Any motorcycle enthusiasts here?

Specifically... pulling the carbs off that Virago.

 

The CB 1100 { at least the 2013 model } had Full Floating brakes.
By that I mean the CB1100 changed.They changed the original tank.
A huge mistake in my opinion.

 

That sucks man, I have a 250 VStar, which is the same bike as the Virago. I can pull the bowl off without pulling anything else off, but to get the carb off it is a booger sometimes. I have the best luck if I loosen the bolts for the little Y piece just underneath. Hard to imagine that would be enough to throw off a hard core biker like yourself though.

 

I do like the dual pipes and six speed trani that came out in subsequent years

 

I should have kept that bike and not traded-in for my 2019 Yahama XSR 900.
Which is turning out to be a bit of a problem as far as breaking-in.
It has ABS {which can be turned off } but I had to experiment in order
to do so.The Honda 2013 CB 1100 had NO ABS and was a 5 speed.
The singe side exhaust was a big canister but dint bug me.
I was more bugged to find out how Expensive the average aftermarket
exhaust price tag.Around $ 1,ooo bucks.Easily double and triple the
price of the average Cruiser aftermarket exhaust.
Plus I have no need for 6 speeds.That is entirely for Touring.
Nor ABS.I don't ride in rain or if it's expected to rain.
I once rode by VTX 1800 metallic silver bike for 30 minutes
in a downpour.I was in the big city on the way back home.I was
halfway home and couldn't beat the weather.I said fug it.
It came down cats & dogs and I just stuck it in 4th gear and
went 45 mph and used one hand to steer.The other to wipe the
rain pellets beating my face { I wore bike goggles }.
Luckily I was on the highway home { Not the Interstate }.
I was stuck on the Interstate a few times and sought shelter
like many Riders under the nearest big concrete overpass.
The ones you use in case a Tornado is beating a path in yer
vicinity.I don't believe in Motorcycle accessories.I have bought
some but sparingly.I see it this way.A lot of riders buy a bike and
decide to save a few bucks on a more affordable model.
Because they have visions of all kinds of aftermarket accessories
they may crave.I Think different.Buy the Most motorcycle you can
afford and Furgid aboud any accessories.
Accessories are for schmucks in my book.
Anybody who knows anything about Motorcycles knows how
dealers and the markets make money.With accessories and
service calls.Imagine purchasing a cheaper home because you want
to accessorize it.Makes no nevermind.

 

I've purchased my accessories off of Amazon and installed them myself. Dealership didn't make anything off of me in that regard. It's sad that some people don't work on their own bikes and seek to demean those of us that do. Accessories are an amazing way to open up the possibilities to tune your bike to your needs and desires.

Nothing wrong with bone stock bikes, but to call those of us who feel differently "schmucks" is asinine. Utterly foolish.

 

Not even close! I do know at least one hard core biker tho'.
I dealt with the Virago by selling it as soon as I had running right (again). I epoxyed screw driver tips into the carb jet adjustment screws. Fiddled around until I got it running right.. then sold it.

 

I usually keep my bikes stock or close to it.
Put soft bags on the VTX.
Added a removable top case to my R1200RT for long trips and put on a Sargent seat because the stock seat was brutal after half a day. But that's pretty much it.

 

Growing up in Vegas, my main mode of transport was motorcycles because it rained like 10 days out of the year max. I have had many and many bikes over the years. My favorite was the Honda 700 Nighthawk that I bought brand new. What an awesome sport bike! Unrelated, a guy at work was having problems with a 1968 BSA Thunderbolt 650 that he bought. Wouldn't start. He asked me if I would be interested in trading my dirt bike for it (I paid $200 for the dirt bike, beat the hell out of it) HELL YEA! He had the original owners manual. I opened the carburetor bowls, clean as could be. I went through the owners manual and found that the bike required 100 octane or better to run. I bought some octane boost and put it in the tank and VROOM! Put many miles on that bike, wish I never let it get away from me. Now kids are grown and gone, wife too! Just bought a 2018 Indian Scout Bobber, LOVE IT!!

