ReconRat

Yup, I see it now. ABS Clutch Control Micro Switch. I do not see any mirror image type switch. Another mystery.

The one without the metal tab ( Aprilia OEM AP8127432 ) fits 2004 through 2009 Aprilia RSV 1000. The typical front brake switch for many bikes. (Aprilia, Ducati, Moto-Guzzi, KTM, etc) No clue what the one with metal tab is. I cannot find it anywhere. I would guess it's a reversed, normally closed switch for something obscure. The short wires were a clue, probably wrong part.

13 hours ago, mello dude said:

And for bike electric connectors and shit.... 

http://www.cycleterminal.com/index.html

Didn't know about that one. I've been using this one; Eastern Beaver up in Canada for OEM motorcycle electrical connectors.

https://easternbeaver.com/Main/Elec__Products/Connectors/connectors.html

2 hours ago, RCBS said:

Can someone answer this Civil War question:  Why did non-slave owning southerners fight in the Civil War (Yes, a large majority of southerners in 1860 did *not* own slaves)?  What were they fighting for?  Also, those in favor of removing the monuments...you do realize that those confederate soldiers are to be, by law treated as US Veterans?  Just looking for a rational, no BS answer.  What was the average southerner's "call to battle" for?  Surely they weren't willing to die for the right of others to own slaves?  Men of color also fought.

I'm having a real hard time believing that the entirety of the Civil War was fought so some plantation douches could keep their help.  Learn me please.

 

Difficult to pin down, what all happened, and opinions in history books differ. Something that is agreed on, is that the federal government was hitting the South with Tariff taxes on imports from Europe. The South didn't make much, like the industrial North. They imported their goods. Tariffs started in the 1820/1830s, and got worse. Some say the Northern economy was deliberately trying to suppress the Southern economy. Probably did, for money and power. So it's mostly the abolition of slavery and/or increases in tariffs that caused the Southern states to break away.

edit: now for a snarky answer from a Southern viewpoint. After 40-50 years of the North whacking on the Southern economy and threatening Southern society, The South wouldn't take anymore. No recourse was ever given, to ease the South into a national economy. It was more like die, Southerners, die. If we did this today, the federal government would have subsidized to ease the transition. Something like a minimum wage, federal housing, free phone, free health care for a while... oh wait... that sounds familiar.

On 10/8/2016 at 10:31 PM, Casper said:

Weird. I've used K&N oil filters exclusively for over ten years. Now you all have me worried. 

I use the Purolator, but didn't know they changed the design. Still have some to use up, I bought them on Amazon as a six pack from the factory. Any of the recommended from that calsci list should work fine. I will avoid K&N now, I tried and didn't like their air filters either. And yes, everything Fram is terrible.

My experience was that the muffler packing gaskets are always hard to find. I don't know why. I do remember being very careful with the ones I had already in there, knowing they would be a problem if damaged. Nothing wrong with using the ones you have, but you might notice some exhaust gases getting past and leaving marks on the pipes. Try these two for hard to find Honda parts:

http://www.servicehonda.com/

http://www.cheapcycleparts.com/

or for classic bikes: Find the part number and google search for the part number. I've used that to find stuff when only a few were available anywhere. Put parentheses around the part number to lock it in on the search.

A little Chicago humor. Apparently the Chicago media doesn't like Chicago politics too much. Ran an article stating that if we get rid of evil historical stuff, the Democratic Party has to go. Being the historical party of all that nasty stuff.

While we're toppling offensive symbols, what about the Democratic Party? - Chicago Tribune

I've been reading up about mass hysteria. Pretty much what we're dealing with. Not much that can be done about it either. Other than don't fall victim to it yourself.

1 hour ago, Tonik said:

And now it's a battle of clickbait crap websites.

Definitely that. Lots of spin doctors. Check major media for WWP. They are starting to pick up on the story. Well, not all the media, lol... some won't touch it. But that's a clue too.

