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Does anyone else get the one that says,"Kill your friends. They are demons." or is that just me? Fred

It really depends on how you define "day" And the equation changes if one of the squirrels wanders into my backyard and gets taken down by my cat Dervish. Anyway, PM sent.

It sounds like a mixed blessing. It's dangerous if your wheels hit it. But then again, what the hell are you doing with your wheels on the double yellow? In a right hand turn, you shouldn't be anywhere near the double yellow once the turn has started. In a left turn, if your wheels are on...

I recently tested my stator, and I got some very different numbers. First off, I tested with the stator disconnected from the regulator. If you left yours connected, then we're comparing apples to oranges. 1-2 1-3 2-3 Idle 23 23 23 2500 50 48 49 5500...

At $1500 for a kit, not me. But they are cool looking. I'm saving my money for the 67 Mercury Cougar project. Fred

On bikes the big problem is that there's not much extra room. If you could find the space, fitting regular car cat might do the job. On the other hand, the bike might not pump enough exhaust gas to get a car cat up the temperature. I think (and I may be wrong) that cats won't work when...

OK, I see what you meant now. I didn't look at your country of origin when I posted my original comment. I admit that the USA is one of the biggest offenders when it comes to pollution. It's not something that I'm personally proud of. But many people seem to take great pleasure in making...

What does the Kyoto Protocol have to do with this? I'm pointing out the basic fact that the cat reduces exhaust emissions, and that by removing it, you're making your bike run dirtier. The bike does have two cats, but one of them is much larger than the other, and that's the one that you're...

Pros have been listed. Here's a con. Leave the cat in place please. I like breathing. Fred

I ride the FZ6 for anything out of town. The ratbike is for around town only at the moment. I haven't got all the bugs sorted out, so I don't want to ride too far away from a bus stop.

When your engine block cracks, check the thermometer. Now you know. :Flip: Fred

If you're not confident about doing the job yourself, then you should absolutely take it to a mechanic. Cheers, Frederic

You want some smaller clamps for the bike battery. Check the battery connections too. I've seen one case before where dropping the bike loosened the battery terminals enough that the bike wouldn't start anymore. Fred

Get the grease all over the connectors. It won't interfere with the connectors working, but at the same time, it won't create a short circuit between two pins on a connector. It's great stuff. As for where to apply it, you can put it inside every electrical connector on the bike, including...

You're better off with dialectric grease. Clean the switch with contact cleaner first, and then you may be able to get some grease inside it on the contacts. Dialectric grease is designed to protect electrical connections and switches from corrosion without shorting them out. Other greases...

Sorry guys, I was supposed to take baseline readings this last weekend, but ran out of time. My two week vacation starts tomorrow, so I'll be able to get to it then. I hadn't realized that the tank had to be lifted to reach the stator connector, so I'd been planning on it being a ten minute...

Can you give some more details or pictures? Most of us don't have that model, so any info helps. The starter probably is stuck and needs to be wiggled loose. There's an old rubber o-ring on the nose of the starter, and it's likely stiffened up and is fighting you. Penetrating oil like PB...

As a teenager I built rockets just like his, a stick of balsa attached to an Estes motor. I launched them out of a lacross stick. They flew a lot straighter than his rockets, so I am guessing that a longer launch tube would make the difference on his bike. He's taped the balsa on, and I glued...

You're wiring your bike much the way I did mine. So this video should help. YouTube - How to wire a motorcycle, the right way.

I can test my bike. PM sent.