Forum: Road warriors
04-10-2011, 09:45 PM
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Both y'all in Seattle? Sweet.
As far as I...
Both y'all in Seattle? Sweet.
As far as I can tell the bike's mechanically solid -- it's a 91 RT with the RT parts removed, had for a good deal locally.
Mostly I've been riding it, but also...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-10-2011, 09:21 PM
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Replies: 2,453
Views: 626,136
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-03-2010, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,107
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Forum: Hacks
06-03-2010, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,215
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Forum: Hacks
06-02-2010, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,342
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Forum: Old's Cool
06-02-2010, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,107
back again...
okay now, 2 months since implosion (that long?)
My new (used) shafts are at the machine shop having the old bearings pressed off and the new ones pressed on. I'm using my old transmission case...
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-24-2010, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,789
Ouch,
Check out this thread on my gearbox --...
Ouch,
Check out this thread on my gearbox -- same chunk knocked out of the rear cover. If the shaft moved and took that chunk out, it probably disrupted the seal enough to allow oil into your...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-07-2010, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,107
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-06-2010, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,107
Photos didn't turn out as well as I'd like...
...but here are a few more of the gearbox internals:
First, the front output bearing! Yikes.
http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq237/thurston3/Cargohauler%20build/IMG_0412-1.jpg
Second,...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-05-2010, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,107
Yeah, well it's pretty much toast...
Thanks for the words of encouragement, fellers. A friend and I used the amazing Cycleworks tool to crack open not one, but three gearboxes this afternoon! Most likely mine was the worst.
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-02-2010, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,107
here's the first problem.
Looks like there was a minor casualty near the output flange!
http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq237/thurston3/Cargohauler%20build/IMG_0407-1.jpg
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-02-2010, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,107
[quote=mark1305]Thurston, check out my little...
[quote=mark1305]Thurston, check out my little excursion into the transmission mystique.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=435511
Mark, that thread is gold! Nice work and thanks...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-01-2010, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,107
Wirespokes,
This is some good stuff. Thank...
Wirespokes,
This is some good stuff. Thank you. I knew vaguely about the gears on the output shaft not being in order 1-2-3-4-5...
but rather, as you state, 5-3-2-4-1, so all that makes sense...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-01-2010, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,107
Well, ya'll are giving me better hope for the...
Well, ya'll are giving me better hope for the future. Mark, I'll have to take a look at your gearbox thread tomorrow as I've had a few beers and can't focus as I'd like. Wirespokes, I'd like to...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-01-2010, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,107
Whoa. You had it bad as well. I don't...
Whoa. You had it bad as well. I don't understand all this airhead "gearbox speak" but I have a feeling I'm about to.
I DO know a bit about the the shift kit, and specific bearings and the...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-01-2010, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,107
Today I killed my gearbox.
The bike is a 1976 R75/6. Going South on I-5 near Seattle -- 5th gear, about 65mph. All of a sudden this awful grinding sound/feeling from the transmission makes me grab my clutch. :huh
As I...
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
03-24-2010, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,215
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Forum: Old's Cool
03-12-2010, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 841
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-26-2010, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,231
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Forum: Airheads
02-22-2010, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,769
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Forum: Hacks
02-22-2010, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 3,880
That's what I was thinking when I read your...
That's what I was thinking when I read your previous post about downside of having the dampening all the time: "Well, MINE has and ADJUSTABLE damper!" :D Unfortunately it was WAAAY shot and oozing...
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Forum: Hacks
02-22-2010, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 3,880
Karl,
Thanks for the "geeky" lesson -- makes...
Karl,
Thanks for the "geeky" lesson -- makes sense to me. I've already found the wider bars I put on to be to low for sidecar use. This was an attempt to avoid going back to the US bars that...
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Forum: Hacks
02-18-2010, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,110
Sweet rig, Chuck. I've never felt that...
Sweet rig, Chuck. I've never felt that "checkbook" tool very handy -- maybe better on the new BMWs or something. You just gotta know the little tips and tricks to keep your airhead running -- poke...
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Forum: Hacks
02-18-2010, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 962
Went to Bent Bike on my lunch break and picked...
Went to Bent Bike on my lunch break and picked through the racks. About to give up, I found a rear fender from an R100RT and I held it up -- looks great!
Unfortunately it was weirdly priced, so...
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Forum: Hacks
02-18-2010, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,539
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Forum: Hacks
02-17-2010, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 962
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Forum: Hacks
02-17-2010, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 962
Two weeks throwing rocks on my fellow drivers.
No, not really. But I gotta get a fender on my new airhead/sputnik hack!
Anyone got an actual Sputnik fender collecting dust? :evil Or maybe an alternative suggestion? I'm thinking that a BMW...
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Forum: Hacks
02-13-2010, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,454
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Forum: Hacks
02-13-2010, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,539
Hey ChuckS
Nice to hear about your new hack!...
Hey ChuckS
Nice to hear about your new hack! :thumb
I was going to say that I think the 33/11 is a pretty desirable FD so that if you plan on keeping your setup, you ought to be able to get a...
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Forum: Hacks
02-08-2010, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 5,222
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Forum: Hacks
02-07-2010, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 5,222
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Forum: Hacks
02-07-2010, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 5,222
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Forum: Hacks
02-06-2010, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 3,880
Ernie,
I feel like I've experienced the same...
Ernie,
I feel like I've experienced the same thing -- low speed wobble only when I first set out. Anyone else have any thoughts on that? Cold tires? Lower pressure than warm tires?
Also it...
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Forum: Hacks
02-06-2010, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,401
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Forum: Hacks
02-03-2010, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 6,015
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Forum: Hacks
02-03-2010, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 7,249
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Forum: Hacks
02-03-2010, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,401
I just hacked my only bike and don't have any...
I just hacked my only bike and don't have any regrets yet! I s'pose I can pick up a cheap older Honda if I need a leanin' fix again.
But I have been wondering how many people only have hacks... ...
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Forum: Hacks
02-03-2010, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,100
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
01-28-2010, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 585
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Forum: Hacks
01-24-2010, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,544
Looks like a fun rig!
I checked things out...
Looks like a fun rig!
I checked things out again today, and keep looking at my arrangement of clamps and bosses to see how I can get the sidecar frame in a bit closer -- it just seems so wide. ...
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