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Just ordered a bike engine
These engine kits are offered from many sellers and the quality seems
to be all over the place. So I don't know what is gonna show up on my doorstep. I will for sure be making custom mounts because ALL the mounting options I have seen for these engines have been far from ideal. I also don't like the gas tanks, mainly because they look like a gas tank. I have seen several bike conversions that look great. These were all based on Beach Cruiser type bicycles. However, I am going to be hanging this engine on my eighteen speed road bike and the gas tank would just look plain wrong, to me at least. I have already designed and drawn a new gas tank that has a reserve tank in it. This will require two gas valves unless I can find a valve I like that has a reserve position. If anyone here is interested I can post updates on the conversion. Since metalworking will be involved the posts will be appropriate. Eric |
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"Leon Fisk" wrote in message
... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:01:48 -0700 wrote: I depend on my trip odometer more than the light. I reset it when I fill up and start looking for fuel at around 100 miles. Around 130 miles I start to get pretty worried;-) Me too. 1600 Meanie for me these days, although I'ld like to sell it and ride my wife's Road Glide since she doesn't ride any more. I wish the Meanie would let me just be worried at 130 miles. LOL. |
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On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:34:10 -0700, "Bob La Londe"
wrote: "Leon Fisk" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:01:48 -0700 wrote: I depend on my trip odometer more than the light. I reset it when I fill up and start looking for fuel at around 100 miles. Around 130 miles I start to get pretty worried;-) Me too. 1600 Meanie for me these days, although I'ld like to sell it and ride my wife's Road Glide since she doesn't ride any more. I wish the Meanie would let me just be worried at 130 miles. LOL. The last bike I had was a 1949 Harley 74 and I just used to open up the tank cap and look in :-) -- cheers, John B. |
Just ordered a bike engine
On Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 1:01:25 PM UTC-5, wrote:
These engine kits are offered from many sellers and the quality seems to be all over the place. So I don't know what is gonna show up on my doorstep. I will for sure be making custom mounts because ALL the mounting options I have seen for these engines have been far from ideal. I also don't like the gas tanks, mainly because they look like a gas tank. I have seen several bike conversions that look great. These were all based on Beach Cruiser type bicycles. However, I am going to be hanging this engine on my eighteen speed road bike and the gas tank would just look plain wrong, to me at least. I have already designed and drawn a new gas tank that has a reserve tank in it. This will require two gas valves unless I can find a valve I like that has a reserve position. If anyone here is interested I can post updates on the conversion. Since metalworking will be involved the posts will be appropriate. Eric I had one of those mounted on my mountain bike. Came with the optional bent crankshaft and chrome tank. Just to get an idea of what they are like you should strap a chainsaw between your legs. Industrial ear protection is recommended. |
Just ordered a bike engine
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 05:14:22 -0700 (PDT), wws
wrote: On Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 1:01:25 PM UTC-5, wrote: These engine kits are offered from many sellers and the quality seems to be all over the place. So I don't know what is gonna show up on my doorstep. I will for sure be making custom mounts because ALL the mounting options I have seen for these engines have been far from ideal. I also don't like the gas tanks, mainly because they look like a gas tank. I have seen several bike conversions that look great. These were all based on Beach Cruiser type bicycles. However, I am going to be hanging this engine on my eighteen speed road bike and the gas tank would just look plain wrong, to me at least. I have already designed and drawn a new gas tank that has a reserve tank in it. This will require two gas valves unless I can find a valve I like that has a reserve position. If anyone here is interested I can post updates on the conversion. Since metalworking will be involved the posts will be appropriate. Eric I had one of those mounted on my mountain bike. Came with the optional bent crankshaft and chrome tank. Just to get an idea of what they are like you should strap a chainsaw between your legs. Industrial ear protection is recommended. I have seen several up close and running. I have watched folks riding them and my brother rode one while I watched. His report was that the engine did not vibrate badly. I have also read a lot about bad engines and good ones. Your bent crank option was apparently included in many of the engines. It seems like kind of a crap shoot. I am gonna start the engine before I mount it to see how well it runs and if it vibrates badly. Eric |
Just ordered a bike engine
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:26:45 +0700, John B.
