Just Because

[dbeardslee]

Doug,in 35 years I have never run them dry or drained the gasBut then again I usually ride year round.I had a buddy bring over some fresh gas a few months back.Don rode it to my house before he passed and I rode it once to the Retired and Riding group earlier this year but I was still a bit unstable with shifting being a bear.
I have Seafoam in the tank and carbs.I do have new diaphragms for the carbs that need to be put in.
I will see what happens..I am busy in the morning and evening but the afternoon is free tomorrow

If you let them sit with gas in the carbs they probably need a cleaning. Last time we did that it took 8 hours so we should probably aim for a day when you don't have anything else going on. I'm good this coming weekend.

[STEPPENWOLF]

Doug,didn't start the bike todayWent and picked up fertilizer for a buddy,he doesn't have a licence to get it plus my 25% discount
I do have pics of you rebuilding my carbs a few years back...they were dirty weren't theyI will find them,amazing it still ran but riding it year round payed off.

[jwhughes3]

When the Navy bike siezed in May on my trip, I had Seafoam in the tank (and by nature the carbs too). It sat until we changed the engine 3 1/2 months. Started right up exactly as before without cracking a screw. Just a synch.

John

[dbeardslee]

When the Navy bike siezed in May on my trip, I had Seafoam in the tank (and by nature the carbs too). It sat until we changed the engine 3 1/2 months. Started right up exactly as before without cracking a screw. Just a synch.

John

I think the problem with Bill's is that he put the seafoam in after it sat for a couple years, if I understood him correctly. And I've personally had seafoamed gas go bad in a gas can after two years and crud up a lawnmower carburetor over one winter. And strangely enough two years is how long they say seafoam will stabilize gas.

I'm not in a big hurry to rebuild a rack of carbs if they don't need it, but I don't like removing and installing them multiple times with a stock air box either. I'm thinking the smart move with this bike's recent history is to just give them a good cleaning while they're out. And with the new diaphrams the slides have to come out anyway, so it's not that much more work to just go ahead and clean them properly.

[STEPPENWOLF]

Doug remember this...



Mats bike....




A carb pic or two





Can you say a little dirty:-)

[dbeardslee]

Doug remember this...

Yes. Yes I do.

[STEPPENWOLF]

Maybe I should run again.

http://www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id=46...qqfo&altl=xpmg

[MaximPhil]

Maybe I should run again.

http://www.tsgnet.com/pres.php?id=46...qqfo&altl=xpmg

Mr Wolf in the White House sounds too much like
Fox in the Henhouse
Phil

[STEPPENWOLF]

Yuppers I like chicken but as my dad said "No more than three times a day"

[STEPPENWOLF]

Remember this show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYsztoaU9Ls

[dbeardslee]

Remember this show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYsztoaU9Ls

I do. Have a full episode - season 1, episode 1

[dbeardslee]

So I watched that episode - what a hoot! He end-over-ends his XLH - pretty much off a cliff, and fixes it with a log and a rock. Then he goes trials riding on his Sportster. All I can say is that thing must have been manufactured before AMF got a hold of Harley-Davidson. LoL

[STEPPENWOLF]

Probably had a dozen back up bikes with a dozen factory mechanics with six stunt riders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYKQ3fwNb0c

[STEPPENWOLF]

[STEPPENWOLF]

Sometimes when ya just wanna ride.