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Reply #120 - 06/17/09 at 22:32:47
 
Trying to sharpen a small drill bit? Put a cut off disk on the dremel & use that instead of the bench grinder. Put the dremel in a vise. Much easier this way. I just found it the other day, & to think of all the 1/8th bits Ive rassled with.. dangitt!
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Reply #121 - 06/22/09 at 00:43:43
 
If you are trying to use a C-clamp to hold something on a piece of pipe & it keeps wanting to rotate & slip off, groove the foot of the clamp, then it will stay put for you.
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Reply #122 - 06/24/09 at 17:13:51
 
Tired of waiting for the hand cleaner to get down to the lid? Grab an old sock, poke a hole in the toe, drop the handcleaner down in it, adjust length to suit you, run a piece of wire thru it & hang it on the edge of the toolbox, always ready to dispense, just click the lid open.
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Reply #123 - 08/12/09 at 13:14:14
 
I bought an 03 Savage with 4,700 on the clock. When I was test riding her and on the trip home I noticed the headlight vibrating too much. When I got her home upon further inspection I found where the bracket is molded to the bell housing there was a bad crack. Almost cracked clean into. I also found another crack in the bell itself. Trust me it was too much to plastic epoxy. I don't want my headlight falling off at night. Instead of waiting for one to pop up on Ebay (I wanna ride and none were available on this site) I bit the bullet and ordered one from the local dealer. $94, Ouch! I don't want this to happen again. So I started thinking (the people that know me consider this a dangerous activity) My tip is I cut an innertube up and made a rubber gasket for the headlight bracket to sit on. I think its way better than the plastic bracket setting directly on the triple tree. Time will tell. In the meantime, ride safe.
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Reply #124 - 08/12/09 at 19:58:07
 
Have you ever considered the HID kits on eBay?
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Reply #125 - 08/13/09 at 19:31:17
 
I hope you save & repair the old one. Never know when something will get smacked. You can go inside & lay something in it to epoxy to. There are plastic epoxies, specific to plastics. I have one, its a small pair of tubes & pricey & man it stanques..but it wurx. I fixed one on a Guzzi that was so busted up I had to run wire thru parts of it, but it held. No one could tell on a walk by.
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Reply #126 - 08/14/09 at 11:18:18
 
I've still got the old one . What is a HID kit?
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Reply #127 - 08/14/09 at 11:24:29
 
It renders you Invisible when ever HD's are around.
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Reply #128 - 08/14/09 at 12:39:30
 
You got me
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Reply #129 - 08/17/09 at 10:47:47
 
I looked to see if anyone had added this tip, and didn't see it.  An electric knife (like one you would use to shave a ham or turkey... with two bladeds that alternate back and forth) does a wonderful job cutting seat cushion foam padding.

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Reply #130 - 08/17/09 at 18:57:38
 
Savage_Greg wrote on 04/25/08 at 11:49:14:
Sandy Koocanusa wrote on 04/20/08 at 19:41:42:
After reading on the forum that people were putting an ounce or two of two stroke oil, a little ATF, a splash of motor oil, a sprinkling of Seafoam, eye of newt, toad lips, and whatever else in there tank at every fill up, I started visualizing hiring a truck driver to follow me around with all the additives I'd need.  Instead, I went to the local chainsaw shop and bought a six-pack of 3oz bottles of two stroke oil (the ones you pour in a gallon of gas for the perfect 50:1 mix.)  They'll actually hold about 4 oz, I think.  Now, I can mix up whatever cocktail I like before I leave home.  The bottles are very small and easily carried in a ziplock that I throw in the bag on my back seat.

I just pull up to the pump, empty a bottle into the tank, and add gas.  No mixing and measuring and fooling around while traffic backs up behind me.

-Jason

Now, there might actual be benefits to the eye of newt, but with regard to all the rest of that stuff, don't believe it just because people write it.  The only additive that you really need in your gas is Stabil when it's time for winter storage.

All the rest of that stuff just increases the cost of your fuel.

Winter storage? What's that? Cool
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Reply #131 - 08/18/09 at 09:25:44
 
Listen to your bike once in awhile with a stethoscope.
Get to know what the usual sounds are.
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Reply #132 - 08/18/09 at 18:17:53
 
verslagen1 wrote on 08/14/09 at 11:24:29:
It renders you Invisible when ever HD's are around.



That was a good one.

HID or High Intensity Diode.  It's makes your bike light look like the cars with the really bright blue lights.
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Reply #133 - 08/28/09 at 04:16:53
 
I read that Coke will remove rust.
You may have to scrub a little but its suppose to work.

Also for rusted bolts ,screws,etc....you can soak overnight in vinegar to remove all rust.(in a pan of some sort)

I'm going to try these this weekend.
If (for some reason ) it dosent work...I guess I'll have to come back and delete this Wink
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Reply #134 - 08/28/09 at 12:41:13
 
Next time you do a oil/filter change,... shape a piece of tinfoil over your exhaust pipe and under the filter case... saves a lot of clean up...
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