twhitaker
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But Professor, Gilligan and I just want to get to the rally. Couldn't we mix it with some latex and pour it in?
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Uh..Roger..Willco..Over..Under..
Wrote them yesterday. If I don't get a reply tomorrow, I'll call them. Patience is a virtue.
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It was the front brake. I'm sure the rear is the same. Haven't gotten to the clutch yet. I could tell the clutch bleeder is bigger than the brake bleeder so I'm kind of confident the SB1010S will work. Wanna go first?
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I went to change the bleeders on my '02 LeMans this morning. Lo and behold, the SB6100 bleeder did not fit. This is the one they recommended. It looks more like it is an M8 thread. I'll e-mail Speed Bleeders and find out what I can do as far as exchanging them.
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But are the titaniums titanium?
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Seems high considering a pair of Mistrals are under $500
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He'll have them for sale a long time at that starting bid.
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I was told by a mechanic that if the mirrors are vibrating the idle is too low. Low idle also equals low oil pressure. Bumped it up to 1100 rpm and the vibration went away. I put on a K&N air filter and the idle bumped up to 1200 rpm so I bumped the idle back down.
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Rich Maund put on a post about retrofitting a set of rubber UJM footpegs to his bike. He had to make a pair of bushings because the pivot pin is 6mm vs 10mm hole on the UJM pegs.
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These cases would make very nice coffee table stands.
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I minimized my false neutrals by adjusting the linkage to get the shifter peg down as far as I could get it. When I downshift it almost touches the pork chop.
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Al is right. Your mufflers are putting added stress on the transmission mounts getting the shafts in a bind. Try putting the stock system back on to see if the problem goes away.
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Sure, the exhaust parts are all stainless and expand at the same rate, but the engine is mostly aluminum, which expands at a much higher rate. Assuming all parts are the same temperature the engine will exert a pull on the crossover pipe. Not much mind you, but, maybe enough to crack the exhaust.
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I was one of the guilty 50%. I unknowingly registered 3 times.
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Stucci parts are available on line at www.mgcycle.com
Gordon is a great guy to work with. You might want to check with your local dealer. They should be available to him if he wants to look for them for you.
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You might try this.
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When my shifter return spring let go September before last I was stuck in third gear. What an optimum gear to be stuck in. Have to be careful with the clutch starting out and 60 MPG is easily attainable.
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On the bright side. I would have less wasted fuel. LOL
My first bike, a 350 Honda, had 4 inch extended forks and it handled like a charm.
Seriously though, I've learned as a mechanical engineer, to attack problems by starting out looking at the most outlandish solution and working back to the more contemporary fix. Sometimes the off the wall fix is the simplest.
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Curses. I was within a hairsbreadth of ordering a set. They do offer the bars in 2 or 3 different lengths as well as zero and 5 degree angles. What's to stop us from raising the triple clamp on the forks. Never mind. I just went out and looked. The fork is turned down just above the lower triple clamp. Maybe there is room to run the hose between the fork and the gas tank?
I may have to relegate this bike to short (250 miles or less) trips.
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I think Speigler may have a solution for this. If you look at the pictures of the MPH riser kit the fitting is not a banjo. tt goes straight in to the clutch master cylinder. Might help.
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Al and JRT are right, get rid of the YELLOW.
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The rubber chicken is a nice touch. What would be more appropriate to this forum might be a "well dressed goose." They are made of concrete and quite heavy. Rock solid like the bike.
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Belfastguzzi,
Brake lever from www.motostrano.com is $52 US. It's a Tommaselli part. It's a flat black like on the Scura rather than a shiny black but I bought one anyway when I found out mine was $129.
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Mobil 1 M1-102 also fits.
Alert! Speed Bleeders
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I got an answer. He is sending me a SB8125L to try out. Will advise.