wrote: On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:34:10 -0700, "Bob La Londe" wrote: "Leon Fisk" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:01:48 -0700 wrote: I depend on my trip odometer more than the light. I reset it when I fill up and start looking for fuel at around 100 miles. Around 130 miles I start to get pretty worried;-) Me too. 1600 Meanie for me these days, although I'ld like to sell it and ride my wife's Road Glide since she doesn't ride any more. I wish the Meanie would let me just be worried at 130 miles. LOL. The last bike I had was a 1949 Harley 74 and I just used to open up the tank cap and look in :-) Sounds like my '49 VW. You could stick your hand down the filler pipe to determine how much gas was left. Used to joke about just dropping the jerry can i nto the tank instead of pouring the gas from the can to the tank. |
Lifting Stuff - here is my Series 1 info
Back on 8/10/2015 dpb gave us some information on ISO standards for tractor CAT lifts. I have a John Deer Series 1 tractor - a 1025R with a number of options. Want more... :-) the Lifting hooks are 28" (tad more) center to center. The slots in the hooks (taking pins up to) are 1 1/2". Cat 1+ for midpoint spacing, and larger than CAT 2+ on pins. So the green 3-point bar/hook set behind my Deer is over sized for ease of use. Might be that this inhibits third party gear having fixed center-center larger than a cat 1. Martin |
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John B." wrote in message
... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:34:10 -0700, "Bob La Londe" wrote: "Leon Fisk" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:01:48 -0700 wrote: I depend on my trip odometer more than the light. I reset it when I fill up and start looking for fuel at around 100 miles. Around 130 miles I start to get pretty worried;-) Me too. 1600 Meanie for me these days, although I'ld like to sell it and ride my wife's Road Glide since she doesn't ride any more. I wish the Meanie would let me just be worried at 130 miles. LOL. The last bike I had was a 1949 Harley 74 and I just used to open up the tank cap and look in :-) My 81' (yes AMF years) 74" shovel was like that. No worry though since I had put 6 gallon stetches on it. It also got unbelieveable mileage. I think that might be distorted though because of the mileage pushing it. LOL. I sold it to buy my 97 FLHT. Wish I still had that one some days. It wasn't fast, but it wasn't fast about the same running light or pulling a trailer loaded for a week on the road. |
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On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:27:26 -0400, wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:26:45 +0700, John B. wrote: On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:34:10 -0700, "Bob La Londe" wrote: "Leon Fisk" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:01:48 -0700 wrote: I depend on my trip odometer more than the light. I reset it when I fill up and start looking for fuel at around 100 miles. Around 130 miles I start to get pretty worried;-) Me too. 1600 Meanie for me these days, although I'ld like to sell it and ride my wife's Road Glide since she doesn't ride any more. I wish the Meanie would let me just be worried at 130 miles. LOL. The last bike I had was a 1949 Harley 74 and I just used to open up the tank cap and look in :-) Sounds like my '49 VW. You could stick your hand down the filler pipe to determine how much gas was left. Typical VW owner. Sheesh... ;) Used to joke about just dropping the jerry can i nto the tank instead of pouring the gas from the can to the tank. They had the large opening for the quick dump jerry cans used at F1. -- Some people confuse change with progress. --Abraham Lincoln |
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Bob La Londe wrote:
John B." wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:34:10 -0700, "Bob La Londe" wrote: "Leon Fisk" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:01:48 -0700 wrote: I depend on my trip odometer more than the light. I reset it when I fill up and start looking for fuel at around 100 miles. Around 130 miles I start to get pretty worried;-) Me too. 1600 Meanie for me these days, although I'ld like to sell it and ride my wife's Road Glide since she doesn't ride any more. I wish the Meanie would let me just be worried at 130 miles. LOL. The last bike I had was a 1949 Harley 74 and I just used to open up the tank cap and look in :-) My 81' (yes AMF years) 74" shovel was like that. No worry though since I had put 6 gallon stetches on it. It also got unbelieveable mileage. I think that might be distorted though because of the mileage pushing it. LOL. I sold it to buy my 97 FLHT. Wish I still had that one some days. It wasn't fast, but it wasn't fast about the same running light or pulling a trailer loaded for a week on the road. I thought Shovels were all 80" by 1981 ? My current ride is a '90 Ultra Classic , I go by the trip meter because the gauge isn't all that accurate . My AMF bike was a '76 FLH with all the original goodies , including factory hand shift . I still miss that bike 7 years later . RIP Bag Lady . -- Snag |
