From marylandairheads at gmail.com Wed Sep 5 22:28:31 2018 From: marylandairheads at gmail.com (Maryland Airheads) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2018 22:28:31 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Maryland Airheads 2018 Last Days of Summer Rally Message-ID: Hedz, Two weeks from now I will be in Western Maryland spending an evening up in the mountains before our annual Last Days of Summer Rally starts on September 20th around noon... The rally will be here in fourteen days folks, and we have 32 confirmed attendees right now! That leaves room for another 30 or so before we close registration. If you already registered you received a confirmation email from me earlier this evening. If you have not registered and want to send me a check or PayPal the MarylandAirheads at gmail.com $45.00. All the details are in Airmail and online at WhAIR and When here: http://www.airheads.org/wair-when/1018 Sure hope a few more of you can join us... All the Best, Will Will Andalora Maryland Airmarshal ABC 11737 410.596.0812 www.airheads.org Maryland Airheads Online Calendar: *https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=marylandairheads%40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York * Google Photos Links to Maryland Airhead Events 2018 Summer Solstice Tech Weekend https://photos.app.goo.gl/YhLFV2AUHr2A6vWR7 2018 TecnhoBarn https://photos.app.goo.gl/mwbNEFZBDM2sAetJ3 2018 Supertech 2.3 https://photos.app.goo.gl/PLn3L34iSenMLnMR2 2018 Supertech 2.3 Museum Tour Day https://photos.app.goo.gl/2cJl3ylJbNaUVG2A3 2017 Last Days of Summer https://photos.app.goo.gl/JEVvywZREED7OptL2 2017 Golden Age of Airheads https://goo.gl/photos/nQkpXFtvxHmwLDek8 2017 Summer Solstice Tech Day https://goo.gl/photos/qN2YsweKParKqvXQ8 2017 Rolling Rally *https://goo.gl/photos/KJT2wXuH6eTM19wU6 * 2017 TechnoBarn https://goo.gl/photos/j1f8tByCfVaBnCUKA 2017 SuperTech 2.2 https://goo.gl/photos/XrckZWXUDRdgJGjk6 2016 Last Days of Summer https://goo.gl/photos/nYfKa6TabUay714h9 2016 Tom's Tech Day https://goo.gl/photos/dmh5pktuHvUuvAwH9 2016 Passing of the Airmarshal Flag https://goo.gl/photos/u429MPzKALcJeuF79 2016 Summer Solstice Tech Day https://goo.gl/photos/SkV19aC4Qc6vJTL78 2016 Rolling Rally https://goo.gl/photos/ZuNcyMc2DMcrghXP6 2016 SuperTech 2.1 https://goo.gl/photos/Tdg86q3VsR87FdCF8 2015 Last Days of Summer https://goo.gl/photos/w1XEMp9EkamucpK19 2015 Rolling Rally https://goo.gl/photos/GKYhLDgV4VC4jUcZ9 2015 SuperTech 2.0 https://goo.gl/photos/oq99m9x492qFFbGR6 2014 Last Days of Summer https://goo.gl/photos/WSmGi4YhUrHjY8Xt7 Note: If you are a Gmail user, you can permanently add these albums to your Google Photo Account. If not, you can simply reference the tag line of emails from Maryland Airheads to access the albums. These albums are shared, so people can add images to them. Some folders are set up, but do not contain images yet. Feel free to add relevant images and if you want to add additional images from another event, we can create albums to support new or past events. From longshot1ah at comcast.net Thu Sep 6 08:21:45 2018 From: longshot1ah at comcast.net (Mark Passaro) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 08:21:45 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Reminder: Mason Dixon Tech Day - Sat Sept. 8th Message-ID: <71AF30F7-9EA7-4DA2-8E68-DA7203A9219B@comcast.net> Hedz, Two days until Tech Day, if you've responded previously there's no need to repeat as I have counted you. I have a dozen or so affirmatives and a few needing work so it looks like we'll be turning some wrenches. I've culled a pile o' parts I'd prefer to sell rather than put back on the shelves, cheap prices, come take a look. A motorcycle event close by (7 miles) has come to my attention, American Flat Track races at Williams Grove Speedway on Saturday evening. Some may be interested. As previously posted: First Annual Mason Dixon Tech Day/Social Gathering/Swap Meet-Saturday September 8th, 8:00 AM to ? at the rural home of Mark Passaro. We are located in south-central PA about twenty miles north of the MD line at the foot of South Mtn. near York Springs. Perhaps some of the Marylanders will join us, all are welcome from wherever you call home. Hoping to have some "keepers of the knowledge" present to assist with repairs or maintenance. Most standard and some special tools here, contact me if you have a need and arrangements can be made to have required tools available. Oft times now these affairs are more of a social gathering and less about wrenching and that is fine as well. Plenty of room and we'll keep the pool open! I will have table space available to sell any parts or gear (I'm emptying some shelves), clean out that horde of Motorrad gold and bring it, pass it on to a Club member. We're located at: 2081 County Line Rd. York Springs, PA 17372. Look for the ABC sign! Some notice you're coming will help in planning food and refreshments. Coffee/donuts in the morning and something good for lunch. Contact Mark at 717-514-3939 or email longshot1ah at comcast.net From wateas at gmail.com Thu Sep 6 21:21:55 2018 From: wateas at gmail.com (William Teasley) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 21:21:55 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting Message-ID: Hey all, Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop do it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from elsewhere. thanks! -fred From drbeemer73 at gmail.com Fri Sep 7 10:55:33 2018 From: drbeemer73 at gmail.com (Mac Kirkpatrick) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 10:55:33 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Great Source For 1157 Bulbs Message-ID: I have ordered 1157 (dual filament, for rear running and brake light) LED bulbs from several sources, including from a highly recommended source, but they all failed in one way of another. In one case the brake function simply did not work, the bulb flickered incessantly in another case, etc. I just installed an 1157 LED bulb from Amazon with a title of iBrightstar Newest 9-30V Super Bright Low Power 1157 2057 2357 7528 BAY15D LED Bulbs with Projector Replacement for Back Up Reverse Lights or Tail Brake Lights,Xenon White(6500K) Click here to see it at Amazon: *https://tinyurl.com/y8ksors4 * $15.99 for two. It works superbly! Very bright. After this bulb worked out so superbly, I ordered 1156 (single filament) LED bulbs as well, from the same source. AND after posting this note, Jim McKinna confirmed he uses 1157 LED bulbs from the same source and they worked well for him (thanks Jim!). Mac Kirkpatrick Glenmoore, PA "After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?" C. Donahue From jmcraftsman at netscape.net Fri Sep 7 13:39:37 2018 From: jmcraftsman at netscape.net (Jim McKinna) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 13:39:37 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5B70B619-DF36-4248-84AE-2A52AFDF9E3D@netscape.net> I usually drop them off at a place near me during the course of the day and either wait or stop by later to pick them up. It is not really worth my time to change them if I am at home. Once I retire I?ll probably welcome the distraction though. Cycles of Silver Spring on Brookville Rd is where I go. Convenient for me. They get to charge for the labor and have no issues when I bring a tire I have bought elsewhere. I have also bought tires at Bob?s. It is just a miserable ride on deadly roads for me to get there. Jim > On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:21 PM, William Teasley via MDAirheads wrote: > > Hey all, > > Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop do > it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from elsewhere. > > thanks! > -fred > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From faheykm at hotmail.com Fri Sep 7 13:44:09 2018 From: faheykm at hotmail.com (Kevin Fahey) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 17:44:09 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Fred, 1st and only time I've had Airhead tires mounted was under the tutelage of Jedi master Dave Larrabee while at Chris Kennedy's recent Technobarn. Prior to that I've used Atlantic Cycle & Power on Rte 301 in White Plains, MD. for tire mounting but that was exclusively on Japanese bikes. Didn't see anything unusual or unique re: spoked Airhead wheels during my Padawan tire training that would lead me to believe Atlantic couldn't handle Beemer tire changes. They had no problem with me bringing in my own tires. Might be a bit of a drive depending on where you live though. White Plains is between Waldorf and La Plata. Kevin ________________________________ From: MDAirheads on behalf of William Teasley via MDAirheads Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2018 9:21 PM To: MDairheads at mail.casano.com Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting Hey all, Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop do it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from elsewhere. thanks! -fred _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From surfboatdriver at yahoo.com Fri Sep 7 13:49:19 2018 From: surfboatdriver at yahoo.com (Aloha Charlie) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 17:49:19 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> Fred, I have never liked mounting my own tires and I'm not very good at it either. I've had tires mounted by Myer's Motorcycle shop in Kensington (not cheap), Bob's (also not cheap) and the local Honda Dealer around the corner from me (the cheapest but still almost $50) What's needed is a small independent shop and I found one. I usually take the wheel off the bike and take it and my new tire and tube to them. I've offered to come back later for it but they always do it right away and always charge me too little, but I forget now what I have paid, I always tip Rusty the guy who does the work something to make up for the cheap price I get. Cycles of Silver Spring They are also a Royal Enfield Dealer. https://www.cyclesofsilverspring.com/ Tell them I sent you. They know my R90/6 altho I haven't been by to visit for awhile. Rusty (or is it Rush?) drives an early Dodge Cummins Diesel pick up that my house mate Gary has worked on. Charlie -------------------------------------------- On Thu, 9/6/18, William Teasley via MDAirheads wrote: Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting To: MDairheads at mail.casano.com Date: Thursday, September 6, 2018, 9:21 PM Hey all, Do you guys mount/balance your own tires?? Or do you pay a shop to do it? I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop do it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from elsewhere. thanks! -fred _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From will_andalora at hotmail.com Fri Sep 7 14:13:31 2018 From: will_andalora at hotmail.com (Will Andalora) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 18:13:31 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Fred, I do it myself, unless I can get Dave Larrabee to 'help' me! I have a balancer and built a bead breaker with an extension bar in my garage. Every year I do it I ask myself why I continue to do it! I think your bike has tubeless tires correct? I've never mounted them before, but if you want to haul up here one evening we could give a go. I have a wheel balancer and weights as well. You must supply the cold beverages... Will From jmcraftsman at netscape.net Fri Sep 7 15:22:03 2018 From: jmcraftsman at netscape.net (Jim McKinna) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 15:22:03 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <13E737BC-E609-4F2C-A153-3892B428225E@netscape.net> What Charlie said! Rusty is a wiz at changing and balancing. Last time I went I saw they sold that product Mike C recommends, Ride On. A liquid tire balancer and sealant. I asked if any of them had used it and they said no they had not. Rusty mounted my new Avon tire on my front rim for the R75 and said he did not balance it. Let him know how the Ride On worked, he said. A few weeks later was the Clarksburg Classic MC Day. As I was cruising up 270 I began wondering why all the traffic was going so slow. Glancing at my speedometer I was very surprised to see I was hitting 80. Was it the new tire or the Ride On? I?ve had a good number of tires on that bike over the years. It had never felt that vibration free before. I?m running RO in all four bikes now. If you are curious, there are YouTube videos of people demonstrating driving over nail and screw imbedded boards and the tire maintaining pressure. I think Cycles charges around $25 for the tire change. I usually buy my tube from them. Jim McKinna > On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:21 PM, William Teasley via MDAirheads wrote: > > Hey all, > > Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop do > it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from elsewhere. > > thanks! > -fred > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From greenengr at verizon.net Fri Sep 7 16:16:07 2018 From: greenengr at verizon.net (Duane WILDING) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 16:16:07 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <95C0E80D-2627-46D1-AA96-8A460DDB8B99@verizon.net> I believe Mark Delaney can do it but I have not used him for tires. And he?s often backed up with other work. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:21 PM, William Teasley via MDAirheads wrote: > > Hey all, > > Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop do > it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from elsewhere. > > thanks! > -fred > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From cdaring69 at gmail.com Fri Sep 7 16:39:03 2018 From: cdaring69 at gmail.com (cdaring69) Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2018 16:39:03 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting Message-ID: I live in Townsend DE and I have a tire machine. I usually charge twenty bucks if I do it or its free if you wanna do it yourself. Most of my friends have tires shipped here then ride over and we change them. I don't know how far you all live but the offer is there...... Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note? 4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Duane WILDING via MDAirheads Date: 9/7/18 4:16 PM (GMT-05:00) To: William Teasley Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting I believe Mark Delaney can do it but I have not used him for tires. And he?s often backed up with other work. