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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: rodekyll on October 24, 2016, 11:47:06 AM
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Rejoined the trike on Sat PM. Asie from spider webs, it's the same as I left it. Spent Sun nursing a cold and tinkering with brakes and steering. Still too head-coldy to ride, but should be better tomorrow. Now the question is -- what direction do I go? I have no destination and no agenda. There's a rumor of warm weather and drought in OK, and another rumor of possible bikes needing work in ARK. Or I could head for Charlie's shop and give him the $6 I owe him . . ..
Thoughts?
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Follow the Great River road south? Then right up the Arkansas river to OK
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That seems to be a natural way out. :)
Brad -- do you have time for lunch?
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If you ever get to Central Virginia (only about 200 miles south of Antietam), there's a full shop, and a couple spare rooms and bathroom at your disposal for however long ....
Lannis
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That seems to be a natural way out. :)
Brad -- do you have time for lunch?
working all week.. will you still be around Saturday?
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Come visit Milwaukee before it gets too cold to consider it?
Got spare room for ya. Just starting planning trip to AK in July 17, so could use some advice.
All contact info on mgnoc or wmgr.org.
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working all week.. will you still be around Saturday?
No, I can't stay here that long (was supposed to be gone yesterday). It puts stress on my daughter's household. I need to get on with the endless ride.
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Come visit Milwaukee before it gets too cold to consider it?
Got spare room for ya. Just starting planning trip to AK in July 17, so could use some advice.
All contact info on mgnoc or wmgr.org.
I'll take a look at the weather maps and see if I can get around this lump of weather that's moving in tonight. If I can cut east and make MI ahead of the cold that would be fun, and I can make Milwaukee part of the route. I'd be happy to help plan an Alaska trip.
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If you ever get to Central Virginia (only about 200 miles south of Antietam), there's a full shop, and a couple spare rooms and bathroom at your disposal for however long ....
Lannis
I appreciate that, Lannis. I do want to get to Charlie's shop. I told him I'd drop by and pay for something -- more fun than paypal, no matter how you think about it. I've never been to Virginia, and this might be my only opportunity. Do you folks get winter out there?
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I appreciate that, Lannis. I do want to get to Charlie's shop. I told him I'd drop by and pay for something -- more fun than paypal, no matter how you think about it. I've never been to Virginia, and this might be my only opportunity. Do you folks get winter out there?
SOMEtimes we do, it's just not consistent. A "typical" winter here in the Piedmont area would be 26 degF in the morning, 45 degF in the afternoon, and we might get 3 or 4 4" snowfalls in a year.
Twice in the last 25 years, we've had 35" of snow on the ground from two consecutive storms - shuts the whole region down for a week. Twice it's gone to -5 degF and stayed below 15 degF for a week.
But that's not typical. Last winter, it seldom went below 30 degF and you could ride every month. So you rolls the dice and takes your chances ......
Lannis
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Kansas as a whole has a nice forecast for the next seven + days. Lows in the 40s & 50s and highs in the 70s and low 80s.
GliderJohn
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A couple of fun options here:
You could review our counsel and make your own decisions
We could bid for your company - highest ( or lowest ! ) bidder gets you
You could do a series of kickstarter initiatives that would facilitate your travels
You could just cut letters out of newspapers and paste them on a page with Guzzi-oriented manifestos
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Rk, I have three acres, a heated garage, and plenty of room for you. 5 hours south of the twin Cities. Give me a call at 319 573 5544 if you like I'm in Mechanicsville Ia, just east of Cedar Rapids Ia
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Always welcome to stop by here, no excuse necessary.
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I'm in Mechanicsville Ia, just east of Cedar Rapids Ia
How cool is that!!?? A town called "Mechanicsville"!
You guys have got some pretty great town names! :-)
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How cool is that!!?? A town called "Mechanicsville"!
You guys have got some pretty great town names! :-)
There's one in PA too. Also Intercourse, Bird In Hand, Big Beaver and Blue Ball. :wink:
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There's one in PA too. Also Intercourse, Bird In Hand, Big Beaver and Blue Ball. :wink:
Brilliant!!!! :-)
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Yeah , 325 miles from Bug Tussle OK to Slapout OK , and a complete change in culture :shocked: :laugh:
Dusty
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We have two mechanicsburgs in Indiana. That said, feel free to stop in, RK. There's no work here in the rust belt, though..
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Well RK, I can't offer anything that sounds half as cool as Slapout or Intercourse, but if you ever do make it across the water you can stay over in Hamburg. (Apologies for the boring name!)
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Well RK, I can't offer anything that sounds half as cool as Slapout or Intercourse, but if you ever do make it across the water you can stay over in Hamburg. (Apologies for the boring name!)
You could spice it up a bit by directing him to Rimsting, Lederhose, Titting, or maybe over to Austria for a visit to f***ing .....
Lannis
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Well RK, I can't offer anything that sounds half as cool as Slapout or Intercourse, but if you ever do make it across the water you can stay over in Hamburg. (Apologies for the boring name!)
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I met a Hamburger(in) Hamburg , a Hamburger introduced us :laugh: Sorry :embarrassed:
Seriously Hamburg isn't a boring name , or place .
Dusty
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Go south and pu that V7 Sport. Do a MG rescue.
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Seriously Hamburg isn't a boring name , or place .
