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    MotoMaster 15W40 Diesel Oil

    I always use 15-40 diesel and don't care what brand. They're all good.
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    What should I fill my bike with?

    My 82 GS1100 liked it's octane at 91 or better in hot weather. Ethanol is less likely to ping & I could run the grade lower 89 with the same results. My 81 GS850 seems to not care what's in it. My bikes are currently 1977, 1981, & 1984, and a 2010 maxi scooter. I have never had one iota of...
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    strange charging

    Idle 13.6- 14.3 4K rpms & 5K rpms the same 13.48 I ran my 850 G with numbers like that for 4 years without problems. I upgraded just because I found a good SH775 cheap, and added a new Caltric.
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    Milling the head for more compression?

    No replacement for displacement still has it's value. All the power adding tricks you can come up with also apply to a bigger volume. A 500 CI engine with the same tricks applied to a 350 CI engine the 500 will make more power. Yes, you can turbo, supercharge, cam & compress, nitrous, whatever...
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    Milling the head for more compression?

    I think HP was around 55-60. Pretty lame now.
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    Milling the head for more compression?

    The 1st Ford Flathead was 5.5:1
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    Milling the head for more compression?

    Some old gasoline engines from the past had compression ratios down around 6:1. A point rise made a lot more than a 2-3% increase on those.
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    Craigslist "funnies"

    "Before your time?" No "Remember Gale Storm?" Anyone who ever saw her would. The Gale Storm Show was the 1st "Love Boat"
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    Milling the head for more compression?

    I did a quick google search & it seems most performance sites claim that compression bumps and nothing else increase HP by 2-3% per point of increase.
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    Milling the head for more compression?

    Good enough for me. My only experience milling heads is automotive, no cam chain issues and more room for play, I guess. " Do you know someone who can deepen valve cutaways on pistons" Actually, I do. My sons are machinists and play with this stuff on their pulling tractors. I don't...
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    oil level window

    Chuck posted a solution and since he already had a gasket he was done an hour & a half later.
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    Milling the head for more compression?

    You will have to explain to me about the cost effective comment. He will have the head off anyway, and boring + new pistons, rings has to be far more money. Depending on how much he cuts off, new pistons & such for clearance are optional? Smokey Yunick claimed power is directly related to...
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    Cylinder Block / Piston Assembly

    You would not say fingers only if you had mine. Popsicle sticks.
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    Pistons #1 and #4 lodged on reinstall

    I always make sure the rings will compress far enough into the grooves to begin with. Manufacturing mistakes happen and I've seen it 2 or 3 times in my years. I've had to cut bit off the expansion rings under the oil rings because they would not compress to a small enough diameter. Most recently...
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    Making Luggage from Ammo cans - Mounting points?

    The bike had been seriously "altered" by a deer collision. The gauges were smashed up, and as you can see, I cobbled something else up there. Bent front fork was straightened, the seat is from a 1984 Yamaha Venture. It's not the greatest fit but the cases hide that. Best seat I've ever had...
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    GS850L seat de-hump before and after

    If you had my back you would take the L seat for lower back support.
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    Making Luggage from Ammo cans - Mounting points?

    I made brackets and mounted plastic ammo copies from a sporting goods store. They are lockable. I first went to an Army surplus store in search of, but those darn things are prohibitively heavy even when empty. You will be surprised when you pick one up.
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    1981 GS850G preparing for road trip

    I have an 81 850G that has many miles, tiny oil leaks, and has taken out 2 deer. I coated the tank years ago with Red-Kote, upgraded the stator & R/R, went tubeless. I would not be afraid to circle the entire continent on it.
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    Rpm question?

    My chain drive 1100 EZ ran about 41-4200 at 70, 35-3600 at 60.
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    Has anybody converted to aftermarket tach and speedo?

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/85mm-Black-GPS-Speedometer-Gauge-0-160MPH-for-Car-Truck-Motorcycle-ATV-US-STOCK/142463052966?hash=item212b75aca6:g:19cAAOSw4lte0xC5 My son just bought me this for my old 84 Moto Guzzi, and I couldn't be happier. 70 bucks. Lights up red at night. Only 3 wires, 12v to run...
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