cowpuc

and we sure do some goofy, crazy things... Gotta go with the "God has a sense of humor" crowd... Got lots of Prayers Up time in while working on da kids pw80.. Lord and thanks for the double dose of patience ya granted that grandson while helping me work on his bike..

Now that would be fun Neil,,, aint never got no chance to spin a wrench on one of them new fang dangled jobs... Goofy things probably got zerks on it just to ruin all our fun.... Hey,,, didnt I read that one of the guys,, Condor maybe,, anyway,, someones coming with a truck full of tools, air compressor and all the good stuff?? Lets start with the swingarm and than check the crank bearings just for kicks ol buddy.... Get gramps going and ya never know what you might end up riding home!!!:rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf: Sounds like I better give that Squidley a call to for warn em,,,, me and Squidley,, we make a great team,, I tear em up and he shows me how to fix em :rotf:Keep an eye on them two dogs, Pinkie and Brownie though... They didnt pee on ol Tweeks but a real pretty bike like yours Neil,,, I am pretty sure that them hounds would see the need:backinmyday: I feel like I am stuck in that old Johnny Cash song: I see the rally coming,, shes coming round the bend - man I aint felt the saddle since I,, dont know when,,, I'm stuck down here in Elk Grove and time keeps DRAAAAGIN on,,,,, but I am glad I made it out of Texas,, and not back in San Antone

Or,,,, that Harley Dealer got high book on the Harley too so he dont have to worry about paying bills for good while...Ooooops,,, gotta stop that,, back in the dog house for ol Pucster:whistling:

DITTO + WORD BROTHER!!!!!! I am totally in tune with these Speaker BUT,, there is a handlebar steering manuver that has actually saved my life a couple times.. Try this,, on a nice open stretch of highway get up to speed,, say 65 mph, lightly hold your grips in your hands so your kinda going no handed (I steer with my knees and go no handed a lot out on the open road but aint gonna even suggest doing something that stupid on here).. Now lightly press on the inside of the grip on your left side and see what happens.. Learn to use your new discovery!! You will find that you are now able to, in a millisecond, switch lanes - avoid potholes - avoid deer - avoid fallen riders and on and on, with just a bump on your grip!! All that being said,,, this does not equate into smooth cornering,, there is nothing like tossing down on the throttle, steering with knee pressure and throttle contol while your bars bow to the motocross track/ice/flat track clay or pavement.. and then the feeling of a controlled cross over slide,,,, nuff of that,, adrenaline goin...

400 bucks and I will assume all responsibility for how it does or doesnt handle in the corners......

WORD!!!

Boy,,, I dont know,,, thats a ways to travel for us ol geezers on the other side of the state,, hmmmmmmmmm.... We get home in time from screwin around out here on the road we will do our derndest to make it Raggy!!! Then I get to see that 69 of yours right??? Oh yea,, gotta ask,, any of you yahoo's over yonder got a spot a grass we can drop a tent on for a couple hours sleep or is that area pretty much covered in crete now adays?

+2!! Me and Fool,, we know,, ya just cant be to careful when it comes to knockin off dirt!! YamaDuck,, this site and the members here never cease to amaze me,,, been reading this thread and you done got a good bit of great info going here!!! Happy belated Fathers Day to you too!! Puc

those wiki people dont know nuttin bout frogs n toads brian.. the BIG difference, as all us knowledgable frog people know, is you can EAT frogs and days down right liscious,, toads on the other hand,,,,,,, well,,,, ya can eat them too butbthey taste really weird...... nice mower,, honda builds some great stuff! BROTHER, FOR A MINUTE THERE I THOUGHT THE URAL WAS A GONER AND YOU WERE MOVED ON TO SOME NEW FANGDANGLED HONDA POWERED DUNE BUGGY OR SOMETHING! Be careful teasin us ol timers ya whippersnapper,,, some of us have weak hearts ya know....

