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Out of college, 1976, in the couple weeks before start first real job, bought a 69 Buick LeSabre.
The very kind of car I tried to avoid a few years previous.
Somehow I remeber it was $400.

First...

Guy in above pic is my brother, 1973.

Here is me, 1973 or 72, about 20yo.
https://i.imgur.com/lFqXru4m.jpg
Something of a 'stashe.

When the Mustang went away, the family got a Montego for me to use to go to school (and share with Mom).
It was well known that the car was for me to use while I lived at home and went to jr college...

hee hee, Norm, I am a little older than you, but not that much.

I had driven the family car on occassion, but before I started local community college (1971), Dad and I went to a car lot. He was looking at some fuddy-duddy cars and I stepped around to the next...

Yesterday afternoon.
Roads clear and dry and salt free. 35degF.
Checked and pumped up tires, and Got out for a short ride.
Just went a ways out of town and back, and swung by the beach to see ice...

You will enjoy that.

And... ah....
What is the staus of the FJR ??

JPaul !
Good to see you posting AND riding.

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Good thing to do. Maybe need to go back again in a while, since is intersted in the dinosaurs.



Hee Hee

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Back when would go to local greasy spoon family resteraunt, would often be family groups there, two or three generations. Often would be a teenager there at table looking bored or on thier cell...

I dont even have a guess. . . . . . . .
Okay, I will guess
Voxhaul
Fiat
Reaunalt

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I will blame it on your awfull weather, and be glad I dont have to deal with it.

(joking)

Hum.... my jacket is fairly new, but I should inspect my riding pants.

Probably not a concern with...

Thanks. Kerry. I will notify Trev.
(Not that such is required.)

So...... it was a watershed occasion.
Good! Glad to hear it.

I might possibly get out this afternoon. Is clear and dry and 35degF. Maybe mid-upper 40s early next week..... hey hey !

T N G

That Not Good.


>>Later Note
Pilot H-D mechanical destuction details here
https://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?156280-what-did-you-wrench-on-today&p=2643272#post2643272...

Saturday AM

My vote tally, that someone should check.

Keerfunk 1, Burque 2, Sandy 3, Trevor 4, Zed1015 1, dpep2, Dorkbgr 1, Eli 1.

THat would be Trevor's tribute to his Dad as the winner....

THe two #11 ??

And this #9 ??



https://alpha-sports.com/spst/1980%20GS550,E/14.gif

Intersting pics.
Short list is a list of 6. Hummmm....
Sandys is great idea (especialy for audiance here), good execution and good use of software tools.
Deciding between Burque and baatfam.
...

And you ride on the bike path (shown in pic) because dont have lights . . . . ? har har
And carry home your purchase in your pockets. . . . .

650s were a 3 year model. ANd 650s have some things unique to them. All the other models/sizes had more in common with each other.

A good place to start for learning about engine internals is to...

My expereince is that if clutch friction plates are old, they may measure within service limit but likley are hard and not gripping like they should.
Especailly since you say is still slipping with...

Welcome to the game, Zed.

To better post pic, need to have the pic hosted on some other site. Such as Photobucket (but not Photobucket) or Imgur or other. ANd then copy what is called the IMG code...

Ha! You are welcome to it.

Ha!

I was going to enter this one
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50991396481_3c708789f1_z.jpg..
(not an entry)

So, you are saying it was a tankless job.