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Post by shalomdawg on Nov 9, 2013 1:07:02 GMT -5
howdy, still when the weather is getting cooler, one feels it more than when it has been cold and is turning warmer. it has bee raining here and just feels cool so I haven't ridden for a while. it's snowing 30 miles from here.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Nov 9, 2013 0:44:38 GMT -5
howdy, i'm back from exile while my computer was allegedly being repaired. they finally said it was toast and I bought a new one which is all windows 8 and I can't even figure anything. I do get tired of the good looking knock-offs with the cheaper parts and materials that just don't work for long.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 25, 2013 13:24:55 GMT -5
howdy, it's my understanding it's not a honda clone engine. i know they tune these and race them in 4wheelers and they are rumored to be very good engines.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 25, 2013 13:16:27 GMT -5
howdy, just a few comments and again for information only. i had the rear tire replaced yesterday. it was the city grip michelin. the charge was 130$ for the tire and 50$ for the r and r. now when the shipping package was opened the packing and charge list fell out and i opened and read it. the charge to the dealer was 66$ plus the shipping for the four tires shipped divided by four. that makes very close to 100% mark-up. BUT the r and r was reduced from their standard , so i think the total i paid was probably about the same as rapid jim would have charged. i'm not complaining. they did not however, test ride afterward. they charged me at the same time 149$ for a service which included filter, oil, and spark plug. the mechanic did not have a service guide and did not check the items specified in the checklist from my owners manual. i had to specifically ask to have the air filter checked which is a cleanable and re-oil item. he did not even clean or re-oil, just removed and replaced and that only because i asked and stood there to watch.. he did not check the belt compartment filter or front tire pressure or coolant, or steering or throttle or lights or----------that seems not quite right. again my comment started out only about the tires , so pardon the other ramblings. the first time i hit the brakes there was no pressure to the front ones till i re-activate the lever a couple times. so a test ride would have been a good idea. he had examined a noise i told him i had at the front wheel and had pried the pads away from the disk. he also did not even check the brake fluid. all-in-all not satisfactory for 149$!!
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 25, 2013 12:49:12 GMT -5
howdy, as for me, i don't frequent any other forum so i feel as though these are my friends here. they may not feel the same. i appreciate the things jr and doug are doing here. i do see the trend for personality issues deviding the group and wish it were not so but i see that everywhere from national politics to religion. that said, i recommend letting the good things prosper.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 25, 2013 12:28:02 GMT -5
howdy and welcome to the forum
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 24, 2013 23:36:28 GMT -5
howdy, i think that may be a dingy but perhaps in the lingo kink will do
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 24, 2013 23:23:33 GMT -5
howdy, prayers for all the best fer ya scootnwin. did that with a brand new 750 honda in 1972 i think it was. last saw the dog in the mirror moving but not going anywhere.
i put a new tire on my scoot today for 180 bucks. it had a screw throught the center of the tread. i think i could have put a patch on the inside but no-one will do it and i can't do the labor of taking it off and replacing , so i had a new one put on and kept the old to patch and use later.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 23, 2013 1:00:21 GMT -5
howdy, thanks for the good wishes spandi
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 23, 2013 0:46:29 GMT -5
howdy, i don't know if i'm off topic, but i had a flat yesterday and put a plug in to get to the shop where they said thy'd put a new one on for labor of 50 bucks. they want a lot for the tire itself- 150-70-14 size @ 130 bucks so total is 180. that's for the michelin city grip.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 22, 2013 17:44:15 GMT -5
howdy, yeh, leo. like you said no -one believes the pain i put up with just checking the tires. i got the screw out and reamed the hole , then got to thinking with the atheritus in my shoulder i would probably get the plug half way in and get stuck. i rousted my brother who still does tile work for a living and had him get ready while i put the plug strip in the installer and gooped it up and handed it to him to push into the tire. from the grunting and struggling he did, i'm double glad i didn't let my pride get in the way of asking for help. it is holding air and i think it safe to ride to the shop which is about 30 miles away but on somewhat back roads with top speed limit of 55.. i am foolishly considering riding it through the winter with the plug in it and putting new tires on in the spring.---talk me out of it----.there is no noticable wear on the tire though it has 7700 miles on it. should i cut the plug off flush with the tread rubber?
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 21, 2013 23:03:40 GMT -5
howdy, it looks like you got the best advice
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 21, 2013 23:03:16 GMT -5
howdy, it looks like you got the best advice
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 21, 2013 22:59:36 GMT -5
howdy, leo.
i'm sure glad that scoot is working fer ya. i did warn ya about the limited legroom. by the way i had that same windscreen on mine for a winter and put the old one back on the next summer and found it just as good though less of a barn door. i would think you could shorten that one by a couple inches and get the best features of both. the extra protection in the hand area on the givi is really nice. i just finished a 660 miles round trip across the mountains of the great northwest and it was great until this morning when i went to ride and found the rear tire flat. i can't do the work myself so i plan to plug the hole and take it in for the next service and possibly get that one repaired. it has a screw right in the middle of the tread. oh for a little less arthritus and knee pain.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
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Post by shalomdawg on Oct 20, 2013 16:53:19 GMT -5
howdy--no pictures. i haven't found a "host"
i wanted to take a trip to wenatchee washington to visit an aging uncle. left late wednesday and drove the cool 40 miles to troutdale and was planning only coffee, but ended up having a nice breakfast and set out up the gorge which is normally windy but wasn't bad. it was cool however and i did get chilled. stopped for fuel in the dalles and headed for the nice curves of washington 14. i didn't get the breeze up the pants problem fixed so it was a cold mountain pass from there over to toppenish where i decided to go through granger for coffee and got fuel at sunnyside. it was still cool all the way to wenatchee which was 330 miles and i got there about 5:30. checked in to a most miserable motel 6 and walked to a very nice mexican restaurant. afterward, called a friend who wanted to meet me at 5"30 a,m, so i got up in the dark and rode to meet him. afterward went and checked out and went to where my cousin was cooking at a restaurant. i was shocked to find that he wasn't working because he had a massive stroke. the waitress gave me a number to contact another cousin and that got me in contact with the aunt who is taking care of the cousin. talked to my uncle for a few hours and headed back over a different mountain pass and spent the night in yakima at a very nice best western with the best morning buffet i've seen at any motel. it was freezing in the morning so put on my frog togs bottom which kept the breeze at bay over satus pass again and rested at the dalles where the dining room was overlooking the dalles dam across the columbia. monster!. drove on back to troutdale and got fuel and had a lunch. they offer you a re-order so had another hamburger steak without having to pay extra. when getting on the freeway there is a stop before the on ramp. i was in the right lane which ended part way up the ramp. in the left lane was a half dozen harley riders. part way up the ramp, i decided to get ahead of them and merge. they didn't seem upset to be passed by a scooter but i sure was nervous about it. heavy traffic around portland and i took advantage of the scoot to get through a little faster than legal. home arrived about 660 miles from leaving. all i did to get ready for this trip was put some air in the tires and check the oil. no troubles. i love riding without worrying about reliability since i can't walk far if it breaks down.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya. hope i wasn't too boring.
ken
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