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On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:01:41 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:27:26 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:26:45 +0700, John B. wrote: On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:34:10 -0700, "Bob La Londe" wrote: "Leon Fisk" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:01:48 -0700 wrote: I depend on my trip odometer more than the light. I reset it when I fill up and start looking for fuel at around 100 miles. Around 130 miles I start to get pretty worried;-) Me too. 1600 Meanie for me these days, although I'ld like to sell it and ride my wife's Road Glide since she doesn't ride any more. I wish the Meanie would let me just be worried at 130 miles. LOL. The last bike I had was a 1949 Harley 74 and I just used to open up the tank cap and look in :-) Sounds like my '49 VW. You could stick your hand down the filler pipe to determine how much gas was left. Typical VW owner. Sheesh... ;) Ex VW owner. 1973-74 in Livingstone Zambia. Then I owned an early injected Rabbit for about 6 months here in Ontario. That was enough. Used to joke about just dropping the jerry can i nto the tank instead of pouring the gas from the can to the tank. They had the large opening for the quick dump jerry cans used at F1. |
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On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 23:00:42 -0400, wrote:
On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:01:41 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:27:26 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:26:45 +0700, John B. wrote: On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:34:10 -0700, "Bob La Londe" wrote: "Leon Fisk" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:01:48 -0700 wrote: I depend on my trip odometer more than the light. I reset it when I fill up and start looking for fuel at around 100 miles. Around 130 miles I start to get pretty worried;-) Me too. 1600 Meanie for me these days, although I'ld like to sell it and ride my wife's Road Glide since she doesn't ride any more. I wish the Meanie would let me just be worried at 130 miles. LOL. The last bike I had was a 1949 Harley 74 and I just used to open up the tank cap and look in :-) Sounds like my '49 VW. You could stick your hand down the filler pipe to determine how much gas was left. Typical VW owner. Sheesh... ;) Ex VW owner. 1973-74 in Livingstone Zambia. Then I owned an early injected Rabbit for about 6 months here in Ontario. That was enough. Nay! Once a VW owner... How'd the Wabbit do in the ice and snow? -- Some people confuse change with progress. --Abraham Lincoln |
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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
... On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 23:00:42 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:01:41 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:27:26 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:26:45 +0700, John B. wrote: On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:34:10 -0700, "Bob La Londe" wrote: "Leon Fisk" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:01:48 -0700 wrote: I depend on my trip odometer more than the light. I reset it when I fill up and start looking for fuel at around 100 miles. Around 130 miles I start to get pretty worried;-) Me too. 1600 Meanie for me these days, although I'ld like to sell it and ride my wife's Road Glide since she doesn't ride any more. I wish the Meanie would let me just be worried at 130 miles. LOL. The last bike I had was a 1949 Harley 74 and I just used to open up the tank cap and look in :-) Sounds like my '49 VW. You could stick your hand down the filler pipe to determine how much gas was left. Typical VW owner. Sheesh... ;) Ex VW owner. 1973-74 in Livingstone Zambia. Then I owned an early injected Rabbit for about 6 months here in Ontario. That was enough. Nay! Once a VW owner... How'd the Wabbit do in the ice and snow? In the mid 70's I had a Civic with studded snow tires. When I went out to play on the slippery back roads after a snowstorm the only other cars out doing the same were Saabs and Rabbits. |
