Forum: Old's Cool
06-29-2010, 11:06 AM
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A Team bike?
There is a scene in the new A Team movie where BA (Rampage Jackson) is tinkering on a red Honda-looking bike. He never fires it up or rides it, but it looks pretty cool sitting there all eager to go...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-25-2010, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 2
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'88 R100GS ignition switch redux again!
SO as I was changing my headlight last evening I took a look into my "pod" to see what it was in my poor memory about my conusion regarding the ignition switch and my desire to swap it for the Euro...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-23-2010, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 6
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Sounds great, just need to figure out how to...
Sounds great, just need to figure out how to attach the new wires to the old. On these old Hnda coils, the wires are integral to the coil housing. As another reply stated, they might only be glued in...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-23-2010, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,222
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-22-2010, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,222
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-22-2010, 05:07 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 823
PIAA or Sylvania???
So I stopped at Autozone last night. They had a Sylvania H4 55/60 watt bright white light for a touch over $20.
Looking around on the Internet, I found PIAA makes a vibration resistant light H4...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-22-2010, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,222
Just what I needed!
YES! :clap :clap
Next time I can work on the bike (and ride it...so sad) I'll be able to have the switch and proper bezel too!
First though, I have to finish the rebuild of my 1949 Ford 8N...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-21-2010, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,222
5 positions?
Can you tell me what the 5 positions are on the Euro switch? They aren't marked and I was unable to get a Euro bezel with the printed marks.
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-21-2010, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,222
Right, that is why I purchased the ignition...
Right, that is why I purchased the ignition switch as opposed to the right hand switchgear. Hopefully one night this week I can pull the headlight shell apart (to install my new headlight) and can...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-21-2010, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,222
1988`
It is a 1988 Blue & White. Thanks.
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-21-2010, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 932
73 CL350 able to splice/extend plug wires?
Yep, maybe a stupid question, but I am "resisting" the cost of spending the $$ for a set of Dyna coils.
A years ago yesterday I bought a nice 73 CL350 and rode it quite a bit last summer. Loved...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-21-2010, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,222
US R100GS and Euro ignition switch?
Last year I purchased a euro-spec ignition switch so I could run just the pilot light in the daytime if I wanted, or at least turn off the headlight at my command as opposed to having it "on" all of...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-21-2010, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 3
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88 BMW R100GS headlight questions
Hey folks!
Low beam finally dies on my headlight, and rode home on high beam in the dark (sorry to all of the cage drivers I blinded!).
So after doing a little "googling" I have some...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-16-2009, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,248
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-16-2009, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,248
The photobucket photos don't show for me so...
The photobucket photos don't show for me so curiosity causes me to ask before I can look from home...which Craigslist CL350 did you get? :clap I looked at about a dozen here in Michigan before I...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-15-2009, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 112
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-15-2009, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 112
Views: 29,358
My Father's Day gift to myself
Some of you may recall I started a thread looking for suggestions regarding a nice bike for local riding, around the dirt roads and into the very small towns near me. The consensus was a Honda CL350....
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-10-2009, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,469
Dang it!
Damn damn damn damn damn!!!! Seems like I mention a bike I am going to go look at in this thread, and next thing I know, it has been sold. Well, the good ones at least.
I talked to a seller last...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-10-2009, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,469
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-09-2009, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,469
No thanks on the CB650. I appreciate the offer...
No thanks on the CB650. I appreciate the offer though.
I have looked at 3 CL350s now in the last few days. Boy is there some rough stuff out there! But the 1970 I looked at last night in Imlay...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-08-2009, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,445
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-08-2009, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,445
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-08-2009, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,469
Well heck, I looked at the next-choice CL350...
Well heck, I looked at the next-choice CL350 Friday evening. It has potential, but needs more work than I have time or inclination for (cosmetically). The thing that really nixed it was a couple of...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-05-2009, 10:54 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,469
I did not look at it yet, but did talk on the...
I did not look at it yet, but did talk on the phone. It is still available as of yesterday or Wed. Said ODO says 23k miles, but he doesn't want to state as PO may not have had it working or something...
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Forum: Central – From Da Nort Woods to the Plane States
06-05-2009, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 8,174
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New here, not new though
Hey Detroiters! New here on ADVRider, lived in SE MI my whole life, been riding since 1977-ish. Don't ride as much as I'd like to anymore :cry , but still have 2 bikes and am going to look at a...
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-04-2009, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,469
Suzuki 2 strokes
Agree, I missed two awesome GT380s round here this spring, both went for very reasonable dollars too.
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-04-2009, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,469
Hey! a Local!
I am leaning towards the CL now too. It is in Grosse Pointe. The BMW is in Belleville. Yes, it is an open road bike, but it would go nicely with my 88 R100GS. I did look at an Enfield in Birmingham....
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-04-2009, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,469
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Forum: Airheads
06-04-2009, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 289
Views: 33,472
wonder brackets!
Can you tell us more about those brackets? Do you know if they are available in the USA? I think I may need a set.
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-04-2009, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 743
Gas tank decals too
Along those same lines, I wanted the blue "1000" decals in hand for when I may need to repaint my 88 R100GS and I managed to find one, but not the other side. Theya re both sold out now, I think the...
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Forum: Airheads
06-03-2009, 11:44 AM
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Replies: 810
Views: 153,556
Me too!
I have a 1988 R100GS blue & white. I fell in love with it when I saw the magazine ad "This year 500 rugged individualists will own a bike that's both rugged and individual." Bought it new fall of...
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