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  1. Mel
    You might try something like what I did with a pair of compact boat horns. Puts the sound right out front where it's most effective. I'm sure that with a little imagination a mount for the Stebel can be fabricated.
  2. Mel
    If you don't tear up or get a lump in your throat, you have absolutely no patriotism. I'd like to post it on another board, but it's not "motorcycle related" and some of them get disgruntled about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0fQd858cRc%26hl=en_US%26feature=player_embedded%26version=3Since
  3. Mel
    Damn, that looks just like the one I lost. Oh well, I guess it's finders/keepers.
  4. Mel

    Mileage

    Mel replied to stanG's topic in Watering Hole

    50+ MPG is very good. You must have been driving at moderate speeds. Probably a lot of secondary roads? I'm curious about where all you visited. I lived in Prudenville (Houghton Lake) from '04 to '08. After 24 years in southern California, the winters were just too much, so I moved. While I was there we had "Thunder on the Lake" each August, a meet, bike show, and poker run tour sponsored by Hackers Yamaha/Honda of Houghton Lake. I traded my '84 VR to Hackers for a '04 V Star 650. Thought I wanted something smaller, have since gone to '07 RSV, now to '07 Gold Wing. If you get into Houghton Lake be sure to go to breakfast at Shaker's Restaurant on Houghton Lake Drive. Ask for the pineapple upside down pancakes. Last time I was there they still were not on the menu, you had to ask for 'em. Umm-m-m good!
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    what is this?

    Mel replied to pmj423's topic in Watering Hole

    Mini boat horns mounted up front. Wired to a relay, fused, work good with the stock horn button. Not quite as koud as air horns, but a lot better than stock. I left the right side horn connected, eliminated the one hidden behind the lower cowl, so a total of three.
  6. Mel
    That's a lot of bike! I remember when we brought home a little Yamaha YZ 80 wa-a-a-ay back in about 1984. It was for my younger son who was about 11 at the time. It was used and I figured I should take it for a test ride up the street. It was pretty mild, not very torquey even for an 80 cc bike, even in 1st gear. THEN IT HIT THE POWER BAND UP IN THE HIGHER REVS and the next thing I knew I had the front wheel laughing at me about 3 feet off the pavement! Both of the boys cracked up laughing at me because they were used to two strokes and had an idea what was going to happen. So be careful out there, those things can be wicked.
  7. Mel
    It's been a while, but I do remember that when I installed the Progressives in the front that when I experimented with the front air pressure I wound up at 0 to 2 psi. The Progressive mechanical advantage over the stock springs virtually eliminates the need for air assist. I also disconnected the anti dive. Never had a peoblem with the front bottoming after the Progressives were installed. For the rear, try increasing the psi, it may be just that simple.
  8. Mel
    If you have access to a small (home) compressor with a regulator, set the regulator pressure to the PSI you want in the shock. Then just put in air until it stops, and the pressure will be set. This should get you on the road in an emergency. DO NOT USE THIS METHOD FOR THE FRONT FORKS!!! It takes very little volume and very low pressure for the front shocks (fork tubes). Use a zero loss hand pump for the front, and this is actually the preferred way for the rear also.
  9. Mel
    I looked but could not find the 60% weight thing in the links. Do you maybe mean 60% of the weight in front of the towed vehicle's (the trailer) axle? I don't know how to get 60% of the weight in front of the tow vehicle's axle unless maybe using a fifth wheel. Sorry, but I don't understand.
  10. Mel
    I had a 1970 CB750 stolen in Winterhaven Florida in 1972 while attending motorcycle speed week in Daytona. It had Wixom fairing, side bags, sissie bar and rack. Never got a clue on it, the police desk sargeant said they got his about two months earlier and it was never recovered either. They took mine from right beside my riding partner's Harley 74. I had to fly home to Toledo, Ohio. I replaced it with a used '71, was never quite the same. The 1970's came close to being the same as the '69's, some differences. Sand cast engine was the biggest difference I think. A friend of mine and I each bought one in early 1970, we were sold when the dealer balanced a nickle on the engine while it was idling. Yep, I think it was a industry changer. Smooth, powerful, no push rods, and four carburetors. Soon after came the Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha in-line multiples.
  11. Mel
    First car was a '47 Chevy. Bought it in '56 for $75.00. I had tried college for a year, now needed something to drive to work and for fun. Put on a split exhaust manifold, dual glass packs. What a racket those old cast iron 6 cylinders made! These new "tuner" 4 cyl. loud exhausts can't compare. After that was a '49 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 (first year for the V-8) and of course it also had to have duals. 303 Cubic inches (if I remember correctly), and way ahead of the Chevy and Ford overhead valve V-8's. Gobs of torque and Hydra-Matic transmission. Those were the days.
  12. Mel
    All I can think of is--------hold on------- GET A SWATTER!!!
  13. Mel