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:39:16 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 23:00:42 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 19:01:41 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:27:26 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:26:45 +0700, John B. wrote: On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:34:10 -0700, "Bob La Londe" wrote: "Leon Fisk" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:01:48 -0700 wrote: I depend on my trip odometer more than the light. I reset it when I fill up and start looking for fuel at around 100 miles. Around 130 miles I start to get pretty worried;-) Me too. 1600 Meanie for me these days, although I'ld like to sell it and ride my wife's Road Glide since she doesn't ride any more. I wish the Meanie would let me just be worried at 130 miles. LOL. The last bike I had was a 1949 Harley 74 and I just used to open up the tank cap and look in :-) Sounds like my '49 VW. You could stick your hand down the filler pipe to determine how much gas was left. Typical VW owner. Sheesh... ;) Ex VW owner. 1973-74 in Livingstone Zambia. Then I owned an early injected Rabbit for about 6 months here in Ontario. That was enough. Nay! Once a VW owner... How'd the Wabbit do in the ice and snow? I bought it in the spring and sold it in September or October. |
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"Terry Coombs" wrote in message
... Bob La Londe wrote: John B." wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:34:10 -0700, "Bob La Londe" wrote: "Leon Fisk" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:01:48 -0700 wrote: I depend on my trip odometer more than the light. I reset it when I fill up and start looking for fuel at around 100 miles. Around 130 miles I start to get pretty worried;-) Me too. 1600 Meanie for me these days, although I'ld like to sell it and ride my wife's Road Glide since she doesn't ride any more. I wish the Meanie would let me just be worried at 130 miles. LOL. The last bike I had was a 1949 Harley 74 and I just used to open up the tank cap and look in :-) My 81' (yes AMF years) 74" shovel was like that. No worry though since I had put 6 gallon stetches on it. It also got unbelieveable mileage. I think that might be distorted though because of the mileage pushing it. LOL. I sold it to buy my 97 FLHT. Wish I still had that one some days. It wasn't fast, but it wasn't fast about the same running light or pulling a trailer loaded for a week on the road. I thought Shovels were all 80" by 1981 ? My current ride is a '90 Ultra Classic , I go by the trip meter because the gauge isn't all that accurate . My AMF bike was a '76 FLH with all the original goodies , including factory hand shift . I still miss that bike 7 years later . RIP Bag Lady . -- Snag I was "told" that there were some bikes made in that transitional time were they just grabbed parts off the shelf and threw a bike together to get a unit out the door. Mine was definitely a 74" as established when we tore it down and freshened it up. That bike was a night mare. I recall one holiday toy delivery ride where I had to stop and let hydraulid oil out of one of the brake slaves because it was not retracting fully, and one of the brakes was red hot. |
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:14:25 -0400, wrote:
On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:39:16 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: How'd the Wabbit do in the ice and snow? I bought it in the spring and sold it in September or October. I had forgotten that Fort Frozen Wilderness thawed at times. ;) Grok Jim's post Civics, Saabs, and Wabbits. IIRC, the first front-drive vehicles in the USA were touted as being the safest on ice, with their pulling v. pushing tires. I'd imagine that studded tires would tremendously increase that. Here are 2 somethings I'll never do, either: http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbi...r-Snow-Ski.jpg https://motorcyclemaniac.files.wordp...portbikes3.jpg I haven't yet owned a FWD or 4WD vehicle, but I'd kinda like to have a little bugout diesel motorcycle some day. http://tinyurl.com/q4wb55m (+ blonde) or http://tinyurl.com/qgkvlrs I loved cruising the trails in me yout. - To change one's self is sufficient. It's the idiots who want to change the world who are causing all the trouble. --Anonymous |
