Recent content by MES

no, it's not a big deal. chances are that your engine/ gearbox is still a bit tight and/or that your clutch lever is slightly out of adjustment. sometime they can be really sensitive to adjustment even though it is "correct" by the book it can still be a bit sticky getting into neutral...

There are ton of pages on suspension out there and the subject can get really involved Here is a VMax page that will give you the general deal. There are 3 basic thing you can do to reduce stiction stiction the first would be to do what you did. (most common source of stiction) The...

yes, that is stiction. Your method will work and is better than nothing. ideal would be a real pain in the ass and overkill for these bikes In addition, one can also use low stiction fork seals which are available here

I could have sworn we met at Cambria. several times.

I'll take the Beemer Babe. Looks like a sporty missy. actually riding one handed and with authority style points awarded.

damn, sorry for tryen. sorry for not reading the entire linked to threads and noticing that the last post was yours. Not only did I take the time to respond, but I actually took the time to go back and find them for you. You know, it has been known to happen that people don't use the...

I posted an entire thread about this very issue in the tech section. I believe that somebody else did (with pics) as well. search is your friend. ----edit below---- Here, I did it for you Speed3Chris thread http://www.newbonnevilleriders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6910 My thread...

It's rather easy. The only "hard" part is getting the lifter pin to move freely. There are a couple of tricks to it but it's not hard. Just take a bit of patience. I found the easiest way to align the pin was to evenly tighten the spring bolts that hold the plate on until almost tight...

chances are it's the springs. Taking a look at the cush drive is easy so it really won't hurt to do it but I can tell that unless you got a defective one, it's fine. I got 70K hard riding miles on mine and it looks brand new. You are correct about the stock spring not really being up to...

your killing me Pikey. I got your PM. I'm out the door in 5 hr for Mods Vs Rockers S.D.. I'll Pm ya when I'm back in 4 days. cheers

There are a lot of factors. Jeff has had some good luck, just about everybody I know had their battery go after about 4 years. There have been quite a few people with reg/rec issues. It's pretty common. (Unfortunately they just replace the reg/rec, if they would check the stator they would...

>"electronics tray under the seat. I have a new high tech battery from Harris that is only one inch thick. So in the tray goes battery, rectifier, horn, fuse box, and all the other shit that sits behind the carbs..." Our rectifiers get quite hot which is why they are mounted directly in the...

Pikey, I do fancy popping on over but I'm so bloody broke that I'd go into debt trying to pay attention. that and the odds are even that this time I Wouldn't come back. Be sure to take plenty of pics. I allways get a kick out of 'em. Give the monks a scoop of rice for me. Give me a link...

OK, I wasn't really dead. I wasn't really even sick. I just had to take a small break and actually do some riding. Hope everybody got a few miles under their seat and all the rolling stock is intact since I went underground. catch ya in the corner. M ES

I'm staying out of this one. I'm in no position to throw stones. I know there's been many a time when the Dude has face palmed after reading one of my posts. I can imagine that a few people here have put me on the ignore list. I've had a long, long, long internet presence and I've seen...