Well, Isabella finally going to the Cycle Hospital for her transplant operation

[Patriot]

Maybe you can drive down to fetch the bike with AIW, and have her trailer the scrap engine home? The only thing really out to lunch on your old mill is the head. Everything else is unknown.

well, yeah, pistons make great ash trays or conversation pieces...I have a few laying around from my dirt bike days

AIW loves to see them on the coffee table :dribble:

maybe a glass table with the crank as the support structure

valve cover bread box...the mind reals

 

[Fred W]

I here that bent valves are collectors items...

 

[RadioHowie]

I here that bent valves are collectors items...

Not really....they have to be rare to be valuable. And they're gettin' TOO damn common, if ya ask me! <_<

 

[double_entendre]

You might need the stator some day, and maybe the regulator. I'd keep any parts they have to remove to get the starter out. Even the nuts and bolts could be useful at some point. I guess it depends on how much of a pack rat you are.

Pack Rat...moi ??? :dribble: AIW (angelic italian wifey) refers to me as a Pack Capibara (look it up...) :blink:

Let's see...I go and offer up a 100k mile stator to someone...huum...wonder what Karma that would bring...

'specially since it's running all this:

So Tim and Aaron Graves wouldn't look at my bike arriving on the trailer and run into the shop screaming like girls, I removed all the plastic, air horn, highway pegs, sliders, and any electrical stuff which would unplug and be put aside.

OK, WTF? :blink:

You need to get out a pen and label some of that stuff. I see a GPS, iPod, cupholder, thermometer, radar detector(?)(Held in place with a rubber band???), a moose call sticking out of the right side of the bike, and I'm sure I missed half of it.

Patriot to the Farklers Anonymous Courtesy Phone. :lol:

Rancho

 

[08FJR4ME]

Definitely a candidate for farkle rehab. If you ever get time make us a list I was getting to dizzy trying to count them all.

Dave

 

[johnny80s]

I wanna know why you have the slider on there when the horn sticks out way past it anyway?

 

[Frewil]

well Howie, you might win the race...
EBAY ENGINE was delivered to shop last Thur afternoon

sucketh a bit that the guarantee and return policy is 7 days from delivery

What happened to the existing motor?

I haven't been on the Board much lately, and might have missed the write up.

 

[RadioHowie]

well Howie, you might win the race...
EBAY ENGINE was delivered to shop last Thur afternoon

sucketh a bit that the guarantee and return policy is 7 days from delivery

What happened to the existing motor?

I haven't been on the Board much lately, and might have missed the write up.

Mike got caught exposing himself at a local grade school.

Was charged for "Assault with a Dead Weapon"

 

[Bustanut joker]

And here I thought it was Assaulting a Dead Weapon.. Silly me!

:jester:

 

[Frewil]

well Howie, you might win the race...
EBAY ENGINE was delivered to shop last Thur afternoon

sucketh a bit that the guarantee and return policy is 7 days from delivery

What happened to the existing motor?

I haven't been on the Board much lately, and might have missed the write up.

Mike got caught exposing himself at a local grade school.

Was charged for "Assault with a Dead Weapon"

That had to hurt....

 

[Patriot]

Hi, my name is Mike and I'm a Farkleholic...I've come to Farkle Anonymous at the gentle prodding of my family and friends

I will attend all monthly meetings here at Farkles Anonymous

I will daily ask my higher power for help with my addiction

I will no longer visit dealerships, ebay, or internet stores

I will cancel my motorcycle magazines, journals, and my AMA membership

If tempted, I will call my sponsor RadioHowie for help and advice

My name is Mike, and I'm a Farkleholic

Definitely a candidate for farkle rehab. If you ever get time make us a list I was getting to dizzy trying to count them all.
Dave

There are stacked two sets of risers to bring the bars up, back, and spread out 10 degrees from stock

Ok, from left to right:

FZ1 mirrors with MaxView Blind spot mirrors

Audiovox Cruise Control Pad

J&M CB radio with MP3 plugged in and weather radio and passenger intercom...J&M headset with two speakers

