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Re: mpg jump
Cool --that's a nice area to ride in! :) fatstringme@... writes: Rrrose. @>-->--
By Tachokay@... · #128310 ·
Re: bring back the w650 to the us - Petition
Dennis, The "trick" part of the 270 crank for the XS 650 isn't the crank, its a two piece and can be disassembled and rotated..the pins line up at 270..no 180 though, the trick is the cam chaft that
By James Franklin · #128304 ·
Re: Today...
I am never on my W when I come accross another one....besides in the showroom, I can't remember seeing two of them in one place. With litterally thousands of bikes in Daytona, I saw only one other W,
By James Franklin · #128303 ·
Next trip NWC
. At the moment I'm watching the Tour De France much of which is on the roads I ride on my commute to work I'm off on the CB to Cornwall on Tuesday to look at the rain down there. :) Dick
By Dick Tym <rocker66@...> · #128302 ·
Re: mpg jump
First off to all that replied about the mpg weirdness: no, I'm fat as ever, still revving it pretty good, and I think I've the only key. But I bought the bike here in Maryland, so maybe it's just
By fatstringme · #128301 ·
Re: mpg jump
Does anyone have access to your key ? This reminds me of the father of a friend of mine. Back in the 60's he got rid of a big car with a V8 and bought a VW Beetle. He was being "ribbed" at work
By G.L. Kobe · #128298 ·
Re: Today...
Dude! My Dub, of course! jimw650@... writes: Rrrose. @>-->--
By Tachokay@... · #128300 ·
Re: mpg jump
But of course! Whereabouts did you move to?? fatstringme@... writes: Rrrose. @>-->--
By Tachokay@... · #128299 ·
Re: Today...
For this chance encounter, were you on your W or V-Star? James Franklin 2411 Pine Summit DR. E Jacksonville, Florida 32211 808-225-0994 (cell) From: Tachokay@... Reply-To:
By James Franklin · #128297 ·
Re: Was. bring back the w650 to the us - Petition. Now ER6 versys
Damn, where did I leave that other disc..... Pete In W650riders@..., "Dennis J. Guggemos" <djguggms@...> wrote: Petition. Now ER6 versys was how single to when I
By petetibble <petetibble@...> · #128295 ·
Re: Seeking advice on long-term storage
Drain, seals are cheaper to replace than jets. James Franklin 2411 Pine Summit DR. E Jacksonville, Florida 32211 808-225-0994 (cell) From: Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...> Reply-To:
By James Franklin · #128294 ·
Re: Seeking advice on long-term storage
The first thing you should do with Amals, is take them off and replace them with Mikunis. Amals are made of the cheapest "pot metal", my younger brother was a Triumph mechanic for a few years, he
By James Franklin · #128293 ·
Re: mpg jump
Extreme diet? Whoops, no, that sounds like too much of a Dennis answer.... Well then...riding slower? No more strong Texas headwinds? Austin gas pumps were shortchanging you? Better gas out here?
By Pete Cordell <plkkc@...> · #128292 ·
Re: Fw: Glesgies ode tae Bin Laden
That was funny! But, Roy my good man, I can see your just not using your time wisely or constructively enough these days...here, learn something useful now. For the pub: http://tinyurl.com/yw95j8
By Pete Cordell <plkkc@...> · #128291 ·
mpg jump
So I unpacked the W after our move and put oil into it and filled the tank. Ran about 100 miles two-up (read: low rpms so as not to scare the wife), and filled the tank up again. Did the math and got
By fatstringme · #128290 ·
Re: bring back the w650 to the us - Petition
James The cancelled New Norton 962(may be off on the cc's) ended up as a 270 crank, they claimed it ran smoother than a 360 crank. Dennis
By Dennis Guggemos · #128289 ·
Re: bring back the w650 to the us - Petition
Interesting BSA A65 that Dick Mann built with a 180 crank in an attempt to put more power down coming out of
By Dennis Guggemos · #128288 ·
Fw: Glesgies ode tae Bin Laden
Aye but ye cannae make up rhymes like this: Subject: ode tae Bin Laden 'Twas doon by the inch o' Abbots Oor Johnny walked one day When he saw a sicht that troubled him
By Roy Easthill <roy@...> · #128287 ·
Today...
So I was riding on MacArthur Blvd this afternoon, and some dude wanted to turn left onto a street I was going to turn right into. I kinda did a double take at the front of his bike, it looked so
By Tachokay@... · #128296 ·
Re: How I spent the 4th of July
My first date with my husband was on a RD 350, shortly after though he bought himself a brandnew RD 500 in 1984, this was in Germany and he then brought it back to the US. We moved to Monterey at that
By Anita Reid <anita_reid@...> · #128286 ·