Adventure in Ohio?

[vivid dadas]

and then yesterday evening I washed both it and the DR.

I'm not sure why you want to jinx your DR this blatantly.

[paulthefermenter]

Originally Posted by MeefZah

Had an interesting thing happen to the V-Strom yesterday.

I rode it two days ago down to garage day, and then on some gravel and such with Solace after, about 300 miles total. No problems.

I got home and parked it, and then yesterday evening I washed both it and the DR.

After washing it, I went to take it for a spin to dry off the chain and brakes, and the clutch lever was totally limp. It flopped against the handlebar like the cable was broken, which I knew it wasn't, since I had replaced it not that long ago.

I ended up checking the adjustment at both ends and the adjustment nuts at the bottom, where the cable enters the transmission, had completely backed off. I tightened them and adjusted the cable to spec and it's fine.

The wierd thing is how / when it happened. How on earth could it suddenly manifest itself while sitting in my garage? I would have expected it to have happened while in use. I had to pull in the clutch in about 600 times on the ride, and had to clutch in right as I arrived int he garage and parked, and it was working 100%.

Strange.

That is all.

Do you know of anyone that might have a vendetta against you?

(Just makeing light of course)

Glad you found it before you got on the road.

[buildit]

Originally Posted by MeefZah

Had an interesting thing happen to the V-Strom yesterday.

I rode it two days ago down to garage day, and then on some gravel and such with Solace after, about 300 miles total. No problems.

I got home and parked it, and then yesterday evening I washed both it and the DR.

After washing it, I went to take it for a spin to dry off the chain and brakes, and the clutch lever was totally limp. It flopped against the handlebar like the cable was broken, which I knew it wasn't, since I had replaced it not that long ago.

I ended up checking the adjustment at both ends and the adjustment nuts at the bottom, where the cable enters the transmission, had completely backed off. I tightened them and adjusted the cable to spec and it's fine.

The wierd thing is how / when it happened. How on earth could it suddenly manifest itself while sitting in my garage? I would have expected it to have happened while in use. I had to pull in the clutch in about 600 times on the ride, and had to clutch in right as I arrived int he garage and parked, and it was working 100%.

Strange.

That is all.

Isn't the clutch on the wee strom hydraulic like the V strom? Or did this happen to the DR?

[Whitey1]

Originally Posted by paulthefermenter

Do you know of anyone that might have a vendetta against you?

(Just makeing light of course)

Glad you found it before you got on the road.

It sounds like someone messed with it to me also.

[swingset]

Originally Posted by buildit

Isn't the clutch on the wee strom hydraulic like the V strom? Or did this happen to the DR?

Cable on the Wee.

[mgorman]

Originally Posted by QUICKDRAW

Connies favorite bike of the weekend

My wife's favorite too, saw a similar ride like that at Mid Ohio

Originally Posted by QUICKDRAW

Very cool 3 speed board tracker styled bike (out of Indianapolis) $2900

I love those old board trackers. Thought about what'd it take to make one I could make street legal

[Whitey1]

Originally Posted by mgorman

I love those old board trackers. Thought about what'd it take to make one I could make street legal

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...&postcount=621

Very cool bike with a cool build thread!

[mgorman]

Crow Canyon Turkey Run

www.crowcanyonmx.com

[mgorman]

Originally Posted by Whitey1

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...&postcount=621

Very cool bike with a cool build thread!

Thanks, now I have to go change my shorts and start selling stuff

[ArmyJoe]

Originally Posted by mgorman

I love those old board trackers. Thought about what'd it take to make one I could make street legal

Just wondering, does it meet the criteria of this? (from http://bmv.ohio.gov/moped_info.stm)

The Ohio Revised Code defines a moped, or motorized bicycle, as any vehicle with two tandem wheels or one front and two rear wheels which is capable of being pedaled and is also equipped with a helper motor. The helper motor may not:

• have a piston displacement of more than 50 cubic centimeters;
• produce more than one brake horsepower; and
• propel the vehicle at a maximum speed greater than 20 mph on a level surface.

If a vehicle exceeds any one of these criteria, it is legally a motorcycle.

[mgorman]

Originally Posted by ArmyJoe

The helper motor may not:

• have a piston displacement of more than 50 cubic centimeters;
• produce more than one brake horsepower; and
• propel the vehicle at a maximum speed greater than 20 mph on a level surface.

If a vehicle exceeds any one of these criteria, it is legally a motorcycle.

Nothing I'd own that runs on gas will be slower than I can pedal my bicycle!

I have no clue how many CC's my heart is and I only average 350 watts (0.47 HP) for 30 minutes but I averaged 23mph for 100 miles so I can at least break one of those criteria

[MeefZah]

Originally Posted by swingset

That is weird. Didn't you have a similar problem with the WRR, or am I thinking of someone else?

Originally Posted by paulthefermenter

Do you know of anyone that might have a vendetta against you?

Originally Posted by Whitey1

It sounds like someone messed with it to me also.

The front forks were re-adjusted, one to each end of the adjustment spectrum, on the WRR.

I have a hard time thinking anyone would fuck with a man's bike like that. I mean, first of all, you would need some level of knowledge to know what you were fucking with; and then you would need tools; and there are scads better ways to mess with a guy's bike - knocking it over, dropping rocks in the oil fill, removing an axle nut, and so on.

Plus, it was parked in the garage, so no one had access to it. I'm confident it happened on it's own, while riding. Just wierd that it showed up after it had been parked.

Originally Posted by mgorman

Crow Canyon Turkey Run

www.crowcanyonmx.com

Hmmm.... the morning of the 30th we are moving and some of our ADV bruthas will be helping us out. Might be a good way to end the day for everyone, stopping in at Crow Canyon.

[mgorman]

Originally Posted by MeefZah

I have a hard time thinking anyone would fuck with a man's bike like that

I had someone at a race once turn my compression adjust on the rear shock to full on. I never change mine once set and when I almost had kidney failure from a rear shock that wouldn't move, I knew something wasn't right.


Hopefully your moving party will get you done quick and on the trail

[The Toad]

Originally Posted by swingset

You could always hit Perry State Forest, which is legal and free if you're plated...if your goal is to hone offroad skills it's a hell of a fine playground for doing just that as you usually have it to yourself, and it ranges from silty sand to mud pits to rocky inclines.

There are some outlaw trails and unincorporated roads around, with varying degrees of legality, if that's your thing I'm sure you could find a willing guide to show ya around to those.

Thanks. could a person spend a day or even two there ?

[mgorman]

Originally Posted by The Toad

Thanks. could a person spend a day or even two there ?

Carelessly riding through a mud hole could net you a whole week just trying to get it out! You don't want to ride into anything that you can't see bottom