3 hours ago, magley64 said:

They arrested 4 of these people?

 

https://thinkprogress.org/crowds-of-protesters-turn-themselves-in-after-activists-topple-confederate-statue-751d6a088532/
 

Yeah, I saw that. They showed up in solidarity for those initially arrested. Three were arrested prior. One or two or more because they admitted to it on the WWP website. Don't know where or how they picked up the fourth one. States right in the article that the arrested were WWP (Workers World Party) without saying the word "communist". Amerikan Communists. Bet most of the solidarity token "arrest me" individuals did not know that. Would find it hard to believe that there would be many WWP members local to that area. Those arrested were from out of state. It was a deliberate act of provocation.

wiki quote: Workers World Party (WWP) is a communist party in the United States, founded in 1959 by a group led by Sam Marcy of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP).

I wanted to get heated gear, but I was riding in cold temps and didn't mind that much. Even freeway speeds and long distance at night didn't bother me much. Did find a really warm pair of motorcycle gloves that are outstanding. That and a lot of thermal layers as necessary, carry extras. What works for me is outer layers that wind won't go through. Like solid leather or synthetic. Not textile. So mostly I can ride till the helmet turns into an icebox and I have to stop for a while.

edit: and yes, I did get a couple of those sports skull caps for inside the helmet. They do help.

When a majority of everyone including Democrats and African-Americans say leave the statues where they are. It's history and it's ours. Then even the radical left should listen up. What next, include even those groups of people as "enemies of the Socialist state" and label them "nazi-racist-KKK"? Oh wait, they already do that...

Btw, the first four arrests for that pulling down of the statue, all were members of the Communist Party or the Communist Worker's group. Get the picture yet? Not confirmed yet, but that's hard to do when the media won't play square.

It's getting close to that "all is not as it appears" thing. Sort of pay no attention to the man behind the curtain stuff. Anyone else starting to feel like a puppet of powers out of our control?

I'm not understanding the current war against history. (Other than it's a very Socialist/ISIS thing to do.) The objection to "dead Confederate statues" (and markers, and street names, etc), which is already spreading to most other objects of our early history. Certainly doesn't sound very American to me. I realize that no party has control of those on the radical left or radical right. But does the DNC realize that by guilt by association, they just lost 2/3 to 3/4 of the voters that object to tearing down statues? Polls already coming in saying the general public thinks it's just wrong. To me it looks like a political party going for "death by a thousand tiny cuts". Ok, I understand they think that associating the Republican party with "Nazis" will work for them, and gains will be greater than losses, but that's a stretch and quite a gamble. Most of us older voters remember that the "Nazis" they are fighting against used to be hard core Southern Democrats. Maybe that's the history they want to destroy.

7 minutes ago, Tonik said:

The 60's called, they want their summer of riots back.

LOL, yeah... I remember several of those. In person at a few. Current generation got no clue. The ultimate one that I remember, and was not there... was the battle of Chicago. Although Watts is right up there on the list. I was in Watts right after that. Seemed pretty calm to me, but people still weren't out on the streets much, and those that did, did not hang around in public for very long. Oddly, part of my Army training right around then, was how to respond and deal with it. That would be rifles, ammo, bayonets, helmets, tear gas and gas masks. And a canteen of water... Hey, it worked quite well, most of the time...

So darn complicated now-a-days. Gone are the 60s, where drop out, tune in, peace and love, and move to a commune were the way to deal with it. Somehow war and hate have become a thing. In your face and no listening to logic or reason. Can only hope all radicals move to communes (with no internet) and we be done with it.

Dunno if you've ever tried this stuff. I use it to seal clamp hoses and crush gaskets(valve covers mostly). Aviation gasket sealer. NAPA. Even use it on head gaskets around the oil gallery passages. Aircraft don't like leaks, no place to pull over.

