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Snag

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Jul 1, 2009, 7:11:07 PM7/1/09
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That's how far the first rear E3 tire went . Started to ride it to work this
AM , but the clutch felt "wrong" - too much free play on the hand control ,
plus a couple of times this week the lever has hung up on me . I'm thinkin'
it's frayed inside the case somewhere and about to bust .
Good thing I didn't ride it today , got it up on the lift after work , and
while cords ain't showin' , I'm bettin' it's only about 10 miles from it . I
wouldn't have made it home ...
Got a new E3 and clutch cable sittin' in the shed , and I'm off Friday for
the holiday . Guess what I'll be doin' this weekend ?
--
Snag
Shirley it's time for
a round offa
the top shelf
in celebration of
fortuitous circumstance .


Greg O

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Jul 1, 2009, 8:25:56 PM7/1/09
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"Snag" <sna...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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Weekend? You work a little on the slow side?
The tire change takes less than one hour. The clutch cable maybe two hours,
depending on how much exhaust crap you have to take off.
That leaves you with Saturday afternoon, and all day Sunday to ride!

--
PoorUB
'05 Ultra Classic

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Jinks

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Jul 1, 2009, 9:28:51 PM7/1/09
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On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:11:07 -0500, "Snag" <sna...@bellsouth.net>
wrote:

>That's how far the first rear E3 tire went . Started to ride it to work this
>AM , but the clutch felt "wrong" - too much free play on the hand control ,
>plus a couple of times this week the lever has hung up on me . I'm thinkin'
>it's frayed inside the case somewhere and about to bust .
> Good thing I didn't ride it today , got it up on the lift after work , and
>while cords ain't showin' , I'm bettin' it's only about 10 miles from it . I
>wouldn't have made it home ...
> Got a new E3 and clutch cable sittin' in the shed , and I'm off Friday for
>the holiday . Guess what I'll be doin' this weekend ?

Hydraulic clutches don't do that. 'Course then you'd be
pissed 'bout the flat. Guess it worked out. Have fun this weekend!~

Jinks ('86FXRS, '07FLTR)
#64
Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"

Snag

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Jul 1, 2009, 9:43:18 PM7/1/09
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Well , got a little 'lectric mod I wanna do too ... plus an oil change ,
repack and check wheel bearings , etc . And most of the exhaust has to come
off , at least on the left side .
I figger friday's going to see it all done , but don't tell my wife .
She'll wanna "make plans" .

--
Snag
every answer
leads to another
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Snag

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Jul 1, 2009, 9:44:23 PM7/1/09
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nos...@home.com wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:11:07 -0500, "Snag" <sna...@bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
>> That's how far the first rear E3 tire went .
>
> that;s only because you weigh like 43.8 pounds and that is after a
> bottle of Dickle!
>
> <g>

>
>> Started to ride it to work this
>> AM , but the clutch felt "wrong" - too much free play on the hand
>> control , plus a couple of times this week the lever has hung up on
>> me . I'm thinkin' it's frayed inside the case somewhere and about to
>> bust . Good thing I didn't ride it today , got it up on the lift
>> after work , and while cords ain't showin' , I'm bettin' it's only
>> about 10 miles from it . I wouldn't have made it home ...
>> Got a new E3 and clutch cable sittin' in the shed , and I'm off
>> Friday for the holiday . Guess what I'll be doin' this weekend ?

Hey , I'm all the way up to 50 lbs since I quit smokin' !

Snag

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Jul 1, 2009, 10:03:51 PM7/1/09
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I'd probably be more than pissed . My commute to work involves 30 miles of
haulin' ass down I-40 , in fairly heavy traffic . Losin' a tire at 75 or so
could get pretty dicey , with no room to maneuver . These assholes (no tm)
around here think it's fun to ride right on yer ass , chances are the sudden
decel would end up with me under somebody's car ...
--
Snag
I'm gonna start carrying "road debris"
for the butt-sniffin' bastards .
And the .45 in a shoulder rig .


Curly LaJolla

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Jul 2, 2009, 10:49:42 AM7/2/09
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On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:24:40 -0400, nos...@home.com wrote:

>On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:11:07 -0500, "Snag" <sna...@bellsouth.net>
>wrote:
>

>>That's how far the first rear E3 tire went .
>

>that;s only because you weigh like 43.8 pounds

Exactly what I was thinking. Leastwise, I thought that *I'd* never
get that kind of mileage out of a tire, due my portly nature.
--
Curly LaJolla AH#117 BS#107
2004 FLHTPI Cop Bike
The party never ends!

frito

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Jul 2, 2009, 11:16:23 AM7/2/09
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<nos...@home.com> wrote in message

> On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:11:07 -0500, "Snag" wrote:
> >
>>That's how far the first rear E3 tire went .
>

> that;s only because you weigh like 43.8 pounds and that is after a
> bottle of Dickle!
>

I was thinking pretty much the same thing. He ain't got 'nuff
ass to make a hungry woman a sandwich. But that's why
he is.................................OSG #1

--
"frito"
Fred Snetzer
'01 FLHT, '09 KLR-T
TOMKAT
IBA #10549 BS #162
http://eddiekieger.com/


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Greg O

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Jul 4, 2009, 3:29:54 PM7/4/09
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"Andy aka Big Stinkie" <and...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I think I'm going to take a circuitous (my favorite word) route via New
> Mexico or perhaps wander up towards ND before I end up in Scribner NE.
> Might hafta stop in and say "hi" to ya.
>
> Andy aka Big Stinkie BS#252 SLOB#3


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