Grabby Front brakes
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From: Odinn on 2 Jul 2010 10:02 Road Glidin' Don wrote: > > On Jun 29, 9:03 pm, Odinn <od...(a)atlantabiker.nonet> wrote: >> Road Glidin' Don wrote: >> >>> On Jun 29, 6:27 am, Odinn <od...(a)atlantabiker.nonet> wrote: >>>> Damn, am I the only Harley rider that is still using the original stock >>>> shifter linkage after 130,000 miles? No issues with mine as of yet. >>> Your time may be coming. Mine lasted until about 130,000 kms before >>> coming apart. >> 130,000 kms, that's what, 25 miles? > > Ah, but our speed limits are incredible. Check out the sign in the > photo below: > > http://www.xidos.ca/Portals/0/Odds%20and%20Ends/Random%20Shots/pics/P1020181_1024wide.jpg > > My eyesight is pretty bad. I can't tell what the sign says. -- Odinn RCOS #7 SENS BS #154 Nothing but net to reply
From: saddlebag on 2 Jul 2010 12:13 On Jun 27, 4:19 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > Let me try to explain what the lever action feels like. The pull on > the lever is smooth up until strong force is applied, as you would > apply in a rapid stop. Then the lever action makes a creaking noise > and tends to move in successive jerks. It definitely feels like the > restriction is in the lever or the master cylinder, not the calipers. Anti-lock brakes?
From: Robert Bolton on 2 Jul 2010 12:22 On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:28:53 GMT, "don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote: >On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:50:19 -0800, Robert Bolton ><robertboltondrop(a)gci.net> wrote: > >> >>>2. There is a sense of satisfaction in being able to do your own >>>mechanical repairs. While still a novice, I am getting better at this >>>mechanical stuff, and it feels good. >> >>Bailing wire and duct tape in a Harley repair report... Not good. > >Nah, it's all part of the experience. Think of how reliable bikes are >today, compared to the old days. Now when I leave to go on the road I >have no concerns about whether or not the bike will get me home again. >In my early riding days it was exactly the opposite. I was never sure >the bike was going to get me home. > >A ten minute and three wire tie repair during a five thousand km >journey, to me, is a measure of success. ;-) > I was just clowning around. My maintenance on mine to date has been to wash it in the spring and change the oil in the fall. I keep it in a heated garage. Items I wonder about are wheel bearing lube and drive belt failure, as I don't know when either was last performed. The bike's got 38k miles and I've had it for 10k of them. My sister and I are still planning a trip to Dawson late summer, and I'm comfortable with the bike. While I don't take tie wire, I always carry duct tape (not Duc brand) when traveling on a bike or my old '91 R. Very usefully stuff. Robert
From: don (Calgary) on 2 Jul 2010 12:53 On Fri, 2 Jul 2010 09:13:36 -0700 (PDT), saddlebag <saddlebag(a)aol.com> wrote: >On Jun 27, 4:19�pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > >> Let me try to explain what the lever action feels like. The pull on >> the lever is smooth up until strong force is applied, as you would >> apply in a rapid stop. �Then the lever action makes a creaking noise >> and tends to move in successive jerks. It definitely feels like the >> restriction is in the lever or the master cylinder, not the calipers. > >Anti-lock brakes? On a YAmaha Venture? No way. Hell it still has a cassette deck.
From: tomorrow on 2 Jul 2010 12:54
On Jul 2, 12:22 pm, Robert Bolton <robertboltond...(a)gci.net> wrote: > ... My maintenance on mine to date has been > to wash it in the spring and change the oil in the fall. I keep it in > a heated garage. Items I wonder about are wheel bearing lube and > drive belt failure, as I don't know when either was last performed. > The bike's got 38k miles and I've had it for 10k of them. I think the reco for drive belts is 60k miles. |