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- Birthday 04/16/1970
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'97 Bird. '76 Motto Guzzi Convert.
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Boats, cars, bikes, guns, chicks, going fast.....
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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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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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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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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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Take note of the chain guard RXX, I think someone here has been holding out.
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Crash protectors? All I see is a large round pillow for a proper nap.
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*SOLD* 1997 CBR1100XX Blackbird for sale
superhawk996 replied to Chewtoy's topic in The Sales Floor -- For Sale/Wanted
Thanks, I feel better. -
Can't post to Buy/Sell section.
superhawk996 replied to Zero Knievel's topic in Board Tech Issues & Help
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. -
*SOLD* 1997 CBR1100XX Blackbird for sale
superhawk996 replied to Chewtoy's topic in The Sales Floor -- For Sale/Wanted
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. -
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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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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I no longer smile at cops, just a friendly wave.
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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.