superhawk996

The guns are listed for bidding but not the ammo or primers, seems kinda odd.

Got the last of needed parts ordered today.

It appears to have a potentiometer on it, I assume to adjust it, so you'll want access to that at least long enough to figure out where to set it. After that you can tuck it away. Guessing it's not waterproof so somewhere it won't get wet, or cover it up.

It would probably be easier to swap in a XX motor and harness than to convert the current motor. It would totally change the look of the bike which would be a plus or minus depending on your desires. Guessing most people that are slightly in the know would think it's one of the modern retro bikes. It would be a better vehicle, but loose it's soul.

Not looking for super fancy, just finishing a couple toys and figured I'd check here in case someone has leftovers from upgrades or whatever. A mil-spec carbine buffer tube, buffer, and spring for an adjustable stock I already have. A stock, buffer, tube, and spring. Carbine or rifle, adjustable or A1/A2 style; don't really care as long as it's a matching set. I'll also take whatever individual parts you might have from the above list. Possibly a mag catch and bolt catch. I might have a local buddy with them, I'll know tomorrow. Grip. Muzzle devices: Muzzle brakes. Blast deflector/shield/diverters, they have so many names. Red dot. I haven't decided whether to go cheap or good, might try both. Let me know what you have and price. Shipping will be to 91745.

The throttle body spacing is likely different as well as diameter so you'd probably have to go full custom. You might be able to use the carb set as throttle bodies, then add the TPS to it. The points system would have to be replaced with a CPS and trigger. Add a high pressure fuel pump somewhere. Rig an injector rail and FPR and find a way to mount the injectors. Add the wiring and ECU. Probably a higher output charging system. Probably a few more bits not coming to mind. Then a custom tune. Maybe it's easier than I'm thinking it'll be, but I think it'll be quite the project.

If you like the handling with the spacer but want it lower; lower the front, then you can eliminate or reduce the lift in the rear.

First registered on 9/11, purchased on April fool's day...hmmm To get the inspection do they give you a temporary permit to ride it to the inspection or do you have to transport it?

Maybe when they were adjusting for the dented tank and missing fairing screw they hit + instead of -. The undertail treatment looks pretty clean. I'm tossed on the taillight, but it's unique.

Machine guns are too dangerous to allow into the hands of civilians.....unless they pay $200 for the privilege.

No, it's proof that we need vehicle inspections to keep these kinds of deathtraps off the roads! 🙂

Many on the 7.3 forum recommend carrying a filter. I fuel at fairly high volume stations so it's less likely to be a problem, but can happen. I don't look on the 6.4 side, they probably do too. Replacing the primary filter is a bit of a bitch, especially on a 4X4. It will dump fuel, not being bathed is a little tricky. The secondary filter isn't bad. Both take a big ass socket, 32 or 36MM I think. You might be able to pull it off with other tools. I generally start a 6.4 service by opening the drain on the primary and doing everything else before taking the cap off, then it's not too bad. Assuming the last guy used the right filter as some of the aftermarkets don't fit right, I've had to tear a few apart to get them pried out. I try to only use Motorcraft on all the Ford diesels; oil, fuel, and air filters. Plan ahead and get them on Amazon, maybe ebay, way cheaper than the dealer or parts stores. Many sellers offer a filter kit with both fuels and the oil filter, some with oil also.

Being LED I assume they're polarity sensitive unless they have some kind of magic in them. It could be that they didn't work at first because the holders just needed to be rotated 180 degrees to change the polarity. Could it have been that and not the bending of the contacts that was keeping them from working? I haven't played with the XX holders, but have never run across the contact problem on other vehicles' instrument lights.

The only spare part I carry in the Ex is a cam position sensor, it's one of the very few things on a 7.3 that'll suddenly fail leaving it dead. Also about a $30 part.

I was gonna suggest sending at least $100.

After I posted I decided to check, I had no idea there was a cyclegear not far from here. My biggest issue with gloves is that I have extra long fingers in relation to the girth of my hand so some gloves just don't work for me.

All my gloves are cheapos, I wish I knew where to try a pair to see if these would fit.

But they were never big sellers. I read an article from 2018 where they talked about how cool the bike was and how you could still find 3 year old models brand new. They 'showcased' one that a guy had bought for $6k brand new, one mile on the odo. I don't know what is actually good/bad about them, but I dig them. If Ken were open to carbed Birds I think I'd have trouble saying no to the trade.

I sold my first '97 BB to a friend with a little over 50k miles. About 5K later he gave it to his son. My friend rode somewhat aggressively, 100 was his standard freeway speed, the kid was more aggressive. About 10k later the engine seized. The oil hadn't been changed or even checked, it ran dry, that's what it takes to kill one.

I don't know exactly how the ones I've seen work, but this is what I understand from the bits I've seen from being around the shop: There are several filter membranes used in a water filtering station. When they get full of stuff they're put in the press to squeeze out the remaining water. The press is opened and there are 'cakes' of fine solids that are dumped into a wheel barrow then put out in the sun to dry. The solids can then be put in the trash legally. The filtering station holds and treats the waste water before dumping it into the sewer. Someone has to test it before releasing it. A state or city official comes randomly to test the water in the holding tank to assure that it meets standards before being dumped. The presses I've seen don't have fittings, the water drips out into a tray underneath them. The one you posted a photo of could be combination filter holder and press. Or maybe it's just a holder that allows one to choose how many/what type of filters to put in it. It could be a heat exchanger and not a filter, but the plates look to be plastic which would be a sucky heat exchanger. My guess is that those are separator plates for filters.

I should shine up the Bird and put it on CL with a stupid price, maybe someone will get sucked in by the sparkly farkles.

$9500

The value doesn't appear to be that low, at least from the asking prices I saw on Cycletrader. Private seems to be averaging around 4500 and dealers are 6ish. Lowest miles I saw was under 2k, I wanna say it was around 1,500, I think they were asking 6ish and it was marked sold. Miles on the rest were around 5k to 30k, nothing over low/mid 30s. Not a single one was listed for under 4k except a salvage that was marked sold.

Seems like crazy money for a 13 year old bike. Are these particularly special/collectible where the low miles means a lot? Just curios.

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