Forum: Road warriors
05-05-2013, 04:10 AM
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Views: 432,211
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Forum: Road warriors
04-21-2013, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 12,523
Another V-Rod?
To be honest, I would buy another in a heartbeat. They are grat bikes, solid and fun to screw with H-D pirat types, but alas I have one strange habbit, I never buy the same model twice. There is only...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-21-2013, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 77
Views: 12,523
Profit
True, if I where after profit. At this point anything is profit, waking up, walking etc.
:evil
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Forum: Road warriors
04-21-2013, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 77
Views: 12,523
over and out!
It happens to all of us at some time, we meet a distracted driver the hard way. My turn came riding my 2012 Nightrod to pickup parts for my 1971 BMW R50/5.
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Forum: Road warriors
03-18-2013, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 12,523
15k Service
It has been a while since I updated this posting; the good thing is nothing to report about the Nightrod except that is has got more mileage on it. The odometer now has a bit over 15k showing and...
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-12-2013, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 855
Missing the old style m/c shops
I think that we all miss the point of the OP. That is the old style m/c shop. A place where one could get the bike, parts, maintenance and hang out talking trash. Personally I have not seen a shop...
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-09-2013, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,032
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-09-2013, 05:21 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,032
#^^},>¥€ oil drain plug
OK, tried heating the lower case (400F in oven) and freezing plug - no joy.
Tried freezing plug - no joy
All the while using a impact to jarr the plug lose, this thing has become a part of the...
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-02-2013, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,689
Guzzi points
After visiting a mate in IA I was headed back to TX on my 850T3. About 50 miles south of OKC the bike started to run bad with backfiring ever so often. Nursing the T3 into a rest area i soon...
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Forum: Road warriors
01-13-2013, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 95
Views: 9,827
Age wrinkle
Just to stirr up this thread, let me throw in the riders age factor. Having been on two wheels for 50 years, ridden just about every major brand, I find myself drawn to BMW and H-D.
The airhead I...
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Forum: Airheads
01-12-2013, 05:22 AM
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Replies: 110
Views: 15,522
Usage update
So, the old girl has soldiered on to 1,450 miles indicated without as much as a burp. I did notice, that my other bikes have suffered in the usage department - old girl hogs all the attention.
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Forum: Road warriors
12-28-2012, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 155
Views: 15,773
K75s
Got a smoking deal on a very low mileage K75S. I freshed the bike up and it was the most appliance like bike I have ever owned. It did everything without hesitation but it gave the same feeling I get...
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-27-2012, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,032
Good one
That is what I have in mind; that is after I have the case split. I drained the oil out via the left and right side, also the open top - messy but it drained the oil. Once I have the case split I...
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-24-2012, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,032
The cap
It is a 2" disk with a 19mm faced tip, steel. It is a known issue with older Honda motors. The 19mm faces are in good shape so a slipping wrench is not a issue. As you mentioned earlier, dissimilar...
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-23-2012, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,032
No joy
Good idea; tried it and the cap would not budge - four cycles hot/cold.
Also tried just a good tap when hot to break the bond, no joy.
:kboom
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-23-2012, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,032
CB/CL 350 stuck oil drain screw
Since my R50/5 project is in the test phase, running up miles, I thought it was time to pay some attention to my CL350. The bike is down tithe frame and I have started to take the motor down. All is...
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Forum: Airheads
12-07-2012, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 110
Views: 15,522
Low cc's and power
To be honest, I have always had a soft spot for low cc bikes. This airhead hits all the right buttons in my dash - low cc's, character, handles well and a time trip back to Germany.
With the low...
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Forum: Airheads
12-07-2012, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,021
Dr650
I had a DR650 and I am still longing for it.
With just about the same mix of bikes, ones I have owned, I can only state that the DR650 was one of the better ones. The reason I sold it was that I...
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Forum: Airheads
12-07-2012, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 110
Views: 15,522
Post first oil change
Having completed the first post oil change there is nothing to report. After removing the oil filter I cut it apart and found nothing. That was the best find I could think of; no metal - not even...
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Forum: Airheads
11-26-2012, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 110
Views: 15,522
Four days of smiles
Having four days to "test" the R50/5 resulted in nothing but smiles and mileage.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8339/8219708575_3578381565.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rudolf35/8219708575/)...