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:59:56 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:14:25 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:39:16 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: How'd the Wabbit do in the ice and snow? I bought it in the spring and sold it in September or October. I had forgotten that Fort Frozen Wilderness thawed at times. ;) Grok Jim's post Civics, Saabs, and Wabbits. IIRC, the first front-drive vehicles in the USA were touted as being the safest on ice, with their pulling v. pushing tires. I'd imagine that studded tires would tremendously increase that. My first car was a Morris Mini 850. I took jt places I wouldn't take a jeep. When my brother lost his rallye driver and asked me to join him (he was navigator) he asked me what kind of car I'd like - and told me to start looking for one CHEAP. I said front wheel drive - longitudinal mounted engie - and found a Renault R12. We rallyed it for 3 years - quite successfully. My "primary" vehicle in Zambia was a Peugeot 204 wagon - fwd - and I ended up with the 'Dub when the Peugeot broke and getting parts proved to be a problem. Here are 2 somethings I'll never do, either: http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbi...r-Snow-Ski.jpg https://motorcyclemaniac.files.wordp...portbikes3.jpg I haven't yet owned a FWD or 4WD vehicle, but I'd kinda like to have a little bugout diesel motorcycle some day. http://tinyurl.com/q4wb55m (+ blonde) or http://tinyurl.com/qgkvlrs I loved cruising the trails in me yout. I've owned and driven 4wd as well - big problem is there is twice as much to go wrong - so twice as much to spend keeping them on the road. - To change one's self is sufficient. It's the idiots who want to change the world who are causing all the trouble. --Anonymous |
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 19:58:30 -0400, wrote:
On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:59:56 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:14:25 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:39:16 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: How'd the Wabbit do in the ice and snow? I bought it in the spring and sold it in September or October. I had forgotten that Fort Frozen Wilderness thawed at times. ;) Grok Jim's post Civics, Saabs, and Wabbits. IIRC, the first front-drive vehicles in the USA were touted as being the safest on ice, with their pulling v. pushing tires. I'd imagine that studded tires would tremendously increase that. My first car was a Morris Mini 850. I took jt places I wouldn't take a jeep. With spiked tires? OK. My sister's was a Morris 1100. I hated riding in that POS. If you ran over a cigarette butt on the road, you could tell whether it was plain or filtered by how badly it bounced you around. When my brother lost his rallye driver and asked me to join him (he was navigator) he asked me what kind of car I'd like - and told me to start looking for one CHEAP. I said front wheel drive - longitudinal mounted engie - and found a Renault R12. We rallyed it for 3 years - quite successfully. Dad was into gymkhanas and autocrosses in Arkansas. It's how I cut my teeth on auto repair. One of my first jobs was tuning his wire wheels on the Austin Healey 100-4. Super-mini rally, wot? My "primary" vehicle in Zambia was a Peugeot 204 wagon - fwd - and I ended up with the 'Dub when the Peugeot broke and getting parts proved to be a problem. I'll bet! Here are 2 somethings I'll never do, either: http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbi...r-Snow-Ski.jpg https://motorcyclemaniac.files.wordp...portbikes3.jpg I haven't yet owned a FWD or 4WD vehicle, but I'd kinda like to have a little bugout diesel motorcycle some day. http://tinyurl.com/q4wb55m (+ blonde) or http://tinyurl.com/qgkvlrs I loved cruising the trails in me yout. I've owned and driven 4wd as well - big problem is there is twice as much to go wrong - so twice as much to spend keeping them on the road. Indeed. - To change one's self is sufficient. It's the idiots who want to change the world who are causing all the trouble. --Anonymous |
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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
