blackhawkxx

You mean like those women at NEEXT?

BUT, he still can't move the rotor buttons by hand...

I was digging through my Favorites and found this link to How to change and balance a motorcycle tire. http://www.clarity.net/~adam/tire-changing-doc.html

So you are having and eating your cake?

Well, it's not very hi-tech but after putting the tire on the rim, I put the wheel on the bike without the caliper or chain. Spin the wheel and watch where the vavle stem stops. Spin it many times and if it stops at different places, your good. If it seems to stop at the same place, then I tape a small weight opposite side. It takes time but I have found that Dunlops tire to be almost perfect in balance. I have run my bike up to 175mph (on the speedo) with never a hint of unbalance.

Did your Michelins have a dot to align with the vavle stem. My son just got the sports and they didn't. Since I mount my own tires, this is important to me.

Let us know how you like the BT012SS tires.

You can say what you want about the Dunlops but their quality is second to none. They balance almost perfect every time.

I don't know, maybe it's just me but I couldn't give a rip about mpg loss. If it made 200 horses and got 5 mpg, that would be fine with me. Remember, you can't have your cake and eat it too.

I don't know what year you have but on e-bay right now, there is a brand new NOS right side lower (black) at $195.00 yesterday.

Where do you buy AGM type batteries?

My bike was bought in December of 1996. It still has the factory battery in it but it starts just fine. I keep a battery tender on it in the winter. My question is, should I replace the battery just due to age? I wouldn't want to get stuck out somewhere but hey, it starts right up every time.

Just gleaned this: 87 did ping bad in my 1000 Interceptor, it pings in my son's 03 F4i and it pings in my truck. If you think pinging doesn't harm a motor, well, I'm just glad it's not my motor.

Like Joe said, the very first thing I always do in cars or bikes is pull the plugs. If three look the same and one is different, well, that is the cylinder to look at. Then, it could be a wire, carb (or injector) etc.

I wouldn't use 87 to clean paint brushes but that's just me.

The needle valve assembly about ten years ago for my 1000 Interceptor was $35.00 each.

Thanks Joe. Great idea that I might have to look into because at about 1 1/2 hours, my knees are killing me.

I don't remember "Joe's LP footpeg conversion". Can you point me to the link?

I had to replace my rear pads at 6,000 but at 11,000, my fronts are still good. I don't know why.

I find that life easier to just take the tank off (it's just a few hoses) and get it out of the way. The hardest part on my Bird was getting the sparkplug wires off. No room with the cross brace right were your hands need to be.

Which is more bulky, the Widder or the Gerbing?

I can see gaining a small amount of HP from a dry clutch by not draging it through the oil but 30-35HP? I'll do it for that amount of HP.

Why the dry clutch?

Yea Joe, the thin blooded people from down south think 55F is the temp that water turns to ice.

Won't it be sucking unfiltered air now? Or maybe not. I would have to look and see.