| Author | Message | ||
     Kevyn |
I have a morning appointment but I'll do my best to arrive for lunch  | ||
| Kevyn |
Ooops, darned compression thing  | ||
| Racerboy |
Oh Joooohn!...Ron has a 2000 ST4 that he just purchased (not a trade in) in the shop...We started it and Bruce thought it sounded very broken until we explained the dry clutch thingy...I, of course, had to sit it and now I know exactly why I leave my check book at the orifice all the time...Kevin is now hot gripped on all his rides and the FL now has a radio and CD player... Kevyn, hope to see you Sunday... I'm going to try to ride tomorrow if the roads are OK...Main roads only... See Ya! Bob | ||
| Dave |
Metzeler Z4 tire followup... I called the place I got them from. They had a bit of a hard time believing the tire was 5 yrs old but a picture put all that aside very quickly. The one fella I was talking to said they got a mess of calls one time because a regional Gold Wing paper ran a story on tire dates and goofed it. He also mentioned he has some customers that want racing tires no more than 6 months old. He was extremely amazed that a tire sat in the system for 5 yrs. He had me send the tire in question back to him and they're sending me a new tire. They're covering all shipping fees and apologized for the inconvenience. Genuine customer service with great prices. (Apparently no catch) BOb...if I understood him correctly, the guy I spoke with said Drag Specialties folded but they were actually a retail subsidiary of Parts Unlimited. He said Parts Unlimited is the only (or was it largest) US importer of Metzelers. DAve http://www.ronayers.com/main.cfm | ||
| V2win |
DAve, Most excellent. Great customer service. Maybe I will try them for my next set of tires. I need to find a cheap bead breaker for these wide tires. I have on occasion placed the wheel and tire assy. in my vise and squeezed them until the bead broke. Its kinda awkward and I run the risk of scratching the rim. After breaking the bead, the rest is easy. Except ofcourse I can not balance them. At the speeds we travel, they may not need balancing anyway. I think I might make a bead breaker out of a couple of large c-clamps and a couple of moon shaped pieces of strap steel. Later, John | ||
| Josh |
Directions to Broadway Oyster Bar? Have I been there? | ||
| Dave |
JOhn, This site has some home made wheel changing equipment. It looks like it's simple and works. http://www.clarity.net/~adam/tire-changing-doc.html DAve | ||
| Shazam |
V2win, Do you stil have contacts in the torque converter world? I am looking for a used* converter for a turbo400 with a stall of about 5k....just curious if you know anyone. | ||
| Racerboy |
John...Bill and Amy Jones are changing their own tires...I'll ask Bill tomorrow what equip they bought...I know they're very pleased... Josh...Glad to know you're coming...That's why I picked a downtown location again...For you and MB, DAve, Brian, Woof et al...The Broadway Oyster Bar is located on Broadway just south of the stadium on the east side of the street...736 S Broadway... DAve...Call Brian and make certain he's in the know... See Ya Tomorrow! Bob | ||
| Josh |
For those followinf the 1:18 scale VR1000 discussion a little while back, Frieze Fairview Heights Boutique has 3 more (I bought another today) marked down from $75 to $25. If KevinL makes lunch tomorrow he said he'd take this one from me. If not it's up to whoever. $26.90 w/tax. | ||
| V2win |
Sam, 5000 stall? Hmmmm. Most of the used ones would probably need to be rebuilt. Your in the race only range. 8-9" I would think. I dont know of any offhand, but I will ask around. What are you working on anyway? When I got into that range of converter, I usaually had it built for the specific application. Would need to know the weight of the car, torque output of engine, etc. I do have a 400 Turbo that was built for a drag car I would like to sell. It is new, been sitting on the shelf in my garage for a while. I was exporting them to a fellow in England and had this one left over when I got out of the business. It has the normal shift pattern, not reversed. | ||
| Richieg150 |
