I was having that SAME experience at Daytona. On the street, a lot of crotch rockets got surprised! ... From: Stan Cochran she pulls just about anything off...
Over the hill? What hill? I didn't see any hill! ... From: fortworthx It would seem that you're the only one that connected the two [Non-text portions of...
OK, what's an SV650? I've got an XVS650? ... From: Stan Cochran We started 18th and finshed 10th on the SV650 in D Superbike (WERA) [Non-text portions of this...
... I have the Twister City setup. I have used it for years. Since 2000 with no problems. The bracket they came up with was pretty slick. Not just a heavy...
I'm still running the stock throttle body bracket(15K), this one had been rubber mounted as a factory demo(Thanks AL). The rubber mounts are where the TBB...
Thanks to all those who had input on the TBB. My choices were limited. To have one made would have cost around a C note. No cheap way out so I went with...
My bike only has 1600 miles on it so I have the option to upgrade all the weaknesses before breakage. I am going to take a hard look at how I can upgrade...
Dale, The others who have responded have given you some very good info, but not completely acurate. For the record; Twister City had both a complete...
Dang, these forks are a pain to get off! About twenty button head screws put in with an apparent mixture of red loctite and superglue. Got to take a break and...
"jsimpson" wrote: "About twenty button head screws put in with an apparent mixture of red loctite and superglue. Got to take a break and let the knuckles ...
Yea, John, I have had nothing but trouble getting the bolts out to mount the windshield brackets to the ends of the spring caps. That loctite/super glue combo...
So far I've twisted off two and have four six to go! ... From: Richard Messer To: Excelsior-Henderson-Resource-Board@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 02,...
Would have helped a lot if they'd used BLUE loctite. Blue is made for removable screws and red is for studs and such that are NOT to be removed1 ... From:...
Got the rest of them out by: 1. Heating with microtorch 2. turning with high quality allen wrench and 3/8" breaker bar until bolt head stripped 3. Grinding...
You must be somewhat careful with heat on Precoat 80 treated fasteners; the stuff is quite heat resistant. I've had a degree of success using a heat gun rather...
The bolts which I heated the longest came out the easiest. The loctite was no longer red, but a yellow powder. The two fasteners that broke were the two that...
Another good method for heating the bolts is a heavy duty electric soldering iron. I like this because it gives you more precise control without heating up...
Thanks for the advice regarding the bad ground on my X (especially brother John for the concise procedure for the fix). The ground strap did the trick and she...
Hey Buck. Have you done a tranny fix? I noticed you have 15k miles on yer X. Ty ... From: Shawn To: Excelsior-Henderson-Resource-Board@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Hey Jumper. Ya, it's Ty. I have been lurking around lately. I hadn't ridden the X for awhile and am now wrenching a bit on her. I just put on a ground strap...
While we're at it, that fork would the ideal candidate for replacement by titanium or high strength aluminum alloy. That sucker must weigh fifty pounds! ... ...
