What does a shorter action give a person in terms of actual riding Pete?
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what did you wrench on today??
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Less twist of the wrist to get to WOT Scott 
Changed my fork oil. Man that stuff gets nasty fast.
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Set the fuel level and used my new Motion Pro Sync Pro to synchronize my carbs...Fun
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Got new battery in and carbs off the Eliminator. Gas was POURING out of the left vent tube when it ran. I took off the airbox cover and about 2 cups of gas poured out. I've never seen so much gas in places it's not supposed to be. The needles were very stuck. Next step: cleaning them and the seats.
Removed a 70's/80's 5th wheel from the bed of my 'mates' F350 dually piece by piece to start the process of rebuilding and fitting it to his 2005 F350 dually.
It was so old that most of the old fasteners either broke in the process of impacting them apart or had to be cut off with a cutting torch. The old mounting brackets were welded and bolted to some old decrepit looking piece of 2x4 steel tubing so we cut the four mounting brackets off of it using the torch, ground off all the slag and rust and prepped them to be welded to the new section of tubing he brought for that purpose. Cut in half a new 10 ft section of 2x4 tubing, clamped the four previously prepared brackets to the ends, squared them up and welded them on. I will say that welding it together was the easiest part, it's all the work getting to that point that killed the better part of 3-1/2 hours this evening.
Tomorrow evening we'll start bolting it all back together then drill new holes in the bed so it can be bolted down the frame; then he gets to pick up the used 30 ft travel trailer he just bought. I sure hope my welds are up to standard or it's going to be a thrill chasing it from one side of the highway to the other when it lets go...
It was so old that most of the old fasteners either broke in the process of impacting them apart or had to be cut off with a cutting torch. The old mounting brackets were welded and bolted to some old decrepit looking piece of 2x4 steel tubing so we cut the four mounting brackets off of it using the torch, ground off all the slag and rust and prepped them to be welded to the new section of tubing he brought for that purpose. Cut in half a new 10 ft section of 2x4 tubing, clamped the four previously prepared brackets to the ends, squared them up and welded them on. I will say that welding it together was the easiest part, it's all the work getting to that point that killed the better part of 3-1/2 hours this evening.
Tomorrow evening we'll start bolting it all back together then drill new holes in the bed so it can be bolted down the frame; then he gets to pick up the used 30 ft travel trailer he just bought. I sure hope my welds are up to standard or it's going to be a thrill chasing it from one side of the highway to the other when it lets go...
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I would have had HIM do the welds...I would hate to hear about it every day for the rest of my life!!!!
He ran two out of the twelve sides we welded.
With somewhere around 40" worth of welds, it ain't going anywhere soon.
With somewhere around 40" worth of welds, it ain't going anywhere soon.
Got my Motion Pro R1 throttle tube this week and put it on today, definitely a much shorter throttle action! Feels like it's adjusted up nicely now so first test ride on the commute tomorrow.
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looks like you twisted the life out of the old one anyways, pete!
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Haha yeah she's a bit crusty!
More work on the 5th wheel hitch.
More work on the 5th wheel hitch.
Need one more piece of channel and its finished.
When you make the perfect weld, it's a beautiful thing... (too bad they're not all like that)
More work on the 5th wheel hitch.
Need one more piece of channel and its finished.
When you make the perfect weld, it's a beautiful thing... (too bad they're not all like that)
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Welded the last piece of channel in place then drilled all the mounting holes we had measured from the existing mounting holes in the bed. Dropped the 5th wheel 'base' on the pickup bed and all the holes lined up. What's up with that?
It's too bad the fools who originally mounted a fifth wheel in the truck only had attached two out of the eight bolts to the frame as should have done with ALL the bolts.
I'm getting sick and tired of so called 'professionals' who are nothing more than 'hacks' that get paid. Bozo's the lot of them.
It's too bad the fools who originally mounted a fifth wheel in the truck only had attached two out of the eight bolts to the frame as should have done with ALL the bolts.
I'm getting sick and tired of so called 'professionals' who are nothing more than 'hacks' that get paid. Bozo's the lot of them.
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Dodgy brothers incorporated Dale... pathetic!
Lucky we've got you around to sort 'em out
Lucky we've got you around to sort 'em out
Be very careful out there Pete, they're all around us. They're even allowed to breed.
It was just my way of ranting. Don't care if the install it looks like crap, it just needs to be done correctly.
By the way, my friend just picked up 3 meters of 6.3mm flat stock in order to make all new brackets for mounting it correctly.
It was just my way of ranting. Don't care if the install it looks like crap, it just needs to be done correctly.
By the way, my friend just picked up 3 meters of 6.3mm flat stock in order to make all new brackets for mounting it correctly.
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Indeed they are Dale, and yes they do breed! Very scary...
I must agree... do the job right or don't do it at all!
I must agree... do the job right or don't do it at all!
