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@chimbupickanini1372
@chimbupickanini1372 Күн бұрын
Wrong. You can get scotch brite and polish those up good as new save yourself some time and money. Its not like a steering bearing had to go 1000 miles like a wheel bearing. It just has to go back and forth smoothly.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 Күн бұрын
rorbg would be being a cheapskates' and halfassing it back together like some kinda butcher.
@davidspin5353
@davidspin5353 5 күн бұрын
To bad Harley threw in the towel on the Evo Sporty. Moto Guzzi has a 850 V twin air-cooled, push rod two valve and it meets Euro 5, not sure why Harley cant.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 5 күн бұрын
Yeah. Always pu. Led me as to why they did away with the v11 line. Those were some fine machines. I guess the Aprilia engineers didn't like them when they took over MG back a while
@robrum155
@robrum155 6 күн бұрын
Or take off pinch nut and move it one click
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 6 күн бұрын
If you mean just dropping the front end. You will still not achieve a whole lot. And stull have woefully inadequate junky hd shocks And still gonna drag all kinds of stuff on the pavement. Even more since ulyou lowered the only the front.
@vf12497439
@vf12497439 6 күн бұрын
I painted my ex wifes sportster and almost immediately those rivets moved and ruined the paint. I did a metal flake base coat with a tinted clear coat. Some of the crap harley has done thru the years... you would almost get the impression they havent been building bikes for over a century. I work with guys that have had the same job for 30-40 and in the worst case 50 years and the bastards still havent learned how to do their job. Union labor is embarrassing....
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 6 күн бұрын
Yep
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 6 күн бұрын
Unfortunately, by the time most people find out that rivets come loose, it's too late. A fork brace keeps the forks from flexing, which is why the rivets get loose in the first place. All is not lost though
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 6 күн бұрын
Four 1/4-20 button head bolts along with chrome acorn bolts or nylocks works And you either love it or hate it.
@troywilburn9147
@troywilburn9147 6 күн бұрын
I do the same with my corn every evening. I use a 4’ piece of 1/2” PVC pipe to tap the stalks down low as I walk the rows. Kind of let it angle out beside/behind me as I walk and let it bounce off of them about mid stalk. Beautiful full ears every year.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 6 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment. It works well. Hope you had a bumper crop this year
@troywilburn9147
@troywilburn9147 3 күн бұрын
@@russellbarron6775 - Thanks! Out of 6 30’ rows I only got to harvest 108 ears… the raccoons tore my ass up. Lol I have my fall crop about knee high right now. Hopefully the coons are still full from my spring corn they destroyed and will leave these alone… lol
@ΘανάσηςΚού
@ΘανάσηςΚού 6 күн бұрын
I am considering upgrading the engine of tiller Gude GF384 to a more powerful one. Did you change the carburator or anything or just you swapped the engine?
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 6 күн бұрын
No it was a direct bolt on. Although I did need a new pip Pulley to drive the belt.
@HDDREAMIN
@HDDREAMIN 7 күн бұрын
Will be watching for you! You'll do fine and be back better than before. You know the saying, "Youth is wasted on the young. "
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 7 күн бұрын
Had me wondering if I could still do it after the two strokes. But here I am.
@HDDREAMIN
@HDDREAMIN 7 күн бұрын
Dan still sells them beautiful rockers with corrected geometry. I got a set of his Hybrids. IN-2.15 and EX1.7 setup for RS727's all the fixins. the only thing better than a Baisley head is a B2 Head IF They pay him for the work to be done. He knows it and his prices reflect it. Lots of shops can port them and do good but he welds the ports and raises the floors install custom cut valves. Thanks for sharing knowledge. I learn something knew every day or reinforce the information..
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 7 күн бұрын
Thanks for the clmment. I gotta tell ya I bee doing them a long time and still am an amateur.
@rover100bunson
@rover100bunson 8 күн бұрын
Retarded fuse placement
@frederickking1660
@frederickking1660 8 күн бұрын
Get a mikuni
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 8 күн бұрын
Got one. Been using them since they first came out. The HSR 42 was a vast improvement over the HS40.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 11 күн бұрын
Andrew's Flowmaster carb was the one HD copied for the SE carb.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 11 күн бұрын
The old screen eagle carb was modeled after the Andrew's Flowmaster catb.
