uncledj
-
Posts
1,726 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
22
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Events
Store
Everything posted by uncledj
-
I'm gonna have to run my 87 at the strip. It looked like they were running 14 second 1/4 miles. I have a hard time believing my 87 is that slow. It feels like a upper 12 sec bike to me. Must be that doubled up clutch spring. And, like another poster said, it didn't seem like they were running them very hard.
-
Just for the record, I am a heating tech. (24 yrs) I wouldn't worry so much about the propane supply as a problem as I would a failing (weak) thermocouple or possibly a restricted pilot orifice. Spiders and wasps love to build nests in the most inconvenient places, often causing problems, most especially in equipment that isn't used in the warmer months. Make sure that you have a strong pilot flame, and that it contacts the thermocouple. It should heat the thermocouple to the point that it glows cherry red. After checking these things, if you still have a problem, feel free to call me at 614 595 2046, and we'll see if we can figure it out together. Hope this helps. John
-
You forgot one rule: Never fry bacon in the nude.
-
Most of the things mentioned bug me, but I agree with the OP.....the peeing on the floor thing just makes no sense. I can never understand what the major problem is with actually hitting the target. I have a hunting cabin with an outhouse, and it's a pretty darned nice outhouse. Concrete floor, paneled, heated and ventilated in such a way that there's no objectionable odors, which is pretty rare for an outhouse. A few years back I was at the cabin with 8 or 10 guys for buck season, and I went in there and it looked like someone took a garden hose to the place. I went off on a rant to the whole crowd. No one fessed up, but I haven't had the problem again. ......Really......how hard is it to keep the pee off the floor????....and if for any reason you have an "accident" of some sort, for goodness sake, clean up after yourself. ( at least if your accident was in my outhouse) I really hate the folks that wait until the last moment to merge also..... I feel better now that that's off my chest.....Thanks.
-
Had that happen in the '80s. I was doin' about 50, saw the guy at the stop sign, waiting to pull out, which always puts me on alert. I made eye contact with him, so let down my guard, and he pulled right into the middle of the intersection and stopped. At the instant he pulled out, it was just one of those situations where I had nowhere to go, and realizing I was about to T-bone this car, instinct took over and I put my right leg up on the seat, intending to slide the bike into the car. It wasn't something I thought about, I think that the many years of riding dirt bikes, mainly hill-climbing made me pretty used to hitting the ground on a bike. In any case he did stop, giving me barely enough room to get around. I swear, I did a horseshoe maneuver around his front bumper, with my turn signal just flicking his bumper. I remember it well, because it was the only time I've ever been shaken up on a bike. I stopped at a nearby friends house and had to take a break to calm down a bit. I guess that the lesson here is NEVER trust a cager, even after making eye contact. In an emergency situation, I don't know that you'd be able to apply any plans for an accident response anyhow. I think it happens so fast that you'd have to rely on instinct and reflexes. About all we can do is try to maintain a state of heightened awareness. Be safe out there.
-
When I ride I'm very aware of how much I drink. I limit myself to two in any one setting before riding. I feel that any more might give me "beer courage" that I don't need. If someone in any group I rode with tried to impose a no drinking rule, I'd go my own way. There's way too many rules in society as it is, and to add more flies in the face of one of the primary reasons many of us ride.......that sense of FREEDOM !!! Please don't try to make me abide by your rules. You'd find it won't work very well. Peace out.
-
That's about what it was like riding through tropical storm David in South Fla. in the mid 80s. It was on my Honda 750, the electrical system didn't like it much, which is why I couldn't stop. Running on two cylinders, I was sure that if I stopped, I'd never get her runnin' again, and I was a long way from home, so I just kept a goin. By the time I got to my destination, sun was out and I was runnin' on all four. It was quite an experience.
-
Wow, didn't expect to cause such a rucus with my initial post. After reading through the thread, a couple of points. As far as the "street racing" thing goes, it was out in the boonies on a straightaway, with no cars in sight, and as far as a cop setting a bad example,....I'd hate to think she was so anal that she couldn't have a bit of fun, given the right circumstance. As far as the Sportster not being a race bike, but rather a cruiser,...what the heck is a fully dressed Venture? As far as I should've let her pass me, ...I've known her for over 30 years, and I love her like a sister, but she's always been competitive with guys, especially me because she used to have to compete with me for her hubbys time. We were best buds in High School, and are still very close today. So, in summary, I was just expressing my joy with just how well this old bike performs, which, I thought, is a big part of why we First Genners love our bikes so.