Dusty
Well, I agree that it's a nice town :-). And I'd be happy to be a guide for any WG members who find themselves in the city.
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There's one in PA too. Also Intercourse, Bird In Hand, Big Beaver and Blue Ball. :wink:
Don't forget Virginville.
Oh, and isn't there also a Mechanicsville in VA?
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I'll take a look at the weather maps and see if I can get around this lump of weather that's moving in tonight. If I can cut east and make MI ahead of the cold that would be fun, and I can make Milwaukee part of the route. I'd be happy to help plan an Alaska trip.
By "MI," do you mean the great state of Michigan? If you find yourself north of the Detroit area - specifically Rochester - I'd very much encourage you to drop a line, a PM or message by pigeon. There's space for bikes and bikers available as well as nourishment, beverages, and other measures of hospitality.
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RK - If you are headed this way I can offer a room for a night in Dillsburg, PA with food, laundry, and shower at price any self-respecting Guzzista would pay (i.e., free). The food is plain, the beer swill, and womenfolk off-limits, but the sheets are clean and we can park your trike in the garage next to my Stone for the night. Moto Guzzi, HD, and Yamahonki dealers are all within 30 minutes if needed. It's about 85 highway miles from my place down to Antietam Classic Cycle's front door.
Weather here is "getting colder" per the locals. Currently, days are in the mid-50s and nights about 40 degrees (f)...and falling. We often see a few flurries in early/mid November and the plow trucks will start making their rounds sometime in mid/late December. I have a "must do" on Sunday morning, October 30th, but otherwise can be available.
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The Great Guzzi Adventure! on 3 wheels, nothing like it has ever been done.. document everything..
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I hear Baja is nice this time of year...
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I'll take a look at the weather maps and see if I can get around this lump of weather that's moving in tonight. If I can cut east and make MI ahead of the cold that would be fun, and I can make Milwaukee part of the route. I'd be happy to help plan an Alaska trip.
Won't be home til Wednesday, so don't rush. Be around for a while after tomorrow.
Call me before you start out and we'll be able to make it work.
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I hear Baja is nice this time of year...
Too many furriners south of the border. Don't know why. But I can't understand what they say. Get too far north and they make fun of my hearing problem -- keep going "Eh?" all the time like they can't hear so good too, even though we both know their ears are just fine. So I think I'll pencil my routes between the big lines. :huh:
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A couple of fun options here:
You could review our counsel and make your own decisions
We could bid for your company - highest ( or lowest ! ) bidder gets you
You could do a series of kickstarter initiatives that would facilitate your travels
You could just cut letters out of newspapers and paste them on a page with Guzzi-oriented manifestos
Maybe it's in the marketing.... I want to be useful along the way -- put another set of eyes on a problem bike/car or tune up a PC -- whatever I'm capable of doing. Have duc tape, will travel! Got a problem Convert? Gotcha covered. Need the carbs synched on your Volvo 122? I like those! VW aircooled a specialty. No job too far.
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I don't own the problem Convert anymore but if you are in northern Michigan I have a room you can use. I'm about 45 minutes south of the Mackinac Bridge.
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All I have is a itty bitty beat up Nevada and a couch should you need it, but you pretty much have to go through Madison if you're going to Milwaukee.
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Maybe it's in the marketing.... I want to be useful along the way -- put another set of eyes on a problem bike/car or tune up a PC -- whatever I'm capable of doing. Have duc tape, will travel! Got a problem Convert? Gotcha covered. Need the carbs synched on your Volvo 122? I like those! VW aircooled a specialty. No job too far.
I have an EV with a perpetual electrical problem in SC that could always use an extra pair of ears and eyes. Central SC, near Columbia. Plenty of room at the inn and housing for the trike. :boozing: :boozing: :thumb:
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I have plenty of projects. Can keep your interest up for a few days at least. Accommodation and food are good.
If you're really feeling ambitious, maybe we can change the clutch in the rig.
Maybe it's in the marketing.... I want to be useful along the way -- put another set of eyes on a problem bike/car or tune up a PC -- whatever I'm capable of doing. Have duc tape, will travel! Got a problem Convert? Gotcha covered. Need the carbs synched on your Volvo 122? I like those! VW aircooled a specialty. No job too far.
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I have plenty of projects. Can keep your interest up for a few days at least. Accommodation and food are good.
If you're really feeling ambitious, maybe we can change the clutch in the rig.
clutches R us!
I'd be pleased to do a clutch. I'm a little limited in my ability to lift a transmission, but I can insert a swing arm or centerstand in about 30sec and I align index marks like nobodys' business. :food: Also have vacuum sticks on board.
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Luxury accommodations in Sugar Land, TEXAS. Includes gourmet Italian food and wine, two poodles licking your toes, shady patio, and full stocked bar. Plenty of parking for trike.
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You'll want to be heading South after Wisconsin. It's that time of year. You're welcome here at the 36-18 B&B for lost aviators on your way. I suppose you could tune up Dorcia's laptop if you *need* something to do..
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Luxury accommodations in Sugar Land, TEXAS. Includes gourmet Italian food and wine, two poodles licking your toes, shady patio, and full stocked bar. Plenty of parking for trike.
RK, I'd land here and stay all winter! :thumb:
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Luxury accommodations in Sugar Land, TEXAS. Includes gourmet Italian food and wine, two poodles licking your toes, shady patio, and full stocked bar. Plenty of parking for trike.
