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  1. albran

    What did you do to your Vmax today?

    We?re keeping the Vmax in Colorado this summer, spending 3 wks there then a couple of week?s home, then back to CO. Unbelievable story: :ummm: Does this qualify as a "dropped it"? Wind blowing 50+MPH Late last week the wind started blowing and blowing etc!! So we retreated to the 5th...
  2. albran

    Vertical mount plate--Legal?

    I leap off/out walk back and with real conviction say "Can I help you?" The conversation usually deteriorates from there. I spend a lot of time in driving class or use deferred adjudication. ab
  3. albran

    Messed it up

    "On The Road Again" The wheel was only at the shop ONE week and 1 hr labor. :eusa_dance: the SWEET sound (make that NO SOUND) of a quiet rear brake, almost broke it in today. Thanks ALL :worthy: for your HELP ab I'm still wondering WHY it took a longer than stock hex wrench and a 1'...
  4. albran

    Messed it up

    Best suggestion so far. :rofl_200: But I usually don't stop when I stomp in the house OH NO NOT ME IT'S GOT TO BE HER FAULT!! ab
  5. albran

    Messed it up

    I didn't think about the penetrating oil, I've had VERY good luck with PB Blaster not sure how it would react to the lock tite. A friend has pointed me to a machine shop. Wish me luck ab
  6. albran

    Messed it up

    I think the original owner rode with his foot on the pedal, the rotor is WORE OUT, less than 6K miles at the time. Are he had some forward set controls on it and thay may NOT have been adjusted right, they were off when I bought it. Sold to Noxx72. When I bought it it actually hurt my ears to...
  7. albran

    Messed it up

    Thanks for the help, I'm looking for a machine shop. I have the rotor off and REAL "vice grips" but the machined lip won't let me get a good grip on the nub, even with that POS broke off eas out in it. It broke flush with the nub. That lock tite is some tuff stuff!! Should have applied heat...
  8. albran

    Messed it up

    That's what I broke off, after I gave up on the vice grips. I've broken them before (they are VERY brittle) but never on anything this important. Thanks ab
  9. albran

    Messed it up

    The first owner :wacko: and I have REALLY messed up my rear wheel. Looks like the first owner TRIED to change the rear rotor. He used a Torx instead of the SUPPLIED hex wrench. He completely rounded 2 of the hex holes into ROUND holes, pretty much messed up 2 more and evidently gave up and...
  10. albran

    What did you do to your Vmax today?

    :whistlin: Burned 1/2 a tank, 72* no wind :punk:. ab
  11. albran

    what was your first bike?

    1st bike 69 H1 Kawa Least favorite 72 Suzuki Favorite the pic was made in 73 S of Amarillo on US 287 on the way to Co. Da** master links ab
  12. albran

    Soliciting Input

    brake test in ...5...4...3
  13. albran

    pooeeep! poooeep! Thas da sound of da police..

    Late one night out in the country Sweetums, me and another couple passed a moving DPS at 110. 55+55=110 He didn't even turn his lights on BUT that was back in the late 70's the cop cars wouldn't even do a hundred and the national speed limit was 55. I bet he's still beating on that steering...
  14. albran

    Would you buy a house right now?

    My house is paid for. :eusa_dance: If I had the money and was 20 yrs younger I would buy a second ...Correct that if I had the money I would buy as many as I could!! Trust me, this will pass, 10 yrs from now you'll be says "I remember when I could have bought that house for only $??. This is...
  15. albran

    pooeeep! poooeep! Thas da sound of da police..

    I should be so lucky. The last time I got stopped 70 in a 55, he added a couple on to that looked me in the eye and said "you got a problem with that", wrote a ticket for no insurance (the new card was home so I bet that one, his parting comment "come back in :30 and I'll be able to get you...
  16. albran

    Carbs need Sync-ing again

    Wwhheeww what a trip down memory lane :ummm:. I remember 2 allen screws and an almost square piece of metal with a point. The 2 screws held the tool in place and the point held the valve open while the cam rotated out of the way OR I may be remembering my sons old Honda Civic??? :rofl_200: ab
  17. albran

    Carbs need Sync-ing again

    Does this mean you don't have to remove the cams to get to the shims? It looks like my old (new to me in 78) XS11. I may still have the valve adjusting tool. My 91 VFR didn't require any special tools (don't quote me on that). BUT you had to take your measurements, remove the cams, remove the...
  18. albran

    Carbs need Sync-ing again

    They make a lot of noise for a 7K motor, I'm planning to do it this winter. 10 years ago I would have already done it but I'm fat, old and lazy now. Quick question: Do I need any SPECIAL tools to adj the valves? Thanks for your help ab
  19. albran

    Carbs need Sync-ing again

    I Lost/broke it decades ago, notice the clear hoses. I actually like the clamp it's easer to adjust :eusa_dance: but it does wear out the hose. ab
  20. albran

    Carbs need Sync-ing again

    I synced this weekend see the before and after pictures. That's all I did and it's running/idling just fine! I didn't check the linkages so I wont know anything for a while. The original owner had the switch that moves the VBoost RPM to 3K so I know it's been "WORKED" on. Thanks for the...
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