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BlueSky

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  1. In the blog, the mechanic I know as Ivan is referred to a Vanya. And he is the one in the group who is the mechanic who repairs the old bikes on the trip. And one of them gets its engine pulled and the head removed/repaired on the trip!
  2. I like to watch auto diagnosis/repair videos and one of my favorite youtube mechanics is Ivan who has the Pine Hollow Diagnostic channel. He is a Russian immigrant and came over when he was a small child. He has a masters degree and is very smart. Both of his parents have phds. Anyway, in 2008 when he graduated from Cornell, he, his brother, and 3 more friends bought cheap Japanese bikes, costing from $50 to $1,000 and went on an almost 9,000 mile trip across the country and back. Their blog on adventure rider makes an interesting read I think. Some of you may be interested in reading it. https://advrider.com/f/threads/cross-country-on-a-50-bike-ny-sf-and-back.366117/
  3. It's a plot to reduce the social security payments! Wiping out mostly us old farts!
  4. The tan or blonde as some call it is my favorite color for these bikes. My 89 is Maroon and I really wish it was blonde!
  5. Something strange about the dimensions given on that can. 13 x 35 x 11 inches! 35" can't be right can it?
  6. Rotella T4 is conventional oil but it meets the JASO spec for motorcycles with a wet clutch. T6 is synthetic. Either one should be fine. That Castrol probably doesn't meet the JASO spec and is probably energy conserving which is a NO NO for wet clutches.
  7. The 3.5L eco has been sold now for 10 years so Ford has had time to iron out any wrinkles it may have had. I think the Raptor has had the 3.5L ecoboost for the last several years.
  8. The "Divide and Conquer" video was educational to me. I never knew that much detail on just how cruel Hitler and the Nazis were when they invaded the rest of Europe. A surprise attack gives you a huge advantage especially when you don't care about the private citizens. But Hitler's arrogance brought him down when he attacked Russia and when he went up against the British Spitfires.
  9. The Cronkite video was interesting in that it covered some of the strategic planning. He didn't discuss the battle of the Coral Sea which took place before Midway. That naval battle turned the Japanese back from establishing a base from which they could invade Australia and it also removed a couple of carriers from the ships the Japanese had to fight the Battle of Midway. One of our carriers, the Yorktown was damaged in the battle of the coral sea but was quickly patched up and fought again in Midway. However, it did get sunk in Midway. The victory of Battle of Midway is a fascinating story of courage, luck, and maybe a divine hand.
  10. Typical issues are things like the spark plug wires corrode at the plug cap and probably at the coils. Snipping off a bit of copper core wire to get rid of the green stuff might fix it. The clutch slave cylinder tends to leak and may need replacing. The speedometer need lubing occasionally. The fuse box is something that most owners replace. Go to the Gen 1 tech section and do some reading.
  11. Dang, Freebird has been moonlighting as a Chippendale again!
  12. BlueSky

    bike chase

    I disagree. I think my analogy was more correct. If you shoot someone who is running from you, the odds of serious injury or death is probably about the same as the odds of serious injury or death from ramming a motorcycle rider with your car.
  13. The front master cylinder controls the right side front caliper and is separate from the brake pedal which when operated controls the left front caliper and the rear caliper. I would not recommend riding it with only the front brake.
  14. Be a little more specific about what is broken and some of the members may have a replacement part for you. Check the classified section for parts bikes that members have.
  15. BlueSky

    yesterday

    Yep, growing up in Windsor, NC was like growing up in Mayberry. High school was a lot like the movie "American Graffiti". My high school graduating class of 1962 had 32 students. Surprisingly enough, many of them became quite successful with more than you would expect graduating from college. The good ole days! Yeah, right!
  16. So the new Harleys burn oil and have to be modified for decent power?
  17. BlueSky

    bike chase

    It takes two dangerous drivers to have a chase. When the LEO does not know anything other than the guy was speeding, I don't think it's worth the risk to others to give chase and wrecking the biker with almost assured serious injury or death to the biker is wrong. If someone runs from the police on foot, is it ok if he shoots and kills the guy? After all, he may be running because he committed a serious crime? Confession time. During my misspent youth while driving a car, I ran and hid several times to avoid a ticket, so I suppose I could have been killed by an LEO who caught me. But, they never got close enough. I would have stopped if they did. And I never ran in heavy traffic or in a manner that was dangerous to anyone but myself.
  18. BlueSky

    yesterday

    Strangely enough, I learned how a rear differential worked at age 15 in my driver's education class. The (football, basketball, & baseball) coach of our small high school taught driver's ed in the summer. How the rear diff worked was one of the subjects covered in the class. The coach didn't know how it worked and I figured it out from the pictures and explained it to the class. The coach also taught physics! I had to explain a few physics problem solutions to him and the class also. The coach wasn't a technical sort of guy but he was a great football coach. Our small single A team was the eastern NC champs the last two years of that schools existence before they consolidated the whole county into one larger school.
  19. Well, sorry to hear you sold your bike, but there are always plenty for sale out there. The riding season might be shorter in MN.
  20. I suppose it cost too much to upgrade the Gen 2 getting rid of the clutch whine and switching over to fuel injection and that is why you can buy a used 2nd Gen for less than half of what you would have to pay for a Goldwing of the same year.
  21. BlueSky

    bike chase

    Well, if killing the guy was justifiable, then what other minor offenses are worthy of killing the perpetrator? Sounds like Saudi Arabia.
  22. BlueSky

    bike chase

    A while back a local city police officer was chasing a speeder, over drove his driving skills, and wrecked killing himself. The runner was charged with murder, a ridiculous charge in my opinion. Chasing a speeder at stupid speeds on city streets should not be allowed. It just isn't worth the risk to everybody else. If the guy speeds, he will be caught sooner than later.
  23. The main thing I would be concerned with is the load rating. If the load rating is the same, it should work I would think. There might be some traction loss.
  24. BlueSky

    bike chase

    Yeah, ram a motorcycle with your police car for what, speeding. Why not just pull up beside him and shoot him. Same result.
  25. Puc, I still like Tweeksis better!!
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