what did you wrench on today??

[Guest]

Funny that a 1100 has a speedo that only goes to 140kmh. On my 550, it goes beyond 200kmh (Though I only pushed it up to 180kmh so far; but I also don't imagine it going much higher).

Twice, Arab countries embargoed oil sales to the US. My recollection is that this was punishment for supporting Israel when its neighbors tried to destroy it.

One response was to create a national speed limit, capped at 55 mph, to reduce fuel consumption. Americans responded by driving above the speed limits regularly. Some politicians weren't satisfied with the explanation that speed limits were artificially slow. They hypothesized that people got satisfaction by seeing how fast they were going and bragging about it. So, for several years, speedometers were not permitted to show speeds above 85 mph. It didn't work, and the law was repealed.

 

[Guest]

Isn't this just depressing?

Isn't this just depressing?

It's June for crying out loud!

 

[steve murdoch]

It's June for crying out loud!View attachment 46095

Is that the arse end of a Big Wheel? A fun bike to bomb around on!

 

[Guest]

Is that the arse end of a Big Wheel? A fun bike to bomb around on!

Yes, 350x Honda. I have 3 of them in various stages of disarray. Great machines!
Or are you thinking of the Fat Cats?

 

[Buffalo Bill]

Funny that a 1100 has a speedo that only goes to 140kmh. On my 550, it goes beyond 200kmh (Though I only pushed it up to 180kmh so far; but I also don't imagine it going much higher).

For young folk and those outside the US; Back in the early 1980s Jimmy Carter was elected president (1980) a dutiful moralist christian man, so we got some goody 2 shoes legislation. All car and motorcycle speedometers were limited to read only up to 85MPH, or 140 KLM.
Just to kill the joy of riding or driving real fast for us wicked people.
Whatever, I forgot the whole story, it was a long time ago.

 

[cowboyup3371]

For young folk and those outside the US; Back in the early 1980s Jimmy Carter was elected president (1980).

Not that it has any bearing on the point you were making but Carter was elected in 76 taking office in 77 and losing the office in 80 to Reagan.

 

[dorkburger]

It's June for crying out loud!View attachment 46095

Yes, and feel your pain. Ive yet to complete "winter" repairs on mine.

 

[steve murdoch]

Yes, 350x Honda. I have 3 of them in various stages of disarray. Great machines!
Or are you thinking of the Fat Cats?

Gee whiz, i was wrong on both accounts.
I thought it the rear wheel of a BW200/350, the Yammie equivalent to the Fat Cat.

 

[Guest]

Gee whiz, i was wrong on both accounts.
I thought it the rear wheel of a BW200/350, the Yammie equivalent to the Fat Cat.

I'm not familiar with the Yammies but a buddy of mine ( back in the day) had a Fat Cat, they WERE blast.
I've wrenched on those 350x's for years but these machines with 4 carbs are a learning experience for me.
I'm finding many similarities except for the syncing carbs[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif] and[/FONT] stator and R/R issues.

 

[dorkburger]

The 350Xs were fine machines. My brother had a 85, my cousin an 86. Completely different animals.
The 86 had a ton of torque, but the 85 would run away from it every time in the top end.

My 250r was lighter and faster then both of them.....

 

[Guest]

The 350Xs were fine machines. My brother had a 85, my cousin an 86. Completely different animals.
The 86 had a ton of torque, but the 85 would run away from it every time in the top end.

My 250r was lighter and faster then both of them.....

The 250r was a fine machine also. Depending on the sprockets the 85 and 86 were about equal. I had a 13 tooth on the front for top end and my brother had a 12 tooth for climbing hills. He'd get a bike on me out of the hole but I'd toast him by fourth gear. He'd best me on the hills because I was chicken s**t when it came to that.

 

[dorkburger]

I LOVED my 250r. Mine had stock gearing, but came to me with really short tires. When i put the stock size back, the top end was impressive. We rode at a working sand pit, which was different every weekend. We spent hours climbing hills... The sand was forgiving in the event of a get off. The sand was also fun in that as long as I kept the rpms up, the tires spinning, and some momentum, I could make it up some ridiculously steep spots.

I could quite easily go down the rat hole of memory lane-ing on the subject.

For old times sake....
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[82'GS650]

Installed the single seat and the new rear shocks. About ready to chop her up!

 

[Buffalo Bill]

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Installed the single seat and the new rear shocks. About ready to chop her up!

Hope you're gonna weld steel tubing in place of those silly rear shocks too, that's what cool IMO!!! :witless:

 

[Guest]

I don't those springs would look too hateful.

 

[dorkburger]

GS got naked!

GS got naked!

FINALLY got around to fixing the broken off fairing mounting lug. The weld isn't pretty, but I was just happy not burn a hole in the frame. .
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Cleaned up a bit and hit it with some old paint laying around the garage..
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Back together. Its going naked until the forks are fixed, then maybe until it gets cold.

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Having a good look with the fairing and gas tank off, I can say that my bike has become pretty grungy, even by my standards....

 

[Buffalo Bill]

The oil rag around the fork tube says it all.
If you got a family to maintain, what time is left for your old bike…:fatigue:

 

[dorkburger]

..... very little.

 

[Charlie G]

..... very little.

Not burning a hole is the problem. That looks like it will work fine.

 

[dorkburger]

I was actually pleasantly surprised. I went real easy the first couple of goes, then increased the temperature and wire speed a bit and I think I got some good heat / weld into it without even a trace of that awful sound when the arc burns thru. I tried to favor the mounting lug a bit due to its mass.

I cant even recall the last time I had to weld something important.