Marcarl Posted July 19 Share #1401 Posted July 19 2 hours ago, luvmy40 said: I sold my '86 to my Daughter's fiancé today. Sorry to see it go but I just don't haver room for two anymore. Bye, bye Beauty! Somebody got a REAL NICE scooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpep1982 Posted July 22 Share #1402 Posted July 22 I rode my 89 like I stole it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydr Posted July 22 Share #1403 Posted July 22 I sold my 83 Venture ... Even if the mind wants to do things you used to do and your body says no ....We all will have to down size at some point in our life 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDawson Posted August 6 Share #1404 Posted August 6 Found a flat rear tire, puncture in the middle of the tread. Pulled the wheel to find the pumpkin dumping gear oil. 🤬🤬🤬. New tire mounted and waiting for new bearings and seals for the final drive. All right before Vogel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddlebum Posted August 7 Share #1405 Posted August 7 On 8/6/2023 at 8:44 AM, RDawson said: Found a flat rear tire, puncture in the middle of the tread. Pulled the wheel to find the pumpkin dumping gear oil. 🤬🤬🤬. New tire mounted and waiting for new bearings and seals for the final drive. All right before Vogel. I feel your pain Brother I am replacing the back tire as we speak, which of course ruined any plans I had to ride this weekend. Came back from walking the dog on Thur when suddenly my line of vision was drawn towards the rear tire of my bike to note a big lengthwise split in my rear tire (a split not a cut) and probing it revealed it was separating from the cord as well. The tire still had better than 50% tread and was new in 21. As well it spent the past year sitting on my lift in the garage. This is the third set of Dunlop's I had to replace before its time. The first set (E3's) I replaced because the bike suddenly started to slide sideways on highway ramps despite still having 30% tread, the rubber just got hard. The second set E4's developed a bad case of hair line side wall cracks to numerous and deep to feel comfortable about. And now this second E4 with the 2 1/2 " split to the cord down the inside of one of the grooves. BTW it too was starting to get slippery in the turns, so maybe seeing the split was a blessing. In any case I am done with high end Dunlop's if any thing I would go back to the 404. However I decided to give the SHINKO 777 a try since they seem to have a good following on this site. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvmy40 Posted August 7 Share #1406 Posted August 7 4 hours ago, saddlebum said: I feel your pain Brother I am replacing the back tire as we speak, which of course ruined any plans I had to ride this weekend. Came back from walking the dog on Thur when suddenly my line of vision was drawn towards the rear tire of my bike to note a big lengthwise split in my rear tire (a split not a cut) and probing it revealed it was separating from the cord as well. The tire still had better than 50% tread and was new in 21. As well it spent the past year sitting on my lift in the garage. This is the third set of Dunlop's I had to replace before its time. The first set (E3's) I replaced because the bike suddenly started to slide sideways on highway ramps despite still having 30% tread, the rubber just got hard. The second set E4's developed a bad case of hair line side wall cracks to numerous and deep to feel comfortable about. And now this second E4 with the 2 1/2 " split to the cord down the inside of one of the grooves. BTW it too was starting to get slippery in the turns, so maybe seeing the split was a blessing. In any case I am done with high end Dunlop's if any thing I would go back to the 404. However I decided to give the SHINKO 777 a try since they seem to have a good following on this site. Luke, come to the dark side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dueyk1111 Posted August 8 Share #1407 Posted August 8 the last 2 404's i had on the back of my rsv i only got 5k miles out of them before they were bald. i'm not buy'n them ever again. gonna try michelin commander 111's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnacle442 Posted August 8 Share #1408 Posted August 8 I am currently running Metzler 888's on my bikes. They're quiet and handle great in the rain. God help you if you find a tar snake in the road though. I went through an intersection in Dubuque the other day that had lots of tar snakes and I nearly ended up in someone's picnic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDawson Posted August 8 Share #1409 Posted August 8 I had my third Nexen darkside mounted this week. Gonna install the OEM final drive today to get ready for Vogel. Waiting on parts to rebuild the VMax pumpkin. Riding one up and not taking the trailer so the higher gear shouldn’t bother me too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDawson Posted August 9 Share #1410 Posted August 9 Oh!!! The feeling of new tires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddlebum Posted August 9 Share #1411 Posted August 9 (edited) Took, the the bike to work today. Break in ride for the new shinko I just mounted. 1st thing I noticed was despite running 40 psi how much of a softer ride they gave over the E4. I do not expect to get great cornering just yet so I will reserve judgment until later. Edited August 12 by saddlebum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaStar Posted August 10 Share #1412 Posted August 10 I'm a little late to the game but in preparation of my departure tomorrow for Sturgis, I have installed the Speedohealer to correct mileage for the trip, verified carbs synced (they were perfect), leaned the carbs, dropped the oil level (it was overfilled above the site glass level), installed the Barons rear lowering kit and lowered the front 1 inch. I'm only 5'9". I needed my feet flat on the ground. Just checked tread depth, 6/32 in the front and 4/32 in the rear. Looks like I will be taking it easy and buying a rear tire when I get back. It's only 600 miles up there from here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BigDog Posted August 16 Share #1413 Posted August 16 Finished the last of my tape striping last night. Some was freehand and some was precut from a company called Twisted Chrome. They do nice work without breaking the bank. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BigDog Posted August 16 Share #1414 Posted August 16 Last minute front fender freehand 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpep1982 Posted August 20 Share #1415 Posted August 20 Whew, now I know what it feels like to ride in the desert. I put a little over 300 miles on yesterday and had to quit from the heat here in Kansas. The air temp was 112 at my house when I got home and riding with full gear was a real challenge. One thing to do now is change the clutch fluid as I lost response a couple of miles from home. After everything cooled down (including me!) I checked the clutch lever and it was back to normal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BigDog Posted August 20 Share #1416 Posted August 20 2 hours ago, rpep1982 said: Whew, now I know what it feels like to ride in the desert. I put a little over 300 miles on yesterday and had to quit from the heat here in Kansas. The air temp was 112 at my house when I got home and riding with full gear was a real challenge. One thing to do now is change the clutch fluid as I lost response a couple of miles from home. After everything cooled down (including me!) I checked the clutch lever and it was back to normal. Definitely needs a flush with new fluid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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