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Wow, this guy really has some exceptional people skills! I rezembull that rimarke bowt being stuuupid. I'll hav u no that i graditated from 8th grayde with honors. iT was a strugel, but after 22 years i made it. Damn, I didn't realize that I was stupid, thanks for the input ralfybebeafdj;kjadj;ashjgag;jhasgjhasawio;ruaw

I built an 18' x 30' x 10' garage in the spring/summer of 2000. I had never built a thing before in my life. I went to Lowes and bought a book on house framing and read all of the chapters that I needed to read, that pertained to what I was going to do. I contracted out the concrete work and I took over from there. I was very careful to pick shingles, siding, OH garage door, entry door, and gable end vents that completely matched my house. When it was done, it looked like that it had been constructed at the same time the house was built. I've had many comments on the quality of the construction, and feel very proud of what I accomplished mostly by myself. Pics to follow later.

Hey Professor, Put some "tobacci" in your pipe, lite 'er up, take a few puffs and chill out. If you are looking for a forum that proves or disproves scientific theory/fact, try the BMW guys, they are mostly know-it-alls. :evil:

I polished my wheels a couple of summers ago. Go to Autozone or ??? and buy a paint stipper called "Aircraft Stripper". Tape off the area that you don't want to remove paint with an aluminized tape (auto parts store too). I also taped off the tire so that the stripper didn't get on the tire. Once the paint is removed, follow the instructions on the stripper can and wash off the stripper and paint residue. Then the fun begins. I started out with 400 grit wet n dry emery cloth, then 600 grit, then 1000 grit, then 1200 grit, then 1500 grit. You can even go to a 2000 grit wet and dry, it just depends on how shiny you want to end up with. After all of that, it's time for a good aluminum polish. After I discovered "Boms Away", I threw out my jar of Mother's brand aluminum polish. I'm not sure where you can get Boms Away because I bought mine at the vendor expo at the Honda Hoot this past summer. Hope this helps.

Just for future reference. Jump starting a bike from a car battery is perfectly acceptable. Both vehicles are 12 Volt DC. A car battery is capable of suppling many more amps or current than a MC battery, but the bottom line is that both systems are 12 Volt DC. The motorcycle will only pull as much current as it needs to try and do what you are doing. In other words, if the bike pulls, say 30 amps to run the starter, the car battery will supply 30 amps. Don't ever try the reverse though, jumping a car with a MC battery. This will definitely overload the motorcycle battery and charging circuit. Hope this helps.

I've got a set of MIG high mounts and a Power Commander with a custom map for the MIGS. The guy that I bought the MIG map from had the same setup (MIG high mounts) and dyno chart the he sent me with the map shows 148.2 HP. I would assume that at speed, with the Ram air effect, I should be in the low 150s HP, but that is a guess on my part.

I did the clear lenses and the titanium bulbs too. Make sure that you get a 27 or 28 Watt bulb or the turn signal will be kind of dim and not too noticable. As John01XX said, a little piece of tape over the contact for the running light and you don't have to cut the wiring in the turn signal unit. Works great!

Update on front end noise. I had a chance to put the front end up on a jack and the centerstand this morning. After I got the front end up, there was absolutely NO play in the steering head bearings! I started looking for the source of the "clicking" noise and found that the piece that makes the left caliper rotate a little bit (to operate the secondary master cylinder) was the source of the click. It is a short metal rod that slips into a rubber piece. After taking the left caliper completely apart and inspecting the rubber and the metal rod, I could see nothing that looks worn or needing replacement. I put it back together and am going for a test ride this afternoon. Sheesh, maybe it was there before and I didn't notice it, but I'm kind of stumped on this one.

Hello Howard! Been eatin' any burgers on the 'Hala with you lid flipped up? I miss all of you guys. We've got to do it again.

Thanks for the info. I did have the front suspension off last winter when I put the RaceTech spring in the forks, so that should be no problem. My biggest concern was whether or not I was going to have to purchase some "specialty" tools to do the job. Apparently that is not the case if I can use a hammer and long punch to knock out the bearing races. I'm still not sure where the "knocking" sound is coming from, but as soon as I get the time to get the front end up off the ground, I should be able to isolate it....hopefully not the forks that I worked on last winter.

I did email cbrbearing.com and got an very quick response (like 4hrs). They are temporarily out of stock, but I am on a back-order list for when the new ones come in. The kit includes both bearings, races, bottom dust seal and a price of $54. When I get the kit and get it put in, I'll let you all know how hard or easy it was.

I know this topic has been discussed (and cussed), and I did a search through the old topics about steeing head bearing replacement, but didn't actually find where anyone had replaced the steering head bearings. I am wanting to (a) do this job myself if I don't need any specialized tools and ( replace the OEMs with the tapered type roller bearings. I have recently developed a front end noise that sounds like the steering head bearings "clicking" when the bike is ridden. In fact, if I am just sitting still and grab the front brake lever (so that the bike cannot roll), I can slightly compress the front forks or kind of move the bike from side to side and I hear the clicking sound. I am going to jack up the front end and see if there is some movement in the steering head area, because I really don't think that the sound is coming from the front forks.

I've had a Cheetah SST (Dark or smoke) on mine for 1 1/2 years now. I really like the looks of it, but as far as improvement over the stock shield, there ain't much. If you're buying it for wind protection, save your $19.95 and pick up a bargain at K-Mart during a blue light special. If you're buying for looks, go for it.

Dave, You must have gotten a "test" tire or something. I got 6500 out of my Avon 36 and I did probably half of that with Kathy on the back. The Avon 46 is suppose to give even more distance. You obviously got a test tire or ???? I've got a little over 3K on mine and the tires are not even close to half worn. If it's strictly mileage that you want, make sure that you get a touring tire of some sort.

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Nik, the shake could be the reuslt of your Silver bike being in the presence of TWO Black XX's today. Maybe now that you are back home in Brew city, you'll be OK. :shock:

Looks like you've already got some good advice, so I'll add something from another perspective: I've got socks older than that and Joe has got underwear older than that! Don't ask me how I know, I just do. Just kiddin Joe, I'm sure that they aren't a day over 30

Can you say re-chargable batteries? or is it some oddball size that you can't get rechargables for?

Don, maybe it's because you use to type in all CAPS and they thought that everything you did was on a big scale.

Thanks for the offer Carlos. I'm pretty happy with the 16kg spring, as I only weigh approx. 185 lbs. and it works for me.

Don, I've got almost 3500 miles on my 45/46s and they are not half way done yet. Although, the edges are a little bubbly and worn, thanks to 1600 miles of tearing it up on the seXXt and Hoot rides. At this rate (back in Illinois where the roads are straight), I should be looking at 7 to 8K miles with no problems. To me, they are the best tires that I've had so far, both from a mileage and traction standpoint.

Uh, do you mean the right side lower?....That's where mine is!!

I'm almost sure that when he reads it, he will be embarrassed. He's such a shy guy.

Has DBLXX been coming up and riding pillion with you?????? :shock: J/K, had to give you some grief since I almost never see you on the forum anymore.

Since Joe is going to post pics and a "how to" I'll just say one thing. You can definitely do it yourself.