Kind of similar to the so called 'professional' who didn't install the front wheel properly huh?
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Yeah... although to be fair at least the business owner took the time to contact me and let me know he was not happy to hear it!
What toDo with an old windjammer...?
What toDo with an old windjammer...?
not exactly today's wrenching, but current....
what to do with a windjammer fairing? can't put it on a 400,so...
here's the windscreen mounted.
Why? because I have never had a windscreen and need see what they're good for.
Why this? because the Spitfires that keep coming across my plate are too short and buffet the helmet...I take em off after a try and give em to friends with low-riding bikes.
But I kept the spitfire hardware.
it works at 110 kmh (65mph) but is a bit scary if I think about the imbalance tipping up and cutting my throat or one side of the screen coming adrift and ...etc...
Is it worth it? Well, I almost "get it". I was riding along at 100kmh with just sunglasses and visor up...that zone of windless visibility below the slipstream is intriguing and I could hear the engine better (echoing off the screen?)
steering was a little odd, being a new load but it was suprisingly consistent, despite that bit of crosswind I purposely chose to test in. Just a few weird blips, but I get these on this light bike naked, just riding through cold air pockets!
But I don't like the feeling of the muddy view through plastic
AND the greatest effect was on my palms. A lot of pressure on these that didn't exist before without the screen...obviously, more of a sit-up-and-beg posture is wanted behind this shelter. I have some slightly taller bars to try ....(is this the downward spiral to an L? I'm joking, if it isn't obvious)
What toDo with an old windjammer...?
not exactly today's wrenching, but current....
what to do with a windjammer fairing? can't put it on a 400,so...
here's the windscreen mounted.
Why? because I have never had a windscreen and need see what they're good for.
Why this? because the Spitfires that keep coming across my plate are too short and buffet the helmet...I take em off after a try and give em to friends with low-riding bikes.
But I kept the spitfire hardware.
it works at 110 kmh (65mph) but is a bit scary if I think about the imbalance tipping up and cutting my throat or one side of the screen coming adrift and ...etc...
Is it worth it? Well, I almost "get it". I was riding along at 100kmh with just sunglasses and visor up...that zone of windless visibility below the slipstream is intriguing and I could hear the engine better (echoing off the screen?)
steering was a little odd, being a new load but it was suprisingly consistent, despite that bit of crosswind I purposely chose to test in. Just a few weird blips, but I get these on this light bike naked, just riding through cold air pockets!
But I don't like the feeling of the muddy view through plastic
AND the greatest effect was on my palms. A lot of pressure on these that didn't exist before without the screen...obviously, more of a sit-up-and-beg posture is wanted behind this shelter. I have some slightly taller bars to try ....(is this the downward spiral to an L?
I'm joking, if it isn't obvious)
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This morning I replaced my front tire on the 83 1100E. This is the first time I did a complete removal and install myself. Replaced my lumpy Perrelli with a new Continental Conti Go 100/90-19 that I bought off Amazon for $91.00 w/free shipping, received in two days out of PA. Three hours that included off, on, balance, and rotor rotation(on backwards, wrong sides the last 8 or so years). Feels excellent going down the road. Now I have to wear the little nubs off. The manufacture date on the new tire is 06/13, fresh one. The old one was stiff as a brick. I won't tell you what year that one was built, Monica Lewinsky might have still been around.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AWHJYW/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AWHJYW/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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not exactly today's wrenching, but current....
what to do with a windjammer fairing? can't put it on a 400,so...
here's the windscreen mounted.
Why? because I have never had a windscreen and need see what they're good for.
Why this? because the Spitfires that keep coming across my plate are too short and buffet the helmet...I take em off after a try and give em to friends with low-riding bikes.
But I kept the spitfire hardware.
it works at 110 kmh (65mph) but is a bit scary if I think about the imbalance tipping up and cutting my throat or one side of the screen coming adrift and ...etc...
Is it worth it? Well, I almost "get it". I was riding along at 100kmh with just sunglasses and visor up...that zone of windless visibility below the slipstream is intriguing and I could hear the engine better (echoing off the screen?)
steering was a little odd, being a new load but it was suprisingly consistent, despite that bit of crosswind I purposely chose to test in. Just a few weird blips, but I get these on this light bike naked, just riding through cold air pockets!
But I don't like the feeling of the muddy view through plastic
AND the greatest effect was on my palms. A lot of pressure on these that didn't exist before without the screen...obviously, more of a sit-up-and-beg posture is wanted behind this shelter. I have some slightly taller bars to try ....(is this the downward spiral to an L?
Interesting... personally I don't like big screens but I needed something on the 450 more for performance than anything. Headwinds at 100+kph sap too much power with me as a wind sock.
It's amazing the difference my little fly screen makes, and after re-making the brackets after one broke recently, it's even better with stronger brackets and angled a little more vertical. The key to a good short screen is the angle I have found...
