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  1. BCNewell

    Birthday present - “some assembly required” Reverse Trike model!

    Got to work on the kit again tonight. (Drat!! - forgot to take measurements for bore & stroke!). You can see the yellow pistons in the cylinder bores of the V4 engine. Worked about another hour, and am finally finished with ‘subassembly 1’. Have some parts left over, but think that is by design...
  2. BCNewell

    Birthday present - “some assembly required” Reverse Trike model!

    Worked on it another ~2 hours tonight. Got the complete swingarm assembly put together - 140 parts to just that segment. Then started the process of mating it to the front suspension assembly. Again, some better instructions and clearer diagrams would help. Ended up having to disassemble quite a...
  3. BCNewell

    Birthday present - “some assembly required” Reverse Trike model!

    ^^^ … sadly, true about many things in our lives …
  4. BCNewell

    Birthday present - “some assembly required” Reverse Trike model!

    No scale mentioned.
  5. BCNewell

    Birthday present - “some assembly required” Reverse Trike model!

    Spent about an hour and a half on the new ‘toy’ tonight. Nine pages, 27 steps, and I have a nearly complete front end. Has working steering and suspension, complete with control arms, shocks, ball joints, drag links, even a u-joint on the steering system. Didn’t all go perfectly smoothly, as...
  6. BCNewell

    New 2023 F3-S solo, but has foot pegs - what options to make it 2-up?

    Dealer probably sold it to someone else … Bought my ‘17 model ‘new’ in 2022 (I am 1st registered owner - it had less than 80miles on it). Bike had been at 3 different dealers - and I still got the extra parts that were supposed to come with it.
  7. BCNewell

    Birthday present - “some assembly required” Reverse Trike model!

    True that!! Decided to put off opening the 7 bags marked “1” until I can put a couple hours into it. And - don’t want parts scattered all over Hades.
  8. BCNewell

    Where in Texas are you from?

    Cool! Rio Hondo here. What color’s your F3-S? Will be on the lookout for ya.
  9. BCNewell

    Birthday present - “some assembly required” Reverse Trike model!

    Hmmm … I consider myself a pretty educated fellow, but these “instructions” seem to be the worst I have ever seen. Not a single word - in ANY language - in the instruction book. Apparently, there are 3 ‘groups’ of parts, plus the wheels/tires and a bag full of some kind of connector pins (all...
  10. BCNewell

    Where in Texas are you from?

    Welcome to the forum, PR !!!! How far South in “South Texas”?
  11. BCNewell

    Upgraded my Chair Today

    Congrats!!! Love that color. Wishing you many years of miles and smiles!
  12. BCNewell

    Birthday present - “some assembly required” Reverse Trike model!

    Cobwebs - table was built by a friend of the wife’s. I ‘believe’ it is mesquite wood.
  13. BCNewell

    Birthday present - “some assembly required” Reverse Trike model!

    Well - the spousal unit just gave me a birthday present. Black box with “Zylegen” meant nothing to me. Opened it, and started pulling bag after bag of what appeared to be Lego-looking pieces out …. Then found the assembly book. Is a build kit for a model reverse trike similar to the F3 series...
  14. BCNewell

    Got my BEST extended warranty from iMotorsports!

    Was worried that, with the price increases on EVERYTHING in our world, the B.E.S.T. would be higher. Called Thomas last month, and secured the 3-year warranty extension for $671 for my NOS ‘17 F3-S Daytona that I bought new in May ‘22. Amazing - when the extended warranty expires on May 17...
  15. BCNewell

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Love it! My signature line on other forums is, “If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice …”
  16. BCNewell

    Palindromes; anyone else track them?

    Snapped the pic on Jan 07, but couldn’t find the thread …
  17. BCNewell

    Hear, Hear! Do you wear ear plugs if your helmet doesn't cover your ears?

    I wear ear plugs w/ a full face helmet. But, I use short windscreens that keep my head in clear air
  18. BCNewell

    Who would have thought that Grip Puppies could make such a difference!

    I am using the foam grip covers that Lamonster sells. End result feels pretty much akin to the Kuryakyn ISO grips I had on my Honda CTX1300. I like it, and my wife is happy with hers, too. I wear deerskin gauntlet gloves all the time, she wears thin leather or none.
  19. BCNewell

    Let the work begin... 2015 F3 with a new (used) engine being installed.

    I believe ALL 2015 F3 models had the big rear sprocket. It is a base model, evidenced by solid painted silver wheels, small round light at front of front fenders, and bright heat shields on secondary muffler. Also should not have cruise - unless later installed. Nice-looking ride! :2thumbs:
  20. BCNewell

    Downshifting vs Braking

    To each his own. Don’t think computer will let you do anything to really hurt the engine on the SE trannies.
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