Most recent edit on 2008-09-03 18:43:15 by WillyPs [added another vid link]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8roaKdXOWU&feature=related∞
Edited on 2008-08-28 17:03:45 by WillyPs
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Well, that situation did not last long...
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Well, that situation did not last long...
Edited on 2008-08-28 17:02:48 by WillyPs [more about the Tiger.]
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First to go were the turn signals, some kids knocked the bike over while it was parked outside where I lived then. Then I went off the road on a turn and hit a stump, that crumpled the front fender, bent the forks, triple clamps, and handlebars, put a big dent in the tank and broke the speedometer and tachometer. After I fixed that and got it running again, I found myself without a car in November, so I rode the bike to work for a while. To keep it running in the cold Maine weather, I had to use the choke, which is not good for a motor. The over rich condition washes the oil off of the cylinder walls, and at the same time the air cooled motor isn't designed for operation at such a cold temp, so the internal clearances are not correct. Or in other words, I smoked the motor... Fortunately it was not far to work, so the damage was not too great, but it did burn oil after that. I rebuilt that bike, painted it red, and kept it for about 25 years... It was a beautiful bike, it had a 5" headlight from a Kawasaki dirt bike, aftermarket speedo and tach from Drag Specialties, low wide handlebars, and '69 Bonneville bullet mufflers. Kind of a retro look. The bullet mufflers are straight through glass packs, with the motor rebuilt it ran cherry, and sounded great! It was loud, fast and red. I like red, it's my favorite kind of bike, you know.
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First to go were the turn signals, some kids knocked the bike over while it was parked outside where I lived then. Then I went off the road on a turn and hit a stump, that crumpled the front fender, bent the forks, triple clamps, and handlebars, put a big dent in the tank and broke the speedometer and tachometer. After I fixed that and got it running again, I found myself without a car in November, so I rode the bike to work for a while. To keep it running in the cold Maine weather, I had to use the choke, which is not good for a motor. The over rich condition washes the oil off of the cylinder walls, and at the same time the air cooled motor isn't designed for operation at such a cold temp, so the internal clearances are not correct. Or in other words, I smoked the motor... Fortunately it was not far to work, so the damage was not too great, but it did burn oil after that. I rebuilt that bike, painted it red, and kept it for about 25 years... It was a beautiful bike, it had a 5" headlight from a Kawasaki dirt bike, aftermarket speedo and tach from Drag Specialties, low wide handlebars, and '69 Bonneville bullet mufflers. The bullet mufflers are straight thru glass packs, with the motor rebuilt it ran cherry, and sounded great! It was loud, fast and red. I like red, it's my favorite kind of bike, you know.
Edited on 2008-08-28 17:00:37 by WillyPs [more about the Tiger.]
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I've been riding and wrenching on motorcycles since the early seventies, I was in sixth grade when I got my first bike. I paid fifty bucks for an old Honda CL100 that did not run. My parents were not happy but finally dad said I could keeo it if I could get it to run. I got it running, and I rode that bike all over the place. I lived in a small town in southern Maine, there were trails to ride everywhere on. In the winter I rode on snowmobile trails. The motor finally gave up and threw the connecting rod out the front of the motor. I found a CB100, cheap, with a good motor, but I don't remember what became of the bike after that. Probably swapped it for another bike, or snowmobile, who knows. Maybe that's how I got the '68 Yamaha YR350, or maybe the Rupp 440. Anyway, after a fairly long list of Jap bikes, I acquired a black and gold 1977 Triumph Tiger 750. This bike had the five speed tranny, now, I can't seem to remember whether it had the right or left side shifter, but it did have the notoriously bad Lucas electronics. The bike, when I got it, was hard to start, the ignition switch was intermittent, and the clutch slipped. I fixed those three things and swapped the bike for a 1970 Ford Torino SCJ, with a 460 4 speed. (gas was cheap back then...) But I liked the bike better. My next Triumph was a '72 Tiger, 650cc, with the four speed tranny. I bought it for $500. It had a wild custom paint job, that started with purple and looked more like a custom painter's early seventies catalog of cliche's. But it ran great, was a blast to ride, really needed nothing but routine maintenance stuff.
