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Was Roo riding a Honda Shadow or Harley type bike? Saw a riot shield windscreen and thought it looked way too comfortable for him 
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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
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No John...Kawasaki 1500 Nomad...he Should get The iron man award he rode with NO clutch most of the way up Pikes Peak..cooled of and was fine..Also the bravery award for riding "El...Toro78standard,79 & 80 Specials; 2 x 650 Maxims; 4 x RD350's; yz450; 2 x Honda tlr's;2x jt1 mini.Comment
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He already HAS the Iron Man award from the bobber he rode naked last time (the bike was naked, Roo was not).
It felt like riding a hardtail mini bike over speed bumps in a wind tunnel.
Wish I could have made it - maybe next year. I miss Durango.
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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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more rally pics.
My bike...Marie Marie hiding from the rain...
78standard,79 & 80 Specials; 2 x 650 Maxims; 4 x RD350's; yz450; 2 x Honda tlr's;2x jt1 mini.Comment
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campsite maintenance
Bonz,Capton Zap and 3phase valve adjustment
78standard,79 & 80 Specials; 2 x 650 Maxims; 4 x RD350's; yz450; 2 x Honda tlr's;2x jt1 mini.Comment
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Pic of tailights at dusk...on the fly
78standard,79 & 80 Specials; 2 x 650 Maxims; 4 x RD350's; yz450; 2 x Honda tlr's;2x jt1 mini.Comment
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Howard, thank you for scouting, setting up and leading the rally -- fantastic!
Joe, thanks for posting the pics!
I did a compression check last night at Motoman's and got:
#1 120
#2 120
#3 90
#4 145
Looks like the used rings didn't like being re-used but for one cylinder and it's doing most of the work. Oh well, in a few minutes Roo and I are off to St. George for the day's goal and should be home sometime tomorrow! Yay!-- Scott
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2004 ST1300A: No name... yet
1982 XJ1100J: "Baby" SS Brakes, '850 FD, ACCT
1980 XS1100G: "Columbo" SS Brakes, '850 FD, ACCT
1979 XS1100SF: "Bush" W.I.P.
1979 XS1100F: parts
2018 Heritage Softail Classic 117 FLHCS SE: "Nanuk" It's DEAD, it's not just resting. It is an EX cycle.
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compression numbers
You're welcome Scott,
Posting pics. is a real chore for me...I have many more to post and will soon.
I get conflicting info on what compression readings would be here at altitude versus sea level..If you recheck at home I would be interested in knowing THOSE numbers....Safe journey the rest of the way home78standard,79 & 80 Specials; 2 x 650 Maxims; 4 x RD350's; yz450; 2 x Honda tlr's;2x jt1 mini.Comment
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Again, a huge THANKS to Bonz, rdmcguy and CaptionZap and their efforts to make this rally happen!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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Compression readings in and of themselves aren't as critical as is the difference between them. But Colombo is running with some emphysema with the low number of 90 and a high of 145 with two others in the middle.
What is a good compression reading your RD's Joe? Curious how two strokes compare to 4 strokes.
Thanks from me to rdmcguy and CaptonZap for their enthusiasm and encouragement in doing the rally and to everyone that travelled from afar to make it a good and safe one, and I to look forward to the next time.Howard
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BTW, ZRX carbs have the same spacing as the XS11... http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35462Comment
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Right back at ya!
You're welcome, thanks for the recognition and your contributions as well.
Bonz, 150lbs. of compression would be considered good for an rd mine have milled heads so the numbers might be slightly higher..I would imagine that here in the modern era with better metallurgy.that number could be boosted some..When talking about Gas a while back you said high compression Ratios demanded higher octane...Rd's have a compression ratio of 6.7 to 1 but it seemed that higher octane fuels made my bikes perform better than another rd Maybe it was just my superior skills...hahaha78standard,79 & 80 Specials; 2 x 650 Maxims; 4 x RD350's; yz450; 2 x Honda tlr's;2x jt1 mini.Comment
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More Pics!
Top of Pikes Peak... 3Phase, Bonz, Roo, CZ, Motoman, rdmcguy, Soccer4m
Group site
Joe, CZ, Bohn on "Bridge to nowhere"http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb410/hbonser611/JoeCZBohnjpg_zpsa8416bc5.jpg
Joe's magnificent El Toro. Open exhaust, Evil LED light eyes, nostrils blow white flour smoke via CO2 system, tail wags, cow moo horn via remote lever on right bar (horn is red apparatus you can see behind the pods), plunger push tube on back right side loaded with brownie mix to make it take a dump... NO lie on all of those functions. Suzuki S50 front end.
Cops pulled up along side, not sure what to do, and could only shake their heads when Joe wagged the tail via handlebar mounted remote cable lever... True story!
Gang in front of Bishops Castle
Bishops Castle
CZ, Bonz and Bohn on "bridge to nowhere"
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...psb9905a19.jpg
80SG Loaded for home!
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...psb2408c7e.jpgLast edited by Bonz; 07-22-2014, 09:51 PM.Howard
ZRX1200
BTW, ZRX carbs have the same spacing as the XS11... http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35462Comment
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Let's try this one again... Darn 10 minute edit window... Didn't catch it in time.
Joe, CZ, Bohn on "Bridge to nowhere" at Bishops Castle
http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/...psa8416bc5.jpgHoward
ZRX1200
BTW, ZRX carbs have the same spacing as the XS11... http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35462Comment
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Update: Scott and Roo made Beaver, Utah for the nite. Scott has 'thrown in the towel' this round with Columbo. It gets a U-Haul ride home tomorrow as mechanical noises became more obvious, and he would prefer a repairable motor as opposed to a gernaded pile of scrap metal. Roo will be riding 'sweep'.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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Damn that is tough Scott. At least he held up l9ng enough to rally.
Painful, time consuming and expensive to start over.
What is suspect besides old rings?
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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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