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by Scot
Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:21 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Gearbox removal and spline lube
Replies: 9
Views: 2520

Re: Off Topic Quiz

Ken in Oklahoma wrote:
Major Softie wrote: I didn't know James ever had a K-bike....

You know you're an old timer here if you "get" the Major's allusion.

Who does, and who doesn't?

I does.



Ken
Good ol' silicone James. I miss the guy and hope he's well and prospering. He's a good man.
by Scot
Wed Jan 30, 2013 6:27 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: Coating pipes and mufflers
Replies: 4
Views: 1157

Re: Coating pipes and mufflers

jjwithers wrote:Jet Hot is a good option.

They are really cooperative and nice to deal with.
+1 http://www.jet-hot.com/
by Scot
Thu Nov 29, 2012 4:54 am
Forum: Motorcycling
Topic: RT vs S vs RS: What I can tell
Replies: 35
Views: 6409

Re: S-E-X

Zombie Master wrote:I wasn't considering the reliability factor. It was the cocoon like weather protection.
. . . and that's a bad thing? :?
by Scot
Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:22 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: winter project
Replies: 11
Views: 2567

Re: winter project

I switched to the BMW heavy duty fork springs on the RT I had, and loved 'em.

Added bonus: I think (if I remember correctly) they were less than 50 bux.
by Scot
Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:24 pm
Forum: Motorcycling
Topic: Andy from Areostich fail
Replies: 37
Views: 7809

Re: Andy from Areostich fail

Zombie Master wrote:This obedience to the law thing is profoundly un-American.
What a load of crap.
by Scot
Mon Oct 29, 2012 4:37 pm
Forum: Motorcycling
Topic: Andy from Areostich fail
Replies: 37
Views: 7809

Re: Andy from Areostich fail

Ya know ZM, if you ride with the wreckless disregard for your and others' safety that you claim to, it's simply amazing that you haven't become a large grease spot on some road, somewhere, long ago. Yeah, I know . . . you're gonna say that you don't claim to ride with wreckless disregard for your an...
by Scot
Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:57 am
Forum: Motorcycling
Topic: Andy from Areostich fail
Replies: 37
Views: 7809

Re: Andy from Areostich fail

I have supreme control over my right hand. It's what I'm best at. I choose to ignore speeding limits because they have been set to the lowest common denominator on the road. Then you also choose to take the chance of losing your driving priveleges. The conspicuity . . . or lack thereof . . . of you...
by Scot
Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:16 am
Forum: Motorcycling
Topic: Andy from Areostich fail
Replies: 37
Views: 7809

Re: Andy from Areostich fail

As the motorcycle I often ride will break any speed limit in my country in first gear, it behooves me to be a stealthy as possible because I would like to retain my driving privileges. So, basically, you're saying you have absolutely no control over your right hand. :? Convoluted logic, at best.
by Scot
Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:13 pm
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: barn find
Replies: 18
Views: 3204

Re: barn find

I stand corrected. :oops:
by Scot
Sat Aug 25, 2012 4:42 am
Forum: Post 1970 Airheads
Topic: barn find
Replies: 18
Views: 3204

Re: barn find

put the sparkplugs in their caps and ground them to the engine , then spin the engine with the starter to make sure oil is getting to the rockers, and again have a listen. I don't think ya wanna do that. The electronic ignition doesn't like it. I can't tell ya what'll happen, but I distinctly remem...