note of the chain guard RXX, I think someone here has been holding out.
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On 4/8/2024 at 11:31 AM, blackhawkxx said:
The large round crash protectors on the side would be helpful to Phil.
Crash protectors? All I see is a large round pillow for a proper nap.
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3 hours ago, TOXXIC said:
San Antonio, Texas
I think he hasn't updated his profile from San Clemente....ad narrative says he's in Texas.
Thanks, I feel better.
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I got the 403 recently when I quoted Dave including the thread title. Then the site seemed to go down so I assumed that the 403 happened because the site was crashing...and hoped I wasn't the cause of the crash. Tried the next day, same 403, but the site didn't crash.
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I'm so accustomed to every sale being half way across the country that I didn't bother getting excited about it, and just noticed that he's local, dammit.
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9 hours ago, 02 SilverBird said:
Any one know where to find a list of FI blink code's. Thanks Rob
And in case you don't know, if you have multiple codes or an intermittent code you probably have a failing test connector.
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35 minutes ago, IcePrick said:
Oh, damn. I wish he'd have called me, I drive by his street at least 3 days a week. Now that Jeff is working at that repair shop, he should take it there for stuff that's beyond my experience level. Other than mounting and balancing a tire (not worth the effort), I would have done all of that for a couple beers and the cost of parts.
Those Impalas are actually pretty decent cars, I had one as a unit and I liked it.
Carlos and I texted about it and I almost suggested asking you about helping them. And I suggested telling them about Jeff's shop. I have no idea how they are, but figured that they probably wouldn't bone family.
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24 minutes ago, IcePrick said:
*edit* And fook, make sure I keep my front teeth.
I no longer smile at cops, just a friendly wave.
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14 minutes ago, IcePrick said:
anyone is crazy to think they aren't doing something that isn't a valid
can't come up with areason to pull you over.I've heard many cops say that if they can't find a violation on someone that they're not trying, luckily they usually only try when they've already profiled someone as looking like a criminal. Our local LEOs give almost no fucks about traffic infractions. On the rare occasion that I see them on a traffic stop it's never a 'normal' stop...occupants out, car search, handcuffs, etc. The occupants are always a darker shade of brown than I, except for the occasional crackhead looking white ones.
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4 minutes ago, Zero Knievel said:
The law specifically imposes that on trailers. I suppose because being able to read the tag on a trailer isn’t as important as the tag on the vehicle.
So the law requires proper plate lighting, but also states that it's unenforceable? What other trailer requirements fall into this non-enforcement thing? And is this actually written law, or just something you've heard or assume that a cop would ignore?
I've pretty well proven that CA cops don't care about trailer license plates at all, I've done thousands of miles without one on any of my trailers. But I won't tow one that's actually unregistered because it would be my luck that that's when I'll find the no-leniency cop that cites me and impounds my trailer.
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Well hell, it's a bummer that nobody predicted these problems and that they didn't suggest the solution before you went through the trouble of trying to do it your way.
4 hours ago, Zero Knievel said:As you see, it bathes the license plate in red light. Technically illegal, but in Virginia it is not justification to be pulled over.
I find it extraordinarily hard to believe that Virginia cops can't stop someone for an equipment violation.
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On 4/3/2024 at 3:54 PM, mikesail said:
I remember seeing tag huerer at Costco about twenty or thirty years ago. Not too expensive, a few hundred I think. Wonder how much those ones are worth today. Any idea?
From my understanding, Tags don't hold value or appreciate like Rolex and some other brands, but some vintage ones might bring decent money.
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6 hours ago, Zero Knievel said:
I don’t get why Carlos is being an asshole about how the manufacturer made this choice as if it’s a bad idea.
The metal rings aren't a bad idea for the straps, but they're often a bad idea for use with a bike.
6 hours ago, Zero Knievel said:If he can’t understand how scissors and knifes work, then no amount of explanation will get him to grasp why the manufacturer went with this choice.
One of you has issues with strapping his bike, one does not; one of you understands how things work. I've never seen or heard of a hook cutting through a soft strap and have never been worried about it happening. The hooks on one set of straps you showed had hard edges which isn't ideal for a soft loop, but even those would be very unlikely to cut them.
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It's funny that Zero keeps arguing about how bad the metal to fabric interface is when it's a tie down hook against the fabric, but is perfectly ok with that interface if the metal was installed on the fabric by a Professional. I give him cudos to some degree for bowing down, but it's a shame that he can't accept that people have done millions of miles with steel hooks on fabric loops.
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10 minutes ago, Zero Knievel said:
I wanted input on what people thought of the quality of the product...not round and round pissing on stuff.
But you specifically asked for advice, not an opinion on the quality of the product.
Adding to what's been said, the locking hooks of that overpriced strap set won't let you use them with small rings/anchor points so make sure they'll fit what you bought before buying them.
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Not a single one of the simple proven systems will work for Zero. He must use 57 straps in all the wrong places to add up to something that might work.
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On 3/30/2024 at 12:14 PM, SwampNut said:
The house smells like a sweaty buffalo ballsack.
😂 I'll heed the warning. You know it's bad when a swampnut is offended by sweaty ball smell.
I think the only times we've cooked it indoors was slow cooking in a Crock pot, turns out you can cook other animals in one, probably even alligator. Turning left overs into chili typically makes no buffalo smell, probably because it was already cooked. Cooking short ribs in the crockpot made just a hint of buffalo swampynuts.
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19 hours ago, Zero Knievel said:
Well, it’s back together. The manual I have says the pivot bolt is torqued to 100 nm. No way…I suspect that’s what caused the damage. I went to 35 nm and stopped…using thread locker on the bolt.
Attached is a PDF of the repair job.I checked out your PDF...good luck.
Curious; what brand of moly grease is that? I've never seen one that wasn't black/very dark grey.
1997 hydrolocked?
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How else am I to stoke the fire?!?!
But no, this is a proper Blackbird, the original fastest bike in the world, not that white thing with fuel infection. Which was beautiful. This one's living outside for now, but I'm glad you mentioned that because I've been considering moving it indoors.