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[HoughMade]

Cool. What kinda frame is yours based off? Mines a '39 Hawthorne, I have plans of making a custom tank and it's needs a springer fork. Gonna switch it up a little bit and go from the board track look to the flat track dirt look.

Nothing so exotic for my frame. It was a Huffy I found at a flea market. I used the tank that came with the kit but I made a fiberglass cover to replicate a kind-of early Harley feel.

 

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[dhamby]

Nice! Where are you planning to take her to stretch out?

Sadly I have no long trips planned this year, the wife and I have talked about maybe Pigeon Forge for a weekend but not set in stone. Have however put 1k miles on it in the month we have had it, having storage make taking the motorcycle much more often where we couldn't before with the Vegas.

 

[dhamby]

Brought it home today...Victory Vegas...

Congrats! I had a lot of fun on my old Vegas, you would be surprised at the power you can make with a few simple parts and not having to get into the motor for Cams or big bore.

 

[tmschuller]

I think its a pregnant tire.. going to have babies soon.. but seriously that could have ended bad.. especially on a wing.. hope it all works out.

Holy crap, that's scary. More info on this would be great, as Printcraft mentioned.



I pay +/- 5 bucks a year to State Farm added to my annual motorcycle coverage for Emergency Road Service.

I have never used the coverage, but I'm thinking it's for situations like this?
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[Dirtebiker]

Congrats Que, I know you'll love it!

 

[printcraft]

I think its a pregnant tire.. going to have babies soon.. but seriously that could have ended bad.. especially on a wing.. hope it all works out.

I had a problem with a Metzeler disintegrating......
Went to the K1200 forum and as is turns out others have had this issue.
There are other failures relating to these specific tires once manufacturing went to Brazil... Brazillian Metzeler tyres - caution [Archive] - The Sportster and Buell Motorcycle Forum - The XLFORUM®
I *****ed directly to Metzeler but was given the run around.. I have since switched to Bridgestone and won't be going back.

 

[dvd1955]

Well the pregnant tire saga continues. I had a friend with a trailer that was going to help, but then someone earlier mentioned roadside assistance with their insurance provider. Checked with Progressive and it is included in my policy as long as it is within a certain number of miles of actual towing. Called Westfield Powersports and was told they will not work on a bike as old as mine (1989), so can't take it there. Looked for repair shops near Zionsville and saw "Hangout at Flames" at 86th and Moller. Haven't called them yet, but was wondering if anyone knew anything about them?

 

[HoughMade]

...Called Westfield Powersports and was told they will not work on a bike as old as mine (1989), so can't take it there....

Holy geez, that's practically new. My bike still has inner tubes and points.

 

[printcraft]

Holy geez, that's practically new. My bike still had inner tubes and points.

I think churchmouse has you beat...... this was his chopper back before the bronze age.

Rode good, only downside were the splinters in your keister.

 

[kawtech87]

I would like to see a diagram of the valve train on this engine. Interesting.

Apparently these links aren't showing up. I'll try again later on an actual computer. If anyone wants to see it check out Dreyer Motorsports' website and go to parts finder tab click Yamaha click 2014 click motorcycle click Raider- XV19SCLE. All parts fiches can be seen there.



Well now that I am at an actual computer it wont let me link the images.

 

[kawtech87]

Nothing like a Harley.. I'm sure. ---insert purple.

Similar probably. Only so many ways to make a push rods work.

 

[451_Detonics]

Congrats! I had a lot of fun on my old Vegas, you would be surprised at the power you can make with a few simple parts and not having to get into the motor for Cams or big bore.

it does make power...106 cubic inches in a mid-sized frame = fun, will probably leave it stock for a while tho I would like some 2 into 1 pipes on it

 

[fjw2]

Bad day Friday..

Lady not paying attention at a stop sign BACKED OVER my bike!! We were both waiting to turn left while a school bus turned onto the road we were on. Apparently she decided the bus needed more room, and threw her little SUV in reverse and hit the gas. I didn't even have time to honk my horn

Luckily her plastic bumper rode up over the front tire, so I didn't get knocked over or anything, no injuries, and of course the standard 'I didn't see you' like that made this accident my fault. Also luckily the bus driver was able to get her attention, because she didn't even notice she hit me! Then she made like she was just going to leave, because she 'didn't see anything wrong with my bike'. I had to show her the twisted forks and multiple bolts sheared completely off to get her to shut up and wait for the police. Again, luckily small town, marshall was there before I got off the phone with 911.

Anyone have any tips for dealing with someone else's insurance to get my claim processed quickly? Especially when you do all your own repairs? I don't want to have to sit out the rest of the riding season and she has one of those cheap cut rate companies (Mendota)

I've already pulled all the receipts I have for the work we've done, sourced some NOS parts and found completed eBay listings, Craigslist ads, NADA and BB values for similar bikes in case they try to lowball the value. Anything else I can do besides call them every day? Lol I haven't had to deal with anything like this since I was 16 and got hit by a drunk driver, and his insurance company got that claim settled quick.







