Flyinfool

Passing? More like flying.......

I already have.

i have come to the conclusion that Moviprep is the most awe full thing that ever crossed my lips. Yuck!!

I guess that tonight is the night were everyone gets to make bad jokes at my expense in chat, while I run back and forth........

Yup, those 2nd geners will try anything to get to the ice cream first....

Acky......

I'll see if I can crack a smile......... My appt is for 7:00am tomorrow Its 6:00, the fun starts now.........

This can be arranged......... My lunch for today, this is about as close to solid food as I can get.

You said the motor moved a little, did it stop feeling like it hit something or just get stuck? Did this motor seize up while running or just from storage?

As mentioned, some whine is fairly normal. But as loud as you describe, and that loudness just started, sounds like something that should be looked into. When the dealer said that the whine is normal, did he ride it to hear what you are talking about?

If your RPM can change by 500 with no speed change then you have a slipping clutch. If you fix it right away you can usually get by with just a spring and a gasket and a half hour of your time. If you wait till it gets worse, you may need a whole new clutch. Carbs are blue smoke and mirrors, I cant help you there.

Now what did I doooo.

That is not the light at the end of the tunnel that you are seeing, it is the train coming in from the other direction.......

In between the attempts at humor you will get and have gotten a lot of good info on this site. We are a goofy bunch and like to have fun. With that said, some have gotten rid of the whine on their bikes by removing the back seat...... Someone had to say it.......

No slip...... that comes later. I am sure it will all come out the end....... Unfortunately they do specify even in all caps "NO ALCOHOL" I think that being tipsy or worse while making the mad dash could require me to have to burn the house down after this is over. Are you saying you want pics, or video????? I'll be in chat tonight while this is all going down.

The valves on this engine get tighter with wear. If they are actually tight then all you can do is to try a shim that is smaller by what the clearance should be and remeasure, by going smaller by the amount of clearance you need you might get lucky and hit it on the first try, not likely but at least possible. I cant help you with the timing marks.

It is only early morning of a day with no food and I am already cranky. I missed breakfast. A bowel of Jello chased with some apple juice is just not the same as real food. I am sure I will get worse as the day goes on. I mixed the first batch of the Moviprep this morning so that it can at least be cold when I start with it right after work. A predicted temp in the mid 90s with a heat index of 105 will not make me any more pleasant to be around..... Even the dog is keeping her distance today, she knows something is not right when I do not eat proper, also means she has no plate to lick.

Or the obvious; FRIMAN

:sign yeah that: Looks like you just need to reattach it and then be careful putting the screw back in. I would fix it, not scrap it.

The article said loud vehicles.

It is not always the dealer. There is a local dealer here (many years ago) that once sold a V65 Magna to a first time rider, they tried everything to get him to accept some instruction before he ever got on his new bike. But the young mans pride could not let him admit that he did not know all that there is to know. He made it about 100 feet out of the lot before the front wheel came high off the ground and he went thru a cyclone fence. He lived but it was not pretty. A local Harley dealer offers a free MFS course with a purchase and before pickup. They can offer but there is no way to require it. There are some (not all) dealers that try to do the right thing. As you say dollars are the bottom line, even the good dealer knows that if he refuses to sell you the bike that you will just head down the street to the next dealer and buy it, and the only thing that will have changed is that a different dealer got the money. Buy making the sale he can at least try to get you to understand the need for training. I know I was surprised at how many riders do not have a MC endorsement or even a learners permit. They just ride with no license. They refuse to go thru the process because learners are required to wear a helmet, once you get your license the helmet requirement is gone. Helmets are for geeks......not men......

And that is the abridged Readers Digest version.

I don't know if those are actually blue or just the picture makes them look blue. But blue lights will get you a talk with the nearest LEO around here.

Here is where I am heading on a "carrier" rack. As shown it is 13 lbs of aluminum for the frame, with a 30 lb finished weight. I may change all of the sheet metal sides and bottom to perforated or expanded metal to save some weight. Granted it won't be able to carry much more than a small sub sandwich when on the back of the bike. But it will also mount to the trailer tongue and then double as the cooler carrier. I have room to move the box on the trailer back so that the tongue weight will be correct. I am still in the early design and planning stages of this. As drawn it is 21" square and 12" tall. It can not be made to much smaller and still fit everything in there.

Yes I have a laptop and wifi. It will be an interesting chat room for sure. If anyone shows up. I promise to keep the camera covered..... At least no one will be asking for pics in this thread.....