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  1. Rectangular connector under tank

    Well this is embarrassing, but my 2005 RIII is in a storage space where I can't work on it (I got a warning for charging the battery and putting it back in) and the Check Engine light went on and stayed on when I started it up. Looking for possible reasons, I noticed a disconnected two conductor...

  2. I sold the R3T today 😢

    > How do you deal with all the idiots on Craigslist? Oh man, ain't that the truth! My favorite is "How much for cash?" and all I can say is, I dunno, man, I was kinda holding out for beaver pelts. My second favorites were (after several back and forth texts and questions and answers), "Almost...

  3. Winter storage fuel purge

    I need to leave my Rocket III in the Pacific Northwest 'till spring. I have less than a gallon in the tank. Last time I stored it was more than a decade, and I had to replace the fuel pump and have the fuel injector nozzles cleaned. I think I can empty the tank (pull the fuel line off the tank...

  4. For the hooligans.

    I'm pretty sure that was a metaphor. Or maybe a simile. Heck, it might even have been an analogy, for all I know, but I'm pretty sure I got what they were implying.

  5. Storing my R3 'till spring -- any advice?

    I hear you, sonny, but I'm heading a fair geographical distance away from my R3, and won't have the option for a while.

  6. Mysterious air hose under tank

    Right you are, sonny, it was the vent hose for the coolant overflow tank. Apparently it got pulled down and back a tad, but I scootched it back forward and it fit just right. What a maroon, as Mae West and Bugs Bunny used to say. Now I need to start a new thread. Either I'm going to sell this...

  7. Storing my R3 'till spring -- any advice?

    Are there any gas treatments that will work on this? I just went through installing a new fuel pump and having the injector nozzles cleaned, but it took a couple weeks and cost a couple hundred bucks, and I'd rather not do that again. Of course, last time it had been stored fifteen years and...

  8. For Sale '05 R3 Bobber, $3000

    The injectors arrived, they went in nicely, the bike runs great, and if I don't have any nibbles in the next couple days it'll go into storage until spring. It's in Creswell Oregon, yes it's ridable, but the tires are fifteen years old and have hardened to roughly the hysteresis of ace combs and...

  9. After a decade in storage, not getting fuel. Any ideas?

    Kevin, you were spot on with the injectors, and I followed your advice to the letter, I sent them to RC Injectors, they arrived at their shop last Thursday and they sent them back the next day, Friday, via Priority Mail, with expected delivery Tuesday. Which took a week instead; I got them...

  10. Mysterious air hose under tank

    I'll look it over better in the daylight, Jag, but I already have two vent hoses attached to the tank and didn't see a place for a third one. I'm a fan of minimizing air pollution, so I don't want to leave a tube open that's part of the emissions control system.

  11. After a decade in storage, not getting fuel. Any ideas?

    Fuel pump replaced last week. It wasn't working either--fifteen years immersed in stale gasoline will do that. I didn't know the injector nozzles were clogged until I gave it a fresh fuel pump. Plugging away, one surmountable problem at a time. Right now the only thing keeping me from putting...

  12. Mysterious air hose under tank

    I'm installing freshly washed injector nozzles, and I have an extra hose under the tank. Yes I looked where it might plug into, do you think I'd accept this risk of public humiliation if I hadn't looked? And failed to find it? Here's what the hose looks like. I'm going to lie down with a cool...

  13. Mad scientist, building a R3-powered sports car

    Now there's a thought (actually combining two thoughts): use a longitudinal FWD transaxle, rotate it 180 degrees, and put the R3 motor behind it, for a mid engine FWD tadpole trike. I remember Formula V used a reversed ring gear in a bug transaxle and they seemed to survive alright.

  14. For Sale '05 R3 Bobber, $3000

    It turned into a bobber thanks to somebody not paying attention to the road, it got rear ended, everything behind the turn signal mounts is gone and there's lots of cosmetic damage to the left side. My shop in Creswell did not survive the plague, the rent exceeds the income, so we're downsizing...

  15. Where is our Barbie and what is she worth now?

    If HD Barbie comes with chaps, make sure she puts on pants first, or she'll get terrible tan lines.
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