Stuck on the road. ASAP clutch help if you know of a fix
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Re: Stuck on the road. ASAP clutch help if you know of a fi
Ah the solitude in middle of nowhere with your best friend too sick to travel, watching and swatting bugs, listening to traffic and rustle of foliage in the breeze trying to find comfortable positions as temps drop with the sun causing a larger gap in the leaps of fate to ride a Commando again. Just part of the manhood scope needed time to time on this hobby horse.
Ah the solitude in middle of nowhere with your best friend too sick to travel, watching and swatting bugs, listening to traffic and rustle of foliage in the breeze trying to find comfortable positions as temps drop with the sun causing a larger gap in the leaps of fate to ride a Commando again. Just part of the manhood scope needed time to time on this hobby horse.
Re: Stuck on the road. ASAP clutch help if you know of a fi
Olchris that's funny! Cue sound of duelling banjos! Aintree??
BTW that's an old photo :lol:
http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/09/born-and-bred-american/
Olchris that's funny! Cue sound of duelling banjos! Aintree??
BTW that's an old photo :lol:
http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/09/born-and-bred-american/
Re: Stuck on the road. ASAP clutch help if you know of a fi
Hey all, I did its fine under the stars. Got down to 37 degrees but made thru ok. No food or water for 24 hours, just me and my pipe, until the wife showed up with the trailer. Loaded the bike up no problem and ran to the nearest restaurant for a big lunch.
In the am when she was cold I started her up just to see , put her in gear let out the clutch and zero movement. Just some grinding noises , could get her to roll a little bit maybe 5 mph at 4000 rpm. Wish it was just a clutch cable, but afraid not.
Will get the bike to a great tech here in my area next week and will update.
Hey all, I did its fine under the stars. Got down to 37 degrees but made thru ok. No food or water for 24 hours, just me and my pipe, until the wife showed up with the trailer. Loaded the bike up no problem and ran to the nearest restaurant for a big lunch.
In the am when she was cold I started her up just to see , put her in gear let out the clutch and zero movement. Just some grinding noises , could get her to roll a little bit maybe 5 mph at 4000 rpm. Wish it was just a clutch cable, but afraid not.
Will get the bike to a great tech here in my area next week and will update.
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Re: Stuck on the road. ASAP clutch help if you know of a fi
Glad you made it back safely, if not a little thinner :mrgreen:
The tech you have do the work, would he be willing to allow you to sit in (assuming you have time) and see not only what failed, but how the stuff is designed and assembled? Helps a ton when things start to go wrong.
jeffmack said:
Glad you made it back safely, if not a little thinner :mrgreen:
The tech you have do the work, would he be willing to allow you to sit in (assuming you have time) and see not only what failed, but how the stuff is designed and assembled? Helps a ton when things start to go wrong.
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I'm a pipe man too to help state of timelessness pass pleasantly into the vapors. Don't waste time waiting on shop to take apart, ugh, but do make appointment once all apart and ready to assemble, which is more interesting-educational and goes a lot faster too.
I'm a pipe man too to help state of timelessness pass pleasantly into the vapors. Don't waste time waiting on shop to take apart, ugh, but do make appointment once all apart and ready to assemble, which is more interesting-educational and goes a lot faster too.
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I got to disagree with that. Being part of the discovery of the fault can ingrain knowledge and offer a real understanding of the nature of things. In this sence, being part of the reassemble is a double possitive.
Any mechanical aspect that Jeffmack can be a part of is crucial and a lesson he is/has unfortunately learning the hard way.
hobot said:
I got to disagree with that. Being part of the discovery of the fault can ingrain knowledge and offer a real understanding of the nature of things. In this sence, being part of the reassemble is a double possitive.
Any mechanical aspect that Jeffmack can be a part of is crucial and a lesson he is/has unfortunately learning the hard way.
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