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I have a cruise control on my bike and use it all the time. I also filled my bars with silicon and wheel weights in the ends. Helped with the vibration and I can see in the mirrors now. :woohoo:
I hope you were joking about the clot. It could be life threatening. :dry:
In my 20-30's I would scream through the turns racing anyone that came by. I'd brag about being able to kiss the ground if I wanted to. A wonder how I made it this far. :whistle: I'll leave that to you young bucks.
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As far as the clot, definitely not joking about it. I have an appointment with the doc tomorrow morning about my sprained ankle and hopefully I'll remember to bring it up to him. Of course I'm no doc either, might not be a clot, could be anything, but something is definitely off in my right arm. Wish it was my left arm so I could maintain speed while trying to wave back the blood flow.
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Wallie, maybe the rubber boots are not tight and allowing extra air in??? Somebody solved their issue doing that. Carbs are fickle by nature, if anything is off they don't want to work right.
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Try putting "pods" or "pod filters" in the search box on this site and you will likely find hundreds of threads on the topic.
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I'd be willing to bet the new tires are superior and sending road energy right into your worn steering head bearings.SmokyOwl wrote: I'm am certain that it's the tire, it being new AND with a different tread, because it only occurred after the change of tires. Never had a problem before, riding a lot faster and much longer duration going to a different work site last year. I'm guessing letting out a little air should help, but right now I'm pretty sure it's at the recommended tire pressure so I'll probably only let out about 3psi, I'm only dealing with the problem for about 1/2 mile so it's not THAT huge a deal for commuting to work, but there is a good curve in it. The new deep tread allows more flex in the treads than the more worn tire did so the tiny grooves in the road I think would affect it more than a worn tire with shallower treads.
As far as the clot, definitely not joking about it. I have an appointment with the doc tomorrow morning about my sprained ankle and hopefully I'll remember to bring it up to him. Of course I'm no doc either, might not be a clot, could be anything, but something is definitely off in my right arm. Wish it was my left arm so I could maintain speed while trying to wave back the blood flow.
9 times out of 10 your head shake, (at any variable speed) ...is from one of three things, loose or damaged head bearings, worn tires or worn/bad bearing in the swing arm pivot.
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wallie2785 wrote: Hey guys I have a weird question which way goes the peacock point does the long end point to on or the short end I noticed there's a notch and when that is by on and the long end is pointed to print more gas goes through
See page 13, I posted a pic of mine along with pretty much the same question. Wherever the handle (where you move it, the part where your fingers are on) is located....THAT is the position the petcock is in.
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