Geez...I guess you have to come from the far lands of Alaska to get an invite to the villa! Lucky you RK!! :grin: :grin:
Here I was thinking that the villa would be ready to host a Houston Guzzi rider get together...sort of the "in town" version of the GRIT rally given the relatively central location for all riders between Galveston and the Woodlands! :thumb: :thumb:
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Lot's of great offers here RK. I suspect that in the back of your mind you have either a general direction or a couple of destinations you want to make. Failing that, which way is your nose pointing?
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John, right now I'm not pointed anywhere except away from snow. I'm going to join a bunch of dots on the map and see what picture emerges. I want to take the back way, get a look at the country, and meet some of the folks that I've only known from here. Over the next few days I'll be visiting or riding with JohnA, Hahanda, and Ccoli. Then I'd best be turning south for maybe Indiana. The exact route will depend on weather, I suppose. I want to stay without direction until a week or so into November. The stars say events in the next couple of weeks could affect my outlook, if you know what I mean.
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Well RK if you ever put an outboard motor on that thing and make it across the pond I'm sure we can squeeze you in in Lincolnshire somewhere and I'll chuck the concrete mixer out of the garage so the trike has somewhere to live :grin:
Just been looking at fotoguzzs'i pics and have a question. On the picture of the dash one switch/gauge is labelled air. Do you have air suspension on it?
Cheers and good luck
Tris
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I hear Greenpeas has a concrete boat (cement actually) to play pirate with. Maybe we could do something with your mixer and a Johnson.
Yes, the trike has an air compressor. It runs support for the airbags and there's a quick disconnect for a hose so I can air up tires and such. the airbag plenum has two pressure valves preset to 'light' and 'loaded'. I can toggle to either, override for more, turn it off completely, and purge air with another button. The 'light' setting is 32# and 'loaded' is 60#.
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It's a cool rig to see in person. :thumb:
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Neat
By the way I think you should turn left :grin:
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Where will you vote? Don't say for who or the whole thread will deteriorate.
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Each state should have rules that allow for transient voters.
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Where will you vote? Don't say for who or the whole thread will deteriorate.
I'm an Alaska resident still. We can smoke signal in to the polls if the dogsled is broken, so doing the absentee ballot is how a lot of us upscale folks who winter elsewhere do it.
The league of woman voters runs our polling places. They give you a cookie and a sticker and a glass of juice, just like when you give blood. I don't know if the wait is long or not because everyone in the lines (2 lines -- A-M and M-Z, and three polling places in town) is gossiping, eating cookies and drinking juice. Sometimes someone brings salmon dip and chips. Since everyone knows everyone, when you get to the ledger lady she's already got the page open to your name.
Our only voting irregularity was the time they were renovating the Centennial hall (city meeting place) and had to move the precinct to the Salvation Army hall. there was confusion because nobody reads the papers. They had to station a cop at the hole in the ground where the local/state polls should be to 'splain the new address. The fun part was that next month when the federal election happened, so again did the confusion. Quite irregular.
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Well, Did you beat the weather and turn right yet?
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Due to a weather delay I began rolling again on thurs AM. Met up with John A and we took our six wheels to visit hahanda in Camden, WI, a bit north and east of Minneapolis. I parted co with him along the route home ~5PM and arrived at ccoli's house about 2AM. Not wanting to wake folks I camped in his driveway. We'll be changing the clutch in his sidehack as soon as the parts arrive.
No drama except the left handlebar pod is dead (no brite, turn or horn), and I stupidly allowed a soft brake line to get close to something hot. So I have no rear brake right now (line needs replaced :embarrassed: ) and I have to find the pod connector and plug it back together. I suspect it came disconnected when I ran the forks up into the trees -- should be easy. Brake line not so much.
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:cool:You may find the line where you are, it's a big metropolitan area. Glad your trip is going well. Still 80 here and not cooling off anytime soon. I'm on 3 wheels now, they all need exercising. Nice to get parts there the next day at no extra charge. Happy Crabbin :boozing:
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Thanks for the visit last week. Good luck with the rest of the journey.
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I enjoyed the visit with David and Kevin at Scrambler cycle. Kevin has a well equipped shop for all your Guzzi needs(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag152/jdalthaus/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-04/2016-10/F7117DD6-8949-4354-9AED-430E5978683D_zpszexrsiga.jpg) (http://s1303.photobucket.com/user/jdalthaus/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-04/2016-10/F7117DD6-8949-4354-9AED-430E5978683D_zpszexrsiga.jpg.html)
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Each state should have rules that allow for transient voters.
Trying to start some shit, aren't you? :copcar: It's called mail your vote in to your home state. But most transients don't give a wit about things like voting.
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The voting rules allow a voter to walk up day of the election to vote. Should be the same in all other states but as Dave says. He's doing a mail in ballot.
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The voting rules allow a voter to walk up day of the election to vote. Should be the same in all other states but as Dave says. He's doing a mail in ballot.
I don't think that's true in all states. If it is, no wonder our ballot counts are questionable for accuracy. :evil:
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RK, you have many options and here is mine,as Peter Egan is so fond of pointing out,Illinois is south of Wisconsin and full of corn fields,most picked now,and while there are great roads in Missouri,we have a few gems...I have spare bed,shop,etc.and the 'Vert flywheel I got from you a while back...would Love to see the trike on your way to warmer climes!
