ReconRat

Yeah, it sounds a bit odd that a 12 volt battery would have 14.5. But this is true for cars, planes, motorcycles. Basic 6 wet cell battery. Typical voltage regulator sends 14.5 volts to the battery.

Yes, strong possibility if this battery or another goes down again. But still, needs checked out before spending that much cash. I would wonder about the output from the voltage regulator also.

It does seem strange that it shuts down. Even a bad battery will make it home. When the charging system is operating, the plugs should still fire ok. Even if there is a short circuit or something. But yeah, this is electrical gremlins.

Charge and check voltage in both batteries. Use the new one, most likely. Must have 12.5 to 14.5 volts to be usable. At 12.5 and lower, I would think one cell was going dead. Even a new battery can do that occasionally. I've had to take one or two back for that. I would like to see 13.5 to 14.5 in a battery, for it to be trustworthy. If battery still runs down, there is a charging problem somewhere. Long list of trouble shooting to find the exact cause. Also possible short circuit somewhere, draining battery. (New batteries put out 2.45 volts per cell (6 cells), for a total of 14.7 max. Charging system puts 13.5 to 14.5 into the battery. Nice shiny new batteries should have 14.5 volts.) argh, wait... you said the new battery went back. Well, if the one you have doesn't have enough voltage after charging, you'll have to check it further, or buy another battery.

14 pics Spring Meet 09 http://s388.photobucket.com/albums/oo323/ReconRat_album/Spring%20Meet%2009/

yup, pretty much. The bottom line is "whatever the market will bear". Either sell stuff however you can, or go out of business. Wait... that's what's happening now all over the world. Times are changing, bend with the wind, grasshopper.

^^ figure B = splat!, fall down and go boom. Seriously, isn't the hot new suspension item to have one fork for rebound and one for compression? Kinda reminds me of McPherson struts. We'll see how that goes. But if they were not a permanently attached pair in action and reaction, it wouldn't work. I have seen front forks flex to the side, from having a single disc up front. I do not recommend hanging out over the front end to see this, when hitting the front brake hard.

In case anyone wondered... The proper wine for ham dinner on Easter, would be: Best: White Zinfandel (blush) Better: Merlot (red) Better: Fume/Sauvignon Blanc (white) Good: Reisling (white) This is for basic baked ham. Certain spices or sauces will change to a different wine. when in doubt, a Reisling works with almost anything, and most of them on the shelf are good.

got me good... thought wut, there's a pocket bike that uses drive bands?

You know, I don't think that is all that uncommon. When I was looking for a bike, I saw the same thing everywhere I went. You'd think the checkbook in the back pocket would be a clue. Yes, cash if I saw what I wanted. And seldom would anyone want to sell a motorcycle. I bought used instead, I like used motorcycles.

Dudes, seriously... you thought you were talking to a dude named "DollFace"?

just kiddin around.... I wanna Hooters at Dyno day....

Well you go find some video from the Hillard store then. Besides, there you go judging by looks again. How do we know she doesn't have advanced college degrees, articulate, cooks like a chef, and dances at night earning 285k a year. You never know.....

Hooter Girl Megan - Hillard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg5bOEmAy34

Be sure to look for the hostess and show her this: http://columbus.craigslist.org/mis/1110815299.html

Craigslist Helper 250 mile search http://www.searchtempest.com/results.php?Region=na&statesel=&citysel=&statecodes=&citycodes=&catname=motorcycles%2Fscooters&citySelect=zip&majorsPrc=20&majorsOnly=0&maxDist=250&zip=43215&showcraigs=1&showeb=1&category=8&subcat1=ccc&subcat2=eee&subcat3=ggg&subcat4=hhh&subcat5=jjj&subcat6=ppp&subcat7=res&subcat8=mcy&subcat9=bbb&minAsk4=min&maxAsk4=max&bedrooms=&minAsk6=min&maxAsk6=max&minAsk8=min&maxAsk8=max&doa=&search_string=2008+SV650&keytype=all&search_string_neg= http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/mcy/1099917040.html gray? http://cleveland.craigslist.org/mcy/1107353470.html gray http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/mcy/1081967959.html blue? http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/1107309611.html white http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/1101614829.html white http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/mcy/1089637431.html gray? http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/mcy/1111318375.html gray http://buffalo.craigslist.org/mcy/1099719167.html gray? ummmm, have you tried finding a new old stock in a dealer? And bargain the price? Cycle Trader search of Ohio http://www.cycletrader.com/find/search-results/Type-Motorcycle/State-OH|Ohio/Make-All/Price-0,/Year-2008,2008/Keyword-sv650/Sort%2DYearESC/ new 2008 SV650 for $5699 to $6199 (some are S model or ABS)

