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Mid-South ride, eat, and meet
- Thread starter barryg
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More cleaning to come.
Just the first go round, more to come. When I first got the bike around '92 it was a cream puff. I kept it immaculate, I was so proud of it. What happened? It's on the road to recovery now. Called Marshall about why the R75/5 wasn't running. Said it had something to do with the NKG cap and cable. Old metal cap BMW wire installed and it run just fine; good for them.
Just the first go round, more to come. When I first got the bike around '92 it was a cream puff. I kept it immaculate, I was so proud of it. What happened? It's on the road to recovery now. Called Marshall about why the R75/5 wasn't running. Said it had something to do with the NKG cap and cable. Old metal cap BMW wire installed and it run just fine; good for them.
Winter Blau last meeting tonight
The last shop meeting is tonight. Billy Hatcher is hosting. 413 Munroe at Danny Thomas BLVD. Across from the old Wonder Bread/ Hostess Bakery. 6:30 Pot Luck. This has been a great series for the gearheads in the Mid South. Downtown Memphis. I've never been to this shop and am looking forward to it. Hard to believe Daytona Bike Week is here.
The last shop meeting is tonight. Billy Hatcher is hosting. 413 Munroe at Danny Thomas BLVD. Across from the old Wonder Bread/ Hostess Bakery. 6:30 Pot Luck. This has been a great series for the gearheads in the Mid South. Downtown Memphis. I've never been to this shop and am looking forward to it. Hard to believe Daytona Bike Week is here.
My Blah Garage
Now back to my own garage for the rest of the Blah Winter. Back to the K bike battery box. So fun and interesting. Blah, Blah, Blah. Phil Murrey 'Ground Hog Day' Battery Box Blues. I need a soulfull Blues guitar riff right now. Da Da Da Da Da. Get out to the garage. Da Da Da Da Da. Drag that Kbike out. Da Da Da Da Da. Fix that old battery box. Now the hold band comes in full vibrato Fix That Battery Box Blues.
2nd verse. Fix the headline bucket. Now a little soft shoe shuffle, snap the finger. Da Da Da Da Da. ...........
Suck down some coffee, get out and finish the battery box.
Now back to my own garage for the rest of the Blah Winter. Back to the K bike battery box. So fun and interesting. Blah, Blah, Blah. Phil Murrey 'Ground Hog Day' Battery Box Blues. I need a soulfull Blues guitar riff right now. Da Da Da Da Da. Get out to the garage. Da Da Da Da Da. Drag that Kbike out. Da Da Da Da Da. Fix that old battery box. Now the hold band comes in full vibrato Fix That Battery Box Blues.
2nd verse. Fix the headline bucket. Now a little soft shoe shuffle, snap the finger. Da Da Da Da Da. ........... Suck down some coffee, get out and finish the battery box.
Total DisgusD
Started yesterday good. Got the battery box area somewhat clean, got the box installed. Everything was looking good. Started the bike; it ran good, was going to let it run a little more, then call it a day. Then the bike kinda misfired, stumbled, then more erratic idling. What now? Turn it off. Maybe a clogged fuel filter. Pulled the gas cap off and found a pinched internal gas line.
Cut and trimmed the offending piece then reattached. Started the bike, still running rough. Pulled the filter, and looked thru it. Looked clean. Fuel pump working. Still not running right. by now I tired and had enough.
Great start to the day and a terrible ending.
Started yesterday good. Got the battery box area somewhat clean, got the box installed. Everything was looking good. Started the bike; it ran good, was going to let it run a little more, then call it a day. Then the bike kinda misfired, stumbled, then more erratic idling. What now? Turn it off. Maybe a clogged fuel filter. Pulled the gas cap off and found a pinched internal gas line.
Cut and trimmed the offending piece then reattached. Started the bike, still running rough. Pulled the filter, and looked thru it. Looked clean. Fuel pump working. Still not running right. by now I tired and had enough.
Great start to the day and a terrible ending.Airhead bar mounts and bar backs
I'm still smarting on the bad running K-bike. Ran across a box of air head bar backs. They looked kind of neat. I generally don't run bar backs on my bikes and remove them from bikes I buy. I'm tall with long arms so I really don't need them. But those that like them or those who are short and need help reaching the bars, great. thought I would show them. Some I had never seen before. The ones I usually see look like a stick of butter. the problem with these is they usually ding up or scrape the tank on removal or install.
Stock set up on a R80/7
Being a machinist by trade, I didn't know there were so many different types. Kinda neat really.
I'm still smarting on the bad running K-bike. Ran across a box of air head bar backs. They looked kind of neat. I generally don't run bar backs on my bikes and remove them from bikes I buy. I'm tall with long arms so I really don't need them. But those that like them or those who are short and need help reaching the bars, great. thought I would show them. Some I had never seen before. The ones I usually see look like a stick of butter. the problem with these is they usually ding up or scrape the tank on removal or install.
Stock set up on a R80/7
Being a machinist by trade, I didn't know there were so many different types. Kinda neat really.