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I think I'm going to try looping up north and coming down through the upper ml area and south over the Mackinac (sp?) Bridge. As Chris points out I'm missing mi on my travel map. So this needs to get done. Then I'm thinking maybe swamp scooters and reassess where I am after that.
Having a great time here with Chris & co. I grunted along on a clutch job and plan to help replumb the hack's efi fuel rail for an external pump as soon as we get back to the garage. Today might be a tour of the motor company museum and a visit to the brake shop on account of my rear brake line got too close to something hot.
PS -- please stop with the voting crap. This is not a political topic. Thanks.
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Good luck with the brake line.
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PS -- please stop with the voting crap. This is not a political topic. Thanks.
sorry about that..
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RK if you will be in Lansing MI for an evening we could meet up, maybe have dinner. PM me.
Brian
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RK, the welcome mat is out near the Beautiful Sleeping Bear National Park in northern Mi. I have room, garage, workshop, refreshments, etc........PM if in need of most anything. Randy
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You should try to make it over to the Sleeping Bear Dunes area of the state (MI) on your way down. You will find plenty of boring straight roads down state so take the opportunity to enjoy some of the prettier areas while you can.
And holy cow, it's 72 degrees on November 1st in Ann Arbor! I'm taking the afternoon off and going for a (mountain bike) ride right now.
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Nice town, Ann Arbor. :thumb: Had some good Korean food there.
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Pulled rear calipers apart, dressed pistions and sliders, reassembled and replaced the leaking rear brake line. We're still trying to get the brakes to pump up (taking longer than I imagined). Assuming success, I should be back on the road Wed. Planning to try a dash toward the mackinaw bridge via Oshkosh tomorrow, probably getting into or maybe past the Hiawatha Nat'l forest. I'll cross the bridge thurs and make the sleeping bear area the endpoint. Friday south into Indiana.
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We don't have anything on the calendar this weekend except Sunday is the Indiana Guzzi lunch..
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I do like aircraft. But I'm getting a late start due to rain. I'll have to pass on that this time around.
I did the bungee cord trick on the brake lever overnight and have enough grab on the handle to road test them. They can't be any, worse!
So I'll be moving in a couple hours (noonish).
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be careful riding at night.. LOTS of deer in No Wisconsin, was there last weekend and they were thick.. also if camping, Deer ticks still abundant (all over my dog) and you can get Lime disease from them.. something you really don't want..
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Had a fine time with David. Stayed up to all hours of the night yakking about most everything. Spent a few days working on the 3 wheelers. Visited the HD Museum, which really is worth seeing. I enjoy it even after dozens of times.
He rolled out of town about 2pm heading north in a light rain. Should make the UP before dark. He'll be crossing the Mackinac bridge tomorrow. Always a trip :bike-037:
Safe travels my friend.
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Looking to see RK tomorrow per a PM. I forwarded my cell phone # and have lots of room for him & trike. Louise is ready with meals and beer! I'm located just off M-22 and 1 mile north of Deadstream road on Park Edge Drive.
Now working on a 2002 V 11 for a friend, needs front fork seals and possibly a cam chain/new style tensioner in case RK gets bored!
Randy
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Do we need a map of your travels RK?
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Hey, RK.. right now the PMs are broken. If you need to contact me, email 59 dot Chuck at gmail dot com..
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Now working on a 2002 V 11 for a friend, and possibly a cam chain/new style tensioner in case RK gets bored!
Randy
maybe you mean aftermarket tensioner? the 2002 has the new style.
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Had a great time with Chris (ccoli) and did some stuff to the rear trike brakes. They still suck worse than a rany night. Got through the upper MI Penn in a driving rain and 42f. Was in the Hiawatha forest for the night with the intention of rolling in daylight (for sightseeing :) ), but got rained out in the campsite and rode through the night instead. Nice visit with jkguzzi, and then down along the lake to Ihonk (Randy's) house. Here now getting ready to ride around the area.
Only real drama was a truck blowing the stop and unloading his split firewood in front of me. I'd noticed his approach to the intersection looked suspicious and was already slowing down in anticipation of a bonehead move, so I hit the bouncing firewood at about 25 instead of 60. No real damage except one piece whacked my right wrist pretty good (bruised and ugly but not broken), and another piece bounced into my front brake lines. So I limped into Randy's on virtually no brakes. I got lucky -- the force of the hit loosened the banjo bolt without breaking the hose. We cinched it back up, added fluid and it's right again.
Chuck -- PM was down for me and I couldn't get through to tell you I'm here with Randy and probably won't be moving again till tomorrow, so please don't wonder where I am. I'll let you know when I'm back on the road.
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Don't know just where you are, but I'm about 25 miles southeast of Pittsburgh and have a very nice garage, should you need it for any reason.
Just enjoying reading about your travels. The UP of Michigan is really fine, and my wife (who's from MI) and I have been there many times.
