Forum needs help!

[Gas Man]

Its crazy.

Did you all know that its summer outside?

Did you all know that this is riding season?

Did you all know that this is a MC forum?

Then why is it that "The Street (http://www.twowheelfix.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9)" only has 2 posted threads
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when "Off Topic (http://www.twowheelfix.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2)" has more than a farmers dozen?
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:didntdo:

Heck, even the "Troll Room (http://www.twowheelfix.com/forumdisplay.php?f=26)" has 4 times The Street posting??
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:td:

WTF?

:wtfru:

[Trip]

start some

[marko138]

Good luck, you're fighting a loosing battle.

[derf]

Ok I went riding yesterday, I went out with my buddy randy, we went from his house to the store, we stopped then turned around, I split off when I passed my house and went home.

[Gas Man]

start some
I am

Show your money shot (http://www.twowheelfix.com/showthread.php?p=250541#post250541)

[azoomm]

I think people use the internet for bullshitting - and the motorcycle for riding entertainment. :idk:

[Homeslice]

I think people use the internet for bullshitting - and the motorcycle for riding entertainment. :idk:

Pretty much. Also, after a few years of riding, what more is there to talk about?

[Dave]

um i rode to work this morning just like every other day :rockwoot:

[azoomm]

Pretty much. Also, after a few years of riding, what more is there to talk about?

I mean, I just reconstructed my 998 after my husband decided to land surf it on it's side... I could have stopped ever 42 seconds to take a picture and post about it. But, I was too intent on getting it done.

It's done - it's running - I'm trilled.

And, I got a knee down on the tard for the first time - that fucker is TALL.

Oh, and I've been out riding with Motorrad - found 421 in Tennessee on one of the fleet bikes and played for the day, got caught in a wall of water on a mountain road with a guy that didn't have a clear shield on his helmet.

But, I've been too busy to post about it :lol:

[z06boy]

I was out of town for a long weekend and didn't get to ride any. I did purchase a front tire for the R6 that I need to have mounted this week...that's bike related. :lol

[smileyman]

I am posting from work. My 4 mile commute is pretty uneventful on my NEW BUELL. Which is due its first service. I plan on doing it myself as there have been no issues and saving its first trip to the dealer for the next set of tires.

[Trip]

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w89/reactortrip/Citico%208%202%2009/IMG_6542.jpg

[LeeNetworX]

I rode to work yesterday. There was a heavy mist for the first half of the ride on the way in. My thighs got wet. I passed several other motorcycle enthusiasts on the way home.

There. Now I have made this forum more focussed and complete. Glad to help.

[Gas Man]

How about somebody doing a "how to" on some tech stuff..

[Tmall]

Most of the ones I start are in there...

[Kaneman]

Personally, I've been on motorcycle forums for 10 years now....there not much left motorcycle related for me to talk about. HOWEVER, I find a lot of joy in discussing non-moto related subjects with fellow motorcyclists. In fact, I really ONLY like discussing things with motorcyclists because I don't relate to those who don't ride very well.

It seems like most of the forum members here have been around for a while to so that could be part of it.
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[Trip]

How about somebody doing a "how to" on some tech stuff..

I am waiting for another crank shaft and I will continue my write up on the fiddy rebuild. Can't really progress much til all the parts are assembled.

[Gas Man]

Yeah Jared has been doin some with his steering and shit. What about a nice one on changing rear tires... things that are userfull for peeps around here. I'd post some but they don't help guys here.

[smileyman]

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w89/reactortrip/Citico%208%202%2009/IMG_6542.jpg

Great ride, great pic bro but shouldnt it be in the other thread!!??

[Particle Man]

I've been enjoying the fact that it hasn't rained every freakin' day so I've been out riding WITHOUT having to clean the chain everytime. Woo Hoo!

I'm trying to get every mile in before it starts pouring again.

[HurricaneHeather]

I agree with Kaneman....there is only so much motorcycle talk to be had. Is it really that aweful that we talk about other stuff? If we don't have any moto related stuff to talk about, why is it wrong for us to talk about other things to keep the board busy?


My dad and I are going to be heading up to Missouri in September to pick up a couple of neglected bikes from my in laws.

Once we get those, I plan on buying a manual for one of them(late 70s Honda CB 550 4) and tinkering and messing and working until I figure the damn thing out. If I remember to, I'll start a progress thread like what Dave has on his old Honda.

