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maia
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Post by maia » Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:47 pm

snakeoil, that is so BAD! Actually I'm not a real Canadian because I live on the west coast and we are seen as wimps out here by the rest of Canada. "Oh No ! the water on the fishpond is frozen...we're all going to die! " Believe it or not my town has palm trees and the odd banana tree but it can also get a little chilly in the winter. Better go check my igloo...now where is that snow suit??? thanks for the tire info.

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Post by jensen » Tue Mar 15, 2011 3:28 am

Hi Maia,

Just hook the vest directly on the battery, start the engine, switch the vest on, and measure the voltage drop (or direct current if you can). In theory everything is possible, but the reality counts. I sometimes wear my electrical heated gloves on the bomber (I know it's not a CB72), without issue's (heating level 1 which is the lowest current 1.0 amps).

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Post by Dana01 » Tue Mar 15, 2011 1:47 pm

1. Start bike
2. Warm up bike
3. Put gloves on motor till they start to smoke
4. Take gloves off motor and put on hands
5. When gloves get cold, pull over and repeat

waaa ? I live in CA <ducks>
Dana

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1976 CB-550F (project over-budget and under-funded)
1985 GS-450S (Land Speed Racer)

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Post by brewsky » Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:43 pm

Or, you could find one of these from the 1964 accessory book:
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Post by Sascha » Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:17 am

MBellRacing wrote:Can't help, but is that front tire on correctly? Wouldn't that push water toward the inside of the tire instead of clearing it?... sorry I'm fairly useless, just curious.
Im agree with MBELL, something looks off about that tire, its backwards...

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Post by LOUD MOUSE » Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:59 am

It's installed correctly. ............lm

Sascha wrote:
MBellRacing wrote:Can't help, but is that front tire on correctly? Wouldn't that push water toward the inside of the tire instead of clearing it?... sorry I'm fairly useless, just curious.
Im agree with MBELL, something looks off about that tire, its backwards...

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