Has anyone a good technique for installing a new rubber bushing in the lower eyelet of the air shock? VERY tight. Ideas appreciated. Frank I did this on something different but still done the same way. Boil the bushing 10-15 minutes. Softens it enough to work it in. Also can use a 'nut buster' as l...

golden highway wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:56 am I can do a video once we get a warmer day.

Save a paper towel tube, use it as open air stethoscope.

BUFF & POLISH that other lens.
I use Turtlewax polishing compound then McGuire's. Comes out almost like new.

If you have a Dremel kit you should have (red?) polishing clay block.
I used it dry on a plastic lens & came out even better AND FASTER than the polishing compounds.

Hummm... what to check.
Tires? Brakes? Oil?
Oh, A FULL BANK!

i will keep mileage down and post mph results when i get mounted . would have gone back with runflat but spedo off 5 mph so we shall see . this tire seems a little narrower too see how it fits my 1800. 5 mph off isn't that bad. Add 1 per 20 mph, 60 is 63 (93 typo) , etc.. Figr'n fuel mileage it's s...

#1, never ever raise your legs, dogs go after movement. If you're stationary then you have a problem. Hopefully you left yourself "An out". I've had many-a-dog come at me since I ride mostly back roads. It's the bike they're after not me & every single one went after the front tire. I...

(below pix has 4 per head, mine 2) I found this rather small light can get in those areas where light is difficult to reach. It has a springed alligator catch but finding something to attach to can be difficult but poking in a long screwdriver or wrench gives you ideas. . There are other new designs...

offcenter wrote: ↑Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:52 am Hmm....Bikes and Dogs....
... In 50 years of motorcycling, that was my only encounter with a dog, and one I'll never forget!!

That Lassie was smart, lemons to lemon-aid.
He opened a Dog Training school to teach all other dogs to not chase 'your' bike.

kwthom I have a few here like that. What I see is one owner is training their dog for obedience. Another seems to get his kicks out of his Pit's excitement, he seems to egg him on. JUST being honest here, all these (dark) walkers I'm mentioning isn't of this neighborhood. I've followed each out of c...

I bent mine to almost straight up and it gave me nearly an inch higher at the grips. From \__/ to |__| Sorry, crude pix but you get the point. But the bar covers don't fit exactly right, which I can live with much more than sore wrists. ;) While I was at it I also twisted the grip angle from pointin...

As an owner of both Super Brace & now Blackwing Brace... hands down, BwB all the way. BIG THANKS for this brace! The most significant improvement for me is it nearly stopped the bike wobbling behind tractor-trailers wind vortice's. Next was curving roads and the front wallowing around, now it's ...

Belts are showing an idler is hanging up, might have one ball in a bearing going. They'll still spin & sound good until pressure loaded. As a check you can pop off a bearing seal, they'll pop back on. I use a thin ALMOST to sharp, sharpened nail. You might find particles flowing out using brake ...

I'll agree with others, handlebar starter button sounds like the culprit. 1999 & 134K miles, contacts get corroded. You may have done some of these. These are quick checks. . Old battery might have a bad cell. Pop the tops & look inside for cloudy water/acid. Hydrometer (they're really cheap...

WOOOooo... I went through this few years ago. BEFORE doing all this below, check the covers hinges and your sig-other that nothing was under a hinge curved tube when closing. They do bend relatively easy. To check this, ALMOST close the lid and check the top surface of the lid and saddlebag is as le...

Alan, how TIGHT our Wings are to get into seemingly zero space, to which we can't see 'X', it seems a wonder more hoses or wires aren't pinched. After a while I've learned when I do 'X', I'll then pull/push movable items nearby as a check before moving on. Scary thought... Someday everything on our ...

I can directly relate to several lines. Funny how others will write of their thoughts & travels, spurs others to pick up a pen. Everyone who rides (or not) has prose to share, more so than others who not dare. __ Pat, your post spurred this quick short... In a cage you can turn a page and imagin...

Still riding my NoSnowmobile (Wing) year round for past 9 years in north ILL'noise.
It's brisk at times, (no elec heat) good clothing works wonders.

Good idea. I have never thought about losing one. Each time I have taken one off, I have kinda fought with it getting it off, so never think it will come loose. Ya, I said the same thing until one time I inserted it, didn't feel right, pulled it off VERY EASILY and noticed the rubber grommet was pu...

I had kind of the same happen to me. I changed the oil, and drove off to fuel up and heard what sounded like something fly off. I thought it might be one of the covers I popped off to change the filter. I stopped and checked and it was still in place. Got home and found the left fender cover had co...

WingAdmin wrote: ↑Wed Dec 02, 2020 12:06 pm Just be thankful you don't live in India...

LOL (video). . . CLOSE ONE!
But I think he was just going for the front tire.

I like that rubber replacement idea. Even on the bench their horrid to get back in. Those little rubber nips are difficult to get back in those 'tight little holes' without ripping them. :shock: "If I wasn't so clever, I wouldn't need to be so good looking." OH... ok, you're in France. :ro...

agedbikeman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:18 pm Thank you Snowmoer, thats what I needed to know
Alex

Just mentioning since WinA posted his pix.
The spring is about 1-1/8 in. wide.
Finger measuring the spring sticking out is around 4 inches. Collaborates others post of 4 inches.

I've seen them on several different bikes and a few cars. THEY ARE EYE CATCHERS. I'm looking into it also. ;) One thing I noticed, someone put the strobe on there OEM brake light. Almost couldn't tell it was flashing. The amount of time from DIM to BRIGHT to DIM takes time & that overlaps the st...

I don't use electric heat, these clothes work quite well. After riding a few hours below 35 degrees, if I don't have my gloves on high, my fingers don't work well enough to get my helmet off 😕 I should have mentioned I've built my tolerance to cold over the many-MANY decades of riding in the cold. ...

#1, never ever raise your legs, dogs go after movement. If you're stationary then you have a problem. Hopefully you left yourself "An out". I've had many-a-dog come at me since I ride mostly back roads. It's the bike they're after not me & every single one went after the front tire. If...