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     Phillyblast |
I got to take the Jawa for a solo spin later on Cool ride. Thanks to Brian Nallin for taking the pic. Never got a chance to run for the 130 club, but I did manage to amuse a couple of people riding the XR50 around the pits at 5 mph in full tuck, left hand on the front fork, and feet up behind me   | ||
| Choptop |
Some other quotes for the weekend... "My donut tastes like race gas." "Whaddya mean get it ready? Its got gas in it, its got a battery, and its got duct tape on it, its ready to RACE!" "Where's Governor Woz with my food?" "we dont want to beat them, we just want to scare the hell out of them." | ||
| Iamike |
I have had an oil leak developing on my '99 S3 around the oil pump. Before I dig into it I was curious what others experiences may have been. It started a couple of years ago and I could fix it by tightening the front hose. Now it appears to be coming from the back hose too and tightening the fitting and the hose clamp doesn't stop it. Is it a good idea to pull the fittings and tape them? Or has anyone replaced the hoses with braided lines? I noticed a couple of other bikes at the 20th that looked like they were leaking the same so I was curious if this was a common problem. | ||
| Snail |
Chop, did you get a pic of Brian Nallin trying to jump start the coleman stove with the NOS? Paul | ||
| Dynarider |
I have had an oil leak developing on my '99 S3 around the oil pump. I noticed a couple of other bikes at the 20th that looked like they were leaking the same so I was curious if this was a common problem. Based on your observations of other bikes with similar symptoms I would have to say Yes it is common.  | ||
| Fssnoc2501 |
Yo all you Team Elves Fans, I finally got home today after 2500+ miles ans (2) records. This stuff IS NOT as easy as it looks. I came here with two goals that was to set two open records and to set the bar high enough that someone trying to beat me had to spend some cash to beat me. I think I achieved this, but it took alot out of me and several other folks. With this I feel that I should thank some people who helped along the way. First, is Aaron Wilson, who spent many hours prepping my bike to achieve this effort. Brian Nallin, whose expertise at head porting was great along with his brother (Richard) gave me great advise on the proper way to go down the salt. Then there is my sponsors, Nallin Racing, J&M Machine shop, TDS Customs, Powersposts Alley, Team Evles, and all of you on the Bad Weather Bikers. Then there was the food crew which included Paul from Oz, my mom Barbara German, and many others that I can't remember. The pitcrew of Dick German (my dad) and Anastasia German (my daughter). Snail & I voted and decided that we had the best looking pitcrews because of our daughters. The support I got from Paul form Oz, Paul, Peter, Henrick, Philly, Josh, Tami, Art, Aaron, Richard, Steve, Susan, My family, ans so many others that I forgot that it is too long to list. The sporster list folks were wonderful also. This was a wonderful experience, please do not think that it was easy, but it was wonderful none the less. BTW: I backed up the first Team Elves record, but that was just from the luck of the draw not skill. Ray | ||
| Iamike |
Ah, that's the Dyna we all know & love. Always a smartass remark but not much constructive help. | ||
| Dynarider |
seriously tho, my bike never stayed together long enough for it to develop a leak. Based on that i would have to say no its not common to leak. | ||
| Bartimus |
Iamike, my bike knows oil leaks well, (what Harley based bike doesn't?) I changed out both of the fittings on my oil pump when I went to stainless steel braided lines. Some Teflon tape should do ya... | ||
| Phillyblast |
Mike, the S2 suffers the same fate. Looks real bad since it blows over the shock - teflon tape on the fittings oughta do it. | ||
| Court |
Fort those of you who have never fully grasped the magnitude of what Erik Buell has done, and to all the "if I were doing it..." I'll share one of this mornings e-mails.... Just a quick note to let you know (if you didn't already) that Indian motorcycles closed it's doors on 9/19/03 at 2:15pm. I am currently unemployed and trying to..... Many things in motorcycling are MUCH harder than they appear..... | ||
| Tripper |
Reposted from another thread so all will see it: ================ From: Anonymous Hey, not sure where to post this, but since there was a comment on Knoxville here, I wanted to let those going know that Erik won't be there. His mom is in intensive care, very sick. His eyes were rolling up in his head from the stress of everything, so the team at Buell tied him up and told him to stay home. | ||
| Dynarider |
The Indian deal has been around a couple days now. One of the problems...just one..is they didnt have a daddy with deep pockets to keep bailing them out. Both Buell & the Victory lineup from Polaris are lucky that their parent companies can absorb the intial loss & yet continue to develop new product. I wonder where BMC would be today if Harley hadnt have bought them? | ||
| Phillyblast |
Dyna, "lucky" isn't a word I'd throw around wrt Erik Buell. He manufactured a motorcycle that was both interesting and innovative enough to garner the interest of said parent co. and make them realize investing in his fledgling motorcycle co. was both strategically and financially a sound decision. As you say, the deep pockets of investors was only one of their problems. The bigger problem was the bike itself. Personally, I never saw anything "Indian" about it. I feel the same way about the new Triumph. Great bikes, but nothing that says "Triumph" to me. just MHO. | ||
