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  1. yamafitter

    An Alternate to Shoveling Snow

    I know most of you have seen my ride report over on ADVRider.com on my recent trip to Patagonia but in case you have not and are interested here is the link to the thread over there... An Alternate to Shoveling Snow Enjoy.
  2. yamafitter

    Patagonia Ride Report (In Progress)

    I will be doing your trip in reverse this January. Our group will be leaving from Osorno, Chile and will spend 12 days making our way south.
  3. yamafitter

    Black Hills Roundup II DakAL/FODS planning and discussion

    Unfortunately the hip replacement is not healing as quickly as I had hoped and I can't make the trip this year. I just called Bell Motor Inn and cancelled so there is now a room available.
  4. yamafitter

    EOM 2018 - Maggie Valley, NC - September 20-23, 2018

    Ray & I will be the advanced portion of the Great White North Liberation Army. Motel booked.
  5. yamafitter

    UPDATED: RESHCEDULED: Tech Day XVI

    You're too early for the Stanley Cup Parade on Yonge St anyways. That is one of the reasons we postponed this soiree. It was that and the fact that I don't function well with ice hanging from my nutsack.
  6. yamafitter

    ES Suspension

    When Ray did the tear down on Griffs ES forks to replace a leaking seal we found the fork oil quite clean compared to the Gen 1 & II forks with equivalent mileage. This is probably due to the inverted design that makes it less likely for dirt to make it past the wipers and seals. As Allen C...
  7. yamafitter

    electric motors

    Sometimes the motor can be wired for either 220V or 110V. There should be a wiring diagram on the inside of the junction box cover and just double check that the wiring is correct. You have to pull the end cover off the motor to check this next item. The centrifugal switch contacts may be...
  8. yamafitter

    Quiet Forum These Days?

    Speaking from experience I've never been busier since retiring. Everyone thinks you just lounge around all day so you end up being the go to guy when they need help. Some of this was self-inflicted when I volunteered to take on the scoring duties for the dirt bike organization and it somehow...
  9. yamafitter

    Be carefull folks

    When I worked at the coal fired generating plant my crew was a pretty progressive group (I know progressive has become a dirty word these days) and we used to rotate vacation picks each year. We had eight people on the crew and two were allowed off at any time so every four years you would have...
  10. yamafitter

    Quiet Forum These Days?

    I don't do yoga but I am looking into taking dance lessons like BeemerDons did....
  11. yamafitter

    CFR 2018 - WooHoo! Registration is going LIVE November 1st!

    I might have to sit this one out unfortunately. It will probably be too early after my upcoming hip replacement surgery to ride that far across the Great White North.
  12. yamafitter

    EOM 2018 - Location Discussion

    I'm going in for hip replacement surgery early in 2018 and EOM may be the first trip on the FJR next year. I liked both Maggie Valley and Hendersonville myself. Maggie Valley for having the option of just going down the street to the Wheels Through Time Museum and Hendersonville for the Olhins...
  13. yamafitter

    O6 FJR Water pump re build

    Anytime I am installing bearings I like to put the bearing in the freezer overnight to very slightly shrink the bearing so that it is not quite the interference fit it would be at room temperature. I also like to use a o-ring lube on the seal lip to help with assembly. It's probably not...
  14. yamafitter

    International Distance Converter Missing on Gen III

    You Yanks are so bad at geography I be surprised if you could even find Canada.
  15. yamafitter

    EOM 2017 - Wytheville 2.0 - Sept 28th to October 1st 2017

    I'll make sure to detune my 06 AE for that.
  16. yamafitter

    Tech Day XV

    Will pack NoMar tire changer and balancer but whoever is having tires changed need to supply wheel weights. Will also pack my TBS tool with the pretty lights.
  17. yamafitter

    NERDs 5 - Made it home

    Also safe at home having more Forty Creek to celebrate a good weekend.
  18. yamafitter

    FODS 2018? June 27-July 1 in conjunction with Black Hills Roundup II Spearfish, SD

    Bigly IN. Room booked at the Bell Motor Lodge. Riding dirt Wednesday & Thursday and then switch over to the old girl FJR for the next two days.
  19. yamafitter

    Black Hills Roundup II 27 June -1 July 2018

    And my WR450F will lay waste to both of you in the single track. Eat my roost!!! By the way I'm IN. Room booked at the Bell Motor Inn.
  20. yamafitter

    EOM 2017 - Official "I will help out" thread

    I might bring the drone for some aerial photog.
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