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By mywifeknowseverythin
For those of you who are into coffee, I found this little article that might interest some of you.
I admit it. I am a coffee snob. I try not to be obnoxious about it, but let the record show: I enjoy a really great cup of coffee. But pay $4 a cup for it? No way. Even snobs have their limits.
Over the years, I’ve learned that a really good cup of coffee has less to do with money and more to do with knowledge and care. In fact—and this is the amazing thing—the more I learn, the less I spend.
BEANS. Purchase whole bean coffee as soon after it has been roasted as possible. Freshness is the key to a superb cup of coffee. Purchase in small amounts—only as much as you can use within 2 weeks of being roasted.
RATIO. The perfect ratio of coffee beans (prior to grinding) and water is: One-half cup whole beans to 8 cups of water.
GRIND. Grind your beans as close to brew time as possible. A burr or mill grinder that crushes the beans is preferable to a blade grinder that cuts them. Once ground, coffee should be used immediately.
WATER. If your water is highly chlorinated use bottled or filtered water. It must be right at 200 F, just short of boiling temperature, when it hits the dry grinds. This is critical to creating a great cup of coffee. Consume immediately.
STORE. The enemies of roasted coffee beans are air, moisture, heat and light—in that order. Keep your beans in an airtight container that is not close to moisture (sink, dishwasher), heat (oven, stove) or light (countertop). Do not store your daily coffee in the refrigerator or freezer because contact with moisture causes it to deteriorate. For larger quantities of roasted beans that you cannot use within 2 weeks, wrap in airtight bags and store for up to a month in the freezer—making sure the beans are completely protected against moisture. Once removed from the freezer, do not return.
BUY. Most supermarkets offer high-quality, roasted coffee beans for $.60 to $1 per ounce ($9.50 - $16.00 per pound). Ouch! Discount warehouse clubs like Costco, Sam’s and B.J.’s have considerably less expensive coffee at about $9 a pound for name brands like Starbuck’s and Peet’s. Still, that’s too rich for my blood.
ROAST. I roast my own coffee for two reasons: It is infinitely better tasting and half the price. I purchase green coffee beans by mail order for about $4 - $6 a pound, depending on current conditions and variety. I started out roasting in a popcorn popper (West Bend’s Poppery II is ideal) and have graduated to a small coffee roaster. My favorite resource for everything from roasting instructions to green coffee beans is http://www.u-roast-em.com/. Owner Jim Cameron has a wealth of knowledge and is anxious to share.
You won’t believe how easy it is to roast coffee. And enjoyable, too. I roast only one-week’s worth at a time—about twenty minutes. Green coffee beans have an indefinite, useful shelf life of at least a year, and probably two or longer. But I’ll never know. Coffee beans just don’t last that long around my house!
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By Charlesbrown
I’m looking for a top end kit for a Yamaha. I would like to see how well the engine runs before spending $6-$7 hundred on oem. Niche has complete kits from $1-$2 hundred. Anyone have experience with Niche or similar Chinese companies?
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By 2wdrancher
Hello everyone I have done a ton of research on doing this conversion because I hate getting stuck in the stupidest places and not being able to back out. I will be documenting my conversion here and on a couple other forums and probably post a couple videos on YouTube. So what I’ve come up with is all you need is a front axles, front propeller shaft, the final shaft inside the engine and the 4x4 front engine cover . I will list all the part numbers for everything that you need and prices from about six months ago (sorry) , you DONT need to switch out hubs, knuckles, or anything like that, and if you want differential lock lock like the foreman and Rubicon you can get a foreman Rubicon front differential and propeller shaft with the diff-lock and get a knight sure four manual actuator for it and voilà you have four-wheel-drive rancher. Input from you guys is greatly appreciated thank you for your time!
Note: I would definitely get the aftermarket HD axles because they are definitely stronger and are around the same price as oem
FINAL SHAFT
23611-HR3-A40 =$80.48
BEARING
91006-HP5-601 =$11.11
OIL SEAL
91202-HR0-F01 =$ 7.94
COVER ASSY., FR. CRANKCASE
11300-HR3-WB0 =$206.99
PROPELLER SH AFT
40400-HR3-A20 =$91.50
FINAL GEAR
41400-HR3-W50 =$714.88
FINAL CASE BRA CKET
50350-HR3-A20 =$7.40
FLANGE BOLT
95701-08016-08 =$1.49
R. SHAFT SET
44250-HR3-WB1 =$240.64
L. DRIVESHAFT
44350-HR3-WB1 =$240.64
This is all for the 2x4 - 4x4 lever that comes in stock on the ranchers. I would definitely recommend looking for parts for wheelers on marketplace, or craigslist
001
NUT, ADJUSTING
41560-HP5-600
$6.51
002
CABLE, FR. FINAL CLUTCH
41570-HR3-A21
$6.56
003
SPRING, CLUTCH CABLE
41571-HP5-600
$1.95
004
CLIP, CLUTCH CABLE
41573-HP5-600
$3.23
005
GROMMET, CLUTCH CABLE
41716-HP5-600
$3.12
006
LEVER, FR. FINAL CLUTCH
54030-HP5-600
$8.91
007
PILLOW BALL, FR. FINAL CLUTCH
54031-HP5-601
$10.87
008
BRACKET, FR. FINAL CLUTCH
54040-HP5-601
$11.19
009
SPRING, FR. FINAL CLUTCH
54041-HP5-600
$1.86
010
GATE, FR. FINAL CLUTCH
54050-HR3-A20
$4.55
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GRIP, FR. FINAL CLUTCH
54321-HP5-600
$8.95
X2 012
BOLT, FLANGE (6MM)
90111-162-000
$2.54
013
NUT, SELF-LOCK (6MM)
90343-ZE6-000
$1.70
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JOINT B, BRAKE ARM
95015-32001
$0.82
X3 015
BOLT, FLANGE (6X12)
95701-06012-00
$1.34
Or Forman 520 w diff lock
FINAL GEAR
41400-HR4-A21 =$732.49
PROPELLER SHAFT
40400-HR4-A20 = $92.54
And you definitely need the sure four locker for this
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By vlxerdon
Hello from southeast Georgia. Was gifted a 2000 Yamaha bear tracker with out a carb or battery and looking like it had seen better days. Was told it had sat for about three years. Explained a lot. Put a carb on and a battery in and it started right up. Surprised the heck out of me Anyhow as stated in my opening I am 78 years old with a very long motorcycle backgground but brand new to atv's. Anyone else out here from Georgia? Would like to meet up with some folks for a ride or two. Looks like a great site. Thanks for having me.
Don
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