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Post by pmatulew on Jul 8, 2013 5:27:41 GMT -5
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Trailering
by: pmatulew - Jul 3, 2013 19:36:43 GMT -5
Post by pmatulew on Jul 3, 2013 19:36:43 GMT -5
Trailering: Canyon Dancer Bar Harness.  It's the most secure method I've ever used for securing a two wheeler without putting undue stress on the front end. If you're going to trailer often, get one. Period. |
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Post by pmatulew on Jul 2, 2013 11:32:52 GMT -5
Goldwings. Don't underestimate them just because they're usually driven by large old men.  He weren't always old, and is liable to hand you your just for the asking.  |
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Post by pmatulew on Jul 1, 2013 6:55:30 GMT -5
I've got a E50 "Maxia" model on my big horse. It's an older model. Not sure if you can get this one anymore. 50 liters is quite a bit of space.  As a proud? owner of a Givi box, I just wanted to offer my $0.02 and give you an idea what you're getting for the premium price. They're very well made luggage. They are quite heavy even empty, (as in "luggage"). They seal nearly airtight with no squeaks or rattles. The latch on mine is an external claw sort of arrangement that cinches the lid down tight. We struggle with it sometimes with the key. A thief would have to really work at it to get it open without a key. The "monokey" series boxes use one lock mechanism to either unlock the lid or push the button and the whole thing pops off the GIVI mounting plate for storage or lugging directly to your hotel room. What can you put in there? The oval-ish shape is a little tricky sometimes, but you'll figure it out. We can easily put two full face helmets plus some stuff. Or two heavy motorcycle jackets. Or a big gym bag and some miscellaneous stuff around the sides. You can cram a lot of stuff in there. Operational notes: Keep in mind that adding weight high up and far back makes a two-wheeler handle really badly. Even more so on lighter weight scoots. Also the boxes tend to vibrate and wiggle around just from their own weight, They bigger they are, the worse it gets. So you'll want to mount it as solidly as possible. |
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Post by pmatulew on Jun 30, 2013 7:06:40 GMT -5
If it's just the plastic that's broke, try welding it back together.
The ATV I'm fixing at the moment had a bunch of broken plastic and I decided to try welding it back together and it was a lot easier than I expected. All you need is a $5 soldering iron. I've done some of both the softer black plastic (like seat bottoms) and the hard ABS like fairing shells and they both turned out great. I will say that using zip ties as extra material doesn't work though. It's a higher temperature plastic and doesn't bond well. Instead I have some scrap body parts that I cut pieces off of to use as filler material.
Not my video but this is the technique is used -->
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Post by pmatulew on Jun 27, 2013 12:25:26 GMT -5
I put together my video clips from the museum and got them up on Youtube. I'm not entirely happy with the soundtrack, but hey, you can just turn the sound off. --> Not much else to see in Newburgh, but we spent several hours at the museum. Obligatory scooter content: The Cyrus Venlo was cool as heck! I had a of a time trying to find out what it was and where it was made.  |
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Post by pmatulew on Jun 26, 2013 5:00:49 GMT -5
They've got a lot more memories on display there. I've got more pics and video clips from the museum. I'll get them together and put them up as a separate thread.
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Post by pmatulew on Jun 25, 2013 12:14:43 GMT -5
Brake fluid is hygroscopic. Which means it absorbs water, (and other contaminants). That's why after a while it turns dark and then cloudy. The chemical reactions in old fluid also make it corrosive. Not good for aluminum and rubber seals and hoses.
Loads of Youtube videos available on bleeding brakes.
Change it. Bleed it properly. Ride happy.
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Post by pmatulew on Jun 25, 2013 12:07:11 GMT -5
What motor? When? And how does it know to lubricate just the upper cylinder?
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Post by pmatulew on Jun 25, 2013 5:30:18 GMT -5
Check the voltage at the starter solenoid to see if it's getting that far and then try shorting across the solenoid terminals to see if the starter spins.
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Post by pmatulew on Jun 25, 2013 4:58:28 GMT -5
This is a test.....880kb, 2304x1296 pixels, 72dpi Upload the image to the "public' folder in your Dropbox account. Right click and copy the public link Paste in to the forum post with your link in between the brackety "img" things with no spaces between the brackets and your link And...i don't know why, but you need to delete the "S" from the link. It should be http not https Arlen Ness "Two Bad" at the Motorcyclepedia Museum in Newburgh, NY. Those TV chopper guys got nothing on the old masters.  |
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Post by pmatulew on Jun 24, 2013 17:28:00 GMT -5
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Post by pmatulew on Jun 24, 2013 17:18:34 GMT -5
You can also use it to pull a vacuum to test your petcock and to prime your fuel pump and fuel lines. If you do your own wrenching it's definitely a worthwhile investment. |
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Post by pmatulew on Jun 24, 2013 5:16:00 GMT -5
www.dropbox.com/ will let you store whatever you want up to your space limit and then post a public link. It is just storage though. You'll need to edit your image elsewhere and then upload.
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Post by pmatulew on Jun 23, 2013 18:52:45 GMT -5
Sometimes depending on shape and style it is difficult to get the master cylinders primed enough to start pushing fluid. Even in normal operation they only push a tiny bit of fluid at a time. Occasionally with a little patience you can get lucky just by opening the bleeder and letting gravity do it's thing.
Best advice is to buy or borrow a MityVac type fluid sucker. That will overpower the check valves and get the juices flowing in no time.
A little extra tip. Once you get the brakes bled normally, if they still don't feel quite right, try flicking the brake lever with your finger tips. Just pull it a quarter inch or so and then let it snap back. Don't get carried away or you'll make a mess. Repeat a bunch of times and you likely see some bubbles pop up out of the master cylinder. Depending on which way things are mounted on your scoot you can also gently turn the handlebars one way or the other to angle the reservoir the other way and let the bubbles rise up from the other end of the master cylinder.
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