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:21 PM, William Teasley via MDAirheads wrote: > > Hey all, > > Do you guys mount/balance your own tires?? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop do > it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from elsewhere. > > thanks! > -fred > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From wateas at gmail.com Fri Sep 7 16:53:07 2018 From: wateas at gmail.com (William Teasley) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 16:53:07 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'm in the Frederick, MD area. So Silver Spring isn't a huge haul if I wanted to go to Cycles. I still haven't checked with the local shops to see if they will do it, but I'm reluctant to do business with a shop if I don't know their reputation. Will has a balancing tool so I may opt to mount the tires myself then use Will's tool. There is some doubt as to whether the balancing tool can mount the rear monoshock wheel, but we shall find out. On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 4:39 PM cdaring69 wrote: > I live in Townsend DE and I have a tire machine. I usually charge twenty > bucks if I do it or its free if you wanna do it yourself. Most of my > friends have tires shipped here then ride over and we change them. I don't > know how far you all live but the offer is there...... > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note? 4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Duane WILDING via MDAirheads > Date: 9/7/18 4:16 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: William Teasley > Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com > Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting > > I believe Mark Delaney can do it but I have not used him for tires. And > he?s often backed up with other work. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:21 PM, William Teasley via MDAirheads < > mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > > > > Hey all, > > > > Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > > I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop > do > > it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. > > > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from > elsewhere. > > > > thanks! > > -fred > > _______________________________________________ > > MDAirheads mailing list > > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > From browneak at xecu.net Fri Sep 7 17:31:02 2018 From: browneak at xecu.net (browneak at xecu.net) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 17:31:02 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <201809072131.w87LV6Vw072277@mail.casano.com> I do my own. Coats 220 and 2 manual balancers. Too many tires to do to cart wheels around. Alan Browne Garretts Mill, MD ?Garage of the Living Dead? Sent from my Windows 10 phone From: William Teasley via MDAirheads Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 1:22 PM To: MDairheads at mail.casano.com Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting Hey all, Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop do it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from elsewhere. thanks! -fred _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From browneak at xecu.net Fri Sep 7 17:31:02 2018 From: browneak at xecu.net (browneak at xecu.net) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 17:31:02 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <201809072131.w87LVSVY072326@mail.casano.com> I do my own. Coats 220 and 2 manual balancers. Too many tires to do to cart wheels around. Alan Browne Garretts Mill, MD ?Garage of the Living Dead? Sent from my Windows 10 phone From: William Teasley via MDAirheads Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 1:22 PM To: MDairheads at mail.casano.com Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting Hey all, Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop do it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from elsewhere. thanks! -fred _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From browneak at xecu.net Fri Sep 7 17:44:04 2018 From: browneak at xecu.net (browneak at xecu.net) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 17:44:04 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <201809072144.w87LiAm5077174@mail.casano.com> You should use the 3 or 4 bolg Sent from my Windows 10 phone From: William Teasley via MDAirheads Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 4:54 PM To: cdaring Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting I'm in the Frederick, MD area. So Silver Spring isn't a huge haul if I wanted to go to Cycles. I still haven't checked with the local shops to see if they will do it, but I'm reluctant to do business with a shop if I don't know their reputation. Will has a balancing tool so I may opt to mount the tires myself then use Will's tool. There is some doubt as to whether the balancing tool can mount the rear monoshock wheel, but we shall find out. On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 4:39 PM cdaring69 wrote: > I live in Townsend DE and I have a tire machine. I usually charge twenty > bucks if I do it or its free if you wanna do it yourself. Most of my > friends have tires shipped here then ride over and we change them. I don't > know how far you all live but the offer is there...... > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note? 4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Duane WILDING via MDAirheads > Date: 9/7/18 4:16 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: William Teasley > Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com > Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting > > I believe Mark Delaney can do it but I have not used him for tires. And > he?s often backed up with other work. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:21 PM, William Teasley via MDAirheads < > mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > > > > Hey all, > > > > Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > > I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop > do > > it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. > > > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from > elsewhere. > > > > thanks! > > -fred > > _______________________________________________ > > MDAirheads mailing list > > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From browneak at xecu.net Fri Sep 7 17:44:04 2018 From: browneak at xecu.net (browneak at xecu.net) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 17:44:04 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <201809072144.w87LipAn077525@mail.casano.com> You should use the 3 or 4 bolg Sent from my Windows 10 phone From: William Teasley via MDAirheads Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 4:54 PM To: cdaring Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting I'm in the Frederick, MD area. So Silver Spring isn't a huge haul if I wanted to go to Cycles. I still haven't checked with the local shops to see if they will do it, but I'm reluctant to do business with a shop if I don't know their reputation. Will has a balancing tool so I may opt to mount the tires myself then use Will's tool. There is some doubt as to whether the balancing tool can mount the rear monoshock wheel, but we shall find out. On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 4:39 PM cdaring69 wrote: > I live in Townsend DE and I have a tire machine. I usually charge twenty > bucks if I do it or its free if you wanna do it yourself. Most of my > friends have tires shipped here then ride over and we change them. I don't > know how far you all live but the offer is there...... > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note? 4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Duane WILDING via MDAirheads > Date: 9/7/18 4:16 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: William Teasley > Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com > Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting > > I believe Mark Delaney can do it but I have not used him for tires. And > he?s often backed up with other work. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:21 PM, William Teasley via MDAirheads < > mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > > > > Hey all, > > > > Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > > I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop > do > > it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. > > > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from > elsewhere. > > > > thanks! > > -fred > > _______________________________________________ > > MDAirheads mailing list > > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From browneak at xecu.net Fri Sep 7 17:49:11 2018 From: browneak at xecu.net (browneak at xecu.net) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 17:49:11 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <201809072149.w87LnHhE078380@mail.casano.com> Try this again?. You should use the 3 or 4 bolt adaptor to make it work. Caution ? Don't try to type on the train when going through switches. Alan Browne Sent from my Windows 10 phone From: William Teasley via MDAirheads Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 4:54 PM To: cdaring Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting I'm in the Frederick, MD area. So Silver Spring isn't a huge haul if I wanted to go to Cycles. I still haven't checked with the local shops to see if they will do it, but I'm reluctant to do business with a shop if I don't know their reputation. Will has a balancing tool so I may opt to mount the tires myself then use Will's tool. There is some doubt as to whether the balancing tool can mount the rear monoshock wheel, but we shall find out. On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 4:39 PM cdaring69 wrote: > I live in Townsend DE and I have a tire machine. I usually charge twenty > bucks if I do it or its free if you wanna do it yourself. Most of my > friends have tires shipped here then ride over and we change them. I don't > know how far you all live but the offer is there...... > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note? 4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Duane WILDING via MDAirheads > Date: 9/7/18 4:16 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: William Teasley > Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com > Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting > > I believe Mark Delaney can do it but I have not used him for tires. And > he?s often backed up with other work. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:21 PM, William Teasley via MDAirheads < > mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > > > > Hey all, > > > > Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > > I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop > do > > it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. > > > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from > elsewhere. > > > > thanks! > > -fred > > _______________________________________________ > > MDAirheads mailing list > > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From browneak at xecu.net Fri Sep 7 17:49:11 2018 From: browneak at xecu.net (browneak at xecu.net) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 17:49:11 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <201809072149.w87LnPUD078381@mail.casano.com> Try this again?. You should use the 3 or 4 bolt adaptor to make it work. Caution ? Don't try to type on the train when going through switches. Alan Browne Sent from my Windows 10 phone From: William Teasley via MDAirheads Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 4:54 PM To: cdaring Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting I'm in the Frederick, MD area. So Silver Spring isn't a huge haul if I wanted to go to Cycles. I still haven't checked with the local shops to see if they will do it, but I'm reluctant to do business with a shop if I don't know their reputation. Will has a balancing tool so I may opt to mount the tires myself then use Will's tool. There is some doubt as to whether the balancing tool can mount the rear monoshock wheel, but we shall find out. On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 4:39 PM cdaring69 wrote: > I live in Townsend DE and I have a tire machine. I usually charge twenty > bucks if I do it or its free if you wanna do it yourself. Most of my > friends have tires shipped here then ride over and we change them. I don't > know how far you all live but the offer is there...... > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note? 4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Duane WILDING via MDAirheads > Date: 9/7/18 4:16 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: William Teasley > Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com > Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting > > I believe Mark Delaney can do it but I have not used him for tires. And > he?s often backed up with other work. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:21 PM, William Teasley via MDAirheads < > mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > > > > Hey all, > > > > Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > > I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop > do > > it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. > > > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from > elsewhere. > > > > thanks! > > -fred > > _______________________________________________ > > MDAirheads mailing list > > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From beemerbob45 at comcast.net Sat Sep 8 07:58:31 2018 From: beemerbob45 at comcast.net (robert weber) Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2018 07:58:31 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: <201809072149.w87LnPUD078381@mail.casano.com> References: <201809072149.w87LnPUD078381@mail.casano.com> Message-ID: <1679528613.152937.1536407911503@connect.xfinity.com> I just ordered this: http://www.marcparnes.com/BMW_Motorcycle_Wheel_Balancer.htm#BG12 I have a friend that let's me use this (not sure which model it is): https://www.nomartirechanger.com/ & the how-to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N80C7eEOyMY If there are a large group of you that want to change & balance your tires, buy the equipment needed (sharing in the expense), & place the equipment at a convenient location for all to use. I believe this is what the Mac-Pac club does. Bob > On September 7, 2018 at 5:49 PM Alan & Karen Brown via MDAirheads wrote: > > > Try this again?. > > You should use the 3 or 4 bolt adaptor to make it work. > > Caution ? Don't try to type on the train when going through switches. > > Alan Browne > > Sent from my Windows 10 phone > > From: William Teasley via MDAirheads > Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 4:54 PM > To: cdaring > Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com > Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting > > I'm in the Frederick, MD area. So Silver Spring isn't a huge haul if I > wanted to go to Cycles. I still haven't checked with the local shops to > see if they will do it, but I'm reluctant to do business with a shop if I > don't know their reputation. > > Will has a balancing tool so I may opt to mount the tires myself then use > Will's tool. There is some doubt as to whether the balancing tool can > mount the rear monoshock wheel, but we shall find out. > > On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 4:39 PM cdaring69 wrote: > > > I live in Townsend DE and I have a tire machine. I usually charge twenty > > bucks if I do it or its free if you wanna do it yourself. Most of my > > friends have tires shipped here then ride over and we change them. I don't > > know how far you all live but the offer is there...... > > > > > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note? 4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > From: Duane WILDING via MDAirheads > > Date: 9/7/18 4:16 PM (GMT-05:00) > > To: William Teasley > > Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com > > Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting > > > > I believe Mark Delaney can do it but I have not used him for tires. And > > he?s often backed up with other work. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:21 PM, William Teasley via MDAirheads < > > mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hey all, > > > > > > Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > > > I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop > > do > > > it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. > > > > > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from > > elsewhere. > > > > > > thanks! > > > -fred > > > _______________________________________________ > > > MDAirheads mailing list > > > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > > > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MDAirheads mailing list > > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From beemerbob45 at comcast.net Sat Sep 8 07:58:31 2018 From: beemerbob45 at comcast.net (robert weber) Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2018 07:58:31 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: <201809072149.w87LnPUD078381@mail.casano.com> References: <201809072149.w87LnPUD078381@mail.casano.com> Message-ID: <1679528613.152937.1536407911503@connect.xfinity.com> I just ordered this: http://www.marcparnes.com/BMW_Motorcycle_Wheel_Balancer.htm#BG12 I have a friend that let's me use this (not sure which model it is): https://www.nomartirechanger.com/ & the how-to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N80C7eEOyMY If there are a large group of you that want to change & balance your tires, buy the equipment needed (sharing in the expense), & place the equipment at a convenient location for all to use. I believe this is what the Mac-Pac club does. Bob > On September 7, 2018 at 5:49 PM Alan & Karen Brown via MDAirheads wrote: > > > Try this again?. > > You should use the 3 or 4 bolt adaptor to make it work. > > Caution ? Don't try to type on the train when going through switches. > > Alan Browne > > Sent from my Windows 10 phone > > From: William Teasley via MDAirheads > Sent: Friday, September 7, 2018 4:54 PM > To: cdaring > Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com > Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting > > I'm in the Frederick, MD area. So Silver Spring isn't a huge haul if I > wanted to go to Cycles. I still haven't checked with the local shops to > see if they will do it, but I'm reluctant to do business with a shop if I > don't know their reputation. > > Will has a balancing tool so I may opt to mount the tires myself then use > Will's tool. There is some doubt as to whether the balancing tool can > mount the rear monoshock wheel, but we shall find out. > > On Fri, Sep 7, 2018 at 4:39 PM cdaring69 wrote: > > > I live in Townsend DE and I have a tire machine. I usually charge twenty > > bucks if I do it or its free if you wanna do it yourself. Most of my > > friends have tires shipped here then ride over and we change them. I don't > > know how far you all live but the offer is there...... > > > > > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy Note? 4, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > From: Duane WILDING via MDAirheads > > Date: 9/7/18 4:16 PM (GMT-05:00) > > To: William Teasley > > Cc: MDairheads at mail.casano.com > > Subject: Re: [MDairheads] tire mounting > > > > I believe Mark Delaney can do it but I have not used him for tires. And > > he?s often backed up with other work. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Sep 6, 2018, at 9:21 PM, William Teasley via MDAirheads < > > mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hey all, > > > > > > Do you guys mount/balance your own tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > > > I've mounted my own tires in the past, but I'm considering having a shop > > do > > > it if I can find one that is reputable/reasonably priced. > > > > > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't mount tires that you buy from > > elsewhere. > > > > > > thanks! > > > -fred > > > _______________________________________________ > > > MDAirheads mailing list > > > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > > > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MDAirheads mailing list > > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From markh.singer at yahoo.com Sun Sep 9 00:31:29 2018 From: markh.singer at yahoo.com (markh.singer at yahoo.com) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 00:31:29 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> FYI, The guys name at Cycles of Silver Spring is Rush, not Rusty. Good honest folks. Check em out. Rush has a wealth of knowledge for all things mechanical. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 7, 2018, at 1:49 PM, Aloha Charlie via MDAirheads wrote: > > Fred, > > I have never liked mounting my own tires and I'm not very good at it either. I've had tires mounted by Myer's Motorcycle shop in Kensington (not cheap), Bob's (also not cheap) and the local Honda Dealer around the corner from me (the cheapest but still almost $50) > > What's needed is a small independent shop and I found one. I usually take the wheel off the bike and take it and my new tire and tube to them. I've offered to come back later for it but they always do it right away and always charge me too little, but I forget now what I have paid, I always tip Rusty the guy who does the work something to make up for the cheap price I get. > > Cycles of Silver Spring > > They are also a Royal Enfield Dealer. > > https://www.cyclesofsilverspring.com/ > > Tell them I sent you. They know my R90/6 altho I haven't been by to visit for awhile. Rusty (or is it Rush?) drives an early Dodge Cummins Diesel pick up that my house mate Gary has worked on. > > Charlie > -------------------------------------------- > On Thu, 9/6/18, William Teasley via MDAirheads wrote: > > Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting > To: MDairheads at mail.casano.com > Date: Thursday, September 6, 2018, 9:21 PM > > Hey all, > > Do you guys mount/balance your own > tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > I've mounted my own tires in the past, > but I'm considering having a shop do > it if I can find one that is > reputable/reasonably priced. > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't > mount tires that you buy from elsewhere. > > thanks! > -fred > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From bkirchhoff at gmail.com Sun Sep 9 01:10:15 2018 From: bkirchhoff at gmail.com (Brian Kirchhoff) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 08:10:15 +0300 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: I used to use Cycles of Silver Spring when I lived down there. I have had nothing but good experiences with them. For those of you who were with us during Techno-Barn a few years ago when we installed new Heidenaus on my /6 ? that experience and the (2?) ripped tubes while trying to install them was when I decided that tire changes, especially with tubes, are best left to someone who is not me. :-) Several of us fought those tires for hours! On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 07:32 Mark Singer via MDAirheads < mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > FYI, The guys name at Cycles of Silver Spring is Rush, not Rusty. Good > honest folks. Check em out. Rush has a wealth of knowledge for all things > mechanical. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 7, 2018, at 1:49 PM, Aloha Charlie via MDAirheads < > mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > > > > Fred, > > > > I have never liked mounting my own tires and I'm not very good at it > either. I've had tires mounted by Myer's Motorcycle shop in Kensington (not > cheap), Bob's (also not cheap) and the local Honda Dealer around the corner > from me (the cheapest but still almost $50) > > > > What's needed is a small independent shop and I found one. I usually > take the wheel off the bike and take it and my new tire and tube to them. > I've offered to come back later for it but they always do it right away and > always charge me too little, but I forget now what I have paid, I always > tip Rusty the guy who does the work something to make up for the cheap > price I get. > > > > Cycles of Silver Spring > > > > They are also a Royal Enfield Dealer. > > > > https://www.cyclesofsilverspring.com/ > > > > Tell them I sent you. They know my R90/6 altho I haven't been by to > visit for awhile. Rusty (or is it Rush?) drives an early Dodge Cummins > Diesel pick up that my house mate Gary has worked on. > > > > Charlie > > -------------------------------------------- > > On Thu, 9/6/18, William Teasley via MDAirheads > wrote: > > > > Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting > > To: MDairheads at mail.casano.com > > Date: Thursday, September 6, 2018, 9:21 PM > > > > Hey all, > > > > Do you guys mount/balance your own > > tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? > > I've mounted my own tires in the past, > > but I'm considering having a shop do > > it if I can find one that is > > reputable/reasonably priced. > > > > If I recall correctly, Bob's won't > > mount tires that you buy from elsewhere. > > > > thanks! > > -fred > > _______________________________________________ > > MDAirheads mailing list > > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MDAirheads mailing list > > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > -- Sent from my iPhone From longshot1ah at comcast.net Sun Sep 9 07:47:06 2018 From: longshot1ah at comcast.net (Mark Passaro) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 07:47:06 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Tech Day Thanks Message-ID: All, A sincere thank you to the attendees supporting my first tech day event. Over twenty Airheads showed up on a rainy day, Scott Nogrady from Pittsburgh was our longest distance traveler. I met some new folks and reacquainted some old friendships, overall made me quite a happy fellow! A special thanks to Don Plocinski for helping with set up, taking the lead getting the wrenching going and encouragement beforehand. We'll do it again next year! Mark From jmcbell6608 at gmail.com Sun Sep 9 08:28:52 2018 From: jmcbell6608 at gmail.com (Jim McKinna) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 08:28:52 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting In-Reply-To: <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <996AC4BB-EECF-4EC8-B9DE-94902A649592@gmail.com> Yet another reminder I need to get hearing aids! > On Sep 9, 2018, at 12:31 AM, Mark Singer via MDAirheads wrote: > > FYI, The guys name at Cycles of Silver Spring is Rush, not Rusty. Good honest folks. Check em out. Rush has a wealth of knowledge for all things mechanical. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 7, 2018, at 1:49 PM, Aloha Charlie via MDAirheads wrote: >> >> Fred, >> >> I have never liked mounting my own tires and I'm not very good at it either. I've had tires mounted by Myer's Motorcycle shop in Kensington (not cheap), Bob's (also not cheap) and the local Honda Dealer around the corner from me (the cheapest but still almost $50) >> >> What's needed is a small independent shop and I found one. I usually take the wheel off the bike and take it and my new tire and tube to them. I've offered to come back later for it but they always do it right away and always charge me too little, but I forget now what I have paid, I always tip Rusty the guy who does the work something to make up for the cheap price I get. >> >> Cycles of Silver Spring >> >> They are also a Royal Enfield Dealer. >> >> https://www.cyclesofsilverspring.com/ >> >> Tell them I sent you. They know my R90/6 altho I haven't been by to visit for awhile. Rusty (or is it Rush?) drives an early Dodge Cummins Diesel pick up that my house mate Gary has worked on. >> >> Charlie >> -------------------------------------------- >> On Thu, 9/6/18, William Teasley via MDAirheads wrote: >> >> Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting >> To: MDairheads at mail.casano.com >> Date: Thursday, September 6, 2018, 9:21 PM >> >> Hey all, >> >> Do you guys mount/balance your own >> tires? Or do you pay a shop to do it? >> I've mounted my own tires in the past, >> but I'm considering having a shop do >> it if I can find one that is >> reputable/reasonably priced. >> >> If I recall correctly, Bob's won't >> mount tires that you buy from elsewhere. >> >> thanks! >> -fred >> _______________________________________________ >> MDAirheads mailing list >> MDAirheads at mail.casano.com >> https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MDAirheads mailing list >> MDAirheads at mail.casano.com >> https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From mrc.engr at verizon.net Sun Sep 9 08:52:44 2018 From: mrc.engr at verizon.net (Mike Cecchini) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 08:52:44 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: Just one of many reasons to seal your spoke wheels and run tubeless tires. Not hard to do and the best part.........no more tubes to pinch or deal with when you pick up a nail/screw......just plug it on the bike and done. 10--15 mins. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Kirchhoff I used to use Cycles of Silver Spring when I lived down there. I have had nothing but good experiences with them. For those of you who were with us during Techno-Barn a few years ago when we installed new Heidenaus on my /6 ? that experience and the (2?) ripped tubes while trying to install them was when I decided that tire changes, especially with tubes, are best left to someone who is not me. :-) Several of us fought those tires for hours! From daveandcarel at gmail.com Sun Sep 9 14:33:27 2018 From: daveandcarel at gmail.com (David Fish) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 14:33:27 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Tech Day Thanks In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Mark, Thanks for hosting this event. All of us benefit when someone steps up and does something for others. Dave Fish On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 7:47 AM, Mark Passaro via MDAirheads < mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > All, > > A sincere thank you to the attendees supporting my first tech day event. > > Over twenty Airheads showed up on a rainy day, Scott Nogrady from > Pittsburgh was our longest distance traveler. I met some new folks and > reacquainted some old friendships, overall made me quite a happy fellow! > > A special thanks to Don Plocinski for helping with set up, taking the lead > getting the wrenching going and encouragement beforehand. > > We'll do it again next year! > > Mark > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > From mrc.engr at verizon.net Sun Sep 9 14:51:21 2018 From: mrc.engr at verizon.net (Mike Cecchini) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 14:51:21 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tire mounting References: <201809072149.w87LnPUD078381@mail.casano.com> <1679528613.152937.1536407911503@connect.xfinity.com> Message-ID: <0A04DE5509C34EFE9FF6F91E4D3E6DAB@mikepc68ba8a02> Use RideOn Tire Balancing & Sealant and you don't need to balance tires...... ever again. ----- Original Message ----- From: "robert weber I just ordered this: http://www.marcparnes.com/BMW_Motorcycle_Wheel_Balancer.htm#BG12 I have a friend that let's me use this (not sure which model it is): https://www.nomartirechanger.com/ & the how-to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N80C7eEOyMY If there are a large group of you that want to change & balance your tires, buy the equipment needed (sharing in the expense), & place the equipment at a convenient location for all to use. I believe this is what the Mac-Pac club does. From drbeemer73 at gmail.com Sun Sep 9 16:58:54 2018 From: drbeemer73 at gmail.com (Mac Kirkpatrick) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 16:58:54 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Dangerous Advice re Sealing Tube Type Rims In-Reply-To: References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: IF anyone is inclined to follow Mike Cecchini's advice, below, re sealing tube type rims, please DO your own homework FIRST as to whether this procedure is safe or not. Only then can you make an INFORMED decision. Mike has repeated this same advice on the airhead list about a bazillion times, in spite of Bob Fleischer (Snowbum), Tom Cutter and others advising in the strongest possible words that this is very bad advice. Tube type rims are NOT shaped to accept tubeless tires plus there are other reasons to NOT do this. It is DANGEROUS advice. Woody's Wheel Works, see https://woodyswheelworks.com/ a highly respected wheel builder, WILL NOT perform this procedure and specifically strongly advises AGAINST it. My concern is that Mike repeating this over and over will entice someone new to airheads to do this to their rims against advice they may not be aware of. More here, but long: http://bmwmotorcycletech.info/section6.htm Caveat emptor indeed. Mac Kirkpatrick Glenmoore, PA "After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?" C. Donahue On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 8:53 AM Mike Cecchini via MDAirheads < mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > Just one of many reasons to seal your spoke wheels and run tubeless tires. > Not hard to do and the best part.........no more tubes to pinch or deal > with > when you pick up a nail/screw......just plug it on the bike and done. > 10--15 > mins. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Kirchhoff > > I used to use Cycles of Silver Spring when I lived down there. I have had > nothing but good experiences with them. > > For those of you who were with us during Techno-Barn a few years ago when > we installed new Heidenaus on my /6 ? that experience and the (2?) ripped > tubes while trying to install them was when I decided that tire changes, > especially with tubes, are best left to someone who is not me. :-) Several > of us fought those tires for hours! > > > From mrc.engr at verizon.net Sun Sep 9 23:17:31 2018 From: mrc.engr at verizon.net (Mike Cecchini) Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2018 23:17:31 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Sealing Tube Type Rims for Tubless Tires References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: Well Mac.......sealing wire wheels successfully has been going on for decades. When done properly, it is safe, reliable and allows sealing nail and screw punctures in tubeless tires a snap............and if you use RideOn Tire Balancing and Sealant, you won't even know you've had a puncture until you get home and check your bike over to make sure all is well. My local HD/BMW/Ducati dealer has been doing it for years and using RideOn in every bike sold. The dealership has many letters of appreciation from owners because they made it home safely and didn't even know they had nails and screws in their tires until they went over the bike later. Also, the ADV Riders Group has been sealing their wire wheels for 10+ yrs and over half million miles at 100 mph + speeds on all types of roads, temps and terrain. They've had great results and success. Matter of fact Mac, no reports of anyone crashing or dying, the sky didn't fall and the stock market (or riders) didn't crash. As far as "experts" comments on sealing wire wheels is a bad idea, seems to me the experts use to say the earth is flat, man would never fly and never walk on the moon. Also, if memory serves, hydraulic brakes would stop cars so fast it would be dangerous........and disc brakes on motorcycles would flip riders over the handlebars. The list goes on and on Mac. Frankly, if we all listened to the "experts" we'd still be riding horses and scared to death going to sea. Truth is Mac that some of us look for better ways to do things in life, so when I find one and try it.......and it works wonderfully for 4 + yrs on my bikes without issue, then it's time to let others know it can be done......IF.....one follows strict installation guidelines. Bottom line........no one here is telling or asking anyone to do anything they don't feel is safe or qualified to do. It's their call. Not yours or mine. No children here. For those who believe the earth is round, man can fly and has stepped on the moon can check-out the procedure that has been proven to work. Email me for the clear and simple instructions (with links to products and the ADV reports) that I and many others have followed. My best......... Mike ************************************************************************ From: "Mac Kirkpatrick IF anyone is inclined to follow Mike Cecchini's advice, below, re sealing tube type rims, please DO your own homework FIRST as to whether this procedure is safe or not. Only then can you make an INFORMED decision. ********************************************************************** Mike Cecchini wrote: Just one of many reasons to seal your spoke wheels and run tubeless tires. Not hard to do and the best part.........no more tubes to pinch or deal with when you pick up a nail/screw......just plug it on the bike and done. 10--15 mins. From bkirchhoff at gmail.com Mon Sep 10 06:26:07 2018 From: bkirchhoff at gmail.com (Brian Kirchhoff) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 10:26:07 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] Dangerous Advice re Sealing Tube Type Rims In-Reply-To: References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: Thanks Mac. I think that's a smart reminder and what you say is in line with the consensus of opinions I received when I heard this was an option some years back. I'm fine with a retrofit of new technology in some instances on my Airhead. Converting from our old bulbs to LED, for example, is a great incorporation of new tech into our older machines with little-to-no new risk associated with the conversion (I mean, you always have to make sure you do electrical work correctly, but that's true regardless). However, when it comes to something like wheels and tires, I was concerned with any conversion that utilized the original rims which were not designed to work this way and that concern was confirmed by several Airheads (and a shop) with whom I discussed this. Bottom line is: I have one Airhead, she needs her tires changes every so often and I'm perfectly happy to keep using tubes and paying someone to do install them I don't rip the damned things during installation. This way I know my tires and rims are set up as those German engineers intended. To each their own; I just feel safer this way. Same reason I just feel more comfortable having my tires balanced and weighted traditionally rather than using any number of self-balancing hacks available out there. They may work just fine -- but why take a risk when a simple, proven solution exists right in front of me? YMMV brian m. kirchhoff 402.617.2222 mobile On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 8:59 PM Mac Kirkpatrick via MDAirheads < mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > IF anyone is inclined to follow Mike Cecchini's advice, below, re sealing > tube type rims, please DO your own homework FIRST as to whether this > procedure is safe or not. Only then can you make an INFORMED decision. > > Mike has repeated this same advice on the airhead list about a bazillion > times, in spite of Bob Fleischer (Snowbum), Tom Cutter and others advising > in the strongest possible words that this is very bad advice. Tube type > rims are NOT shaped to accept tubeless tires plus there are other reasons > to NOT do this. It is DANGEROUS advice. > > Woody's Wheel Works, see > https://woodyswheelworks.com/ > a highly respected wheel builder, WILL NOT perform this procedure and > specifically strongly advises AGAINST it. > > My concern is that Mike repeating this over and over will entice someone > new to airheads to do this to their rims against advice they may not be > aware of. > > More here, but long: > http://bmwmotorcycletech.info/section6.htm > > Caveat emptor indeed. > > > Mac Kirkpatrick > Glenmoore, PA > > "After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?" > C. Donahue > > > On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 8:53 AM Mike Cecchini via MDAirheads < > mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > > > Just one of many reasons to seal your spoke wheels and run tubeless > tires. > > Not hard to do and the best part.........no more tubes to pinch or deal > > with > > when you pick up a nail/screw......just plug it on the bike and done. > > 10--15 > > mins. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brian Kirchhoff > > > > I used to use Cycles of Silver Spring when I lived down there. I have had > > nothing but good experiences with them. > > > > For those of you who were with us during Techno-Barn a few years ago when > > we installed new Heidenaus on my /6 ? that experience and the (2?) ripped > > tubes while trying to install them was when I decided that tire changes, > > especially with tubes, are best left to someone who is not me. :-) > Several > > of us fought those tires for hours! > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > From vinceotter49 at gmail.com Mon Sep 10 11:28:29 2018 From: vinceotter49 at gmail.com (Jim Wilson) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 08:28:29 -0700 Subject: [MDairheads] Dangerous Advice re Sealing Tube Type Rims In-Reply-To: References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: or as thedonald would say fake news personal attacks are again* NOT RELEVANT ON THIS SITE !* Woody's Wheel Works, see > https://woodyswheelworks.com/ > a highly respected wheel builder, WILL NOT perform this procedure and > specifically strongly advises AGAINST it. > IF anyone is inclined to follow Mike Cecchini's advice, below, re sealing > tube type rims, please DO your own homework FIRST as to whether this > procedure is safe or not. Only then can you make an INFORMED decision. > > Mike has repeated this same advice on the airhead list about a bazillion > times, in spite of Bob Fleischer (Snowbum), Tom Cutter and others advising > in the strongest possible words that this is very bad advice. Tube type > rims are NOT shaped to accept tubeless tires plus there are other reasons > to NOT do this. It is DANGEROUS advice. the above graph is a direct copy / paste straight off WOODY'S WHEEL WORKS ! ! TODAY ! ! i would suggest they know more about wheels than most guru's. !https://woodyswheelworks.com/pages/tube-type-spoked-motorcycle-wheel-repair http://www.buchananspokes.com/categories/labor.asp ......... doesn't list this as a service they preform. https://adventure-motorcycling.com/2012/02/14/converting-spoked-rims-for-tubeless-tyres/ https://adventure-motorcycling.com/diy-tubeless-sealing-of-spoked-wheels/ and a dozen companies who sell the products that because of modern chemicals allow sealing. thanks to nasa and dow and others. wouldn't they be liable for providing inferior products like the ''FLIP A LEVER'' and the inventor was sued and lost everything, * yet* that products has been copied and sold to thousands of riders today. i would imagine that IF a person wanted to convert their bike to electronic ignition or alter their alternator with a better quality diode board, they could do so WITHOUT complaints from others. same with installing an 800 watt charging system ! and being absolutely clueless as to how to fix it after the rider is stuck in bumfucegypt same with converting an under tank M/C to the handlebars or changing a clamshell to 4 or 6 pot calipers or that 1 guy who makes / machines a clamshell to use brembos, or the 6-8 guys who alter their bikes dynamics and make/sell/provide a top triple clamp other than the bmw standard top triple clamp, use k&n filters, replacing final drive gear ratios bought off ebay ........ same with adding a dyna point module, or using knobby tyres on a street bike, or a corbin seat vs a russell, changing ergonomics handlebars, or having claude Stanley make a BMWs for wheel chair riders where the rider controls his rig from his wheel chair while seated in the sidecar, using LED's or HID's instead of conventional H4 bulbs because some folks ride at night and our eyes are older and we want better vision, or wear inferior gear like Bilt products or 3rd hand 20yr old What business is it of ANYONE ELSE'S ?? ........... get the point yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLlv_aZjHXc * Jim * * ....... **why @ my age, **... my memory is SO sharp that I can remember ** everything that happened to me, **even if it didn't** . . . . ..* From bkirchhoff at gmail.com Mon Sep 10 12:21:37 2018 From: bkirchhoff at gmail.com (Brian Kirchhoff) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 16:21:37 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] Dangerous Advice re Sealing Tube Type Rims In-Reply-To: References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: I don't think Mac was waging a personal attack. Nor do I think what he said is analogous to the examples of discussions over modifications we Airheads get into about equipment that you list. His email (and my follow up) was simply a warning and reminder that many of the people in the Airhead community who know the most about our particular bikes have come to a general consensus that this particular conversion could be a SAFETY issue and as a result, they strongly advise against the suggestion Mike offered. The examples you provide are not really in that same category but are along the line of personal preference -- they wouldn't put the rider in much (if any) risk if done correctly. This simply is not a Corbain vs. Russell discussion. This was a warning that if you convert spoked wheels to run without tubes, the Gurus have consistently warned us that this increases the risk of tire failure because the rim was not designed to work that way. That could realistically cause serious injury or death. While you are right that everyone can and must choose what they want to do, your claiming that this isn't anyone else's business is not fair to the intention that Mac (and I) had in responding to this particular suggestion. I have a vested interest in NOT crashing myself -- along with a strong desire to NOT see any of my friends crash as a result of a potentially unsafe modification. As Mac said, if anyone new to Airheads read Mike's response to my email without knowing the rest of this context, it could lead someone to make a quick decision that is not informed by the information many of our fellow Airheads have communicated to us over the past several years. Again -- do what you want to do. Nobody is infringing on your rugged individualism and right to self-determination. But I strongly support Mac sending out this warning; I'm never going to criticize someone for making information available about a potential danger involved with something we might do with or to our bikes. All he did was encourage anyone considering this modification to read a bit more from the likes of Snowbum and Cutter who know more than most of us and have already taken the time to explain the risks to us. (Thank god Snowbum's articles will live on!) And if you don't like all of those discussions you list and think we should all shut up and keep our opinions to ourselves, I have to wonder --- why are you on an Airhead forum distribution list. That's like 95% of what gets talked about on here. :-) This would be a pretty quiet forum if people didn't talk about all that shit! brian m. kirchhoff 402.617.2222 mobile On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 3:29 PM Jim Wilson via MDAirheads < mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > or as thedonald would say fake news > personal attacks are again* NOT RELEVANT ON THIS SITE !* > > Woody's Wheel Works, see > > https://woodyswheelworks.com/ > > a highly respected wheel builder, WILL NOT perform this procedure and > > specifically strongly advises AGAINST it. > > > IF anyone is inclined to follow Mike Cecchini's advice, below, re sealing > > tube type rims, please DO your own homework FIRST as to whether this > > procedure is safe or not. Only then can you make an INFORMED decision. > > > > Mike has repeated this same advice on the airhead list about a bazillion > > times, in spite of Bob Fleischer (Snowbum), Tom Cutter and others > advising > > in the strongest possible words that this is very bad advice. Tube type > > rims are NOT shaped to accept tubeless tires plus there are other reasons > > to NOT do this. It is DANGEROUS advice. > > > the above graph is a direct copy / paste straight off WOODY'S > WHEEL WORKS ! ! TODAY ! ! > i would suggest they know more about wheels than most guru's. > > ! > https://woodyswheelworks.com/pages/tube-type-spoked-motorcycle-wheel-repair > > http://www.buchananspokes.com/categories/labor.asp ......... doesn't > list this as a service they preform. > > > https://adventure-motorcycling.com/2012/02/14/converting-spoked-rims-for-tubeless-tyres/ > > https://adventure-motorcycling.com/diy-tubeless-sealing-of-spoked-wheels/ > > and a dozen companies who sell the products that because of modern > chemicals allow sealing. thanks to nasa and dow and others. wouldn't they > be liable for providing inferior products like the ''FLIP A LEVER'' and the > inventor was sued and lost everything, * yet* that products has been copied > and sold to thousands of riders today. > > i would imagine that IF a person wanted to convert their bike to electronic > ignition or alter their alternator with a better quality diode board, > they could do so WITHOUT complaints from others. > same with installing an 800 watt charging system ! and being absolutely > clueless as to how to fix it after the rider is stuck in bumfucegypt > > same with converting an under tank M/C to the handlebars or changing a > clamshell to 4 or 6 pot calipers or that 1 guy who makes / machines a > clamshell to use brembos, or the 6-8 guys who alter their bikes dynamics > and make/sell/provide a top triple clamp other than the bmw standard top > triple clamp, use k&n filters, replacing final drive gear ratios bought off > ebay ........ > > > same with adding a dyna point module, or using knobby tyres on a > street bike, or a corbin seat vs a russell, changing ergonomics > handlebars, or having claude Stanley make a BMWs for wheel chair riders > where the rider controls his rig from his wheel chair while seated in the > sidecar, using LED's or HID's instead of conventional H4 bulbs because > some folks ride at night and our eyes are older and we want better vision, > or wear inferior gear like Bilt products or 3rd hand 20yr old > > What business is it of ANYONE ELSE'S ?? ........... get the > point yet > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLlv_aZjHXc > > > > > * Jim * > > * ....... **why @ my age, **... my memory is SO sharp that I > can remember ** everything > that happened to me, **even if it didn't** . . . . ..* > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > From mrc.engr at verizon.net Mon Sep 10 17:02:50 2018 From: mrc.engr at verizon.net (Mike Cecchini) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:02:50 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Dangerous Advice re Sealing Tube Type Rims References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <9D9A70824A16439B975AEFCA08F94290@mikepc68ba8a02> Couldn't agree more Jim. There's lots of improvements we make on these 30--40--50 yr old motorcycles. It's up to each person to choose what they want ......and maybe discuss it here for a few days and then try it if they feel it's right for them. What is this dire need for consensus? Does everyone really want eggs and bacon for breakfast? After 60 yrs you might just find out that fresh Yogurt and fruit is what you should have been eating........now that you have cancer. Oh well.......let the discussions continue as this is how we learn......hopefully. My best to you buddy........ Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Wilson I would imagine that IF a person wanted to convert their bike to electronic ignition or alter their alternator with a better quality diode board, they could do so WITHOUT complaints from others. Same with installing an 800 watt charging system and being absolutely clueless as to how to fix it after the rider is stuck in bumfucegypt Same with converting an under tank M/C to the handlebars or changing a clamshell to 4 or 6 pot calipers or that 1 guy who makes / machines a clamshell to use brembos, or the 6-8 guys who alter their bikes dynamics and make/sell/provide a top triple clamp other than the bmw standard top triple clamp, use k&n filters, replacing final drive gear ratios bought off ebay ........ same with adding a dyna point module or using knobby tyres on a street bike, or changing ergonomics with different handlebars. Or having Claude Stanley make a BMWs for wheel chair riders where the rider controls his rig from his wheel chair while seated in the sidecar, using LED's or HID's instead of conventional H4 bulbs because some folks ride at night and our eyes are older and we want better vision. What business is it of ANYONE ELSE'S ?? Get the point yet * Jim * From vinceotter49 at gmail.com Mon Sep 10 18:25:02 2018 From: vinceotter49 at gmail.com (Jim Wilson) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:25:02 -0700 Subject: [MDairheads] Dangerous Advice re Sealing Tube Type Rims In-Reply-To: References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: well , i can see you totally missed my point. if anybody wants to do anything to their bike, it's their bike to do as they please. sure, researching what is done or who does what, IS a primary thought. some do, some don't. some owners haven't a clue while others have a machine or paint or other shop. comparing seats isn't the key, it's an owner changing what's done to / on her / his bike. my point was it's not *your* issue what joe schmow does to their bike. case in point ..... i run kabota tractor alternators on my brit bikes, other owners of the same make are shocked ... well when YOU buy my bike you can change it to anything you want . until THAT ... BTW woody's *still this afternoon *charges 99bucks to seal your spoke wheels and THEY are guru's in the spoke wheel/rim department much more so than anybody on this list. https://woodyswheelworks.com/pages/tube-type-spoked-motorcycle-wheel-repair plan your ride..... ride your plan -- * Jim * * ....... **why @ my age, **... my memory is SO sharp that I can remember ** everything that happened to me, **even if it didn't** . . . . .. * From faheykm at hotmail.com Mon Sep 10 20:44:51 2018 From: faheykm at hotmail.com (Kevin Fahey) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:44:51 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] Side Cover Question Message-ID: Not as controversial as spoke sealing but how exactly do /7 side covers attach to the bike? Found a used original R80/7 set that still has the correct decals on eBay. Not exactly the same color as my bike - solid black vs my black with the small gold flecks - but the patina is right and the decals and paint are in great shape considering, so without real close scrutiny they look like they belong to the bike. Function of the back tabs on the covers are self-evident. The front ends have hooked shaped tabs. Do I strap the fronts together by stretching the o-ring from cover hook to cover hook across the front of the battery? O-ring that came with the set is old, cracked and not long for this world. I happen to have one in my 20 year drawer that will reach if strapping hook to hook is the way these things are mounted. Nothing on the frame looks like a tab for hooking the o-ring. Not like the UJM grommet and post style side covers I'm used to. Kevin From mrc.engr at verizon.net Mon Sep 10 22:00:13 2018 From: mrc.engr at verizon.net (Mike Cecchini) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 22:00:13 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Dangerous Advice re Sealing Tube Type Rims References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <7C6ABDFF1837421890CFB79B28531C41@mikepc68ba8a02> Hi Jim, Thanks for your thoughts and comments. Well said. As for Woody's Wheel Works, I had forgotten they sealed wire wheels. They've been doing it for 10+ yrs. I think. Seems to me nobody has died or sued them out of existence......so it's working well for them. My best..........Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Wilson Well, I can see you totally missed my point. If anybody wants to do anything to their bike, it's their bike to do as they please. Sure, researching what is done or who does what, IS a primary thought. Some do, some don't. Some owners haven't a clue... while others have a machine or paint or other shop. Comparing seats isn't the key, it's an owner changing what's done to / on her / his bike. My point was it's not *your* issue what joe schmow does to their bike. Case in point, I run Kabota tractor alternators on my brit bikes, other owners of the same make are shocked Well, when YOU buy my bike you can change it to anything you want. Until THEN..... BTW Woody's *still this afternoon* charges $99 to seal your spoke wheels and THEY are guru's in the spoke wheel/rim department much more so than anybody on this list. https://woodyswheelworks.com/pages/tube-type-spoked-motorcycle-wheel-repair Plan your ride..... ride your plan. * Jim * From surfboatdriver at yahoo.com Tue Sep 11 01:34:59 2018 From: surfboatdriver at yahoo.com (Aloha Charlie) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 05:34:59 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [MDairheads] Side Cover Question References: <966788821.630933.1536644099016.