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I wish I'd had the opportunity to do the upper penn in daylight. If I had the chance to relive that part I'd have stopped in Oshkosh and toured the museum. Then I would have gotten caught in the rain earlier along the route and popped out of the clouds, in the UP, as the sun rose. As it was, I was approaching the Mackinaw bridge right at sunrise. It was magical. The fog lifted just a little, the rain throttled back, up ahead and to the right the clouds parted and there was the bridge, backdropped by a gobsmackingly glorious sunrise. If I had known it was coming, I would have ridden all night in that same rain just to see it. Unfortunately, there was no place to pull over, and by the time there was both a place and a view, the sunrise was over.
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RK, your journey is evoking memories of my reading, Zen and the Art of Motorcycling, when I was in my teens.
Glad to hear your spidey senses are in fine shape, saving your ass with that load of firewood,,, I'm not a believer in trikes yet,,, but you were definitely riding the right bike for that encounter,lol.
With no set time table, other than keeping ahead of the snow front,(we got our 1st snowfall last week Ottawa,Ontario,Canada, melted and gone, but it will be back lol),,, I'm sure there'll be lots more magical moments, like your sunrise at the bridge,,, please share them all with us,,, appreciate it.
Ride safe, take care
Kelly
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The firewood encounter would not have been survivable on two wheels. The sticks were hopping like someone had shook out a gunnysack of jackrabbits. I ran over at least one with each wheel. Aside from the brake damage it creased a rear fender and broke the sight glass on the right side fuel tank. We didn't discover the tank problem till I filled the tank and parked it in the closed garage.
Ran the M22 for about 30 miles yesterday and plan to finish it as I head south today. I'll be taking off in a few minutes.
My PMs still not working. 88 pages of messages missing. ??????
Chuck -- 250 miles to your house with a lot of flowers to smell along the way. I can be reached @ d p a z a r @ h_tma_l . com. Hope to be there late afternoon.
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Okey dokey. We'll be here, RK.. the google box won't put you right at my house, but there are only 2 on the west side of 750W north of SR128. Ours is the north one.
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I hope you're keeping a journal of this adventure. With your writing style and manner, I can imagine a few ways this story can become lucrative for you.
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Since your visiting chuck you'll be in my area, a few hours SW of Indy.
Your more than welcome at my place (I've got my camper hooked up for full service for visitors) and have a nice shed and tools if needed. It's possible that I may make the Indiana lunch on Sunday.
My cell is 618-554-2340 if you need it.
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Yo! Roadkyll! You still coming? You ok? Dinner's cold..
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I had a nice visit with RK and we did get the minor brake damage repaired from the collision with the fire wood dropped from a pickup truck. Louise allowed us to use her car space in the garage for the trike, she always accommodating to Guzzi Riders. We then rode over to Interlochen to meet Steve Moore at Cycle-Moore to discuss the rear brake components. Steve had no solution, but the visit to his museum was worth the time. Next I led RK over to M-22 with the Norge for a tour back down to my home and another dinner prepared by Louise.
RK was back on the road Sat. morning aiming for Indiana an evening with Chuck.
Again it Louise & My pleasure to have him share our space. I just uploaded a photo of RK working on the damaged front brake banjo fitting in Louise's parking spot. :bow:
Randy
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I hope you're keeping a journal of this adventure. With your writing style and manner, I can imagine a few ways this story can become lucrative for you.
Me too. And taking lots of pics. Quite apart from the possibly lucrative bit it is rapidly turning into a saga worthy of record.
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Our intrepid traveler arrived at oh midnight 30. :smiley: When he saw our house, he said he loves art deco. A trip to the Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum is on the schedule..
Off to the Indiana Guzzi lunch today.
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Rodekyll,
Sorry I missed your visit as I would have liked to meet you and witnessed your fine machine. I live a mere 10 miles from Randy but was in Canada all week for work. Randy and Louise are awesome folks and you have to appreciate Louise's affinity for fine dark beers. Glad you made it through the firewood mishap relatively unscathed, for most it would have had different consequences.
It's kinda cool to follow your progress via WG...looking forward to more of it. Be safe
I had a nice visit with RK and we did get the minor brake damage repaired from the collision with the fire wood dropped from a pickup truck. Louise allowed us to use her car space in the garage for the trike, she always accommodating to Guzzi Riders. We then rode over to Interlochen to meet Steve Moore at Cycle-Moore to discuss the rear brake components. Steve had no solution, but the visit to his museum was worth the time. Next I led RK over to M-22 with the Norge for a tour back down to my home and another dinner prepared by Louise.
RK was back on the road Sat. morning aiming for Indiana an evening with Chuck.
Again it Louise & My pleasure to have him share our space.
Randy
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I had a great time with Randy and louise. She is a "map Nazi" as randy says, and planned my route to Chuck's house. I took it easy, partly because I was gawking at america as I went along (america happens here, doncha know), and partly because my wrist is damaged by firewood and the throttle gets intolerable after an hour and I have to rest it. So I got to Chuck's late. Today we reviewed machinery and went to the guzzi lunch. Tomorrow we'll do the auburn/chord/doozy museum.
Tues AM I think I'll head toward swamp scooters. That sounds interesting. Anyone with route ideas or would like to hook up for part of the ride (Dusty?), feel free to post about it.
I apologize for not responding to all pm's. I'm using a phone to type. Between the clunkyness of writing with it and the intermittent service, I'm trying to get essential messages out. I'll try to catch up with the backlog. In the meantime please know I'm not ignoring you.
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David , will call Chuckie's tomorrow .