Zumo 550 GPS with bluetooth...talks directions and also can receive and make cell phone calls...speaker in left ear

Datel Voltmeter

clip on drink insulator

black switches are three way for front and rear hyperwhites...run front ones solid all the time...leave the rear off

during PGR (Patriot Guard Riders) funeral escorts, click the switches to flashing and white leds act as strobes front and back

RAM cupholder

there's a two way switch switching between separate horn buttons or hit either horn button and both horns blow

this is Stebel Air Horn on TOG (tip over guard) and Fiamm disc horns replacing stock horns

there's a two way switch either hooking up the front hyperwhite to the headlight relay so it's only on

with the engine running like the headlight, or it's on unswitched power. I can use it for emergency flashers without

the key in

12 volt cig light plug cluster - MP3 charger, 2 minature led flashlights in charge mode

Powerlet plugs in black panel - one switched with key powering up GPS, CB, and Radar Detector

other plug always on to plug in battery tender

Switch with led indicator velcroed to side of front brake master cylinder - turns on off front Lazer Light bullet fork lights

Thermometer

Adaptiv Radar Detector with triple led visual warning on dash and wireless audio-speaker in right ear

this unit velcros with industrial strength product to top of the front brake master cylinder...found the cord would

unplug itself intermittently, so rubber band is a keeper on the cord pulling it toward the unit at the plug

I wanna know why you have the slider on there when the horn sticks out way past it anyway?

When the bike is dropped to the left, the slider holds the bike slightly up at an angle...the horn barely kisses the pavement with no damage...at least that's what happened in my last two parking lot drops

well Howie, you might win the race...
EBAY ENGINE was delivered to shop last Thur afternoon

sucketh a bit that the guarantee and return policy is 7 days from delivery

What happened to the existing motor?

I haven't been on the Board much lately, and might have missed the write up.

Cam Chain Tensioner failed...5th engine of Gen 1's - 4 ea '04's and 1 ea '05

Cam Chain skipped many teeth and pistons hit valves ruining the head and whatever else :dribble:

 

[Fred W]

Here's the executive version:

The Cam Chain Tensioner didn't.

 

[Patriot]

UPDATE:

Isabella's Heart has been removed...guess she's on life support

Today, work was started and removal accomplished

New Heart sitting on the deck next to her skeleton

Tomorrow might be an exciting day...

Yay, so far, Graves Cycle Repair in Tylertown, Mississippi

'course I can barely understand them and they can barely understand my speaking, but hand signals seems to get us by

they say 'r' and 'er' alot and I don't/can't - I say short 'a' or 'ah'

but I digress

 

[Mcgyver74]

Hi, my name is Mike and I'm a Farkleholic...I've come to Farkle Anonymous at the gentle prodding of my family and friends

Hi Mike!

I will attend all monthly meetings here at Farkles AnonymousI will daily ask my higher power for help with my addiction

I will no longer visit dealerships, ebay, or internet stores

I will cancel my motorcycle magazines, journals, and my AMA membership

If tempted, I will call my sponsor RadioHowie for help and advice

Noooooooo!!!!, You can't become a reformed farkleholic!! come to the Dark side of the Farkle! We have cookies!!! (and Sliders, and Tankbags, and Hyperlites, and Heated gear and...........)

 

[Patriot]

Definitely a candidate for farkle rehab. If you ever get time make us a list I was getting to dizzy trying to count them all.
Dave

I used to fly this many moons ago chasing Rusky subs for the US Navy

I trying to recapture that by making my Feej as airplane as possible

Heads Up display is on order !!!

Here's the goal:

 

[Knifemaker]

Here's the goal:

Looks cool, but I would have to say I'm more on the other side of the fence here, that we really do not need much of anyting as far as instrumentaion goes.

Speedometers are only helpfull to show the cop that pulled you over that yes, I did know how fast I was going, tachs are only helpfull in setting the idle speed, as one can just listen to the motor and know what it is doing, Odometers /trip meters ...do not really care how many miles I traveled , care more about the miles yet to come.

If they could put anyting there that I would find usefull other than my gps it would be a infer-red detector to let me know a deer is off to the side of the road ahead.