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <966788821.630933.1536644099016@mail.yahoo.com> Kevin, The side covers are originally held in place by the O-ring. You are correct the old O-ring will break and soon going by your description. When this happens the right side cover will be lost. Over the years several solutions have been used to prolong the life of the right side cover. Using 2 or 3 O-rings works but you still have to keep an eye on them. Bungee cords last longer if you can find a small one that fits. Used to be that there was a small bungee cord that had metal ends that worked well until the metal end shorted the battery to the frame and caused another disaster. A good long lasting solution is to drill a couple of small holes in the cover and attach to the frame with wire ties. This can be done in a manner that is invisible to casual inspection. I have a cover only on the left side and so this is how I keep it from rattling around. (right side cover lost years ago because the O-ring broke, have just never found another pair or even a single right side cover I thought was priced right) New O-rings are available at Bob's. Forget the price but they are not terribly high. Charlie -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 9/10/18, Kevin Fahey via MDAirheads wrote: Subject: [MDairheads] Side Cover Question To: "Maryland Airheads" Date: Monday, September 10, 2018, 8:44 PM Not as controversial as spoke sealing but how exactly do /7 side covers attach to the bike? Found a used original R80/7 set that still has the correct decals on eBay.? Not exactly the same color as my bike - solid black vs my black with the small gold flecks - but the patina is right and the decals and paint are in great shape considering, so without real close scrutiny they look like they belong to the bike. Function of the back tabs on the covers are self-evident.? The front ends have hooked shaped tabs.? Do I strap the fronts together by stretching the o-ring from cover hook to cover hook across the front of the battery?? O-ring that came with the set is old, cracked and not long for this world.? I happen to have one in my 20 year drawer that will reach if strapping hook to hook is the way these things are mounted.? Nothing on the frame looks like a tab for hooking the o-ring. Not like the UJM grommet and post style side covers I'm used to. Kevin _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From surfboatdriver at yahoo.com Tue Sep 11 01:47:10 2018 From: surfboatdriver at yahoo.com (Aloha Charlie) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 05:47:10 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [MDairheads] Dangerous Advice re Sealing Tube Type Rims References: <1974203408.655597.1536644830332.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1974203408.655597.1536644830332@mail.yahoo.com> -------------------------------------------- Heads, I've wanted to try this for years but have always backed out because I'm chicken. I've never heard of anybody that made this modification having a problem or an accident. But knowing how these things work it would be me that had a tire fall off the rim at 100 miles an hour because the tire didn't properly grip the rim. I feel that if I get a flat on my bike I would be calling the tow truck. I'm terrible at removing tires which is what has to happen to fix a flat with a tube tire. I carry the tools and a patch kit but don't look forward to that day. So the problem is a flat tire on a tube tire. Isn't there some new magic solution that works with tubes that can be added and it will seal a leak. I think I saw a mention of this recently? But I haven't heard recommendation, as in somebody that has had an experience of it working? I had a flat on a K bike years ago so I was able to plug it. I'd love to be able to do that on my Airhead. Have never heard on a tubeless rim that firs our bikes either. Charlie From ampmphotos at gmail.com Tue Sep 11 07:02:23 2018 From: ampmphotos at gmail.com (Andy Mueller) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 07:02:23 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Side Cover Question In-Reply-To: <966788821.630933.1536644099016@mail.yahoo.com> References: <966788821.630933.1536644099016.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <966788821.630933.1536644099016@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Another solution that works well on my bike: a blob of JB Weld with a hook embedded attached to the inside of each side cover (being mindful of battery placement). One ziptie runs from each post near the rear of the battery, while a third ziptie snugs the other two up nicely and pulls the sidecovers together. Andy On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 1:35 AM Aloha Charlie via MDAirheads < mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > Kevin, > > The side covers are originally held in place by the O-ring. You are > correct the old O-ring will break and soon going by your description. When > this happens the right side cover will be lost. > > Over the years several solutions have been used to prolong the life of the > right side cover. Using 2 or 3 O-rings works but you still have to keep an > eye on them. Bungee cords last longer if you can find a small one that > fits. Used to be that there was a small bungee cord that had metal ends > that worked well until the metal end shorted the battery to the frame and > caused another disaster. A good long lasting solution is to drill a couple > of small holes in the cover and attach to the frame with wire ties. This > can be done in a manner that is invisible to casual inspection. I have a > cover only on the left side and so this is how I keep it from rattling > around. (right side cover lost years ago because the O-ring broke, have > just never found another pair or even a single right side cover I thought > was priced right) > > New O-rings are available at Bob's. Forget the price but they are not > terribly high. > > Charlie > > > -------------------------------------------- > On Mon, 9/10/18, Kevin Fahey via MDAirheads wrote: > > Subject: [MDairheads] Side Cover Question > To: "Maryland Airheads" > Date: Monday, September 10, 2018, 8:44 PM > > Not as controversial as spoke sealing but how > exactly do /7 side covers attach to the bike? > > > Found a used original R80/7 set that > still has the correct decals on eBay. Not exactly the > same color as my bike - solid black vs my black with the > small gold flecks - but the patina is right and the decals > and paint are in great shape considering, so without real > close scrutiny they look like they belong to the bike. > > > Function of the back tabs on the covers > are self-evident. The front ends have hooked shaped > tabs. Do I strap the fronts together by stretching the > o-ring from cover hook to cover hook across the front of the > battery? O-ring that came with the set is old, cracked > and not long for this world. I happen to have one in > my 20 year drawer that will reach if strapping hook to hook > is the way these things are mounted. Nothing on the > frame looks like a tab for hooking the o-ring. > > > Not like the UJM grommet and post style > side covers I'm used to. > > > Kevin > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > -- Ciao, Andy www.ampmphotos.com From faheykm at hotmail.com Tue Sep 11 08:33:24 2018 From: faheykm at hotmail.com (Kevin Fahey) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:33:24 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] Side Cover Question In-Reply-To: References: <966788821.630933.1536644099016.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <966788821.630933.1536644099016@mail.yahoo.com>, Message-ID: Battery terminals aren't really a problem for me. The AGM battery I bought for the bike is so dang tall that straight across clearance doesn't look to be an issue. I like the JB Weld / hook idea. Got the coming winter to brainstorm. ________________________________ From: Andy Mueller Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 7:02 AM To: surfboatdriver at yahoo.com Cc: Maryland Airheads; Kevin Fahey Subject: Re: [MDairheads] Side Cover Question Another solution that works well on my bike: a blob of JB Weld with a hook embedded attached to the inside of each side cover (being mindful of battery placement). One ziptie runs from each post near the rear of the battery, while a third ziptie snugs the other two up nicely and pulls the sidecovers together. Andy On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 1:35 AM Aloha Charlie via MDAirheads > wrote: Kevin, The side covers are originally held in place by the O-ring. You are correct the old O-ring will break and soon going by your description. When this happens the right side cover will be lost. Over the years several solutions have been used to prolong the life of the right side cover. Using 2 or 3 O-rings works but you still have to keep an eye on them. Bungee cords last longer if you can find a small one that fits. Used to be that there was a small bungee cord that had metal ends that worked well until the metal end shorted the battery to the frame and caused another disaster. A good long lasting solution is to drill a couple of small holes in the cover and attach to the frame with wire ties. This can be done in a manner that is invisible to casual inspection. I have a cover only on the left side and so this is how I keep it from rattling around. (right side cover lost years ago because the O-ring broke, have just never found another pair or even a single right side cover I thought was priced right) New O-rings are available at Bob's. Forget the price but they are not terribly high. Charlie -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 9/10/18, Kevin Fahey via MDAirheads > wrote: Subject: [MDairheads] Side Cover Question To: "Maryland Airheads" > Date: Monday, September 10, 2018, 8:44 PM Not as controversial as spoke sealing but how exactly do /7 side covers attach to the bike? Found a used original R80/7 set that still has the correct decals on eBay. Not exactly the same color as my bike - solid black vs my black with the small gold flecks - but the patina is right and the decals and paint are in great shape considering, so without real close scrutiny they look like they belong to the bike. Function of the back tabs on the covers are self-evident. The front ends have hooked shaped tabs. Do I strap the fronts together by stretching the o-ring from cover hook to cover hook across the front of the battery? O-ring that came with the set is old, cracked and not long for this world. I happen to have one in my 20 year drawer that will reach if strapping hook to hook is the way these things are mounted. Nothing on the frame looks like a tab for hooking the o-ring. Not like the UJM grommet and post style side covers I'm used to. Kevin _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads -- Ciao, Andy www.ampmphotos.com From markh.singer at yahoo.com Tue Sep 11 09:25:14 2018 From: markh.singer at yahoo.com (markh.singer at yahoo.com) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 09:25:14 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Dangerous Advice re Sealing Tube Type Rims In-Reply-To: <1974203408.655597.1536644830332@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1974203408.655597.1536644830332.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1974203408.655597.1536644830332@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8D793AFA-06F5-4657-972F-30F5293D5B2F@yahoo.com> God for bid you ever need a tow, but if you ever need a tow don?t hesitate to call. Or anyone else if I can be of help. Reasonable rates, fully insured and licensed. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image1.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1665548 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 11, 2018, at 1:47 AM, Aloha Charlie via MDAirheads wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------- > > Heads, > > I've wanted to try this for years but have always backed out because I'm chicken. I've never heard of anybody that made this modification having a problem or an accident. But knowing how these things work it would be me that had a tire fall off the rim at 100 miles an hour because the tire didn't properly grip the rim. > > I feel that if I get a flat on my bike I would be calling the tow truck. I'm terrible at removing tires which is what has to happen to fix a flat with a tube tire. I carry the tools and a patch kit but don't look forward to that day. > > So the problem is a flat tire on a tube tire. Isn't there some new magic solution that works with tubes that can be added and it will seal a leak. I think I saw a mention of this recently? But I haven't heard recommendation, as in somebody that has had an experience of it working? > > I had a flat on a K bike years ago so I was able to plug it. I'd love to be able to do that on my Airhead. Have never heard on a tubeless rim that firs our bikes either. > > Charlie > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From mrc.engr at verizon.net Tue Sep 11 10:27:27 2018 From: mrc.engr at verizon.net (Mike Cecchini) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 10:27:27 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Side Cover Question References: <966788821.630933.1536644099016.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <966788821.630933.1536644099016@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <99063E11F8DD4382BC00A95C646F3866@mikepc68ba8a02> Spot-on Charlie........just don't use a $.80 hardware store metal spring (as someone recommended) .......as anything used passes perilously close to the battery terminals. