You are not allowed to park next them?
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Sumotrack rebuild
- Thread starter Ratranger
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Nah. They could be contagious.
Booo.. us Sporty (I used to own one--and would buy another) guys love that Asian stuff. 
I could park over there, but I choose to park closer to the building. Plus the spot I park in gets some shade in the afternoon, so the seat isn't searing hot at the end of the day.
I just refuse to pay what people want for used harleys. $5k for a 20yr old sportster, $10k for a big twin, or sometimes you can find a deal for about half that for a bike that needs a rebuild.Booo.. us Sporty (I used to own one--and would buy another) guys love that Asian stuff.
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I agree 100%...still looking for that '04-'08 >$2500 XL1200R. (that's not f'd up)
For the sun, I have one of those geza covers. Very compact and keeps dust and sun off the bike
I'm too lazy to deal with a cover. Plus that would just be one more thing to carry.
In other news I finally fixed my slight oil leak. Turns out it was the starter gear cover. I changed the oil over the weekend and while it was drained I replaced the gasket. I didn't think it was the counter shaft or pushrod seal since it was barely a few drips after a ride. Add in that the chain wasn't flinging it everywhere, and I was guessing the shifter seal, or the gear cover. I had a new gasket for the gear cover, so I started there.
Well, ran into a problem. The right fork seal is leaking. The dust seal is definitely dry rotted, so I'm assuming the leaky seal isn't much better. It looks like I'll have to make a tool to disassemble the forks, I refuse to pay $80 for an aluminum 33mm hex key with a hole in it.
Good news is the oem seals and bushings from webike japan are $100 shipped, US parts suppliers it's $180+ shipping. So those are ordered. The big piston forks use 5wt oil so I'll get that from amazon.
Good news is the oem seals and bushings from webike japan are $100 shipped, US parts suppliers it's $180+ shipping. So those are ordered. The big piston forks use 5wt oil so I'll get that from amazon.
How long before you start putting the EFI back on?
Probably not until winter. I have to figure out a new fuel pump, decide if I want to keep the FPR in the tank, the right throttle body probably needs modification so that I have more than 1/4" between the TPS and exhaust.
