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  1. brianmac

    Squeaky speedometer cable

    Holy sheets yeah it's the speedometer but in my head I was thinking tachometer the tachometer cable what's like almost rust welded in . I thought maybe the drive for the tachometer was screaming. But I reached down and grabbed the speedo today when it was making the noise and it went away by the...
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    Squeaky speedometer cable

    Okay what's the fix for a squeaky speedometer cable is it the drive gear in the motor I guess I could pull cable and see if it's stI'll scrapes squeaks what's the fix
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    Clutches for the less strong?

    Send pictures homey?
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    Clutches for the less strong?

    Yeah you don't want to get your cables are you nuts in a bind
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    Clutches for the less strong?

    Has anyone here really tried the magura hydro roadstar clinic says there was no advantage with this hydraulic
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    Trailering Questions

    Yeah I see all these people with spotlessly clean bikes and I always tell him you need to get that thing dirty a lot of people spend most of their time just polishing it instead of riding it
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    An observation on age and motorcycles.

    There may be a website for that house swapping thing
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    An observation on age and motorcycles.

    bout time u moved i reckon
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    An observation on age and motorcycles.

    had an FJ 1200 a few years ago before my cruiser days. now i drive my roadstar like sportbike, sans cornering, and top end. muuuuucch safer tho.
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    Powder coating

    like i said, if they do it all incl. media blast for 250 thats a good deal, but the chart i saw looked like nickel and diming you to the poorhouse.
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    Powder coating

    sorry about all the voice to text errors. like i said tho its just a frame, i think a lot of people overthink stuff when theyre cooped up in the cold and snow. clean any rusty areas wire brush, soap and hot water, ospho, prime rattle can rustoleum, followed up by automotive clear lacquer if...
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    Powder coating

    Are you guys serious it's just a motorcycle frame . and powder coating is just another spin on paint another way to apply it it saves on volatile ...pollution. but it's just PAINT. It will scratch fade etc most frames I've ever seen just wiping with lacquer thinner I had another couple of coats...
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    Make Offer - wheels from 83, and others need a home

    2 wheel sets, 1 from 83, and others need a home ill post pix later, one has those funky spokes, but they are rusty .in FLORIDA. free pickup can see pix on spacecoast craigslist or ill give em to ya at daytona bikeweek.
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    Trailering Questions

    i bought a 4x8 trailer, which actually is like 50" x 98 " to allow for hauling sheets. it has a hinged ramp, 12 inch tires, and is galvanized in 2004 for 450$. i can put 800# roadstar off and on myself. it is worth double that now. i am a van/SUV guy, so the trailer is indispensable. It sits...
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    Trailering Questions

    Don't tow it ridedabitch ain't a harley
  16. brianmac

    Sold / Found / Inactive - Heritage Special shaved down seat

    Hey you were supposed to get back with me on what the shipping cost was you know now I'll pm you
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    Revived 1983 heritage special need some help

    It doesn't whine like thethe whining video in other threads it's more like a squeal it seems to have started when all of a sudden I had to tighten my clutch cable. About one ball bearing distance does that mean I lost something. It doesn't happen until I rev up like over two grand free Grand...
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    Revived 1983 heritage special need some help

    Okay I have been through this bike already now I'm JB welding the lower strainer cutting my own gasket for that I adjusted the valves and the cam chain now it whines once in awhile I guess that's cam chain too tight I found a few pieces of plastic in the upper oil screen so I went and did the...
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    Clutches for the less strong?

    tweak the setup you have now, do the lower adj. grease well, check cable for stiffness, oil or lube it, ifn its still stiff, get new cable. make sure clutch cable is routed with no sharp turns. ps i have a set of 36 mm mikuni VMs, and there are a lot of cables in that area. i just today ran...
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    Brake MC Rebuild- Snap Ring will not go in...What the Heck am I Missing

    Spreading was next where did you get the rebuild kit from
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