stevenrankin
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My RT
Outside Buttercrumbs bakery Corfu NY at lunch time. St.
Outside Buttercrumbs bakery Corfu NY at lunch time. St.
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Very nice! That is the most beautiful airhead GS I've ever seen. Referring to the heavily modified "R1000GS".
EMoralesR45
New member
My 79 R45
Here's a picture of my airhead
Here's a picture of my airhead
slowpokepete
Member
The picture/sign don’t quite match the reality of the place; but it’s cool pic all the same.
slowpokepete
Member
The picture/sign don’t quite match the reality of the place; but it’s cool pic all the same.
Barns, fields, and country roads.
What's in the sign looks a lot like what I see here in town.
Not really sure what you mean...
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slowpokepete
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slowpokepete
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Adding miles to this bike regularly.
July 22, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr
July 22, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr
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July 22, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on FlickrJuly 22, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on FlickrSPP
txroadrunner
New member
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slowpokepete
Member
Yesterday I rode with a few members of the moto gang up and around Mount Greylock, the highest peak in Massachusetts. Lots of dirt roads and back roads. Outdoor dinner at a Mexican place in Stephentown, NY, then another 30 miles south down to Hillsdale to refill on gas.
And eat ice cream.
August 24, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr
August 24, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr
August 24, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr
August 24, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr
August 24, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr
August 24, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on Flickr
About 140 miles on the bike...
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And eat ice cream.
August 24, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on FlickrAugust 24, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on FlickrAugust 24, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on FlickrAugust 24, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on FlickrAugust 24, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on FlickrAugust 24, 2022 by SPP™ SlowPokePete, on FlickrAbout 140 miles on the bike...
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txroadrunner
New member
The Rod is Actually Fuel Hose
Back when I travelled distance a lot, about 18,000 total miles/year, I started using fuel hose for my tank overflow/vent line. The idea was if I ever had a leaky hose on the road, I would just cut an appropriate length of the vent hose. Since I just use auto parts fuel hose for the vent line, I replace it every few years due to weather etc.
As for the Mikunis, I switched to those to accommodate the 336 cam I installed in 2001. I like the response from the cam, but the bike was PIA to start with the 40mm Bings. It would finally fire once it backfired like a 20mm cannon. (You should've seen the reaction to that in front of Redbones Bar-B-Que in Somerville, MA a couple of months after 9/11.) Also, the plugs were constantly carbon fouled no matter what I did with the jetting. (Pilot jet didn't occur to me then.) I think the aggressive cam wasn't pulling enough vacuum at low rpm to get a proper response from vacuum actuated CV's.
The Mikunis were initially a 24 mpg nightmare until I realized I had to lean the pilot jets way down. As I cautiously leaned the pilot jets in a step process, I realized the needle jets and main jets had to go rich.
That's the short version of the Mikuni Epic. I have six pages of notes spanning from 2013 to 2017 with different jetting combinations etc.
I sometimes wonder if I should try the Bings again with leaned out pilot jets. Then I come back to my senses and just go for a ride.
Back when I travelled distance a lot, about 18,000 total miles/year, I started using fuel hose for my tank overflow/vent line. The idea was if I ever had a leaky hose on the road, I would just cut an appropriate length of the vent hose. Since I just use auto parts fuel hose for the vent line, I replace it every few years due to weather etc.
As for the Mikunis, I switched to those to accommodate the 336 cam I installed in 2001. I like the response from the cam, but the bike was PIA to start with the 40mm Bings. It would finally fire once it backfired like a 20mm cannon. (You should've seen the reaction to that in front of Redbones Bar-B-Que in Somerville, MA a couple of months after 9/11.) Also, the plugs were constantly carbon fouled no matter what I did with the jetting. (Pilot jet didn't occur to me then.) I think the aggressive cam wasn't pulling enough vacuum at low rpm to get a proper response from vacuum actuated CV's.
The Mikunis were initially a 24 mpg nightmare until I realized I had to lean the pilot jets way down. As I cautiously leaned the pilot jets in a step process, I realized the needle jets and main jets had to go rich.
That's the short version of the Mikuni Epic. I have six pages of notes spanning from 2013 to 2017 with different jetting combinations etc.
I sometimes wonder if I should try the Bings again with leaned out pilot jets. Then I come back to my senses and just go for a ride.
slowpokepete
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