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I'd replace the bolts while i was in there but otherwise yea.

Re: 1988 honda hawk gt stupid bikes :biglaugh:

i ALMOST made it this year. almost. maybe next year!

i think you'll find anyone that does that does radial rear/bias front not the other way around like is being suggested.

memory is fuzzy but i feel like i remember the same thing on my '03, that it didnt' seem fully seated, but i pressed it as hard as i dared and concluded that there was a lip in there or something and it was sitting as it should.

that sounds perfectly good to me, although there is no a/f curve? as sean once told me, get the a/f curve dead on and thats the best you're going to get as far as HP/tq.

Re: Cycle One the only threads that were deleted that you started were deleted by you as per my mod view. If its an issue I"m sure buster can look into it more.

you can call corporate yamaha and ask if that is the engine that came with that frame. I just had to do that with another yamaha bike.

love the candy red man, wicked slick!

i had to use 1 longer bolt myself, the other 2 went to torque.

glad to hear it, for the same price i'd take my wheel off, i just don't trust folks anymore, hah. keep an eye on your rear diff too, could have (although most likely didn't )damage something in there being torqued too high. drain the oil in a few hundred miles makes sure theres no shavings...

i'd take the wheel off and make sure the bearings feel good..

sounds like they used an impact on the axle nut!

i lol'd

take a look at this thread: http://www.vmaxforum.net/showthread.php?t=33533 similar to possibly what you are seeing. those washers get lost all the time because they are flush with the seal and kind of stay in there until a jarring motion then fall on the ground. I can't find a pic to...

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+1. i'm not sure i agree with steve on 30 ft lbs, but definitely can be lower than the factory spec. that being said there shuldnt' be a huge noticable difference in spin-ability between 30 and 80 ft lbs. as its just more pressure on the 'inner races'. if it gets worse as you go from 30 ->...

they're 10 minutes from my house if you need help at all. I could always try to swing by to get it and ship it to you if they won't ship. just lemme know. I"m near the Bellingham store.

It was John who offered the olive branch though, and kudos are definitely deserved. He took the time to write a lengthy email, and not explain his views, ask about mine, get to know me, so that he might find a common ground to discuss things further with me and how to work together towards more...

not with a stock front eh?