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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 3, 2022 20:08:11 GMT -5
We have something else that's trying to kill us. Cars with "driver assistance" apparently can't recognize motorcycles. 48 incidents of drivers using autopilot rear-ending bikers. 39 out of 48 incidents were Teslas, so if you see a Tesla in the rear view mirror, look out.
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Post by Darin on Aug 4, 2022 8:55:00 GMT -5
Sheesh!! 😠
This morning's ride in was rainy with some pretty cool lightning shows in the dark, cloudy skies. Worse part is passing those semis with all that road mist coming up.
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Post by Darin on Aug 11, 2022 12:54:52 GMT -5
Hopped on the bike this morning and ... no ignition. Yesterday I rode in some pretty hard rain and I suspect the spark plug drain holes may be clogged. Might as well replace the plugs while I'm in there. 🙄
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Post by toshtego on Aug 11, 2022 13:39:56 GMT -5
Hopped on the bike this morning and ... no ignition. Yesterday I rode in some pretty hard rain and I suspect the spark plug drain holes may be clogged. Might as well replace the plugs while I'm in there. 🙄 I almost hit a guy on a motorcycle whose engine apparently cut out in a serious rain storm here. He was on Colorado 159 south of San Luis. There is no road shoulder and the two lane highway is on a high berm. No where for him to go and no where for me to go to avoid hitting him. He rolled into the oncoming traffic lane which was empty and then rolled into my lane. I hit the brakes, the highway was very wet and I am in a pick up truck. If I had not anti lock disc brakes I probably would have hit him and, at highway speed, that would have been all, brother. Scary for me and I can only imagine how he felt. |
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Post by adui on Aug 11, 2022 15:24:20 GMT -5
Hopped on the bike this morning and ... no ignition. Yesterday I rode in some pretty hard rain and I suspect the spark plug drain holes may be clogged. Might as well replace the plugs while I'm in there. 🙄 I almost hit a guy on a motorcycle whose engine apparently cut out in a serious rain storm here. He was on Colorado 159 south of San Luis. There is no road shoulder and the two lane highway is on a high berm. No where for him to go and no where for me to go to avoid hitting him. He rolled into the oncoming traffic lane which was empty and then rolled into my lane. I hit the brakes, the highway was very wet and I am in a pick up truck. If I had not anti lock disc brakes I probably would have hit him and, at highway speed, that would have been all, brother. Scary for me and I can only imagine how he felt. Glad you missed him! I always hate to hear it when bikers go down, even when its their own fault. (Though this case sounds like it really wouldn't have been either of your fault) |
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Post by Darin on Aug 11, 2022 15:26:20 GMT -5
Hopped on the bike this morning and ... no ignition. Yesterday I rode in some pretty hard rain and I suspect the spark plug drain holes may be clogged. Might as well replace the plugs while I'm in there. 🙄 I almost hit a guy on a motorcycle whose engine apparently cut out in a serious rain storm here. He was on Colorado 159 south of San Luis. There is no road shoulder and the two lane highway is on a high berm. No where for him to go and no where for me to go to avoid hitting him. He rolled into the oncoming traffic lane which was empty and then rolled into my lane. I hit the brakes, the highway was very wet and I am in a pick up truck. If I had not anti lock disc brakes I probably would have hit him and, at highway speed, that would have been all, brother. Scary for me and I can only imagine how he felt. Oof! That's a scary one!! 😳 |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 11, 2022 15:30:42 GMT -5
I made a deal to sell the trike today. We can use the money but I feel like I'm losing my identity. Plus my dreams of the rides I wanted to make. The pros for selling it are that it needed $1k in work, Honda isn't working on them anymore and I'm afraid of losing 100% of the value. Haven't seriously ridden it since 2017 when we went to New Mexico. Last time we rode together was 3 months into the lock down. Maybe a 4wd is in our future. We'll see. 😪
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Post by Darin on Aug 11, 2022 16:20:46 GMT -5
I made a deal to sell the trike today. We can use the money but I feel like I'm losing my identity. Plus my dreams of the rides I wanted to make. The pros for selling it are that it needed $1k in work, Honda isn't working on them anymore and I'm afraid of losing 100% of the value. Haven't seriously ridden it since 2017 when we went to New Mexico. Last time we rode together was 3 months into the lock down. Maybe a 4wd is in our future. We'll see. 😪 That is a sad day, for sure. If my wife had her way, mine would get sold too. Why do you say Honda isn't working on them? |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 11, 2022 21:09:04 GMT -5
I made a deal to sell the trike today. We can use the money but I feel like I'm losing my identity. Plus my dreams of the rides I wanted to make. The pros for selling it are that it needed $1k in work, Honda isn't working on them anymore and I'm afraid of losing 100% of the value. Haven't seriously ridden it since 2017 when we went to New Mexico. Last time we rode together was 3 months into the lock down. Maybe a 4wd is in our future. We'll see. 😪 That is a sad day, for sure. If my wife had her way, mine would get sold too. Why do you say Honda isn't working on them? The Honda dealers won't work on bikes older than 10 years and they aren't making parts for them anymore either. If your dealer is still working on them, then you are lucky. The local dealers don't have the techs to work on the newer bikes, much less the older ones. I might look into a Suzuki or Yamaha and put a kit on it. As much as I hate it I might buy my nephews FXR. We'll see. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 11, 2022 21:09:43 GMT -5
On the other hand I might pick up another Bonneville.
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Post by Darin on Aug 12, 2022 8:56:37 GMT -5
Mine is a 2006 but I've never gone to a Honda Dealer for service. My local shop has been able to handle anything I can't on my own, so far. As for parts, there's got to be a lot of salvage out there with all those bikes in circulation. Still, it sucks to hear that Honda won't support one of its most popular lines.
