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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 14, 2015 14:55:39 GMT -5
Just something to check.... check the valve cover gasket. If they have been reused a couple of times, they tend to leak. Not only that, they are easy to pinch if it slips while you have the valve cover off.
When a valve cover gasket leaks, usually the oil will leak down the air shroud on the bottom of the cylinder and from there either blow around all over the place or drip by the exhaust opening in the shroud.
I can't see how a base gasket would make it leak thru the valve cover breather.
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 14, 2015 14:42:20 GMT -5
**** caution thread hijack in progress ****
Oh... My 4x4 has an automatic gear box and a HI/Lo transfer box... And of course, manual locking hubs on the front. Do you have to lock your hubs for 4wheel drive?
Of course, mines actually 3 wheel drive (limited slip in the back but an open diff in the front)
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 14, 2015 14:35:53 GMT -5
it's permanent... It's how Vetter repaired their stuff. It's all ABS plastic and the cement "welds" everything together. You can even make tabs and mounting holes with the slurry. I've repaired cracks on my goldwing fairing with it, and it makes a very strong bond. (I had cracks where some idiot mounted a cup holder). I just painted the back of the crack with the dobber that comes in the can.
I tried using bondo before I found this way of doing things and bondo will not hold. It's made for filling metal.
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 14, 2015 9:50:08 GMT -5
...Fab up mounts and add a pair of LED headlights, change the oil, and oh yes, make a mount and install a genuine 1940's era ILLUMINATED SWAN hood ornament... LOL! I know, they were the epitome of TACKY (unless factory-mounted on a PACKARD...) but I got the mint chrome "goose" body dirt-cheap sans wings, and then found a NOS pair of illuminated wings. I had one of these iconic "mascots" on a '49 Ford, a '50 Chevy and a '55 Chevy back in the day... and yeah, on one Harley bagger front-fender... and I still love 'em no matter HOW tacky they are...
I need to remove the weird, rotted, "Thomas Edison" stone-age socket and bulb and convert it to a 12V LED (pretty easy; virtually "drop-in") and then figure out just WHERE on a SCOOTER the obnoxiously-nostalgic birdie should reside... Me thinks maybe up-front "in the wind" on a flat aluminum plate protruding from beneath the old Kymco's rodent-like nose... Humor me. I'm OLD... and the light-up buzzard will go well with my wide-whites, saddlebags and fishtail exhaust... LOL! Heck, a scooter can always use a little extra light for safety...Ride safe!Leo in Texas What about on the front fender? |
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 14, 2015 9:42:34 GMT -5
I don't know if this is late or not... but for the plastic repair, just get some ABS cement. If you need to make a filler, take the shavings from some ABS pipe and make a slury with the cement.
It's the best way to patch, repair and modify ABS plastic panels. Its what we do with goldwing fairings which are ABS plastic.
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 14, 2015 9:21:58 GMT -5
Just like my goldwing.... My buddy has a cup holder on his. I'm like, how can you drink coffee, hold the clutch in, hold up a 900lbs bike and keep a foot on the brake at stop lights? He seems to do it. Well he does use a brain bucket for a helmet so he don 't have to deal with putting up the chin gaurd. Still My bike came with one too.... it was the first thing to go. I took it off before it even fired up the first time.
Kat...
Ricardo, correct me if I'm wrong....I believe double clutching is where you push the clutch in to put it in neutral, then when in neutral, you let the clutch back out, bring the engine up in RPM to rev match the transmission while pressing the clutch a second time, so it will go into gear then letting it back out.
Ricardo,
You got a set of sticks in that thing? I'd love to see pictures of your landrover.
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 14, 2015 9:04:25 GMT -5
Actually Kat, those ol' trucks are getting pretty valuable. It's a '68-'72 C-10. Even with the front clip smashed, provided the cab is still in good shape... It's still worth quite a bit in parts.
Not my favorite of the old chevys... I liked the 55-59 or the 73-87.
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 9, 2015 17:49:26 GMT -5
I've had both. The rear drum on most 150's is fine. If adjusted correctly it will lock up the rear. Even the early Helix had a drum in the back. Keep them in good shape and they work just fine. Disc brakes are lighter and more refined but I wouldn't hesitate on a bike with drum brakes, at least in the rear, on a small bike.
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Post by urbanmadness on Mar 26, 2015 9:27:17 GMT -5
I know that thrill, cool air, right road, 150cc of air cooled goodness, 10 inch wheels and 60mph on the GPS... So much fun, probably the most fun I had on a bike before the my "Big Boy Bike".