The other one is just for fun because it's so rare. It's like a late 60s Bridgestone 175. It's in sad shape, but we want it anyway because we don't know another soul who has one. :wink:

[Tmall]

I almost did a picture how to for my plug/patch.

But, the majority of people think its akin to raping puppies, so I didn't do it.

[EpyonXero]

I rode my VFR's front tire all the way down to the wear bars (never dont that before) and today Im planning on getting some new rubber put on but Id dont think anybody cares about that. Id rather talk about how the government is using swine flu to kill off the elderly.

[Gas Man]

Great ride, great pic bro but shouldnt it be in the other thread!!??

:lol: But he's not riding...

I rode my VFR's front tire all the way down to the wear bars (never dont that before) and today Im planning on getting some new rubber put on but Id dont think anybody cares about that. Id rather talk about how the government is using swine flu to kill off the elderly.

but that's what I'm saying. Its not that there shouldn't be OT but come on...

More MC related stuff would be nice.

[tommymac]

How about somebody doing a "how to" on some tech stuff..

One on replacing fork springs would be nice since thats my next big project ;)

Tom

[tommymac]

I rode my VFR's front tire all the way down to the wear bars (never dont that before) and today Im planning on getting some new rubber put on but Id dont think anybody cares about that. Id rather talk about how the government is using swine flu to kill off the elderly.

I just swapped out the front on the futura before it go tot that point. Got to finally use my no mar changer. All went well aside from crushing a finger between the rim and the bar that releases the tire from the unit.

Tom

[Gas Man]

One on replacing fork springs would be nice since thats my next big project ;)

Tom
I've got a how to on servicing a set of cruiser forks...

[Homeslice]

I think "Street" isn't that great of a name.........Should be something like "General Discussion" or "General Riding" instead

[Sean]

Riding street is boring, go to the track.

[karl_1052]

And, I got a knee down on the tard for the first time - that fucker is TALL.

um, hello. You're 5 foot twenty-four:?:

I put mine in the touring section, even though I only went for lunch.

[Fleck750]

How about somebody doing a "how to" on some tech stuff..

I could fill that section. I have 7000 pics on how to tear down and rebuild a bike from the frame up. Exhaust wrapping, funky painting, adding a non OEM windscreen, valve lash, putting EI on a bike, rebuilding shocks, ad nauseum.

But people could care less. For one thing, the bike is 30 years old, who the hell cares about synching carbs? Real bikes don't have carbs. :bonk:

Then you have people that will spend their time telling you how you did it wrong, that it has the wrong oil, even though you've put 50,000 miles on the damn thing and it doesn't use any oil.

So that's why I don't post in the tech section. And I'm female. What the hell would I know about bikes? :D

[Tmall]

I could fill that section. I have 7000 pics on how to tear down and rebuild a bike from the frame up. Exhaust wrapping, funky painting, adding a non OEM windscreen, valve lash, putting EI on a bike, rebuilding shocks, ad nauseum.

But people could care less. For one thing, the bike is 30 years old, who the hell cares about synching carbs? Real bikes don't have carbs. :bonk:

Then you have people that will spend their time telling you how you did it wrong, that it has the wrong oil, even though you've put 50,000 miles on the damn thing and it doesn't use any oil.

So that's why I don't post in the tech section. And I'm female. What the hell would I know about bikes? :D
You would have saved a lot of time if you'd have just posted that last line..

[Fleck750]

You would have saved a lot of time if you'd have just posted that last line..

Yes, I know. And I'm old, so my vagina isn't much to look at any more, either.

I have no purpose in life. :cool:

[Yamerhaw]

Riding street is boring, go to the track.


i'll pass, same curve....same straight.....same curve......same straight 100 times in one day, nah


but as far as there not being much motorcycle talk, i'd like there to be more, gets old reading about peoples personal lifes, their dogs, etc

[LeeNetworX]

This belongs in the Street section.

[CrazyKell]

Have you ever seen the article on the 10 "types" of facebook status updates?

Well much like that article there should be one written about those threads that seem to rear their ugly head on a semi-annual basis.

This one has to top the list for MC related boards.

[Gas Man]

I think "Street" isn't that great of a name.........Should be something like "General Discussion" or "General Riding" instead

Its like that due seperate the track.

I could fill that section. I have 7000 pics on how to tear down and rebuild a bike from the frame up. Exhaust wrapping, funky painting, adding a non OEM windscreen, valve lash, putting EI on a bike, rebuilding shocks, ad nauseum.

