RDawson

I finally got around to looking at the fuel receipts. 1096.7 miles-29.32 gallons of gas= 37.4 mpg. Mostly interstate around 80 mph with a few hours of two lanes in the mountains.

I keep seeing posts on the MK1 seats. I'm have an MK1 seat on my 86, they interchange. I put the OEM seat back on for long rides, it has a rest. Just take it off cause the cover is torn.

I pulled the trigger and pulled out at 5:00 a.m. yesterday. Running the slabs with light traffic I was making killer time averages. 150 miles per tank, pull over to fill up, fill coffee cup, deposit old coffee, and back on the road in 6 minutes. I was running a 68 mph overall average. Down by Bristol TN a trucker I was passing rolled down the window and hit the air horn with a big wave and thumbs up. Made me wonder if it was a Venture rider, a past or present member, or maybe even Brake Pad himself. In my glaring brilliance I never even thought about the cb since I never use it. Kicking myself. Things changed when I got into VA. I found the North Scenic Highway, 2 lanes of awesomeness. Took that up into WV and followed 19 and 3 up to End River Gorge. I spent about 3 hours playing on the back roads of West By God Yammer Dan territory. I pulled over and did a post search on Yammer's funeral, I had forgotten he wanted cremation, I was gonna hang a gremlin bell on his stone had there been a grave. Even I64 is an enjoyable ride in that area around the mountains. The puzzling thing to me was the number of cars with dented bumpers and trunk lids. That was before I got on those back roads. I'm fairly sure after seeing some of those curves they were rear ending themselves on those roads. I hit some pretty bad thunder storms around the WV-KY line and waited them out and lost 1 1/2 hours there. The run across KY was uneventful and I rolled in about 1:00 a.m here. 1096 gps miles in 20 hours, not a great speed average but that wasn't my goal. I will be going back to VA and WV, great riding over there. I don't know if I'll send in the IBA paperwork or not, I'm satisfied I did the ride with or without the patch. A couple shots at the VA WV border.

If that's the original from '83 I bet the innards don't look as good as the outside.

Thanks. I'll download the app.

Looks like the stars have aligned and no major weather is forecast on the route. Gonna change the oil today and do a once over of pressures and fluid levels. Plan is to be rolling around 5 a.m. I'll do the WV detour and hopefully have time to meet my daughter in Lexington for a coffee on the way home.

I cant get them either when on my iPhone. They work on my laptop, problem is I use the phone usually.

Hey Skid are you coming to Don's? I have a set with P clamps. Not sure what they are but I went back with originals when I bought the bike, I like mine quiet.

I talked to a friend today here in KY whose parents live just off this road. I just mentioned the area and he immediately said "you have to ride 19 on your way thru". He doesn't ride but knows the area well. Thanks again.

A trick I use in spots like that is to thread a long stud or a bolt with the head cut off into one side to help line things up. Then just back it out once I get a few bolts started. Lined up many car transmissions that way in my younger days.

I'm sure you know but I'll mention it anyway, when you set the cases together they should meet up flush without forcing them. Had a friend to try to pull case halves together with the bolts when it didn't seat correctly, it's a sick feeling to hear when that aluminum cracks. He didn't have something aligned correctly and broke the case bad enough to have to buy a new one.

If I'm running on schedule for the SS that looks like a great detour. Thanks. Will definitely try to make the time.

Thanks. We're are also thinking we may come back through there a little slower and ride WV on the way back from Freebird's next month.

I had tentatively set aside some time to head out and do a loop through Mobile AL Friday and knock out an SS ride. Weatherman says high 80s and sunny there, not ideal conditions. My second route is to go through Nashville and Knoxville to Wytheville VA, up to Charleston WV, and back across KY to the house. Looking at 2 weather maps, one says great weather that way with sunny skies and temps in the 70s and the other says rain. This week is my best chance to do this before the dr cuts me loose to go back to work, with 5 months of being off the catch up will keep me hopping for a while. Ill be running the slabs the whole way, anybody have any input on I81,77, and 64 in the Virginias?

T-5weeks and counting so a shameless bump.

Glad to hear it went well. It's never an easy thing to do. Been thinking of your family a lot today.

In my limited thinking the clutch switch should be out of the picture in neutral. I haven't studied the schematic but I would start checking electrical connections through the start circuit starting with the neutral switch. Some of the electrical gurus will have better ideas than me. What year and model is it?

Will it start with side stand up and clutch pulled? The only time I start in neutral is when I'm backing out of the shop, I always park in 1st, clutch it, crank, n go.

Both issues are normal for these bikes. To correct the speedometer I know of two items available, the speedohealer and SpeedoDRD. Both have good reviews but the DRD is cheaper. Try this on the cruise: hit the set button and immediately rock the switch up in the resume position. That seems to work for most and is a habit I don't even notice anymore. I use the cruise a lot and it works for me.

Saw this near Wickliffe KY n remembered the challenge. How bout for Memorial Day your bike and a military monument.

Hannigan has a 2000 with a new conversion on it with less than 40k on it for $14,575. Being local it pops up on all my feeds.

There's a 2000 with matching trailer that keeps popping up on marketplace in Biggars AR with only 17800 miles for $12000. Been on there a while I'm not in the market but it keeps catching my eye. I don't know if it's a Hannigan or not though.

My stable has a good mix, the business has the F250 and a Z71, I have another Z71, wife's Jeep Cherokee, daughters have a Nissan Sentra, and a Dodge Avenger. It's the second F250, is used the least, and costs the most to keep on the road. I do have to say the 1st 2000 F250 had plugs changed at a fairly low mileage and never spit one. That #%\ concrete truck that rear ended me didn't do it any good though.