pcombe
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trip to northern Idaho and a meet with fellow member Trent M.
I took a trip into Northern Idaho for an aunts celebration of life last week with my cousin Darrell, I had contacted Trent before hand to meet on the way back.
He came up from Meridian and met us along the road at Banks, ID. for breakfast at a riverside lodge and he, Darrell and I overstuffed ourselves with chicken fried steak and eggs (Trent's treat, and I thank you Trent).
We went up Highway 21 where they had just opened the road after the massive wildfire that's still burning ripped through devastating a one of my favorite rides and Trent left us at a junction where he was going to make a circle back home through Idaho city, but before we got to spend some time together.
I can tell you it was a real pleasure for Darrell and I to meet up with Trent, He and I have been talking back and forth on this forum for the past four years and it proves we have good folks here.
I had sprung a leak on the primary drive system on my old Harley tour glide trike and my plan was that if it were to to bad I would have headed back to the Boise area with Trent and fix it at either his place or a cousins place in Boise.
I decided to go on adding oil about every 100 miles and made it back to Pocatello to my moms place where I spent the next three days rounding up tools and parts to pull my primary drive system and replace the starter seal.
I was directed to some real great people at Pocatello cycle who helped me out with parts at good prices so I didn't have to spend to much at the Harley shop there.
I found some biker folks running a really busy auto repair shop with a sign hanging in there shop saying " prayers and repairs" who lent me the use of a drill press, torch and grinder to make a bar to set between my clutch and compensator gears so I could remove and reinstall them. They even lent me a 1/2 torque wrench as there is 100 lbs on the compensator and 50 on the clutch. (there is even greater torque on the newer models)
I didn't have my motor manual with me so I was able to refresh my memory on torque values at poky cycle with their manual.
All in all it was an interesting trip to say the least!
I hate doing major work on the road but, well, Shit happens when you ride an old Harley, Glad I didn't have to pay to have someone else do the work and worry about what corners they cut?
I am the type of guy that chases threads and uses new bolts, pays attention to torque vales etc.. during repairs, Just a hang up of mine I guess?
here's some pics:
PAUL AT TETON NAT. PARK-JENNY LAKE
TRENT
TRENTS TRIGLIDE
HIGHWAY 21
THIS LODGE HAD BEEN EVACUATED DUE TO FIRE
MY COUSIN DARRELL'S NEW INDIAN ROADMASTER
I never got the chance to ride it because I wanted to be on top of the problem with my own scooter. Damn I sure wanted too.!
DARRELL AND I IN STANLEY IDAHO
HIGHWAY 21,GALENA SUMMIT AFTER WE GOT OUT OF THE WORST OF THE SMOKE
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I took a trip into Northern Idaho for an aunts celebration of life last week with my cousin Darrell, I had contacted Trent before hand to meet on the way back.
He came up from Meridian and met us along the road at Banks, ID. for breakfast at a riverside lodge and he, Darrell and I overstuffed ourselves with chicken fried steak and eggs (Trent's treat, and I thank you Trent).
We went up Highway 21 where they had just opened the road after the massive wildfire that's still burning ripped through devastating a one of my favorite rides and Trent left us at a junction where he was going to make a circle back home through Idaho city, but before we got to spend some time together.
I can tell you it was a real pleasure for Darrell and I to meet up with Trent, He and I have been talking back and forth on this forum for the past four years and it proves we have good folks here.
I had sprung a leak on the primary drive system on my old Harley tour glide trike and my plan was that if it were to to bad I would have headed back to the Boise area with Trent and fix it at either his place or a cousins place in Boise.
I decided to go on adding oil about every 100 miles and made it back to Pocatello to my moms place where I spent the next three days rounding up tools and parts to pull my primary drive system and replace the starter seal.
I was directed to some real great people at Pocatello cycle who helped me out with parts at good prices so I didn't have to spend to much at the Harley shop there.
I found some biker folks running a really busy auto repair shop with a sign hanging in there shop saying " prayers and repairs" who lent me the use of a drill press, torch and grinder to make a bar to set between my clutch and compensator gears so I could remove and reinstall them. They even lent me a 1/2 torque wrench as there is 100 lbs on the compensator and 50 on the clutch. (there is even greater torque on the newer models)
I didn't have my motor manual with me so I was able to refresh my memory on torque values at poky cycle with their manual.
All in all it was an interesting trip to say the least!
I hate doing major work on the road but, well, Shit happens when you ride an old Harley, Glad I didn't have to pay to have someone else do the work and worry about what corners they cut?
I am the type of guy that chases threads and uses new bolts, pays attention to torque vales etc.. during repairs, Just a hang up of mine I guess?
here's some pics:
PAUL AT TETON NAT. PARK-JENNY LAKE
TRENT
TRENTS TRIGLIDE
HIGHWAY 21
THIS LODGE HAD BEEN EVACUATED DUE TO FIRE
MY COUSIN DARRELL'S NEW INDIAN ROADMASTER
I never got the chance to ride it because I wanted to be on top of the problem with my own scooter. Damn I sure wanted too.!
DARRELL AND I IN STANLEY IDAHO
HIGHWAY 21,GALENA SUMMIT AFTER WE GOT OUT OF THE WORST OF THE SMOKE
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