Good morning!!!!

Looking4new · Nov 29, 2022

Good morning, low temp 23 and the high to 36°F. Wind E 8 mph. Cloudy.

prariegirl, welcome to good morning, from Ontario.

I solved the teeth problems all at once in the early '70s. Got them all out.

mostly, I bet he is using the paper/card stock papers package as a feeler gauge. I used to do that with my hard cig package. Just tear off a part of the slide (measures about 0.016") perfect for points, if you don't have feeler gauges handy.

I just weighed myself this morning...258 lbs. I am going the wrong way. Going to have to cut out one of my favourite foods...cookies.

Have a safe day all

m7040 · Nov 29, 2022

This may not pass for a footbridge in Maryland but up in the mountains Morocco that is normal. Pic from our daughters travels

Looking4new · Nov 29, 2022

m7040 said:
This may not pass for a footbridge in Maryland but up in the mountains Morocco that is normal. Pic from our daughters travels

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Ya just gotta watch where you put your feet.

txdon · Nov 29, 2022

Good morning! A nice overcast no chill morning, 67˚F heading to the upper 70s.

Popgadget I saw a few days ago you installed a replacement Tempest, did your battery also expire?

A cold front will be blowing in at midnight so today will be the last day to put up the Christmas lights in comfort. Yesterday I just mowed and detailed the inside of my truck and had really awful cards - lost all 5 games.

RedNeckGeek · Nov 29, 2022

Good Morning!!!! 40F @ 5:00AM.
Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. High around 60F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.

Welcome prairiegirl. The more the merrier...

Are you sitting down, Ted? A transfer truck will be showing up here this morning, delivering two loads of gravel. Anyone here from Alaska? I think we should thank them for sending us some much needed moisture. Now I just need to get the tarps out for the burn pile and the bead blaster.

While putting together the list of parts for the carb rebuild, I discovered that some of them are No Longer Available from the BMW dealer. I hope my local shop still has inventory...

I did finish the charging system installation. 600 Watts instead of 240. New brushes, too. Old ones had 44,000 miles on 'em, and were only about 1/3 used up. I'll never have to swap brushes on this bike again.

ronjhall · Nov 29, 2022

All this talk about weight. I have not checked in a while. It was 171 lbs at last annual checkup last January. Todays weight is 167 lbs. I have been 165 to 172 for so many years. I do not remember when it was different. Well I do remember it being 130 lbs until my 40’s. Then it slowly creeped up.

PJSprog · Nov 29, 2022

42°F and cloudy this morning, going up to 62° today. Going to be windy, and maybe a passing storm this afternoon.

Best wishes for a positive outcome for your wife, Mike.

Drew, kudos to you for making such a promise and keeping it. Character is important, and you seem to have it in spades.

Good morning, gents (and ladies, now, too).

kenmbz · Nov 29, 2022

Morning all, 30 going up to 48 and partly sunny.
After failing again to get the last 13 panels yesterday.
The manager from the HD store showed up this morning with a pickup with the panels.
so 5th time was a charm........

Did get some more panels cut and up yesterday after work.

Drew our thoughts for you MIL.

Found out last night my 90 year old uncle needs open heart surgery. He is still recovering from hip replacement fiasco.

Our thoughts for your wife riptides.

I will see if I can get to wrapping bushes today, running late on that.

and more day job and panels.

daugen · Nov 29, 2022

I did finish the charging system installation. 600 Watts instead of 240. New brushes, too. Old ones had 44,000 miles on 'em, and were only about 1/3 used up. I'll never have to swap brushes on this bike again.

RNG: does this mean you can run brighter headlights, or get more capacity? Or just durability?
thanks PJ.

RedNeckGeek · Nov 29, 2022

daugen said:
I did finish the charging system installation. 600 Watts instead of 240. New brushes, too. Old ones had 44,000 miles on 'em, and were only about 1/3 used up. I'll never have to swap brushes on this bike again.

RNG: does this mean you can run brighter headlights, or get more capacity? Or just durability?

Mainly it will power electrically heated hand grips and a jacket. Eventually I'll add a pair of driving lights, too.

Rich B1 · Nov 29, 2022

Good morning! 41 now, supposed to get to 54 today. Supposed to stay decent overnight then go down tomorrow.

A strip of rolling paper is still the accepted tool for setting timing on a Lucas magneto with a face cam. Lucas magnetos on motorcycles are odd beasts. The points are attached to the armature and rotate with the armature. When setting the timing, the rolling paper should just become free when the points are being lifted by the pushrod from the face cam. Crude, but it works.

But never got that far yesterday. Still sorting out the magneto mounting. There is some wear in the mounting pad and have been shimming the magneto to get the drive gear backlash right. The magneto also wants to twist in the mounting slots when the mounting strap is tightened. So started making a wedge to put between the cylinder base and magneto base to keep things aligned. Plus the seal is a touch small for the bore in the engine cases. So will need to address that issue. It is always something when playing with a 70 year old motorcycle

Not sure about today…l will take it as it happens

Everyone stay safe out there!

m7040 · Nov 29, 2022

Rich, I had an AJS 350 while going to college. It served me well and took many trips around Europe with it but it broke the crankshaft just as I was returning from Parish to Denmark. Lucky it was close to home.

sodamo · Nov 29, 2022

71°F and no rain

Our Volcanoes seems to be quite the news item. Several friends have gotten some spectacular pics.
This 2 properties up from us

From our place

And a friend in Hilo, his condo

The Big Island is decided into 9 lava zones. We are zone 8, quite safe.

Going to a neighbor lady’s funeral, she was 84 and poor health last few years. In the past I might have been tempted to say elderly lady, but being 76 84 doesn’t seem so elderly.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

Popgadget · Nov 29, 2022

txdon said:
Popgadget I saw a few days ago you installed a replacement Tempest, did your battery also expire?

I just installed my second replacement. First was battery issues, second was temperature sensor. But I still like it and their customer service is excellent.

sodamo · Nov 29, 2022

Extra prayers for your wife, Mike

LS Tractor Owner · Nov 29, 2022

Good morning to all! Low was only 31°, going up to around 45°. Windy this morning at around 30-35, high winds this afternoon reaching maybe 65-70 mph! ---- maybe we will get lucky and they won't get that strong.

Rip, (Mike) hope your wifey gets better and our thoughts and prayers are with you and family.

RNG, sure, go ahead..... rub it in. I'll let you know when I get the 56+ tons.... gonna be soon...... Nice to hear the red bike is coming together. I wanted to upgrade the alternator on my Goldwing, but never got around to do it. Just used LED lights instead. Never really had a problem with using heated gloves and jacket, but I think they were pushing the limit.

David, those are awesome pics, thanks for sharing! Glad you're in a safe area.

Ken, glad the panels finally showed up. I very seldom have any material like that delivered..... always had issues. I would rather make the time to DIY.

Drew, hope your MIL has a better day and has some more improvement.

All this talk about weight..... I was able to knock off 40# in about 6 months over the summer.... then hit that proverbial "wall" ---- can't seem to get under the 200# mark. I would like to be 185 lbs.
I think the cookies and chocolate are my menace..... they just won't stop jumping in my mouth!

Everyone have a great day!

Popgadget · Nov 29, 2022

Good Morning.
I headed out early today for Decatur, IL. Another day with a big headwind, and hopefully bigger tailwind.

It’s windy on the ground here, with a front on its way.

Definitely different topography in the Midwest that we have on the east coast.

It’s not likely that I’ll be back in time to get anything productive done today, but you never know what will be waiting for me when I get home.

m7040 · Nov 29, 2022

m7040 said:
Rich, I had an AJS 350 while going to college. It served me well and took many trips around Europe with it but it broke the crankshaft just as I was returning from Parish to Denmark. Lucky it was close to home.

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I also had an NSU 250 during that period that was a very clean and reliable German bike. NSU was the company that built the Kettenrad during WWII. NSU also set the world speed record in the 1950's several years in a row. NSU later merged with PKW and VW and became Audi