RDawson

IMG_5380.MOV Making a few leveling links.

I’ve never gotten that kind of mileage on a rear, my last two MC rears added together made 14k. A Shinko and a Michelin. That’s when I went darkside.

We never made it to Lake Cumberland, we went to Cumberland Falls and ended up staying at the lodge there and riding some cool mountain roads. Rode the Yamaha thru a little place called Yamacraw and up n over the mountain. As usual I didn’t think to take pics but here’s one where I was waiting for the barrel that I shoved the wife in to surface. Never found it. Heading home tomorrow since storms are moving in.

Welcome to our circus. You’re in the right place to keep her going. I’m betting ole @skydoc_17will be along soon and maybe @cowpucwill stop in with some more of the 1st Gen gurus to drool over that beautiful machine.

Trailer is loaded, we’re heading to Lake Cumberland tomorrow. Planned to leave today but the winds here following last nights tornadoes were brutal.

I repaired one by cutting a strip of ABS plastic sheet and mixed acetone with ABS scraps to make a “glue” to bond it to the back. Holding great.

Jealousy isn’t nice🤣🤣🤣

Saw this on a FB motorcycle trailer page, though it was pretty cool.

It’s in the manual that’s downloadable here. A tip for you: use a good puller on the flywheel, get it set and use a strap to tie it to the bike. When the flywheel comes loose it’ll usually launch itself. I tighten the puller down and give it a couple sharp raps with a hammer, tighten again-rap again ……. It’ll pop all at once. Some people get the puller tight and walk away until the launch.

Keep it up there.

Starting to feel like riding some more and needed a new front tire, got that installed today and finally replaced the front wheel bearings after having them on the shop wall a couple years. Figured out I didn’t have a drift long enough to get em out so I welded a sacrificial socket to the inner race and used a long extension and hammer it out.

I’ll punch out a few sets this weekend and keep some hanging on the wall, already planned to fire the shop up and make some passenger pegs anyway.

https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/929399205145422/ Thinking it probably needs a pin replaced. If it was closer to me I’d be on the way to check it out.

Had X-rays and MRI, doc says the hip is good. No explanation for the pain unless coming from my back. The nerve bundle going to the hip passes between the two vertebrae I crushed in a wreck 36 years ago. Gonna get that checked soon,

Haven’t been riding much, back and hip problems keeping me sidelined. Last week we had a 70* day so I sucked it up and we did almost 200 miles. West TN dragon, crossed the ferry, and back to Ky all on back roads.

Left side behind side cover. Take off passenger foot board.

I run the Shinko front with a darkside rear. Been happy with it.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣That sounds like something my wife would do: “But it’s on sale and a really good price “. Never mind I’m spending $200 to save $50.

First step, open the front fairing. On the right side of the radio(as sitting on bike) you’ll see a bundle of large round plugs, unplug and clean them and add some dielectric grease. That fixes the majority of similar issues. Welcome to our circus by the way. You can find information for about anything on the bike here and even more that’s not bike related 🤣. We have a good time here.

Looks like a great deal to me. As far as the pipes go I’m an OEM fan, I like my bike quiet. The first thing I did to mine was to change the pipes back to original, luckily the PO still had them.

Hope y’all make it thru without further sickness.

I haven’t messed with an Eluder but I used a clamp made for pontoon Bimini tops on the grab bars of my 2nd Gen and built the arm rests from there. Maybe you can do something similar or build up from the grab bar mounts.

You’re right the weather was great, we made the mistake of taking the boat out instead of the bike. Fishing was a bust.

I’m a Season’s Inn people too.