What did you do to your Wing today ?

[pidjones]

Talked to a LOT of people about it and finally rode it back out of the convention center, loaded it up, and took it home from WingDing 40. Had a great time.

 

[julimike54]

rob.lafady » Yesterday, 12:40 pm[/url]":28mr6umn]

Nothing due to my new Ride

My new Ride :(

• julimike54
• Sep 1, 2018

Ouch! Get better and get back out there!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk

Thanks, it's going to be a while for the foot bone to heal. Worst part is that this time of year is when some great riding weather occurs :crying:

 

[AApple]

Friday after the ride home. I pilled the drain plug and drained the engine oil. Let it drain for a couple hours, then put the plug back in, and removed the keys. Sunday, I went out and put the new filter, and oil in(3qts), hit the kill switch and cranked on it until the oil light went out. Then fired it up for a few minutes, and checked the charging voltage at the same time. All was well, so shut it off and let it sit a few more minutes, then checked the oil level....not touching the stick!? Wound up having to add another 1/2 qt to get it to the full mark. Strange....the last two times I've changed the oil, it barely took 3qts, and it was high on the stick at that. Imma tinkin I got shafted on the amount of oil in the jugs I got Friday.... I checked the service manual, and it clearly states that an oil/filter change takes 3.9qts. :rtfm: I know I've bought 4 qts each time, and each time I've had 1 qt left over. I think so, anyway.... :blush:

 

[AApple]

FlipFlop » Tue Aug 28, 2018 1:18 pm[/url]":2hyzp8vr]

AApple » 44 minutes ago[/url]":2hyzp8vr]
Had a Pacifico Shadow Royal on my 750A back in the day.....always liked it.

I like that, what happened to it? Guessing the GL fever got ye eh?

Well....see....it was like this....I tore the bike down one winter to paint it, and sent a lot of engine stuff off to be chromed. And that's basically the end of that story. :smilie_happy:
Someone else went and paid for my chromed stuff from the chrome shop, and then refused to let me have it back(long, boring story there). So...I had part of a bike, that was part painted one color, and part anudder, and no engine parts to put back on it. I wound up selling it to my brother, who turned around and sold it to....you guessed it, the guy that had all my chrome stuff.... :sensored: :rant:
No one knows what happened to it after that, and the guy that had it was killed in a bike accident several years back, so....who knows where it am today. :crying:

 

[FlipFlop]

AApple » Today, 12:12 pm[/url]":1fg3g6rn]

FlipFlop » Tue Aug 28, 2018 1:18 pm[/url]":1fg3g6rn]

AApple » 44 minutes ago[/url]":1fg3g6rn]
Had a Pacifico Shadow Royal on my 750A back in the day.....always liked it.

I like that, what happened to it? Guessing the GL fever got ye eh?

Well....see....it was like this....I tore the bike down one winter to paint it, and sent a lot of engine stuff off to be chromed. And that's basically the end of that story. :smilie_happy:
Someone else went and paid for my chromed stuff from the chrome shop, and then refused to let me have it back(long, boring story there). So...I had part of a bike, that was part painted one color, and part anudder, and no engine parts to put back on it. I wound up selling it to my brother, who turned around and sold it to....you guessed it, the guy that had all my chrome stuff.... :sensored: :rant:
No one knows what happened to it after that, and the guy that had it was killed in a bike accident several years back, so....who knows where it am today. :crying:

Wuuuuuuttt?!?! Boring or not sounds intense.

 

[desertrefugee]

Even though the long range forecast still shows highs in the 104 - 106F range, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Time to get after it! In preparation for that, I rolled the '78 onto the operating table and will order parts this week for the upcoming <gasp> head gasket job. Gonna do both this time even though I did the left a few years back.

The garage looks funny now. I'm used to seeing the CBX on the table...except for my early morning ride today. Hey, if the Harley guys can go out early during Summer, so can RC-Engineering-Piped-Six-Cylinder-Honda-Riders. I still have a set of Mike Nixon prepared carbs ready to go onto this one. I overhauled the ones that came on it, but apparently, I zigged when I should have zagged and the idle is rough as a cobb.

Happy Saturday!

