I have not fond where the reg and insurance card is stored.

I have not found the factory helmet lock. (my little old honda had both. am I asking too much?)


I have found (not by experance but a friends words of wisdom)

DO NOT LEAVE THE KEY FOB IN THE GARAGE ON THE WORK BENCH.
The bikes with alarm systems will start ok, but once you shut it off ......****.

 

I learned to turn the key backone click pastthe off position to keep it from falling out when you shutthe bikeoff. The guy that designed those things has a sick sense of humor.

 

I just learned something! I've only used it to warm the bike up. Now I'm dying to go out in the dark and cold rain, take a short ride in my jammies and see if I can phenagle it to tighten while holding the throttle steady. [8D]

Someone asked me if my forward controls were HD. I just learned that my nephew machined them himself when he owned my bike.

 

I have learned there is no substitute for cubic inches
I have learned that no matter how much I modify the engine, there is still more that can be done
I have learned that "chrome wont get you home, but it sure makes you look good when stranded at the side of the road"
I have learned that it takes a good wife to never ask "gee honey, how much did that cost?"

 

Try not to drop the socket you are using to loosen the primary chain adjuster into the primary when you pull the ratchet out. If you do, have long fingers. I only did that once, and it was pretty easy to get it out, but it still sucked.

That little wheel alignment tool the manual tells you to make out of 1/8 inch aluminum welding rod actually works.

Never had the guts to try the little "cruise control" screw. Somehow I see something bad happening if I were to use that...

 

Ain't that the truth...we were sitting outside a club and my buddy reached over and hit the starter to show off the new drag pipes...with the bike resting on the kick stand and everyone standing around...the bike shot forward about 3 feet and flopped over...he was just standing there with his mouth hanging open and his hand hanging out where the handlebars used to be...

 

I learned just how long these engines stay hot after a ride, the painful way.
I learned just how much better the ride is with a wider rear and front wheels and tires
I learned that no matter how much I love my ride, there is always another one that I want more
I learned exactly what the love/hate relationship is with the MoCo.
I leanrned not to hit the front brake pulling into a parking lot, the embarressing way

 

Just don't be trying to tighten or loosen it while riding down the road. If you want to use it you should tighten it enough to where there is friction to keep the throttle open when let go but not so much that you cant turn it to let off the gas. Do the adjustment when the bike is at a standstill.
Someone said before that Harleys use to not have the throttle snap back closed automatically like they do now, but instead when you opened the throttle it would stay opened until you twisted it back closed manually. I have no idea since I never owned a Harley back in the olden days. [8D]

 

Syn3 is NOT okay for the transmission

~Joe

 

I'll second that. Unless of course you don't mind your transmission sounding like a blacksmith hitting an anvil everytime you shift...