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Forum: Airheads
11-19-2012, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 110
Views: 15,522
Done
The heads have been retroqued and the valves reset; did not bother to record that step; to busy riding or getting it ready to ride.
:D
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Forum: Airheads
11-19-2012, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 110
Views: 15,522
250 mile urban test
Having a long weekend, I thought it might be a good time to test the /5. The whole weekend resulted in a 250 mile run all over the DfW area taking care of normal weekend duties (wife, work etc.). In...
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Forum: Road warriors
11-17-2012, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 5,956
No conversion needed
I could not get myself to convert. Each mark has it's own plus and negative. HD and BMW both are reliable, as long as their engines are stock, but each is a totally different animal. I use my mixed...
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Forum: Airheads
11-15-2012, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 653
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Forum: Airheads
11-15-2012, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 653
Geeto67 all I have to do is move over to the XR...
Geeto67 all I have to do is move over to the XR and test a Corbin, LOL! Thank you for the information about the gell v.s. the foam. This will be a foam seat with ALL leather, thank you for that heads...
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Forum: Airheads
11-15-2012, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 653
Corbin Gunfighter solo
Does anyone have any information on the long term use of a Corbin gunfighter solo? I am toying with the idea, turn my /5 into a retro/stock/poser - just kind of like the look; and it is MY /5 - :rofl
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Forum: Airheads
11-14-2012, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 2,320
Feel for you
I feel for you and your seized engine. When my R50-6/5 seized it was friendly about it - a bang and then the the bike just slowed. Take my word, at first it feels like you lost a friend forever; then...
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Forum: Airheads
11-13-2012, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 110
Views: 15,522
Crossed over
The crossover pipe between the headers has been bothering me for some time and I still thought that it might (no kidding) cause carb tune issues.
Without to much ado I headed to the local hardware...
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Forum: Airheads
11-12-2012, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 110
Views: 15,522
We have electicity
The goodies from MotoEuroElectics arrived rather quickly and I wasted no time drooling over them.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8342/8178520492_a965e339b5.jpg...
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Forum: Airheads
11-11-2012, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 295
Views: 24,398
Should post on Flea-Bay
I just posted some leftover parts I wonder if I should Flea-Bay them? Together they might let me retire; the parts still have the stock patina on them! But then again, a /5 is one of them newfangled...
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Forum: Airheads
11-11-2012, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 1,352
Views: 154,375
/5 parts leftovers
After finishing my /5 project, as if they ever are, I find myself with the following parts:
Engine case casting date 5/10/71, front and rear shims are red (case had some polish work done by PO)...
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Forum: Airheads
11-10-2012, 03:55 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,872
Three plus two projects
My livable number seems to be three sorted bikes and two projects.
At this time, I have a 2012 NightRod and 2005 FXDC as my daily runners; switch off every week. My airhead /5 is now my third...
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Forum: Airheads
11-07-2012, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 667
Views: 199,214
That is the one, thank you for the link and...
That is the one, thank you for the link and information.
The PO has already installed the H4 so there should be no interference issue. As to the nail, I got a hint from a BMW Indy to heat the nail...
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Forum: Airheads
11-07-2012, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 667
Views: 199,214
replacement for ignition board
As my /5 is nearing the point of being a daily driver I find myself wanting to replace the PO cobbled ignition switch. I was once told that there is a "modern" replacement board that can be use in...
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Forum: Airheads
11-05-2012, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 110
Views: 15,522
End run
As noted in a few posts back, I have not stalled out just got lazy in posting images.
Anyway, after getting the engine into the frame the rest was just a simple assembly job.
The first order...
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Forum: Airheads
11-03-2012, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 506
A given
With a 41 year old airhead, no problems would worry me
:D
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Forum: Airheads
11-03-2012, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 506
Solved
Eliminating all the options, I looked at the socket for the alt light and bingo! Had a chip out of which let it ground itself.
Thank you for all the suggestions!
:clap
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Forum: Airheads
11-03-2012, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 506
Tested
I tested that, clear. But I did find the alt light socket mackerel. Will replace that and see what that does.
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Forum: Airheads
11-03-2012, 06:21 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 506
Reading
As I reply to posts I have Snowbum's pages on another screen!
Right now I am following the blue wire path and see if there is a failure there - blue from alt light to regulator to DF.
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Forum: Airheads
11-03-2012, 05:46 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 506
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