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Switching from main, to reserve, and back to main on the petcock fixes my electrical issues too. It probably has something to do with the 40 psi in my tires and the brand of oil I'm using.
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......you forgot.........'location, location, location'Originally posted by trbig View Post
.......Opps, that be 42psi rear-40psi front..
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lmfao......:dOriginally posted by motoman View PostGreg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
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You know Greg there is one more thing you had to do when switching from main to reserve and back. Maybe it just wanted you to shift your a** around and then when you went right back to the same spot it quit.
In reality mechanical problems other than the wires for ignition are usually solid issues electrical are intermittent most of the time unless you go on a long isolated trip. If you pick a place miles from anywhere with no help and take few tools and no parts I bet you will have a solid condition.To fix the problem one should not make more assumptions than the minimum needed.
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Pretty sure trbig could give a solid opinion on that statement.Originally posted by ViperRon View Post
Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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Another option you may not have thought of Greg......unplug and spray clean all that dielectic grease out of that pick-up coil plug-in
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81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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[QUOTE=motoman;483604]Another option you may not have thought of Greg......unplug and spray clean all that dielectic grease out of that pick-up coil plug-in.......(was just in reference to post #2870 of 'what did you do to your bike today'
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81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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[QUOTE=motoman;483605]Originally posted by motoman View PostAnother option you may not have thought of Greg......unplug and spray clean all that dielectic grease out of that pick-up coil plug-in.......(was just JAT in reference to post #2870 of 'what did you do to your bike today').81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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[QUOTE=motoman;483605]I prefer my bike to run on ALL cylinders in heavy rain......Originally posted by motoman View PostAnother option you may not have thought of Greg......unplug and spray clean all that dielectic grease out of that pick-up coil plug-in.......(was just in reference to post #2870 of 'what did you do to your bike today').Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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weird indeed...the other day i was cruising on the hwy between 75-80...when i slowed to 70 the bike started running like it was out of gas...(it wasnt)...went on for a couple miles but by the time i made my exit ...the roughness went away...my thoughts are fuel related...LOL
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Just keep some Texas Longhorns duct tape available to wrap your plug connections if it's affected by torrential downpours, right Greg?
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Too bad it didn't work huh John. I was damn sick of running on 2 cylinders trying to keep up. If I had known what it was I coulda stopped at a parts store and fixed it in 15 minutes.Originally posted by jwhughes3 View PostJust keep some Texas Longhorns duct tape available to wrap your plug connections if it's affected by torrential downpours, right Greg?
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Harry and I were having hell keeping our bikes going in that deluge.Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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