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jstark47 wrote:Auto-valve? Is that the same thing as a vacuum petcock?

one and the same, had to replace the diaphragm. runs pretty well now that I've gotten most of the seafoam-treated gas through it.

-Mike

got it!! bike is ready to roll. going to get the 30 day tags tomorrow and get it inspected later this week. can't wait to take advantage of the last few weeks of riding weather in MD!!

Welcome! Hated the box too. Only time I dropped was our first time through, turns out that no throttle = no bike!!

Not yet. Combination of rainy weekends, Boy Scouts, and a perforated diaphragm in the fuel auto-valve have held up progress. I disassembled, cleaned and rejetted to accommodate the removal of the stock airbox. Put everything together and had no fuel flow :x So I drained the gallon or so of new gas &...

IT guy that left a job building reports...to end up in a job building reports and mentoring others in the effort.

Thanks Mike! Our class was taught on Buell Blasts - lots of fun, but noisy and VERY touchy on the brakes. The guy I bought from was sick of CL "buyers" that wanted to argue/change terms of sale, I got lucky and had a birthday and jokingly said "slap a bow on it, I'll take it!". H...

Just dropping in to introduce my lurking self. After years of procrastination and barely there excuses, finally took the MSF course at one of the local H-D dealers back in June. What an absolutely awesome 3 days that was! Passed both riding & written tests easily and quickly lined up a trip to M...