Dusty
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Just sent our intrepid traveler on his way. Here he's suiting up for the light rain he'll have to drive through for the next couple of hours. Naturally, this requires red suspenders. (Guzzi content)
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If he'd truly left in the AM as planned, he could have avoided the rain, but there was Squaw Candy (smoked salmon) to get going, sh!t to shoot, etc. :smiley:
It's been a really enjoyable visit. You *do* meet the most interesting characters on a Guzzi.. :grin:
View from the cockpit..
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I'd say the poor man's Hippo hands are the ticket for today.
Departing for Louisiana in mid 50s and light rain. He is heading South just in the nick of time. Cold front moving in.
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Have a great trip, RK :thumb:
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Thanks for the pics Chuck!
It was great meeting you RK.
Enjoy your trip. :)
-Joe
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Closing in on Louisville. Still raining. Decided to slab it until I'm out of the slop. Unkempt -- great meeting you and the lunch crew. Chuck, tell dorcia she's a keeper, and you're not so bad yourself. Hope you can make that salmon work with that smoker. Call or pm if it gets confusing. Dusty it's 6:30. I'll be here (dinner) for the next .5 hour trying to dry out.
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Chuck I dot think the hour delay would have made a difference. It was driving rain and fog until Bowling Green, and the roads were sloppy until Nashville. GPS touchpad failed. I picked up enough mud to plug the radiator fine and drive the atf temp up. Cleared it with the last of my brakecleen. Headed for Memphis as soon as I finish this pulled pork sandwich in Bucksnort, KY. Yes, Virginia there is a Bucksnort.
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Well, my AM and your AM are different animals. :grin: It was 2 PM when you left..
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There is a blast from my past! Bucksnort Tn. In 1978 I rode my '74 Norton to Lake Tahoe from Havana Il.not an obvious route you say,well there was a girl in Lexington Ky...anywho after leaving her place I was motoring west with a purpose,it was late Oct. pop over a hill and the State Police was stopping all traffic.I told the cop that Ford Galaxie just passed me and that was what the radar caught. He waved me through,I took the next exit, Bucksnort Tn...
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I was motoring west with a purpose,
:grin: :grin: BTDT..
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Bucksnort TN used to be a decent truck stop and restaraunt in the 80s when I lived in Nashville. We always stopped in on our way to/from Oklahoma. There is a trout farm a few miles off that exit. These days it's just a gas station. They will still sell you a Bucksnort hat if you fancy one.....
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Accident in baton rouge stopped me at the base of the big bridge. Overheated. Engine quit. Gave it a couple minutes and restarted long enough to find a shoulder. Cooling it down now. Out of coffee.
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Accident in baton rouge stopped me at the base of the big bridge. Overheated. Engine quit. Gave it a couple minutes and restarted long enough to find a shoulder. Cooling it down now. Out of coffee.
praying for ya..
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Safe at a gas station. Running rough, but so far no nasty noises. Gonna cool me down with a slurpee and cool the trike all the way down. Then I'm going to install an oil cooler on this puppy.
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Safe at a gas station. Running rough, but so far no nasty noises. Gonna cool me down with a slurpee and cool the trike all the way down. Then I'm going to install an oil cooler on this puppy.
It's and automatic right? When I added a sidecar to my Convert. I added an ATF cooler in series and a temp. gauge to monitor the ATF fluid temp. so I wouldn't blow any seals. Many a time at slow speeds I'd have to shut down for a few minutes to let the ATF fluid cool down before it got too hot.
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David , Dave will be calling .
Wayne , it is the engine that overheated not the transmission
Dusty
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Wayne , it is the engine that overheated not the transmission
Dusty
True - but if 'twere me, I might put a cooler on for the oil and another for the tranny! And here in the Mojave, I might even put a fan on each of 'em!
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Pretty sure the tranny is cooled .
Dusty
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Pretty sure the tranny is cooled .
Dusty
But they are attached and when the tranny overheats unless you have a thermometer on it you have no clue. When the seals harden from too much heat then you lose the ATF fluid. Then if the motor is OK you still ain't going anywhere any more. :evil: I forget the temp. limit of the seals but it's not that much.
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But they are attached and when the tranny overheats unless you have a thermometer on it you have no clue. When the seals harden from too much heat they harden and then you lose the ATF fluid. Then if the motor is OK you still ain't going anywhere any more. :evil: I forget the temp. limit of the seals but it's not that much.
RK has temp and pressure sensors on the engine and transmission , maybe some reading about his trike is in order , the cockpit looks like a flight engineer's work station on a B29 :laugh:
Dusty
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Engine overheats. Transmission overheats. Seals start leaking and the trans. starts slipping. Eventually you'll need a drain hole to drain the ATF going pass the seals. BTDT on my '80 Convert. Had to work on the trans. because the main problem was the slow rides in traffic. :embarrassed:
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Engine overheats. Transmission overheats. Seals start leaking and the trans. starts slipping. Eventually you'll need a drain hole to drain the ATF going pass the seals. BTDT on my '80 Convert. Had to work on the trans. because the main problem was the slow rides in traffic. :embarrassed:
On my `80 Convert./hack rig had 2 ATF coolers and a H20 temp gauge in the ATF tank to monitor the ATF fluid temp. In slow moving the ATF fluid temp. could climb real fast so then I would pull over for a few minutes 'till the fluid settled down, then proceed again. Never lost a seal. :thumb:
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I would probably add a couple of coolers and a fan with extra battery if I had a hack on the bike. :thumb:
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Dang. I have a brand new oil cooler that I've been looking for a use for. Thinking of using it for a chiller on my air compressor, but it would have looked good on the trike.