 

Epoxy resin is a marvellous thing. I chased an oil leak around an air-cooled VW engine once. Had it out of the van half a dozen times, replaced oil seals, o rings even push rod tubes to no effect. Eventually spotted a fine mist coming out of a hairline crack in the crankcase and a quid's worth of epoxy sorted it out. Good for temps well above those reached by the block and it never leaked again.

 

Nice.
Actually used Dip It (used to rubberize tool handles) to patch holes in the diaphragms of the needle slides on the CV carbs of my old CB 360.
Worked like a champ and those things are getting hard to find without spending a fortune.

The duct tape was mad, but got over it

 

Does anyone have any riding experience with the Yamaha V-max? My brother had one and he let me ride it. HOLY F**K! I think I got it to 80 mph in first gear, insane!

 

Then explain why real Motorcycle and car guys like Jay Leno
Insist on keeping a bike or car stock.
For example yesterday at a car auction where a late 60's
Cobra roadster w/427 sold for the largest amount { a Million and a half }
Because it was totally authentic.Every part no matter how insignificant
was original.
They also sold a 1940 Crocker { made less than 100 } which could\
go 110 mph.It went for $ 500,ooo.It was at Big Twin motorcycle.
Most guys love to tweek {like the exhaust } which does reguire a
mapping or Power Commander.Plus a better air cleaner.
But with those tweeks often comes problems.I can see a better
seat or different lights { LED's } Maybe a handle bar that is more
likeable.But once a person gets into accessories they kinda go batty.
It's like one's personality.It's been said that a person's personality is
set usually by the time they are age 9.Then there's the Middle Age
Crazy phase or male menopause.
I refuse to accessorize my Rune.It doesn't need any.The only thing I
added was a nice handlebar bag from Kuryakyn which has been
discontinued.They have one similar called the Momentum Rambler
Roll bag.I think I'll order it tomorrow.
My Roll bag is wearing out.The side dual zipper gets stuck it's been
zipped so much.I cram it full of groceries and stuff.

 

Wanted one for a while. Is probably too fast for me, I don't ride like a 50+ year old man, I'd get in trouble.

 

I have no problem with someone accessorizing their bikes.. except for adding skulls to it.. I hate the skulls motif.. AND I do prefer that the additions be practical.. no problem with those. most of us are collecting on the level of Leno. I do prefer stock on most automobiles.. the engineers that made them spent many years in school and the industry.. so adding fat tires or wheels.. or a sticker that tells us your mustang or Chevy is in fact a mustang or chevy just seems silly. Oddly enough, my Harley doesn't even have "Harley Davison" on it any where.. I guess those plates where scrapped off on to the pavement before I bought the wreck.

 

I used to swap out intakes and carbs, slap on the headers, all kinds of stuff on cars. Fun times. Had a 78 Monte Carlo that I had gone through 4 engines and 3 transmissions with, buying dirt cheap 305's and running the dog snot out of. Ended up with a 350 4 bolt main, stainless steel crank, 10.5:1 forged pistols, a edelbrock intake with a Holley 650 on top. 350TH with a shift improved kit behind it, and 3.73 gears, I would hold L1 till about 60mph and won most of my races while shifting manually to L2. It'd just leap out ahead.

Fun times. Don't understand people that don't tinker with things.

Have a Barret's performance clutch spring conversion kit to swap into a 1900 Roadliner waiting on me, all this talk is making me want to get around to it.

 

Go fast additions are what I call "practical" , as a matter of fact, most of them contribute to the efficiency of the engine.
Cheap hotrodding.. best! I had Fiat 124s for awhile.. the Spyder.. twin overhead cams and a five speed.. loved drive the "dog snot" out of them. Since they were a much hated piece of junk.. parts car and parts where really cheap.. I'd pick up a donor vehicle as cheap as $5 at the impound lots auctions.. motors usually already partially disassembled! LOL I'd swap heads (with the carbs. and bigger valves) shave the heads (had to, they blow head gaskets and warp all the time..because it is an aluminum head on a steel block) and come up with some noticeable increase in horsepower. I had a lot of fun with those cars.. I could swap out the head in about 30 minutes.. kept the distributor on a really long wire so I didn't have to take it loose. Spent more on tires than the rest of the car.

