Marcarl

Nope!!! don't wear a hat, much less a bandana,,, couldn't have been me!

Tooch,,,,,, don't ever, never let me say that you are slow to understand,,,, you got this one dead in your sights,,,,,, just waiting to hear what the reply might be.

T'was a great rally,,, or maybe better called retreat. A time to be able to leave all your troubles elsewhere and if you couldn't leave them, you wouldn't have time to worry over them anyways. Just so many friends and great people to meet and click with,,,, right from the time you get up (coffee from Timmies @ Bens, thanks Jay) to the time you fall over in bed. Company was such as is wished for, food went down with no issue, you never needed to be thirsty, and if you sat in a corner to silently watch the proceedings?? somebody would be sure to join you. Thanks to the crew that put this together,,, can't wait for the next time we can make it. Special thanks for Pioneer Motorsports for their input and their involvement without expecting anything in return,,,,, just awesome!!!

Ya if you had stopped on the American side we would have had to pay import duties, and seeing as duty folks would have no idea of both the relics sitting there, (sorry Relic) what they were made of, where they were made, or what they present value would be,,,, hey!!!! you might still be there for the next rally while they argued about value, HST, immigration rights, rights of aliens, sound bites and noise levels, safety of any opposite sex, and whether there would be any available sponsors in Canada. Yep, glad you made it over,,,, our taxes would be going up just to cover the extra cost involved.

So finally an update, hopefully the last one. Done an alignment on the front, installed new sneakers on the front and this past weekend had Pioneer Motorsports check and balance thee rear wheel. Seems the whole bounce issue was a combination of all told. The front end was out of line, right side was toed out which cupped the front tires. Did the alignment and it was a different machine for sure,, not that it was bad before, but the work did make a noticeable difference in the tracking and handling. Still had some bounce,, so,,, I replaced the cupped tires,,, now that again made a difference, but not the total cure,,, so Pioneer was good enough to pull the rear tire, check it for balance, and found it to be out by 1-3\4 oz. Removed all the weights and then need 1.5 oz to balance. Now we are happy campers,,, motelers. During having the work done on my 2014, PMS was good enough to lend me a brand new (700 miles) demo. Same issues there, so I informed Hank the service manager of my opinion, and he thanked me,,,, nice guy,,,, nahh,,,,, REAL NICE guy. Hopefully this ends as it is. Thanks Brenner for your input.

Glad to hear you made it home just fine. Wasn't going to stand there and cook with you,,, you know,,, 2 half-cooked Dutchmen can attract all kinds of splendid things some of which would not be agreeable to the lady standing there waiting for her honorable mate to return without any more half baked ideas.

If you sprayed carb cleaner into the carbs and they all responded except that one, then you have an ignition issue, so change the plug. You msy change it with one from another cylinder, and if your issue moves, you have your answer.

Air ride should not be a real big problem. If you want to fix 2nd gear then the air ride is a minor issue. For second gear you'll have to pull the engine, turn it upside down, remove the pan (bottom end) and do the repair. You'll need new gaskets and the split washer that hold the shaft in place. The gear itself mostly can be repaired, but if not you'll need to figure that into the equation.

looks like between 4 and 5 today if that works out for you.

Hope it works out better for your Mom than it did for Marca's Mom,,,, just across the road eh? hope this thing isn't catching. Marca's mom fell 2 weeks ago, now on heavy antibiotics, blood thinners, and careful watch. Not able to make the trip down for dinner etc, so is being 'nursed' in her room. Yep, hope it's better for your Mom. Blessings. Carl

Pilot jet that I think you are refering to is hidden behind an aluminum cap. Remove the cap and you'll find it. It's on the outside of the carb, facing you as you look at it. Before you go through that effort though, check to make sure there is fuel in the carb by draining it, and\or, by squirting some carb cleaner, WD40 into the throat while it running to see if that cylinder will fire.

You just know you got to wait

Yep today,,, Aug 20th of the 2015 year. Let me know and we'll wait if needed. We're in no rush seeing as this is my only vacation during my holidays while we work on retirement.

Yummie!!!! and hey waiter, can you bring me another???

For us it's looks like we most likely will do an evening run. Leave home about 5 or so, ride through the Peninsula, (Hwy 3, Port Colborne, Fort Erie), grab some supper somewhere, maybe Green Acres around 6:30 or so, to miss Buffalo rush hour and then end up in Chaffee when we get there.

I'm thinking WV would be an great place to go, and have somebody else set it up would be even greater and then if I attend it would be the greatest. Don't get the idea that we have all our ducks in a row up here,,, hey, we got together for ice-cream last night, and when the IC was gone a Wing rode up so the conversation changed. We have some ideas, that's all, nothing put down in stone yet.

Thanks Mike, appreciate your input.

Couldn't have said it any better myself,,, well, actually I guess I tried,,, I stand corrected,,,, well maybe not corrected, maybe just appended.... told you that you should have done this,,,, you speech so well.

Hey??? did you read my last post??? I agree the one you quoted was vague, there will be plans, but we plan to leave lots of time for getting together and most things will be optional and not an endurance affair. Got more input,,, input away,,,, we need to hear so that we can accommodate. We will try to please the 'customer' as best as possible.

Forecast at this point is possible heavy rain for Buffalo,,, (we have to go though there right???) late in the day. Guess I'll wait til the morning to decide. Might run out Thursday eve.

I think I'll expand a bit on this: We do not have a venue or plan yet, but here is what we have so far: Looking for some place that has enough rooms, a place for campers, a place to eat, place for campfires, and nice country. Focus is Niagara region, or Muskoka. And Nancy did say we need shower facilities. No prizes etc,, well maybe some mementos, but nothing big or time consuming. Shirts will be looked into,, we're at odds as to exactly how, but I'm sure one of us will be convinced to meet on my side of the middle. lol We don't think we'll do any 'planned' rides but instead provide for things to do, places to go, that would take no more than a total of 4-5 hours, so riding time would be in the less than 3 hr mark. If necessary and desired we would plan to be able to lead whatever rides needed guidance. All rides would be GPS laid out and ready. There would be a 'main meal' with all the hoopla that comes with such an event,,,,, meaning,,,,, we don't know just yet. Days we're thinking about are Tuesday thru Friday in the middle of August, which allows for '3 day' riding before and after for those who need it.

Things are a little iffy maybe. Marca's mom has been taking our attention the last few days, she's 87 and now has a few 'getting older' issues,,, might mean that Marca stays home, and maybe I will accompany her,,, meaning that we're not sure yet what's happening. If I go solo, the QEW would be a choice, if Marca goes with, we will skip the QEW and ride through the center of the penninsula (Hwy#3). Plan though is for Thursday Aft.

Well,,,, I have some news,,, maybe just an update,,,, changed the way the front wheels pointed,, they now point 'in' rather than having the right one point out. Quite a difference in handling,, good improvement, but didn't entirely get rid of bounce, so added some new sneakers to the front,, improved some more,,, but still not as perfect as I would like. Maybe I'm getting too fussy, maybe not,,, gonna take a brand new one on a ride this weekend maybe and see if there is a difference and maybe, just maybe the experts at Pioneer have some input. At this point though,,, quite rideable and enjoyable.

I do believe there are 2 in-line fuses, tucked in behind the left front signal light, one is for constant power the other is switched power.

Air ride only works with the key in the ACC position. If that doesn't work for you then we need more info. Does the control light up and what error codes are you getting. Neutral can be a pain at times, often easier to find from 2nd than from 1st. Try changing the clutch fluid and making sure the clutch is properly bled. If the clutch doesn't release properly it'll be hard to find neutral.