Re: Ride your bike to work day
LOL! Me too. It's raining here so I'll go in the garage, sit on the W and make motorcycle noises. gene in OR (still working on cleaning out the garage...)
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Gene
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Tank seam flanges
Anyone gone to the trouble and expense to remove them? If not, have you considered it?
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john gary simpson <eustisgary@...>
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Re: NWC - RETRO jAWAS
..you said what I was thinking.... Martin Taylor <martin.taylor@...> wrote: why would you want to? ________________________________ Sent: Tue 17/07/2007 17:21 To:
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john gary simpson <eustisgary@...>
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
Back when I was a kid (before electronic ignition, synthetic oil, cable TV etc)one school of thought was that if you broke an engine in HARD it would be faster on the track. But synthetic STILL can
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john gary simpson <eustisgary@...>
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NWC: Polish digital clock
And no, this isn't a Polish joke, it's a brilliant digital clock designed by Polish students. Have a look, its quite addictive, if not 100% accurate: http://www.yugop.com/ver3/stuff/03/fla.html Pete
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petetibble <petetibble@...>
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Re: Change in Mufflers
I have a pair of Dunstall replicas that I put on my URAL for month. Didn't like them - too loud. I put the stockers back on. Brent Burtschell <burtschell@...> wrote: I have a 2000 model W650
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john gary simpson <eustisgary@...>
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Re: Ride your bike to work day
I'm retired, so I'll ride around the yard! Keith Williams <kwilliams1936@...> wrote: The SABMAG groupe says Wednesday is Ride Your Bike To Work Day. I hadn't seen it mentioned elsewhere.
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john gary simpson <eustisgary@...>
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Re: fork spring suggestions, please
I know I should leave this to the pros here. I have not had my W that long, and have not installed the progressive springs. With those caveats in mind, some thoughts on your question #2: I did install
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Stewart Nyi <cbh18@...>
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
I used to be not brave enough to do it either but the last few new autos/trucks (the dubya also) I've bought got this treatment....the last one started at 2 miles on the odometer. These engines are
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jv_roberts2000
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Re: NWC - RETRO jAWAS
why would you want to? ________________________________ Sent: Tue 17/07/2007 17:21 To: W650riders@... Subject: [W650riders] NWC - RETRO jAWAS http://www.chang-jiang.com/motocycle.html
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Martin Taylor <martin.taylor@...>
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Re: Ride your bike to work day
wrote: hadn't seen it mentioned elsewhere. Keith Williams > Same as any other day for me :-) Might be nice if it stayed dry for both journeys ! Pete
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pete7953 <peter.sluman@...>
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
I've never been brave enough to use the technique on a new motor, but Jon's right. that 's the way to optimise powr out of your mill. It does involve an oil change every few operatins for a very few
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Larry Botheras <larry.botheras@...>
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Re: Ride your bike to work day
Yep, can't remember where I saw it. Larry Botheras Essex UK W650 Wrench 2007 Moto Guzzi Norge 1977 KH400 1978 CD175 1994 Ural Solo From: W650riders@... [mailto:W650riders@...]
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Larry Botheras <larry.botheras@...>
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
Ferraris and Porsches DEFINITELY get their rings broken in at the factory before they are sold. They power part of the Porsche factory from the dynos. This is because they are obliged to guarantee a
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Jon Haddock
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Re: Ride your bike to work day
http://www.ridetowork.org/ larry.botheras@... writes: Rrrose. @>-->--
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Tachokay@...
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Re: Ride your bike to work day
It is. I thought I'd posted that here? kwilliams1936@... writes: Rrrose. @>-->--
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Tachokay@...
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Re: Change in Mufflers
I can't answer that, Brent, but it seems to me that if you cut at the right place & allow for re-introduction of a reducer sleeve sized to fit between the outer and inner header pipe you could slide
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Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...>
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fork spring suggestions, please
Hello - Being that this is a well-worn topic, I was hoping to find what I was looking for by searching the archives. Alas, no *clear* answers. So, I'm hoping to get some help from this great group. I
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Drew W <drewdive@...>
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
another word for the old fashioned concept of running in the engine. The rings will eventually get a heat glaze on them after the rough bits have worn off. Using a super slippery oil just delays the
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Martin Taylor <martin.taylor@...>
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
Why is that? And what is "seating" the rings? Ruari
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Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...>
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