Thanks for everything Lonnie!! We had a great trip home. Much more scenic than the trip to Boise. Went down via freeway, home via two lane. Hwys 55, 95. 195. Great ride, sun/windburned face. Got home at 8:00 last night. Good thing we gained our hour back... Rode the old White Bird road. It hasn't changed much since we last did that back in the 80's. I thought that was the most fun part of the trip. Barb said it scared the hell out of her in the car. She said she used to close her eyes when riding with her folks and they went that way. Of course it was the main road back then. Did her good. Add some pizzazz to her old age. lol...
Hang in there Lonnie
Hello Tom,
does that mean you are due to receive a pinch?
(a custom in Costa Rica to pinch somebody when he uses for a first time some purchase)
Feel yourself pinched in the left arm and congratulations!!!!
🙂 🙂 🙂
I had been tempted this last week for a Kawa W800 that appeared in Costa Rica for the first time after 16 years drooling and asking the importer once and again.
:O but the empty wallet syndrome puts this dream out of reach.
Lonnie, it must be a strange feeling to watch your rig leave the stable. Best wishes for your health and
Teu, teu, teu, knock on wood, you do well.
Sven
Sven, I think the pinch I need is to establish that I'm really awake, not dreaming. But I went in to the Department of Licensing this morning to change the title and to put Washington license on it. When I wrote the check, that was all the pinch I needed. The state pinched me right in the wallet.
Hi again, friends
Haven't been there for months. Now I'm in way better condition, after some "repairs" to my hip joints (no, fortunately didn't have to use "spare parts"). Still don't have a replacement for Delma. Last week I removed old dust from lathe and welder. Back in the game!
Some fresh, funny story from workshop. Yesterday I mounted a restored engine in my hack. Then I tried to run the engine. Kicked few times woth no effect, so "something might fail". 2 hours examinating each part of ignition system, did simple tests and also used oscilloscope. Nope, nope, nope, no spark. Then I looked at ignition key. Was in OFF position...
Good to see you back on the forum. Must be old age creeping up on you that you forgot to turn the key on... Good luck to ya!!
First 2 days of driving classes with my son in the neighbourhood roads. He got his learners A3 licence on Tuesday and now he is the one to kick the shift lever on Sophie Travelair. Let's see if he too will bend it as I did in my first few weeks... Or comes to the idea to go into the woods and hit a tree as his sister did with the Jawa rig.
At least Thomas did fulfil his proposal...He is already licensed...a private single engine pilot.
No fear in the air with all the turbulence bumps they have up there, but pretty scared on the road...nice mixture. His comment:" up there you have the bummers far away, down here they have you as target aim.":O
Sven
I found a voice message on my cell phone saying the gas petcock on the Valkyrie is replaced and the rig was test ridden by the mechanic. We drove the 26 miles to the shop yesterday afternoon and I rode it home. Everything seems to be working as it should. The gas leak appears to have been associated with the petcock, so breaking part of it while trying to remove the tank to find the gas leak was no extra cost. The mechanic told me to try to avoid breaking it again as the petcock costs $160.
Peter Pan, your son is very close to right about drivers. Many people drive as though everyone else on the road is alert, sober, and competent drivers. If only they knew how far off the mark they are.
Geez, Louise!
The Valk petcock is only $160. (plus tax)? What a bargain (spell that: Ripoff).
It's also called a Bank Angle Sensor. It will shut the bike's ignition off if the bike goes down or if enough centrifugal force is applied. There is a different sensor for sidecar use - check with your dealer or Google or just follow this link: http://www.hdforums.com/forum/touring-models/708194-bank-angle-sensor-question.html.
It's also called a Bank Angle Sensor.
What, is also called a bank angle sensor?
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installed the new torsion rod, WOW what a difference it made.
I was replying to your post:
"Sensor? Never heard of that.
I set up lean out angle with a magnetic protractor (angle gauge).
Lonnie
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Lonnie Cook
Northwest Sidecars, LLC"
The discussion had to do with someone's bike shutting off after installation of a sidecar.
There is a sensor (called lean angel sensor or bank angle sensor) that should be changed out when attaching a sidecar to a late model Harley.
Threads must have gotten out of sequence...
I've installed sidecars on hundreds of Harleys and never changed out the bank angle sensor.
No problems in over 25 years and no negative feedback.
Maybe they aren't all that critical with a sidehack.
Lonnie
