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Unless it has changed , there is a large fuel distributor in Paducah and when a tanker fills up , they use a "credit card" to swipe and get the additives mixed in when the fuel is filling the tanker. Shell , BP . Exxon , etc. comes from the same terminal . These cheap gas pumps at convenience stores have ZERO additives to their fuels. This is where mileage becomes a factor. AFA , water in the tanks , truckers delivering the fuel should be sticking the tanks before and after w/this paste applied to the end of a long wooden stick to check for water . There E85 fuel pumps over in Mo. and they sell a lot of fuel. Whew , talk about poor MPG !

I just realized , my V-strom is a counterfeit Stelvio

10cc of fluid leaving the master cylinder will be 10cc of fluid added to the volume of the slave cylinder. Now as far as the leverage portion goes it depends upon the size of the slave cylinder vis-a-vis master cylinder bores. The hydraulic jack proves this point.

The volume of fluid "pushed" by the master cylinder has to go somewhere , so it goes into the slave cylinder . Leverage works in this system but it has nothing to do with the volume of fluid moved.

My memory fails me but , I never heard of the Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac until right around the first round of Covid 19 . I was in one of my favorited haunts in Cape Girardeau at CD Warehouse and a Fleetwood Mac CD was playing . I asked the salesman some ?s , he pulled the CD out of the player , I bought it and things were never the same !

#1 verify the throttle kicker is fully closed. #2 look at all the throttle linkages and be certain there is no binding anywhere and be sure throttle plates are snapping shut when you are releasing the throttle

@thelonewonderer Can you explain the first sentence a little better ? It will benefit the people that took time to help you .

To XX and many more !

I'm nosey , what brand spark plugs & wires did you use ?

Well Fri. night when I got home from work , I put the chargr on the black frame , got up Saturday morning and pushed it out of the shop , then over to the water hose . Washed off two years of dust and then cranked for about 45 seconds before it started. Cleaned it up pretty good and decided to go down the road . OMG , this bike had head shake immediately off idle . I thought the steering head had rusted in place . After about 30 nins of inspection I realized the front tire belts had broken down . The best test method is to out on a brown Jersey glove and lightly rub the tire surface . This glove amplifies the problems and you can feel any imperfections with the tire problem(s) . New tire on order and will be here Friday ! Just in time gor the weather to dtop into the 30s ! FWIW , it has been two years .

After hearing this way too much when I was a kid , I now limit myself to once every FIVE years . I don't need to tell you how fast 6 minutes is when your are having a catharsis ! I have trouble understanding perfection until I listen / feel music like this . I don't have to tell you this is best heard at full throttle .

BMW has too many nutty professors on their staff , These guys are going berserk w/too much technology on their cars and bikes.

Mmmmm. to the best of my knowledge , the original large roller bearing is the problem and the upgraded bearing has more rollers and is supposed to be "the cure" .

EVERY one of you that is gonna attend , ride my anus unmercifully for 3 mos. before this event and the burkesville rallye to assure my attendance .

Being on that reminds me of the time I tried to stand on a high chair (YES a high chair) to change a ceiling light bulb . It did NOT end well . A buddy of mine had a GS for one summer and your description is a good one ! BTW: if you haven't changed the plastic fuel line quick disconnect , do it NOW before you get a lower leg / boot full of gasoline !

Same here !

You don't know how true this statement is ! This concerns anything with wheels & a powerplant.

Pete , what is RBW ?

R & R the throttle plates is a critical process . You have to scribe their position with a pic or awl to make sure they are back in place PERFECTLY . I see no benefit in removing the throttle plate . P.S. it is a free country , if you are attempting this the first time , I do not recommend it .

I clean throttle plates/bores on vehicles ALL the time . I get satisfactory results using carb cleaner , toothbrushes , small round wire brushes , small wire brushes , etc. When I was a lot younger I thought I had to remove the throttle plates to get the job done. Not anymore.

You leave those throttle plate mounting screws ALONE . 99.999 % of the time they are Loctited or staked in to discourage removal.

I will try the Honda dealer tomorrow

I have no idea what they are up to

Can you post a pic of this stuff ? I want to be sure I am going to get the right stuff .