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Alright, alright. I just ordered six Honda filters from Ron Ayers.
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My 97 still has the stock CCT in it. Do I have the freak one or am I just deaf?
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I just put a 46 tooth sprocket on the rear and the adjustment indicator went back to stock.
I take it you put a aluminum one on?
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That is why I use the PVC. It stops any trouble with the grips moving. I have never had any broken pins.
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One more thing. Someone here told me about when using the Canyon Dancer, to cut two pieces of PVC pipe to side over the hand grips to keep the rubber from wanting to pull off. I did this last year and it worked very well. Also, in the rear of the bike, you can hook a strap from the rear footpeg bracket.
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So Blackhawkxx, do you use Fram or not?
Yeap. The letter seems to explain it well. I have never know anyone who lost a motor to cardboard :!: Beside that, I work for a cardboard manufacturer so the brown stuff don't scare me. :grin:
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Here's the letter from Fram:
Mr. Lawrence:
Thank you for the e-mail regarding the construction and micron rating of Fram oil filters. We welcome the opportunity to be of service.
Fram filters meet the requirements of the original equipment filter designed for a specific engine. Our filter applications follow the recommendations of the vehicle manufacturer for form, fit, and function. Fram filters follow internally targeted design guidelines to meet the functional requirements of a given filter. Fram filters are tested against SAE standards to ensure uniform product quality and performance. Material construction will vary between filter manufacturers. We believe Fram filters have a proven record for providing reliability, superior quality, and engine protection over the service life of the filter.
A common misunderstanding among our customers concerns the end disks in the oil filter. These disks hold the glue which keeps the pleated media formed into a rigid circular tube. The glue-to-media interface is also one of the sealing surfaces keeping dirty and filtered oil from mixing. One common myth is that only metal end disks can adequately seal and have enough strength in the hot oil environment. For this reason, Fram filters are criticized for having cardboard end disks. The issue is, the material doing the sealing is the adhesive, regardless of the material of the end disk. What matters is the strength of the adhesive, its proper curing, the thoroughness with which it can be applied to the disk, and its adhesion to the disk. By using cardboard end disks, Fram filter engineers are able to specify adhesives with excellent strength and sealing properties, and strong adhesion to the disk (intuitively, it is easy to make a strong glue bond with cardboard). Moreover, just as paper media itself is able to withstand the hot oil environment, so too is the end disk designed of fibers engineered to be strong and inert in hot oil. The thickness and strength of the adhesive also stiffens the end disk considerably.
Fram engineers perform hot oil circulation tests on the filter element and also regularly cut open used filters to examine how well they have withstood the rigors of actual use on a vehicle. For over 38 years, Fram end disks have stood up to hot oil and their adhesives have sealed off the dirty oil.
Fram's latest entry in the automotive oil filter market is the X2 Extended Guard oil filter. The Fram X2 Extended Guard filter uses a filter media that includes a reinforced mesh screen for maximum pleat integrity, durability, and oil flow. The inclusion of the metal screen increased the glue tolerances or thickness required for proper adhesion to the end disk. The original X2 prototype development specified the cardboard end disk technology. However, the increased amount of adhesive required to join the cardboard end disk to the screened media resulted in prototypes that did not conform to design standards. We had no choice but to use a steel end disk with the X2 filter media to provide uniform Extended Guard oil filter construction.
Fram automotive oil filters, including the standard Extra Guard and premium X2 Extended Guard filters, have a micron rating of 10 micron.
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Mine will be black soon with chain lube anyway why bother.
Why, do you use black chain lube?
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I'm just not spending $1K on light rims only to have them fold at the first pothole. This IS PA after all.
I bet you know where to find the worn out tires though. :grin:
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I know, buy the tool, use it once and resell here at a reduced price. :idea:
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I sure would like to hear the pipes on that bike.
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There are some jet kits on e-bay now.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...&category=35596
Have any one ever heard of a Borla pipe for bikes? The can looks really small.
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Still sound like a scary idea to me.
I have used them at the track with no bad affects. It helps keep the front end down but I have noticed that when the track is slick (cold foggy night), the back tire would light up because of less weight transfer.
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Pete, just forget about it! You live in Pennsylvania where no tire lives very long. I think they put glass in the roads.
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Thanks but after removing the four end screws, it was still tight. I even tried a rubber hammer to the outlet. Nothing. I didn't want screw it up.
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Hope this don't sound too stupid but my Yosh slip-ons have four screws on either end. To take the cans apart, after removing the screws, does the end cap come off or does the outer sleeve slide off? If someone has done this already, it might make my life just a little easier.
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26.4k dial-up connection
:shock: :shock:
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it's far easier to leave the job of removing that rear tire to someone with the correct lift that allows removing it without having to remove any of the plastic.
What do you charge you for something like that?
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Some people think that changing a rear tire on a Bird is a pain. You should try it on a Goldwing. Here is what I am doing.
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Check this out Rich. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...&category=35595
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as the stock engine makes peak power at approx. 9500rpm, and has dropped off significantly by redline,
Don't mean to change the topic here but....
So at the strip, are you shifting at 9,500 to get the best quarter mile times?
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My Radiator also gets flushed twice a year
Wow, I thought that I was over the top with replacing fluids. You have me beat.
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I've removed all the rest of the "polution devices
Ahhh-Your going to jail. :grin:
Going with Metzler Roadtec Z6
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Don't waste your money. I never get any of mine inspected. They won't nail you unless you get pulled over for something else. It is a joke anyway with the XX.