Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, Before posting to the list, there are things you need to know. The first thing is : there are 850 people on the list. If...
5united@yahoogroups.com
Sep 1, 2004 4:16 pm
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... They all suck to varying degrees. I have the Haynes, and the Clymer, and the factory parts book and shop manual. Actually, I always thought the...
Anywhere in the Sierra Nevada between Quincy and Kings Canyon during the June-October timeframe would be great for many. Piling onto the Airhead gathering ...
If the shoes or drum is warped then you might well have this problem. Put the machine on it's center stand and adjust the brake wingnut until the brake just...
The newer tubes do have a slot cut across them (at least the long one, for the oil-cooler-equipped bikes. Doing that shouldn't hurt anything. John Falconer...
I use both the Chilton's and Haynes(? - the British one - it's in the garage and I'm lousy on names) manuals for the /5 series. Between the two I can usually...
It is fine to shift in first gear with a mild clunk. It is even normal when at a standstill, that you have to push it down, let the clutch come up a bit to get...
I have a Hayes and wanted a 1975 Chlition manuel because they are american as in explanation I do not have to refer for the English version of a word But the...
You really don't want the Chilton manual for the /5. It is many times worse than the others. In one place it has a photo of a /2 magneto while talking about...
========================== Part on the problem is the north do not want to come South cause of traffic congestion . . . the South Can't get out Due to that...
Find a bolt that will screw into the tube. Then find a nut that will screw onto the bolt. Run the nut onto the bolt and then thread the bolt into the tube, but...
My bike did this a couple times when I first got it. I'm pretty sure that it was tank liner scrap plugging one of the main jets and the symptoms were very...
Seamas OScalaidhe
OSCALAIDHE@...
Sep 2, 2004 2:29 pm
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My personal favourite is the early Clymers manual, the one with the silver cover (mine is missing that cover :) The later edition covers too m,uch ground and...
FWIW, what about the factory manual, are they all enshrined in vaccum-purged, nitrogen-filled glass display cases in private collections? I asked my local...
Hello, although I'm sure this subject has been exhausted to many levels. I am in the middle of getting the proper parts to work on my toaster. i'm switching...
The public libraries often have alot of old motor vehicle repair manuals on their shelves. Most were donated by retired mechanics or by estates. May be able to...
Ned, In fact a member of this list did exactly that several years ago. The manuals are interesting, but, presuppose a lot of knowledge on the part of the...
These /5 trannys are weird. Sometimes they'll go thru the gears smooth as silk and then clunk later on for reasons unknown. Mine acted like that from 4k when...
The can't hear makes it tough to diagnose but along the fuel starvation ideas , I once was struggling up to Idlylwild and discovered spooge in the float bowls...
====================================== I would recommend a venue around San Luis Obispo. It's a nice college town, the temperature is moderate compared to ...
I agree with Scott, San Louis Obisbo, would be a good central location for
most of state. Weather is usually great and oh, so close to the Motorcycle
Mecca...
Tim, Indeed, if there are problems with the rotor, then the circuit from the charging light to 'ground' is open, thus the light is off, and the starter...
San Luis Obispo is often called SLO by the locals. I lived there while working for Craig Vetter back in 80. It is a wonderful place in nearly all respects....
I recently posted a notice of the Lake San Antonio Vintage BMW campout 10 /9 10/10 This is just north of SLO about 40 mi. So any one wanting to check out the...
... When did he move there? When I met him he was operating out of the family bicycle shop and a large warehouse in Rantoul, Illinois. Gave me a heck of a good...
I've read up on all the Front Brake adjustment webpages and I can't seem to figure out my problem. Brake activates perfectly. Perfect cable throw and stopping...
Erik, When you say you "took it apart and clean all" did you pull he shafts the cams ride on and clean and lube both them and the bores in the backing plate? ...
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