But people could care less. For one thing, the bike is 30 years old, who the hell cares about synching carbs? Real bikes don't have carbs. :bonk:

Then you have people that will spend their time telling you how you did it wrong, that it has the wrong oil, even though you've put 50,000 miles on the damn thing and it doesn't use any oil.

So that's why I don't post in the tech section. And I'm female. What the hell would I know about bikes? :D


I hear ya, I have similar on building a chop. But not much interest here.

Tech is just one example of what we could have here that is still MC related.

[MILK]

I think people use the internet for bullshitting - and the motorcycle for riding entertainment. :idk:

Yup

[Tsunami]

Is there even any new riders on the board? Like Homeslice said after riding for a while what is there really to ask about? Seems like its all the old timers from CF that made the mass exodus that filled up the forum.

Its too hot for me to ride, this is my winter. I may have 1 or 2 questions in a year, which got answered in a pm by Krabill :lol:

[anthonyk]

One on replacing fork springs would be nice since thats my next big project ;)

Tom

Futura? Showa forks? I can take my Falco's forks apart again and take pictures this time. :)

I've been pondering replacing the left seal anyway... Hmm.

[tommymac]

Futura? Showa forks? I can take my Falco's forks apart again and take pictures this time. :)

I've been pondering replacing the left seal anyway... Hmm.

Showa 43mm. I bought a spring compressor tool from traxion dynamics I am wondering if I could just do the springs with the tubes still on the bike?

Theres a good how to walk thru in the futura forum on apriliaforum so that will def help, plus i have the manual.

Tom

[askmrjesus]

Showa 43mm. I bought a spring compressor tool from traxion dynamics I am wondering if I could just do the springs with the tubes still on the bike?



Tom

As long as you do them one at time, sure.

If you take both the springs out at the same time, bikes have a nasty habit of collapsing.

JC

[tommymac]

As long as you do them one at time, sure.

If you take both the springs out at the same time, bikes have a nasty habit of collapsing.

JC

I would remove the front wheel and unweight the front. I would be leary of supporting the bikes weight on one fork tube.

Tom

[derf]

I would remove the front wheel and unweight the front. I would be leary of supporting the bikes weight on one fork tube.

Tom

I wouldn't worry about the fork tube so much as bending the axle

[tommymac]

I wouldn't worry about the fork tube so much as bending the axle

Not to worry about that either since it will be on the side while the job gets done ;)

Tom

[derf]

Last time I had my front wheel off, I had the front of the bike hanging from an engine hoist to keep it off the ground

[askmrjesus]

You're both on crack.

The bike will be much more stable to work on with the wheel still in place, and there's no way in hell you're going to bend the axle by removing one spring.

You're going to need all the leverage you can get, to get the fork cap back on without screwing up those fine pitched threads.

JC

[derf]

You're both on crack.



Only on the weekends my friend, only on the weekends

[askmrjesus]

Only on the weekends my friend, only on the weekends

Good point.

Then again, that's when most people find the time to change their springs. :lol:

Ok, serious note here. I've done a shit-ton of spring replacements/pre-load spacer installs over the years. The hardest part of the job by far, is getting the fork cap back on. You have to push like a mofo to get the thing in place, AND, you have to get it started straight, or you are positively fucked for life. The last thing you need in this situation, is to have the front end swinging around. The less the front end is able to move, the better off you'll be.

JC

[derf]

I've never messed with the fork internals, just the seals and removing the wheel to change the tire

[askmrjesus]

In the "old days", fork caps had medium pitched threads, that were maybe half an inch deep into the tube.

They also leaked.

Eventually, somebody figured out that fork caps with really fine pitched threads, that went into the tube about an inch, wouldn't leak.

People who build forks for a living, have a special vice that holds the fork vertically on the bench. The poor man's version of this, is to leave the wheel on, and have a buddy to straddle the wheel while you put the cap on.

A wheel chock also works well, if you have no friends, or are just generally unpopular.

I have two wheel chocks.

JC

[azoomm]

Holy Shit, I think a motorcycle topic just snuck up on y'all :lol:

[askmrjesus]

Holy Shit, I think a motorcycle topic just snuck up on y'all :lol:

Just when you thought it was safe...:lol:

JC

[Dave]

damn gotta pull out a desperation move to hijack and derail this sucker.


I LIKE BISCUITS!

:boobs:

[askmrjesus]

damn gotta pull out a desperation move to hijack and derail this sucker.


I LIKE BISCUITS!

