Prince George Vintage Motorcycle Club
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Dennis on November 25, 2019, 04:35:02 PM
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Saturday sucked (rained all day), but Sunday was beautiful.
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I did not get out until around 3:30 and rode until 5:00.
Having a bike with a sidecar is great in this country for exactly these sorts of days. It fishtails on ice, but at least I won't fall over.
My goal is to have at least one ride in every calendar month through the winter.
Peace & Grease, Dennis
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I've got December covered. Neil took this photo on Sunday at his place.
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I tried to go for a ride on Saturday, but the Chang just spun out on the ice. No wonder.
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I had a brand new replacement, so I put it on.
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Peace & Grease, Dennis
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Last weekend's ride to Neil's exposed a gap in the left rocker cover gasket. It was blowing misty oil out which ended up all over my left leg.
I carefully squeezed in some cloth in the gap.
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I then tied another wad of cloth over the offending hole.
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Went for a ride to Cottonwood Island Park.
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Peace & Grease, Dennis
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I got out on December 24th during the snow fall. It was fun ? until it wasn't. I got lots of the usual thumbs up signals and smiles.
Near CNC I noticed the rear end sliding way more that just a minute earlier. Turns out I had a flat rear tire. I figured there was no way I was going to get a flat deck tow truck during a snow storm on Christmas Eve, so I decided to just ride it slow home.
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I picked up a new tube and the rubber strip to cover the spokes (it shredded and fell out during the flat tire ride). Hopefully I didn't damage the tire riding across town. It was only a couple weeks old.
Peace & Grease, Dennis
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Since my last post, I pulled off the wheel and inspected the damage.
Considering that the original Chinese tires did not even last 100 km, I am not surprised that the original Chinese tubes gave up the ghost.
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Since both the sidecar and spare tires were bald, I changed three tires in one evening.
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Back at riding around PG in the winter. These are from a week ago; at the end of Domano Blvd and the old CHP.
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On Saturday (January 4th, 2020) my driveway was sheer ice. Good time to test the Chang.
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On my way home I noticed this entire parking lot just begging me to do spin outs and fish tails.
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The battery is at least four years old, and spent the first three winters parked outside without ever seeing a trickle charger. Its pretty much done. From a fully charged state, I've only got about an hour with the headlight on before its too low for the electric start to work. When I have to kick start it, I know I have to head home. I'll pick up a new one this week.
Peace & Grease, Dennis
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Right on Denis! I used to have the bikes insured all year, then moving to PG sort of put a damper on winter riding. Glad to see you have the right kind of stuff to keep moving. I'm thinking maybe I should follow your lead and keep one or two on the road here.
(except for today!!!) .
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Right on Denis! I used to have the bikes insured all year, then moving to PG sort of put a damper on winter riding. Glad to see you have the right kind of stuff to keep moving. I'm thinking maybe I should follow your lead and keep one or two on the road here.
(except for today!!!) .
Get a sidecar. There is no way, even with spiked ice tires that I would ride in winter without the assurance that I'm not going over on my side.
Peace & Grease, Dennis
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Hey Dennis, you should take the Chang to Timmy's today.Get a pic of riding on the coldest day of this century. 😆
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Fancy battery cable repair; electrical tape. New battery in but haven't ridden long enough to confirm the battery was/is my problem.
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Peace & Grease, Dennis
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Checked of February.
Took a ride on Sunday along River Road. Photo at the boat launch.
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The roads on Sunday were probably the slickest I've ridden on this winter. Still lots of fun, but took it slooooow on corners.
Peace & Grease, Dennis
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I got out twice this weekend. On Saturday I made it out for a ride in Pineview, but got really cold. I prefer riding around town where the speeds are slower and not as cold.
On Monday (Family Day) I had a great ride all around town. I stopped for a hot chocolate at Bon Voyage, cruised all over and finished at the Alpine for hot rum before the sprint home.
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Not spending as much time on my projects, but this has been fun. Lots of thumbs up from other drivers, and always an enthusiastic chat whenever I stop.
Peace & Grease, Dennis
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I rode the Chang to Tuesday's meeting. Olaf pointed out I had no rear lights (tail or brake).
Neil came by on Saturday and gave me a hand finding out the problem. After a few voltage tests, the culprits were discovered.
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Properly repaired; soldered and shrink wrapped.
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Box of parts arrived today. I love some of the Chinese company names like, "Golden Crocodile King Motorcycle Parts"
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Peace and Grease, Dennis