Ha ha...I'll say.Brassneck: "Which bike is that...Not your wife's I take it?"
No, that's my 78 Standard. This started as a project to re-spoke my wheels. Quickly got out of hand.
Ha ha...I'll say.Brassneck: "Which bike is that...Not your wife's I take it?"
No, that's my 78 Standard. This started as a project to re-spoke my wheels. Quickly got out of hand.
oh, wow - lack of top end oiling + lean condition + piston ate itself or ???Destroyed the right cylinder and really the whole engine. Also, new top triple clamp should arrive today, so that's fun.
She was an abused runaway when I got her. Had turned to the streets and whatever drugs she could devour long ago: oil, gas, gnats- you name it she ate it. The Piston was the next logical step in a downward spiral of unresolved Daddy Issues.
Sorry for the damage, but damn the above post is funny
50 mile ride today, winding thru the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (ag farms) looking for photo opportunities. The Feds put up gates to keep the Americans out. I did find 1 spot to photograph but the lighting sucked, sun glare off the paint and brightwork ruined the pix. I will try again soon.
I usually carry a cellphone, but when looking for photo ops I carry either a Canon XT or XS hanging around my neck. On roadtrips I carry both and a pair of Panasonic lumix. which I carry in vest pockets for on the fly ops(eg.Great excuse to go for a ride
I always carry my camera with me looking for good photo opportunities.
What camera do you carry and where do you store it safely might I ask
hoooo boy. my shopmate left the petcocks on overnight on my bike, so I changed the oil + used the opportunity to take off the clutch cover and put in the tach drive delete.
filter seems to look like I may be due a top end rebuild sooner than later...
edit: spoke too soon probably - did more research on here and it's probably sump filter + starter gear grindy bits. Occam's razor!!
it certainly amazed me a bit. wasn't expecting that many large chunks!Yikes ! ....I'm not looking forward to checking and cleaning my filters