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Rainy Ride
by: shalomdawg - Jun 23, 2014 17:27:09 GMT -5
Post by shalomdawg on Jun 23, 2014 17:27:09 GMT -5
howdy, frog togs are reasonabley priced and versatile. you can find them at walmart and almost any cycle gear store or dealer.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 22, 2014 20:27:38 GMT -5
howdy, yup, the cost of fuel in England was like 7 bucks a gallon, but in Israel it was about 12 bucks a gallon and i'm not sure but think about 10 bucks a gallon in spain. and-----hit'll go up
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 22, 2014 14:26:59 GMT -5
howdy, I just got back from a little trip to England, Ireland, Israel, and spain. it is totally amazing the numbers of scooters/motorcycles in other countries. the only thread I see is the cost of fuel. where it costs more there are more scooters. the other thread is where the streets are crowded and parking non-existant, there are more scooters.
how come there are so few members of this forum from these countries?
another thing that changes as the number of scooters goes up is the filtering of two wheelers between the 4 wheelers. even at high speed the scooters in Israel and spain will go between and around cars and trucks or ride the shoulder to filter around. at stops they will filter between stopped vehicles and around to the front of the line and go when the light turns green. here that might get you shot but there it is part of the driving experience.
comments?
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 22, 2014 14:09:43 GMT -5
howdy, i'll just chime in with what could be silly(it's my personal style). probably it is tubeless and the seal of the rubber part against the metal part isn't there any more. your need a high flow air compressor and need to remove the valve out of the stem to allow high rate of air flow. you may also need to put a bungee or rope around the circumference of the tire to push the rubber into contact with the metal and allow the air pressure to build up enough to make it seal. the cause of this problem is probably that the tire was run while flat, so, introducing air pressure will only serve to be able to find the original leak by immersing the tire in water as suggested above.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 21, 2014 20:52:50 GMT -5
hmmm
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 21, 2014 20:50:33 GMT -5
howdy, i'll respond because no-one else has and to let you know someone is reading the post.
if you bought it from a dealer, take it back and ask them to square it up. if you bought it used and it was that way, it was mostlikely laid down and the bar tweaked. not recommended, but you can stand straddling the front tire and hold it then twist the bar in the direction to straighten it up. it will either move and correct or not move. if it moves you have two problems that could come up. one is that the center nut is so loose that it will return to crooked or when you twist it the shock clamps could shift and leave you with shock problems. so----the correct way is to expose the center nut under the bar and loosen it and move the bar to the correct orientation then re-tighten it and ride on. that requires on most scooters removing some of the Tupperware in the area behind the headlight and finding the center nut.
anyway, all this is just conversation to prove that i'm not the one who should be answering your post.
lotsa miles and smiles to yaa
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 19, 2014 23:00:53 GMT -5
howdy, I have to say I think that is a sharp looking scoot
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 19, 2014 22:55:33 GMT -5
howdy, interesting----
as to what broke the window, I couldn't guess but why it came forward a theory might be that at the speed you were going the air pressure is actually pushing forward on the window after curling around the roof . so the "rock" could even have been inside but the air pressure pushed the glass forward---
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 19, 2014 22:41:05 GMT -5
howdy, sorry you have had these problems. there is a section of this forum to complain or compliment dealers , but this is not it.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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now it's in the proper place
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 18, 2014 19:57:29 GMT -5
howdy leo and guys
it's great to "hang" with y'all after my day trip to pacific city on the nice curvy made-fer-ridin' road and purrrfect weather. nice job on the bags. do you notice extra aerodynamic drag? er maybe they don't hang out any further than yer knees. I get a bit spraddled after an hour or so riding so the knees hang out in the wind.
I just got back from spain and had noticed the burgman 200 there and was just at the suzy dealer here in salem and noticed they now have that model. 18 horsies but heavy at 359 pounds which is as much as most 250s with the same horsies anyway not to get on another subject---just ramblin'
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 18, 2014 19:41:08 GMT -5
howdy and welcome
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 16, 2014 13:18:06 GMT -5
howdy and thanks fer the write up and pics
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 16, 2014 13:14:20 GMT -5
howdy, I think they ride nice and look nice and if there is a dealer in your vicinity, i'd make an offer. go fer it
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Jun 16, 2014 13:04:25 GMT -5
howdy, the shocks are adjustable for pre-load but if they are already on the lowest setting there's not much to be done. if you look at the bottom of the spring, you will see a series of notches with a nob sitting in one of them. if the nob is in the lowest of the notches that is as low as possible. if not, you can put the scooter on the center stand and use the tool that came with the scooter to turn the ring with the notches one way or the other to adjust. if the tool is not available one can use a flat blade screw driver and use it to wedge the notch ring around or you can use a very short pipe wrench or vice grip to turn the ring though it will take some maneuvering to make it work.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on May 11, 2014 23:23:37 GMT -5
howdy, it should not catch fire but will certainly shred itself in the heat. there are heat resistant paints so just visit your auto parts store and check with the help there or read the cans till you find something that seems like it might work.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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