Hey gnepig, is that a Harley Davidson (Aermacchi) tiddler in that photo?
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650 Mike
XS1100SF "Rusty", runs great, 96k miles
XS650SJ "The Black Bike", engine from XS650H with 750cc big bore kit, 30k miles
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out and defiantly shouting, "WOW, what a ride !" - [URL="http://www.flyingsnail.com/Sprung/index.html"]Sprung[/URL]
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Performance with older rubber!
Hey Prom,
Looks like that Massage Therapist is having a bad influence on you!
Sounds like you've got a bad sealing problem! IF the lips don't make a tight fit around the rim, then you're just blowing hot air! The beads need to be wet! A tight grip around the circumference can help to expand the sidewalls as well! You may not have enough meat left on your tire carcass due to excessive chafing?
Trying to handle tight curves with an underinflated unit is asking for disaster! The more I run mine thru the twisties, the firmer it seems to get. But like clockwork, at the end of a good ride, my pressure valve always seems to fail, and I end up with "neverleak" sealant all over the place! I hear that a good sleeve can extend the performance considerably, but you just don't get the same feel for the road grooves!
T.C.
Originally posted by prometheus578
I just don't know... I'm not satisfied with the rear tire that I have. Kinda skinny. Tried over-inflating it, to, you know, expand it a little, but... still doesn't perform right. Seems to lose power and just flop around when I encounter curves and soft shoulders. Doesn't hold well with use... or last too long, either. Think it's too soft... would like something harder.
I thought that the problem might be that my axle shaft was crooked... or that my nuts were too tight.
I thought about getting a new rim... but geez... I'd hate to have to go through life tubeless!T. C. Gresham
81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
History shows again and again,
How nature points out the folly of men!
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This site has it ALL
From mc service/repair to cage trannies
To the Cow Shed and Debbie’s fanny
Personal grooming, to dogs
A few little jabs at the hogs
Computers, this and that
Someone slipped in a post of his cat
A email from mom
True confessions from prom???
mro
don't play with your mouse (this means you TC)
tune in next week for "As the Thread Unravels" (part 2)
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"This is terrible..."
What moral decay.
At least we're keeping it clean... in a vulgar sort of way.Looks like that Massage Therapist is having a bad influence on you!
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The tricky thing about dating a massage therapist... you don't want to "rub 'em the wrong way"."Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a mechanic!' ('Bones' McCoy)
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Ah yes, there's nothing more satisfying than finding a woman that knows how to work your gun!
I've kinda made it a requirement. The last time I heard "Guns are bad" from a woman I was dating was the last time.80 XS1100SG
81 XS400SH
Some men miss opportunity because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
A Few Animations I've Made
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Shooting women?
I've taught 2 women to shoot. Goes like this...
Me: "Hold the rifle so. Put the bead in the notch on the target and squeeze the trigger."
Woman: "Like this?" BANG! Bullseye!
Now why can't I shoot like that?Shiny side up,
650 Mike
XS1100SF "Rusty", runs great, 96k miles
XS650SJ "The Black Bike", engine from XS650H with 750cc big bore kit, 30k miles
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out and defiantly shouting, "WOW, what a ride !" - [URL="http://www.flyingsnail.com/Sprung/index.html"]Sprung[/URL]
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Re: Shooting women?
Originally posted by xs650mike
I've taught 2 women to shoot. Goes like this...
Me: "Hold the rifle so. Put the bead in the notch on the target and squeeze the trigger."
Woman: "Like this?" BANG! Bullseye!
Now why can't I shoot like that?
My best friend was trying out for the US Olympic Small Bore team back in the late 70's. One of the best shots in that comptetion was a "gurl".
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Well Maxi ya shamed me into taking the leather tassels off of my Valk. The PO had them on the bike and I left them there but alas they are gone....
Speaking of woman shooters, reminds me of the time our guineas keep going poop on our porch and my wife kept chasing them off. The flock of them liked to poop on the porch and they kept coming back to that location.
I got home from work one day and there were dead guineas all over the yard and my wife was on the porch with my Ruger 10/22 with a 50 round clip.
They had pooped once too often. One poor bird who was the sole survivor was making strange noises looking for his buddies out in our pasture. She got him from 75 yards away. Most of the birds in the yard were head shot and guineas have small heads.
Moral of the story to me was NEVER poop or pee off the porch... she's too good a shot!!Don
99 Valkyrie Interstate named Drakker
81 XS1100 H Peppylebleu sold and gone to a good home
81 XS1100 Midnight Special Peppyledeux sold and gone to another great home
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"Remind me not to visit"
Moral of the story to me was NEVER poop or pee off the porch... she's too good a shot!!
A: "Yeah... I thought so! That's why you won't be invited back to my house again!""Damn it Jim, I'm a doctor, not a mechanic!' ('Bones' McCoy)
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