... On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:14:25 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:39:16 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: How'd the Wabbit do in the ice and snow? I bought it in the spring and sold it in September or October. I had forgotten that Fort Frozen Wilderness thawed at times. ;) Grok Jim's post Civics, Saabs, and Wabbits. IIRC, the first front-drive vehicles in the USA were touted as being the safest on ice, with their pulling v. pushing tires. I'd imagine that studded tires would tremendously increase that. Here are 2 somethings I'll never do, either: http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbi...r-Snow-Ski.jpg https://motorcyclemaniac.files.wordp...portbikes3.jpg I haven't yet owned a FWD or 4WD vehicle, but I'd kinda like to have a little bugout diesel motorcycle some day. http://tinyurl.com/q4wb55m (+ blonde) or http://tinyurl.com/qgkvlrs I loved cruising the trails in me yout. Studs didn't help at all on packed snow. I cruised the snowmobile trails and frozen lakes on my dirt bike, with Trials Universal tires. |
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:48:35 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 19:58:30 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:59:56 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:14:25 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:39:16 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: How'd the Wabbit do in the ice and snow? I bought it in the spring and sold it in September or October. I had forgotten that Fort Frozen Wilderness thawed at times. ;) Grok Jim's post Civics, Saabs, and Wabbits. IIRC, the first front-drive vehicles in the USA were touted as being the safest on ice, with their pulling v. pushing tires. I'd imagine that studded tires would tremendously increase that. My first car was a Morris Mini 850. I took jt places I wouldn't take a jeep. With spiked tires? OK. Nope - no spikes - no studs. My sister's was a Morris 1100. I hated riding in that POS. If you ran over a cigarette butt on the road, you could tell whether it was plain or filtered by how badly it bounced you around. The old mini rode on 4 hockey pucks - most 1100s were hydrolastic. When my brother lost his rallye driver and asked me to join him (he was navigator) he asked me what kind of car I'd like - and told me to start looking for one CHEAP. I said front wheel drive - longitudinal mounted engie - and found a Renault R12. We rallyed it for 3 years - quite successfully. Dad was into gymkhanas and autocrosses in Arkansas. It's how I cut my teeth on auto repair. One of my first jobs was tuning his wire wheels on the Austin Healey 100-4. Super-mini rally, wot? We ran the Ontario Regional Navigation Rallye series and finished 4th, third, and second in the 3 rears we ran - and NEVER broke the car. My brother was a crackerjack navigator and we zeroed more check-points than any other driver the last 2 years. We also had the lowest powered car in the series My "primary" vehicle in Zambia was a Peugeot 204 wagon - fwd - and I ended up with the 'Dub when the Peugeot broke and getting parts proved to be a problem. I'll bet! Here are 2 somethings I'll never do, either: http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbi...r-Snow-Ski.jpg https://motorcyclemaniac.files.wordp...portbikes3.jpg I haven't yet owned a FWD or 4WD vehicle, but I'd kinda like to have a little bugout diesel motorcycle some day. http://tinyurl.com/q4wb55m (+ blonde) or http://tinyurl.com/qgkvlrs I loved cruising the trails in me yout. I've owned and driven 4wd as well - big problem is there is twice as much to go wrong - so twice as much to spend keeping them on the road. Indeed. - To change one's self is sufficient. It's the idiots who want to change the world who are causing all the trouble. --Anonymous |
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 21:47:37 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:14:25 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:39:16 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: How'd the Wabbit do in the ice and snow? I bought it in the spring and sold it in September or October. I had forgotten that Fort Frozen Wilderness thawed at times. ;) Grok Jim's post Civics, Saabs, and Wabbits. IIRC, the first front-drive vehicles in the USA were touted as being the safest on ice, with their pulling v. pushing tires. I'd imagine that studded tires would tremendously increase that. Here are 2 somethings I'll never do, either: http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbi...r-Snow-Ski.jpg https://motorcyclemaniac.files.wordp...portbikes3.jpg I haven't yet owned a FWD or 4WD vehicle, but I'd kinda like to have a little bugout diesel motorcycle some day. http://tinyurl.com/q4wb55m (+ blonde) or http://tinyurl.com/qgkvlrs I loved cruising the trails in me yout. Studs didn't help at all on packed snow. I cruised the snowmobile trails and frozen lakes on my dirt bike, with Trials Universal tires. Actually on hard packed snow the studs were a small advantage -not nearly as much as on ice. I had studs on the '63 Valiant but they were outlawed in southern Ontario about the time I bought the Dart. I put a lot of miles on the Dart and wore out the snows and also wore out a set of chains. It was a '69 and it had over 200,000 miles on it when I sold it in '72. |
