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    As long as you're charging circuit is good, you're battery should be fine. If you haven't put a volt meter on your bike yet, that would be a good thing to add. This way you'll know if you are or will have a battery problem.
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    They sell these at Harbor Freight for less than $20. Although as the reviews will point out, not professional grade but they do work. http://t.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=Safety+wire+pliers
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    There are two bleeders on the left caliper and correct, one is for the front MC and the other is for the rear MC. The PCV will be bled from the SMC being activated. The first time I did this I was sitting on the right side of the bike and pushing the rear pedal with my left hand and while the front left caliper was off the fork, I would trigger that with my right hand. I recall the process was, push rear pedal down and hold it there. Then push SMC to push fluid to PCV. Release SMC, then release rear pedal and start process over again. Of course doing this with traditional bleeders would near impossible solo but I had put speed bleeders on so it was much easier. When helping a friend with his, he manned the bleeder open/closing while I handled the pedal and SMC. The other thing that I just realized, is that the ABS models have two PCV bleed points, the 5 & 6 Gens that I dealt with only have one PCV to bleed.
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    My recollection is that the SMC gets fed from the rear MC and then feeds the rear PCV. If you fill the rear MC with fluid and then open the bleeder at the SMC to get fluid there by pushing down the rear brake pedal. Then open the rear PCV bleeder (closing the SMC bleeder) then trigger the SMC to feed fluid to the rear PCV. You will need to switch between the rear pedal and SMC to keep the fluid flowing from rear MC to SMC to rear PCV. Once fluid had filled the lines, follow the bleed process. That's how I recall doing it when I replaced my lines with SS lines.
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    Congrats Dutchy! MBD always reminds me of the song lyric "You can check out anything you like but you can never leave."
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    It has been known to come in handy! Amazing what you can find on YouTube.
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    DfD21158 pano

    Duc2V4 commented on Lorne's gallery image in Member's Gallery

    DfD21158 pano
    Very cool shot!
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    The '01 on the Snake heading East
    It's a section of Mulholland between the Rock Store and Kanan Dume RD.
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    The '01 on the Snake heading East
    Thanks for all the likes and comments! I wish I could take all the credit for the photo, I was just the one riding.
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    I'm curious as to which will happen first, the Tyga headers or the mirror mounts?!
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    In hindsight it was not the editor problem but the link to the pics that was the issue. On Photobucket there are a few options to link to pictures. One of them is 'Direct' which is the one you would use with the 'Insert other media' option of the editor. The other, which is what I usually use, is 'Story Embed' which seems to work with most of the other forums, even in the editor.
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    Prior to the change in the forum format, there was a way to preview your post before committing it to the forum. I was trying to post up yesterday a new topic but I could not see the images that I had intended to post with it. These were Photobucket links and for some reason did not appear in the body of my text. Before there was a way to go to an "advance" mode where you could see what your post would look like and also give you the ability to see where and how your photos would appear in the body of the text. Did we loose this ability or am I missing a check box or is there some other setting I need to change to in order to preview my post?
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    Looking good Dutchy!
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    Currently all modular and helmets with internal sun shades will not have a SNELL rating. Regarding your ill fitting CL-17, it would appear that the helmet is either the wrong size for you or the wrong shape. I would go to an MC shop and have someone help you get a helmet fitted properly. Whether you choose a full face or modular is up to you. For me there are only two modulars that I have tried and felt worthy of buying, one I actually own. These are the Schuberth C3 (now C3-Pro) and the other is the Shoei Neo-tech. The Schuberth, for me, is my favaorite and is what I own but the Shoei is a very close second. Both helmets will run you a decent amount of $ but IMO the fit and finish of both these helmets is top notch. From my experience the liner shape of the HJC is close to Shoei but only it shape, not in fit and feel. If that makes sense.
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    It also allows them to remain SNELL certified. As far as I am aware there is no helmet that has an internal sun visor that also has a SNELL certification. Not only is having an external sun shade keep you from having to redesign your helmet, it can allow for other helmets to be retro fitted as well.
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    Duc2V4 commented on mattindenver's gallery image in Member's Gallery

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    So THAT'S what's at the end of the rainbow!
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    Malibu

    Duc2V4 commented on BrianF's gallery image in Member's Gallery

    Malibu
    Malibu is one of my all time favorite places to ride, if I had the money, I'd probably have a house there somewhere!
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    You'll get a quicker response if you email Jamie directly. Jamie@daughertymotorsports.com He is very friendly and is usually ready with answers...of course if he's not buried with work. I have had him do all three of my bikes BTW.
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    Springs out yes, damper rod in.
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    Twin peaks girl likes Vfr's
    I'd say a nice said of OEM cans helps!
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    Hi Duc2V4, Thank you for your donation of $50.00. We look forward to improving the forums with your donation. Thanks VFRDiscussion
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    Yeah, I think this one was intended for straight line speed runs!
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    June Ride

    Duc2V4 commented on St. Stephen's gallery image in Member's Gallery

    June Ride
    Ironically the wife and my bike ride got rained out this morning! We did get to spend the day together and had dinner with some long time friends, so that was good. Sorry I couldn't meet up with you, I have so many places I would like to show you too. cheers, D
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    Personally I would not skimp on spending money on the stator, I would go OEM, then send your original stator and have it rewound. This is the route I went, spent $100 on the rewind with Custom Rewind in Alabama. Just got it back yesterday.For discounted pricing on OEM check out www.partzilla.com or Mason City Honda (I think there is a link on the forum). Personally I would not skimp on spending money on the stator, I would go OEM, then send your original stator and have it rewound. This is the route I went, spent $100 on the rewind with Custom Rewind in Alabama. Just got it back yesterday.For discounted pricing on OEM check out www.partzilla.com or Mason City Honda (I think there is a link on the forum). Edit: Just noticed you're location, I'm sure there are other discount places to buy OEM parts, hopefully someone on the European continent will have a resource for you.
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    Yep, I just read this yesterday elsewhere. The torque spec called for specific setting but also called for grease or anti-seize which had a lower torque than if dry.
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