gstallons

You paid $190.00 (Canadian?) for just the battery? No, you were sodomized ! FWIW...The BMW dealer wanted $180.00 (US) for a battery for my K100. I got one from a battery vendor for $85.....

I think as you decrease your point gap,you're ignition timing becomes later,not earlier.The wider your point gap is,the earlier it contacts your "Ramp"therefore opening sooner. You're right.....Thanks for pointing that out !

What brand is the OEM ? If it is not available, Odyssey is a great brand.

I use either anti-sieze or loctite on all fasteners.

After a fishing expedition...I found that the bike is "located" in the San Fransisco area ? Unless there is a mermaid included in the deal I don't think it is worth half the amount ! the eBay seller has a 100% approval rating with a score of 225...

What motorcycle are we referring to ? F1 I assume is fuse #1 ?

I've not been out of the US so i don't know how we rate on the "greed" scale. I do this is a capitalist country (and probably has the best morals/scruples moeny can buy) and is (for 1% of the population) doing well.....NOT.. People buy (art,antiques,etc.) certain things to speculate hoping to sell a possession to someone else for a profit... In this case it is "it's not the fool who asks, it's the fool who gives" ....... If I were LOADED with $$$$ I still don't think I would pay this price... I would think this seller is NOT someone who is familiar with motorcycles but someone hoping to sell something for a LARGE PROFIT.. I regret this seller is representing MY home state and my country.... BTW, maybe it does have a "high caliper" ?

Uhhhh, somebody's done their homework !

2012 wil be a good year for you & your bike. Enjoy it!

Unless someone makes a cast iron rotor for the bike, live with it. The reports of radial master cylinders being better I would have to see for myself.

I think he is ( I hope) misspelling the word....... How 'bout Wakan Tanka ? http://www.themystica.com/mythical-folk/~articles/w/wakan_tanka.html My bike tends to make me more asthetic than a nut with a nail gun poking holes in MY phallus or any other place on me.......

Most people like to set the TPS @ 450mV with the KOEO. If that doesn't help, you will probably need to get a PowerCommander module to straighten it out. The head shake is something you can live w/out ! I would suspect you need new front tire. Wait for others to give their 2cents worth before you act.

After a 2 yr hibernation I decided to move my 87 LeMans SE over to the other (heated) shop. Yuck. Dirt daubers had clogged the exhaust pipes, fuel smelled and looked like poison. The choke cables were stuck. Well after replacing broken / deteriorated parts, fuel tank cleaning, o/hauling carbs, repairing choke mechanisms and air filter replacement I am (I think) ready to reassemble. Wrong!!!!!!!! I start back together only to find I don't remember how to route the choke cables...and I hope I am correct about the fuel line banjos. Does anyone have a bike they can look at and describe or post pics of these things ? My bike has 40mm Dellorto carbs and factory airbox. Also, is there a clearance on the choke cables I need to shoot for? I assume as long as there is slack in the cables it is good. p.s. this bike was NOT meant to be worked on! I would charge $200.00 labor to change the air filter .

You affect the valve timing when you increase or decrease the valve clearance. The same can be said for point type ignition systems. When the clearance is decreased, the timing advances.

Ha !

Airheads or all of them?

the rest of the engine should be OK. I would change the oil twice after the repairs(within 10 mi or 10km) with a new filter at the second oil change. I think I would use the GM oil supplement with equal amounts added to the oil changes. Do not $kimp on anything going into this bike. It is too good to f**k up.

Umm, well, good for you? I can't disagree; today was a pretty good day for me as well, although I didn't ride my bike. Nor did a lithe young thing in red fishnet approach me....good also, as my wife wouldn't have understood. On the other hand, I cleaned and oiled my microscope (not a euphemism). You are the one with the disclaimer !

good deal

Gotcha !

Resistance will affect it. How much is another matter............

There are bullet connectors (in the wiring) that are around or under the tank that are loose. When you move the steering head you disturbed them and made a connection with them. Find them, unplug and tighten them by crimping the female connector and replug them.

With the engine running and trans. in neutral , pull in the clutch lever. If it sounds like something is broke and about to come apart , you have a twin disc plate clutch.

EOS ; Engine Oil Supplement ?