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And the trailer is totally disconnected?

If the trailer lights are unplugged and the trailer is disconnected from the bike than it has to be the bike wiring.. Are the lights going dim/bright even with the blinker switch turned off or only if you try and use the blinkers?

Hey Sarge, you might try a test wire from the frame of the trailer to the frame of the bike bike and see if the lights go back to normal.. If they do, you have lost the ground between the trailer and bike.. What Brake Pad is discribing is a common trailer wiring problem!

Just a second here,, got a hunk of crows meat caught in my throat... :rotf:Oh well, crow aint that bad, goes great with the humble pie Tip just slid in front of me.. Glad you got that gorgeous bike back on her feet Bongo!! That was soooooo much fun finally getting to meet you my brother.. Now that we are reunited as brothers, I wonder if we will be welcome at other partys at the same time:stirthepot:

Dinner time Prayers Up, Blessings Down!

Wait a minute,,,, this thread was about taking the wheel off.. Putting it back on will probably constitute another thread and will also probably have to be attended to by a whole different crew of guys

happy birthday starfan!!!!

I love Ghost Towning,, described by myself as the act of finding an abandoned town or, building, while out touring on the scoot... I have done my share of it, both off roading the bike and while traveling the Interstates on the same.. Doesnt matter if its an abandoned motel in Chicago that we happen to camp under an overhang of or an old abandoned town in the middle of Mountains of Utah. I classify em as Ghost Towns if they are obviously that,, only inhabited by Ghosties.. I posted this video up cause its actually the first time I/we have been rescued by a Ghost Town.. Usually its me rescuing the town by adding life to it,,, this time it was different... Something else I wanna add,, while not a destructive person by nature, I left some notes on the wall of this abandoned building (watch and you'll see).. I KNOW most of you arent that childish BUT,,, as we were leaving this fine establishment I mentioned to Tippy how cool it would be if someone saw this video, happened to go by that place at another time and they chose to stop, pick up a piece of old drywall and sign the wall near our names,,, get a Ghost Town Pen Pal Club going or something... Crazy eay.. Location is given in the video if your crazy enough to take the challenge!! Puc

WOW!! Sounds like you folks had an AWESOME ride!! Gotta admit, that Colorado is one GORGEOUS State!! Makes a feller not wanna go home doesnt it Barry!! Glad you all made it back safely and had a ball! Puc

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY RANDY!! Maybe when I grow old and cant ride bikes anymore,,,, be a shame to have something like THAT and not have time to play with it during the summer months.. MAN THAT IS AWESOME!! In 20 years or so we will have to convince Don to start a EXVENTURERIDERMUSCLECAROWNERS.ORG for us has beens who still have the need for speed!!

The Cannonball is set up to be for antique bikes of no later models than specified for any given event.. The Cannonball Run we followed was for 29 and earlier bikes only BUT, indeed, you can tag along on your own for the whole trip if you want to.. Tippy and I were out at the Sturgis Rally and heard about it out there.. We came home specifically to do what you are suggesting VideoAZ!! On the way home, Tippy says "so lets see here, we have covered half the country this year on a bike and now you wanna go follow these bikes on basically the same tour, sounds like fun but I still dont understand why".. My response "cause sooner of later one of those old bikes is gonna break down and when it does,, ya never know, I may get to work on the Holy Grail!!".. Guess what Dave,, IT WORKED!! Short vid of the results are here Oh, by the way AZ, you also gotta remember that the Cannonball is a race and the bikes get really spread out.. Couple here, couple there so its not like following a large group of really cool old bikes all riding together.. Still a LOT of fun though,, just gotta be patient and wait in certain areas if ya wanna see em all...

Barry, on my 1st Gens if I dont have a lift and use the center stand I just put it up on the center stand, take a 2x4 and lay it under the bike so the board is touching the two feet of the center stand. CAREFULLY, lean the bike up on one leg of the stand enough so I can slide the board under the lifted foot.. Than lean it the otherway so the bike is lifted by the foot of the stand with the board under it and kick the board so the other side goes under the other foot too.. That extra 2 inches (or whatever the actual thickness of a 2x4 is) gives the bike plenty of extra lift for getting the rear tire off,,, on a 1st Gen anyway... I can get the rear tire off while bike is on the stand without the assistance of a board BUT, I have to take the bag rails off to do it.. Yours may be different..

Hmmmmmmmm,, sounds to me like we have the makings for another Poll to be taken,, what do ya think Buckshot? It almost sounds like we may have underestimated our good buddy Bongo's state of bikership... On another note, wonder if anyone else noticed the really neat shirt Buckshot was wearing during this event? That shirt sure had me making a lot of trips thru Raggy and Jeannies kitchen while I was there

ah oh Bongo,,, as an underling in our employment circumstance (folks who were not at Raggys party wont understand that comment but I assure you folks, Bongo does) I guess it was my responsibility to warn you about not following the script.. B2Mom, I assure you next time someone will try and keep a closer eye on our CEO,, I mean,, BongoBob!!

