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  1. Woodenfish

    MPG display issue ?. or i could be just an idiot.

    That reading is going to need you to log a lot more miles upon the bike before the fuel mileage SWAG can be computed after the reset.
  2. Woodenfish

    Famous quote

    “Individuality is fine as long as we all do it together.” Major Frank Burns M*A*S*H
  3. Woodenfish

    21 RT Rear Trunk won't stay open - any cheap repairs?

    That’s an odd way of running a service department. Why hire a parts manager if all they inventory is oil and filters? No wonder they can’t hire or retain technicians.
  4. Woodenfish

    Rear tire disappointment - OEM Tire worn out already!

    The outer couple of inches on the rear tire is there for show, the middle is for go! :riding:
  5. Woodenfish

    Can-Am all-electric Motorcycles grand reveal

    What year do you think we will get started? We certainly have put the proverbial cart before the horse. I can’t find any new power generation plants being built in the USA that will supply the masses with cheap and abundant electrical energy to power our future. With the mandates imposed already...
  6. Woodenfish

    Can-Am all-electric Motorcycles grand reveal

    Those new Can Am motorcycles look exhausted. They’re two tired. :roflblack:
  7. Woodenfish

    Replacing 2021 front rotors/brakes - lube the pad pins too?

    This isn’t the same thing or related in any way to an airplane. Manufacturers of motorcycles, automobiles and other equipment don’t use lubricants on brake parts but often times the dealership technicians are trained by the manufacturer to do this as a best practices method when servicing and...
  8. Woodenfish

    The latest in Trike Development

    He doesn’t look very happy riding in it. :shemademe_smilie:
  9. Woodenfish

    How hard is it to do an Alignment - 2022 Ryker 900?

    As a professional Master Automotive Technician I’ve aligned several hundred vehicles, cars, trucks, full four wheel alignment with front and rear caster, camber, toe and driveline and never ever received more than one hour of pay all while using either magnetic bubble gauges, light aligned or...
  10. Woodenfish

    Is this Belt alignment on brand new Spyder OK?

    I believe what your Service Manager told you to be the truth. The belt hasn’t settled in yet and will need many more miles before it will.
  11. Woodenfish

    Sprocket Recall - What's Wrong With BRP's Logistics?

    I watched Smoakes latest video today on the removal of that old sprocket. It looked like a pretty ugly job getting that old one off. It seems he needed a 10 ton hydraulic puller, heat from a torch and a pneumatic air hammer to free the beast and even with all of that it looked very time...
  12. Woodenfish

    Replacing 2021 front rotors/brakes - lube the pad pins too?

    Like in this video where he states the spring in the master cylinder draws the brake fluid back into the reservoir after releasing the brake lever. That’s just not how it works. While releasing the brake lever the spring helps move the master cylinder shuttle valves back to their normal position...
  13. Woodenfish

    Front Sprocket Seized on shaft, dealer doing Recall work - any suggestions?

    With the pulley under heavy tension from a 3-jaw gear puller you can strike the screw head with a BFH and sometimes that impact is enough to jar it loose.
  14. Woodenfish

    Replacing 2021 front rotors/brakes - lube the pad pins too?

    We don’t always know the background or training a YouTube creator has received so I always take that into consideration. You would need a dial indicator to measure that rotor runout. Good luck to you in your repair. You seem to have it as if this isn’t your first rodeo.
  15. Woodenfish

    Replacing 2021 front rotors/brakes - lube the pad pins too?

    You would be doing yourself a great disservice if you did not lubricate the caliper pins with silicone brake grease after cleaning them. Lubricating the pad backing plate and any point that might touch the pad slide boss should always be done with the same grease. The only problem or really...
  16. Woodenfish

    2022 RT making odd noise while stopping - any ideas to help explain to Service tech?

    With a new motorcycle comes new metallic brake pads that are as thick as possible on day one for added life. Once the brake is released the brake caliper piston’s square cut seal relaxes and withdraws the pad from the face of the rotor. Once the motorcycle gets more miles on the brake pads that...
  17. Woodenfish

    2022 RT making odd noise while stopping - any ideas to help explain to Service tech?

    I wouldn’t be surprised to hear them tell you that it is normal drivetrain gear whine noise that you are hearing and not to worry about it. There would be no fix for something like that as it’s inherent to the design.
  18. Woodenfish

    I have a problem with Dishonest Dealers!

    Having a such a special skill set normally in high demand in large urban areas would have you better employed in your field if maybe if you weren’t located so rural. Have you seriously considered moving?
  19. Woodenfish

    great oil drain pan

    My local Lowe’s sells this model for $8.98. Personally, I would spend more and have a drain pan that I can seal up and take the waste oil right in for recycling rather than have to pour it into a empty bottle. I played that game before and I lost…. badly.
  20. Woodenfish

    I have a problem with Dishonest Dealers!

    What I’m trying to convey is that good tradesmen are hard to find today in this new era and the development of new workers is costly, time consuming, and it’s extremely difficult to attract good young blood into the industry. I don’t care if you're a technician or a body and fender repairman...
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