That's a bummer. Wish I could have offered more help but the wife is strongly encouraging me to take a couple weeks break from the garage....
welcome! and how about some pics? :worthless:
So Socky may have pulled a Jack Bauer and escaped?
this doesn't mean we're going to have to start being more responsible does it?
Congratz Michael! Must feel good to be recognized by more than us chat-whores. You earned it man.
This really is epic. The thread is now ranked #9 of all time hottest VFRW threads (number of posts)
I used an old piece of fairing from the junk yard. Took my plastic welder to heat up/mold and form in the missing pieces I needed. Then welded...
Right on, +1
yumm, kegs......
Guess I am not that surprised. The threaded part is very recessed from the top because of the cams and such. Glad you are back on the road....
.. Welcome!
it's back - but you didn't tell us which way you ended up going with the thread repair?
That's pretty cool. Keep the pictures coming. Is that an oil cooler mod I see?
the header paint looks nice. I hate the look of the rusty headers on mine.
that should keep you out of trouble for a while....
thought we might end up on the same page. If you put larger bore carbs on than what the stroke and cam profile was designed for, you've...
I would wonder if early carbs on an '86 are "really" an upgrade without the cam profile to match. Sure, they are larger bore, but that doesn't...
He already tried eliminating the fuel pump in favor of gravity feed to eliminate that possibility. Best to start simple in my opinion. figure...
check for bad ground. a bad ground will make the bulb draw too many amps and burn out. Possible sign of an RR starting to go to pot? When my RR...
don't crank the thing so long you burn up your starter. no more than about 10 sec at a time with 10 second break or so between IMO.
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