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Post by urbanmadness on Mar 26, 2015 9:12:00 GMT -5
I keep giving my goldwing buddies a bad time about getting some Honda Goldwing patches for our riding jackets... He's all, "I'm not flying no colors, man".
We already pretty much have the same jackets, (we got good deals on them, I just got mine, he's had his for two years)
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Post by urbanmadness on Dec 13, 2014 4:33:54 GMT -5
Why address the white lining petition to the President? You think we may have a shot at an executive order? I think the President would definitely support legislation allowing electric scooters to white line. It's more of a state by state thing. I don't think you could even do this at the federal level. Lane splitting really does get a bad rap, mostly because you have knuckle heads that ride like maniacs, the Video's above are good examples of idiots. The law here in California was meant for stop and go traffic and only at 10mph above the speed of traffic. The law was never meant for splitting lanes at speed. Once you do it a few times, it's a heck of a lot less tiring then riding your bike at 2mph or 3mph, especially if you are dealing with a clutch. My usual friday run is from Sacramento to Roseville and that is in rush hour traffic. There is a 8 mile stretch that I've seen take 40 minutes to get thru, and that's on a bike with a clutch. Splitting lanes is a very good option in that case. I can putt along in 1st or 2nd and get thru it with less fatigue which translates into safer riding. You generally have 4 to 6 feet between cars on the interstate here, so there is usually lots of room. It also helps keep the bike from overheating. |
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Post by urbanmadness on Dec 11, 2014 0:52:10 GMT -5
With Lane splitting in traffic in california, you are only allowed to go 10mph faster then the traffic.
splitting lanes at anything over 20mph is just plain crazy.
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Post by urbanmadness on Dec 10, 2014 22:06:55 GMT -5
The one video is from atlanta on I285 i had to drive it every day and it is the reason i sold my old shadow 750 was way to dangerous to ride there. I came up on a wreak were the motorcyclist lost his head when he smashed into the back of a semi changing lanes. Lane splitting is illegal because it is stupied and dangerous and it needs to stay illegal. In California, the way they were riding in the first Video is highly illegal. Just because it's legal to split lanes here, that doesn't mean you can split, recklessly. I also won't follow a bike splitting lanes or leave more following room. In the second Vid, the guy just panicked and tried to abort at the last minute. You can't do that if you are lane splitting you're committed. Would I've split lanes at that point? No.... wait until you have more room, if it doesn't feel comfortable. Lane splitting is not the time for "I think I can, I think I can".... There is no problem lane splitting on a big bike (I do it with my goldwing), but you have to be careful. I don't split or filter on surface streets (lanes on the highway are way wider) with the goldwing and the traffic has to be almost standing still before I'll do it and Never faster then 10mph over what traffic is doing (that's the law btw). AND if I'm having a day where my riding just doesn't seem up to snuff, I don't do it. For example, I haven't been on my bike for about 3weeks due to weather and illness so when I get back on it, the first couple of rides, I'll take it easy and I diffently won't be lane splitting (I usually ride everyday). The reasoning behind lane splitting and filtering, especially in stop and go traffic is to lower the motorcyclist risk of rear end collisions and getting crushed between two cars. I'll take my chances splitting lanes and going down at 15 mph rather then being crushed between two cars. It's a personal choice, of course. (one of the few we have here in california). |
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Post by urbanmadness on Nov 13, 2014 1:47:40 GMT -5
just another picture of the bike with the truck, all the saddle bag trim and rails back on. I hung the front fender on it tonight but I don't have a picture of that yet. It's hard to believe that I paid 500 bucks for this bike, just a couple of months ago. (now how much would you pay?).... And I found a bangin' deal on insurance. Full coverage, 500 buck deductible, 10.50 a month... woohooo  |
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Post by urbanmadness on Nov 11, 2014 23:07:00 GMT -5
The foot brake follows motorcycle convention where the right foot is for the rear brake. It made switching between the two a little more natural. It feels odd at first but you will get used to it, and if you ever move to a motorcycle it will make the transition a little easier.
Many of the honda's were like that (even tho it's just a clone). I'd also be leary of the top speed on it. Many of these scooters can only do 60mph, even tho it is a 250. (don't trust the speedo in it, gps it to be sure) Also, on the 250's (244's), you want to change the coolant during PDI with coolant that DOES NOT contain Silica. The stuff that comes in them is horrid.
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