 

Spent the day at my local steam rally.
Plenty of two-wheeled vehicles too. Mostly old British bikes but a few classic Japs as well. Didn't spot any Indians or Harleys.



















More pics from the rally here http://politicalforum.com/index.php...um-chat-thread.561017/page-11#post-1070990025

 

I would think those Bikes cannot be entered w/o being in running
order and also of classic nature.But there's a problem with that.
A bike owner can't keep starting their bike.It's like at a Motorcycle
auction.The bike being auctioned off has to go thru a staging line
where the bike can be seen openly and heard.
Of course The best place to watch classic bikes is on YouTube
and Jay Leno's garage.Where the bike sits in his Garage and
gone over with a fine tooth comb by it's owner or whoever
Restored it.Leno and Owner/builder talk shop and then take the
bike out for a run.

 

I have just bought a Motorcycle mag dedicated to Electric Motorcycles.
There's one bike that is kinda ridiculous.It looks really cool and is
nothing like any other Electric bike.It's a Bobber electric.
The battery is stored in a mock { fake } V-twin engine compartment.
However the Veitis { British made } has a top speed of around 72 mph and
100 mile range.It's super expensive at E40,ooo.I guess that means
around $ 49,ooo.Reminds me of the Confederate Motorcycles.
Built in some old run down Factory in New Orleans.Confederates
are super clean and sturdy with overbuilt engines.But very expensive.
Brad Pitt is shown riding one.
Then there's an Electric Motorcycle that's So impressive I am
seriously considering trading in my New Yahama for.
It's the 2019 ZERO SR/F. Unbelievably Fast.With 140ft-lb torque.From
the moment the throttle is engaged.H.P.of 110.
Looks good,very smooth delievery of power with no shifting
and good handling.Clutchless direct drive w/ belt final drive.
Great Tires { Pirelli Diablo Rosso III } High tech Power pac and
Brushless Z-force AC motor.
Range 160 miles { city } much less over highway
4.5 hrs charging for 100 %.
Brakes I'm not familiar with { J.Juan 4 piston calipers and radially
mounted 320mm floating discs.}
Price - Appx. $ 20,ooo

 

Brake rebuild kits came in yesterday.. hope to get them done as soon as I get the latest honeydo done.

 

A lot of those bikes are used daily.

 

Well in the case of aged bikes { old models } it's pretty hard to
know how many miles are or were on it.
For example there's this Brooklyn car fancier who likes
Muscle cars of the 60's and 70's.He works on Cars.
Well his chickie pooh just had to have this certain model
Mopar.I think it was a certain year Challenger.
Well his girlfriend saw an ad and the price was good.
I think there was a photo of the car.The guy went
and looked at the car.It was obviously just painted.
The seller was kinda makin up stories as to when the
car was painted.If it had ever been in a wreck.The girlfriends
mechanic boyfriend checked under the car { under the rocker panel
and inside the fender wells and the trunk.Under the hood.
Then asked as to when the car was painted.The seller said
like months ago.The mechanic said ... I don't think so.I just
looked real hard under the car and there's No dust,None.
The car couldn't have been sitting in a garage for months.
The more he looked he came to the conclusion the car
was in a wreck and the seller was in a hurry to get rid of it and
Just had it painted.

 

We have two Sportsters. A 1200 and an 883H. Bought both used. Few years ago my wife and I rode the 1200 with a trailer to Yellowstone and camped every night. It was fun.

The 883 I ride to check pivots or hay when I don’t need a pickup. But only in the summer! I hate riding in the cold.

Sportsters aren’t for girls. Softails, etc. are much better in my opinion. All depends on their size/weight/strength.

Never raced dirt bikes but grew up on Honda’s. Good thing kids are tough.

Cool thread I’ve enjoyed everyone’s input.