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Offline rbmgf7

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Re: 78F: DONE! well, at least i think so
« Reply #25 on: August 17, 2008, 04:17:09 PM »
i couldn't get an accurate reading on my mph since the speedo was jumping from 60 to 90.


Bad cable can cause that.  Have you checked/lubed it?

All in all, not bad for a 400 mi round trip.  Sounds like overall the bike performed well.

Smoke may be from oil soaked into exhaust wrap.

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it's a new cable but i think it does need to be lubed. at highway speeds i think the cable is binding and then springing back out which makes the speedo "bounce".

i probably rode an extra 100 miles since the end of my trip and i think i just finally burned off all the oil  :D

i have a wierd clunking now coming from up front. i want to say it's the bearings. 31K miles on the bike on original bearings, what do you think?

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Re: 78F: DONE! well, at least i think so
« Reply #26 on: August 17, 2008, 04:47:57 PM »
My 78F's bearings were shot at 22K miles. 

I'm replacing them with tapereds.

Nice work mate!
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