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Yes, I have one of those on my 1st gen but with the 2nd gen I'm at the mercy of Hannigan who did the conversion. Time to undo yet another Hannigan shortcoming...

Yah, but we love 'em anyway...

OK finally home today. Yesterday was an adventure to say the least. One throttle rocker broke, 2nd one fell off. Was going to stop at a Hampton just before the Cleveland bypass but decided to go a little further. A little further turned into a long way. Stopped for gas, found one listed in GPS so headed towards it. Little did the GPS know the road was closed!! Getting very irritated at this point. Start heading back, hit a bump and trailer wire gets shorted out killing headlight, running lights, and GPS! Finally get back on I90 and it takes almost an hour to go from the entrance to the next exit 6 miles away!!! Good thing there's a Hampton there and we get the room with the spa in it! Go for dinner, the steering will not go very far to the right!! Got to dinner, waited good 10 minutes to get seated, but dinner was great. Becky is getting PO'ed as she is missing Dancing In The Bars. Got back to hotel, found a screw jammed next to the steering lock tab preventing full turn. Actually a guy towing a nicely restored '28 model A found it. As he was pulling in with his trailered A he saw my handlebars move but didn't see me and thought he hit the bike! He was the one who found the obstruction on left side. This morning at the Waffle House for breakfast (we were too late for free one at hotel) we just ordered and the power went out! They could still cook on grille so our waffle order became pancakes!! Hit NY and neede3d fuel. pulled off the exit, the sign pointed gas both directions, but no brand or mileage. Well, after going right and travelling 4 miles, I gave up, poured our 2.5 gallon reserve tank in trunk into the tank and went back to the highway. Made it home the rest of the way without incident. total almost 1900 miles, lost two throttle rockers, blew headlight fuse twice due to shorts in trailer harness, and had stator wires overheat. Would I do it again?? You bet your bippie!!!

Ditto here, but an hour closer, but mine is for the trike...

:wow: Go Paul!!!:wow:

Becky says she will ride my '84 if I trike it! Now to decide if I want to do Triwing, landing gear, or learn to weld and do home made...

Although we are not fans of the show, WAAAAAY cool if it happens Lewis!!!

I guess we will be the last ones home! We're in Ashtebula Ohio about 3 hours from home. We were in no rush I guess. See you again some time Barry!!

Great!! Now get on and eride!!!

I really would be glad to help but Kansas is a bit far for me. It is very hard to find any repair shop to work on these old bikes. As mentioned, I would drain your gas tank and remove the petcock. Chances are very likely you will find crud in the bottom of the tank. Also drain the 4 carb bowls. Then buy a product called Seafoam, a fuel system cleaner, and run 1/2 a can with a full tank of gas. Try new spark plugs as well. Take it for a ride and see if it starts to clear up some. Hopefully one of our more experienced 1st gen people closer to you will volunteer to give you a helping hand. We are a friendly bunch here...

Yea, I noticed that!

Well hopefully she hit it in the rear just enough to simulate you rocking it forward off the centerstand and no more, so the damage will be minimal. Man Miles, if it weren't for bad luck you wouldn't have any luck, eh?!!? Ride safe my friend and make it back in one piece, and try not to have any guns involved this time...

Uhhh, Dan, it was all just a dream...

Yah Barry, it was a good time indeed!!! Don't know if you caught it, but for a short time at the hotel your bike had a couple of gifts on it meant for EUSA1 before I realized I had the wrong raspberry and cream RSV. Take that as a compliment if you saw Mike's ride!! You will eventually discover, as many of us have, that this is more than a website, it is family!!! I look forward to every event I can make, and now being retired there are more I can attend! Becky and I will be in Deland FL for a wedding Aug 6th. We will be caging it then, but plan on stopping at Vogel for an afternoon on the way home. You should try to make Vogel if you can!! It was a pleaasure meeting you, you seem to be a "Happy Jack" yourself!!!

We'll toot again on our way thru tomorrow!!

Tucked in at a very nice Hampton Inn at north of Louisville for night...

Don't think we will be back from Marcarl's M&E in Brantford Ontario in time...

OK Buddy that answers my question. Got into the room, turned the TV on, and the first thing we see is pictures of tornadoes in OK...

Well, back to the room sunburned to a crisp, and a burn on my right leg. Note to self, do not ride with shorts and sandals without being careful not to hit a hot motor with your calve... What a GREAT time!!! Lots of old friends and lots of new ones as well!!! Even mistakes turned out OK!!! For the ice cream ride the group split in two and we followed the wrong group but when we got to the DQ the second wave group just pulled in!!! I am discovering that early dementia is starting as there were a few old friends that I forgot I knew! Oh well, things finally clicked. Could't be that time erased memories a little, could it?? This may be our first B2 event but won't be our last! I'll keep you all (Y'all) informed...

Because it wanted to...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, well, by the looks of that look on her face I would say a thousand is a short version...

Good luck with your surgery and have a speedy recovery!

Rather interesting day yesterday. Bike started kinda funny as we headed to B2's after cleaning off 800 miles of road crud. Stropped for gas and it wouldn't start! I was so livid I almost left Sexi in a mangled burning heap!!! Push started it and headed out. Got to Don's street and it started to rain. As told, the GPS dumped us at a spot in the middle of nowhere. We just passed a driveway so we turned around, no easy feat on the narrow paved cowpath of a road with a trailer and went up the driveway which was not fit for 2 wheels, glad I had 3. Got to the top of the driveway and was told it was the wrong place!! OK back on the road to the next driveway, staret to pull in and all I see is what looks like just a big tan shed so onward to the next place. Next place is 503, we are looking for 401, so continue on. Go a very long distance and find no houses. Stop, take helmet off, get cell phone out and call B2's. Bike is starting to misfire a little, battery is getting very low. Wife and I are screaming at each other. Find out that the driveway we were going into was the right one after all. They are laughing at us!! go up a ways to find a spot wide enough to turn around and we finally get there. Upon investigation I find stator wires near my quick disconnects melted just like they did at the International last year. Trimmed and butt connected them all back together, everything is fine now. The rest of the day went great with fellowship with old friends and new ones as well. Great dinner, but pulled a muscle in my lower back when I got up to get food. So instead of going over to B2's afterwords we came back to the room. We brought along our massager with us for aches and pains so a little therapy and I'm as good as new today. Now to find breakfast then off to the party!!

Great news! Thanks fore sharing!

Same here! Read it and immediately prayed for him. Will keep him in thought and prayer. Thanks Blackjack for telling us about it.