Absolutely. There's always "drag" between the plates in a wet clutch, when the the throwout pushes them apart, because of the oil film in there. Your dry clutch allows complete disconnect from the...
Type: Posts; User: Dick Wells
Absolutely. There's always "drag" between the plates in a wet clutch, when the the throwout pushes them apart, because of the oil film in there. Your dry clutch allows complete disconnect from the...
When in neutral, and the clutch is released, the crank is already hooked to the input shaft. Of course, when you throw the clutch again, most bikes won't (totally) stop the rotating force of the...
The Spyder 5 speed is one of the best bike transmissions that I've ever used. And, for those bikes that have a reverse, the Spyder's is the best in the business. All the bike transmissions, as far...
Well, just pick a 50-60 degree day, have your stuff packed, jump on your Spyder, and make haste for Cactus Cart RV Park, on Boca Chica Blvd., in Brownsville, Texas. You should be in a somewhat...
That worn center seems to be "the nature of the beast" with the Kenda. Mine looked (nearly) like that when it still had mold nubs near the center! What's a new Kenda have, there in the center; less...
Right on! At the start of some rydes, I've called mine "Honey". At the end of some rydes (sometimes, during) the name has "evolved" into something less complementary. More often than not, I've...
Been a while since I've watched a tractor pull video, too. Always impressed with what can be done with a hot diesel. Truth is, I don't like watching the one's that blow up. Hate to see good...
My question is: Does Kumho make the right size for the front? I really like my new rear Kumho, and wouldn't mind matching it up on the front.
I have the original Kenda's on the front, and they're 8...
Yes. Bob, it's there, and that's exactly what happened last night. I just hadn't been on SL's in so long that the other alerts must have come and gone while I was away.
I spend a good deal of...
Just got an alert that I had a PM from a fellow Vermont Spyder ryder. Went over there and replied. Happened to scroll down a bit, and got a look at a long list of PM's, some of which have been on...
Dang, this's a good thread, Jen. Just got on here, after not signing in for a couple of months. Just want to add my $.02.
I'm 76 and have had my 08 RS since 010. It's been love/hate since the day...
Naw. That's just my name for this infernal contraption. Well, it actually pukes on me, from time to time.
Nope, turns out it's cuzz I hit the back arrow to go back to the next thread I wanted to read, instead of going down to the bottom right, and clicking on Go. I've always used the back arrow on The...
Do sticky fingers count?:roflblack:
I just posted on this forum, and I got a message that "This is a repeat of a duplicate post, etc", even as I hit "submit" for the first time. Why did this happen?
It's a five-speed manual. One of the best things about the machine, as far as I'm concerned. Have always liked the clutch and transmission. Once used to it, I found that I could shift without any...
Well, duh! Dummy, here, has always known that the dang level will come up when it's hot. I just never had it fail to come up into the cross-hatch area, cold, before. I'll bet anything that it'll...
Just changed oil and filter, yesterday. Added 4 quarts of Castrol racing 10 - 40, designated for wet clutches. Started the engine with about 3.5 quarts in it, and finished dumping the 4th one in. ...
Call off the hounds! Yesterday, I bit the bullet and fired her up and let it idle. Took about 4 minutes, plus, but it finally built up pressure and quieted down. I let it warm up for a few minutes...
Thanks for responding. Haven't had time to try it again, and, well, it's been too dang cold, too. Still hoping that someone from the MoGang, or Cow Town will chime in. I do know that it's quite...
My 08 RS-5 has been running great for a long time, but, after hauling it back from Texas this week, when I started it up to drive it out of my pickup bed, the chain tensioner won't stop clattering. ...
:DIMHO, a personal thing that is quite dependent on one's resistance to worry, given that we know the dang valve lash will (probably) tighten with age. I was concerned about my 08 RS, starting as...
Oh boy, Lamont! :roflblack: That sure was a nice bit of satire, but it didn't do much for helping us guys and gals with a stuborn gas cap. The first time that mine stuck on my RS, I didn't know if I...
Got my SmoothSpyder a week-ago tomorrow, and have forgotten to mention it in here. Thanks for the quick turn-around.
Have to say that the thing looks like a quality piece.:) It looks like it will...
quote from Daisyjoe - WHAT????????
OK. For once, Ill just stop the poor attempts at levity, and post a straight line of dialog.
I just went back to your last post, Bigarm, and tried to re-orient...
Just as an afterthought, from my trip to Elkhart Lake in WI, two years ago, and going to and from the races at Road America. That's Harley country, up there, and you just don't get many waves from...
Thanks, Bigarm, but, on my screen, there are no "reply with quotes" anywhere on it! The previous posts only have a very thin line between them. Is there a chance I've done something like hit a wrong...
OK, I'll try it again, right here.;) What the heck? This came off the "more" screen! :bdh: And again! OK,--------what the heck did you do??????? ------------------------------------------ But!!!!,...
Just for WIW. I have a friend in WI, a Harley retiree. He worked in Developement, and in about 96~, or so, the engineers and designers took a "Y" design to the CEO. He took one look at the prints,...
Well, that was a bust. Really, guys, how the heck do you recover, if you hit on a smilie, and change your mind? I can't get beyond the silly first smilie that I put in. It just stays there, at the...