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A bunch of old guys with compromised hearing. My tinnitus is relatively mild and hearing aids do help in some situations. High...
Today at 9:52 AM
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My tinnitus is obtrusive and nothing is able to quell it. It is at 12Khz, a discordant mix of about 4 pure tones, static, 10,000...
Today at 9:20 AM
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Did a bunch of annual maintenance stuff, including final drive lube and got the bike out for 100 km or so. Performed flawlessly and no...
Today at 8:01 AM
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Dan Thank you for the heads up about BatteriesPlus. I just placed an order with them, which I should receive May 2nd. I put the bike...
Today at 7:57 AM
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OK - now that you are back in neutral, sounds like you have a plan. FWIW - clearly your tinnitus is worse than mine, but music in the...
Today at 7:57 AM
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While not actually being in neutral would be a problem with starting the engine, the rear wheel being locked up solid is not related to...
Yesterday at 9:13 PM
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Even in gear (assuming the Even in gear, the bike should rock back and forth a couple of inches. If it doesn't, either the rear brake...
Yesterday at 9:12 PM
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I would ignore the neutral light. Just push it down to 1st with your hand, push a few times to make sure. Then pull up super gentle...
Yesterday at 8:53 PM
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When you say the wheel is locked up do you mean it has a little movement forward / backward but not full rotation, or do you mean locked...
Yesterday at 8:20 PM
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Ooh, I like that. Did you swap the fill and drain plugs? I wonder if the (longer) drain plug contacts the ring gear if you put it in...
Yesterday at 8:20 PM
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One more dumb question - how sure are you that it is actually in neutral?
Yesterday at 8:07 PM
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Seems unlikely that high oil would cause the wheel to not turn. 1) I would make sure rear brake is not seized 2) Do as Ross suggested...
Yesterday at 7:24 PM
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Seems odd. Although I use Shorai in everything, O'Reilly here could get a cheap lead acid battery next day. If not where you live then...
Yesterday at 6:29 PM
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Long time rider of older bikes. Started in 1999 on a 76 Wing and moved up to a 1992 ST1100 in the early 2000’s. Rode the ST more than...
Yesterday at 4:48 PM
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He also mentioned leaving it on a trickle charger for 7 years. It is junk
Yesterday at 4:34 PM
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