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  1. Throw a vacuum bleeder on it and pull the old fluid out, being careful to have a friend fill the master cylinder as you are doing it.

    A cheap vacuum bleeder is essential For every shop.

  2. O rings don't need lube. They keep lube in. They need to be clean so dirt does not grind them away.

    I clean my chains with wd40 and then use a dry lube. I sold my F4i with 28k miles on it. The chain almost never needed adjusting and it had tons of life left.

    I think cleaning the chain has much more to do with long life then what specific type of oil you use.

    Which brings me to my next point...if you have to clean the chain every day on a long trip anyway, why does anyone need an oiler? I really don't understand the need unless you just skip cleaning.

  3. Couple of thoughts. I'm no fitness master. I have been lifting since I was 18..consistently. Like you..I've had ups and downs but I have never gained fat weight to any extent in my life. I have always kept my bf% reasonable with no swings up or down.

    If you always meet your goals, your goals aren't high enough. My goals are things like this. Bench 315lbs, weigh no more than 205 and deadlift 400lbs. Suffice like that which can translate into a long term or short term goal depending on your time available to work out. (Btw..I've met the weight goal, bench press goal and I think I will reach the dead lift goal in 2 wks)

    The main factor in my progress is my work schedule, just like you. I have not overcome this. If I'm working a 12 hr day, I'm not going to the gym..if I did, I'd not see my family at all that day. Not an option.

    I'm a lean manufacturing manager. One of the most critical things I teach is making goals visible. I have a calendar at home that I use to track how many days I go to the gym. If I go on average 4 times per week, I will meet my fitness goals. If I go 3 times per week, I'm in mostly a sustain mode. I found that I would convince myself I had gone more times then I had. This is a way of keeping me honest.

    Have you ever been to a company that was highly successful and hid their company goals on a notepad? You need to display them and track them visually to keep yourself accountable.

    You may need to come to terms that you can't reach high fitness goals with an extended work schedule. It would be almost impossible for anyone to grow mass when working 14 hrs a day for an extended period. 8 hrs of sleep is very important.

  4. Yes. Look at the relay in the bike now and buy the same type.

    No need to keep the old relay and add a big resistor for no reason.

    Personally, I like the super quick flashing. More blinks = more attention.

  5. I sheared a head stud when doing a rebuild on a 250R. What a frigged nightmare to get out. Never over torque!!!

    Thank God for a 70 yr old friend of the family who is a machinist. He machined a long steel guide for the drill press. Worked like a charm.

  6. Those metal caps are the venting system. I have never had issue with one. Give it a good blast with some carb and choke cleaner.

    Turn the fuel off and see if it still happens. Maybe go so far as to disconnect the fuel line to the carb and drain the carb as well. Good time to clean it too.

    Many older carbs have the floats stick and drain the contents....but sounds like you may have eliminated that as an issue.

    For the cooler months and hard starts...have you dropped the clip in the main pilot needle to richen it up a bit?

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