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It will be turned on by the thermal switch which is probably in the rad, but may be on the head
My guess is that you run 12v to the fan and the other wire goes to the switch that would ground the circuit when it closes
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Isn't it awesome learning a new style, I love it (I'm only a couple years into trials)
To a certain extent you just need to spend some time getting used to how the bike feels and getting over the awkwardness
But practice leaning the bike into turns and keeping your body weight over the bike, low speed first gear figure 8s are something you have to do, put a few rocks down so you have turning points
Practice riding as straight as possible while maintaining your balance at all times, bad habits from other bikes will have you using the steering to maintain balance but you have to break that
Knees out, feet wide is important another bad habit to break of knee hugging the bike
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In NGK language
The first letter is the diameter of the threaded area (B,C or D)
Second if a P is projected tip
If not projected then its R and means resistor
Number is heat range
The E is length of the threaded area
And S means standard, I suspect if it were Platinum it would end with P
Platinum won't make your bike go faster (or slower) or last longer or have stronger spark
It's for ignition systems designed to require it, save your money
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Slime seems to do what it's supposed to do but it adds a pound of the snottiest schmeg in the world to your bike and it will gross you out come next tire change
I would take a crack at curing the leak first, soap it up and find the leak, pop the bead and reseal
All else fails, resort to slime
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Can you explain exactly when the clunk happens?, top out, bottom out?
One thing that a lot of forks do is move around especially at full extension when the bushings are their closest together
You can feel it when the spring is out and look for fore and aft play in the leg
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If you weld it strip the case of all parts and then put the empty cases back together, this would help eliminate warpage
But if it were mine I would use epoxy of some sort, don't try to do it all in one gob, do some let it dry then lay another strip
Or cut an adequately sized piece of aluminum to fit as well as possible then glue it in place
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You know (I can't wheel hop by the way) the bicycle guys do it this way
Put the front end up high on something where you can more easily get to the balance point
Or 2 guys lift the front end while you are on the bike and get you balanced, once you get settled they run away
Be worth trying as it separates the balance step from the getting there step
Kinda like learning to walk before learning to run
Or in this case, learn to walk befor learning to walk a tightrope LOL
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80 liters of gas to 1 liter of oil
8 l to 100cc
4 l to 50cc
That's how I do my moron math LOL
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I would suggest a spray can of combustion chamber cleaner, soak er down leave overnight and most of it will pour out the end
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Bar end caps are great things to have, I have em and would put them on any bike
Also "Mechanical Sympathy" is a crucial tool for any rider to have, your daughter is learning this and it's a good thing
She see's the cause, then the effect, then the resolution when you do the bar ends, great schooling, enjoy
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That initial Wow factor could make the bike a handful in a difficult spot, the Rev is kind of soft on power delivery but it makes it easy to ride and stick to the ground in slippery situations
Neither is particularly better, just different
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Conservative would be running it at 20:1
I run my bike at 80:1 with a good quality Motorsport oil
Avoid cheep oils and marine oils
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The technical term for the fluid coming from the silencer is "Spooge" LOL
All it indicates is that you are running rich or possibly the oil mix is way to conservative
Run it at 80:1 with a good brand of oil, might need to repack your silencer as it will be plugged with the gorp
As for the fan, ya I think you will need it
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I agree with the chest mount, helmet mount doesn't work at all
I think you need to see the bike controls to keep a sense of perspective
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Ya I had the shock out and it's got nothing, just screws in and out
I resprung and now it kicks off of logs, I have set it 4 turns from full soft but I don't remember ever seeing a shock adjuster with no clickies
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I'm not real fond of resistance tests on things like pick up coils, it lies to you too often
Japanese bikes made the transition to peak voltage where you measure the power output of the coil, it never lies
Only glitch Is you need an adapter as AC is hard to do this with
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Hey I should have put more emphasis in the word Momentarily LOL, stopping for a split second without making the transition to wheel turned balancing is more usefull to me, I use it often
It is the same feeling as riding slowly and balancing the bike without steering, all of us do that all the time when riding in the rocks, I call it wheel placement
I would love to be able to balance with wheel straight like the trials gods but I can't do it for more than a second, I guess it helps me to avoid that irresistible feeling of wanting to dab when I stop, it's as much habit as it is skill, I have a lot of habits but very little skill
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It's probably easy to over analyze this, if you practice smooth throttle application and focus on body position at some point in the near future you will realize that you have completely forgotten about your throttle hand, it will (and must) become automatic, same as your clutch finger
There's waaaaay to much to think about while riding a section, you can't be concentrating on the throttle
Ride for fun and practice for no more than 20 minutes at a time and it will come together
But don't forget how fun these bikes are
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There is no taper that holds it together, if you push the rod down with the broom stick (the wood kind of bites into the rod) you can tighten the bolt, try not to slowly rotate the bolt and rod as you don't want wood pulp or sawdust in the oil
You can get it finger tight and give the wrench handle a smack like an impact wrench would do, after it bites you will be able to torque it up
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Well, it's abnormal combustion, glowing carbon buildup, a burr on the head gasket etc
It takes a couple of things to start it and it isn't good for the motor, but again a leak test of your engine should be done to rule out crank seal, crankcase and intake leaks
It puts several psi air pressure in the engine and crankcase and you look for air leaks with soapy water at trans vent, intake manifold, base gasket etc
An air leak is essentially an extra air intake, it should never happen in a sealed engine
But I did have a high comp 2 stroke years ago that would runaway as the float bowl went low (running out of fuel), first place to look is fuel delivery problems
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Does your damping adjuster have detents?
Mine turns and migrates into the shock body but no clicks
They all like that?
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Pre ignition can cause a runaway as it does not require a spark to ignite the mix, may explain why the kill switch didn't work
Phone around and look for a shop who can pressure test your engine, eliminate air leak as a possibility
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Something that most people don't really do is practice specific things
Why don't you try putting a section together where you practice throttle control only, not balance or obstacles
Just focus on your right hand, it does not take long for habits to develop, but you do have to develop them
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LOL, ride an R1
After that try and convince me we still need carbed sport bikes
But having said that, sometimes character is hard to replace
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Just needs a quick blip with a 3/8 air impact
If you don't have that then shove a broomstick down the fork to hold the rod as you tighten the bolt
Like one of the guys mentioned, it's not a drain bolt, it's how you take the fork apart
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