muzza wrote:But JeffG a Sprint isn't a Harley anywya...it is an Aermacchi so you can relax at being streotyped mate...you aren't a Harley rider after all.....and anyway you have too much taste to be one.
How do you handle the Harley guys, do you pretend to be a believer!
... If they ask me if I have a Harley, I answer yes and if they push me, I tell them that I have an AMF (or a 1973) and that ususally gets me a "Oh" and I continue on with getting them what they want.
How about instead of saying "AMF" say "chain drive"and give 'em a snarl
thanks for all the ideas guys, i have plenty to check out now!
The real exciting part of that ride came after the wobble, I was so flustered by the tank slapper I mis-shifted and wound up in first rather than second. I let the clutch out in the middle of the 90 degree turn and dirt track it through the corner. I was really happy to get off on my own terms that day.
The tires are pretty old, but the haven't cracked so I didn't get new ones. I'll check the swingarm bushings too. Is ANY play in the swingarm too much?
Gordon - thanks, I'd like to keep it all stock but thanks for the offer.
Ouch I always Hated Kick Back on my CZ400.When I first Bought it me and Dad Both Ran Around with Purple Calf Muscles for several Months Before I finally FIgured out it was Less Painful to push Start the Bike.
You shouldn't be able to move the swinger when it's tightened up properly. Old, hard tires will make the bike feel like crap even if they are not cracked. Even Kendas will make it handle better. Put some S-11s on it, and you'll be amazed.
I haven't put too many miles on old tires, but I'd reaaly cautious on them. Questionable tires are not worth the risk. I'd replace them regardless of what the true cause of the wobble is.
back in New Orleans I had a friend who was a NOPD officer and a rabid bike nut. He was building an iron head sportster in a ducati pantah frame. Although he was in the barely running phase of that bike when I left, it was a really neat roadster - well built and just motorcycle fun. Before anyone says it was a good waste of a pantah - the original ducati motor was long since blown up and ducati parts in new orleans are super rare.
That ebay bike may look like junk now but it could be cool in the right hands. Too bad everyone who wants to buy it will just cut it up and use the motor for a chopper instead of doing something different and cool.
Yeap Got my First Ticket Yesterday. By a Trooper On the Back Road to my Uncles House. On the Way from the Beer Store. :booze: Passed By the Sorry Bastard and saw the Blue Lights.I pulled Over Rolled My Window Down and Asked Him If I could Help Him."Yes Why Didn't you Have your Seat Belt on?" Cause I was in a Hurry. :booze: :booze: (To Drink Beer But I didn't tell Him that. ) Well I get to Pay a $10 Fine Now.Damnit I could have bought a Couple of Six Packs with that. :booze: :booze: I'm Just thankfull that He Didn't see that open Container that I stuck Back in the Carton with a Few Onces Missing. Luckily I got everything Hid Before I saw the Blue Lights.
The Only Real Problem I have is that he was setting on a County (Yes County) Road and Not out Catching the Dangerous Drunks out on the State highway. I thought About Asking Him if He wanted a beer but I got to feeling Better.
Well Lets go to work and See if I can Scrounge up enough to Pay that Ticket tomorrow.
Even though i always wear my seat belt it cracks me up that they have that law like that to help SAVE LIVES and then they will let a motorcyclist ride without a helmet in many states ( like mine Florida ) . Dave
Dang $175. A person could buy alot of Beer for that.
If My Hood Hadn't of Popped Open I would have been Doing at least 45 in a 35 so it would have been a Whole lot Higher.
It pisses me off that they can give me a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt, but schoolchildren ride the bus with no seatbelts. What's wrong with that picture?
The one that really got me was a gGuy that's Friends with my Uncle had a Wreck one day.Well it Flipped and Landed on it's top and Slid into a Culvert.He had Enough time to grab Hold of the seat and Keep from Hitting the Top when it Slid in.When it Came to rest he Crawled out and it had Ripped the Top Completely Off.When the Trooper Showed up he Asked the Guy if he was Wearing His Seat Belt and he told the Trooper No.The trooper told him it was a Good thing that He Wasn't or it would Have torn His Head off or Completely Cut him in half Since he wouldn't have been Able to get out of the Way.Well they talked for a Little While and the Trooper Asked Him if he was Sure he wasn't Wearing his Seat belt.The Guy told Him that He had never Worn one and Wasn't About to Start.The Trooper Handed Him a Ticket for Not Wearing a seat belt.
I was really happy to get off on my own terms that day. 
and that sucks big time!
