Re: Costs of a short trip!
Aloha Bud, I would suggest you do a track day to hone your turning technique, that way they all wouldn't pass you. The other thing is "home field" advantage. The people who ride those roads every
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James Franklin
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Re: Picking the bike up video
Pretty good -- but my advice is to also carry a short velcro strap and velcro the front brake, so the bike won't roll. djguggms@... writes: Rrrose. @>-->--
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Tachokay@...
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Re: How I spent the 4th of July
Nope--2000 Honda 1100 ACE Cruiser Shadow with tubeless tires. Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...> wrote: Keith, What a Day! I assume that's not the W with an inner tube you were riding? As for "What a
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Keith Williams <kwilliams1936@...>
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Re: How to remove the front wheel.
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Salvatore Emma
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Classic Bikes @ Brands
Anyone going to the classic bike " King of Brands" meeting on Sunday? It is even forecast to be dry Dick
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Dick Tym <rocker66@...>
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Re: Seeking advice on long-term storage
No, I suspect that kicking the engine over won't really help if you've fogged the cylinders anyway, I've read here that you'll just draw in fresh humid air when you don't want to, potentially risking
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Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...>
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Costs of a short trip!
I just got back from a trip from central Wyoming across Idaho and then across Oregon to get together with an old Navy buddy and then to ride beside him on a short 200 mile tour of the mountains of
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Bud Russell
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Re: W's look like.....
Hee, hee, that takes me back - Aye, that's richt, gie 'em laldy, Roy! Ruari (who has at least three old photies of the 70s Aberdeen Uni days with sundry inebriated characters wi' one trooser leg
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Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...>
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Re: How I spent the 4th of July
Keith, What a Day! I assume that's not the W with an inner tube you were riding? As for "What a Day!" here's something to cheer you up - click here and scroll down for the quintissential happy
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Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...>
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Re: Picking the bike up video
Well, part of me wants to try that out but mostly I hope I never have to :-). How come his lady-friend, who is bigger than him, can't pick the bike up? Confidence, maybe. I've seen that method used on
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Hazel Clarke
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Re: Seeking advice on long-term storage
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Salvatore Emma
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Picking the bike up video
Keith W. asked me to post this, haven't watched it, but here it is. Dennis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPjYweKeiLk
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Dennis Guggemos
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Re: Now here's a rare bird...
Ah, a Munchato Mamutti... Dennis
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Dennis Guggemos
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Re: Seeking advice on long-term storage
Hi Robert; Will your W650 be stored in France, or Montreal? I store my Dub in an unheated shed for about five months of the year, using much the same technique as you employ with the scooter. But I
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Ray Ford
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Now here's a rare bird...
Quite like the look of this baby... http://tinyurl.com/2gws2q
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Mark Campbell
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Seeking advice on long-term storage
Hi all, I have been with the group for about a year now and read a lot about the W650 on this forum and elsewhere. I thought of waiting until retirement (4-5 years) to get one but now, after 2 years
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picka48 <lemieux.robert@...>
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Re: Sag or Preload; & suspension
Actually, I'm as ignorant about suspension are you, and blindly make changes as suggested by others, and am by no means suspension tech savvy. I'd say if it feels fine, go with that. Dennis
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Dennis Guggemos
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Re: Sag or Preload; & suspension
Thank you, Dennis! It says Wheel travel, that must be the same thing as fork travel! Never noticed, I was looking under the Suspension chapter. So at 50mm sag, I'm at 38.5% of full travel on the
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Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...>
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Re: Sag or Preload; & suspension
Ruari Manual sez 130mm - 5 1/8" front fork travel. Dennis
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Dennis Guggemos
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Re: Chain tension
Rob See this for proper master link assembly; http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=383 Get a DID X-Ring chain, they're the best and will last the longest. Make sure the master link is
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Dennis Guggemos
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