| Mikej |
Well, let's see, Indian Motorcycles, if the employees got together and if the enthusiasts got together and if they all pooled their monies and resources I wonder if they could buy the company from the creditors and fix what isn't working and keep what is. And if that can't or doesn't happen, at least now the "Indian" name is out of the court system and somewhat more readily available for the next contestant to try and make a go with it. Maybe they'll come out with a new release of a board track racer and try and resurrect the Indian/Harley race wars. One can only wonder about some things. | ||
| Court |
>>>they didnt have a daddy with deep pockets to keep bailing them out. That is patently inaccurate and ill informred information. If I had the time, I'd dig out the article I ghost wrote for Forbes magazine on the "Business Case of Revitalizing a Motorcycle Company". Indian brought to bear some of the best intellectual, executive and financial firepower than any of the HD wannabe's have. For the sake of providing comfort, I'll ask you question posed as a soto voce' back handed slap... ANSWER: If Buell Motor Company had NOT been bought by Harley-Davidson they would be a viable and sucessful motorcycle company in 2003. Some of hte detals, the events and the places we'd stopped along thge road would be different and a few names would be changed but the statement is not simple "wish it was true" conjecture. There lies, for those capable of rising above trolldom, a very interesting lesson, in the Indian experience. Money alone doesn't do it. If you don't beleive me, ask the Hanlons. You do, however, bring up an interesting point about Polaris who has proven themselves capable of counter-cyclical resiliancy and have exhibited the management skill to maintain OH expenses in the most difficult times. Don't get me started..... | ||
| Arbalest |
The problem with the latest Indian company, is that they tried to capitalize on a name that carries with it a great deal of history and expectation for the product. Putting valenced fenders on a Harley clone, does NOT make an Indian. Erik built HIS OWN motorcycle. His original marketing strategy did not include half a showroom full of clothing. | ||
| Thunderbox |
I sincerely hope that the article you wrote for Forbes had a lot better spelling than the one you wrote to the BBS. LMAO. | ||
| Bomber |
I'm sure my hopes for Erik's Mom's swift and complete recovery are shared by all . . .. . way too many folks ailing and hurt . . .. . | ||
| Tripper |
Magazines hire proof readers. When you type 142 WPM a few errors might slip in. | ||
| Thunderbox |
Magazines may hire proof readers but as far as I understand this is not a magazine. Slow down, maybe your article would be more readable. | ||
| Josh_ |
>>Just a quick note to let you know (if you didn't already) that Indian motorcycles closed it's doors on 9/19/03 at 2:15pm. I am currently unemployed and trying to..... >> My wife bought her Isuzu from a dealer that sold Pontiac/Isuzu and Indian. Several months ago they dropped Pontiac and Isuzu and in the process screwed everyone they had bought an extended warranty through them. (They refuse to call the warranty company and tell them they closed which means you can't change your no-deductable "home dealer" ) So in regards to the above info, would it be wrong to call them up and laugh? Thunderbox, please get back to us when you have something useful to contribute. | ||
| Thunderbox |
What pray tell does the Isuzu/Pontiac Indian dealer have to do with this forum. Get back to us when you have something useful to tell us about Buells. Thanks Josh | ||
| Ara |
Has anybody heard whether Buell will market a touring version of the XB's with greater fuel capacity? (How's that, Thunderbox?) | ||
| Henrik |
Thunderfart; what's eating you. So far, in your 3 previous posts, you've contributed nothing to the conversation. So who are you to chastise anyone for their choice in post content?  Henrik (have you reread your own life philosopy recently: "Do to others as you would have them do to you".) edited by Henrik on September 25, 2003 | ||
| Josh_ |
Henrik, get this his profile says his personal philosophy is "Do to others as you would have them do to you." I figure it's a lost cause. | ||
| Henrik |
Ah, cross posting Henrik | ||
| Phillyblast |
Geez, I'm pretty sure Josh was on topic with his post. Now I'm going to diverge even further from the topic of Buells and ask if anyone can tell me what this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2434097521&categor y=6718 is??? Yamaha LS2?? | ||
| Rex |
Pretty cool little bike, huh? Remember the one at Bonneville...I believe it was green. I really like the Yamaha Twin Jet 100 myself. What a little monster bike, especially if you put the GYT (Genuine Yamaha Tuning Kit) on it. Expansion chambers, etc. This would be a great little bike, but to buy it and have it shipped you will be around $1000 plus dollars....tax, title, too. | ||
| Rex |
Indian. All they had was the Indian name. They should have done something other than the S and S Clone. The other problem is that they tried to spend and look the part of Harley DAvidson and the other big manufacturers. I cannot understand why these guys all try to be as big and spend as big as companies that have been around forever and are big. They should learn to start small, make something that is quality, and is unique. Then grow into your success. Excelsior. Another example of spending bigger than you are. At least they tried to make a bike that was unique and wasn't a clone. They should have gone for an inline four to be unique though. |