-
Yup, she's a gal, but she's quite capable. She's a cop by profession, and rides a modified Yamaha Banshee or a Honda CR 500 in the dirt. She wanted to buy a Hyabusa (spelling?) for the street, buy my buddy wouldn't let her. I'm pretty confident that with her low weight, her experience with bikes and her need for speed, that she gave a pretty good representation of what that Harley could do.
-
Went for a ride with some friends up to Geneva on the Lake over the weekend. My one buddy couldn't go (working) but his wife asked to join us. She wanted to ride the Harley 1200 Sportster (Nightster?) that she recently bought. A great time was had by all, and on the way home, I happened to be in the lead, with her next in line, just pulling away from a stop sign with a straigt_away ahead when I hear her stomp on it. I'm pretty quick on the draw, and did the same thing. I don't suppose I have to tell anyone here how it turned out, but it gave me a great feeling putting that Harley in it's place. She, alone, 120 pounds soakin' wet,.... me, with the wife on the back, 350 pounds between us, plus all three compartments loaded with a duffel strapped to the back. Well, lets just say we ran it up to about 85 before letting off, (wife yelling at me the whole time) and the Harley was further behind than when we started, buddies wife looking astonished. Next stop she said "that thing's a beast". (87 Standard) I believe she's correct. I love it.
-
I was curious to see the variety of first bikes was, and got a pretty diverse bunch of responses. A few of you listed other bikes you've had, so this seems like a good time to re-visit this question, and list the bikes you've had, and which ones hold a special place in your heart. Lets start at the beginning: 2 1/2 horse mini-bike 3 1/2 horse mini-bike Honda Trail 50 Yamaha MX80 Honda XL350 (first street-legal bike) Honda XL500 Yamaha XT500 (stripped for off road use only) Honda CB750F (79, bike was stolen from me) Honda CB750F (80) Kawasaki KZ1000 MK2 Honda XR600 (dirt bike) Honda CB700sc Suzuki GSX 600 Yamaha XVZ 1300 (87 standard) Honda CB900 custom I'd have to say the second CB750F was my favorite bike. It was fast for the time, handled well, again, for the time, and it was just that time of my life that I was truly in love with my bike (early twenties). Started out in Ohio, moved down to the Florida Keys and rode it year 'round. I was so broke I rode the rear tire until it went flat on US1 just south of Miami.... Ruined the aluminum casings when Cardsound road was flooded, and I ran about 4 miles through 4" of saltwater. Saltwater, heat and aluminum don't mix well. I used and abused that bike, but I did love her......sigh...... The CB700sc is a great bike, and I've owned it since '98, but since I've got the Venture, I don't ride it much anymore. The Suzi 600 and the Honda 900 don't really count. They're both in need of a little TLC and probably won't even be roadworthy until next year. That's a list of my two wheeled relationships, some true loves, and some love-hate relationships, but all memorable. Maybe next time I'll list my favorite cages. Thanks for your attention.
-
Stroker... That Kaw 750 H2 was a 2 stroke beast. That was quite a jump from an XL250.
-
KENW. That lil' Suzi 80 couldn't have been street legal,....was it?
-
I was just thinking about my first street legal bike, which was a 1975 Honda XL350. I thought it'd be a fun thread to see what sort of bikes y'all had as your first street-able bike. Kinda' like your first love, you never forget your first bike.
-
I just missed an opportunity on e-bay....no big deal, but my powersnipe service said that e-bay wouldn't accept the bid because my e-bay account wasn't linked to Paypal. I've been buying through e-bay for years, always using Powersnipe, and never had that problem before. Well, I went to my e-bay account, and sho nuff, there was a button to link it to my Paypal account. I made the link. Not sure what that was all about, but hopefully I won't have any problems next time.
-
The neighbor and I have a kind of system: Whoever gets around to it first does the other guys drive as well. I had a class today, and when I got home, all 700' of drive was already done. YEAH!!!. I don't think I'll worry about going over it again, this stuff's supposed to melt next week. I heard it's supposed to be in the 60s in a week. It'll be a mudball mess around here, but I'll be glad of it. The good stuff's comin'
-
As long as I'm in there....
uncledj replied to Flyinfool's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
I doubled up on the clutch spring...put the new one first, then the original to back it up......around 3,000 miles, and no complaints. I'm sure it'd be unhealthy to do on a regular basis, but if you give it a bit of gas and pop the clutch,....it's either gonna smoke the rear tire or pull the front one off the ground. I've heard some complain about a tighter lever, but I hardly notice it; certainly not a problem. 87 Venture Standard -
I'd get a "W" tattooed on each butt cheek......do I need to go on?
-
I took part in a midget toss at a bar one night. I thought I could throw "Little Larry" through the juke box at the other end of the bar, but those little guys are pretty heavy....he only went about 10' or so....I'm sure I'd have done better if I were sober.