@gwizzfpv6741
@gwizzfpv6741 11 күн бұрын
Nice video I have the same dyna 2000i on my harley-davidson sportster 1200 ,maybe you could help I have put a drag specialties rev counter on the bike ,but the problem I have is at 2000 revs throw too 3500 revs the needle start bouncing all over the place then when you get too 4000 revs it works OK any ideas on this problem would be ace
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 11 күн бұрын
I have to confirm a few things first. You will need to add a resister to the tach wire. But I can't remember which resist at the moment I will get back to you later today. The resister basically acts as a damper for the tach. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
@gwizzfpv6741
@gwizzfpv6741 11 күн бұрын
Ace meany thanks that would be a really nice help from you look forward too reply and more videos from you
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 11 күн бұрын
@@gwizzfpv6741 so, you will need a 10k ohm .5 watt resister wired between tach and signal wire. I would say hit your local radio shack, but that place is long gone. So, amazon or the like is probably your best bet. Have a great day.
@gwizzfpv6741
@gwizzfpv6741 11 күн бұрын
@@russellbarron6775 meany thanks
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 11 күн бұрын
Best of luck with it.​@@gwizzfpv6741
@frankhughes9137
@frankhughes9137 12 күн бұрын
Definitely get yours rebuilt
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 11 күн бұрын
Unfortunately, that carb needs a new float needle seat, which is not replaceable on harkey cv 40 carbs. If the cheapo one works then it works, if not, then it doesn't. Thanks.
@HapaHeritage
@HapaHeritage 12 күн бұрын
I’d have a hard time trusting those dip switches to hold still.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 12 күн бұрын
They hold up wrll enough. As long as whoever is switching isn't a ham fisted lummox. I have had more than one customer butcher them.
@jamesjenkins3384
@jamesjenkins3384 12 күн бұрын
THX'S Am troubleshooting my tractor carb today.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 12 күн бұрын
Best of luck with it. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@americanminer1965
@americanminer1965 12 күн бұрын
Cheap carbs are asking for headaches
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 12 күн бұрын
Thanks ill let you know how it goes.
@bluebeard6189
@bluebeard6189 12 күн бұрын
Wish you luck, in my decades of bike building I've learned knock-off carbs are usually a big mistake.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 12 күн бұрын
Thanks.
@jakobyglenn657
@jakobyglenn657 12 күн бұрын
I love the things older people make but bro they don’t know how to keep an audience fr the bike sound great but bro if you would have revved it or if it made a pop or shot a flame boom instantly about 1m views and 500k likes great video but you have to rev it
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 12 күн бұрын
Fresh top end. Rings aren't seated yet and that is no way to break in an engine. I know people like to see refline burnouts bouncing off the Rev limiter. Even in freshly built stuff. Because they heard stuff like this . "You gotta break it in like you're gonna ride it." Completely wrong thing to do. But it does pay the rent to work on people's bikes that break them in like that. Thanks for the input.
@logan-sn1zm
@logan-sn1zm 16 күн бұрын
Thank you
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 16 күн бұрын
You are very welcome. Have a fabulous weekend.
@FizzerXCIV
@FizzerXCIV 17 күн бұрын
Why did we normalize being overly nice to the elderly though? Theyre experience and have been around and should know better. The very opposite of infantalized. Gramps shouldnt be driving.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 17 күн бұрын
gramps can drive wherever wants to at whatever speed he wants to. Even droning his tractor to town in the morning for coffee, just to hold up traffic. Just to piss people like you off.
@purplemonkey5228
@purplemonkey5228 17 күн бұрын
I think the XL lines went dot4 in 07
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 17 күн бұрын
Thanks. I couldn't remember Old timers is real.
@Jose-r7m
@Jose-r7m 19 күн бұрын
Good advice friend thanks
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 19 күн бұрын
Somebody used to make a nice vented cover. But can't find them anymore.
@randyliverance2
@randyliverance2 20 күн бұрын
I had to do the same thing because of the same issue, bike starts up and idols great now but I'm having a backfire issue that was never there before any idea what I should do now
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 20 күн бұрын
I had to richen it up slightly by turning both air fuel screws out slightly. Best way to ensure a proper mixture is doing an idle drop procedure. I have a video on yhe process. It is on a different bike but the process is the same on any carburetor. I would link it but I am on my cell phone and am hopelessly lacking in phone skills. Iirc I think the name was, "setting the perfect idle mixture." Anyway, thanks for watching, appreciate it greatly. Best of luck.
@ralphesheldonmusiv6984
@ralphesheldonmusiv6984 21 күн бұрын
Replacing the cup behind the ignition module. How do you know where the cup is in the right place or does it matter
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 21 күн бұрын
There's a tab on the cup that fits into a slot in the cam.
@blacklimosmatter2023
@blacklimosmatter2023 21 күн бұрын
Will this ignition be compatible with a S&S 96 evo?
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 21 күн бұрын
Yes.
@donnythomas0078
@donnythomas0078 22 күн бұрын
Wish I had a shop like that
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 22 күн бұрын
It was a great time.
