Well, I keep the bikes at my office during the winter now, and since I had a day when I didn’t have to rush off to pick up the kids from daycare, I thought I’d get the bikes started.

I’ve been meaning to put Sta-bil in the tanks since October…oops.  I’ve been meaning to start them both since October….oops.  The 2008 Kawasaki will not run at all without the chok in half position (unless the throttle is applied) and the battery won’t charge at all.  I figure I’ll check the water levels this week and probably pull the floats off to see if the idle jets are gummed up.

The CL200 was a pleasant surprise.  The battery was dead…no surprise there.  I reattached the fuel lines, kicked it about ten times and it was running beautifully.  There’s something to be said for a 36 year old bike that’s less finicky than a two year old bike.

Anyway, I rode around a little in the industrial park and called it a day.

….and out came the Harley douches.  Early morning, still 36 degrees according to my dashboard, and there they were in full pose, trying so hard to pretend like they weren’t going numb from the cold.

But to their credit, they did get their bikes out, whereas most HDDBs wouldn’t dream of getting a little water on their babies.

A toast to them and everyone else for a fun upcoming season.

very interesting radio show out f youngstown am 570 tues at 6 i think – I’ve ben listing to previous showes and very interesting – insurance issues, AMA, restoration tips worth a listen regardless of your location.
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It is cold and have no motivation to work on bike plus wife has a long list of items for me to do.  I have a 1982 GL500 this is my third bike in the last 2 years.  I stripped it down to a cruiser so I could work on the bags, faring, and trunk.  That never happened all I have done is ride.

My dad rode Harleys.

I’ve been trying hard to become motivated to work on any of my bikes…but the motivation just ain’t there!  Maybe if I had better heat in my garage or if I had the guys to take a ride in the freezing cold.

Anyone out there making any progress this winter?

a belated merry christmas and happy new year to all

Ha! This is so accurate.

83 Gpz 550Just thought I would throw this in the mix of old bikes. Randy  (Beaumont Tx)

Not Good!!!!

Chain hanging out....

Don’t beleive ‘em when they tell you, ” It was running when I got it!”, unless you see it yourself!  I went to take off the valve cover to replace the gasket and found a broken exhaust cam chain which happens to drive both cams. looking down into the crankcase, I also noticed that the primary shaft Hy-Vo chain is off track with the end of the exhaust chain jammed in it. This repair will require splitting the crakcase and I’m not really looking forward to doing that as that requires the removal of all exterior assemblies from the crankcase…. it’s going to be a loooong winter!

Been watching the site and am glad to see the vintage enthusiasm. I have been into the old bikes since before they were vintage. My but the years do pass quickly. Here are some of the toys. The project is a 1967 Bonneville and should have no trouble hitting the pavement by spring. Have a group of friends here that have vintage stuff (mostly British) and we would be very interested in the 100 miler. If the logistics would work out we could have at least 8 bikes. Keep up the good work and I looking forward to being a part.