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Author Message   Hughlysses Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 04:27 pm:        LaFayette, Yea, I think I can come up with a good loop or two, and it would be easy for anyone who wants to to take a side trip on some of the dirt roads and hook back up with the group a few minutes later. The pavement is pretty abrasive on most of these roads but it's not in bad shape and there is very little traffic. Matt- I don't think we'll have any trouble accomodating your fuel range. Most of the XB's are only good for ~150 miles or so and this group would never ride that far without a couple of stops anyway. It's maybe 30 miles to Moncks Corner from Charleston and a good loop through Francis Marion will probably be only 50 miles or so. Everybody OK with meeting at the Cracker Barrel? It's at 7351 Mazyck Rd, Charleston, SC 29406 if you're using a GPS, Mapquest, Google, etc. If you know the area, it's near the intersection of Ashley Phosphate Road and I-26, and is convenient if you're arriving by I-26 from the upstate.   Guell Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 04:29 pm:        Cracker Barrel sounds fine, their food is good. Guess its time to fix my leaky starter.   Guell Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 06:42 pm:        i can see this is going to be the beginning of a beautiful relationship between my bike and I. All but 1 bolts holding the clutch cable were stripped out, doh! Slotted them and got them out finally. Removed the black paint the p.o. rattle canned on and polished it, looks far better. Time to go get some dinner and some new bolts.   Hughlysses Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 07:01 pm:        Ahh, the joys of finding surprises left by p.o.'s!   Hughlysses Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 07:09 pm:        BTW, here's a photo of a typical forest service road in the Francis Marion National Forest (taken in January 2007 IIRC): As you can see, pretty much any bike could navigate this without a problem. I did hit some other roads with fresh, deep gravel that wouldn't have been so easy, but most of them are like this.   Guell Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 09:11 pm:        looks like fun, how fast do you usually take those roads, i havnt taken my buell offroad yet, and its a lot different than my 150lb kawasaki.   Hughlysses Posted on Thursday, October 04, 2007 - 10:08 pm:        I've just been up there on the dirt roads a couple of times. On most of these roads, you can cruise at 35 or 40 MPH pretty comfortably, subject to slowing for occasional curves, mud puddles, and bridges. There's a real network of roads in the forest that lead all over the place. I stopped and tried to by a map at the ranger station on my last trip, and the lady said they were out of print and they couldn't get any. I've got a huge SC road atlas and it identifies most of the roads by number. The trouble is all the actual signs have road names so it's not real helpful. The best guide I've found is using Google maps, but it'll take some time to print and piece together the number of pages it'll take to show the roads in sufficient detail. Anybody got a good GPS unit they'd like to test?   Drfudd Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2007 - 03:38 pm:        Count me in, it'll be a 2 hour drive to get there, count on stopping at a gas station shortly after brunch. So thats how many confirms, maybes and not this time?   Hughlysses Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2007 - 05:59 pm:        Let's see, so far we've got 7 riders confirmed: me, Buellistic, Cyclonecharlie, Guell, Drfudd, Bdgreaseman, and Rcontroler. Tailspining, V12tiger, Firebolt62 have written and said they can't make it. The other ~24 haven't responded. Plans so far: Meet at ~11 AM at the Cracker Barrel restaurant in North Charleston. After lunch, ride ~20 miles to Moncks Corner and stop for gas. Proceed north-east ~10 miles into Francis Marion National Forest. Do a loop of paved roads with allowances for dirt side-trips for those who'd like to explore. Head back about 3 or 4 PM to give everyone plenty of time to get home before dark. I'll try to plot out at least a couple of alternate routes for our ride.   Buellistic Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2007 - 09:23 pm:        Gentlemen: Since "i" not familiar with the AREA, this is what "i" came up with for the CRACKER BARREL address ... EXIT 209 of I-26 and Ashley Phosphate Road, just west of I-26 on 7351 Mazyck Road, North Charleston,SC zip 29406, phone (843)553-4232 ... In BUELLing LaFayette   Guell Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2007 - 10:15 pm:        thats correct, um, buellistic, if you want, i can meet up with ya somewhere close and ride there, first time can be somewhat confusing.   Buellistic Posted on Saturday, October 06, 2007 - 11:47 pm:        Guell: THANKS for the concern, but "i" will be riding up to Charleston FRIDAY(12th) ... Stopping the H-D Dealer to see a friend(Mechanic) and talk old school mechanicing ... Will check out the Cracker Barrel on the way in ... In BUELLing LaFayette   Hughlysses Posted on Sunday, October 07, 2007 - 11:02 pm:        OK, we're up to 8 confirmed attendees now; Nnelligan will be coming down from Wedgefield.   Guell Posted on Monday, October 08, 2007 - 08:06 pm:        MAYDAY MAYDAY! just got a nail in my rear tire tonight. What crappy timing, where do you guys get your tires put on/mounted balanced at? HELP!   Buellistic Posted on Monday, October 08, 2007 - 10:25 pm:        Guell: www.cyclegear.com 1(800)cyclegear There is one in Charleston ... "BUT" you have to take your wheel to them ... In BUELLing LaFayette   Cyclonecharlie Posted on Monday, October 08, 2007 - 10:27 pm:        Matt, Cycle Gear, across the street from the old HD Shop on Dorchester. They do it with a smile. 20 bucks I think is the going rate. You carry the wheel in.....Charlie   Guell Posted on Monday, October 08, 2007 - 10:28 pm:        yeah, i bought my helmet from them, nice bunch of folks... let me see if i can get the wheels off in time, might have to sit this one out... sigh   Guell Posted on Monday, October 08, 2007 - 10:29 pm:        charlie, how difficult is it to remove a cyclone tire? i have the manual and all the tools i need (i have rebuilt engines) but ive heard that its a pain.   Cyclonecharlie Posted on Monday, October 08, 2007 - 10:54 pm:        Matt, Trust me,if you have ever tried to change one of these tires, twenty bucks is a steal. If you have a tire machine and a way to balance the tire, then maybe it's not a big deal. But with just tire irons, forget it.You will wind up trashing your wheel before it's over.....Charlie   Guell Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 06:10 am:        yeah, it looks simple to remove the rear wheel, don't know if i want to go with the same tires though, what do you run on your cyclone? Matt   Cyclonecharlie Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 07:59 am:        Matt, I have always run Avon's on both of my Buells, since I got rid of those crappy OEM tires. There are a lot of good tires, the main thing is to stay compatible front to rear. Doesn't always have to be the same tire, but the compound should comparable...Charlie   Hughlysses Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 08:45 am:        Matt, You might also consider plugging the tire if it's not otherwise toasted. If you're leary of that, most manufacturers say it's OK to patch a motorcycle tire from the inside (you have to dismount the tire to do it). I don't know if Cycle Gear will do that or not. Hugh   Drfudd Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 05:25 pm:        Matt, I've patched my rear tire after I discovered a small leak. Its still holding up and now I can't even distinguish where I put the plug. as an engineer I am comfortable patching a tire because I'm not running my motorcycle at 120 mph and am not worried of a blow out since my speed is typically less than 60. I don't know about the cyclones but I heard on the XB's that removing the rear tire can sometimes be a bitch because some people have experienced galling on aluminum.   Guell Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 07:00 pm:        thanks guys, i went and priced a tire, im still thinking about patching it, i know lots have. I have dunlops on it now, and would probably just get a new dunlop on the rear for the time being. Whats the best method to get the rear of the bike in the air? thanks   Hughlysses Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 08:16 pm:        For a tuber, the best thing is one of the free-standing centerstands that were made for tubers, but I'll guess you don't have one of those. If you've got a garage, you can remove the rear seat, loop a couple of tie-down straps through the frame tubes (careful not to stress any fiberglass parts) and suspend it from the rafters. If you don't have access to a garage, I think you can also support it with a couple of automotive jackstands under the footpeg brackets if you're really careful. It helps a lot to have a helper. Oh yea, it's pretty tricky to get the belt off of the pulley on your first try too. It's a tight fit to get the wheel past all the stuff in the way and get it out of the swingarm.   Guell Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 09:15 pm:        Sounds pretty straight forward, looks like ill make the meet! Ive done some very interesting things droping engines out of cars, mostly in a mid engine toyota haha. Ill drop the tire tomorrow, wish my cherry picker engine hoist wasnt up in florence doh!   Cyclonecharlie Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 09:25 pm:        Matt, If you want to borrow a rear stand for a few days, just give me a hollar.......Charlie   Guell Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 09:37 pm:        that would be awesome Charlie! ill give you a call tomorrow. Thanks Matt   Hughlysses Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 01:20 pm:        Matt, You get that tire fixed yet? No further responses on Sunday's meet. I'll send another e-mail out tonight to confirm arrangements and try to get responses out of those who haven't replied. We're still standing at 8 attendees for Sunday.   Guell Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 08:06 pm:        Hugh, got the rear stands this evening from Charlie (thanks again!) Ill have it all back together by saturday.