Nope Theres a significant routine that I am finding myself in these days in dealing with my oldest grandson.. it goes something like this,, gramps is coming I better get busy and break something on my dirtbike so he and I can fix it, gramps shows up, fixes the bike, tells the grandson he wants to see em ride it now, grandson shakes his head no and informs gramps that he forgot to inform gramps that the back brake,, she no work.. gramps smiles and says I bet we dan fix it. With gramps bike lift back in michigan being to heavy to carry on his motorcycle all the way to california, a method for lifting the bike up for repairs must be found.. gramps suggests we hang the little feller,, the bike not the kid ya bunch of copperheads,, from a tree. the california relatives get some more needed insight into how this old man thinks,,, the nut house draws closer.. gramps finds out in short order that california clay drys hard as a rock, like some of the midwest clay he remembers from his harescramblin days of years ago. Gramps smiles as he digs the impacted clay out from the wheel, removes it and begins digging the stuff from around the INTERNAL brake assembly! Once again, ol puc, the grampa in this case, smiles as he remembers how many times he had to go thru this exact same scenario on his 69 250 enduro and also on his brand new 1973 honda 250 elsinore after a long day of racing many years ago... only difference was, gramps was smart enough to not let the stuff harden like steel before he tried to remove it... the grandson taps his grandpa on the shoulder and asks what he is thinking about.. gramps looks at his grandson and says,, I was thinking how much I wish I would have had a grandpa that would fix my bike with me like you do Deadeye (thats my nickname for him). Now nock some more of that clay off that swingarm will ya.......

gotta say here bee,, this is only our third year of team tippy and puc doing this motorcycle touring together.. I did it with my kids when they were young likevyours, we have 4 all grown and living on thier own now.. the kids could tell you story after story of cross country touring with thier dad, east coast to west,, the really sad part of that is tippy always stayed home with 3 while I bonded with 1, she is an amazing woman! We did a LOT of motorhoming too as a family, in my own defense here, but tippy really really wanted to bike travel too. After raising 4 kids her and I have an agreement, the bike dont leave the garage without her on it! Enjoy thevspecial age of those kids NOW bee! The stuff you get to do after they are grown and gone will come. One thing to remember,, mtou can nevervget the young years of the kids back, grab every minute of every day with them.. and than when you get to the time when you and your lovely wife are alone again, as in our shoes, aapply the same rule cause ya never know when it will be over... purposely build memories cause they wont build themselves! Outsstanding advice randy, thank you! and glad you are enjoying my ramblings brother!

Ohhhhh yea! When ya get to the bottom of the spear fish canyon ride you will come to a great big beautiful lodge. It is sitting on a bend in the road and has a wo track that veers to the right in front of the lodge. If you look closely at the side of that two track you will see a sign that says waterfalls, I think its less than 5 miles into that two tracck is where the falls are, they are gorgeous! If you follow that two track after the falls, camp 15 miles in you will hear elk bugling all night, awesome.. then stay on the two track,, a few miles of quad trailing and you will come across a small, 2x2 sign that says, wyoming state line,,,, keep going and you will come out no more than 20 miles from devils tower. Hooked up with a major in the rangers who had just gotten home from his second tour of duty from iraq out in sturgis a few years ago. He was riding a brand new harley with less than 2k miles on it, long story but we became best friends after I met him out there that year. Long story short, he followed me thru all those two tracks on a brand new harley, camped and played all week with me and said it was the best riding he had ever experienced on a motorcycle! The scenery and riding was spectactular! Once again, not the place for towing a trailer BUT certainly a really great day ride if your already camped at sturgis and want to escape the madness of the crowds.. personnaly,, I could spend a whole summer in those mountains and the only sadness I would have is leaving them. Later his new harely cleaned up just like new again,, ya dont have to worry about destroying your bike on this one! puc

brian,, THAT is awesome! Gotta give ya a salute for a job well done! Most definitly hasme scratching my head in thinking about its applicati8n to our ride style,, most definitly has merit forfuture consideration myfriend. Thanks q zillion for sharing the pics and info.. NOPE, I HAVE NOT!!!! WOW DOI LIKE THELOOKS OF THAT!!! Bill, is the lower trunk mounted on a receiver platform? I really like carrying our tent with the sleeping bags, 3/4 foam, pillows all laid out, folded in half ane rolled up. Thats the bulk I carry on my rear carrier. Its really not as heavy as it appears but it is bulky.. I have been doing this years cause it allows for very fast setup/teardown time.. after a 16 hour day of riding I can literally pull into a field, parking lot, walmart,, whatever and within 5 minutes be sawing logs,, no joke.. With very little tweekin I think you could b3 on to something that would actually make off roading a venture even easier.. I have an 87 with decent glass at home.. I may very well glean from your idea,, but do some tweekin to make it fit our needs.. I could see actually removing my rear trunk, build a backrest for tippy to lean on and then placing the tent/bag roll directly behind her where the trunk now is.. than taking the 87 trunk (bigger than the 83). Mount the 87 trunk as you have suggested. I definitly see a much lower center if gravity on that trunk and carring heavier objects in that rear trunk would actually add to off roading capabilitys.. I REALLY LIKE WHAT YOU DID BILL! Thank you for sharing your creation, it is really appreciated! puc

