[gizzo]

Dragged my old DR250 out and went for a spin. Woo! 

[Norm]

Rode 54 great miles on the Breva.  New OEM tires have made the handling quite nice. 

It is turning out that I prefer the sound of twin pipes accelerating than thumper tones.  When will RE be bringing out the twin?

[Norm]

Today I rode the 'lil thumper CBR250R 65 miles in the cool but mostly sunny weather.  The gasoline fill up showed 80 mpg.  Back home, I lubed the chain and put more wax on the gas tank.

[Blltrdr]

Rewired my Genie garage door opener to work off the momentary siren switch on my Harley police bike (switch rocks left for horn and right for siren). The Genie remote works on 12v so made the mod very easy to accomplish and can be installed in any vehicle using high beam switch or any other switch.

So in the photo of the top side of board I removed the switch then installed jumper wire (red line) on top side and soldered on bottom side. I then attached long red and black wires to the + tang and - tang that the battery clips into soldering the wires to the tang. Before I install the remote in the bat fairing I stripped the ends of the +/- wires and test the opener with the original battery. Wire the black to ground and then the red to the wire from the siren switch. Obviously the voltage can't be constant, the wire from the switch has no voltage till pushed momentarily to apply the 12v for the door to open/close.

Oh before I forget, this mod cost zip. Saved $150 that HD charges for a part that does the exact same thing.

The mod page that gave me the inspiration.
http://www.ohmcheck.com/content.php?165-How-to-add-a-12-volt-garage-door-opener-onto-a-motorcycle

[bikesnob]

My girlfriend and I took our Indian Cheiftain to Wrightwood and had a delicious breakfast, only 110 miles but it was fun.

[AmBraCol]

Yesterday the XL200 would not crank over.  It'd sat for a couple weeks unused so I pulled the battery, topped the water level up, put it on the charger over night, put it in the bike this morning and rode to town to pick up a battery terminal for my multitester so as to be able to check out the electricals on the bike. On the way home I killed the bike and it wouldn't start back up - the dreaded "click" instead of "whir" when the start button was pushed.  Pushed it the half block home and parked it, put the battery back on the charger and then found out that the battery connector wasn't the only problem with the multitester.  Went back to town, picked up new multitester, came home and confirmed - bad battery.    AND, to make things even more fun, the car battery chose last night to die as well.     We need a gremlin trap in the garage, it seems... Once the wife gets home I'll take HER bike and start running around to get replacement batteries.  Funny, that little Honda Biz 100 of hers is running the same, original from the factory, sealed battery it came with 10 years ago - knock on wood.

[bikesnob]

Saturday morning I rode the BMW to the Halfway House Cafe on Sierra hwy in Canyon Country. Then thru the desert on up to Wrightwood then home, 175 miles.

[Norm]

Today I sold the 'lil thumper Honda CBR250R to a young professional man who just finished his MSF course.  I got a chance to say goodbye to the Honda when I rode it to his place, since he didn't want to run the freeways just yet.  It was a sad farewell, but I'm glad to be down to just one motorcycle, the Moto Guzzi. 


The Honda was a very fun bike to ride, and I think the new owner will learn the craft of riding in a careful manner.

[AmBraCol]

I beat the starter on my XL200 with the butt end of a screwdriver.  Then I turned on the gas, pulled the choke, turned on the key, punched the starter button and it started right up!  Nothing like a little love tap to get its attention!  Then I rode it up to the Honda dealer's shop, turned it off and walked in to sign it in.  The tech walked out and... the solenoid just went "click" each time he punched the starter button!  So it's now getting some professional help.  I just don't have time to try and sort it myself right now.  He said it should be ready by noon. We'll see!

[AmBraCol]

It was raining when I'd planned to go up and pick up the bike, so I waited 'til it "quit".  Of course the weather was just trying to sucker me into a bit of a sprinkle on the way.  Not enough to get soaked, but enough to get my glasses spotted. 

Anyway, parts cost the same as if I'd bought them to install myself.  Labor came in right at $10 U.S. - a bargain in my mind since it would probably have taken me a couple hours (at least) to do it myself.  No shop manual so it's "feel as you go" for me, and I go slow.  Anywho, the kid wheeled it out, fired it up, shut it down, fired it up - yep, the starter's working again.  He showed me the old brushes from the starter, they didn't look too hot after almost a decade of service. Paid the cashier, handed the receipt to the nice girl running the shop counter, put on my helmet and gloves and went for a short spin.  I'm gonna miss this little bike when it's gone, but hopefully it'll be replaced by a Royal Enfield when we get back in country.

[bob bezin]

rode my new  2015 indian cream and green vintage chief  home from the dealer about 95 miles.

[Scotty Brown]

I rode my old Yamaha TW200 that I have given to my Son, and let him ride my Enfield.  He is now ruined forever.  Wants an Enfield !  Imagine that !

[baird4444]

rode my new  2015 indian cream and green vintage chief  home from the dealer about 95 miles.

WooHoo BoB....   that's a beauty!!
You are going to have to send out some pics for sure. That will be a nice road bike for Potosi this fall.
     - Mike

[gizzo]

Today I put a new clutch in my old Suzuki savage bobber. Fitted the plates into the basket,basket to mainshaft, nut done up,clutch release and springs in,clutch cover on,remembered I'd forgot to bend the clutch nut lock washer, pulled footpegs back out,clutch cover off ,remove release mechanism,fold washer and do it all again. Silly me. But now,I have a non slipping clutch on my badass scooter so that's nice.

[bikesnob]

rode my new  2015 indian cream and green vintage chief  home from the dealer about 95 miles.

Wow another Indian owner on the forum, I have a 2015 Chieftain, Springfield blue/ Ivory. My girlfriend and I rode up to Santa Maria from Glendora,Ca last weekend. 430 mile round trip.  We got rained on just out of Santa Barbara up to Santa Maria, we put on our rain suits and stayed dry.  Congrats on the new Indian Bob.