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1st day of riding great! 2nd day not so much.

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Few weeks ago bought a 1980 850gl. Pics will be coming soon. Was upgrading from my virago 500. Bike wouldn't charge and was leaking gas when i got it. just over 21k and paid 600. Fixed the charging, thanks for those who post the manuels, they were a great help. Fixed the gas leak. Still has some minor issues but they are little fixes along the road. Anyways, i work 60 miles away 50 of which are highway. Road there on a friday for the first time, bike ran great. Took it down to muskegon bike time that night also. Saturday went to leave and got 14 miles from work when all of a sudden the back end stated wobbling back and forth. Yup thats right a flat tire. Wound up having to hitch hike to work. Thankfully a guy stopped and picked me up, only bad part is he is a harly rider. So now among the charging problems and the gas leak now i need a new rear tire. :(
 
Congrats on your new bike! That's still not too bad for problems based on the age/mileage of the bike. Bummer to get stranded but nice that even a HD guy would help.
 
Him being a harley rider isnt bad, he wasnt riding though. He was driving a trail blazer. Told me that he rides a harley. I used to work next to a harley shop and am just in no way a fan of them. No disrespect to harley riders, i know a lot of people who do. i just dont like them at all.
 
Hey, welcome to the nuthouse!:D If you hadn't replaced the old rubber on that bike, now is the time to do it. Tires over 5 years old are dangerous, along with blowouts, the rubber is hardened and has no "stick" value on the road. You'll really appreciate the feel of good tires on the road. You should replace front and rear. Check BassCliff's site for how to read the DOT date codes on the side of the tires.
 
JEEPRUSTY said:
How is this good samaritan's riding a harley a bad thing?
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It's not, I was just trying to have fun making reference to another active thread about HD riders :) It wasn't intended to be a slam, just kinda like a Ford-vs-Chevy or Vikings-vs-Packers comment (although those examples are more obvious what the better choice is.....LOL)
 
First time threw I thought it was bad cause you had to ride on the back of some guys Harly to work, but if he had the truck not so bad.

Let me guess he had a trailer hitch for his Harly on the truck :D

Anyways he helped and thats what matters.
 
Now you know why the first thing most people do when the get an old bike is replace the chain, sprockets, tires and cables.

Earl
 
earlfor said:
Now you know why the first thing most people do when the get an old bike is replace the chain, sprockets, tires and cables.

Earl
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Naahhhh....I like to see how far they go....sprocket teeth til they curl like ocean waves....a chain that goes click, click, clack while moving the bike in the garage, tires that crack like old plaster, and cables that get down to the last strand to nurse along!:eek:
 
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