Forum: Road warriors
09-14-2010, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 5,189
The Interstate and the Aspencade had the same...
The Interstate and the Aspencade had the same luggage, top-loading bolt on bags, and that fairing. This bike looks like a naked that someone (maybe the original owner) upgraded from the Hondaline...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-23-2010, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 4,056
Young drivers will improve...
if they survive, while elderly are losing the skills needed to be safe every day. Also, while younger drivers may speed, drive recklessly, whatever this usually means that they also get seriously...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
06-16-2010, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,480
Torque at 0 rpm
Simply attach a scale/spring/other to the end of a lever attached to the shaft and make sure the scale/spring/other will read up to the max you expect. The motor won't be able to complete a...
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
05-06-2010, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 481
I smell...
Male bovine fecal matter, in large quantities. Scalloped tires can be caused by low pressure and/or front suspension problems, perhaps extremely bad roads. I have never heard of a tire brand/model...
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Forum: Road warriors
05-03-2010, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 9,887
Goldwing
Any well maintained Goldwing will do everything you want. They were available as a naked up to 1984. 250,000 miles with only basic maintenance is common with these. Just have someone you trust (who...
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Forum: Road warriors
05-03-2010, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,540
Carbs work for me
As I don't have any experience with FI on bikes I can only mention that my 1982 GL1100 Interstate typically starts faster than the 2 DL650's an the Triumph 675 Daytona that my coworkers ride. Dump...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
04-26-2010, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 2,684
A little shorter
I ride 35 miles each way, almost all back roads. The ride is about an hour and I suggested to my wife that I get a bluetooth for the helmet, she said "no, that time is for you to unwind". God how I...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
04-23-2010, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 6,479
Views: 1,244,356
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
03-31-2010, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,494
Also try this one...
Coopers Motorcycle Salvage http://mcsalvage.com/coopers.htm in Franklin, NH. Mostly vintage Japanese parts. It's a nice ride from Concord, NH, just take Route 3 north and drive til you see the red...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
03-24-2010, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 7,190
I don't think that everybody else wants to kill...
I don't think that everybody else wants to kill me, that would be paranoid:lol3. I do, however, ride like they don't/won't/can't see me, which is effectively riding like they want to kill me. Even...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
12-29-2009, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 1,148
Views: 92,242
1982 Cm250c
I bought the bike for $250, repainted it and put about 10K miles on it. In Connecticut you got a learners permit good for 30 or 60 days (i forget which) which limited you to daylight, no passenger...
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Forum: Road warriors
11-19-2009, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 726
Another "Green" option
A company called HDT in California is making diesel/JP8 powered KLR650 conversions for the Marines. Run the thing on biodiesel and that's green enough for me. The disadvantages are 1)Acceleration is...
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Forum: Road warriors
10-27-2009, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 101
Views: 9,820
1982 Goldwing
It's Honda reliable, gets 45+ MPG and allows me to strap my tool box on the back to do service calls for work. Doing that gets me .40 per mile so I actually MAKE money by riding a motorcycle, now...
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Forum: Old's Cool
10-05-2009, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 2,106
Views: 590,664
The Goldwings are super comfortable and handle...
The Goldwings are super comfortable and handle better than anything that heavy has a right to. You can get decent early ones (GL1000 and GL1100) for $2K and nice ones for under $4k if you look. If...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
10-05-2009, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 7,121
Not afirearm but...
I have a hard case for my bow which I just strap to the back of my Goldwing, where the trunk would mount.
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Forum: Road warriors
09-17-2009, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,123
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
09-14-2009, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,785
Depends on how it was pinched/where
If the lower leg was crushed off it is entirely possible for many of the blood vessels to be crushed closed. If it was involving the femoral artery that can drain the body in less than a couple of...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
08-21-2009, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 691
Fake deer
I have a couple of places that have fake deer that I always slow down for on my daily ride. I know they are there and at one place the deer (archery targets) are sometimes falling apart but still I...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
08-13-2009, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 4,275
Junebugs and mosquitoes
When I was a bit younger (like 25 years ago) riding a moped (don't laugh, it worked) I took a junebug right in the forehead at about 30mph. I don't know how big the bug was but I was bruised when I...
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Forum: Road warriors
08-06-2009, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 166
Views: 40,028
Still working on it
This is my 1982 Goldwing Interstate. It was given to me :clap in November of 07. I currently have about $1000 and still need to finish the cosmetics and replace the forks. It had about 72000 mile...
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Forum: Road warriors
08-06-2009, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 103
Views: 9,112
short adventure rides
Does riding a 1982 Goldwing through Boston, including the tunnels, during rush hour? That can get exciting real fast sometimes.:lol3
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
07-22-2009, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 500
Views: 66,255
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Forum: The Garage
07-22-2009, 04:05 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 447
3D printers
Yeah, I work on those for a living. They are neat machines and you can build working mechanisms if you get the clearances right, the support material dissolves in a sodium hydroxide bath. The only...
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Forum: Face plant
07-22-2009, 01:34 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 8,323
It happens to the best
Years ago (70s or early 80s) an entire Thunderbirds Aerobatic flight team was lost because they were trained to follow Number 1. Unfortunately, Number 1 had a mechanical problem which prevented him...
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Forum: Old's Cool
07-15-2009, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 2,106
Views: 590,664
Free bike are good
I have a 1982 GL1100 Interstate that I got for free. A friend had this in a shed (roof but no door or window in the openings) for 6.5 years. He had a running issue which turned out to be an o-ring...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
07-14-2009, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 1,521
Views: 191,791
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