The muffinman

[FROG MAN]

The gift that keeps on giving. We left WV on Monday riding the 89 towing our trailer. The first fuel stop was 120 miles down the road. I noticed some clutch problems only half a lever of clutch and not completly disengaging when stopping. By the time we got into Tennessee the heat index was 100 and the fan was running continously as the temp guage stayed just below the red. Getting off at the pigeon forge exit I totally lost the clutch lever ( no pressure as I squeezed it). MamaMo enjoyed coming to a stop at the exit using the kill switch. We managed to get into the visitors center and let the bike cool down for 30 minutes until I got some lever back. We made it to our rental in Sevierville and I called Jeff. I told him I had some discoloration in the clutch site glass. He said he had seen a hose problem do that same thing and he would bring one to Asheville. We could change and flush it there. We rode around Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg the next day shopping and I was good for about 5 mile or 10 stoplights before problems. I picked up some brake fluid and decided to flush it myself. Thats when I noticed my smallest wrench a 8mm was to big for the bleeder. I called jeff who was now at Asheville and he offered to ride the 90 miles bring the hose and fix it. He made it by 8:45 pm we change hose and flushed the system. Jeff rode back to Asheville that night. The next morning we pulled MamaMo and the trailer up over the smokeys 6000 ft elevation and down to Cherokee,Maggie Valley, and on in to Asheville. The clutch worked like new. At the campground Jeff was non stop tweaking and fixing first gens. I noticed some second genners waiting for a touch from the venture doctor. Many thanks to a guy that keeps on giving.

[Sleeperhawk]

You 1st genner's ought to be ashamed of yourselves, making the only 1st gen mechanic in the world :stirthepot: do all your work for you. Sheeze even AAA gets paid for bringing gas and other things. :stirthepot:

 

Heck by the time I get there, the 1st genners will have him all used up :crying:

 

 

 

Can't wait to get there and bug you guys.

 

[Squidley]

I wrote the same story 2 years ago on the way to Vogel, lost my clutch in Knoxville when it was about 100 degrees. Freebird was with us on that leg of the trip. Made it to Vogel and then Freebird, Myself and Eck bled the whole clutch before we went to California and VWIII.

Glad to see you keeping Muffin busy....seems to be in his glory when he's tinkering Now would you please have him turn down the idle adjust on Kbrans bike while he's there

[FROG MAN]

Vacation time for many of us is our only time to ride. I only log about 5K per year among 3 scoots. I appreciate those who get 50K plus and have the experience to share needed repairs. It's a joy to work on these old bikes and keep them running.Glad to see others sharing the WV chapter motto. NO VENTURE RIDER LEFT BEHIND.

 

P/S It's good to see Yammer Dan back on a FAST First Gen.

[Squidley]

OK now....what year did Dan end up buying

I want to see some pics