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Post by bullet on Mar 15, 2012 15:03:52 GMT -6
Piggers is in my prayers. Glad to hear Chrissy will be OK. Let us know about your next ride.
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Post by bullet on Mar 13, 2012 15:17:37 GMT -6
The newer Triumph motorcycles have EFI made to look like carbs. It could be a dated pic. also.
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Post by bullet on Feb 27, 2012 20:00:27 GMT -6
Hooray! For piggers. My luck this weekend was not so good. I have three dogs, one of which came in Sunday afternoon covered in mud and blood.had to bathe him just to figure out what was bleeding. Vet put five stitches in his front leg and three in his ear.cleaned up a few puncture wounds. Vet says he was in a fight but my yard is fenced and I can't find a spot where he might have dug out or something else dug in. Not a scratch on the other two. Mysterious!! They are a PIA sometimes, but we love them anyway. Being in Fla. it could be a bobcat or panther. They could jump the fence with ease. I would think wild pig but you would see a lot of rootin around. |
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Post by bullet on Feb 15, 2012 18:41:24 GMT -6
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Post by bullet on Feb 15, 2012 16:05:55 GMT -6
I use my scooter like you use your Rebel. Our motorcycles are used for pleasure and besides saddle bags they are stock but kept in great condition. We ride rather than drive when ever possible. We are both retired so we don't put too many miles on anything we own. I also have a 1970 Honda SL 90 that is apart now for paint and I have a new 90cc engine to go in it. The SL was the scrambler model in 70 and it will be my toy. It will be cheap to build and a ball to ride when its finished. The Rebel as you know has no performance mods other than nice looking and sounding exhaust pipes that may give you another 1/2 hp. With the exception of removing the hot pipe and fine tuning the carb the RE is stock. Even with all the bolt on mods. available I like it stock. The only reason Debbie let me put saddle bags on her Rebel is because I didn't have to change anything or drill wholes on the motorcycle to install them. Its a first year low mileage 1985. She (and I) want to keep it original.
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Post by bullet on Feb 15, 2012 5:51:26 GMT -6
I have to agree, Blue Collar Bobbers has some good stuff. I forgot about them. What ever you do please keep us posted.
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Post by bullet on Feb 14, 2012 19:52:11 GMT -6
One advantage in owning a Royal Enfield is the accessories catalog. They have bolt on kits to build a cafe racer, trials bike, scrambler, euro style and anything you could want. Cams, bbk, stroker kits, pistons, sidecars, trailers, and about anything you want including alloy gas tanks, rear sets and more stuff than a Harley catalog. Still with a little parts searching and minor fab work a cafe racer, a basic cafe racer built from a Honda or any small motorcycle is possible. Welding not required. I rode with a guy with a twin cylinder, 6 speed, 50, that's right 50cc cafe racer. He bought it in Canada and made it his own. It was beautiful. It would top out at 65mph and weighed under 200 lbs.
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Post by bullet on Feb 13, 2012 15:30:26 GMT -6
I am being honest when I'm telling you that your engine will go 80,000+ miles if taken care of. Oil changes every 1,000 miles and a clean air filter are about all. Valve adjustments are far and few between. I'm also being honest when I say there are NO high performance parts for this engine. No cams, carbs, heads, or bbks for this engine. I knew of one person who had a bbk made for her Rebel but she had to buy a minimum of 40 and try to sell the rest. Or you can custom grind a cam, or machine a new intake. See what I mean. There are custom exhausts made for that engine that bolt on. Check Jacks. There is very little increase if any to be gained but they look and sound great. Also if it is cold blooded on first start up, nothings wrong. These engines are very well known to need a long warm up before the choke is opened. It would make a neat little cafe racer. I saw a CB 175 done up that way and it was beautiful.
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Post by bullet on Feb 13, 2012 7:15:14 GMT -6
Thanks, I am in it for about $400.00 not counting tag and title transfer.
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Post by bullet on Feb 12, 2012 12:40:50 GMT -6
Yes she does. She also rides our Royal Enfield and when we switch motorcycles during a ride at a red light it draws a few stares. Our neighbor stored the Rebel in his house right after he broke his ankle at work. 22 years later he got married and his new wife wanted it out of the house. She offered it to me for $100.00. New tires, battery, petcock, oil change, and a tank cleaning treatment and we have a first year,1985 Rebel with 172.4 miles on it. It fits Debbie well and we both enjoy riding it. This is the same neighbor who gave me a 100% there 1970 Triumph 250 Tiger Cub in need of a ground up resto. which I lack the talent and funds to do it right. I in turn gave it to a guy I know who restores Triumphs with the agreement that I get to ride it and if he makes money on it I get a taste of the action.
On one ride I was on the Rebel, Debbie on the RE. I pulled up at a red light in full gear when a poser on a very fat cruiser wearing a wife beater and his best crash hankie started laughing at me. Debbie pulled up between us and his jaw dropped. Priceless.
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Post by bullet on Feb 12, 2012 12:10:49 GMT -6
My state, Florida, is at the bottom of the country. You know what flows downhill don't ya?
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Post by bullet on Feb 11, 2012 7:35:27 GMT -6
Congrats on your new scooter. I wish you many happy safe miles. Ride it in good health my friend.
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Post by bullet on Feb 10, 2012 15:38:31 GMT -6
That motorcycle has the same engine as the Rebel and 250 Nighthawk. Jacks Rebel Warehouse in Sanford Fla. has new and used parts. I have ordered from them and they are great. Change your oil every 1,000 miles, keep a clean air filter and you can get better than 80,000 miles on the over built under stressed engine. There are Honda Rebel forums out there if you need help. Great find.
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Post by bullet on Feb 10, 2012 15:06:09 GMT -6
If acid was so great, many manufacturers would be scrambling to get it on the market and it might even be a brand new company using commonly available oil with acid added and repackaged. john[/quote]
And charge $50.00 a qt. like they did with Slick 50 years ago when it first came out.
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Post by bullet on Feb 10, 2012 10:41:19 GMT -6
In some states in the U.S. you pay a tax on your vehicle every year to get your tag renewed. I don't know the rate or formula but my mother in law pays almost $300.00 a year.
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