Recent content by xackley

Just notice this. Usually a good selection of motorcycles show up. Free unless you want to tour the Museum. Hammondsport in NYS Used to be Saturday and Sunday, now just Saturday. https://glennhcurtissmuseum.org/events/curtiss-classic-motorcycle-show-and-swap-meet/ I won't be riding my xs650...

Too bad they aren't big enough to change the front tire.

In Hammondsport NY. There are a lot of classics in the parking lot and displays in the museum. http://www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org/events.php If you don't know who Curtiss was, just type Curtiss in google and hit Enter. Beautiful riding, just head up over any hill or cruise 54a on the west side...

Buy an old Goldwing for a commuter. My 82 with a Vetter fairing is warm, vibration free, and boring. But it's a motorcycle for distance. or an old BMW. Late 70 to early 80s.

Bump, in case someone in the northern tier of Pennsylvania or western NY can't figure out what to do with tomorrow. I will be riding my 58 R69 BMW. It looking to be 90 degrees and Sun. I melt at that temperature, and usually seek air conditioning.

Hammondsport is a little village at the end of Keuka Lake in western NY. There are half a dozen restaurants/bars in town, and miles of country road. I have nothing to do with this meet. A friend said he is planning on leading a ride. His current plan is to take the upper road from...

pm for air box

peewee's big adventure. And there is even an xs650 in the movie.

At a full stop neutral is very much a hit or miss. 2 misses to one hit. Putting it in neutral while still rolling is pretty much a hit. When parking I usually shut off the engine, then click it up one. My clutch is set so it drags a little when cold. The clutch is smooth and disengages...

I use it to winterize and then add 3 oz to a midsummer tank, the midsummer application is "just making sure". The first time I used it, I had "thoroughly" cleaned the carbs 3 times. Within 10 miles of adding seafoam to a full gas tank the idle speed increase by 500 rpm. I have not had a single...

After years of seeping oil, it dawned on me that perhaps my breather was plugged. Mine is the large 2 nipple type. It has 3 plates 1 screen with holes that fits flat against the head when installed. 2 a concave plate with a hole toward one end 3 a flat plate with a cresent shaped hole with a tab...