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Reply #165 - 08/20/23 at 17:56:30
 
I hauled my flatbed trailer from Riverside, CA to my home near Cason City, NV today.  It rained hard all the way up hwy 395 until I got to Bodie.  That is one, big, rain storm!  It is diminishing the farther north it gets, so we will get about a 1/2" over night.
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Reply #166 - 08/20/23 at 18:19:39
 
I’m right on the edge of it blue skies west , east is dark. Not a drop here a nice cool day or the calm before the storm.
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Reply #167 - 08/21/23 at 05:04:54
 
Glad you in CA are doing OK.

In KY we are having a week long AC test cycle.

It was 92, yesterday, forecast 93 today, 90 on Tues, 92 on Wed, 98 on Thur, 95 on Fri.  Saturday will drop to a more normal 85 and then 79 on Sunday.

No rain in the 10 day forecast.

I am getting outdoor work done in the AM before it gets too hot, then retreat into the AC in the afternoon.
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Reply #168 - 08/21/23 at 09:01:26
 
I was out & about Sunday morning , gas up , head east from 5 points. That road is all farmland , long straight , smooth. This bike wants another jet , it keeps on surprising me , this thing likes to run. Pilot is good,needle is good, I’m at a 200 main , next size 210. Increments under 200 are in 5 and over in 10 , so 210 instead of a 205.  A 210 might be too big , I might go get a numbered drill set and drill me a 205 from a 200 jet , ol skool. One thing I’ve learned always use the next size jet , don’t skip a size , going up or down. I tune by butt , when you get close it gets tough , but when you’ve gone to far it will tell you , wot/ peak drops off or does weird stuff on peak roll off. I almost never pull the spark plug till I’m happy with jetting and at that point it’s just a reward for the work put in. I know I’m close , if it takes a 210 with positive results it will surprise me again ! A few more rides before next jet , real close. Excursions get longer , conditioning/ testing the hip. Was 40 miles last was 77 miles on long straight roads(farmlands) you cover some ground quickly. Mostly testing its reliability & durability too.
A better seat might help , my hip is good , but in need of more seat time , help condition it to ride farther than the ride before. After ride pain is going away sooner & sooner. It’s a blast to ride , today trying to ride east till it starts raining see what Hurricane Hilary is all about. The bike is ridden every chance I get so it’s a mess and smattered with bugs , a little rain won’t hurt. It needs a wash n wax bad. Rain might soften the bugs up a bit. Cloudy & windy time to ride into a dying hurricane ! BIG FUN.      Roll Eyes
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Reply #169 - 08/21/23 at 09:11:17
 
Yeah , I guess So. California has taken a hit , flooding , mud slides , etc
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Reply #170 - 08/21/23 at 09:12:11
 
Let’s hope Versey got his water wings on !
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Reply #171 - 08/21/23 at 10:13:38
 
I only start worrying after the 39th day of rain.

I live in an elevated area, so flooding is not an issue

I live between canyons, so flash flooding isn't an issue.

the streets do get a wash of mud but it's dealt with so no worries.
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Reply #172 - 08/21/23 at 14:01:35
 
koff, koff, pardon, so much smoke! Rutt: my 'lotto' dream shop would be named "Nickel Rockets", nothing over 650cc, my shop, my rules!
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Reply #173 - 08/21/23 at 22:06:56
 
I like that ! Well my garage is my current shop and I’m going to make it into  a better place to work. I have a better tv and a better radio and got good lighting. A five year accumulation of stuff needs to go , space is the biggest issue. Got tons of tools & welders,grinders. Should sell all my oxy acetylene stuff a buy a plasma cutter. After that maybe a second lift and a sign
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I never did get to head east in search of a hurricane today. Maybe do some exploring tomorrow , if I don’t get side tracked.
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Reply #174 - 08/23/23 at 10:02:50
 
