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From: mayner on 8 Jun 2010 17:50 On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 06:13:09 -0700 (PDT), "S'mee" <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >On Jun 8, 5:38�am, "Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: >> S'mee wrote: >> �"Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: >> >> FWIW John Cameron and Lance Tidwell drove their Flexi equiped JDs >> >> from LA to Sturgis one year about 25 back. They were featured in one >> >> of the Easy Rider videos. >> >> > New motorcycles and short distance compared to the gentleman lunatic >> > in this video...but that's just my cynical opinion. >> >> New motorcycles? �Circa 1917 IIRC. �Yes, �LA - Sturgis is only about half >> the distance coast to coast. �Of course after a few days there John & lance >> rode home again so .... > >Like I said! Those are NEW bikes... ;^) > >> I wasn't trying to denigrate the other guy's feat. �I've don't >> coast-to-coast enough times on newer 'baggers' to doubt my own ability to do >> it on a "J" model, let alone in old age. �I was just noting that those old >> bikes were more reliable than most people think. �Sort of like black powder >> guns. > >I can agree with that...though I no a guy who has to retime his. I loved the comment about oiling the running gear, or was it valve train?, on the go. Those little bottles are da bomb. ;-)
From: THE Rick on 8 Jun 2010 21:21 On Jun 7, 2:42 pm, "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > http://www.goraiders.org/bike/100603ShakeDownRide/4.html > > Just scroll down...it's an older harley (1914) a survivor by the looks > of it and that guy is carrying the BARE minimum of gear. Wow! words fail me ....
From: Road Glidin' Don on 9 Jun 2010 01:26 On Jun 7, 12:42 pm, "S'mee" <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > http://www.goraiders.org/bike/100603ShakeDownRide/4.html > > Just scroll down...it's an older harley (1914) a survivor by the looks > of it and that guy is carrying the BARE minimum of gear. Really cool. Thanks.
From: Robert Bolton on 9 Jun 2010 01:39 On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:19:32 -0500, Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: >Vito wrote: >> S'mee wrote: >> "Vito" <v...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: >>>> FWIW John Cameron and Lance Tidwell drove their Flexi equiped JDs >>>> from LA to Sturgis one year about 25 back. They were featured in one >>>> of the Easy Rider videos. >>> New motorcycles and short distance compared to the gentleman lunatic >>> in this video...but that's just my cynical opinion. >> >> New motorcycles? Circa 1917 IIRC. Yes, LA - Sturgis is only about half >> the distance coast to coast. Of course after a few days there John & lance >> rode home again so .... >> >> I wasn't trying to denigrate the other guy's feat. I've don't >> coast-to-coast enough times on newer 'baggers' to doubt my own ability to do >> it on a "J" model, let alone in old age. I was just noting that those old >> bikes were more reliable than most people think. Sort of like black powder >> guns. > >This guy's story is quite an entertaining read. I suggest reading online, >the facsimile version, by clicking on the image of the book. The quality >of the images are quite good and add considerably to the text. > >http://www.archive.org/details/acrossamerica00sheprich > >Across America by motor-cycle (1922) by C.K. Shepherd > >An excerpt: > >"The total number of replacements to the engine alone >comprised the following : Five new cylinders ; three >pistons ; five gudgeon pins ; three complete sets of >bearings ; two connecting rods, and eleven sparking plugs. > >The machine was entirely overhauled on four occasions >between the Atlantic and the Pacific, and on three of >these by the recognized agents of the manufacturers. >The engine cut-out switch was the only part of the machine >that did not break, come loose, or go wrong sooner or >later. I was thrown off 142 times, and after that I stopped >counting. Apart from that I had no trouble." > Yeow! Technology has come a long way, hasn't it? Robert
From: The Older Gentleman on 9 Jun 2010 02:15
Robert Bolton <robertboltondrop(a)gci.net> wrote: > >"The total number of replacements to the engine alone > >comprised the following : Five new cylinders ; three > >pistons ; five gudgeon pins ; three complete sets of > >bearings ; two connecting rods, and eleven sparking plugs. > > > >The machine was entirely overhauled on four occasions > >between the Atlantic and the Pacific, and on three of > >these by the recognized agents of the manufacturers. > >The engine cut-out switch was the only part of the machine > >that did not break, come loose, or go wrong sooner or > >later. I was thrown off 142 times, and after that I stopped > >counting. Apart from that I had no trouble." > > > Yeow! Technology has come a long way, hasn't it? Yeah. A modern Harley would only consume half that quantity of parts. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |