SuzukiSavage.com - 2009's Tail of the Dragon Trip

Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #345 - 05/10/09 at 10:25:24 Jim, the Dragon Ride is the weekend of JUNE 25-28 so maybe you can make it?
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Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #346 - 05/10/09 at 14:14:20

diamond jim wrote on 05/10/09 at 08:55:31:

Dang, during the summer I'm working only 1 day per week at the college which will free me up for the Dragon. But I've got kids (divorced) May 29th-June 7th. I'll be up there though at other points during the summer so if someone can't make this trip I'll join you for another date in June or July. Just let me know.

well the run Im goin to make is Monday, June 29, 2009 9:00:00 AM.
I pick up the bike then.
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Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #347 - 05/10/09 at 20:15:55

Oldfeller

That stick looks perty wicked, I like the idea of hydrolic valves adjusters and the cam tentenioner could be just as good.

All systems are still go for the Dragon. I either have a leaking exaust at the head or a leaky head gasket.

After the motor warms up it gets worse. Anyone had or have a simiular situation.

either way, tork the head or new manifold gasket it should be just a one day fix.

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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #348 - 05/11/09 at 04:49:06 Well I just might be able to make it then. No kids at that time. Off from work. Let me put it on the calendar. Is there any room left in the apartment at the Gap Inn?
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Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip
Reply #349 - 05/11/09 at 04:58:44

MMRanch,

It could be constructed as a positive pressure hydraulic system with an infeed from the oil pump distribution tunnel, but then it would have variable oil pressure driven tension to the cam chain rolling up from 0 up to 15 pounds depending on how things were RPM wise. If you lost your infeed hose it would of course fail without giving any notice at all. That would be a sort of bad system, one that can fail without warning (sorta like the one Suzuki put in there stock).

I preferred to keep it spring actuated at about 6-8 pounds of continuous spring pressure with the cylinder filled with oil. At the top of the resting cylinder's "up" position will be a small feeder hose with a tiny orifice drilled in it to let oil in and out.

If if the engine kicks backwards at shut down, the oil cannot escape the cylinder through the orifice nearly fast enough to allow the cam chain guide to move very much at all. Any oil that makes it through is contained in the reservoir hose. Once the engine is stopped, pressure from the spring slowly takes the slack back up, pulling oil slowly back through the orifice from the reservoir hose.

That's the theory, anyway.

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Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #350 - 05/11/09 at 07:27:38 Jim, as far as I know, we have room (or can make room) T
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #351 - 05/11/09 at 09:07:10 Toymaker wrote on 05/11/09 at 07:27:38: Jim, as far as I know, we have room (or can make room) T Then count me in. Toymaker wrote on 05/08/09 at 06:28:32: Plese do a roll call.... 5
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Tincanman Serious Thumper Offline O~`o Posts: 566 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #352 - 05/12/09 at 07:43:27 well I may have another to ride with me after all. my youngest sons mother lives not to far from Gatlinburg and she owns a Harley and has never been on the Dragon so I hope she can make it.
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #353 - 05/12/09 at 11:58:48 Don't think I can make this year, I've been quite on the Tail of the Dragon trip cause I just get way too ticked off that I won't be there. I really wanted another shirt, hey Toymaker could you get me one together and run over it, gotta have matching tread marks on it .
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12686 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #354 - 05/12/09 at 13:57:18 You KNOW there is only one way to get an authentic Dragon Ride wheel print in the exact slam middle of your back .... Ed, you were the nicest of us by a long shot -- I will miss your smiling face and kindly manner.
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Ed L. Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline "We All go a Little Crazy Sometimes" Norman Bates Posts: 2808 Sunny Florida Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #355 - 05/13/09 at 17:02:36 I'll be there in spirit with you all, still have a primal savage lust for 321 off of I 95 heading up to Toymakers, my god what a pretty piece of highway. Would like to get the Dragon by it's tail for a little fun too.
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12686 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #356 - 05/13/09 at 17:29:13 "Eddddd .... Eddddd ...." (that's the road calling -- we are only a month and a half away from road trip time again)
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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #357 - 05/14/09 at 07:21:43 Hey Guys, I have been reading the thread about the trip and hope you all have a good time. Maybe one day I can make the run. But be careful so you don't end up like this guy: I don't know where this was. Let's be careful out there!
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #358 - 05/14/09 at 09:56:12 It's funny how the driver quickly assumed the bikers were gonna beat their a$$es.
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kel30734 Senior Member Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 486 Calhoun, GA Gender:	Re: 2009 Tail of the Dragon Trip Reply #359 - 05/14/09 at 12:06:41 What you Get for trying to Ride a thousand pound bike like it weighs 300
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