The Pleasusre of working on bikes!!

Wingboy said:
I miss Peggy.That reminds me....i didn't lube my axel stiks when i winterized!
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casacrow said:
This also applies to brand new British bikes.......
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Debatable. The majority of the problems with my Hinckleys were mostly electronic related and resulted in the "pickup truck ride of shame" back to the dealer to get fixed. With my old BSA, though, when the points crapped out I could get the beast running again with a piece of 600 grit sandpaper, a screwdriver and a flap from a cigarette package.
 
Points? What are those? I think my grandpa used to talk about those,no I'm wrong. It was my grandpa's grandpa. Haha.

Gummiente said:
Debatable. The majority of the problems with my Hinckleys were mostly electronic related and resulted in the "pickup truck ride of shame" back to the dealer to get fixed. With my old BSA, though, when the points crapped out I could get the beast running again with a piece of 600 grit sandpaper, a screwdriver and a flap from a cigarette package.
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Regarding the uncomplicated comments, most of the posters obviously do not ride Goldwings. More relays than the summer olympics. More plastic bits than a Tupperware factory.
 
casacrow said:
Points? What are those? I think my grandpa used to talk about those,no I'm wrong. It was my grandpa's grandpa. Haha.
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Yeah, points ignition is definitely old school. But I bought my '71 BSA A65T used back in '83, so I'm not quite in the same category as the bike.
 
nobbie48 said:
Regarding the uncomplicated comments, most of the posters obviously do not ride Goldwings. More relays than the summer olympics. More plastic bits than a Tupperware factory.
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Last time I looked at a new Wing was at the Harley/Honda dealer in Kingston back in '07. I counted no less than 46 different buttons within reach of the driver's position... way too many gadgets for my taste.
 
topendz said:
Those are the days we used to setup the timing with a strobe light remember those :-)
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Strobe light?! Luxury. I remember kneeling by the road side in the pouring rain, setting the timing with a 12V signal light bulb and a length of wire.
 
Stewart said:
buy a boyer bransen cdi, never look back.
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It wasn't until I made my own wiring harness, changed over to a negative ground system and scrounged a regulator/rectifier unit off an old military Can-Am that the electrical problems disappeared. I still had to occasionally "look back" while riding though, just to see if any parts had fallen off.
 
Been there done that.
One time I pulled the rear brake bulb and found a bit of wire on the side of the road.
I would travel with a few sets of points under my seat.
As well as some plugs.



Gummiente said:
Strobe light?! Luxury. I remember kneeling by the road side in the pouring rain, setting the timing with a 12V signal light bulb and a length of wire.
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