First to go were the turn signals, some kids knocked the bike over while it was parked outside where I lived then. Then I went off the road on a turn and hit a stump, that crumpled the front fender, bent the forks, triple clamps, and handlebars, put a big dent in the tank and broke the speedometer and tachometer. After I fixed that and got it running again, I found myself without a car in November, so I rode the bike to work for a while. To keep it running in the cold Maine weather, I had to use the choke, which is not good for a motor. The over rich condition washes the oil off of the cylinder walls, and at the same time the air cooled motor isn't designed for operation at such a cold temp, so the internal clearances are not correct. Or in other words, I smoked the motor... Fortunately it was not far to work, so the damage was not too great, but it did burn oil after that. I rebuilt that bike, painted it red, and kept it for about 25 years... It was a beautiful bike, it had a 5" headlight from a Kawasaki dirt bike, aftermarket speedo and tach from Drag Specialties, low wide handlebars, and '69 Bonneville bullet mufflers. The bullet mufflers are straight thru glass packs, with the motor rebuilt it ran cherry, and sounded great! It was loud, fast and red. I like red, it's my favorite kind of bike, you know.
stay tuned, more later...
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I've been riding and wrenching on motorcycles since the early seventies, I was in sixth grade when I got my first bike. I paid fifty bucks for an old Honda CL100 that did not run. I got it running, and I rode that bike all over the place. I lived in a small town in southern Maine, there were trails to ride everywhere on. In the winter I rode on snowmobile trails. The motor finally gave up and threw the connecting rod out the front of the motor. I found a CB100, cheap, with a good motor, but I don't remember what became of the bike after that. Probably swapped it for another bike, or snowmobile, who knows. Maybe that's how I got the '68 Yamaha YR350, or maybe the Rupp 440. Anyway, after a fairly long list of Jap bikes, I acquired a black and gold 1977 Triumph Tiger 750. This bike had the five speed tranny, now, I can't seem to remember whether it had the right or left side shifter, but it did have the notoriously bad Lucas electronics. The bike, when I got it, was hard to start, the ignition switch was intermittent, and the clutch slipped. I fixed those three things and swapped the bike for a 1970 Ford Torino SCJ, with a 460 4 speed. (gas was cheap back then...) But I liked the bike better. My next Triumph was a '72 Tiger, 650cc, with the four speed tranny. I bought it for $500. It had a wild custom paint job, that started with purple and looked more like a custom painter's early seventies catalog of cliche's. But it ran great, was a blast to ride, really needed nothing but routine maintenance stuff.
First to go were the turn signals, some kids knocked the bike over while it was parked outside where I lived then. Then I went off the road on a turn and hit a stump, that crumpled the front fender, bent the forks and triple clamps, put a big dent in the tank and broke the speedometer. After I fixed that and got it running again, I found myself without a car in November, so I rode the bike to work for a while. To keep it running in the cold Maine weather, I had to use the choke, which is not good for a motor. The over rich condition washes the oil off of the cylinder walls, and at the same time the air cooled motor isn't designed for operation at such a cold temp, so the internal clearances are not correct. Or in other words, I smoked the motor... I rebuilt that bike, painted it red, and kept it for about 25 years... stay tuned, more later...
Edited on 2008-08-24 09:22:28 by WillyPs
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Oh!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1urbl0lh0y8&feature=related∞
Edited on 2008-08-16 13:37:09 by WillyPs [correcting a typo]
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First to go were the turn signals, some kids knocked the bike over while it was parked outside where I lived then. Then I went off the road on a turn and hit a stump, that crumpled the front fender, bent the forks and triple clamps, put a big dent in the tank and broke the speedometer. After I fixed that and got it running again, I found myself without a car in November, so I rode the bike to work for a while. To keep it running in the cold Maine weather, I had to use the choke, which is not good for a motor. The over rich condition washes the oil off of the cylinder walls, and at the same time the air cooled motor isn't designed for operation at such a cold temp, so the internal clearances are not correct. Or in other words, I smoked the motor... I rebuilt that bike, painted it red, and kept it for about 25 years... stay tuned, more later...
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First to go were the turn signals, some kids knocked the bike over while it was parked outside where I lived then. Then I went of the road on a turn and hit a stump, that crumpled the front fender, bent the forks and triple clamps, put a big dent in the tank and broke the speedometer. After I fixed that and got it running again, I found myself without a car in November, so I rode the bike to work for a while. To keep it running in the cold Maine weather, I had to use the choke, which is not good for a motor. The over rich condition washes the oil off of the cylinder walls, and at the same time the air cooled motor isn't designed for operation at such a cold temp, so the internal clearances are not correct. Or in other words, I smoked the motor... I rebuilt that bike, painted it red, and kept it for about 25 years... stay tuned, more later...
Edited on 2008-08-10 18:50:12 by WillyPs
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I've been riding and wrenching on motorcycles since the early seventies, I was in sixth grade when I got my first bike. I paid fifty bucks for an old Honda CL100 that did not run. I got it running, and I rode that bike all over the place. I lived in a small town in southern Maine, there were trails to ride everywhere on. In the winter I rode on snowmobile trails. The motor finally gave up and threw the connecting rod out the front of the motor. I found a CB100, cheap, with a good motor, but I don't remember what became of the bike after that. Probably swapped it for another bike, or snowmobile, who knows. Maybe that's how I got the '68 Yamaha YR350, or maybe the Rupp 440. Anyway, after a fairly long list of Jap bikes, I acquired a black and gold 1977 Triumph Tiger 750. This bike had the five speed tranny, now, I can't seem to remember whether it had the right or left side shifter, but it did have the notoriously bad Lucas electronics. The bike, when I got it, was hard to start, the ignition switch was intermittent, and the clutch slipped. I fixed those three things and swapped the bike for a 1970 Ford Torino SCJ, with a 460 4 speed. (gas was cheap back then...) But I liked the bike better. My next Triumph was a '72 Tiger, 650cc, with the four speed tranny. I bought it for $500. It had a wild custom paint job, that started with purple and looked more like a custom painter's early seventies catalog of cliche's. But it ran great, was a blast to ride, really needed nothing but routine maintenance stuff.
Well, that situation did not last long...
First to go were the turn signals, some kids knocked the bike over while it was parked outside where I lived then. Then I went of the road on a turn and hit a stump, that crumpled the front fender, bent the forks and triple clamps, put a big dent in the tank and broke the speedometer. After I fixed that and got it running again, I found myself without a car in November, so I rode the bike to work for a while. To keep it running in the cold Maine weather, I had to use the choke, which is not good for a motor. The over rich condition washes the oil off of the cylinder walls, and at the same time the air cooled motor isn't designed for operation at such a cold temp, so the internal clearances are not correct. Or in other words, I smoked the motor... I rebuilt that bike, painted it red, and kept it for about 25 years... stay tuned, more later...
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I've been riding and wrenching on motorcycles since the early seventies, I was in sixth grade when I got my first bike. I paid fifty bucks for an old Honda CL100 that did not run. I got it running, and I rode that bike all over the place. I lived in a small town in southern Maine, there were trails to ride everywhere on. In the winter I rode on snowmobile trails. The motor finally gave up and threw the connecting rod out the front of the motor. I found a CB100, cheap, with a good motor, but I don't remember what became of the bike after that. Probably swapped it for another bike, or snowmobile, who knows. Maybe that's how I got the '68 Yamaha YR350, or maybe the Rupp 440. Anyway, after a fairly long list of Jap bikes, I acquired a black and gold 1977 Triumph Tiger 750. This bike had the five speed tranny, now, I can't seem to remember whether it had the right or left side shifter, but it did have the notoriously bad Lucas electronics. The bike, when I got it, was hard to start, the ignition switch was intermittent, and the clutch slipped. I fixed those three things and swapped the bike for a 1970 Ford Torino SCJ, with a 460 4 speed. (gas was cheap back then...) But I liked the bike better. My next Triumph was a '72 Tiger, 650cc, with the four speed tranny. I bought it for $500. It had a wild custom paint job, that started with purple and looked more like a custom painter's early seventies catalog of cliche's. But it ran great, was a blast to ride, really needed nothing but routine maintenance stuff. Well, that situation did not last long... First to go were the turn signals, some kids knocked the bike over while it was parked outside where I lived then. Then I went of the road on a turn and hit a stump, that crumpled the front fender, bent the forks and triple clamps, put a big dent in the tank and broke the speedometer. After I fixed that and got it running again, I found myself without a car in November, so I rode the bike to work for a while. To keep it running in the cold Maine weather, I had to use the choke, which is not good for a motor. The over rich condition washes the oil off of the cylinder walls, and at the same time the air cooled motor isn't designed for operation at such a cold temp, so the internal clearances are not correct. Or in other words, I smoked the motor... I rebuilt that bike and kept it for about 25 years... stay tuned, more later...
Edited on 2008-08-10 18:49:05 by WillyPs
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I've been riding and wrenching on motorcycles since the early seventies, I was in sixth grade when I got my first bike. I paid fifty bucks for an old Honda CL100 that did not run. I got it running, and I rode that bike all over the place. I lived in a small town in southern Maine, there were trails to ride everywhere on. In the winter I rode on snowmobile trails. The motor finally gave up and threw the connecting rod out the front of the motor. I found a CB100, cheap, with a good motor, but I don't remember what became of the bike after that. Probably swapped it for another bike, or snowmobile, who knows. Maybe that's how I got the '68 Yamaha YR350, or maybe the Rupp 440. Anyway, after a fairly long list of Jap bikes, I acquired a black and gold 1977 Triumph Tiger 750. This bike had the five speed tranny, now, I can't seem to remember whether it had the right or left side shifter, but it did have the notoriously bad Lucas electronics. The bike, when I got it, was hard to start, the ignition switch was intermittent, and the clutch slipped. I fixed those three things and swapped the bike for a 1970 Ford Torino SCJ, with a 460 4 speed. (gas was cheap back then...) But I liked the bike better. My next Triumph was a '72 Tiger, 650cc, with the four speed tranny. I bought it for $500. It had a wild custom paint job, that started with purple and looked more like a custom painter's early seventies catalog of cliche's. But it ran great, was a blast to ride, really needed nothing but routine maintenance stuff. Well, that situation did not last long... First to go were the turn signals, some kids knocked the bike over while it was parked outside where I lived then. Then I went of the road on a turn and hit a stump, that crumpled the front fender, bent the forks and triple clamps, put a big dent in the tank and broke the speedometer. After I fixed that and got it running again, I found myself without a car in November, so I rode the bike to work for a while. To keep it running in the cold Maine weather, I had to use the choke, which is not good for a motor. The over rich condition washes the oil off of the cylinder walls, and at the same time the air cooled motor isn't designed for operation at such a cold temp, so the internal clearances are not correct. Or in other words, I smoked the motor... I rebuilt that bike and kept it for about 25 years... stay tuned, more later...
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I've been riding and wrenching on motorcycles since the early seventies, I was in sixth grade when I got my first bike. I paid fifty bucks for an old Honda CL100 that did not run. I got it running, and I rode that bike all over the place. I lived in a small town in southern Maine, there were trails to ride everywhere on. In the winter I rode on snowmobile trails. The motor finally gave up and threw the connecting rod out the front of the motor. I found a CB100, cheap, with a good motor, but I don't remember what became of the bike after that. Probably swapped it for another bike, or snowmobile, who knows. Maybe that's how I got the '68 Yamaha YR350, or maybe the Rupp 440. Anyway, after a fairly long list of Jap bikes, I acquired a black and gold 1977 Triumph Tiger 750. This bike had the five speed tranny, now, I can't seem to remember whether it had the right or left side shifter, but it did have the notoriously bad Lucas electronics. The bike, when I got it, was hard to start, the ignition switch was intermittent, and the clutch slipped. I fixed those three things and swapped the bike for a 1970 Ford Torino SCJ, with a 460 4 speed. (gas was cheap back then...) But I liked the bike better. My next Triumph was a '72 Tiger, 650cc, with the four speed tranny. I bought it for $500. It had a wild custom paint job, that started with purple and looked more like a custom painter's early seventies catolog of cliche's. But it ran great, was a blast to ride, really needed nothing but routine maintenance stuff. Well, that situation did not last long... First to go were the turn signals, some kids knocked the bike over while it was parked outside where I lived then. Then I went of the road on a turn and hit a stump, that crumpled the front fender, bent the forks and triple clamps, put a big dent in the tank and broke the speedometer. After I fixed that and got it running again, I found myself without a car in november, so I rode the bike to work for a while. To keep it running in the cold Maine weather, I had to use the choke, which is not good for a motor. The over rich condition washes the oil off of the cylinder walls, and at the same time the air cooled motor isn't designed for operation at such a cold temp, so the internal cleances are not correct. Or in other words, I smoked the motor... stay tuned, more later...
Edited on 2008-08-10 16:04:19 by WillyPs
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Building the Triumph Rocket III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEuzxC4eGc∞
Edited on 2008-08-02 20:39:44 by WillyPs [WIP]
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I've been riding and wrenching on motorcycles since the early seventies, I was in sixth grade when I got my first bike. I paid fifty bucks for an old Honda CL100 that did not run. I got it running, and I rode that bike all over the place. I lived in a small town in southern Maine, there were trails to ride everywhere on. In the winter I rode on snowmobile trails. The motor finally gave up and threw the connecting rod out the front of the motor. I found a CB100, cheap, with a good motor, but I don't remember what became of the bike after that. Probably swapped it for another bike, or snowmobile, who knows. Maybe that's how I got the '68 Yamaha YR350, or maybe the Rupp 440. Anyway, after a fairly long list of Jap bikes, I acquired a black and gold 1977 Triumph Tiger 750. This bike had the five speed tranny, now, I can't seem to remember whether it had the right or left side shifter, but it did have the notoriously bad Lucas electronics. The bike, when I got it, was hard to start, the ignition switch was intermittent, and the clutch slipped. I fixed those three things and swapped the bike for a 1970 Ford Torino SCJ, with a 460 4 speed. (gas was cheap back then...) But I liked the bike better. My next Triumph was a '72 Tiger, 650cc, with the four speed tranny. I bought it for $500. It had a wild custom paint job, that started with purple and looked more like a custom painter's early seventies catolog of cliche's. But it ran great, was a blast to ride, really needed nothing but routine maintenance stuff. Well, that situation did not last long... First to go were the turn signals, some kids knocked the bike over while it was parked outside where I lived then. Then I went of the road on a turn and hit a stump, that crumpled the front fender, bent the forks and triple clamps, put a big dent in the tank and broke the speedometer. After I fixed that and got it running again, I found myself without a car in november, so I rode the bike to work for a while. To keep it running in the cold Maine weather, I had to use the choke, which is not good for a motor. The over rich condition washes the oil off of the cylinder walls, and at the same time the air cooled motor isn't designed for operation at such a cold temp, so the internal cleances are not correct. Or in other words, I smoked the motor... stay tuned, more later...
Edited on 2008-08-02 19:37:55 by WillyPs
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Too much: http://www.snotr.com/video/1447∞
Edited on 2008-07-26 10:01:35 by WillyPs
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Motor Cycles
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Edited on 2008-07-25 18:04:01 by WillyPs
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On the other hand:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h2fhd_O-Qg&NR=1∞
Edited on 2008-07-25 18:00:22 by WillyPs
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Why fat chicks shouldn't ride small bikes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhGut3Str4&feature=related∞
Edited on 2008-07-22 09:33:28 by WillyPs
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Tokyo Drift:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmmZSactoBs&feature=related∞
Edited on 2008-07-22 09:23:09 by WillyPs
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldjnUYEeDu0&feature=related∞
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