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3871 horacepro@... Send Email Jul 1, 2001
11:45 am
... painted black. ... me, do ya? ********* Actually I do believe you. I almost never have to look THROUGH the windscreen on my fairing, even though the PO...
3872 Cort Buffington
cort@... Send Email
Jul 1, 2001
1:41 pm
What about those clamps, top triple tree bracket, fork tube caps, etc.? they look like chrome! ... 1971 R60/5 Black (Schultz)...
3873 Suhpec Oob
BOOCEPHUS@... Send Email
Jul 1, 2001
1:54 pm
... etc.? ... Yeah that bike is seriously sanitized for your protection. Nice. I gotta take points off for the little roundel stickers on the tops of the...
3874 mark fisher
fishmeok@... Send Email
Jul 1, 2001
2:48 pm
Geez that's neat! I'm going to go right out and cut a hole in the top of my tank and weld in a tackle box or something... But, gotta agree with Boo, the...
3875 Toastertan@... Send Email Jul 1, 2001
3:01 pm
In a message dated 6/30/01 11:55:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... &&&&&&&&& Snip I built a glass bead booth in my garage out of a fiberglass shower stall....
3876 Toastertan@... Send Email Jul 1, 2001
3:46 pm
Yeah Boo, I told everyone I was living on the Rubicon with this bike. The top yoke, dome nut and dust guard are chromed. The clamps and fork caps are just ...
3877 DAVID L DUNAWAY
dldun@... Send Email
Jul 1, 2001
4:07 pm
A few questions... I just put Metzler's on the bike, front and rear. That rear wheel was hard to remove/replace. I ended up taking the front off and lowering...
3878 Cort Buffington
cort@... Send Email
Jul 1, 2001
4:27 pm
Hey guys, I'd sure like to see photos of bikes that the list folks have. Especially the more active guru's - it would be "inspirational" to me I think. We ...
3879 Toastertan@... Send Email Jul 1, 2001
5:22 pm
1) pulling the front tire IS the easiest way to drop the back wheel. 2) BEFORE you pull the lock hose it down with carb cleaner to get all the spooge out of...
3880 Toastertan@... Send Email Jul 1, 2001
5:24 pm
So Cort..... let's start with YOURS! Stephen in Seattle ABC 3252 72 R75 Toaster ~ DreamBike, armed and dangerous 71 R75 BlankTank ~ Frankenbeemer 01 M1 Super...
3881 Mike Malone
mjmerced@... Send Email
Jul 1, 2001
5:56 pm
Geez, what a great looking tank. I just bought a NOS /5 police tank from Mark Huggett...it's never been on a bike before. Just purchased the box lid from...
3882 Trig&Maggie
MARGARETAHAROLDSON@... Send Email
Jul 1, 2001
6:14 pm
Need some help here. On the trip to Seneca Rocks I averaged a little over 37 mpg for 1570 miles. This was by far the worst mileage out of the group of five I...
3883 Victor Buck
dementor356@... Send Email
Jul 1, 2001
6:44 pm
Hello all, while waiting for engine parts to arrive I've turned my attention to looking at mounting the saddle bags. One side the bracket appears bent {left} ...
3884 MTBDAVID@... Send Email Jul 1, 2001
7:02 pm
Hi all, Does anyone have a set of Wixom bag mounts for a SWB /5 that they are willing to sell? I have the bags but need a set of mounts. David [Non-text...
3885 T. A. Daughters
tadcnslt@... Send Email
Jul 1, 2001
7:34 pm
Dave - For technique, the first thing I would recommend is taking an MSF course. You might enjoy the following review of Proficient Motorcycling by David...
3886 bertrand magny
BMWR1100@... Send Email
Jul 1, 2001
8:08 pm
HI there, maybe one of you have a picture of a Craven luggage rack for a /5 lwb 1973 mine is modified and I want be shure before I could attempt to a major...
3887 P. Stephen Kern
PSKERN@... Send Email
Jul 1, 2001
10:53 pm
I am having an odd thing happen after my bike is ridden. The idle dramatically increases. I would say almost doubles. The bike idles fine when cold but after...
3888 Kevin L. Crosby
kcrosby@... Send Email
Jul 1, 2001
11:11 pm
... I believe that they used to make a scabbard for a carbine that attached to the bike...at least I've seen a picture of a BMW someplace which was so equiped....
3889 r75.5@... Send Email Jul 1, 2001
11:44 pm
Stepping in as temporary List Bastard At Large: We can make an immediate end to this gun thread - it doesn't have dick to do with the precepts of this list....
3890 postaldave
postaldave@... Send Email
Jul 2, 2001
12:08 am
as far as being the temporary list bastard i'm sure the real list bastard wouldn't have "jumped the gun" so quick, or been so harsh. "it doesn't have dick...."...
3891 Sam Van Wyck
wisesam@... Send Email
Jul 2, 2001
12:20 am
Once again our little group of riders, Spokane Classic Motorcycle Enthusiasts will meet for an hour or two of evening chat and tire kicking. Location is again...
3892 Keith Porter
KPORTER@... Send Email
Jul 2, 2001
12:31 am
Just looked at the photo posted to yahoo: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/5united/files/Seneca%20Rocks%202001/Stan%27s%2 0switch.JPG So Stan's switch replaces...
3893 Keith Porter
KPORTER@... Send Email
Jul 2, 2001
1:08 am
Take a look at: http://www.classicbikecafe.co.uk/cravenpanniers.asp There is an email address on the page. Maybe they could answer your question. ... From:...
3894 Listbastardatlarge
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Jul 2, 2001
1:32 am
If you'd like to discuss guns, and rights to carry guns, or why guns should be banned, or your favorite caliber, etc..., I suggest you take the discussion...
3895 Lawrence Hogarth
lhogarth@... Send Email
Jul 2, 2001
12:42 pm
Yo, I HAVE a spare set of RS bars. I WANT a pair of Euro or 'S' bars. It's for a toaster project. Anybody wanna' trade? Best, Lawrence Hogarth ABC #4419 ...
3896 Paul Studebaker
PSTUDE@... Send Email
Jul 2, 2001
12:45 pm
Stephen, Usually this is caused by weak or missing advancer springs--the timing stays advanced and the bike won't idle down when it's warm. Pull the spark ...
3897 cmgies@... Send Email Jul 2, 2001
12:45 pm
Ok. Lets try this again. I rebuilt my carburetors. Got everything back together and found that there is a sort of "miss" in the 3K to 3.5K range. I have...
3898 myk@... Send Email Jul 2, 2001
12:45 pm
Anyone got mounting hardware for Craven Bags? I've got a line on the bags for a good price, but need the hardware to mount them to my 73 R60/5 LWB. cheers, Myk...
3899 d.j.stevenson@... Send Email Jul 2, 2001
12:46 pm
... Well, one of my neighbours doesn't! I was tuning the 60/5 ('70) on Saturday, which involved running it for about 10 minutes while messing about with the...
3900 Bob Barrett
trailbossbob@... Send Email
Jul 2, 2001
6:06 pm
<anybody detached the contact switch from the bucket? any hints huh..?> Yes, I did this as part of my winter restoration. In my case, I completely disassembled...
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