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79447
Hi listers , One of my customers has acquired a 41 Sport Scout. It has the A about F left hand throttle BUT this operates back to front !! i.e. you twist away...
Christopher James
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Feb 1, 2005
4:30 pm
79448
I believe this is a safety feature on the sport scout. It will prevent that the rider falls off during the fearsome acceleration. I believe the sleeves inside...
Halvor Midtvik
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Feb 1, 2005
5:05 pm
79449
Chnange over the sleeves from left to rigth and everthing is ok.Happened same on my 741 .Thanks Tom ... From: "Halvor Midtvik" <halvor.midtvik@...> To:...
Tom Englund
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Feb 1, 2005
5:17 pm
79450
... A about F left hand throttle BUT this operates back to front !! i.e. you twist away from you to accelerate. Surely this is incorrect ..... ? What has ...
Fred Dufrene
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Feb 1, 2005
5:53 pm
79451
Chris, Does the advance also work backwards (twist out to advance)? If so the grips are reversed. If the advance works correctly, you have the wrong grip on...
John Welch
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Feb 1, 2005
6:27 pm
79452
You think that's bad? Ha! My Pan chopper has a left hand throttle & a mouse trap clutch on the same side, keeps the weenies of my bike ;0) ya know you can...
Thomas Jacobs
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Feb 1, 2005
8:10 pm
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hiya it could be a bike built in america for riding in china brian On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 18:04:35 +0100 "Halvor Midtvik"...
Brian F Parrish
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Feb 1, 2005
8:17 pm
79454
You don't want a push throttle' hell you hit a un expected bump or chuck hole & you might nail the throttle instead of backing off of it. I tried it on the...
Thomas Jacobs
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Feb 1, 2005
8:29 pm
79455
Plus the light switch, kill switch,horn, no turn signals no way' too buisy now! Jake ... From: Thomas Jacobs [mailto:sjacobs@...] Sent: Tuesday,...
Thomas Jacobs
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Feb 1, 2005
8:33 pm
79456
ever heard of a return spring................Larry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Duckman270@...
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Feb 1, 2005
9:05 pm
79457
Test...
Mike Burns
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Feb 1, 2005
9:57 pm
79458
This can be corrected either by getting the correct left hand sleeve at the end of your handlebar. These are available from most dealers. Another way is to...
The Essegerns
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Feb 1, 2005
10:06 pm
79459
A while back, one of my cables broke on my S&S carb on my 82 shovelhead, right down town Daytona, at 11:00 at night, two blocks from main st. Fortunelly I was...
Wayne Hagler
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Feb 2, 2005
12:16 am
79460
Non-Indian Content Warning: The folowing is a memory of a similar 'reversed controls' activity that is intended to let you chuckle. Many years ago, my "Partner...
chevwilliam
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Feb 2, 2005
3:02 am
79461
Hi All , Thanks for all the replies , the bike is not in my workshop (yet). The owner phoned to ask me what the problem / solution is / was. He also wants to...
Christopher James
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Feb 2, 2005
6:04 am
79462
G'day everyone. Can any one point me to a supplier for the two black Bakelite (???) knobs for the end of the clutch and gear selector levers to suit my 22...
Ken Kemp
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Feb 2, 2005
8:10 am
79463
if these rims are original let me knoe about them walt need 18s for police four cylinder walt\\\ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Feb 2, 2005
11:48 am
79464
Chris, I think you might find 16" rims for SS pretty hard to find. Because of the integral brake drum, they have different spoke angles than the Chiefs and...
John Welch
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Feb 2, 2005
1:02 pm
79465
Fellow Listers... Can anyone out there please advise if the Indian Style Grab Rail for the Late 40's Chief Chumee Seat is being repopped or where to search for...
John Faylo
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Feb 2, 2005
1:18 pm
79466
Yes, the tooling is being made for the 5-pc Chummie seat rail, as I type this. The cost is not certian at this time. They are going to be made excatly as per...
Wayne Hagler
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Feb 2, 2005
1:33 pm
79467
There is an entertaining example of "reversed" control that is also somewhat bike related at Daytona Beach. It is a small bicycle that has been modified so...
John Welch
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Feb 2, 2005
1:57 pm
79468
After I posted the below message, it occured to me that a 16" front rim for 40 to 52 Harley WL might work as they also have the integral brake drum. I don't...
John Welch
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Feb 2, 2005
2:18 pm
79469
Ok, I'll let everyone know on the prices, as soon as we get everything in order here. Yes, well be at Oley, and hopefully we'll have at least one per meet...
Wayne Hagler
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Feb 2, 2005
2:26 pm
79470
... everything in ... least one per ... production ... In Hatields resto guide there is a factory picture of 47 chief with leather covered chum-me rail.Have...
policechief34
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Feb 2, 2005
4:17 pm
79471
Jake: I give you a lot of credit for doing what you do. Every year I make a point of riding all of my bikes on the same day which is an interesting exercise -...
Prusnek
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Feb 2, 2005
4:29 pm
79472
Thanks I try hard to make things work as smooth as they do? {I work hard to make things look easy} Better a hamburger' than a tube steak! :0} A lot of it is...
Thomas Jacobs
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Feb 2, 2005
5:18 pm
79473
Hello all on list.I would like to hear your opinion about the KILLERVALVE in 1948 aluminiumpump.Do i leave the ball there or take it out.I dont like when the...
Tom Englund
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Feb 2, 2005
5:40 pm
79474
Larry , How is a spring going to correct this problem ?? Chris James. ... From: <Duckman270@...> To: <VirtualIndian@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday,...
Christopher James
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Feb 2, 2005
5:53 pm
79475
... take it out.I dont like when the bike stands in my garage 2 days and oiltank is empty and crankcase is full.How do you do it? ... Tom this issue has been...
policechief34
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Feb 2, 2005
7:28 pm
79476
In a message dated 2/2/2005 1:16:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, flatearthspares@... writes: Larry , How is a spring going to correct this problem...
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Feb 2, 2005
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