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Message started by bentwheel on 02/19/05 at 21:49:00

Title: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by bentwheel on 02/19/05 at 21:49:00

When your tires wear down, where did the rubber go? ??? :-/

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by Paladin on 02/19/05 at 22:01:17

Air and water polution:

http://www.collegenews.org/x1939.xml

http://www.sciencenetlinks.org/sci_update.cfm?DocID=197

http://www.monitor.net/rachel/r439.html

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by Greg_650 on 02/20/05 at 07:20:40

bentwheel wrote:

When your tires wear down, where did the rubber go? ??? :-/

I think it ends up in my nose.... :P

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by bentwheel on 03/03/05 at 10:58:26

This is another thing that makes me go hmmm. The Savage mounts the regulator/rectifier atop the rear fender which has cooling fins to dispense the heat. How are people mounting their leather saddlebag straps to get around this device. Are you cutting out the leather which surrounds the regulator? If not, has anyone developed regulator/ rectifier problems or failure?

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by Savage_Rob on 03/03/05 at 11:08:08

I don't use my Willie and Max bags very often since I added the trunk but I just cut out a square around the rectifier.

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by sluggo on 03/03/05 at 11:32:04

bentwheel wrote:

i haven't done bags, but i have checked the temp of the regulator often as it's easy to acces on my bobber. i have found that it gets warm to the touch at best. so i believe it isn't a problem. if it really was, would they have mounted it under a seat?

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by DangMan on 03/03/05 at 13:51:34

sluggo wrote:

if it really was, would they have mounted it under a seat?

I think they mounted it there to warm ur butt on cold days ;D

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by Susan on 03/04/05 at 13:36:56

bentwheel wrote:

I asked a similar question last summer and was advised that it is not an issue to lay the bags right across the regulator. That's what I do and so far it has not been a problem for me. I have had the bags on and off and don't see any signs of heat on the bag overlay piece and the regulator seems fine.

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by slavy on 03/06/05 at 18:26:56

One more thing- don't forget that the fender acts like a big cooler.

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by Greg_650 on 03/12/05 at 06:38:30

This makes me go Hmmmm.....

I have a turn signal that is dead. The entire inside is corroded and doesn't work. So off came the fender rails where I found small amounts of rust forming where the rails are bolted to the fender.

Now, I sit back and wonder, "Hmmmm".

http://home.comcast.net/~gmdinusa/05GMD01web.jpg

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by gitarzan on 03/12/05 at 07:26:21

I used to drive a 1980 Pinto. It was the last year it was built, the exploding gas tank issue was long fixed, so no jokes. Actually it was great car. I loved it and drove it over 12 years. It was a little beefier looking than the original Pinto, it looked like it had been spending some time at the gym.

Anyhow... One time I saw another '80 Pinto at a stop light, you know how when you drive one make of car you notice every other one on the road. This one had a completely different look, very sporty and lithe. I looked harder and noticed that it had a non-linear pinstripe going down it's side a few inches from the hoodline all the way to the back. A little above the rear wheel/quarter panel area, it had a rise to it. That little rise created a visual change in the visual lines of the car and gave it a very different visual effect, that really changed the look of the car (from the side at least). It went from a chubby look to lithe and sporting in almost a British way. Amazing.

I've often thought about how that one pinstripe deeply changed the visual lines of that car.

When I removed the side chrome from my bike, I noticed how the fender shape along the bottom contour, was quite stodgy. Where the rest of the fender has curvy lines that play off each other, the bottom edge hangs low and leaves a big flat ungainly panel on the side.

I wondered how a well placed pinstripe would change the visual contour.

Whe I saw Greg's picture, I thought, "There's that flat panel again." So, I lifted a copy on his picture and fiddled with it in plain old PBrush. Notice how the stripe rises directly above the forward downward curve.

I think the stripe I did draws the eye away from noticing the expanse of flat metal and into the line of the pinstripe, which, IMHO looks much more balanced.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gitarzan/bike/pinstripe.jpg

Whatdya think?

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by Greg_650 on 03/12/05 at 07:37:57

Okay. Not a bad idea at all. I still have the link for the Savage paints, and I'm considering filling the holes and repainting the fender.

One thing that I want to keep, is my name on the rear. It was painted at Freedom Fest and the colors are a close match with the tank.

http://home.comcast.net/~gmdinusa/Paint01web.jpg

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by gitarzan on 03/12/05 at 08:07:32

You don't have to run it over the back edge. It's the curve under the pillion seat that counts.

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by Greg_650 on 03/12/05 at 12:35:10

gitarzan wrote:

You don't have to run it over the back edge. It's the curve under the pillion seat that counts.

Yeah. Racing stripes ;D

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by Greg_650 on 04/10/05 at 08:19:41

Derek (the guy with the fried CDI) sent me this link for parts...take a look at this luggage rack for the Savage....this sure is beefier looking than the OEM one.

www.classiccruiser.com

http://www.classiccruiser.com/srvs/data/Classiccruiser/knowledgebases/classiccruiser/images/663-012.jpg

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by Greg_650 on 04/10/05 at 08:33:35

And here's another little item....if you don't want saddlebags, and still need to haul a gallon of milk ;D

This is called the Hooker....and it goes under the passenger seat for use with bungee cords.

http://www.classiccruiser.com/srvs/data/Classiccruiser/knowledgebases/ClassicCruiser/images/622a.jpg

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by WD on 04/10/05 at 08:34:18

Highway Hawk. If it EVER rains where you live DO NOT buy Highway Hawk parts. If you are within 200 miles of the ocean, do not buy HH. If it is ever foggy where you live, do not buy HH. Ask Gitarzan or Kropatchek, HH is junk.
-WD

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by Greg_650 on 04/10/05 at 08:39:31

And what if.....I have HH pegs on my bike. They are fine.

Geez....ever heard of Turtle Wax?

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by WD on 04/10/05 at 09:11:56

Turtle Wax? Yeah I've heard of it. Mothers or Meguiars is better. ;) I'm of the school that if it takes extra time to keep it looking good, just shoot it with appliance epoxy and forget about it. :) If it doesn't make the bike go faster, lean further, or stop better, it isn't worth the hassle.
-WD

Title: Re: Things that make you go hmmm
Post by Greg_650 on 04/10/05 at 12:27:17

WD wrote:

Considering a bike with blown fork seals, remind me to bring my bike up to Washington for a little detailing work :P