Got a tax refund check in the mail yesterday, for last year. Better late than never I guess.
The story of three wheels and a man...
Put a sissy bar on my wife's 125.
I figured ......"how many NOS 70s sissy bars come up for sale anyways?"....so I got it.
She hates it but I love it
Now just need some pull back bars and a cat tail light and I'm good to go
Those are just excellent bikes for urban commuting. The Big Four had a lot more sensible small engine choices in those times.
Seems like most everything now with a small engine has small wheels too and is sized just right for going under pickups with the exception of the rider's head.
The story of three wheels and a man...
Trikes
1970/71 US 90 (Aquarius Blue)
1970/71 US 90 (Future Project)
1972/73 US 90 Camo Project (110 Big Bore)
1972/73 US 90 Green
1977 ATC 90 w/83 110 motor (Fugly)
1982 ATC 70
1983 ATC 70 (Ladybug)
1973 ATC 70
1965 Marketeer 3 Wheel Golf Cart with 1986 Honda 250 drivetrain
TF 2015
Other
1983 Honda Z50
1978 Honda XL75
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Trikes
1970/71 US 90 (Aquarius Blue)
1970/71 US 90 (Future Project)
1972/73 US 90 Camo Project (110 Big Bore)
1972/73 US 90 Green
1977 ATC 90 w/83 110 motor (Fugly)
1982 ATC 70
1983 ATC 70 (Ladybug)
1973 ATC 70
1965 Marketeer 3 Wheel Golf Cart with 1986 Honda 250 drivetrain
TF 2015
Other
1983 Honda Z50
1978 Honda XL75
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I'm thinking more along the lines of a Chinese fire drill, Ebay style.
If after lifting the cylinder off that crank doesn't look toast, I'll probably start ordering parts. I'll be starting a thread in the quad section.
The story of three wheels and a man...
Starting to get tired of my XL600R. The ignition coil on the stator is out again. In all fairness, it's an aftermarket stator, but this is the second one I've installed. Different problem every time.
The Honda XL's of the 80's have a convoluted electrical system. AC powers the CDI from it own dedicated circuit, the headlight has it's own seperate AC circuit and is illuminated anytime the engine is running (can't turn it off), then the other poles on the stator are for the DC circuit windings. Really, just a PITA.
I've got enough stator cores now, that I'll wind one myself to use later because I can't do any worse of a job than the aftermarket is. Ugh.
At least it died before I left the house. Last issues was the lighting system and I had to ride back in the dark with the aid of someone else's headlight.
The story of three wheels and a man...
Same here....except it was for my DR650.
It was a stater that I picked up on eBay new....Caltric brand........but the pick up didn't work and I didn't figure that out til I exhausted absolutely every single wire connection on the bike. It was so frustrating because I assumed it couldn't be the stator because it was new… but it was.
Working used ones on eBay is what I purchase.
Along the lines of cheap crap on eBay I bought these switches for my XR1200 for $38 shipped. The dealer wanted $60 just for the starter switch internals. I figure heck it's all made in China anyways so what does it matter….. easier to install one working switch than it would be to purchase the internals for one switch fron HD.....then rebuild it.
The old was faulty........trying to start the bike after it was running. At least the starter doesn't seem to be damaged.
It looks the part....hopefully it works the part.
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Rear brake line sprung a leak on the 99 Sierra 2500. Brake line corrosion is a common issue with these. The Jackwagon who owned it before me swapped out the M/C supply lines and the front lines and left the rear line.
Problem is the rear line is closest to the frame and damn near impossible to get at without removing the other lines, so I'll have all fresh brake fluid when I'm done, so I got that going for me...
Of course now that I've got the line replaced, the rear caliper bleed screws are firmly rusted. Soaked them in Kroil overnight, put them outside in the nice wintery 16 degree temps so they are nice and cold when i apply a little heat to try to free them up. I'll give each one 3 tries then it's new caliper time.
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