-
I have an 85 Honda Nighthawk CB700sc that I was suprised to find is considered a sport touring bike. It's a great bike, and was ahead of it's time when built in the 80s. Fast, reliable, shaft drive, looks really cool, handles like a sportbike, but without having to lean forward like on the crotch rockets. I mostly ride the Venture now, but every now and again, I'll take it out for a joyride. It seems tiny when you're used to the Venture. You should be able to pick one up fairly inexpensively. I put a luggage rack on mine, but if I was going to do a lot of traveling I'd want to figure a way to secure more stuff on the back.
-
I'll never forget back in the mid 80s, had no car, but had to get from Key Largo, where I was living, to Hollywood, North of Miami, and ended up riding through Tropical Storm David. It was raining so hard that the cars were mostly pulled off to the side of the road, and then there's me, on my 1980 Honda 750 Super Sport (I loved that bike) still riding. The rain had got to the ignition system, and it was running on two cylinders, and I figured that if I stopped, I'd never get it started again, so I did my best to keep the revs up and pray I didn't lose the third cylinder, and a half hour later the sun was out, and she was firing on all 4 again. Florida weather. Those couple of years were a difficult time for me, but as I think of it, they were some of the best times of my life.
-
That's a nice rig...I thought about goin' that route myself, but I went with the utility quad 'cause when the weather turns nice, I can take the plow off and hit the hills and trails with my buddies with the sport quads. My old Foreman can't keep up with my friends Banshee... (insane crotch rocket death machine)....but for anything short of a hare scramble, my Foreman does just fine, and can go anywhere the Banshee does, and then some.
-
I agree. I have an 87 Standard, and I believe they are the best kept secret of the touring bikes. They're comfortable, FAST, they look great and they're Cheap. As far as buying toys go, I couldn't justify spending 20K+ when I know that I can get a decent older venture for less than 1/4 of the cost. Nothing against the 2nd Gens, I'd just hate to spend the extra $ just for the style.
-
With 700' of driveway, I was luvin' this machine today.
-
SEUDAR Don't worry, you won't ruffle my feathers...I enjoy a good discussion. You sound pretty up on this stuff, and I'll admit I've been out of the residential game for a while, but I've still gotta stick to my guns on advising this guy against a heat pump, in favor of a fossil fuel furnace....preferably natural gas, if not available then propane, but not too sure I'd want fuel oil....STINKY AND DIRTY..... I'm sure that you're right that the COP on the new equipment is much better at lower temps, but I can't help but to think it's unhealthy for the outdoor unit to run at those low temps., especially considering that the lower COP at the lower temps would require longer run times. I don't think the COP applies to fossil fuels, but it's easy to argue that a propane furnace (and certainly a natural gas furnace) would provide more heat and reliability for less cost than an all electric system, although I'd imagine the heat pump would fare well when the temps are up.....but even then you'd have to factor in the shortened life of the heat pump caused by excessive running hours. (As compared to a conventional A/C condensing unit) The system and installer you're speaking of sounds quite expensive, and while I've noticed that the high efficiency furnaces have become a lot more reliable over the years, I still like to keep it simple. Simplicity usually means added reliability, less initial expense, and lower repair costs when the time comes. I work for a national hvac company that only does commercial and industrial type work. I'm a service technician, so I don't have much to do with the design and install of this stuff, but my "simpler is better" attitude comes from years of working on this stuff, and seeing what works and what doesn't. As I think of it, it's been my experience that the energy savings that folks are sold on when they buy a pricey system are rarely realized. (At least that's what the majority of people seem to say a few years down the road ) I would not argue that a two stage, or modulating system with a freq. drive blower motor, and something other than electric backup would be a great system to have, at least initially, but I don't know that the original poster is looking to suggest making that kind of investment to Ma and Pa. As far as the programmable thermostat goes, the Honeywell 8000 series are pretty cool, and you can set them for "circ." mode, which kicks the blower on intermittently to offer the benefits of air circulation without requiring the blower to run constantly.....might not be as quiet as a freq. drive slowed down, but a lot cheaper. The thermostat cost would be somewhere around $160, and I'm sure any Venturerider could install it themselves, if they had you or I to advise as needed. Well,....this is turning into quite a thread....I'm enjoying it thoroughly. creds: 23+ yrs hvac tech (Field Supervisor) OH Licensed hvac contractor OH Licensed refrigeration contractor UA Building trades journeyman Licensed Med Gas Installer Licensed Backflow installer / tester RSES Certificate Mechanic (CM) Been through more classes over the years than I can remember.... Just completed the "Green Awareness" Technician training. (Just tootin' my horn a bit) And I've still got a lot to learn......but I enjoy learnin' it.