KM

 

[double_entendre]

UPDATE:
Isabella's Heart has been removed...guess she's on life support

Today, work was started and removal accomplished

New Heart sitting on the deck next to her skeleton

Tomorrow might be an exciting day...

Yay, so far, Graves Cycle Repair in Tylertown, Mississippi

'course I can barely understand them and they can barely understand my speaking, but hand signals seems to get us by

they say 'r' and 'er' alot and I don't/can't - I say short 'a' or 'ah'

but I digress

Thanks for the explanation of all the farkling! I'm dyin'. I thought I went over the top, but now I clearly see that I'm well towards the fat end of the bell curve. You, my friend, are an outlier.

I totally get where you're coming from about talking to folks from Mississippi (ever heard Bill Cosby's bit about that?). Wife and I were in the south and in Folkston, GA I was trying to order a pepperoni pizza. Wife finally had to step in and complete the order 'cause the girl behind the counter and I spoke totally different languages. :lol:

Rancho

 

[Patriot]

I totally get where you're coming from about talking to folks from Mississippi (ever heard Bill Cosby's bit about that?). Wife and I were in the south and in Folkston, GA I was trying to order a pepperoni pizza. Wife finally had to step in and complete the order 'cause the girl behind the counter and I spoke totally different languages. :lol:
Rancho

I am reminded of my work trip to London in the 80's. Thought, cool, instead of going to Rio or Merida, Mex or Honduras or Panama where da language is Spanish (took French in high school), all speak English in London.

For the life of me, I couldn't communicate very well in England. All agreed and mentioned many times, they speak English, we speak American.

and my friend, I resent the sarcasm about my farklin'

look again...the kill switch is completely stock...

 

[Fred W]

As sick as this may seem, I think I may have come around nearly full circle on the farkleitis. Lately, it seems that I have been removing my farkles faster than I have been adding them! :blink:

Earlier this summer I decided, although it is maybe the coolest single farkle that I have ever installed, I just did not use my AudioVox Electronic Cruise Control (AVCC) very often. See, I tend to ride the 2 lane back roads at every opportunity possible, even when the Interstate will get me there in half the time. When your "destination" is your ride, why would you want it to be over sooner? So I de-installed it, packaged it up and sold it off to a fellow forum member. Now I use only my low tech, 1st gen throttle rocker (the kind without velcro).

Then I realized that, because I ride a 1st gen with limited wattage available from the alternator, I almost never used my Hella FF50 auxiliary lights mounted on the Garauld brackets. Off they came, now sitting in a box on my shelf for ?? Maybe I'll stick them on my Jeep Wrangler, which has lots of alternator capacity.

After I had the Bambi Bash, I opened up (what remained of) the nose faring and removed my telescopic HID headlights from the smashed-up headlight bucket. I knew from when I installed that set-up that, because these kits are designed for automobile use, there was a whole lot of extra wire bundled up and the ballasts and ignitors were stuffed in nooks and crannies in the front faring, which would make the crash repairs that much more difficult for the shop doing the work. Now I'm not sure I want to go through the exercise to reinstall them.

I'm starting to dig this simplified life, so to speak.

Well, completely simplified now... except for the leftover electronica: Zumo 550, Starcom1 Advance, Passport RD, Cell phone charger, Datel voltmeter. Then there's the essential comfort mods: Russel seat, Rifle Shield(s), Heli Bar Risers, Heated grips (and gloves) on HeatTroller. Oh and the safety mods: FZ1 mirrors, Whelen flashing LED brake light, reflective bag decals.

But those are just the bare necessities... right?

 

[mcatrophy]

...For the life of me, I couldn't communicate very well in England. All agreed and mentioned many times, they speak English, we speak American.

...

At least I understand your writing perfectly. As far as I remember, you are one of the very few people who know where to use the apostrophe, e.g. "its" and "it's", where 99% get it wrong. Perhaps next time you come to the UK you should use pen and paper?

Mind you, the accents in England vary hugely over our little country, and as for Scotland, Wales and Ireland :wackosmiley: