Marcel

But I did get a few compliments for some older guys...Frank the salesman and and older dude from the service department has they only ones they've seen were mostly all trashed by now...most of these bikes were ridden hard off road..and not really looked after cosmeticly..the paint on this thing looks almost showroom new...lol.

How's your bike coming along ? Still waiting for parts ? To be considered half and expert on this antic bike is actually a compliment now...lol I've come to the conclusion that people who use to be knowledgeable about these bikes are now retired or have moved on to another life...90% of the staff were either not born or babies when this bike was around..

I have no idea....he's running it below 4500 rpm till its first oil change... 4500 revs equals 90 kph...seems awfully high ...? ktm runs 120 just below 4500 rvs

lol.....no such smell coming from the exaust....like I was saying it's now a secondary bike now . things would different if it was....its ridedable like it is now....i'll get to it this winter has a project...

Well I checked out Robertos bike...not to sure what to make of it or know much about it...but it's huge from the tank view...it looks awfully like a BMW...

It was more leaking from the push rod side..it was leaving pundles in the skid plate...and certain parts now take to long to get in ...it's tolerable for now...till I get to it this winter ...I ordered a few parts today and it's gonna take about a month to come in...a fuse box cover and a few special bolts...

Time will tell...I think Harley is trying to push up sales and intress on your side of the pond...have no idea how long intress will last...these aren't moto gp bikes material if you ask me...and belong in a different league....barge racing..lol.

No disrespect but I don't see this moto gp thing lasting to long...most see it a cheap knock off to the mission king of the baggers..with only Harley competing...what makes the mission league exciting is direct competition between two manufacturers and were improving these models will filter down to the consumers eventually...improving both brands...

Wich year was that Bob...04 ? Did you purchase it new ? ...I'm also getting there in age , and can't get the full potential of it now...but it's a blast to ride in town with the engine revs up from lights to lights...lol...it sounds like one of those trohfy truck...lol.....had some younger kids yesterday following me in a car with there windows down..I swear they were mystified and in a tranz listening to that lc8 bark...lol.

Has Im not planing to do more than a couple of thousand km with it this summer....ill take it apart this coming winter , has it's due for the water service..

It sure is a wonderful bike that they created so long ago...well after the test ride my oil leak is 50% resolved...took it apart this morning, it's coming from the clutch, water pump side...oil pressure switch is bone dry..valve cover down to the cylinder base gaskets are also dry....looks to me like it's seeping from the inner clutch cover gasket....the oil leak isn't extreme at the moment...think I'll just ride it like this for the summer like it is...unless it gets worse...

That's a hilarious story Alpalfa...lol.... basically what the service department said...they wanted to tear the engine down has a winter project..lol Guys that never worked on these , younger guys...they have no idea what's involved servicing these bikes...and no shops now are really interested on working on these...it's not has bad has most everyone beleive..it's actually not has bad. Dam this old 22 years-old bike is such a pleasure to ride...its so old school, choke cable , no abs or tracion control...never ridden a fuel injected one...but those carburetor...the fueling is spot on...its so smooth and predictable...no jerkyness at all. Struck a partridge at 100 kph...the shifter and side stand took most of the impact...good it didn't explode on me and the bike...lol.

Its unbelievable what a superior machine can do for riders...its looking to be 3 way run to the championship this year, Herfoss has his work cut out to beat Gilim I think....im predicting all 3 Indians will be hard to beat... What you saying @Buckster ?

Buckwheat is awfully qwiet it seems...haven't you got anything to say ? ..lol

It's so he doesn't get electrocuted...lol.

All back together..the seal came in yesterday afternoon at the dealership...was planning to have it sent by mail..but didn't want to take any chances for it not being here Friday..so I borrowed my mom's car wich is a little easier on petrol..lol. Should be out in hour or so to test things out..

A friend of mine just bought a susuki v strom 800 a 2025..left over from last year...the one that's more dirt oriented ...can't wait to have a look at it...has he only picked it up last Monday...

Yes it's ok and the needle bearing in the back is still tight on the pushrod thankfully cause I need a special puller to get that out...I replaced the clutch slave many years ago with and original one , but when this one fails again ..it will be Oberon one...I also ordered two extra seals from a local bearing shops...still waiting for those also....just incase something goes wrong when I install the ktm one...lol. ...after I get the seal in there...gonna service the clutch oil jet...don't think that was ever service...

Kinda figured you would have remained qwiet after that humiliating defeats by Indian.. Lol....

well I got a 300 dallar bike wash , by the look of the chain it looks like it was sitting outside in the weather..lol.......not to mention the amount of fuel I burned running it back and forth.....pretty discusted ...mostly my fault....should have looked at it better myself , but the service tec kinda conned me into bringing it in right away.....that trailler is nice but it makes that truck burn twice the amount of fuel...at 2,15 per L ...so I juste loaded it the back of the truck for the return ride.

Ya it was a little tricky to get the seal out...has it sitts a good quarter of inch inside the case...

Ya seal is no bigger than a dime...only a master technician would attempt removing it in this manner...you would have probably drilled into the engine case...lol.

Weather still to cold to do any morning rides...it's 2c at the moment...but we had a few afternoon of 15c or so and was able to take the indian for a few times...has the ktm is still waiting for parts...sure was nice to take the bike out after this long winter...

Hopefully it will be back and running by the weekend ....this is the time of the year I like riding it more..has the roads are shit with potholes , and weather isn't to great for riding other than doing some off road...

Waiting for the throttle cam, deceided to clean the front sprocket area to remove the old chain lube...when I pulled off the clutch slave , a big table spoon of engine oil leaked out of it..from what I could tell the clutch pushrod seal was leaking...still waiting for the seal...suppose to be in this week...anyway the manual called for the pushrod to be removed in order to replace the seal...I didn't want to drain the oil has it was still fresh or take apart the pressure plate..so I did the old screw in the seal trick..