Yeah, not really enough snow in town for having a 4wd. But old school Jeep for me, either Cherokee or Wrangler. Never owned a FWD, it's RWD or 4WD or AWD for me. Best RWD on snow was a 72 Cutlass, a regular snow mobile. Dunno why, it handled really well. Had a heavy van that did excellent also, but once you loose the back end in a van, you don't get it back. It will turn 180 or 360 (or more) With RWD you have to be willing to learn how to turn 180 and back again, or turn 360 when needed. But still, in Central Ohio, if it's that bad, stay home, or take the bus. It's free on days like that, and you get to meet all sorts of interesting people. It isn't that bad very often.

You're scaring me... I had no idea... I have enough trouble trying to comprehend moving a waist line to the knees. omg Disco didn't die... it's back and morphed into this? BeeGees anyone?

I can't see how big it is, but. I used to do a lot of campus repairs. Summer job. I would remove the bad stuff, and smooth the outside roughly. Then glue pieces of thin wood on the back of the drywall, for a new surface. You pull it tight, into place with strings. I'd cut a piece of dry wall to fit the hole. If it was thicker than the old drywall, I'd strip the paper off the backside of the patch. Either way, shim to a smooth fit. Glue it all together. Then plaster patch, mud and tape and sand and paint. I never cared what shape the hole was, I just hacked the new patch to shape with the trowel, or small hatchet. When done, no repair was visible. I suppose if you wanted to hit that wall again, I'd go with framing in across the studs.

A little help, although something seems to be attached a bit crooked... edit: actually, I think the hands and arms were photoshopped in.

On regular ordinary plugs your best gap is the largest one that does not decrease your 1/4 mile trap times/speeds. Of course, you need multiple trips down a track to find that out. The gap given in the owner's manual/shop manual is fine unless you find out something else is actually better. I wouldn't consider increasing the gap unless I had modified my secondary ignition (hot side of the coil, high voltage). Iridium plugs have a large gap based on the design. If anything, misfires might result in having to decrease the gap. Difficult to do, and easy to damage the plug. btw, do not bend ECS electrodes. See pic below, standard electrode on left, ECS style electrode on right. Both are NGK. If an ECS gap isn't correct, take it back and exchange it for another one.

Dang, that reminds me of jumping over the railroad tracks for fun over here on the East side. It was fun till one morning some gal in a little Japanese car passed me on the right, in the air.... I really don't think she knew she was off the ground. Have you ever seen a motorcycle move 3 feet to the left while in the air?

From the original dyno day thread, CbrGirl's link to Ohio riders MySpace. http://www.myspace.com/ohioriders all the pics are there: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=94966449&albumId=2785786

Last I heard, deer top the list for collision damage and cause of vehicular deaths in Ohio.

The connections for the LCD screen are mostly in the bottom part of the laptop. Which means it has to be opened up also. The LCD screen connector goes to an inverter card that drives it, and it might be in the top part, or the bottom part. There is a data signal connector, and it's usually connected in the bottom part on the system board. Plus a grounding strap on some. I've not done an HP laptop before, just a pile of others. It can be done ok, if you have instructions it helps a lot. I would guess it needs to be nearly completely dismantled. It takes a few hours. Sometimes there are multiple types (p/n's) of LCD screen in one model. Each might have to match a particular type of inverter card. Usually looking at the parts list will tell which one is which and if it's necessary to deal with that.