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Bob La Londe wrote:
"Terry Coombs" wrote in message ... Bob La Londe wrote: John B." wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 19:34:10 -0700, "Bob La Londe" wrote: "Leon Fisk" wrote in message ... On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:01:48 -0700 wrote: I depend on my trip odometer more than the light. I reset it when I fill up and start looking for fuel at around 100 miles. Around 130 miles I start to get pretty worried;-) Me too. 1600 Meanie for me these days, although I'ld like to sell it and ride my wife's Road Glide since she doesn't ride any more. I wish the Meanie would let me just be worried at 130 miles. LOL. The last bike I had was a 1949 Harley 74 and I just used to open up the tank cap and look in :-) My 81' (yes AMF years) 74" shovel was like that. No worry though since I had put 6 gallon stetches on it. It also got unbelieveable mileage. I think that might be distorted though because of the mileage pushing it. LOL. I sold it to buy my 97 FLHT. Wish I still had that one some days. It wasn't fast, but it wasn't fast about the same running light or pulling a trailer loaded for a week on the road. I thought Shovels were all 80" by 1981 ? My current ride is a '90 Ultra Classic , I go by the trip meter because the gauge isn't all that accurate . My AMF bike was a '76 FLH with all the original goodies , including factory hand shift . I still miss that bike 7 years later . RIP Bag Lady . -- Snag I was "told" that there were some bikes made in that transitional time were they just grabbed parts off the shelf and threw a bike together to get a unit out the door. Mine was definitely a 74" as established when we tore it down and freshened it up. That bike was a night mare. I recall one holiday toy delivery ride where I had to stop and let hydraulid oil out of one of the brake slaves because it was not retracting fully, and one of the brakes was red hot. A friend of mine has an '84 FXEF , Evo motor in a shovel frame with a cowpatty 4 speed trans . He had a real bitch of a time finding a replacement inner primary for it . We call it "Fat Bottom Girl" , but not when his wife is around ... it's her bike . -- Snag |
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 21:47:37 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:14:25 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:39:16 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: How'd the Wabbit do in the ice and snow? I bought it in the spring and sold it in September or October. I had forgotten that Fort Frozen Wilderness thawed at times. ;) Grok Jim's post Civics, Saabs, and Wabbits. IIRC, the first front-drive vehicles in the USA were touted as being the safest on ice, with their pulling v. pushing tires. I'd imagine that studded tires would tremendously increase that. Here are 2 somethings I'll never do, either: http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbi...r-Snow-Ski.jpg https://motorcyclemaniac.files.wordp...portbikes3.jpg I haven't yet owned a FWD or 4WD vehicle, but I'd kinda like to have a little bugout diesel motorcycle some day. http://tinyurl.com/q4wb55m (+ blonde) or http://tinyurl.com/qgkvlrs I loved cruising the trails in me yout. Studs didn't help at all on packed snow. Perhaps not, but snow isn't nearly as slick as ice, from my very limited experience. BTDT, you can have it. I cruised the snowmobile trails and frozen lakes on my dirt bike, with Trials Universal tires. Interesting! What's different about the Trials tires? One would expect them to be a bit softer and stickier than regular knobbies, to do the slow crawls up the near vertical sides of rocks like a gecko. I don't think I ever touched tires on any of the few Trials bikes I've been around. The extreme (1.5-2" long) knobbies my friend, Ken, used on his Husky 400 "Trencher" were semi-hard. It was named when he kiddingly asked "Anyone need a trench dug?" as he proceeded to dig one with the brand new knobbie. I think debris was still falling a minute later, after he toggled the throttle from WFO to OFF. That was a scaryass bike with a 1/4-turn throttle which felt like a simple toggle switch. I thanked my lucky stars the one time I rode it when I found that the throttle was a reverse. You roll it forward to gas it. That allowed me to have more of a Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. (infamously boring Disneyland ride) Ken won quite a few LoCal races on that beastie. - To change one's self is sufficient. It's the idiots who want to change the world who are causing all the trouble. --Anonymous |