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Post by toshtego on Aug 12, 2022 11:00:23 GMT -5
On the other hand I might pick up another Bonneville. I was thinking about that yesterday. I want to ride the new BSA Goldstar, 650 single cylinder, double overhead cam and liquid cooled. Not sure if they will ever be imported here. No wealthy British friends who could airmail me one, LOL! |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 12, 2022 11:02:46 GMT -5
I almost hit a guy on a motorcycle whose engine apparently cut out in a serious rain storm here. He was on Colorado 159 south of San Luis. There is no road shoulder and the two lane highway is on a high berm. No where for him to go and no where for me to go to avoid hitting him. He rolled into the oncoming traffic lane which was empty and then rolled into my lane. I hit the brakes, the highway was very wet and I am in a pick up truck. If I had not anti lock disc brakes I probably would have hit him and, at highway speed, that would have been all, brother. Scary for me and I can only imagine how he felt. Glad you missed him! I always hate to hear it when bikers go down, even when its their own fault. (Though this case sounds like it really wouldn't have been either of your fault) The fools at the Colorado Highway Department should bear the blame if something happens. Every highway needs road shoulders. They figured it is a poor county so screw 'em. |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 12, 2022 11:13:19 GMT -5
Once a month I run a two lane highway with narrow lanes, no shoulders through relatively flat country, at the posted 65mph, my mirrors are a few feet away from the oncoming semis. And the cars want to drive 75-80.
One moment of inattention could spell disaster, always glad to get off that road.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2022 13:54:30 GMT -5
Mine is a 2006 but I've never gone to a Honda Dealer for service. My local shop has been able to handle anything I can't on my own, so far. As for parts, there's got to be a lot of salvage out there with all those bikes in circulation. Still, it sucks to hear that Honda won't support one of its most popular lines. I really can't work on bikes anymore. Can't bend and stoop. Even when I could it's really hard to keep up with all the extra body parts on the Goldwings. The only motorcycle mechanics around here are Harley troglodites. A younger person with more free income would be better able to deal with it. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2022 13:55:39 GMT -5
On the other hand I might pick up another Bonneville. I was thinking about that yesterday. I want to ride the new BSA Goldstar, 650 single cylinder, double overhead cam and liquid cooled. Not sure if they will ever be imported here. No wealthy British friends who could airmail me one, LOL! That would be nice and I could work on it too! |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 12, 2022 14:44:38 GMT -5
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Post by instymp on Aug 12, 2022 16:56:16 GMT -5
On the other hand I might pick up another Bonneville. I love Limeys. Had a 65 Trophy 6 that was freaky fast for that model. Easy to work on too. But..at 75 I don't bounce as good as I used to.
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2022 18:15:28 GMT -5
The Himalayan is a really cool bike too. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Aug 12, 2022 18:19:09 GMT -5
On the other hand I might pick up another Bonneville. I love Limeys. Had a 65 Trophy 6 that was freaky fast for that model. Easy to work on too. But..at 75 I don't bounce as good as I used to.
A guy in town has a 68 Bonneville but I really prefer the modern electric start/no oil leak models. He has a couple of airheads that have promise too. |
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Post by toshtego on Aug 13, 2022 9:17:36 GMT -5
I rode a couple of 500 cc Indian Enfields. Nice bikes but not quick. Good transportation and gentle riding. They do not like to go far at higher Freeway speeds I am told by owners. This may be why the Indians made the new Gold Star liquid cooled? |
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Post by Darin on Aug 18, 2022 9:48:27 GMT -5
Hopped on the bike this morning and ... no ignition. Yesterday I rode in some pretty hard rain and I suspect the spark plug drain holes may be clogged. Might as well replace the plugs while I'm in there. 🙄 Update ...my model doesn't have drain holes at all as it's a sealed enclosure. Went ahead and changed the plugs with still no turn-over. Toggled the engine kill switch a few times and heard something like a relay resetting. Fired right up after that. 👍😎 |
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Post by Darin on Sept 2, 2022 8:34:12 GMT -5
Beautiful ride into work this morning with hardly any cagers and nice temps. The bike seems happy with the new plugs. 🙂
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 2, 2022 11:39:49 GMT -5
Beautiful ride into work this morning with hardly any cagers and nice temps. The bike seems happy with the new plugs. 🙂 How many miles do you have on the bike? |
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Post by Darin on Sept 2, 2022 11:56:51 GMT -5
Beautiful ride into work this morning with hardly any cagers and nice temps. The bike seems happy with the new plugs. 🙂 How many miles do you have on the bike? I believe it's around 125,000 now! 😎 |
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Post by toshtego on Sept 2, 2022 13:28:33 GMT -5
Fresh plugs and High Octane fuel!
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 2, 2022 14:46:47 GMT -5
How many miles do you have on the bike? I believe it's around 125,000 now! 😎 I only had 37k on mine. 🤥 |
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Post by Darin on Sept 2, 2022 15:35:41 GMT -5
I believe it's around 125,000 now! 😎 I only had 37k on mine. 🤥 That's probably about how many of those miles are mine ... came with around 90,000 on it. |
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Post by Darin on Sept 30, 2022 7:45:00 GMT -5
Well, I've added around 2000 miles this month. Just about time to pull out the heavier coat!
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Post by Darin on Oct 25, 2022 10:41:34 GMT -5
Heavier coat indeed ... it was 36F when I left for work this morning! 😲
The only part that really got cold was the tips of my fingers ... gotta figure that one out.
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