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Safe at swamp scooters. Rolled in straight-up midnight. I'm having my doubts about these southern boys' ability to party -- the place was completely dark and quiet. I was told to look for the guzzi camp by the bayou. They didn't tell me to look for all two of them, so it took a while stumbling in the dark to find any. I was waked about 7:30 by the people circling the trike.
I let the trike cool down to ambient temp at the gas station and gave it a few miles in town before hitting the I-10 for the last hour of travel. everything seems normal -- no clatter from the hydro, and temp/pressures in normal ranges. Idle is lumpier than usual. I maybe got away easy on this one.
I have temp and pressure gauges on the engine and transmission. I could watch them go up, but I was on a bridge with emergency vehicles using the shoulder -- no place to get off and shut it down. When the temp gauge said 300f, the engine shut down. I was on the upslope of the bridge with traffic and no shoulder at all. used my brake handle for emergency flashers. Dicy, since every time I pulsed them the trike would roll backwards. It was 10 minutes before it would restart.
I bought a triumph oil cooler and have it on board, but it's going to take some plumbing and tube cutting to make fit, and I haven't gotten a round tuit yet (cue Penderic with the round tuit, please). I better put it higher up on the list.
The atf has a fair sized radiator with a fan behind it. I don't know why the fan didn't come on.
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Safe at swamp scooters. Rolled in straight-up midnight. I'm having my doubts about these southern boys' ability to party -- the place was completely dark and quiet. I was told to look for the guzzi camp by the bayou. They didn't tell me to look for all two of them, so it took a while stumbling in the dark to find any. I was waked about 7:30 by the people circling the trike.
I let the trike cool down to ambient temp at the gas station and gave it a few miles in town before hitting the I-10 for the last hour of travel. everything seems normal -- no clatter from the hydro, and temp/pressures in normal ranges. Idle is lumpier than usual. I maybe got away easy on this one.
I have temp and pressure gauges on the engine and transmission. I could watch them go up, but I was on a bridge with emergency vehicles using the shoulder -- no place to get off and shut it down. When the temp gauge said 300f, the engine shut down. I was on the upslope of the bridge with traffic and no shoulder at all. used my brake handle for emergency flashers. Dicy, since every time I pulsed them the trike would roll backwards. It was 10 minutes before it would restart.
I bought a triumph oil cooler and have it on board, but it's going to take some plumbing and tube cutting to make fit, and I haven't gotten a round tuit yet (cue Penderic with the round tuit, please). I better put it higher up on the list.
The atf has a fair sized radiator with a fan behind it. I don't know why the fan didn't come on.
Get with Jack Green (LaMojo) he has a garage and tools down there. I'm sure he would be willing to help out.
Dean
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Swamp Scooters was a hoot, although if I told them so they'd have no idea what I meant. HOOT isn't a word down here. There were the standard things -- field games, tent or RV camping, food, and good company, all with a bit of a bayou twist. I was priveledged to dample jambalya, grits and bourdoun (sp?) and Sat night was a gumbo cookoff. I'd never had gumbo, so it was interesting tro try seven varieties, note the differences, and rate them. My un-tuned palate ranked them in the winning order. So I might not know gumbo, but I know what's good.
At the awards assembly the room went quiet when a Nevada rider was awarded long rider. Then folks started hollering "What about Alaska?" I didn't complain. The guy was on a bMW (rally brand) and two wheels. I was off-brand and thee wheels. I figured I didn't qualify. But a bunch of people went to the organizers and 'splained thm Alaska, so one of the organizers came looking for me in the morning and said they'd redo that. I told him I was just there for the gumbo, but he's sending the plaque to my sister's address.
Tried to leave early Sunday, but the blown airbag wouldn't pump up enough and the wheel was hitting the fender. So a few late campers help me crank up the shocks all the way to compensate. The compressor is staying ahead of the leak, but repairs will be needed asap.
The airbag was holed when the radiator fan broke loose from its mount and chopped it up. That might explain why the torque converter overhearted. Finding the problem is the better part of fixing it, so I'm going to limp up to Texas and rub turnips on it. The Motor Trike factory is close to Lindale. They'll have the parts.
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A map now? How about a map showing your travels and event points? Is that a possibility?
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If someone could point me at somplace I could do such a map I would try to keep it current. :)
I'm about an hour out of texas bouncing like that ball you follow to sing along with Mitch. The blown airbag had my compressor running constant and only half pressure, so I shut it off. 0# pressure is like springs and no shocks.
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If someone could point me at somplace I could do such a map I would try to keep it current. :)
I'm about an hour out of texas bouncing like that ball you follow to sing along with Mitch. The blown airbag had my compressor running constant and only half pressure, so I shut it off. 0# pressure is like springs and no shocks.
Which way are you currently going? :undecided: Or whats your next destination?
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If someone could point me at somplace I could do such a map I would try to keep it current. :)
How about Moto Where? Could that be used?
Daniel had a system going that worked off his phone/ Maybe he could chime in on this?