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_7651210

edit:  Permatex makes this too. Same stuff as far as I know.

editedit: Ok, I used to use it on everything, and still do. Even dipped head bolts in it, if they went into water or oil passages.

And I'm still finding more OD dimensions, all of which say they are spec. Probably looking at various revisions from different years. Dang metric specs change quite a bit. There is a 0.2mm tolerance on OD, I think, so a 13.5mm OD that measures 13.3mm is still "spec".

1 hour ago, hiro said:

I was mainly concerned about the 10.1mm ID and the thickness. How thick are the ones with 14mm and 16mm OD? Looks like there might be room for a wider OD.

BTW, how does that old DOT4 look?

(While I'm at it, would braided steel brake lines up front make much of a difference? Still have stock pads and I wouldn't call the front brakes particularly responsive or strong. They are good for not over-braking, but stopping quick requires s good squeeze.)

The 3 or 4 smallest OD of the M10 washers are all 1mm thick. Up through the 16mm OD. It's not what hydraulic fluid looks like that counts. DOT3 and DOT4 are hydroscopic. They can absorb water from the atmosphere and look normal when not. Brake fluid should be changed at an interval to avoid contamination. Brake lines should be changed at an interval also. Rubber and polymers have a shelf and use life of about 6 years. After that, who knows. Even new stock brake lines will feel better. Steel braid lines would be a learning experience to get used to them. Less flexible, more response. I've wanted to try some, but I never have. I'm over due to change my brake fluid and brake lines. Probably 15 years old. That's way too long. Guess I need to go buy parts now...

edit: argh, I just found a variable specification that allows a type that is 1.5mm thickness, instead of the standard 1.0mm thickness. For the M10 up through 16mm OD.

https://mdmetric.com/tech/DIN7603tdc.pdf

Made me look... Checked DIN 7603a, specification for metric sealing washers, copper. Wondered why there would be differences in sizes. It's because there are differences in sizes, lol. There are seven types of M10 copper washers. The ones of interest are 13.5mm OD, 14mm OD, and 16mm OD. The other four are thicker and go up to 20mm OD. And already have found "spec" washers that are other, being 13.2mm OD, sold as standard. Anything in a radically different size, is special to the application, and might have to have an OEM part.

Bubba has my list. I go back in time too. One stood out, the news as a kid was constant about fall out shelters and how to "duck and cover". Probably why my generation believes in survival tactics. But the shocker was the Cuban missile crisis, Bay of Pigs and U.S. naval blockade of Cuba. Not everyone realizes just how serious that was. It was the brink of war. As a kid I watched a constant flow of aircraft moving South, rail lines full of armor and artillery, and roads full of tactical convoys. It started with all the B-47s deploying South from Rickenbacker AFB immediately. I watched them go. It never ended, till the situation calmed down. Other than that, the JFK assassination, the invasions of Eastern European nations by the Soviet Union, and the First Man on the Moon. Stepping on the Moon really was an "all of Mankind" thing.

Made me think... a lot of cities and campuses require at least registration. Can get a ticket if you don't. I never registered a bicycle, nor ever got a ticket... More likely to get the ticket for no lights at night.

Was searching for "gun show bargains", and found an amusing list of what to expect to see at a gun show.

https://www.reddit.com/r/guns/comments/33q4l5/are_there_any_good_deals_left_at_gun_shows/

My apartment put up a cheap one, that would go off when boiling water. Bought a two pack of First Alert to install, and never had any problems. They do wear out eventually (many years), and will have to be replaced.

6 hours ago, Casper said:

So the really important question that everyone seems to have overlooked....... what oil should he use?

I don't oil my tires. Tried it... that didn't work out too well. Was nice and shiny though.

Do all front tires feel bonkers when they wear out? You'd think the front suspension went haywire, until replacing the front tire. I only use Dunlops, so was wondering if it's just Dunlop or is it all brands of front tires. No clue here. (Not counting cheap original stock front tires.)