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General Discussion / Re: Pre-E5 V7 Rear Spoked Wheel on V9

« Last post by Huzo on Today at 03:46:52 AM »

Make sure you know the offset of the rim so you can spoke the new one up the same.
Also, how does the rear disc line up ? 

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General Discussion / Re: Pre-E5 V7 Rear Spoked Wheel on V9

« Last post by faffi on Today at 02:28:12 AM »

Admire your tenacity   Looking forward to follow the next steps.

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General Discussion / Re: Arcing Dyna Coils

« Last post by nc43bsa on Today at 01:49:36 AM »

With the plug wire off, the energy will find the next path to ground is my first thought.

Indeed.

GM HEI coils have been known to do similar things.  The coil has high enough voltage to spark, even if there is no spark plug connected.

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General Discussion / Re: Arcing Dyna Coils

« Last post by John A on Today at 01:01:26 AM »

With the plug wire off, the energy will find the next path to ground is my first thought.

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General Discussion / Arcing Dyna Coils

« Last post by Turin on December 02, 2025, 10:52:08 PM »

Anyone else experience this issue? I unplugged a wire from the plug and saw a bright arc from the coil to the frame when I cranked it over.  These are the 3ohm (new old stock) and they are arcing from the coil body. no cracks in the coil body.

Backstory - I'm chasing down a running issue on a modded lemans 1000 engine. the power curve hits a wall at 6500 rpm. Down low it's great. I've tried different main jets, checked the timing and advance, valve lash, changed out the dyna ignition. Hoping that a coil swap will do the trick.

Not a mechanic... more of a glorified parts swapper.

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General Discussion / Re: The joy of new mobile devices

« Last post by John Croucher on December 02, 2025, 09:18:48 PM »

My apologies to all cellular users.  Many decades ago I jumped from my professional careers as a manufacturing engineer to become a telecommunications sales rep.  On the ground floor of the break up of the phone service monopoly.  Gradually becoming a master distributor of cellular phones.  Getting You addicted.

My sales group pumped out a semi trailer of phones 5 days a week for years. 

Prepaid cellular is the cheapest and most flexible service plan.  Buying and owning your on phone is the cheapest way to own a handset.  You own your phone number.  It can be transferred to any carrier.

There are top tier carriers and resellers call mobile virtual network operators or MVNO'S. A MVNO is cheap service.  Calls and data speed is manipulated. 

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General Discussion / Re: Bikes you could get for $5000 in 1986

« Last post by Guzzidad on December 02, 2025, 07:46:19 PM »

   In 1987 I traded in my first Guzzi, a 75 850T, for a new 883 Sportster. $4,000 (minus my trade in). It was actually a pretty good bike for the time. I had it for 4 years and all it ever needed was a new battery and new chain every year. And tires, of course. But then my local dealer had a used 89 Guzzi LeMans that I couldn't live without and I never looked back.

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General Discussion / Re: The joy of new mobile devices

« Last post by NoDebt on December 02, 2025, 07:33:24 PM »

Please return to Verizon cell service

Verizon shareholders need our dividend. 

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General Discussion / Re: Bikes you could get for $5000 in 1986

« Last post by SIR REAL ED on December 02, 2025, 07:01:34 PM »

I was a penniless college student in 1986, even more broke due to totaling a Toyota Starlet (loved that car) the year before.

Luckily I still had my pristine 1980 Suzuki GS1000G (shaft drive).

But, if I did have that kind of money to burn back then, $5049 would have been spent on a Yamaha FJ1200.

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General Discussion / Re: What is your favorite motorcycling footwear?

« Last post by SIR REAL ED on December 02, 2025, 06:50:36 PM »

I suddenly recalled the brand of my comfy-as-slippers motorcycle boots from way back; not Sidi, but Diadora.

Here I am wearing them before the, uhm, mishap

Was the mishap buying a Yamaha XS500?

A neighbor had one.  It was a fine bike, but some magazines claimed they were problematic.