Thanks for the update OldGoat!! Glad to hear things are looking brighter - prayer power brother! Prayers Up - Blessings Down! Puc

I love participating in the banter on here.. Its another flaw in my character, I enjoy being harassed almost as much as needling a deserving brother.. Me and Bongo,,, we have known for a good while that the day we met face to face would end up being an extention of that good hearted banter.. What I didnt count on was people like Buckshot coming along and to get that banter going.. During a recent Meet n Greet (RagTop69GS's) where I finally had the pleasure of meeting both these fine gentlemen, my now good friend - Buckshot fellow gets me aside and whispers to me something like "you and I have both heard about Bongo's trike BUT, think about it, have you ever actually seen the bike,, I know I havent"... Knowing how badly Bongo has been wanting to make it into the big time shows on Youtube and how much he appreciates being harrassed, the thought came to me - I wonder what would happen if this discussion took place on video and than mysteriously appeared on YouTube.. Unedited, unphoto chop shopped, just the way it all happened can be seen here: PS, Bongo - you should be thankful that those Canuks are the decent people they are,, I think it was Habfan (I am terrible with names) who actually stood up for you and said he had actually seen your trike!!

THAT is very happy news for sure Sys!! Good on ya for sticking with it and winning the battle!! Hope you get many many great miles out of that great front end job!! Puc

INDEED Soy,, I love those VTX's,, awesome scoots!! Cant wait to hear of your adventures from the seat of the VTX! Puc

WOW Gibby,, GLAD YOUR OK!! Its amazing how quickly things can go south aint it? Just a glimps off the traveling path,, just a millisecond at the wrong time... Thanks for posting this up and reminding us all to be alert to our surroundings Gibby!! Heal quickly and fully my friend Puc

:dancefool::thumbsup::clap2: OUTSTANDING PK - congrats to you and your riding buddies!!! Thank you for sharing that with us!! Ride on and ride safe brother! Oh yea, give that 05 Midnight a hug for me and when ya do, pat er on the back and tell her I said thats for a job WELL DONE!! How cool! Puc

Man that is BEAUTIFUL!!! Just flat out pretty!! WOW!!

Right back at cha John!!

Never swapped one on a 2nd Gen but lots of them on a 1st.. Other than getting to the axle I cant imagine there is to much difference between the two.. Ya gotta get the back of the bike up off the ground - not even sure if yours has a center stand? On my 1st Gens I am able to center stand the bike, I place a 2x4 under the centerstand and its perfect for rear tire removal without removing the side stays that the bags hang on.. The Crown Nut on the axle should be on the final gear drive side of the back, or, left side.. Again, on the first gens you only have to remove the right bag and pipe to get the axle out because of this. Right bag and and pipe removed, Crown Nut off, remove the clamp bolt on the end of the swing arm on the right side - it captures the axle.. Probably 12mm.. Before ya pull the axle, look at where the rear caliper hanger locates between the rear wheel and swingarm, there will be a shim between the swingarm and the hanger that will fall when ya pull the ax.. I also pull the single bolt that holds the caliper to the swing arm, not the bolts that attach the caliper to the Hanger itself.. Then when I take the wheel off I just lay the whole hanger apparatus on the swingarm for replacement. Unclamped, the axle should slide right out.. May have to turn the non nutted end with a wrench a little to get it started.. I usually just grab it with my 16 inch channel locks. Catch the priorly mentioned spacer on its way to the ground, wiggle the caliper off the rotor, pull out a little on the wheel and off it comes...

Some of BikerJohn's last words to me before we departed The Dalles Oregon, VentureWest Rally a few days ago were "could you do me favor, please put a new flag on Tweeks".. The flag on Tweeks at the time was one I had rescued from the side of the highway.. I was headed for Sturgis on 90 at the time, and there it layed, calling my name.. Later in that trip is when I met a now good friend of mine, Ranger Major Cloyd Smith,, a great story in itself of which I have written about.. I could hear in John's tone of voice the love he has for our Flag and Country. Of course, I agreed with his asking with the full intent of swapping my worn American Flag out soon.. While at Raggys party yesterday Raggy came to me and asked if I would like a new Flag for Tweeks.. Coulda nocked me over with a stick... I told Raggy about the conversation John and I had had and he totally understood my shock.. I also told him I was really expecting Tweeks next flag to come as a result of another highway rescue BUT, coming from Raggy, it would be perfect!! Raggy agreed to do the removal and the lifting of the new one.. It was a very special moment.. I am like most of you, sensitive about our flag because of what it stands for.. As Raggy and I talked about the offer of the new flag, the subject in this very short video came up.. Watch it and you will see another reason why I could not refuse Raggys offer! There ya go John,, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!! THANK YOU RAGTOP69GS!!! PROUDLY SHE WAVES OLD GLORY!! Puc

Nice raggy,,, real nice!!