I can’t believe the difference in the garage , nowhere near done yet. Had to stop yesterday cause garbage can is stuffed full. Snuck a load of scrap metal in to work Sunday night and pick up a steel cabinet and a small top box , was in and back out in 15 minutes. Working on the next load. Installing  some weather stripping to side door and all the way around the overhead door too ! More for dust control , helps keep weather out too. Estimated I can squeeze another bike in but , I’m in a self imposed number of six bikes 5 is better , so sell one , buy one. Basket cases don’t count , until they become rollers. All mine are rollers , 3 run , 2 in progress , 0 basket cases gonna have to get a basket case. Yeah my 1971 BSA Victor 250 , this will get all my skills , big plans ! Meanwhile keep cleaning !
My wife has noticed what I have accomplished too , right before I got an earful for stuffing the garbage can full , ya just can’t win !   Grin
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Reply #175 - 08/26/23 at 22:22:52
 
Yeah I’m still ill , that spare savage engine stares at me with a black eye. One of these days I’ll fix that ugly excuse of an exhaust port ! Do it just like the last one. Maybe take pics , yeah sure. At least a before and after shots. It won’t be for a while , I beat a pvc cap in the black eye , now it’s really staring at me. Put it on a piano dolly  And go hide it. Another day.
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Reply #176 - 08/27/23 at 03:45:17
 
Ive got two of them sitting in old military trunks, waiting for the handsome prince to come and kiss them, awakening them instantly to perfect function.
Where’s the prince though ?
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Reply #177 - 08/27/23 at 04:18:32
 
Same for me, it is an addiction.  I have 2 spare engines waiting for a chance to live again, and 1 engine finished and ready to be installed.

The "first" spare engine came from a 2006 bike that was crashed and it only has 1,700 miles on it.  I bought it off eBay when Pinwall Cycle had it listed as a "Buy it Now" on eBay at a very affordable price that included shipping.  I bought it when the modified engine in my Cafe' Savage had not yet proven itself reliable and I wanted a good spare just in case.  *(17,000 miles later and the modified Cafe' engine is still running great).

The second engine came with a 2002 theft recovery bike I bought to convert into my Retro Standard bike to ride when I become a Geezer and can't ride the Cafe' anymore.  Along with the original 2002 engine - I got a 1997 engine that is a good core.  The rockers and cam were worn - the rest o the engine looks pretty good.

The 2002 engine for the Retro Standard is sitting on the workbench with new 97mm Wiseco, ported head with Cerakote on the valves and exhaust port, performance cam and DR650 clutch......it is ready to go into the frame - but the frame is not ready for the engine yet.
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Reply #178 - 08/27/23 at 07:59:19
 
Wow , That makes me feel better. Not one but two of ya are as sick or sicker than I am. It will get its chance. The fricken thing is heavy , it wouldn’t come out of the frame , threw card board down laid it on its side and lifted the frame off. Ridiculously heavy engine , what a turd.
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Reply #179 - 08/27/23 at 09:16:03
 
Back in 2014 I thought it was a good idea to buy an unused Savage and then got the brilliant idea to get a Ryca kit to go with it. And yes that fateful day I joined S.S. , with absolutely no online etiquette whatsoever. Kinda just didn’t know any better. No apologies I learn as I go. Seen hundreds come and go here in that time. Sure beats the crap out of other forums and FB high school crap. Sometimes ya just want to talk bikes , sometimes just talk. So almost 9 years on the tracker , oh it’s done , and still evolving. Tracker 3.0 is on the board. Now that Ryca is gone , Ryca bikes will become a rarity (rare does not mean valuable). Mine was tracker kit #17. Best I can tell most were built and sold , probably a bunch never got finished and then there are what seems to be a life sentence on ownership , like myself and others (you know who you are). If I find a Ryca cheap unfinished , I would do it all over again. Sunday morning,I’m gone, it’s cool outside, time to let her rip ! About to wake up all the late sleepers. It is unusually quiet here !
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