| Author | Message | ||
     Court |
Happy Birthday from the only person here further East than Henrik! Court | ||
| Dynarider |
Newfie is a lot further east. | ||
| Jvv |
REX here....Okay, Dynarider, wasn't it you who saw some proto types? buellv@aol.com thanks, rex | ||
| Dynarider |
yep it was me although anon told me they will never sell a v-rod powered buell...he never said they havent built any | ||
| Ebear |
TO ALL OF YOU whom don't peruse other sections of BADWEB (particularly Tale Section)There is an absolutely Memorable Ride coming up on the 11th and 12th.....OktoberFAST.... Deep in the mountains of South Central California in the area Known as Kern County....Lake Isabella....All attendees are welcome to stay at the new Abode of Ferris Bueller...A Beautiful Home Standing atop a peninsula of land hundreds of feet above the lake with an INCREDIBLE view of the entire Lake and the town of Wofford Heights below.I KNOW.We stayed there this last Saturday night and the View at sunset was as awesome as the dinner and company!(thanks Ferris and Denise!)These wonderful Buellers have offered up their home for our use on Friday , Saturday and Sunday nights(oh silly people)To congregate,postulate and bench racetulate into the nights.If youve never been to this area your in for a surprise.A 200 mile jaunt through the Sierras past ancient Redwoods in on the list.Roller Coaster Road(Yokohl Valley)is on the list....Any bueller with the 'TWISTY DISEASE' should be on the list.Come one , come all.Look for directions in 'Tale Section'.Coming soon.See ya'll there! | ||
| Torqd |
I want to have you all help me in congratulating Scott Scherb...a fellow Badwebber and Buell owner on his successful campaign for the number one plate in the AMA HDSP series! Scott was on the box 7 times...won 5 of the last 6 races and finished 1/2 with his son Merle at the last race or the season...The Springfield Mile! First time in AMA history that father and son finish 1/2 in a race...and I also believe that he has the most wins in a season. So it was a great season and I am glad to be a part of that effort. Doc's HD, my good friend Al Simons the tuner, and Nallin Racing all made it happen. So Scott here's to you for a record setting season and to the years to come....Congrats!     | ||
| Josh_ |
Looks like Nallin's been getting some good press opportunities lately... | ||
| Denisea |
Ebear - Your company is always welcome here on the hill - hearty appetites for the weekend are all that's required - I know FB will whet them with something or other in his garage.  See ya soon! | ||
| Awprior |
School... $85,000 for engineering school, and I did the work study shindig as well. Co-op jobs are great. Three years at John Deere, all of it counting towards retirement etc. Got a pretty good offer from them for next year as well. | ||
| Jvv |
dyna...give me a jingle....buellv@aol.com or 925 451 3560....would like to discuss your siting...thanks, REX | ||
| Blake |
WAY TO GO Scott, Merle, Al, and Brian! Woohoo! That kicks! Thanks for sharing that Frank. Now, about that brake disk... | ||
| S320002 |
The rearward weight transfer due to aerodynamic drag effects is probably equally or more significant than the centrifugal effect acting to try to expand the tire. Neither is close to equaling the force acting to compress the tire at the contact patch.  Someone needs to tell all those AA/FD guys they really don't need that rear wing that generates over 3 and a half tons of down force at 300 mph and to forget about an 8 to 12 inch increase in tire diameter at top end since; "Neither is close to equaling the force acting to compress the tire at the contact patch". Who's Arvel? | ||
| Stevedplumber |
Question: If your bike breaks down and dealer #1 says they have fixed the problem. You take the bike home and some time later (10 weeks) the same problem happens again. Now dealer #2 says they see what caused the problem this time and it is more than what dealer #1 said it was. Should there be some type of recourse dealer #1 should face? Being as it seems they did not dig deep enough to assess the problem. | ||
| Mikej |
Depends somewhat on what the problem was and what the first dealer's fixes fixed. Is there a reason it wasn't taken back to dealer #1 10 weeks later? For example, if your primary chain is making noise and you take it in and the dealership service department adjusts the chain slack and the problem appears to go away, but then 10 weeks later the chain begins to make noise again and you take it to dealership #2 who open up the primary clutch inspection cover and use a mirror to inspect the primary chain rub block plate and find the plate to be cracked, did dealership #1 do anything wrong? Not necessarily if their adjustment appeared to cure the problem, but dealership #2 is most likely more informed and/or was having a better day than dealership #1. Without the specifics there is no way to say if there should be any recourse from dealership #1 apart from saying probably not. They found a problem and fixed it. If there was more to fix that they missed it may or may not have also been missed by a dealership #3. | ||
| Stevedplumber |
Dealership #1 assessed that the retaining clip holding on the detent plate broke off causing the detent plate to malfunction, therefore I was unable to shift. They fixed the problem and i was on my way. Ten weeks later I was participating in a charity ride through dealership #2 and the darn thing was having trouble shifting again. I tried to limp it back to dealership #2, but the shifter broke off and my left foot hit the pavement. Dealership #2 assessed the problem passed the retaining clip holding the detent plate on to the shift drum assembly. Apparently the metal rods that are in the drum assembly pushed their way out applying pressure to the detent plate which in turn applied undue pressure on the retaining clip and snapo the clip broke again. Now I feel this is what caused the problem in the first place, but what do I know I am just a plumber. | ||
| Mikej |
Sounds like dealership #2 should be called dealership #1 due to their apparent higher level of diagnostic understanding and analysis. If both are in your area I would probably tell dealership #1 about the issue and see what they say, then go to dealership #2 as your primary service center and tell them why as well. Best case is dealership #1 becomes better educated. Worst case is you have found a better service center. | ||
| Stevedplumber |
Dealership #2 was my primary dealership. But when you take a bike in for a 2500 mile service and some other odds and ends, and they only complete the odds ands ends and not the 2500 mile service in a weeks time, I turned to dealer #1 | ||
| Dynarider |
Blake...I have a request. Is there anyway you can add a smily to the collection that has to do with cold or snow or a freezing rider? Thanks. | ||
| Ferris |
not sure how to put this... this is no one's business but my own. on the other hand, there are more than a few of you Hooligans who know me (and my family) personally, and may be wondering what's "happening" on my home front right now. rumors fly at the speed of light these days, and if i can put one or two to rest, well, that'll be a good thing. if you've got a question, i'll answer it as best i can, discretely, but not here please. my new e-mail address is fastferris@hotmail.com. this has been quite a year, i'll tell you that, but life goes on. i appreciate all the friendships that Erik's vision has brought my way since becoming a Buell owner on March 23, 1996, and i hope i don't lose any of you as my life negotiates yet another sharp corner. ride to lean, FB | ||
| Buelliedan |
Steve the plumber, The problem you described is a very common one on Sportster Transmissions. The pins start to push out and in turn put pressure on the detent plate and retainer. The first dealer probably just hammered them back in and put everything back together which is all you really can do unless you want to install a new drum at considerable cost. Was this under warranty? If so they will opt for the cheapest method first then if it happens again they might change it. I for one agree with this method since hammering the pins back in might just solve the problem. It seems to have worked on my X1. | ||
| Whatever |
Thanks you guys for the birthday greetings... unfortunately it has been an unhappy event  home with the flu for two days now and cancelled my plans this weekend with my (also sick)man. See ya... back to sleep. | ||
| Cj_xb |
Get well soon Char !!!  | ||
| Stevedplumber |
Buelliedan Unfortunately the first problem was not covered under warranty. The second dealer did replace the drum assembly. That is what I believe the first dealer should have done. Because now I am paying for some of the same work twice.That is not a "method" I agree with. | ||
| Court |
>>>not sure how to put this... this is no one's business but my own.<<< Put perfectly and not another word needed. Be happy. Those who know you, know all they need. "Good friends always are" - B. C. Forbes | ||
| Ferris |
Court, thank you. FB | ||
| S2pengy |
Ferris I have always considered you a great friend though we have never met... I hope you will consider me the same.... Todd | ||
| Geyservillebob |
How unsafe is it to ride your bike if your rear wheel bearings are loose in the hub? I have a very familiar story, changed my rear tire and noticed at that time my bearings were loose in the hub. I got it back together and I now hear a klunk when the tire turns and I can detect play in the bearings/hub when I rock the wheel by hand. The reason I ask about the safety issue is that I think this condition must have existed for a while although I never remember hearing the knocking before. I must have rode it like that for some time, am I lucky? Something about R&R on the wheel made things worse or at least made the klunk get worse. Any ideas? Bob edited by geyservillebob on October 04, 2003 edited by geyservillebob on October 04, 2003 | ||
| Court |
Who the heck wrote me about 4MZRT11H8S3001127 ? I have your info. Courtsheimers | ||
| José_quiñones |
Bob, I had the same issue, the sprocket side hub was enlarged. I'm sure I rode it like that for a while, must have been all those Battletrax laps. A friend of mine with access to a fancy machine shop bored out the existing hole, made a sleeve, pressed it in and then put the bearing back in. So far so good. If you don't have access to that then your safest bet is getting a new rear wheel. I'm sure there are more options, but those are the two I would recommend. edited by josé_quiñones on October 04, 2003 | ||
| Ferris |
Todd, i feel the same. thanks for the kind words :-) FB |
