It lives!!
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It lives!!
Thanks to Graham's able fingers, the Duck lives again. The desmo conversion works well though a wee bit rattly as I left the valves 0.05 mm too loose "just in case".
I had forgotten how loud it is and will be repacking the muffler soon. Bloody marvelous to ride again!
In the morning I also got the sidecar mounted back on and the rear wheel switched back to the car wheel. Now I just have to change the front end over and we will be back in the delivery business. I hope to ride the family out to bike night on Wednesday.
Yippee!
I had forgotten how loud it is and will be repacking the muffler soon. Bloody marvelous to ride again!
In the morning I also got the sidecar mounted back on and the rear wheel switched back to the car wheel. Now I just have to change the front end over and we will be back in the delivery business. I hope to ride the family out to bike night on Wednesday.
Yippee!
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Good to hear you are back in the riding business. Sux to see bikes apart on the garage floor and not on the road.
My next door neighbour has a Monster 900 that does not see the light of day nearly often enough. I asked him if he could just start it up and let it idle on the curb for a couple of hours a day just so I could hear the sound. No go yet. Perhaps more beers are in order.
One last thought for the evening. As I was flipping through the latest Cycle World and saw a couple of BMW's featured in American Flyers (no, the irony is not lost on me one little bit) that I can see someone like, oh say, John, building and/or riding.
Or maybe this one.
So, what are you waiting for?
Trevor
My next door neighbour has a Monster 900 that does not see the light of day nearly often enough. I asked him if he could just start it up and let it idle on the curb for a couple of hours a day just so I could hear the sound. No go yet. Perhaps more beers are in order.
One last thought for the evening. As I was flipping through the latest Cycle World and saw a couple of BMW's featured in American Flyers (no, the irony is not lost on me one little bit) that I can see someone like, oh say, John, building and/or riding.
Or maybe this one.
So, what are you waiting for?
Trevor
Vy is it vee get too soon olt and too late schmart?
- coyoteran
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Yeah, I am down with that. Although you understand that I will have to put a few miles on it just to make sure that it is still running in top form, whatever that means for a lambretta. I am sure you won't mind if it comes back to you with 10 or 12 thousand extra k on it will you?Angelo wrote:Oh man those are cool Customs. In a pinch I can ship lefty up to you and you can run that in front of your house?
Trevor
Vy is it vee get too soon olt and too late schmart?
I like History if you want to put some of your own on it, I'm good with that!coyoteran wrote:Yeah, I am down with that. Although you understand that I will have to put a few miles on it just to make sure that it is still running in top form, whatever that means for a lambretta. I am sure you won't mind if it comes back to you with 10 or 12 thousand extra k on it will you?Angelo wrote:Oh man those are cool Customs. In a pinch I can ship lefty up to you and you can run that in front of your house?
Trevor
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Love to see your newly legalized machines!
Scooter turn out is low with typically two to three scoots. Nothing we can't change if we all decide to go.
I have started another thread on Bike Night but the gist of it is:
PetroCanada station at 16435 97 Street on Wednesday evenings starting at roughly 6:30 pm.
Scooter turn out is low with typically two to three scoots. Nothing we can't change if we all decide to go.
I have started another thread on Bike Night but the gist of it is:
PetroCanada station at 16435 97 Street on Wednesday evenings starting at roughly 6:30 pm.