Just ordered a bike engine
On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 23:22:43 -0400, wrote:
On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 21:47:37 -0400, "Jim Wilkins" wrote: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message . .. On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:14:25 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 07:39:16 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: How'd the Wabbit do in the ice and snow? I bought it in the spring and sold it in September or October. I had forgotten that Fort Frozen Wilderness thawed at times. ;) Grok Jim's post Civics, Saabs, and Wabbits. IIRC, the first front-drive vehicles in the USA were touted as being the safest on ice, with their pulling v. pushing tires. I'd imagine that studded tires would tremendously increase that. Here are 2 somethings I'll never do, either: http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbi...r-Snow-Ski.jpg https://motorcyclemaniac.files.wordp...portbikes3.jpg I haven't yet owned a FWD or 4WD vehicle, but I'd kinda like to have a little bugout diesel motorcycle some day. http://tinyurl.com/q4wb55m (+ blonde) or http://tinyurl.com/qgkvlrs I loved cruising the trails in me yout. Studs didn't help at all on packed snow. I cruised the snowmobile trails and frozen lakes on my dirt bike, with Trials Universal tires. Actually on hard packed snow the studs were a small advantage -not nearly as much as on ice. I had studs on the '63 Valiant but they were outlawed in southern Ontario about the time I bought the Dart. I put a lot of miles on the Dart and wore out the snows and also wore out a set of chains. It was a '69 and it had over 200,000 miles on it when I sold it in '72. I did some ice racing on Rose Lake in MIchigan in the late '60s. The classes had nothing to do with engine size. They were "engine over drive wheels," "front engine, rear wheel drive," and "studs." No studs were allowed in the first two classes, and no four-wheel drive. The studs were a *huge* advantage. Before the cars raced, there were motorcycly races. Studs on both wheels, of course. The "studs" they used were sharpened bolts, with over an inch protruding through the tires, which had been drilled with holes for the bolts, and washers and nuts on the outside of the tires. The fastest "engine over drive wheels" car was a '61 'Vette with the special tires Sears had made for the Pike's Peak Hillclimb. They were very soft, with crushed walnut shells mixed in with the outer rubber compound. Drive a mile or two on paved roads, and the walnut shells worked their way out. The result looked like coarse sponge rubber. With no shells visible, the race organizers allowed them. The second-fastest was a '67 MG Midget with Pirelli Cinturatos, from NJ. g My little MG would nuzzle down in the tracks torn up by the studded motorcyles. Racing with the top up and the heater on was a little different... -- Ed Huntress |
Just ordered a bike engine
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Just ordered a bike engine
On Sat, 24 Oct 2015 09:46:44 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 23:18:49 -0400, wrote: On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:48:35 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: Dad was into gymkhanas and autocrosses in Arkansas. It's how I cut my teeth on auto repair. One of my first jobs was tuning his wire wheels on the Austin Healey 100-4. Super-mini rally, wot? We ran the Ontario Regional Navigation Rallye series and finished 4th, third, and second in the 3 rears we ran - and NEVER broke the car. My brother was a crackerjack navigator and we zeroed more check-points than any other driver the last 2 years. We also had the lowest powered car in the series clap, clap, clap You get the clap, Clare. Kudos. - To change one's self is sufficient. It's the idiots who want to change the world who are causing all the trouble. --Anonymous My Dad did rallys in a Jag Xk-E for a number of years with his Wolfsburg trained mechanic buddy Hans. Not off road of course. Then they bought a Renault and never looked back. |
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