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  1. oldandcrotchety
    Yeah, I know just what ya mean. Winter has settled in with a vengeance here, too. 65 degrees right now and probably will struggle to get past 75 before the day is done. Brrrrrr
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    Well gee whiz, Lutz!!! Having been born in raised in Germany is kinda like a kid growing up in Disneyland, ain't it? Where in the world COULD you find beer as good as Germany's?
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    I got 13.....I think the other 7 was trick questions
  4. oldandcrotchety
    I replaced my fuse block only three days ago. I, too, considered going to the plug in fuses, but that required a bigger job and cost more than just going back with an original type glass fuse block. And I figure that the originals lasted 25 years, so this one will outlast me. So this is what I did. I went to NAPA and bought fuse block # 782-3213 ($17.99) a package of ring terminals #784579 ($2.99) and 5 new fuses the right amps @ $0.49 each. When I got home I took the plastic cover off of the fuse block on the bike and pulled all the fuses and then pulled all the wires, remembering where they all go. I left the bottom of the original fuse block in place and then placed the new block over it to see how it fit. It was one fuse too long, but it was a 6 fuse block and the original is 5 so I just cut one of the fuse holders off of the block and had a perfect fit. I then cut all the metal fuse clamps off of the wires and replaced with the rings. Then I attached the new block right on top of the old one using a couple of short screws, attached the wires and placed new fuses in place. Looks just like a factory setup except the plastic block cover won't fit over the new block.
  5. oldandcrotchety
    "now as for me my family is perfectly normal...." Define "normal"
  6. oldandcrotchety
    Soooo, What makes it a redneck wedding?
  7. oldandcrotchety
    It's not. Happens every year at deer season. Same here in Arkansas....
  8. oldandcrotchety
    You're welcome. Wasn't that big a sacrifice to me. I joined the Army in 1969 and served two enlistments. I wanted to have the experience and hopefully learn from it. In that I more than succeeded. The Army gave me back much more than I was able to give. It completely changed my life and to this day still affects the way I think and act. I wish more young people would serve. It truly will be a positive impact on most. I did have a friend killed in Viet Nam, but that was always a risk that every service member was well aware of. It kind of gripes me when I hear people talk now days about soldiers as if they are being sent off to slaughter with no clue about what it is all about. Believe me, they know. But being a soldier is like being a policeman or fireman. You know the risk going in and most are proud to be doing what they do. I wouldn't trade my 7 years in the Army for anything.
  9. oldandcrotchety
    Absolutely right!!! On the news the other day they said that auto workers were drawing $77.00 an hour when you count both wages and benefits. One thing that I hear lately is "They're too big to let fail". Why? If they go belly up, how is that any different that Studebaker, Nash, Hudson, Packard, or any of a number of others? Isn't that the way capitalism works? You're either able to compete or not. I hate to see people lose their jobs, but usually after the dust settles, the market is better for it. Makes the ones that are left become more competitive.
  10. oldandcrotchety
    Guess I need to make another one, myself. Made one a couple of years ago and the wife loved it. Then one day we came back out of walmart and found it gone. Snatched right off the bike. I reckon someone might have gone there to buy the mitts and saw one already done and thought "why bother".....harumph...
  11. oldandcrotchety
    1965 Honda 150. Red with square fenders. Think it may possibly been a "CL" but not sure. That style was called a "Dream". Flogged that dang thing to pieces.
  12. oldandcrotchety
    But wouldn't fix the problem. I think if it was me, I would go ahead and replace the reed valves. If you've already replaced the check valve, then what else could allow a buildup of back pressure? Are you absolutely sure the compressor isn't running backwards?
  13. oldandcrotchety
    Absolutely. Sometimes get so stretched that they jump a cog.
  14. oldandcrotchety
    I've rode both horse and bike, and I can say that not only do I prefer the "exhaust note" of the bike over the horse, I have never had a bike catch my back turned and bite me in the butt.
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    BTW, in case you run across a part you have a hard time finding, there is what is probably the worlds largest warehouse of parts for old Hondas. They even have a section devoted just to the inline fours. When I had my '78 CB550 I had so many people tell me "oh, that's just no longer available anymore." One guy even said "you can't get carb kits for that anymore, not even aftermarket. we tried and now we have to make our own needles an gaskets, etc" I thought "baloney" there are millions of these old bikes on the road worldwide and he just didn't know where to look. It took me only a short time to find this place in the Netherlands. It's http://www.cmsnl.com. And yes they had the carb kits, OEM at that. You would be amazed at the parts they have. I doubt there is anything you need that they don't have.
  16. oldandcrotchety
    I've used both NGK and Autolite and can't tell the difference. I quit using Champions years ago because the porcelain was so fragile that I would almost always break one every tune up while trying to tighten them down. On a V-8 I would usually buy 10 just so I wouldn't have to go back to town and buy another one or two. At the time I didn't think it was just Champions since that was about all I bought. Then one day someone told me to try AC or Autolite and I did. Never broke another plug and never bought another Champion. I've been told that they aren't like that any more, but I'm out of the habit of buying them now, so i don't know.
  17. oldandcrotchety
    And the point is?
  18. oldandcrotchety
    Curiously it's closed all summer and only open 3 days a week 3hours each day.
  19. oldandcrotchety
    I have a smoker and use it pretty regularly. It's an all day job to smoke something. My favorite thing is Boston butt, with turkey a close second. There's different kinds of smokers of course, from the little square things you put a little charcoal in to huge rigs that pull behind a car or truck. Mine is about the size of a large B-B-Q and I burn hickory and oak that I cut to size here on my place. I good place to learn a whole lot about smoking and B-B-Q is http://www.barbecuen.com/
  20. oldandcrotchety
    Hey Buddy, better clean them bifocals......he's in Dallas, North Carolina, not Texas.
  21. oldandcrotchety
    "We had a young State trooper ask if we had ac on the bike. Guess the vents kinda confused him. So we told him yes. (in the winter)" :rotf: And just what was it that brought you to a state troopers attention to begin with? hmmmm?
  22. oldandcrotchety
    "All 1st Gens (except Skids) take warm-up time" And mine. Choke to start, take off choke and leave. Runs just as good as I leave the driveway as it does the rest of the day.
  23. oldandcrotchety
    Well, I doubt they were upset about the $25,000. Price a HD UltraClassic sometime. But let's face it, there are occasions when you will run across a group of creeps no matter what kind of bike they ride. I've had riders of all breeds be friendly and I've had riders of all breeds be rude. I don't don't give it any thought. If they make the first gesture at being friendly, either waving and/or smiling, then I return the favor, otherwise I just ignore them and don't let it affect my state of mind. I've actually had a lot more wing riders be friendly than HD riders, but that is just my personal experience. Just blow it off. Sounds like you had a great time.
  24. oldandcrotchety
    Onliest way I know is to use a compression tester. They don't cost much. They're just a pressure gauge on one end of a hose and a threaded end that screws down into the head instead of the spark plug on the other end. Mine has different thread patterns for different applications and it will hold it's reading until you let off the pressure with a little valve button. I'm pretty sure mine was less than $30.00 and it works real well. Should have one a NAPA or other parts house.
  25. oldandcrotchety
    Oh I believe it. My area is heavily populated with deer. I see them every day, and if you watch them long enough there is just no telling WHAT you may see them do. One time a few years ago, I was standing along the creek just watching the sun go down and thinking deeply. I had been there, not moving for quiet a little while, when something nudged me in the small of the back. To say I was startled would be putting it mildly. I jumped and spun around and scared the daylights out of a doe, which also jumped straight up and then spun and ran off. I guess she was just curious as to what I was. Who knows......
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