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aloha Charlie via MDAirheads" To: "Maryland Airheads" ; "Kevin Fahey" Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 1:34 AM Subject: Re: [MDairheads] Side Cover Question Kevin, The side covers are originally held in place by the O-ring. You are correct the old O-ring will break and soon going by your description. When this happens the right side cover will be lost. Over the years several solutions have been used to prolong the life of the right side cover. Using 2 or 3 O-rings works but you still have to keep an eye on them. Bungee cords last longer if you can find a small one that fits. Used to be that there was a small bungee cord that had metal ends that worked well until the metal end shorted the battery to the frame and caused another disaster. A good long lasting solution is to drill a couple of small holes in the cover and attach to the frame with wire ties. This can be done in a manner that is invisible to casual inspection. I have a cover only on the left side and so this is how I keep it from rattling around. (right side cover lost years ago because the O-ring broke, have just never found another pair or even a single right side cover I thought was priced right) New O-rings are available at Bob's. Forget the price but they are not terribly high. Charlie -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 9/10/18, Kevin Fahey via MDAirheads wrote: Subject: [MDairheads] Side Cover Question To: "Maryland Airheads" Date: Monday, September 10, 2018, 8:44 PM Not as controversial as spoke sealing but how exactly do /7 side covers attach to the bike? Found a used original R80/7 set that still has the correct decals on eBay. Not exactly the same color as my bike - solid black vs my black with the small gold flecks - but the patina is right and the decals and paint are in great shape considering, so without real close scrutiny they look like they belong to the bike. Function of the back tabs on the covers are self-evident. The front ends have hooked shaped tabs. Do I strap the fronts together by stretching the o-ring from cover hook to cover hook across the front of the battery? O-ring that came with the set is old, cracked and not long for this world. I happen to have one in my 20 year drawer that will reach if strapping hook to hook is the way these things are mounted. Nothing on the frame looks like a tab for hooking the o-ring. Not like the UJM grommet and post style side covers I'm used to. Kevin _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From mrc.engr at verizon.net Tue Sep 11 10:31:08 2018 From: mrc.engr at verizon.net (Mike Cecchini) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 10:31:08 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Sealing Tube Type Rims References: <1974203408.655597.1536644830332.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1974203408.655597.1536644830332@mail.yahoo.com> <8D793AFA-06F5-4657-972F-30F5293D5B2F@yahoo.com> Message-ID: Nice to know Mark. Where are you based out of? Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Singer God for bid you ever need a tow, but if you ever need a tow don?t hesitate to call. Or anyone else if I can be of help. Reasonable rates, fully insured and licensed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From markh.singer at yahoo.com Tue Sep 11 15:55:27 2018 From: markh.singer at yahoo.com (markh.singer at yahoo.com) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:55:27 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Sealing Tube Type Rims In-Reply-To: References: <1974203408.655597.1536644830332.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1974203408.655597.1536644830332@mail.yahoo.com> <8D793AFA-06F5-4657-972F-30F5293D5B2F@yahoo.com> Message-ID: <732D788E-A65C-4207-BD9F-7D35FC61CED3@yahoo.com> I?m based out of Rockville Md , but I travel just about any where. My insured towing range is 500 miles some of you may know me if you saw me. I worked at Bob?s for 2 1/4 yrs. :) Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 11, 2018, at 10:31 AM, Mike Cecchini via MDAirheads wrote: > > Nice to know Mark. Where are you based out of? > > Thanks. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Singer > > God for bid you ever need a tow, but if you ever need a tow don?t hesitate to > call. Or anyone else if I can be of help. Reasonable rates, fully insured and > licensed. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From markh.singer at yahoo.com Tue Sep 11 08:31:02 2018 From: markh.singer at yahoo.com (markh.singer at yahoo.com) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 08:31:02 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Dangerous Advice re Sealing Tube Type Rims In-Reply-To: <1974203408.655597.1536644830332@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1974203408.655597.1536644830332.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1974203408.655597.1536644830332@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <71030495-496D-491D-8102-5A175279F8E8@yahoo.com> God for bid you ever need a tow, but if you ever need a tow don?t hesitate to call. Or anyone else if I can be of help. Reasonable rates, fully insured and licensed. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image1.jpeg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1665548 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- -------------- next part -------------- from my iPhone > On Sep 11, 2018, at 1:47 AM, Aloha Charlie via MDAirheads wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------- > > Heads, > > I've wanted to try this for years but have always backed out because I'm chicken. I've never heard of anybody that made this modification having a problem or an accident. But knowing how these things work it would be me that had a tire fall off the rim at 100 miles an hour because the tire didn't properly grip the rim. > > I feel that if I get a flat on my bike I would be calling the tow truck. I'm terrible at removing tires which is what has to happen to fix a flat with a tube tire. I carry the tools and a patch kit but don't look forward to that day. > > So the problem is a flat tire on a tube tire. Isn't there some new magic solution that works with tubes that can be added and it will seal a leak. I think I saw a mention of this recently? But I haven't heard recommendation, as in somebody that has had an experience of it working? > > I had a flat on a K bike years ago so I was able to plug it. I'd love to be able to do that on my Airhead. Have never heard on a tubeless rim that firs our bikes either. > > Charlie > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From drbeemer73 at gmail.com Thu Sep 13 15:06:44 2018 From: drbeemer73 at gmail.com (Mac Kirkpatrick) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:06:44 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] More re Sealing Tube Type Rims In-Reply-To: References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: More information: Yesterday I called Woody's Wheel Works to get more information. The lady who answered the phone was very knowledgeable (how often does anyone answer the phone, much less be very knowledgeable?) She said for them to seal a rim they would need to see it to verify that it had safety bead built into the wheel; ONLY THEN would they seal it . And she would not say whether certain years of BMW airheads met this criteria, such as /5, etc., BUT she did say they would not seal a 21 inch spoked wheel (which is what I have on my R80G/Ss). Of course to seal or not is a personal choice; however it is a HUGE safety issue, not just which LED bulb works or not, and that is my concern, but as long as folks are knowledgable about ALL the issues and don't just go "go for it", that's super, and Hey, it must be time for a ride :-) Mac Kirkpatrick Glenmoore, PA "After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?" C. Donahue On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 12:20 PM Brian Kirchhoff via MDAirheads < mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > I don't think Mac was waging a personal attack. Nor do I think what he said > is analogous to the examples of discussions over modifications we Airheads > get into about equipment that you list. > > His email (and my follow up) was simply a warning and reminder that many of > the people in the Airhead community who know the most about our particular > bikes have come to a general consensus that this particular conversion > could be a SAFETY issue and as a result, they strongly advise against the > suggestion Mike offered. The examples you provide are not really in that > same category but are along the line of personal preference -- they > wouldn't put the rider in much (if any) risk if done correctly. This simply > is not a Corbain vs. Russell discussion. This was a warning that if you > convert spoked wheels to run without tubes, the Gurus have consistently > warned us that this increases the risk of tire failure because the rim was > not designed to work that way. That could realistically cause serious > injury or death. > > While you are right that everyone can and must choose what they want to do, > your claiming that this isn't anyone else's business is not fair to the > intention that Mac (and I) had in responding to this particular suggestion. > I have a vested interest in NOT crashing myself -- along with a strong > desire to NOT see any of my friends crash as a result of a potentially > unsafe modification. As Mac said, if anyone new to Airheads read Mike's > response to my email without knowing the rest of this context, it could > lead someone to make a quick decision that is not informed by the > information many of our fellow Airheads have communicated to us over the > past several years. > > Again -- do what you want to do. Nobody is infringing on your rugged > individualism and right to self-determination. But I strongly support Mac > sending out this warning; I'm never going to criticize someone for making > information available about a potential danger involved with something we > might do with or to our bikes. All he did was encourage anyone considering > this modification to read a bit more from the likes of Snowbum and Cutter > who know more than most of us and have already taken the time to explain > the risks to us. (Thank god Snowbum's articles will live on!) > > And if you don't like all of those discussions you list and think we should > all shut up and keep our opinions to ourselves, I have to wonder --- why > are you on an Airhead forum distribution list. That's like 95% of what gets > talked about on here. :-) This would be a pretty quiet forum if people > didn't talk about all that shit! > > brian m. kirchhoff > 402.617.2222 mobile > > > From vinceotter49 at gmail.com Thu Sep 13 15:14:20 2018 From: vinceotter49 at gmail.com (Jim Wilson) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:14:20 -0700 Subject: [MDairheads] More re Sealing Tube Type Rims In-Reply-To: References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: She said for them to seal a rim they would need to see it to verify that it had safety bead built into the wheel; ONLY THEN would they seal it . the FACT IS ........ they, WOODY's Wheel Works *Does seal rims*. the owner has to provide a proper usable rim From JMEVMI85 at aol.com Thu Sep 13 15:56:28 2018 From: JMEVMI85 at aol.com (JMEVMI85 at aol.com) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:56:28 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] More re Sealing Tube Type Rims In-Reply-To: References: <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <1123151184.1857441.1536342559195@mail.yahoo.com> <26741433-356E-4CB6-9295-DAFDAAF1B7F4@yahoo.com> Message-ID: Trying to sift through all of this, as I understand it, the BMW rims designed originally for tubes don?t have the safety bead. Based on Woody?s position on the subject, it appears they don?t recommend the ?conversion? to tubeless given the lack of a safety bead on our airhead wheels. If Ducati wheels from 1965 have a safety bead, that?s fine, but the majority of us here primarily ride the blue and white rondel motorcycles. I?m admittedly narrow minded, only interested in airhead BMWs. > On Sep 13, 2018, at 3:14 PM, Jim Wilson via MDAirheads wrote: > > She said for them to seal a rim they would need to see it to verify that it > had safety bead built into the wheel; ONLY THEN would they seal it . > > the FACT IS ........ they, WOODY's Wheel Works *Does seal rims*. > the owner has to provide a proper usable rim > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From faheykm at hotmail.com Thu Sep 13 19:19:54 2018 From: faheykm at hotmail.com (Kevin Fahey) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 23:19:54 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] Exhaust Port Thread Success In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Took a shot at the exhaust port threads this evening. Thread file did the trick quite nicely. Did get my hands on a 52mm x 2.00 die. As some suggested, that thing is very aggressive with regard to how much metal it takes off and how quickly into the threading process it starts taking it. Tried the die after some initial thread file work. Gave it up and went back to the file. Threads were more damaged that I initially thought. Found one I missed on the underside of the port that was in real rough shape. Die was a relatively inexpensive one from China. There are very expensive ones available from Europe. Don't know if a European one would be any less drastic in terms of metal removal. So if anybody ever has a need for a 52mm x 2.00 die, you know where one can be found. Exhaust nut now can be hand tightened all the way except for the last thread or so at which point I have to use the wrench to snug it up. Not as silky smooth as the undamaged side but hey. Thanks again for all the advice and suggestions. Hope I can stir up the pot again soon! From will_andalora at hotmail.com Thu Sep 13 20:04:30 2018 From: will_andalora at hotmail.com (Will Andalora) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:04:30 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] Exhaust Port Thread Success and Stirring the Pot In-Reply-To: References: , , Message-ID: Great news Kevin! I was thinking this afternoon about stirring the pot and left it alone, but here goes... It's personally beyond me why anyone would want to 'out-engineer' the engineers who gave us the manufacturer specifications for tire and tube use. I simply do whatever has been recommended and don't think beyond that. I haven't spent as much time on motorcycles as a lot of people, but I probably have a solid 100,000 