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Hub made it at 9:40. Bike back together before 10:30... heading out to Utah. Thanks all!
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Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
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Good to hear your all 'rolling' again! Welcome to room and board if needed on return trip depending on your route of course. Tod, stayin' warm WON'T be an issue......sorry bout that buddy, my badOriginally posted by trbig View Post
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81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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Everybody sing with me...
One of these things is not like the other.... One of these things just doesn't belong.
Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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Bet the left one fit nicely with non of them bumps to have to line up
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81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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The real question is , How does Tod break things so well?
That is pretty impressive!Nathan
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.
Theodore RooseveltComment
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You guys are like motorcycle super heroes, you're the A-Team on cool motorcycles instead of that BA GMC van.
Great drama and more camp fire stories to add to the list. Bummer though Tod, weren't you approaching a new personal record for "consecutive days as an XJ owner without breaking anything?"
And the legend grows...
On a side note, aren't you running the FD mod Tod or am I mistaken? Not to restart the old debate but is it curious that the drive held up when the stock part failed? Any other XSives ever experience hub failure like that?
Enjoy the rest of the trip fellas, "ride safe-ish!"Billy
1982 XJ1100, Ceramic Coated Headers, Raptor ACCT, Barnett Clutch Springs, Dremmel Fix, TC's Fuse Block, De-Linked S/S Brake Lines, 850 Final Drive, Yahman's YICS Eliminator, Pods, stock jetsComment
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Yeah, I'm running an 850 FD. I grease the hub/fd every tire change, but I ride a lot in the rain, and it looked like there hadn't been any grease on it at all. Lots of salt on the roads in Oklahoma, so thinking this contributed to the problem as much as wheelies. lol.
Anyway, off to breakfast, then the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, and beyond!Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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It's a well kept secret.......and his exquisite talant for XSsevive testing is NOW only done on occassion,,,and only upon special requestOriginally posted by natemoen View Post.
81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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Parked my bike too close to Tod's. Something rubbed off.
Stopped in Roswell NM awaiting my wife with a trailer.
Had been running 90+ all morning from Gallup NM with Bob and broke away south on US285 at Clines Corners while he continued on to OKC. Tod and Greg are still in Utah for the weekend.
Anyway just about 6 miles from town I begin to hear a loud noise and slow down, as I ease to the shoulder at an intersection, I pull in the clutch and the engine locked up. (Yes it was still full of oil) Starter would not budge it. Could have been a rod bearing, I did not get to hear it long enough to tell.
2700 hard miles on this trip. I guess she deserves a rest. I will look to swap another engine in while we figure out what happened.
Hey, AMA had a truck to me 20 minutes after I called.
JohnJohn is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)
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'81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
"Not all treasure is silver and gold"Comment
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Sorry to hear that John...Glad you're okay...will be interested in hearing what you find out as to the cause of engine failure
1980 XS650G Special-Two
1993 Honda ST1100Comment
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Sorry to hear it JW. At least it didn't do something like lock the rear and dump you. And look on the bright side, you were on your way home. lol.Harry
The voices in my head are giving me the silent treatment.
'79 Standard
'82 XJ1100
'84 FJ1100
Acta Non VerbaComment
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Descriptions sounded more like something with cams/cam chain, but we'll only know after dissection.
Sorry to hear about your problems, John. If it makes you feel any better, we had an awesome ride today? lol.
Try your hardest to be the kind of person your dog thinks you are.
You can live to be 100, as long as you give up everything that would make you want to live to be 100!
Current bikes:
'06 Suzuki DR650
*'82 XJ1100 with the 1179 kit. "Mad Maxim"
'82 XJ1100 Completely stock fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Bagger fixer-upper
'82 XJ1100 Motor/frame and lots of boxes of parts
'82 XJ1100 Parts bike
'81 XS1100 Special
'81 YZ250
'80 XS850 Special
'80 XR100
*Crashed/Totalled, still ownComment
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Made it home safely by Friday night 9:30 pm CST.
I knew my rear tire was getting thin by the last day of the trip (which is now my record for most days travelled in one day-883 miles / most miles ridden during a trip by myself- 623 miles.)
I looked at it and snapped this pic after I finished unloading the bike, and thought "Wow, pretty much used all this tire up!"
Saturday morning, I looked at it again after rolling the bike back a bit and placing it on the centerstand...
Yes... I'd say I definitely got all the miles this tire had to offer out of it! Whew!
Here's total trip miles for me, plus an additional 40 or so... (I started this trip OD in Sand Springs, Ok. where Greg and I first met up and fueled before heading out to Wichita, Ks.
Many thanks to Ivan, for springing for the pizza and your hospitality, allowing us to stay over at his place for the night. Great to see Harry and Russ again, too!
To Brant and his family, for their hospitality and allowing us to stay with them for the night, having a great meal cooked for us and kept warm since we arrived later than we expected... and for the great ride you led us on!
Much appreciated, Brant!
To Russ- thanks for overnighting the part and saving the trip! We owe ya, Buddy!
To JW- I really appreciate your help with cost savings by getting us into the parks with your annual pass! And, the savings with the great hotels! Awesome!
I can't tell ya enough how sorry I am your bike laid down on ya after we split separate ways. Hope you manage to get home safely with it, and my fingers are crossed it's not too serious. I thought things like this only happened to me after spending the money for 2 new tires?? Guess not...
Tod and Greg- I hope you guys have a great ride the rest of the trip, and make it ok between gas stops on the Hanksville to Henrieville leg, (since Greg forgot to get my gas can and net from me at the last station where we left you guys...
Not sure when you guys are coming back into Oklahoma, but it's been quite stormy here the past 24 hrs, with more to come today! Watch the weather closely, and watch out for the flash flooding!
To Bohn- It was great to hang out with you, Linda, and Jennifer at breakfast in Zion. Just wish we'd had more time. Wishing you a safe trip home, my friend!
Over all, we really had great luck threading through the bad weather on this one.
We did have some to deal with, and I'll never forget the 40 or so miles of storm west of Goodland, Ks. or the Silverton to Durango snowstorm/rainstorm/28 degree ride at 10:00pm following the wrecker's tail lights for 50 miles in the fog!
Truly made this one an adventure!
Still glad I made the trip, and thanks for inviting me along.
Bob'82 XJ1100J Maxim (has been sold.)
'79 F "Time Machine"... oh yeah, Baby....
(Sold back to Maximan)
2011 Kaw Concours 14 ABS
In the warden's words from Cool Hand Luke;
"What we have here is a failure to communicate."Comment
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Glad to hear you made it home-base safely Bob! My guess would be you didn't let any grass grow under ya' on that Cony14 the last 600+mi. either.
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81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.Comment
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Made it home finally. Wow what an adventure.
Tod, Greg and Bob it was fun as always. I truly enjoyed it. I am actually glad I broke down after separating because I would have felt guilty delaying you guys. As it happened Lisa and I enjoyed a fun mini-vacation together minus her 7 hour drive to Roswell
I will work on getting ready for next time.
Hey. At least I have new tires for next time!
JohnJohn is in an anonymous city with an Alamo (N29.519227,W-98.678980)
Go ahead, click on the bikes - you know you want to...the electrons are ready.
'81 XS1100H - "Enterprise"
Bob Jones Custom Navy bike: Tkat brace, EBC floating rotors & SS lines, ROX pivot risers, Geezer rectifier, new 3H3 engine
"Not all treasure is silver and gold"Comment
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