Raising to 250.. and you keep the trailer

Yea,,, a day for us dads to get it all in perspective,, there things in life that are totally separate page of importance than even bikes.. what a privelage to have children to brighten our days.. Jeff, sorry to hear about the lack of contact with your 3. Cant be fun.. maybe take the bull by the horns and try to contact them just to say hi.. tough stuff but I guess thats why we have a special day for us dads,, being one is not an easy task... puc

WOW! Be sure and tell your brother ol puc says CONGRATS! THAT IS ONE GORGEOUS MOTORCYCLE! I was telling the wife not to long ago how surprised I was that we hadnt seenn1 new indian on our fwhole trip out and then BAM,, WE GOT TO RIDE INTO THE NORTH RIM OF THE GRAND CANYON WITH A GROUP OF THEM! Theybare truely beautiful!

Prayers up for the warden and skid all the way from the west coast, pretty neat how no matter where you are UP IS STILL UP!

Penicillians pretty cheap here, can send ya some but not sure aboutits effect on the royal strand.. if the frames straight and mechanicals are still in good shape I would snag it, especially good deal if it came with a clean title. Should be worth 35 to 5 painted up and ready to roll with a clean title!

Indeed lenny, you folks traveled some of the ost gorgeous country known to man! Personnaly I LOVE the black hills and 16a around to needles highway is just amazing! Any chance you folks stopped on that trail and visited the wolfs? The guy that runs that place is a really neat person who has done wonders for the wolf population thru the years. He has sioux indians come in and sit, meditate with those animals, fasinating stuff.. hopefully your mom enjoyed the special time you and your wife set aside just for her. Hats offf to you for giving her something she will never forget! My money is on a very special bike trip for you folks being in the near future just because you set aside some ride time to spend time with your mother, karma so to speak! glad you all had a fabulous trip puc

:cool10: Good on UT! of course,, you know what needs to be said here,,, soomething about pictures.... BROTHER I LOVE UTAH! You are truely blesed to call it home Puc

:rotf: sounds like a lot of fun guys but dont expect me to participate,,,, I am still preoccupied helping yammerdan locate the real yammerdan... priorities and all that.. THANKS TO ALL FOR THE CONGRATS TO THE DAUGHTER! By the way, she got her brains from her mom and her love for hands on from me... best dog gone carb mechanic I had at the shop,! Also spent many many miles on the back of an old venture out touring with her dad,, CAPPY is her earned biking name... My oh my how time flys,,,,,,,, if ya got little ones ya best soak up every opportunity you have to enjoy them and there childish ways.... in a blink, its gone!

I restored one a few years ago and from that experience I can tell you,,,, RUN,,,, dont just walk away fromit!! that bike was hondas first shot at efi, was a one year model and are an abosoute nightmare to find parts for. After spending hours dealing wiring issues on the one I did I nick nanamed it THE SPACE SHUTTLE cause of the amount of wiring there was in the bikes harness.. and the sametoken though,,,, if its a sentemental thing than yea,, not a bad deal as honda actually made the non efi model during 86 too, if memory serves me right, and the efi model was a very limited production bike.. might be hard findi g another clean one....

Here we go again,,,,,, 75..

Sounds to me like you did one heck of a good job getting your passenger and yourself out of what could have been a very very bad situation! Hats off to you for a job well done! I spent a ton of time and effort in my motocross days setting up my suspention for competition.. I know that sag, valving, spring tension and and shock oil weights (nitrogen charge is also a factor on dirtbikes butnot so here) were things that made ahuge difference on cornering over woops and thru tight bankcorners.. if you really wanna carve I wonder if you could tinker with the boingers some and majorly improve thebikes charectoristics.. iknow on my 1stgens I run progressives in the forks, 12 weight oil, 3/4 inch preload bushings and come out with just under inch and ahalf of sag.. works awesome on the back roads. I carry 75 poands on the mono air and even fully loaded and two up it carves pretty good in the twisties.. there has been LOTS of suggestions that I try a trailer and so far, for thelast 52 years of riding I have yet topull one so I have no idea what thextra push weight does to the steering of a bike.. I do know this though from building/riding chops thru theyears.. rake and trail angles areimportant in steering stability.. I bet if ya dug into it you would find out that certain rake n trail angles are more conducive to trailer towing especially if your looking for a more performance orientated experience which it sounds like you are..