Author Topic: When did you last ride your SOHC?! (Read 14578 times)

dhall57 · « **Reply #100 on:** November 07, 2020, 01:35:39 PM »

Beautiful day in NC. Took the K4 out for a spin.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #101 on:** November 07, 2020, 01:56:24 PM »

Quote from: dhall57 on November 07, 2020, 01:35:39 PM

Beautiful day in NC. Took the K4 out for a spin.

Looking good Dwight, beautiful pic!

dhall57 · « **Reply #102 on:** November 07, 2020, 02:08:14 PM »

Hey Terry, Turned off hwy on to my father in laws property and took pic before heading back to the house. First time riding in a while.

goodtryer · « **Reply #103 on:** November 07, 2020, 03:12:54 PM »

Today. 90 mile ride with friends near Bandera.

BenelliSEI · « **Reply #104 on:** November 07, 2020, 05:28:24 PM »

My K1 and K4 both got out today. Riding with a buddy (his 1958 Ariel single is not charging it’s battery), we met a very nice ‘81 CB750 Custom, down by Lake Ontario.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #105 on:** November 08, 2020, 03:29:48 AM »

This morning. Had a fight with the wife, so took off on the F2, did a quick 60 miler, and I was back in the good books by the time I got home. Happy days.

F2 K0 Sunday 8 Nov 2020 3 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

dhall57 · « **Reply #106 on:** November 08, 2020, 03:57:46 AM »

Quote from: Terry in Australia on November 08, 2020, 03:29:48 AM

This morning. Had a fight with the wife

F2 K0 Sunday 8 Nov 2020 3 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

WOMEN Been with my wife for 40 years so we've had our fair share. Nothing beats getting out on a bike with wind in your face to clear your mind

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #107 on:** November 08, 2020, 05:06:15 AM »

Quote from: dhall57 on November 08, 2020, 03:57:46 AM

Quote from: Terry in Australia on November 08, 2020, 03:29:48 AM

This morning. Had a fight with the wife

F2 K0 Sunday 8 Nov 2020 3 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr
WOMEN Been with my wife for 40 years so we've had our fair share. Nothing beats getting out on a bike with wind in your face to clear your mind

Ha ha, yeah mate, 41 years here, and when I got back she was as nice as pie. I think she's finally realised that I just don't care, I'd rather ride my bike..........

PeWe · « **Reply #108 on:** November 08, 2020, 05:40:18 AM »

Women are different and need sometimes to argue just to make their man upset.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #109 on:** November 08, 2020, 06:01:13 PM »

Quote from: PeWe on November 08, 2020, 05:40:18 AM

Women are different and need sometimes to argue just to make their man upset.

Ha ha, well she did a good job Per, but it probably didn't help when I told her to fcuk off..........

PeWe · « **Reply #110 on:** November 09, 2020, 12:23:15 AM »

A long relaxing ride is extra good in those moments.
Safest to ride slow, as the road signs recommends + 10%.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #111 on:** November 09, 2020, 03:46:52 AM »

Ha ha, well I came back and she was as nice as pie, asked me about my ride, blah blah blah, so back in the good books, I ordered more bike parts!

70CB750 · « **Reply #112 on:** November 09, 2020, 03:59:21 AM »

Yesterday to church and on the way back, she got lost again

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #113 on:** November 10, 2020, 05:08:42 AM »

Today! Woohoo! No more lockdown "Ring of Steel" stopping me from riding out into the weeds as we've had no new covid cases or deaths for 7 days, so today I took the afternoon off, and took the F2 for a 113 mile ride in 90 deg F temps. Bloody hot, but the bike ran fine, and I had a great ride.

F2 ride 10 Nov 2020 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

Johnie · « **Reply #114 on:** November 10, 2020, 11:27:47 AM »

Yesterday it was 74 here in WI and I got the K3 out for a nice ride. Today rain and 44...

lash · « **Reply #115 on:** November 10, 2020, 04:36:13 PM »

Almost 200 miles today, temp was 22c, for Ontario thats about 14c warmer than normal.

