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  1. I put 1/4 inch rubber pad on the bottom of the V1 and velcro after. With velcro also centered on the dash plus the suction cups no mount needed. Its also out of the weather. The Stemstand didn't work too well on the other bike, Ram Mount is a better option. YMMV

  2. I have for sale from an '03 Blackbird:

    stock seat less than 4,000 miles, perfect condition $50.00 plus shipping

    CBR 900 shock w/ remote and Hyperpro spring for a 160 lb rider

    also have the stock CBR spring. Shock serviced by Traxxion $ 70.00 plus shipping

    Nelson-Rigg saddlebags, used once along the Blue Ridge $80.00 plus shipping

    http://www.nelsonrigg.com/store/product.aspx?pid=459

    Items ship from 33957

    Did you have Traxxion revalve it? Or is it stock valving?

    Jeff

    Stock valving

  3. I am interested in the shock. But I am a 220lb rider with an occasional two up weekend trip. I'm guessing it wouldb be possible to get an appropriate spring from Hyperpro to replace the 160lb spring?

    Also is the stock shock included with the $70+shipping as well?

    Stock spring included, if that's what you meant

  4. In the 80's they used polybutylene, a completely different product. An Oxygen molecule was left out of the poly formula and the piping and plastic fittings both failed. Shell and Celanese were the component suppleirs, and 2 class-action suits at nearly 2 billion settled the problem. PEX works.

    I also have Master Plumber License #5 in my County. FWIW

  5. I would talk to several local Plumbers as they should know as much about your local water quality as the water weenies. The weenies sell you way more than necessary because that is their one trick. An honest Plumber may well be able to install/advise on the minimum necessary to suit your needs. Every areas water quality and conditions are different so without knowing what kind of water, how old and what type of piping the distribution system is made of and the piping in your house, any non-specific answer would be smoke up your skirt.

  6. It sounds like the thermowell, the temperature sensor/probe on the back of the control that screws into the tank is encrusted and not getting an accurate reading or the calibration on the thermostat is going bad. At 15 years, you've gotten your moneys worth from it.

  7. The P-trap keeps a water seal between the vent and the fixture, so the odor is not likely from the vent. Check the sink overflow, the hole near the inside top of the sink away from the faucet. They can get a stinky build-up so pour some bleach through it. Are you getting odor from just one fixture? If so it is drainage, as stinky incoming water will affect many fixtures.

  8. The rear tire, a Metzler M-3 with 300 miles went flat, a small 3/8" inch cut. Is it smart or safe to patch the tire and put a tube in it? I would not patch it and feel safe, but a patch to keep from pinching the tube could work. Flame away

  9. In the Pub is listed a 99 XX with a sidehack. One of the features of that set-up are Hawk handlebars, from the Hawk GT, 88-91. Ron Ayers fische lists 2 #s for these bars as there are 2 different amounts of rise for them. They are 41mm, correct for the XX. I think you would need longer brake and clutch cables as the higher rise bars are about 4 inches more than stock. Anyone ever done this conversion and what was necessary to do it properly?

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