    WHEW!!!

    Mel replied to Mel's topic in Watering Hole

    OK, we hit 104 in Indy on Thur. June 28, tied the record for the date set in 1954. Supposed to be over 100F again today (Fri. June 29) with higher humidity than yesterday. Jet stream is staying up in Canada, not bringing any cool air for a while. We're headed to Ohio for some family stuff, going in the cage. To Redneck--- It's supposed to be hot there where you are.
  14. Mel

    WHEW!!!

    Mel posted a topic in Watering Hole

    http://weather.yahoo.com/united-states/indiana/indianapolis-2427032/?unit=f Temp showing 103F when I posted this.
  15. Mel
    And the OP rides a 41 year old CB 350??? I'm riding a 5 year old GL 1800 (That's a Gold Wing). However, having ridden my '84 VR until '04, then a '07 RSV for another year, I still have enough interest to gladly pay the $12.00 a year. As long as one gets the desired value for the $ spent, then why question the gross income of the provider? Did you ever ask Mr. Honda what he's done with all the profit he's made from you off of your purchase of that 41 year old bike?
  16. Mel
    --- and haven't found anything better. Protect All, Protect All, Protect All! http://www.protectall.com/
  17. Mel
    Low bridge, everybody down Low bridge, 'cause we're goin' through a town You'll always know your neighbor And you'll always know your pal If you've ever navigated o-o-o-on The Erie Canal! If I knew how to put in the music for this little song I would. Oh, check it out--- http://www.specialneedsinmusic.com/folk_song_pages/erie_canal.html
  18. Mel
    CO + canine(s) may = . I would not want to ride in the exhaust gas.
  19. Mel
    Well, Chief, maybe they're just trying to tell you something! A1C AF15626756 (from 1962)
  20. Mel
    Female what???
  21. Mel
    Not trying to be a smart a**-- uhh--aleck, but would that mean you rode it until 2018?
  22. Mel
    Well, I say take a one hour ride, don't just buy the oil, get the filter too. And a new (louder) exhaust system. And some safety chrome. And some Harley Davidson boots. And a couple T-shirts. And a vest. There, that covers about a half dozen trips to get HD oil. Last HD I owned was a '61 XLCH Sportster back in the mid-60's. I would suggest using what the owner's manual recommends. Remember this is a air-cooled V-TWIN, and the oil for these engines has to fill a different need than a liquid cooled engine.
  23. Mel
    Does this mean you should donate $5.00?
  24. Mel
    Many, many years ago we got a Spin Welder (toy) kit for one of our sons. Battery powered, looked kinda like a hand drill. Little plastic inserts that loaded into the "gun" then spun while being held against two pieces of plastic. The heat from the friction would melt the plastic and when it cooled the two pieces were solidly joined. I haven't seen anything like it for years, but I've had times that I wished I had one to try to fix some broken plastic parts. Might be a market for 'em for the 1st Genners.
  25. Mel
    I think there's lots of us that enjoy the more leisurely approach. And as one gets older, that may actually mean less daring. When I was (a lot) younger I raced motorcycles. DRAG RACED, THAT IS. Street modified class, turned 11.6's @ 119+MPH for the 1/4 mile, which was pretty darn quick for a streetable machine back in the early 70's. But it was go like he77, power shift gears, shut it down, and go in a straight line. I've never been big on hanging my rear end off the side and negotiating curves. Just not my style.
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