I traded in my 2003 6th gen in Dec 2014 for a slightly used 8th gen and have no regrets, nothing about the 6th gen was better.
Soleniods are just copper coils that close a switch, not sensitive to polarity, check the switch and wiring.
I've been to PT and that helped. I don't plan on stopping riding, I still have my '83 to enjoy, but worried about the effects of aging on riding...
I know the feeling.
We have it on the 8th gen and I use it all the time to make sure I won't stall it a critical time.
Thanks for the encouragement FRE, I am hoping that I can make it 7 more years to 80 too, but certainly not a fit as you are. Your are correct in...
Most of all enjoy working on it, and riding it.
No way to add ABS because of computerization in the ECU. It's nice to have, saved my ass a couple of times, but I lot of guys rather not have it....
Your shock should look like this with hose going to the pre-load adjuster on the right passenger foot peg bracket.
ABS adjuster? No such thing, the only ABS components you can visually see are the rings with little slots in them and the pickups that count the...
Any independant custom muffler shop should be able to make that. Are you in a populated area or rural?
Don't forget the cow spent it's life outside and probably in a lot of rain!
I think that there was a coating on the underside that deteriorated before the outer fabric. That is what stained my seat.
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