@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery
@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery 22 күн бұрын
SPORTSTER4LIFE 🍀
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 22 күн бұрын
Looking at a dynatek 3000i to replace that Ultima POS.
@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery
@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery 22 күн бұрын
Dude! I'm dealing with some similar issues! Thanks for the encouragement and video brother.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 22 күн бұрын
No problem my friend. Thanks for watching and good luck on the dparklers.
@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery
@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery 23 күн бұрын
Dark days?! Some of the best days for their motorcycles. SPORTSTER4LIFE 🍀
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 23 күн бұрын
I tend to lump them into the same category as all the rest of the substandard equipment that was being thrown together at the time. They were better than Iltra ORLor CMC but just barely. We had quite a few around here. Ignition system problems and the like. Good thing everything you needed I could order directly from drag specialities. Not really a huge fan of clones. Best thing to come out of that time was them getting their financing yanked and sold to Polaris.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 23 күн бұрын
Labor day weekend.
@JustJ-gs3rx
@JustJ-gs3rx 23 күн бұрын
This carburetor uses metric bolts, these have to be rethreaded to accommodate the original bolts holding the air filter cover and the bracket. Other than this the carburetor should be fine and many other KZbin tutorials have made this reference point that the carburetor is not American standard corse thread and uses metric fine thread… Jets pre installed are 175 and 43 which will work but the carburetor will run lean for emissions purposes. I’d suggest 140 and 48 Jet replacement just to allow the carburetor to run a little richer than standard factory settings…The air and fuel idle can be adjusted to a happy medium setting… Hope this helps
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 23 күн бұрын
Thanks 42 was stock and already too lean for even a stock bikes. Ended up with the standard 45. Which I always use as a starting point. Then after warming bike to operating temp. I do an idle drop counties how many turns in or out the afternoon screw ends up being. Remember no less than half turn in from seated(pilot rich). Nor more than 4 turns out(,pilot lean). Wouldn't pull to redline with a 175. Pulled great with a 185. Thanks for the pointers. Appreciate the comment. Have a great wrrkend.
@bluebeard6189
@bluebeard6189 23 күн бұрын
I've been building and riding choppers for over 20 years. And I've heard this exact story more times than I can count. And every single time I hear it I know it's bullshit.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 23 күн бұрын
Yeah okay sure. Ecpert.
@bennygregory2629
@bennygregory2629 23 күн бұрын
Hey ty for all help I would like your address if u feel comfortable giving it out if not still ty for all the help glad I found you on KZbin
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 23 күн бұрын
I'll send it later on tooday.
@bennygregory2629
@bennygregory2629 23 күн бұрын
@@russellbarron6775 ty
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 23 күн бұрын
Benny, shoot me an email at [email protected].
@greggwest2551
@greggwest2551 23 күн бұрын
Shut it off so I can hear. I'm old and can't handle background noise.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 23 күн бұрын
Yeah, I know that now. It was terrible.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 25 күн бұрын
Either the coil or the Ultima single-fire ignition is on the fritz. After getting it slightly warm it started to drop the rear cylinder. diagnostics begin later this week.
@gwizzfpv6741
@gwizzfpv6741 25 күн бұрын
Nice video I had the same problem last week lol
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 25 күн бұрын
oh, hey there thanks for watching, greatly appreiated. Sorry to hear of your troubles. These things happen though, plastic and rubbbber doesn't last forever. This was a salvage bike that needed a lot of love and still does. Just got done doing the top-end gaskets. Bike was co ered in oil and gunge. SLowly going back together with it. Anyway, thanks again and have a great rest of teh week. RIde safely and most importantly have fun. Take care.
@felicialewis7285
@felicialewis7285 26 күн бұрын
Dude your videos are a life saver! I have the 01 sportster XL1200C and I’m very grateful for finding your videos.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 25 күн бұрын
Tahnsks for watching. I appreciate the comment. It is my pleasure to do them. Anyway, take care ride safely and ost important have fun riding it. Have a great week. HOpefully I will have this thing ready shortly, getting to be my favorite time of year to ride here coming up. Not too hot, a little chill in the air, where it doesn't feel like you're riding in a blast furnace. Have a good time and thanks again.
@Sallin-m9t
@Sallin-m9t 26 күн бұрын
Always check tires 36 front 40 rear, oil level ect. Good habit to get into. 10 lbs in front that’s crazy
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 26 күн бұрын
Thaks for watching. Get this line though I have heard this on more than one occasion. Me:"when was the last time you checked yoru ire pressure?" Cutomer: " the last time you did a service on it." Me:"t aht was 2 years ago." See what I mean. Just keep up on the air pressure. And again. thanks for the comment and for watching. Take care.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 26 күн бұрын
This is a very common occurrences.
