It's been over a year since I've posted to this group. Military (Canadian)commitments have wasted a year of riding. First I did 6 month's in Afghanistan...
First of all, thanks for your military service, sir! The only help I can offer is that there are heavy duty springs, which had yellow paint markings on them....
Lo and behold, once I got them apart there were two springs inside. I'm guessing these were after market items. One was 333mm and the other 94mm. Does any one...
OK, now I'm looking into new shocks. The Ikon shocks are supposed to be good, but any cam-style adjuster is hard to operate with the luggage attached. Does...
Hi, John. I had my 77 Convert forks apart not that long ago. They had thicker coils then did the springs from a friends' CX1000 from the same era, and they had...
Thanks for the reply, "Upstate Mark." That email of mine was sent more then a month ago - for some reason it didn't come through in a timely fashion. In the ...
Hi, John. I have springs like that in my Vert now, but it wasn't like that from the factory. I installed FAC dampers, which allow more fork extension then do...
I'm almost finished restoring a 76 vert. Need some new rubber to get it highway ready. Specs are for 4.0x18 Was thinking of something a little bigger in the...
Mike did you ever sort out your sportster mufflers? If not, I finally put those longer mufflers on my vert, and my sportie mufflers (the kind with only one...
... Manual in my '76 Vert says proper size is 4.10 X 18 OR 110/90-18 for both front and rear. I've got a 120/90-18 on rear and there's plenty of room for ...
I had http://www.jpcycles.com/productgroup.aspx?GID=F515C251-9CFE-4A4B-B0C9-FB10B8B04EC3 on my vert and really like them... the new owner loves them ... i'm...
hands down, my recomendation after 80k on verts, is....(drum roll)..... Metzler Laser 33 110/90 on the front, and (second drum roll).... Michelin Macadam 50...
Thanks Charles, But you have me confused about the Metzler Lazer up front. Is that your recommedation even though the other seven say it sucked or does it suck...
Hey, it's great to see some life on this list! Peet, I've got Metzler Marathon's on my Vert: a 100 on the front and a 120 on the back. I'm very happy with...
Mike I put some JC whitney muffs on my SP1000. Also stuck floorboards on it ;). They lasted about 1 1/2 years before the finish on them was ruined, and the...
yup, you caught me crossways. The Michelin didn't work well up front. Michelin actually redesigned it and released it as a 50 E I think. Still didn't work, ...
Thanks for the additional feedback, Shorty. Those do sound like the muffs I'm considering. I have heard that the packing tends to blow out, but it can be ...
Mike They aren't that expensive. Plus, I rode the stuffing out of that SP. Another plus is that they take the exhaust out past the rear end, while the...
Any one have one for sale, or know where I can get a digital copy. I don't want the whole round fin shop manual, just the supplement for the converts......
Hi, Mike (mtiberio). Someone on the loopframe list suggested that you try air shocks on your Convert. I put Progressive air shocks on mine this spring. We like...
Hi, all. Laura and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary last week by taking the Convert up to the Shenandoah National park. There aren't many pics with ...
DOH... I had a 77 megabyte file on my disk that is the entire Convert Shop Supplement... I have uploaded it to a free big file storage site. It will only last ...
Put a file in the file section with this info as well. I uploaded 5 copies to various free file hosters. They should stay up for at least 30 days after the...
MTIBERO: I've got a pdf file of Convert Parts List/book. It's around 90 mb. If you want me to send it to you so you can post that also, let me know. It...
Nice shot and all, but with a duffle bag, helmet, and some white tumor growing out of the right grip. Surely we can find a more representative picture to...
thanks, I found my own copy that I got from someone in australia or new zealand last winter. I posted it on the web, and put links on the MGconvert group... ...
Link(s) to parts book (may have expired) http://www.bigupload.com/d=642D92B3 http://www.mooload.com/new/file.php?file=files/080606/1149775552/Convert+Parts.PDF...