:boobs:

The rear suspension linkage on vintage Moto Guzzi's like the one below, is often referred to as a "Biscuit type Suspension", due to the roundish, biscuity like nature of it's components.

http://www.realclassic.co.uk/newsfiles/news07102206.jpg

JC

[tommymac]

Good point.

Then again, that's when most people find the time to change their springs. :lol:

Ok, serious note here. I've done a shit-ton of spring replacements/pre-load spacer installs over the years. The hardest part of the job by far, is getting the fork cap back on. You have to push like a mofo to get the thing in place, AND, you have to get it started straight, or you are positively fucked for life. The last thing you need in this situation, is to have the front end swinging around. The less the front end is able to move, the better off you'll be.

JC

Thats where I figured having the spring compressor tools will help. I thought it may be a bit more stable leaving it in the triples, but am not sure how much space iwill have to work with up top. The instructions say you need a 3rd hand at one point so either I need to mutate and grow a 3rd arm or offer some alcohol to a few of the people I know who can tolerate me in short bursts to come help :lol:

Tom

[askmrjesus]

Thats where I figured having the spring compressor tools will help. I thought it may be a bit more stable leaving it in the triples, but am not sure how much space iwill have to work with up top. The instructions say you need a 3rd hand at one point so either I need to mutate and grow a 3rd arm or offer some alcohol to a few of the people I know who can tolerate me in short bursts to come help :lol:

Tom

Ok, now that I've seen a pic of your spring compressor tool, (I don't have one of those, I always to do it the hard way :lol:) I take it all back. You're going to have to pull the forks to use that thing. I suppose you could move the forks a few inches up past the top tree, and re-tighten, but by then you're into monkey/football territory anyway.

If you don't have a proper vice to hold the fork, here's a trick I've used in the past. Assuming your bench has some stout wooden legs on it, cut a piece of hard wood [Winston Wolf] I like oak. Are you an oak kind of guy Tommy? [/Winston Wolf] to use as an offset. Drill holes in the wood to match up with the holes in your brake carrier, and bolt the whole mess to your bench leg with some lag bolts. Voila, shit ain't moving, or smashing up expensive bits of Italian fork leg.

JC

[anthonyk]

Showa 43mm. I bought a spring compressor tool from traxion dynamics I am wondering if I could just do the springs with the tubes still on the bike?

Theres a good how to walk thru in the futura forum on apriliaforum so that will def help, plus i have the manual.

Tom

I dunno, if you've already got the wheel off and the front supported, I'd just take the tubes out. I haven't read the Futura walkthrough, and maybe there's some trick technique on there, but it seems like it's a whole lot easier to get the leverage you need with each tube off the bike and on the ground.

If I'm remembering right, taking the cap off is easy. Loosen it a bit while still in the triples, and just remove after that. The cap itself isn't under compression from the springs.

Once you get the cap off, you're going to need to have the fork leg fully compressed, and then compress the spring. Unless you've got the fancy compressor that actually clamps on the bottom of the fork leg, too, you're going to need to brace it on the ground while compressing.

Edit: Oops, didn't read the whole thread. By the way, I managed to get into some weird monkey-contortionist position to hook one leg over one side of the compressor to hold it while I put the clip in to hold everything. I don't recommend it, if you can find a third hand somewhere, but you can get it done. You've got the tool that just looks like a ring with two rods threaded in either side, right?

[Cutty72]

I am posting from work. My 4 mile commute is pretty uneventful on my NEW BUELL. Which is due its first service. I plan on doing it myself as there have been no issues and saving its first trip to the dealer for the next set of tires.

I took mine in for the first service just to be sure that they have seen it etc for warranty. First one they sold and the one with the most miles for that dealership. I have done all further non recall items myself. Plan on doing a valve check when I get back. Manual is ready and waiting

[anthonyk]

The rear suspension linkage on vintage Moto Guzzi's like the one below, is often referred to as a "Biscuit type Suspension", due to the roundish, biscuity like nature of it's components.

http://www.realclassic.co.uk/newsfiles/news07102206.jpg

JC

Holy cow, is that some kind of damping adjuster in the middle of that white linkage on the back? Old school for sure.

[askmrjesus]

Holy cow, is that some kind of damping adjuster in the middle of that white linkage on the back? Old school for sure.

Yep.

The damper was a series of spring steel plates, stacked together like the layers of a delicious biscuit.

The spring, is that tiny little thing at the bottom of the assembly, attached to the hub. In later years, they hid a longer spring inside the frame tubes.

JC