@Sallin-m9t
@Sallin-m9t 28 күн бұрын
Let them idle till they over heat can cause that . abusively idling I would guess or would parade work cause crank bearing heat damage ???
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 28 күн бұрын
DC police bikes first year fuel injection . Fi won't shut off like a carb will rebuilt 20 in a month. Those cops killed those bikes.
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 28 күн бұрын
I had some technical difficulties due to unforeseen circumstances or it would have been on time. I might have to edit the video to exclude a certain R-word, even though it is in reference to ignition timing. I guess I will have to change it to the opposite of advanced timing. We'll see.
@WarrenStMan
@WarrenStMan 29 күн бұрын
Happened to me with the hiking boot and the bowl but a lorry ran over the bowl not a great start to a holiday ride
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 29 күн бұрын
Yeah,we get them every so often. We have a lot of sand here, which somehow makes it's way directly on the tip of the float needle. The culprit is usually from using petrol from a can. Sorry to hear about your mishap.
@bennygregory2629
@bennygregory2629 29 күн бұрын
Hey can't get my gas to flow from gas tank to carb any suggestions would help 95 sportster
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 29 күн бұрын
a few things to looke for, make sure the vacuum line from teh carb to the petcock is hooked up at both ends.If that is all fine, chnaces are the diaprhragm in the petcock has a hole in it. At that point you can pull the 4 screws off the diaphragm plate. THere will be a spring in there. Carefully pul the diaprhragm out and put the spring on the opposite side. This in eseennse turns you vacuum petcok into a normal petcok. You will have to remmeber to turn you gas on and off at this point. YOu don't need to remeove the petcock to do this. Simply loosen nut(22mm or 7/8") spin petcock around to gain access to 4 phillips head screws.
@bennygregory2629
@bennygregory2629 29 күн бұрын
@russellbarron6775 ty brother I'll try this u have been very helpful to me have a blessed day
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 29 күн бұрын
@bennygregory2629 anytime my friend
@bennygregory2629
@bennygregory2629 27 күн бұрын
Hey I just have regular petcock no vacuum lines going to it but did get rid of the voes and I cleaned petcock I can get gas to flow from petcock freely but when I hook it back up to the carburetor get no gas at all from tank
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 27 күн бұрын
Okay, well float needle is probably stuck. Pull the float bowl off the carb and jiggle the gloat up and down to see if you get even a dribble. If not pull the fuel line, pull the carb and try to squirt some carb cleaner through inlet You might nerd to remove the float and needle to look for sny obstructions. If the bike sat gor awhile probably eoiluldnt be s bad idea tonclran the jets. Hit me up and let me know what you gind.​@bennygregory2629
@Nick-bn2tf
@Nick-bn2tf Ай бұрын
Hey! Gotta remember “KISS”, if it works just rock with it. Better than nothin anyway hahaha!!
@unsightedscarab
@unsightedscarab Ай бұрын
What jetting are you running?
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 Ай бұрын
45 pilot, 185 main. Stock needle with 2 shims under it. That was when it was mid 90s temp. Now that it's dropped 20 degrees probability need a little fatter. Thanks for watching.
@unsightedscarab
@unsightedscarab Ай бұрын
@@russellbarron6775 good to know.
@XenaTheQuadCamBikah
@XenaTheQuadCamBikah Ай бұрын
This video helped me do this correctly on my sportster. Thanks so much. Subscribed!
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 Ай бұрын
You are very welcome. Thanks for watching.
@earthwormjim1823
@earthwormjim1823 Ай бұрын
A very light coat of permatex right stuff will absolutely work perfectly
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 Ай бұрын
Yeah. Only real problem with that is most people have no clue what "light coat" even means.
@earthwormjim1823
@earthwormjim1823 Ай бұрын
@@russellbarron6775 half a tube of it, so half the tube squeezes out into the engine and clogs major lube circuits. That’s what they “know” lmao 🤣
@eaglemesa902
@eaglemesa902 Ай бұрын
Don't buy that shit. It's has problems. I know. They had me running around to fix this and that. They finally admitted it had issues. They are assholes and they continue to not fix it. Never again use that shit!!!!! N
@ronmower3694
@ronmower3694 Ай бұрын
ur timming chain guieds are worn, but this just happen to my wife 08
@russellbarron6775
@russellbarron6775 Ай бұрын
It really is a goofy design to begin with. In my mind. There is no reason to even need a quick release on a hose like that. Sorry to hear about the troubles with your wife's car.