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Frank, most all of mine have a magnet on one end.

I'm guessing that would probably be a no go for the PC techs.

mud

 

I have been in the business for over 30 years now, and have collectd a bunch over the years. Most have a phillips at that end, but by no means are they all that way and there really isn't any need to worry about a magnet. Years ago when floppy disks really were floppy they 'could' be dangerous to the stored info on one. But I don't think in the 30 odd years I have been working in the field that I have ever seen a case where a magnet that small did any kind of harm unless they were deliberatly applied to the disk media.
On the other hand the magnetscan and havebeen VERY handy getting very tiny screws outof small spaces when they have been accidentally dropped. Even tiny screws can cause all kinds of ugly things to happen if they fall onto printed circuit boards with the power on.
I even have a couple that are labeled Castle that have schrader valve ends so you can use the back end to remove the valve from tires or fuel rails.

 

well, this one doesn't really involve any innovative manufacturing,
but for a small effort and no $$$ it upgrades the bikes looks.

take one new oil filter of your choice
(I used HD 5 micron black, less then 10$, but you had to spend that anyway)
carefully cover the open (bottom) end with masking tape, making sure no paint or particles will get inside the filter body
remove the new rubber gasket andinsert with a used one (if you're like me, never-throw-away-anything-type-of-guy, you should have a couple laying around from your previous oil changes) as it will get paint on it
scuff the original black paint lightly with some 600 grit
spray with your choice of paint
let cure (preferably think ahead and paint the filter months before you will actually use it, so the paint has time to harden)
don't forget to remove the masking tape from the bottom side and reinstall the new gasket



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Lonewatie, i just copied your name from profile and pasted it. does it automatically.

thanks for the nag input by the way.

 

meant Bag by the way haha! typo

 

Front end assembly flops around when up on the lift - right??

Some of the time this is not an issue.
Many times though I do not want things moving around.

So, when needed, I strap the forks.
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I use 2 of the two footers looped together behind the neck.

This allows adjustment independently left or right,
for ease of centering, or whatever you want.
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If your dealer likes you, they will give you as many
of these little ratchet straps as you want.

Every new machine they receive uses several of these
to secure the machine inside the crate when shipped.
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MUD THAT FRONT FENDER IS SICK!!! man that is exactly what i have been looking for... very sharp!

 

Indeed Mud,

+1

that fenderlooks Great.

Was it a $50 or less mod?

 

Jrk, build one it ain't that bigga deal.

I'm gonna put a step by step soon.

mud

 

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Punty, it's really under five bux.

First and last picture shows stock compared to now.
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