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And - I also have new Pirelli Diablo tires for it that I could include in the sale.

Ok - one last time before I go off to Ebay/Craigslist. Bike will have included: Corbin GFL (w or w/o backrest) PowerCommander III HID high and low beam Bagster Penske adjustable Shock. $6900/obo.

Close - RV7A. It's about a 2.5 - 3 hour trip from FCM to TYQ (Indianapolis Exec) so not too hard to do round trip in the same day.

I have a guy at work that may be interested, but he is on vacation. He will be back on Mon so I will let him know about it. Bummer you are selling it. There are always fun to ride even if it's once a year... I plan on deciding what to do after I get back from a trip on Monday - flying a friend to the Indianapolis area and back. Nice to see another pilot on the board!

Gonna leave it on here the rest of the week, and if no interest - off to Ebay or Craigslist. I'd rather sell it to someone on here...

Jeeze - thanks, I don't know how I missed that. It's probably been that way since last fall when I put the bike away. I'm surprised no one has told me my front tire is cupped!

Here are several pictures I took today of the bike. I was wrong about the mileage: It has 4302 miles on it instead of 5000...

Won't have pictures until the weekend, the bike is in storage. Asking $6900. I'd rather interested parties look at the bike in person. bhanxx has seen the bike somewhat recently, though I don't know if he's been too active on the group lately.

Yesh, I must know, I'm in the market, and your closer to me than the one I want in CA!!! Price is negotiable. If you're interested we can talk. I've just decided to sell it today and to be honest I don't quite know how I want to sell it: with extras or without.

I just don't ride it enough. It deserves a better home! Plus, I have an airplane to feed, and it's gotten a lot hungrier lately. 2003, ~5000 miles, some farkles (throttlemeister, laminar lip, Bagster, Penske shock). Never been dropped, yadda yadda yadda. This bike is in very good condition. If you're interested, or know someone who is, drop me a line. Location is Minneapolis, MN.

Just thought I'd add a comment here: If you are using HID for both low and high beams, wait until the low beam has been on for 15 seconds or so before turning on the high beam. I made the mistake of starting my bike with the high beam on and blew the 20A headlight fuse, which also powers the instrument cluster lights (2003 model). The lights draw between 15 and 20 amps for a short time after turn on before dropping down to 3 amps or so, which means it's pretty easy to blow the fuse if you aren't careful. BTW, replacing the fuse at night in a dark place was NOT fun.

Incorrect chain tension can cause this - I overtightened the chain on my VFR and got vibration at certain speeds. I backed off the tension and the vibration was gone. I've been careful with chain tension on the Bird and haven't run into this.

I did the same thing with a spark plug on my '83 Pontiac many years ago. Stripped the first couple of threads when I tried to tighten the plug when it started cross-threaded. It was an aluminum head, and I had no choice but to try to run a tap down the hole to clean up the threads. I was shitting bricks thinking about what would happen if I screwed it up worse. Thankfully, I used a tapered tap, wiggled back and forth a little while I was turning it with finger pressure, and it was very evident when it was aligned with the hole - I used the tap wrench to finish the job, but it took very light pressure to do so. In the end, it was no big deal but this is definitely a job where you shouldn't have to apply a lot of force. There are also taps made specifically for cleaning up threads, Sears sells them. I've not had a lot of experience using these, but a friend swears by them, says that they don't screw up existing threads as easily as a normal tap can. Also, if the threads get really hatched, it's possible to Helicoil the hole. Aircraft engines use these for the spark plugs, and they are quite durable. Good luck on your project!

I was on a 200 mile ride today on my '03 bird, and when riding through town I noticed my temp gauge was flashing - 270 degrees! Shutting the bike off and restarting it it then read a more realistic 210. Later on the ride I noticed it had switched to centigrade - and after restarting the bike it was back to farenheit. I did not notice anything strange for the rest of the ride. No other part of the display appeared to be malfunctioning in any way I could see. Is there some connector/harness I should be looking at to figure out what is going on? Problems like this never seem to be a one-off occurrence, and in my experience tend to happen more and more frequently. Thanks in advance!

I think you meant "a POINT" on a wheel. Because any given point on a spinning wheel "wants" to travel in a straight line, it takes a constant force to keep it on a curved path. But - the point on the exact opposite side of the wheel requires an equal and opposing force to keep it on its curved path - and presto, the two cancel out. No work is done - hence no energy, i.e. horsepower, is needed to keep it spinning. That's why balance in a wheel is so important. I think black wheels ADD horsepower. Everyone knows it's the fastest color... :grin: