"Live long and prosper...!"
Mark in Centennial, CO
On February 4, 2019 at 6:10 PM "Alan Boucher alsthe1@gmail.com [diesel_mercedes]" <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
So, you've been Vulcanized. I thought they only that with tires.On Mon, Feb 4, 2019 at 6:09 PM MARK BRAUER beeser@comcast.net [diesel_mercedes] < diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Ack, it's a 2002 VN750 "Vulcan"; very much not my style. With the stepped seat and sissy bar, and the high handlebars, I feel like I'm sitting on a chicken. Feet are positioned way out in front of the rider (I generally ride this thing with my feet on the engine cases, once in top gear). Liquid-cooled; I've never owned a motorcycle with either a temperature or a fuel guage; this bike has both. Not surprisingly, it's heavy as hell, with a lot of it's weight carried kinda high up. This makes it even more unstable on the slick stuff. That, and it never seems to really warm up (maybe it needs a thermostat?) resulting in a lot of mechanical noise emanating from the engine when ridden below freezing. All-in-all, it's not nearly as good a cold-weather bike as the Yamaha XJ550 I had last season. (The Yamaha also had a throttle-holding "cruise control" which allowed me to take my right hand off the throttle to warm it on the cylinder head.)
The reason I bought the Kaw is because it was cheap ($500), had new tires, a recent drive shaft rebuild, and a new clutch. It was cheap because the stator had burned out (a common problem on these things), which requires dropping the engine to remove the cover to access the alternator. It took me two days to do the job. As soon as I pull the dent from the gas tank, and clean it up, it's going on craigslist.
I really should get the '82 XLS back up and running. Yeah, it's heavy, too, but the Harley carries it's weight low (all that over-head-cam stuff exacts a toll), and Harley's two-cable twist-on, twist-off throttle system acts like cruise control without any external mechanism.
Mark in Centennial, CO
On February 4, 2019 at 8:37 AM " vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes]" < diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Indeed, L.A. shines in the rain .I've not ridden a Moto in the snow in a decade and never on ice .? What year / model Kawasaki ? .I still have my 2000 W650 .-NateMark wrote :
Of the many times I've been to the L. A. area, the best times have been when it's raining. L.A. shines in the rain....
Mark in Centennial, CO (60 degrees F today, but slipping on the icy streets while riding the Kaw to work.)
--Al Boucher
Posted by: MARK BRAUER <beeser@comcast.net>
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