Since we're all gravatating away from Buells current bike,I have found my next ride!Be sure to listen to this thing start up,its pretty cool!I would love to ride this bike down I-70 to you guys!http://www.marineturbine.com/superbike/ | ||
| Racerboy |
Richie...Is that the scoot that Jay Leno rides? See Ya! Bob | ||
| Daves |
Waterloo Iowa schedule, B.R.A.G. Motorcycle Club 2003 Schedule Jan 21st: BRAG meeting 6:00pm at Beck’s Pub and Grille Jan 25th: Polar Ride. Leave HD/Buell Cycle Center at noon. Feb 18th: BRAG meeting 6:00pm at Beck’s Pub and Grille Feb 22nd: Chili cook-off at HD/Buell Cycle Center Mar 18th: BRAG meeting 6:00pm at Beck’s Mar 14th: Sport Show at UNI Dome Apr 10th: Track Day at Mid America Motorplex in Pacific Junction, Iowa Apr 26th: Annual Buell Bash Apr 27th: BattleTrax #1 at Greyhound park www.battletrax.com May 4th: Spring Slimy Crud Run meet at 7am, we leave at 8am SHARP May 17th: Motorcycle Awareness Ride, Junies Elk Run Truck Plaza May 20th: BRAG meeting 6:00pm at Beck’s May 24-25th: Formula USA Buell Lightning Series Race at Mid America Motorplex May 26th: Track Day at Mid America Motorplex May 31st: Bike show and tattoo contest at HD/Buell Cycle Center June 17th: BRAG meeting 6:00pm at Beck’s June 20th: Track Day at Brainerd International Speedway in Brainerd, Minnesota June 28th: MDA Poker run/Pledge ride June 29th: Multi BRAG club ride to Prairie DuChien July 7th: Track Day at Mid America Motorplex July 15th: BRAG meeting 6:00pm at Beck’s July 20th: BattleTrax #2 at Greyhound Park July 26th: Day at the Drags, CF Raceway July 27th: Sport bike ride meet at 8am leave at 9am SHARP Aug 17th: BattleTrax #3 at Greyhound Park Aug 19th: BRAG meeting 6:00pm at Beck’s Aug 20th: Buell 20th Anniversary Party in East Troy, Wisconsin Aug 30-31st: Track Weekend at Mid America Motorplex Sept 1st: MDA Telethon at HD/Buell Cycle Center Sept 14th: Leer Poker Run Sept 15th: Track Day at Brainerd International Speedway Sept 16th: BRAG meeting 6:00pm at Beck’s Sept 20-21st: New bike roll out and open house/blood drive at HD/BCC Oct 5th: Fall Slimy Crud Run meet at 7am leave at 8am SHARP Oct 21st: BRAG meeting 6:00pm at Beck’s Oct 24th: Fall Fest at HD/Buell Cycle Center. Band, bonfire, hayrides and more. Nov 18th: BRAG meeting 6:00pm at Beck’s Dec 16th: BRAG meeting 6:00pm at Beck’s Waterloo B.R.A.G. club is brought to you by HD/Buell Cycle Center Director – Dave Stueve Asst. Director – Ralph Longus Contact us with questions at 319-235-6505 ext. 14 or 800-342-7539 ext. 14 | ||
| Racerboy |
I have three passes left fot the screening on Jan 28 of Biker Boyz at the Esquire at 1930...Since these are not reserved and the theatre is oversold we need to be there by 1830...Please call me at 314.821.0776 days, or 636.938.3788 evenings to reserve...Don't post it here, you must call me...First come, first served... See Ya! Bob | ||
| Richieg150 |
Yes Bob,thats the one Jay Leno rides.Guess I'll have to realy pich pennies to buy this one  | ||
| Racerboy |
I have ONE pass left for the screening on Jan 28 of Biker Boyz at the Esquire at 1930...Since these are not reserved and the theatre is oversold we need to be there by 1830...Please call me at 314.821.0776 days, or 636.938.3788 evenings to reserve...Don't post it here, you must call me...First come, first served... See Ya! Bob | ||
| Cyclone1 |
peek a' boo  | ||
| Dave |
who let the Frank out of his cage? DAve | ||
| Shazam |
V2win, I've got a pro-street '67 elcamino that I have been building whenever I am not riding....Going on three years now. Took it to the track this summer and was really disappointed leaving the tree. my cam comes in at about 4200RPM and the converter I put in it gives at about 3200.... so she just bogs...builds...builds...then goes like a striped ass ape. Alot of people recommended changing gearing but that didn't make a difference in getting the motor into it's powerband at launch(not right after). It's winter now and I am just thinking about a few things while drinking beer in the garage. Anytime I look away from the bikes the car is sitting there looking orphaned. I almost feel soory for it.....so I turn my attention back to the bikes..... |