Dunk · « **Reply #116 on:** November 10, 2020, 05:17:54 PM »

My K1 got to commute to work today, being sunny and 75*. It'll probably get a break with cold and wet weather coming, so the K5 will get to do the needful commuting for a while. Those 30* mornings are not far off... Layer up.

chuck9270 · « **Reply #117 on:** November 17, 2020, 07:50:05 AM »

Rode on Sunday; 60 miles on the farm and ranch roads west of Ft. Worth. Low '70s, sunny, not much traffic and twisty roads - almost heaven!

Just recently tried a bit of octane boost in my '76 550F and found that she runs better with it. I typically use 87-octane ethanol free, I cannot find it in a higher octane without buying racing gas at 100+ octane. So a bit of the additive with the 87 octane, about 3 ounces per tank, seems to work nicely. Anyone experienced any side affects with the octane booster?

Chuck

goodtryer · « **Reply #118 on:** November 17, 2020, 08:08:27 AM »

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Anyone experienced any side affects with the octane booster?

It won't hurt anything. But it doesn't add anything to an engine that doesn't require the additional octane.

https://www.pei.org/wiki/octane-number

The Petroleum Equipment Institute is a trade association whose members manufacture, distribute and service petroleum marketing and liquid handling equipment.

Octane rating does not relate to the energy content of the fuel. It is only a measure of the fuel's tendency to burn rather than explode.

Dunk · « **Reply #119 on:** November 17, 2020, 03:44:32 PM »

I rode my '75 today, 36* on the way to work and 44* on the way home though it felt colder going home in the dark. Tomorrow is scheduled for 32* for the morning commute and 38* on the way home. I'll remember my winter gloves tomorrow!

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #120 on:** November 18, 2020, 03:42:48 AM »

Just a quick lap around the block today after installing new clutch plates and Barnett springs on the F2. All good, no slipping, and the lever pressure with the heavy duty springs didn't feel any harder than before. I'll have to do another 100 miler this weekend and enjoy a clutch slip-free ride.

Dunk · « **Reply #121 on:** November 18, 2020, 05:06:45 PM »

34* on the way to work and 34* on the way home today. Heavier gloves and windproof long johns were a good choice. Took the highway in, get it done quick, and back roads with some cloverleaf racing each way at my favorite local spot. I was hoping for more red lights on the way home to hug the engine! Too cold to stop and make memories with photos, but here's an aerial of my favorite local spot.

I forget what springs I used in my K1 clutch when I had slipping problems with original and new Honda clutch but heavier springs and a lightly used CycleX clutch from ChefTusky cured my slippage. The spring are heavy and I feel them right in my carpel tunnel after a long spirited ride, but they work.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #122 on:** November 18, 2020, 06:28:42 PM »

Thanks mate, I had to laugh at myself later in the afternoon when ratting thru my tubs of new parts looking for a new sump plug for my K0 engine, I found 2 other sets of heavy duty clutch springs that I’ve had for many years and have never used, good old Alzheimers obviously kicking in.

The Barnett springs are slightly shorter than the ones that came out of the F2, but were harder to compress. The good thing (apart from the fact that the clutch no longer slips) is that the “pull” doesn’t feel any harder than before, nor is it harder to find neutral with the engine running.

Dunk · « **Reply #123 on:** November 21, 2020, 03:10:49 PM »

A ride down some twisties with the woman on her 350...

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #124 on:** November 21, 2020, 07:11:19 PM »

Just got back from a 100 miler on the Effing F2. I replaced the clutch and springs last week, brake master cylinder, top brake hose, speedo and tach and installed new Oury grips yesterday, and apart from problems with both gauges, the bike ran great.

I stopped to take a couple of pics, and when I turned the ignition back on, nada. Poop. I checked the fuse box, and I'd blown 2 fuses, which was weird. It was lightly raining, so maybe that was an issue, but anyhoo, I replaced the fuses (thank God I had spares) and when I got to the next town that had a gas station I was able to buy a pack of glass fuses that are too long for the stupid little Honda fuse box if you want to put the lid back on, but it would have gotten me out of the sh1t if I blew any more fuses, which I didn't.

F2 ride 22 Nov 2020 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

So I blew a couple of fuses, got soaked, but then when the sun came back out it almost dried me out, and at least my 30 year old leather jacket got a nice wash, and I had a great ride. I got home in plenty of time to do some more work on the K0 build, so all in all, a great day.

F2 ride 22 Nov 2020 1 by Terry Prendergast, on Flickr

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