Topic: Do I finally give in...

[medic09]

and prepare for winter?

 

 

[333]

No!  I still see pavement under that bike.

[mark]

"Do I finally give in and prepare for winter?"


You know, I've kinda been thinking about that myself. I was mulling over taking a snap of the 550 a few days ago, but the icicles melted and fell off before I got to it.

Had a tasty sandwich for lunch on Wednesday. Left the drink in the truck overnight and it was solid in the morning. Tossed it out and there's still a hunk of ice there.

It's probably time to put the bike in the shop and fuss with it for a few months.

oh well.


Happy trails.

[Terry in Australia]

Send it to me Mordy, It was 105 degrees F here on Tuesday................ 

[medic09]

Send it to me Mordy, It was 105 degrees F here on Tuesday................ 

Terry, you always have a way of making a guy feel...


worse!   

[fuzzybutt]

i know a few bmw riders in connecticut that dont even own cars.

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Prepare for winter??

Yeah, open what appears to be a garage door, top it off, add StaBil, hook up the charger, run the carbs dry THEN WAIT FOR THE NEXT WARM DAY AND OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR  . That's prepping for winter cause you know we'll be riding every month this winter. We're just in the Rocky Mountain region  . It's not like we can't ride year round! Pay no attention to Kooler King. He's been hitting the Maker's again. 

[cb750k7]

Hi Mordy,

Well,  it is now 9:40am and bright and shiny, and the forecast is for a 22 C .

Sadly my temporary licence has expired,  will use this fine day to explore what hides beneath the fuel tank and the side panels

I want to install a HondaMan Electronic ignition,  so I have to find what coils are installed.

Bye from sunny Israel.

Jona

[Terry in Australia]

Geez Jona, that is one beautiful view! Surfs Up in the holy land!

[cb750k7]

Geez Jona, that is one beautiful view! Surfs Up in the holy land!

I will import some sharks so will feel at home next visit

[bill3749]

J...

After all the -- we went thru to get that bike registered and you let your license expire?

Electronic ignition is the way to go. Also I replaced the fuse block on my 78k with one that has the single bar type fuse. Much better.

BC

[cb750k7]

J...

After all the -- we went thru to get that bike registered and you let your license expire?

Electronic ignition is the way to go. Also I replaced the fuse block on my 78k with one that has the single bar type fuse. Much better.

BC

Bill,

The procedure is that the BIKE gets one month temporary licence.
During this month,  usually one gets to finish the registration and gets permament bikw's licence.
Due to all previous troubles, it lasted longer,  but I will get another week or 2 weeks period to finish it,  no troubles now.  All I have got to do now is pure beurocracy 

Where can I find a replacment fuse box?

Cheers

Jona

[bill3749]

Brian, my 750 guru, did the blade fuse box thing for me.  I think he got it from this outfit.

http://www.delcity.net/delcity/servlet/catalog?parentid=10823&page=1

I'm going out this morning to top off the tank, but at about 30*F it'll be a short ride.

There are several threads on upgrading the electrical systems on these bikes. I haven't really looked but check out the FAQ's.

BC

[tramp]

no,dammit no!!!!!
that means winter has arrived

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Jona,

Get that license and get riding!

 In case you don't know, side panels break somewhat easily and new ones are harder to come by that your registration. Use as much support as possible around the pegs like a finger on each side of the peg etc and gently pull straight outward. I start with the bottom one first. Lubricate the rubber inserts before reinstalling. If the rubber has stiffened replace them! They are still available from Honda.

Replacing a fuse box is fine if you need to. If your's is the 5 slot box (3 hot with 2 spares) it is not available from Honda. Very difficult to find a NOS one. As long as the fuse contacts are clean, tight and do not wiggle due to looseness from overheating then why fix something that isn't broken? You might loosen the connector and check the blades for corrosion, clean, and reinstall with dielectric grease. The dielectric grease will keep some of that salt air from creating further corrosion issues which create resistance across the connections which reduce the effective voltage in your system. This procedure is a very good maintenance issue to perform on your entire wiring harness. The electrical systems are a weak point after a few years.

Jerry     

[cb750k7]

TNX Jerry,

I think we just "borrowed" Mordy's thread without permission

Sorry Mordy,

[Terry in Australia]

Geez Jona, that is one beautiful view! Surfs Up in the holy land!

I will import some sharks so will feel at home next visit

What? No sharks? I hope you're not gonna tell me that there aren't any 30 feet long salt water crocodiles next? geez it must be lonely out at sea with just fish swimming around you Jona?

Oh well, maybe you could invite Mordy over for a vacation, it might break him out of his current state of frozen depression, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.

[bill3749]

Uhhh... Kind of chilly on the ride to the gas station this AM. Got tank full but it took about 2 hours to get blood back to my head and feet. Thank God for grilled cheese and  a couple of Grand Manier @ my local watering hole!

[medic09]

Gee, Yona, now I have just one more reason to be homesick!  That's the view down Mount Carmel, right?

And stop calling me Mordy!  (yeah, that'll help... )

[mrblasty]

Send it to me Mordy, It was 105 degrees F here on Tuesday................ 

Ah SH1t! here we go with the gloating.  Whose big idea was it to let the Australians know about the internet?  

[cb750k7]

Gee, Yona, now I have just one more reason to be homesick!  That's the view down Mount Carmel, right?

And stop calling me Mordy!  (yeah, that'll help... )

Yep MORDECHAI,  this is the northern view from Carmel mount in Haifa

The winter hasn't started really  yet.


Bye,

Jona

[Terry in Australia]

Send it to me Mordy, It was 105 degrees F here on Tuesday................ 

Ah SH1t! here we go with the gloating.  Whose big idea was it to let the Australians know about the internet?  

Ha ha, well it only gets worse Mr B, I got bored playing with the electrics on my K1 Kruiser today, so I jumped on my BMW K1100LT and took to the hills, I had a great 160 mile ride mostly on roads most car drivers would rather avoid, only stopping for a cold drink, or to take a couple of pics, it was a red letter day! Cheers, Terry.

[stresssolutions]

Finally got my brake rebuilt, thanks to my wife...she's the one that pried that snap ring out of the MC.  Got it back together and bled, rode 40+ miles...temp 43F with 24 mph SSW wind.  Wheeeee

[matchanu]

21 degrees (F) this morning.

Black ice here and there.

Thumbs frozen to the point of non-use.

Not fun anymore.

[Terry in Australia]

Bugger that mate, I'd hate to be a "part time" motorcyclist!