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I'm at the oleo ranch with Ken Hand today. Got in last night. The blown airbag turned out to be more of a thing than I thought it would be. The handling was awful. It wandered on the crown, felt blowier in the winnd and near semi"s, and overreacted to any irregularity in the road. That I expected. What I hadn't counted on was that the wheels were sitting higher in the fwenders and the wheels were in a constant negative arc. So they rubbed on the fenders and the fender mounting bolts, setting up a horrible squeal and vibration. I stopped several times to try adjusting the fenders away from the wheels, and then adjust the wheels to change the arc. I could improv but not elimminate contact. Possible inner sidewall damage on both rear tires. I'll know tomorrow when I pull them.
I pulled the broken airbag today and found the hole -- unrepairable. But the Motor Trike factory is less than 20 miles from here. I'll visit them tomorrow and buy a pair.
Took pics of the big moon.
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your color map needs updating.. I know bottom of list but you must have added 3 or more States? Ride ON!
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So , have you two guys caused all of the local women to seek a protective order yet ? :laugh:
Dusty
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Dusty, even the cheese is fried down here. I asked for a salad instead of fries and threw the staff into 'tilt'. Combine that with my rule to not date wimmins heavier than me and you can see that they're all safe.
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your color map needs updating.. I know bottom of list but you must have added 3 or more States? Ride ON!
I've added MI, TN, MS, LA, and TX. I must have forgotten how to do that map. I colored them in on my laptop screen but they don't show up on the tablet.
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Went to Motor Trike and had no problems getting the airbags. The guy even gave me tips for installing them. He suggested buying from an auto parts store and gave me the part#. They're on order from the parts house. Ken gave me a rolling tour of the area with a lively narrative about the landmarks we passed. I decided to replace both sides and improved rub points on the airbag and fender mounts. Brake pads come in tomorrow. The 3 V'L TWIN will be its old self soon.
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We are gonna need some pics here :thumb:
Dusty
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So, this afternoon, on an unusually warm late fall day, I'm at the light at the corner of Cty Rd. K where it crosses US 12, near where Dolly's used to be. I'm heading up through Ashton Corners and parts west. Barreling through the intersection, and I mean barreling, was a green trike headed towards the Wisconsin River, ridden by a guy with a ponytail, little American flag waving from the rear. Couldn't see any detail on the trike. I thought to myself, "it couldn't be, he was in the swamp 2 days ago" It couldn't be, could it? Or is it a Guzzi version of Phantom 309?
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RK is in East Texas .
Dusty
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Well he was with Ken. Ken has been known for riding from Texas to Minnesota in one sitting, maybe he caught something from the old Turnip Farmer :blank:
:gotpics:
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Here at the Oleo Ranch there is always something to do. If we're not tinnkering with the trike or other mechanical vitems around the place we're driving around on scenics and parts runs. Ken gets up early -- about 4AM and is done for the day about dinnertime. I tend to get up and stay up later than that, so there is never a line at the bathroom. :D
I've got the trike back into shape after the airbaag failing, except for realigning the rear wheels. I deliberately mesed with them while my suspension was compromised, and now that it's right again, the alignment is decidedly wrong. I also have oil for my overdue oil change, and a RAM mount for my tablet/gps, new atf cooling fan, and a cheap tach coming. I'm hoping the fan (and installing an engine oil cooler) will solve the overheating problem. Baton Rouge was my first time in hot stop/go traffic for the trip, so I didn't know what to expect. It's an area of development, like the rear brakkes, that needs more refinement. I don't call it a design failure because it was a starting point. I was already carrying the oil cooler in anticipation of needing to install one.
The atf cooling fan broke its mount -- shattered it, really. So it was not working during the overheat event, although I think it was spinning after it broke free of the mounts, and it may have contributed to the hole in the airbag, since it was wrapped up in the bage when I went to replace the broken bag.
Sorry for no pics. I have to get them from the camera to the computer, and there justb hasn't been time.
Still waiting for a map idea to plot the trip on. Must not be something I have to give up personal informtion to access. I'm trying to stay off the grid as much as possible.
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WAY too cool, thanks for keeping us updated.
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I don't call it a design failure because it was a starting point.
Design genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. At least that's what was the meaning of Edison's post. :smiley: As my friend Ed the Rocket Scientist sez.. "Failures only teach us what didn't work. Nothing bad about that."
Continue on.. :thumb:
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Still waiting for a map idea to plot the trip on. Must not be something I have to give up personal informtion to access. I'm trying to stay off the grid as much as possible.
Did you have a look at that Moto Where site RK? It's the one I have used for this purpose in the past. A bit fussy to do. I would mark out the trip and then use a screen shot to convert it to a pic I could post. No more 'on the grid' than visiting any other website.
The other suggestion was one that Daniel kalal (I think) and some others have used. I don't know much about it personally but it involves a cell phone app that tracks you automatically and you can post the map produced. Much less fussy to use I would think once it is set up but much more 'on the grid'.
Of course, and this might be the best of all, you could simply mark it clearly on a paper map and take a photo of it..... Getting a good photo would be the trick there.
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Still waiting for a map idea to plot the trip on. Must not be something I have to give up personal informtion to access. I'm trying to stay off the grid as much as possible.
You can do this with Google Maps without creating an ID or sign-in, but it takes a bit of practice to create the waypoints and routing.