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Topic: Your thoughts |
molerat
Replies: 5
Views: 9137
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Forum: Tech Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 3:11 pm Subject: Your thoughts |
| Thanks for the advice I've been thinking the same thing, take the $$ and run. If I get anything close to what you got Jim I'll be ecstatic, considering I paid only 3500 for it. I did forget to mention ... |
Topic: Your thoughts |
molerat
Replies: 5
Views: 9137
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:53 am Subject: Your thoughts |
| Hi all, haven’t posted in awhile, bu I’d like your feedback . I was in an accident in Big Timber MT, I’m fine. The damage appears to be just the fairing right side, whole fairing ... |
Topic: Heat Bolsters |
molerat
Replies: 10
Views: 15090
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:05 pm Subject: Heat Bolsters |
Well good news, I found the old insulators some broke, cracked but able toget them to work. Thanks to the diagram and pictures (Scott), I was able to figure out where they go.
Thanks again gentlem ... |
Topic: Heat Bolsters |
molerat
Replies: 10
Views: 15090
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Forum: Tech Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:44 pm Subject: Heat Bolsters |
If you can get the part numbers from Max's site, google them, someone must have used ones somewhere. On a LT the force the hot air out the fairing vents, not straight on your legs.
Thanks, I'll gi ... |
Topic: Heat Bolsters |
molerat
Replies: 10
Views: 15090
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:43 pm Subject: Heat Bolsters |
I thought I would resurrect this instead of creating new post. Does anyone have a work around for these heat screens?
Mine are either missing or cracked and falling apart. Living in Phoenix now I ... |
Topic: fuel leak |
molerat
Replies: 11
Views: 18038
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2016 5:41 pm Subject: fuel leak |
[quote="Jim"]Hey Brian - I think the reason the nipple needs to be moved a bit is that you can't get a hose and clamp on it the way it's pointed now. Not sure - it's been awhile.[/quote
U ... |
Topic: fuel leak |
molerat
Replies: 11
Views: 18038
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Forum: Tech Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 6:51 pm Subject: fuel leak |
Hey Guys,
Thanks for all that information it looks promising, I printed it up and if I have time this weekend will give it a go. I really hope it works.
Is it a difficult procedure? It doesn't loo ... |
Topic: fuel leak |
molerat
Replies: 11
Views: 18038
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Forum: Tech Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:26 pm Subject: fuel leak |
The piece under the cap is the flapper.
The cup (air accumulator) is right under the right rear corner of the tank - where the 2 vent nipples come out of the tank.
Oh that's right, I remember th ... |
Topic: fuel leak |
molerat
Replies: 11
Views: 18038
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Forum: Tech Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:52 pm Subject: fuel leak |
I only had about 3 gallons in it.
I removed the cup a while ago if you are referring to the piece under the filler cap.
I failed to mention (if it helps), I had trouble starting it about a week earl ... |
Topic: fuel leak |
molerat
Replies: 11
Views: 18038
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:58 pm Subject: fuel leak |
Hi All,
I haven't been on in a while for personal reasons and because of that haven't ridden in quite a while.
Anyway, I'm back on the bike. I was riding over the weekend and noticed fuel leaking ... |
Topic: THE K11 KNOCK |
molerat
Replies: 12
Views: 21084
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:17 pm Subject: THE K11 KNOCK |
Hello,
I had a knock at idle on my K1100...
After checking the throttle bodies (Balancing) and many other checks it turned out to be the "monkey nuts" in the alternator coupling!
Al ... |
Topic: Fuel tank capacity |
molerat
Replies: 35
Views: 38543
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Forum: Tech Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:33 pm Subject: Fuel tank capacity |
Thought I would resurrect this thread due to my last trip and some of the comments found here being interesting. This is what I did today.
1. Ran tank almost dry, bike coughed to a stop.
2. Put ... |
Topic: Pinging |
molerat
Replies: 8
Views: 12907
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Forum: Tech Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:08 pm Subject: Pinging |
So I should change the title to "ticking", thats more what it sounds like and still a mystery...could it be the throttle bodies need adjusting?
As mentioned earlier it seems to mostly do ... |
Topic: Pinging |
molerat
Replies: 8
Views: 12907
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 4:45 pm Subject: Pinging |
| I made it back to COS, with no problem, in fact it ran superbly as usual. Still have the gremlin noise though when letting off the throttle from a high RPM. I will try those item you guys mentioned wh ... |
Topic: Pinging |
molerat
Replies: 8
Views: 12907
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Forum: Tech Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 12:46 pm Subject: Pinging |
thanks, I guess I will just keep fingers crossed I don't get stuck in desert. Sometimes it sounds like it may be loose valves and seems to only do it when at high rpm's and I let off the throttle q ... |
Topic: Pinging |
molerat
Replies: 8
Views: 12907
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:22 pm Subject: Pinging |
Hi all.
I just rode my bike from CO. to SoCal last week about 1300 miles (took some side rodes). The reason for the post is since I arrived I have been hearing pinging from the engine. Hard to tell w ... |
Topic: Antenna |
molerat
Replies: 3
Views: 8577
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 6:45 pm Subject: Antenna |
Hi all,
Anyone know where to get an aftermarket antenna? I have seen some pic's on this site of others bikes with long antenna's, look to be about 12 inches. Tried the boneyard but out of stock of ... |
Topic: not starting and bogging down |
molerat
Replies: 4
Views: 8051
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:15 pm Subject: not starting and bogging down |
| Thanks everyone, it was a busy August and I finally got around to changing the filter and that seemed to be the culprit, bike starts right up just like before and runs even smoother. It had some cheap ... |
Topic: not starting and bogging down |
molerat
Replies: 4
Views: 8051
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Forum: Tech Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 5:26 pm Subject: not starting and bogging down |
Hi all,
After exhaustive use of the search feature here I think my issue is the fuel filter but still would like your opinion.
First sign of a problem was I think bad gas, when I rolled on the t ... |
Topic: Fuel mileage? |
molerat
Replies: 15
Views: 18893
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:54 pm Subject: Fuel mileage? |
| 41-42 for around town driving, not sure about the highway, have not had it out on the highway for a whole tank in a while, long overdue for that. |
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