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Posted by CDNRatMan
 - June 26, 2015, 10:52:47 AM

Did you think to order part #92037 and put it into the hole I marked and see if that helps I know your a Master Carpenter but sometimes......you just need a little help......

Posted by pcarrell
 - June 26, 2015, 08:12:31 AM

My wiring passes through the same area and I just retape it every year.

Posted by Donkey
 - June 26, 2015, 06:52:17 AM

For now, 'til I get some wire wrap around it...

Posted by Donkey
 - June 25, 2015, 12:34:22 PM

It wasn't obvious either.  Just coincidentally caught my eye... those pretty, colourful wires weren't showing, there was chewed up electrical tape covering them.  It was the frayed ugly tape that caught my eye.  I took a few ripped pieces off and notices the wires underneath had been pinched but not broken. 

Posted by Donkey
 - June 25, 2015, 11:58:17 AM

Quick question...  I just discovered that there is a bracket/harness missing that clamps the wiring harness that feeds into the headlight.  REALLY glad I noticed because the wiring bundle was being pinched at the steering lock...  pending disaster.

Anyone have a pic of what actually belongs there?  (1500, left side frame at steering head)

I'm a big fan of staying true to stock for stuff like that, but I may just fab somethign anyway...  just want to know what it actually looks like.

Posted by Donkey
 - June 24, 2015, 10:26:46 AM

 :o Sussex...  LOL

No...  A client's house. Out measuring jobs today...  One of the very few days that my job and the weather work together for me to be able to ride during the day!

Which probably means it will start raining around 4-ish...

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - June 24, 2015, 10:17:08 AM

Some visors for the lights would be nice, a Drifter Shifter, some small bling to stand out....lol.....but very nice.....is that at your home on Sussex Ave.

Posted by Donkey
 - June 24, 2015, 09:50:07 AM

Just because...

Posted by Donkey
 - June 13, 2015, 14:46:09 PM

No...  Instead I go to a web site, pay premium dollar in U.S. Funds, add shipping, and end up with probably not much better than what you have, if any.  :-\

I do like it though...  Wicked strong, but ya I could have done it way cheaper.

And wait...  I think I got it when our dollar was actually HIGHER than the U.S. Dollar!

I wouldn't have had to go anywhere. I have a ton of that crap around the house...

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - June 13, 2015, 09:41:00 AM

 >:(  Don't go to Wal-Mart, go and buy it at the real man store Canadian Tire, and use your card, get some food and car stuff and even clothing and you will be satisfied......

Posted by pcarrell
 - June 13, 2015, 07:58:59 AM

Go to the Walmart craft section and spend a dollar or two and you can get the magnet.  It's the same kind of stuff you use for refridgerator magnets.  When you change filters you just take the magnet off of the old one and put it on the new one......simple.

Posted by Donkey
 - June 12, 2015, 16:32:10 PM
Quote from: pcarrell on June 12, 2015, 10:06:31 AM

I have a long, flexible strip magnet that I wrap around the outside of the filter and just leave it there.  I figure that it makes the whole filter a giant magnet, and that's a good thing!

I supposed you couldn't have told me that 5 years ago before I spent the $ on a filter mag...    :-\
Posted by pcarrell
 - June 12, 2015, 10:06:31 AM

I have a long, flexible strip magnet that I wrap around the outside of the filter and just leave it there.  I figure that it makes the whole filter a giant magnet, and that's a good thing!

Posted by Donkey
 - June 11, 2015, 20:46:50 PM

Yessir...  agreed completely.  Just fascinated that the specs are so different...  and so much less oil than the 800.

I would tend to default to the factory sticker on the case and double check the window, and I'm so anal I actually use a funnel with meaurement markings on it, but I'm a curious person!

As a side note, I also use a FilterMag <filtermag.com> on the filter to pull any metal dust out of the bloodstream, and a magnetic drain plug.  Anything to keep that 710 clean!

Posted by pcarrell
 - June 11, 2015, 20:21:37 PM
Quote from: Donkey on June 11, 2015, 15:46:55 PM

So on the topic off "differences" (I'll bring this one back to my own thread)...

The specs for a '99 say oil, 4.0L w/ filter change, 3.5L w/o filter change.
The sticker on my engine case says 3.1 w/ filter, 2.9w/o (3.5L complete dry).

That's a pretty substantial difference...  That's less oil than my 800. Thoughts?

The easy way to "get it right" is to always fill your new filter, so the engine doesn't run dry on startup, then, with the bike level, look on the right lower engine case and find the small glass site just below the oil fill cap.  Your level should be just a shade above half way up the site.  Once done, run the engine a minute to circulate everything, turn it off and let it sit a few minutes so everything drains back down, and check the level again and top off if necessary.
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