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bob bezin

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Reply #585 on: April 14, 2014, 11:25:42 am
thanks scottie i will try the bridge coat .i made a similar stand but a table top model . keeping it around for future tank removal use is  a great idea.
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Reply #586 on: April 14, 2014, 02:36:13 pm
I sold the 2010 DF and bought a 2012 DF last year. Solid bike if a bit under powered. What engine does the Kikker have?
The DF is a 167FMM (CG250) at 229 cc.

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Reply #587 on: April 15, 2014, 01:46:35 am
Hey Bar, The Kikker has a 200cc right now, the new HK3 models come with a 49cc but the wiring and engine mounts can be updated to 250 v-twin or parallel twin like the Honda or a chinese version with twin carbs.  Check out the Kikker site.  I am sure you are thick skinned enough to handle the crew.  They can be rough around the edges but are good hearted in nature.  Lots of vids on youtube like this one   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulqkck7I9To


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Reply #588 on: April 16, 2014, 06:09:53 pm
not necessarily today  ;) but, over the winter I treated my Triumph to new:

wheel bearings
rotors, pads, & lines
rear shock
fork springs
spark plugs
air filter
AGM battery
LED instrument & panel lights
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Reply #589 on: April 17, 2014, 04:58:31 am
Took the 'lil thumper out for 75 miles, enjoying some sunshine and warmth.  Back home the rear wheel got cleaned and the chain lubed.  I wish the bike had a center stand, so the rear bike stand has to be used for it.
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Reply #590 on: April 28, 2014, 09:26:36 pm
Did about a 250 miler on the BSA Club Hanson Dam Ride yesterday. It was a beautiful day, just a light tad chilly, but beat the hell out of being too hot. the gang I got behind were mostly riding old Brit Thumpers, Gold Stars, Velocettes, Matchlesses, etc. And they were haulin' ass. I had to worked my butt off to keep up with them in the twisties! They were getting on with the program. Oh, yeah, a MotoGuzzi Falcone was leading the pack! Only a couple of REs at the Dam, a B5 and a '55 Indian 500 Twin. I've ridden with the guy with the B5 before. He's quite quick. But there was a great turnout. At least 4 Vincents were there, or at least that's how many I saw.
The ride went up Lower Big Tujunga to NAgeles Forest to Palmdale/ Elizabeth Lake down to Leona Valley for lunch, then to Francisquito Cyn to Spunky, to Bouquet Cyn and winding back down to Little Tujunga and back to the Dam.
The pic was taken pretty much after everyone had gone home.
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Reply #591 on: May 01, 2014, 04:15:48 am
Put away the XT225 dual sport for the 120 degree summer. Removed the aftermarket plastic gas tank, poured out the gas, washed it out good with soap and water (to prevent ethanol damage) rinsed it and put it back. drained the carb and filled it with Seafoam. Put a battery tender on it, put it in the back of the shed and covered it up.
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Reply #592 on: May 05, 2014, 10:45:40 pm
Rode one of these today ....It was a bit different....If u never rode something similar  ,  u take it easy with this thing on the road....Be prepared to get a real workout..

http://www.aprilia.com/Model/56/SXV+4.5+-+5.5/Overview.aspx
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Reply #593 on: May 07, 2014, 02:39:46 am
cut grass.. I use my RE cover to cover the mower..  does this count? ::)


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Reply #594 on: May 07, 2014, 08:56:24 pm
took some nice twisty roads to lacrosse to get a gel battery .also ordered a rear view mirror for the srx. man was it windy!
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Reply #595 on: May 08, 2014, 02:55:00 am
Started renewing the front calipers on my 1984 Honda VF750F Interceptor - the grooves in the calipers which hold the piston seals and dust seals contained some sort of gummy stuff that made the pistons too tight so they wouldn't retract after the brake lever was released.  The rear had the same trouble which is now fixed.  Next is a new front tire, and it's on the road.

Later I removed the new recently installed rear set controls on my 1973 RD250B so I could remount them using Locktite, then installed the right side chamber that replaces the stock exhaust; the left side is next.  Then the bike will be ready for carb jet changes to keep it from running too lean with the chambers and the bird-strainer air cleaners that are also new, and it will be on the road as well.  I had "cafe'd out" this bike 2 years after I bought it new, using aftermarket parts available then but there are much better things available now even though the bike is 41 years old.  I had a full fairing with a headlight bucket in it that looked really nice, but the clip on bars that mounted on the fork legs between the triple clamps made the riding position too hard on my 72 year old back, so I changed them to Yamaha 550 Seca bars (from 1975 or '76) and left the fairing off.  Actually it's about an hour's work to switch it from fairing to no fairing and I'll do that someday just for fun.
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Reply #596 on: May 18, 2014, 05:00:26 pm
Did a 350 mile loop south then west thru Paradox Valley to Utah then Moab. Then north to I-70 west to Fruita and Grand Junction for
the Mike The Headless Chicken Festival, good ride and good day!
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Reply #597 on: May 18, 2014, 05:54:47 pm
took some nice twisty roads to lacrosse to get a gel battery .also ordered a rear view mirror for the srx. man was it windy!

What roads were you cruising Bob?  I used to live in the Pepin/Durand area?  Definitely some great riding in the Northwoods.   :)

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Reply #598 on: May 19, 2014, 12:33:21 am
Rode one of these today ....It was a bit different....If u never rode something similar  ,  u take it easy with this thing on the road....Be prepared to get a real workout..

http://www.aprilia.com/Model/56/SXV+4.5+-+5.5/Overview.aspx

Nice bike!  I am loving my Suzuki Supermoto - LOADS of fun.  Great bike for the backroads - but a good deal slower than that Italian with it's 400cc single putting out 40-45 hp.  Very curious how the v-twin rides.  My DRZ is just a few pounds heavier but it really goes/stops quickly.  I imagine the SXV is a beast.  What do you mean, "take it easy?"  ;)

Started renewing the front calipers on my 1984 Honda VF750F Interceptor

My first bike was a VFR500 Interceptor and I loved it.  My buddy had the 750.  Have a weak spot for those red, white and blue rockets.
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Reply #599 on: May 19, 2014, 12:43:46 pm
fri night went to the bmw rally in soldiers grove wis. temp 49 f  on the way there.they had a great band . i had to stay and listen.had a hamburger and a good old potosi pail ale.
2000 RE classic ,              56 matchless g80
2006 RE delux fireball       86 yamaha SRX 600                       
2015 indian chief vintage
65 500cctriumph
04 bonnie black
71 750 norton.
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