 

[Ansimp]

desertrefugee » Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:46 am[/url]":c2rnl7nz]
Even though the long range forecast still shows highs in the 104 - 106F range, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Time to get after it! In preparation for that, I rolled the '78 onto the operating table and will order parts this week for the upcoming <gasp> head gasket job. Gonna do both this time even though I did the left a few years back.

The garage looks funny now. I'm used to seeing the CBX on the table...except for my early morning ride today. Hey, if the Harley guys can go out early during Summer, so can RC-Engineering-Piped-Six-Cylinder-Honda-Riders. I still have a set of Mike Nixon prepared carbs ready to go onto this one. I overhauled the ones that came on it, but apparently, I zigged when I should have zagged and the idle is rough as a cobb.

Happy Saturday!

:good:

 

[desertrefugee]

I went ahead and ordered my parts for the head gasket job from Western Honda. The funny thing is that for us "locals", it's WAAAY cheaper to order online and check the "Store Pickup" option. I've done this for years, but as an example, Honda OEM gaskets are $41 and change online. If I were to order them at the counter, they'd be $58 and change. Crazy.

Anyway, parts are on the way. Now, I just wait for a break in the weather whereby I can get more than just a few weekend hours in the morning. Probably at least three weeks away... <sigh> (or I could just man up and sweat it out...)

...I'm thinking about going ahead and installing the early cams I have on hand. I have a cruddy matching advancer, but would really like a nicer one. It seems to work, but I'm not sure I trust it.

 

[slabghost]

desertrefugee » Sat Sep 08, 2018 2:46 pm[/url]":3oasljm3]
I went ahead and ordered my parts for the head gasket job from Western Honda. The funny thing is that for us "locals", it's WAAAY cheaper to order online and check the "Store Pickup" option. I've done this for years, but as an example, Honda OEM gaskets are $41 and change online. If I were to order them at the counter, they'd be $58 and change. Crazy.

Anyway, parts are on the way. Now, I just wait for a break in the weather whereby I can get more than just a few weekend hours in the morning. Probably at least three weeks away... <sigh> (or I could just man up and sweat it out...)

...I'm thinking about going ahead and installing the early cams I have on hand. I have a cruddy matching advancer, but would really like a nicer one. It seems to work, but I'm not sure I trust it.

A few years ago my central air system went bad and I bought one of "portable" a/c units that stands free like a dehumidifier. It did a pretty good job here for the whole house. One there should be enough to make the garage bearable if you have a port somewhere to dump the heat outside and a drain for any condensate. Just a thought.

 

[desertrefugee]

I would probably consider this, but space truly is at a premium in my garage. I literally don't have room to fart, much less consume more floor space...

I used to have an 1100sf detached garage/shop but, well, divorce changes things sometimes.

 

[slabghost]

desertrefugee » Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:41 pm[/url]":1scuyk2v]
I would probably consider this, but space truly is at a premium in my garage. I literally don't have room to fart, much less consume more floor space...

I used to have an 1100sf detached garage/shop but, well, divorce changes things sometimes.

Divorce changes a lot most times. At least you aren't near drowning there. Been raining pretty steadily for almost 48 hours here.

 

[mjanderson]

Took the tach off and disassembled it to lubricate the drive mechanism. Hopefully, the squeal will be gone... :builder:

 

[clothednblack]

Gave her a much needed bath today, now if I could just get her to stop backfiring when I try to start it, that would be great!

 

[Ansimp]

:good:

 

[joedrum]

Wow that’s a trike ....if I ever get one it will be a 1500 with reverse

 

[clothednblack]

Wow that’s a trike ....if I ever get one it will be a 1500 with reverse

The reverse is pretty cool on this, but it's so slow, sometimes just easier to push manually.

 

[AApple]

Took the 1500 for State inspection, then rode it to the parts house to get stuff for the Burban... :moped:

 

[FlipFlop]

Installed the hitch I bought from @wingbeemer

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• FlipFlop
• Sep 18, 2018

Hitch installed

 

[dan filipi]

FlipFlop » Today, 2:39 pm[/url]":16o2af70]
Installed the hitch I bought from @wingbeemer

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• FlipFlop
• Sep 18, 2018

Hitch installed

Looks good :good:

 

[kerryb]

Drilled the stuck bolt in the bottom of the aspencade fork so I could put in new fork seals. Rode my new toy (vw trike) to the parts place to get more atf.