Thought I left myself plenty of room, apparently not! She tried saying I was riding her bumper... (I didn't move my bike afterwards)

I deal with insurance companies and claims adjusters every day as a body shop owner. I tell my customers that if they feel they are not being treated fairly to call their agent and discuss the situation. If a police report indicates it was her fault, your company might even waive your deductible. When you pay your premium, part of it goes toward the legal counsel that your company uses to subrogate. Your company will get your bike fixed up(or totalled) and then go after the other driver's company to get reimbursed for the costs of the claim. More often than not, you will at least get treated better with your own company. If they say it's totalled, tell them you want to " retain salavage". They will work up some figures based on the bikes pre-accident value. Then they will subtract your deductible from it. That amount and the bike will go back to you. You can then use that money to do the repairs to the bike.If you end up working with the other person's company, you can still retain salvage as long as they do that. So companies don't for liability reasons.I hope it works out good for you.That is a really nice bike.

 

[dhamby]

it does make power...106 cubic inches in a mid-sized frame = fun, will probably leave it stock for a while tho I would like some 2 into 1 pipes on it

With a set of pipes, Lloydz timing wheel, Lloydz torque tubes intake(or Arlen ness big sucker), Lloydz AIC valve, and a fuel tuner with tune they make right around 100 hp and similar torque numbers. If you're interested I do still have the stage 1 air filter I believe that you can have for the price of shipping($6),just shoot me a PM if you're interested.

 

[russc2542]

Is (was) that tire weight rated for your Goldwing?

Looks a lot like a car tire actually, like someone went to the dark side. When you do that, this happens. basically the car tire might be rated for the weight but it's meant to be distributed across the tire but when you corner on the bike, all the weight's more or less on one sidewall. Essentially, you're point loading something meant and rated for a distributed load.

 

[HoughMade]

Looks a lot like a car tire actually, like someone went to the dark side. When you do that, this happens. basically the car tire might be rated for the weight but it's meant to be distributed across the tire but when you corner on the bike, all the weight's more or less on one sidewall. Essentially, you're point loading something meant and rated for a distributed load.

If this thread turns into a darkside debate, I blame you.

For the uninitiated, think OC v. CC with less tact and more rank speculation.

 

[dvd1955]

The wing with the pregnant tire, loaded and ready to haul to coworker's house to get a new tire installed.



BTW, I ordered a new tire from Rocky Mountain ATV & MC on Friday, and it arrived on Saturday, even with free shipping!

 

[HoughMade]

This past Saturday:

Finished assembling the head (previously rebuilt and painted)
Removed the cylinders and cleaned them thoroughly.
Honed the cylinders.
Scrubbed cylinders again.
Painted the cylinders.
Removed the pistons, cleaned them up.
Checked ring end gap and installed rings.
Cleaned the old base gasket off the case (the real job)
Reinstalled pistons.
Reinstalled the cylinders.

Sunday:

Installed the head, cam and cam chain tensioners.

Next:

Ignition reinstall and adjust (points of course).
Install head cover and set valve clearance.

I buttoned it up Saturday. After all the engine stuff, which happened in the midst of me chasing poor charging, I got the bike back together and running fine...then I still had to confront the "no charge" issue.

Long story short, my original voltage regulator went out some time the spring of 2014. I replaced the regulator and rectifier with a combination unit in 2014. While starting the bike to check the output, I heard a loud ticking in the right cylinder....shout down and got busy.

Fast forward through all kinds of life evens in 2014, 2015 and until now in 2016. Tore the engine down, fixed the damage I had done chasing a lack of volts (battery terminal bolt sucked into cylinder, bending valve) and turned my attention to the volts which the new regulator/rectifier did not cure. As it turns out, Yamaha, up until '79, used a system that switched the field coil (electromagnet) at the center of the charging system on an off through the ground. After '79 Yamaha, and most manufacturers before and after that, switched the power (+) on and off to regulate voltage. It took me several days to figure this out. Once I did, I reversed the current flow through the field coil and used a modern voltage regulator (if you call one made for late '70s AMC cars, but still sold at O-Reilly's, modern). I now have volts, well, volts between 13.5 and 14.5 while riding.

...And I rode on public roads on Saturday for the first time since 2014. I am still seating the rings (old tech takes time), but it starts FIRST KICK (for you little leaguers, street bikes used to have kick starters), and it idles solid and accelerates....as hard as 392ccs can accelerate with me on board.

 

[Double T]

I buttoned it up Saturday. After all the engine stuff, which happened in the midst of me chasing poor charging, I got the bike back together and running fine...then I still had to confront the "no charge" issue.

Long story short, my original voltage regulator went out some time the spring of 2014. I replaced the regulator and rectifier with a combination unit in 2014. While starting the bike to check the output, I heard a loud ticking in the right cylinder....shout down and got busy.

Fast forward through all kinds of life evens in 2014, 2015 and until now in 2016. Tore the engine down, fixed the damage I had done chasing a lack of volts (battery terminal bolt sucked into cylinder, bending valve) and turned my attention to the volts which the new regulator/rectifier did not cure. As it turns out, Yamaha, up until '79, used a system that switched the field coil (electromagnet) at the center of the charging system on an off through the ground. After '79 Yamaha, and most manufacturers before and after that, switched the power (+) on and off to regulate voltage. It took me several days to figure this out. Once I did, I reversed the current flow through the field coil and used a modern voltage regulator (if you call one made for late '70s AMC cars, but still sold at O-Reilly's, modern). I now have volts, well, volts between 13.5 and 14.5 while riding.

...And I rode on public roads on Saturday for the first time since 2014. I am still seating the rings (old tech takes time), but it starts FIRST KICK (for you little leaguers, street bikes used to have kick starters), and it idles solid and accelerates....as hard as 392ccs can accelerate with me on board.

I'm sure you'll enjoy it even more fixing it yourself