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[michael6883]

Had a 82 in the mid 80’s sold it and now on a 81 with 8k miles , looking for a good mechanic in the upstate NY area 1 hour north of NYC on the Danbury Ct. boarder (tires,brakes,tune-up) and suggestions ? Please advise, much thanks ....

[wyly]

daves79x is the expert nearest to you that I know of in Knox,Pa...

[michael6883]

WYLY / MUCH THANKS FOR THE WELCOME AND THE NEEDED INFO ...

[wyly]

Tire options...I use Bridgestone battleax and Metzler lazer tec on my rides both are good but I needed to modify my front fender to mount the lazer tec ...

[Ringnalda]

Tire options...I use Bridgestone battleax and Metzler lazer tec on my rides both are good but I needed to modify my front fender to mount the lazer tec ...

If you bought the right size tires, no modification should be necessary. What size front did you buy? It should be a 100/90/19. If a 110, it will eat your front fender... Depending on what speed you typically ride.

[wyly]

Tire options...I use Bridgestone battleax and Metzler lazer tec on my rides both are good but I needed to modify my front fender to mount the lazer tec ...

If you bought the right size tires, no modification should be necessary. What size front did you buy? It should be a 100/90/19. If a 110, it will eat your front fender... Depending on what speed you typically ride.

110 is all I could get at the time...a couple minutes work with a dremel and a the fender is safe from tire fling of the 110.

[michael6883]

Hay guys Looking fo some help ... BIKE WAS PURCHESED WITH NGK DR8ES-L plugs and the book states to use standard NGK D8EA , I do normal riding should I be changing over to the standard type ? Reason I ask is bike starts great and idles fine after warm up but when I drive and hit the throttle it bogs down , then it will catch up ??? Also looking on the forum it seems that the gap tolerances are not consistent , what is the correct gap , book indicates 0.6-0.7mm , any help would be much appreciated , much thanks.

[desertrefugee]

The D8EA is the recommended plug, but I suspect you might be disappointed that they won't cure your bog. Although it could be an ignition advance issue, I'm more inclined to think you may have carburetor work in your future...

[michael6883]

I do suspect that , just removed 2 plugs and they were loose one had a carbon build up , gas pet cock has been off for a week and the plug has a smell of gas , would you be able to confirm the gap ?