More on Bikes

I know that it has been a while since I posted anything about our bike activities.
That does not mean we have been sitting around on out duffs drinking beer, well yes we have been doing that too.

Jointly, my brother Jimmy and I have been working on Kawasakis, BMWs  Panthers, and Velocettes.

As well as a Ford truck.

Our most recent task was to change the transmission fluid in a BMW RT 1100 recently acquired by Jimmy as a non-runner with a burnt valve.

 61,000 miles serviced by the dealer at every required interval.
Yes we can fix it for $3500.
Hmmmm.

Rick bought the bike for way less than that from a guy who has an independent BMW shop but not a dealership.
The guy gave him two spare heads with the bike.
A few hours work and one valve was transferred from the spare head to the bike and it was up and running.

Well done Jimmy.

We needed two umbrellas to keep the sun at bay whilst we worked on it.
Yeah, I know that was just for the guys who live in less sunny climes,
Next we need an EZ-UP with the Sheddington Logo.


It was decided to use synthetic transmission fluid from Red Line.
This stuff looks like used Pepto Bismol.

It has the reputation for reducing noise and wear, we'll see.

As the drain and fill plugs are somewhat buried we went out and bought this fancy funnel.

What a trip device this is.
As you can see it is graduated in ounces and milliliters.
You remove the lid, pour in the precise amount and insert the tube in the appropriate spot then turn the blue connector to allow the fluid to flow.

All for five bucks!

Once we were done with all of that it was time for a beer.

This one is Rick's favorite but he only allows himself one per day.

Too many calories.

You have to keep an eye on that stuff when you get old.

I'm in love with an Italian red head living in Yorkshire, we'll see how that works out.




More soon.

Norm