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  1. Dogma

    !@#$% Tube!

    So. I got my front wheel back from Octane Outlet in Middletown with the new tire mounted. This wheel was converted to tubeless over 4 decades ago and this idiot organization took it upon themselves to put a tube in it anyway, without consulting me or even telling me about it. I happened to see...
  2. Dogma

    Time for tires on my 1980 GS1000G, tire options and sizes.

    I just ordered a front Avon for mine. The original Roadriders are NLA. Look for Roadrider MK II.
  3. Dogma

    Central Ohio to Gatlinburg, TN

    That route is a couple hours east of anything I know, but I would think that one you get close the the Ohio, anything that's not a highway should be a good time. I prefer the twisties, but my view of riding highways is that you can't beat it for A to B. I don't like to sit behind a windshield...
  4. Dogma

    Mechanical Tachometer to Electronic Conversion

    Those complete gauge sets weren't a think last time I was shopping. Or maybe I was searching for the wrong thing. The fitment isn't exactly a match for your bike. For my esthetic sense (I do have one), I'd prefer the uRevco option, except that the circuit board doesn't look like it's made to...
  5. Dogma

    Lithium-Ion batteries, rules, myth's, facts not fake news.

    A lithium ion battery should have a battery management system that is a charge controller built in to make sure the cells stay balanced and you don't overcharge or over-deplete it. Depending on that controller, you should be able to just put a voltage on it and it'll charge. A stupid charge...
  6. Dogma

    Cu head gasket

    Well. There it is. I don't see why that shouldn't work, at least for a while. I haven't printed enough TPU to know, but I expect support removal to be a nightmare. Did you pause the print and insert the plate where the support would have been? This project just keeps getting more interesting...
  7. Dogma

    Cu head gasket

    The idea of the mold, maybe 3D printed, it's sound, because it readily let's you experiment with different types of rubber. Ya know, I've never heard what kind of heat tolerance TPU is supposed to have. I've only done a little printing with it. I'm very curious how those carb boots are going...
  8. Dogma

    Cu head gasket

    I thought that looked like TPU. I'll be curious to learn how it holds up. I suppose you can always just make more... I was thinking about printing molds to make silicone part, especially for the other end of the carbs where things get considerably warmer.
  9. Dogma

    Cu head gasket

    Nice! What filament did you use one that? Did you do any specific homework on chemical compatibility and temperature tolerance? Did you publish your files anywhere? I just noticed I'm late to the party. I hope not too late...
  10. Dogma

    YSS rear shocks for '79gs1k

    I have fully adjustable YSS on my 1000G. They pair nicely with the emulators. I don't regret the spend even slightly. Everything cheaper was just the shock version of a simple damper rod fork. Drilled holes in a piston. Too harsh when they need to be compliant, and too mushy when they need to be...
  11. Dogma

    Upper shock bolt broke!!

    ​ The purpose of the stud is to provide a replaceable threaded element. It's especially necessary on this kind of fix because of the smaller threads. The stud only replaces the broken off threads, not the post that carries the suspension loads. It might be fine, but the weld is better if you...
  12. Dogma

    Clutch cable replacement . . . .

    Brian schooled me on this a couple years ago. Lube the lever pivot and socket for the knob on the end of the cable. If that's dry, knob can't rotate in the lever. It makes the lever harder to pull, and accelerates failure of the cable right there at the lever. The rest of my problem was routing...
  13. Dogma

    Upper shock bolt broke!!

    If the threads broke off and the post is still there, you can clean up the end of the post and tap it. An M5 stud, thread-locked into the post on the frame, and a nylon locknut works well. Use a stud, because it gives you a replaceable thread. Mine didn't break, but I did strip the threads off...
  14. Dogma

    Pic of the week game

    Strange to see my bike turn up twice in a thread about somebody else's bike. I have no explanation for that. Maybe there isn't one. For the record, it's a 1000G. Scott's picture was taken from the Cherahola Skyway, just a couple weeks after my first low-side in some invisible gravel. Scott and...
  15. Dogma

    1983 GS1000G surging around 3000...3500 rpm?

    Are the carb vent lines routed to the still air behind the airbox?
  16. Dogma

    Red River Rally Maps/Routes

    It's not much, but here's what I have: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9O8yNL4GMNTcUtCcmtWMXAxTDA/view?usp=share_link&resourcekey=0-nZZwfS82OgeSBE6lDlzM6w https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9O8yNL4GMNTVmFlZHZyUk1aeGs/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-d66wMFOHL8zyI9GkQBMR9g I'm not even sure who...
  17. Dogma

    55 West Virginia Counties

    Good idea in WV! OH, not so much. Maybe I'll just do WV too.
  18. Dogma

    Restoring another down and out GS - Justin's GS1000G story

    I had to look into dry film lubricants for work a few years back. A medical implant manufacturer didn't want anything liquid lubricating a custom vise I had designed for them. One the molecular level, molybdenum disulfide forms sheets one atom thick that slide over each other very easily. In...
  19. Dogma

    Brake Fluid Leak at Bleeder Screw Seats after Rebuild - Now What?

    Both? I could see maybe one getting some kind of accidental contamination, but both? Like you said, it's not the threads that seal, but the tip of the screw. Metal on metal seal by deforming one until it conforms to the other. Perhaps something got in there that your eyeballs can't see?
  20. Dogma

    Restoring another down and out GS - Justin's GS1000G story

    The stock shocks may have been worn out, but those EMGO shocks I think you will find are way overdamped. I had a set for the first few years on mine. They hold the rear end up well enough, but I wonder if they played a role in the upper shock mounts being slightly bent. That probably came from...
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