miles on bikes with 85 percent of that on airheads. In all that time I have only had to repair one flat tire on my bike. I also repaired one on Eric's bike during the first Rolling Rally. It just didn't seem like that big of a deal to me to pull the wheel break the bead and slip in a tube. Especially for the averages of how often it has happened to me. What can be done and what should be done can be endlessly debated, but I don't think one can go wrong following BMW's recommendation for tubes in tires on rims that were designed to be used with tubes. I'll probably get three flat tires next weekend at the Last Days of Summer Rally... Lucky for me I carry spare tubes with me, a tire patch kit, cylinder air pump, and am hard-headed enough to pull the wheel and bust a few knuckles as evidenced by my 2017 'On the Road' seminar at Supertech... All the Best, Will ________________________________ From: MDAirheads on behalf of Kevin Fahey via MDAirheads Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 7:19 PM To: Maryland Airheads Subject: [MDairheads] Exhaust Port Thread Success Took a shot at the exhaust port threads this evening. Thread file did the trick quite nicely. Did get my hands on a 52mm x 2.00 die. As some suggested, that thing is very aggressive with regard to how much metal it takes off and how quickly into the threading process it starts taking it. Tried the die after some initial thread file work. Gave it up and went back to the file. Threads were more damaged that I initially thought. Found one I missed on the underside of the port that was in real rough shape. Die was a relatively inexpensive one from China. There are very expensive ones available from Europe. Don't know if a European one would be any less drastic in terms of metal removal. So if anybody ever has a need for a 52mm x 2.00 die, you know where one can be found. Exhaust nut now can be hand tightened all the way except for the last thread or so at which point I have to use the wrench to snug it up. Not as silky smooth as the undamaged side but hey. Thanks again for all the advice and suggestions. Hope I can stir up the pot again soon! _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From chrisk224 at comcast.net Fri Sep 14 17:25:44 2018 From: chrisk224 at comcast.net (Chris Kennedy) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 17:25:44 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] 1936 BMW R5SS at The Goodwood Revival Message-ID: <00bd01d44c71$7f3df7d0$7db9e770$@comcast.net> Afternoon Lads and Lassies, Not sure if you follow the Goodwood Revival which does both vintage bikes and cars but below is a link to Troy Corser swaning around at great speed on a 1936 BMW. Pretty amazing to watch him change gears. A little less controversial than rims and tires. Check out some of the other links that pop up. See you next week at LDOS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llMFtQb4lLs &list=PL7sUIPVISVjJBKOYve0lDRlPbP-EY5yqb&index=18 Cheers Chris From ezwicky2 at gmail.com Fri Sep 14 18:27:14 2018 From: ezwicky2 at gmail.com (eric zwicky) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:27:14 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] 1936 BMW R5SS at The Goodwood Revival In-Reply-To: <00bd01d44c71$7f3df7d0$7db9e770$@comcast.net> References: <00bd01d44c71$7f3df7d0$7db9e770$@comcast.net> Message-ID: You guys have fun at LDoS. I?ll hoist a pint of real ale in your honor from the Dog and Gun in Keswick ?? ? Hopefully I will see you on the road before too long. Eric Z On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 17:26 Chris Kennedy via MDAirheads < mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > Afternoon Lads and Lassies, > > > > Not sure if you follow the Goodwood Revival which does both vintage bikes > and cars but below is a link to Troy Corser swaning around at great speed > on > a 1936 BMW. Pretty amazing to watch him change gears. > > > > A little less controversial than rims and tires. Check out some of the > other > links that pop up. > > > > See you next week at LDOS. > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llMFtQb4lLs > < > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llMFtQb4lLs&list=PL7sUIPVISVjJBKOYve0lDRlPb > P-EY5yqb&index=18 > > > &list=PL7sUIPVISVjJBKOYve0lDRlPbP-EY5yqb&index=18 > > > > > > Cheers Chris > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile From hawkstooth at verizon.net Fri Sep 14 19:01:49 2018 From: hawkstooth at verizon.net (Jim Hopkins) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:01:49 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] 1936 BMW R5SS at The Goodwood Revival In-Reply-To: <00bd01d44c71$7f3df7d0$7db9e770$@comcast.net> References: <00bd01d44c71$7f3df7d0$7db9e770$@comcast.net> Message-ID: <00da01d44c7e$eb9ca950$c2d5fbf0$@verizon.net> Wow!!! -----Original Message----- From: MDAirheads [mailto:mdairheads-bounces+hawkstooth=verizon.net at casano.com] On Behalf Of Chris Kennedy via MDAirheads Sent: Friday, September 14, 2018 5:26 PM To: 'Maryland Airheads' Subject: [MDairheads] 1936 BMW R5SS at The Goodwood Revival Afternoon Lads and Lassies, Not sure if you follow the Goodwood Revival which does both vintage bikes and cars but below is a link to Troy Corser swaning around at great speed on a 1936 BMW. Pretty amazing to watch him change gears. A little less controversial than rims and tires. Check out some of the other links that pop up. See you next week at LDOS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llMFtQb4lLs &list=PL7sUIPVISVjJBKOYve0lDRlPbP-EY5yqb&index=18 Cheers Chris _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From markh.singer at yahoo.com Fri Sep 14 19:39:42 2018 From: markh.singer at yahoo.com (markh.singer at yahoo.com) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:39:42 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] 1936 BMW R5SS at The Goodwood Revival In-Reply-To: <00da01d44c7e$eb9ca950$c2d5fbf0$@verizon.net> References: <00bd01d44c71$7f3df7d0$7db9e770$@comcast.net> <00da01d44c7e$eb9ca950$c2d5fbf0$@verizon.net> Message-ID: <23CE243A-D620-4BB1-AD36-9B7BFEA9A463@yahoo.com> That was all Troy Corser!! Otherwise that old Beemer would have stayed in 11th place. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2018, at 7:01 PM, Jim Hopkins via MDAirheads wrote: > > Wow!!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: MDAirheads > [mailto:mdairheads-bounces+hawkstooth=verizon.net at casano.com] On Behalf Of > Chris Kennedy via MDAirheads > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2018 5:26 PM > To: 'Maryland Airheads' > Subject: [MDairheads] 1936 BMW R5SS at The Goodwood Revival > > Afternoon Lads and Lassies, > > > > Not sure if you follow the Goodwood Revival which does both vintage bikes > and cars but below is a link to Troy Corser swaning around at great speed on > a 1936 BMW. Pretty amazing to watch him change gears. > > > > A little less controversial than rims and tires. Check out some of the other > links that pop up. > > > > See you next week at LDOS. > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llMFtQb4lLs > P-EY5yqb&index=18> &list=PL7sUIPVISVjJBKOYve0lDRlPbP-EY5yqb&index=18 > > > > > > Cheers Chris > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From greenengr at verizon.net Fri Sep 14 20:01:30 2018 From: greenengr at verizon.net (Duane WILDING) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 20:01:30 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] 1936 BMW R5SS at The Goodwood Revival In-Reply-To: <00bd01d44c71$7f3df7d0$7db9e770$@comcast.net> References: <00bd01d44c71$7f3df7d0$7db9e770$@comcast.net> Message-ID: <59617037-B0D2-4ED2-854E-1866D00F4C92@verizon.net> That was cool and he?s probably going faster than I go on my R100RS! Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2018, at 5:25 PM, Chris Kennedy via MDAirheads wrote: > > Afternoon Lads and Lassies, > > > > Not sure if you follow the Goodwood Revival which does both vintage bikes > and cars but below is a link to Troy Corser swaning around at great speed on > a 1936 BMW. Pretty amazing to watch him change gears. > > > > A little less controversial than rims and tires. Check out some of the other > links that pop up. > > > > See you next week at LDOS. > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llMFtQb4lLs > P-EY5yqb&index=18> &list=PL7sUIPVISVjJBKOYve0lDRlPbP-EY5yqb&index=18 > > > > > > Cheers Chris > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From JMEVMI85 at aol.com Fri Sep 14 20:33:02 2018 From: JMEVMI85 at aol.com (JMEVMI85 at aol.com) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:33:02 -0500 Subject: [MDairheads] 1936 BMW R5SS at The Goodwood Revival In-Reply-To: <00bd01d44c71$7f3df7d0$7db9e770$@comcast.net> References: <00bd01d44c71$7f3df7d0$7db9e770$@comcast.net> Message-ID: <46C58DB6-D0F7-437F-882C-6F9142666E49@aol.com> Chris- Great fun watching, Thanks for sharing! V/r- John Sent from my phone, I apologize in advance for brevity and any spelling errors. > On Sep 14, 2018, at 4:25 PM, Chris Kennedy via MDAirheads wrote: > > Afternoon Lads and Lassies, > > > > Not sure if you follow the Goodwood Revival which does both vintage bikes > and cars but below is a link to Troy Corser swaning around at great speed on > a 1936 BMW. Pretty amazing to watch him change gears. > > > > A little less controversial than rims and tires. Check out some of the other > links that pop up. > > > > See you next week at LDOS. > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llMFtQb4lLs > P-EY5yqb&index=18> &list=PL7sUIPVISVjJBKOYve0lDRlPbP-EY5yqb&index=18 > > > > > > Cheers Chris > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From surfboatdriver at yahoo.com Fri Sep 14 21:17:53 2018 From: surfboatdriver at yahoo.com (Aloha Charlie) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 01:17:53 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [MDairheads] 1936 BMW R5SS at The Goodwood Revival References: <928155397.5692832.1536974273114.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <928155397.5692832.1536974273114@mail.yahoo.com> I have here another clip. I'm not sure this is not another race or not. They call it an R57 this time which sounds more familiar tho. Notice the tap on the butt when he passes the leader. https://youtu.be/yHNZaHcP3eg Charlie -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 9/14/18, Chris Kennedy via MDAirheads wrote: Subject: [MDairheads] 1936 BMW R5SS at The Goodwood Revival To: "'Maryland Airheads'" Date: Friday, September 14, 2018, 5:25 PM Afternoon Lads and Lassies, Not sure if you follow the Goodwood Revival which does both vintage bikes and cars but below is a link to Troy Corser swaning around at great speed on a 1936 BMW. Pretty amazing to watch him change gears. A little less controversial than rims and tires. Check out some of the other links that pop up. See you next week at LDOS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llMFtQb4lLs &list=PL7sUIPVISVjJBKOYve0lDRlPbP-EY5yqb&index=18 Cheers Chris _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From surfboatdriver at yahoo.com Fri Sep 14 21:17:53 2018 From: surfboatdriver at yahoo.com (Aloha Charlie) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2018 01:17:53 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [MDairheads] 1936 BMW R5SS at The Goodwood Revival References: <928155397.5692832.1536974273114.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <928155397.5692832.1536974273114@mail.yahoo.com> I have here another clip. I'm not sure this is not another race or not. They call it an R57 this time which sounds more familiar tho. Notice the tap on the butt when he passes the leader. https://youtu.be/yHNZaHcP3eg Charlie -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 9/14/18, Chris Kennedy via MDAirheads wrote: Subject: [MDairheads] 1936 BMW R5SS at The Goodwood Revival To: "'Maryland Airheads'" Date: Friday, September 14, 2018, 5:25 PM Afternoon Lads and Lassies, Not sure if you follow the Goodwood Revival which does both vintage bikes and cars but below is a link to Troy Corser swaning around at great speed on a 1936 BMW. Pretty amazing to watch him change gears. A little less controversial than rims and tires. Check out some of the other links that pop up. See you next week at LDOS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llMFtQb4lLs &list=PL7sUIPVISVjJBKOYve0lDRlPbP-EY5yqb&index=18 Cheers Chris _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From marylandairheads at gmail.com Sun Sep 16 16:30:27 2018 From: marylandairheads at gmail.com (Maryland Airheads) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 16:30:27 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] 2018 LDoS Maps, Routes and Descriptions from Jim McKinna! Message-ID: 2018 LDoS Riders, Jim McKinna has again put together a list of rides. Enjoy! Re planned rides: https://tinyurl.com/y79949s9 Maps, Routes and Descriptions Many thanks to Jim. You rock! See you in a few days. 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If not, you can simply reference the tag line of emails from Maryland Airheads to access the albums. These albums are shared, so people can add images to them. Some folders are set up, but do not contain images yet. Feel free to add relevant images and if you want to add additional images from another event, we can create albums to support new or past events. From jmcbell6608 at gmail.com Sun Sep 16 18:35:55 2018 From: jmcbell6608 at gmail.com (Jim McKinna) Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2018 18:35:55 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Exhaust Port Thread Success and Stirring the Pot In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2974EE93-7477-49FF-828C-CE3ECF2014DF@gmail.com> https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/general/my-die-cutter-rethreader-331563/ Practical Machinist discussion on the difference between a cutting due and a retreading die. Jim McKinna > On Sep 13, 2018, at 8:04 PM, Will Andalora via MDAirheads wrote: > > Great news Kevin! > > I was thinking this afternoon about stirring the pot and left it alone, but here goes... > > It's personally beyond me why anyone would want to 'out-engineer' the engineers who gave us the manufacturer specifications for tire and tube use. I simply do whatever has been recommended and don't think beyond that. > > I haven't spent as much time on motorcycles as a lot of people, but I probably have a solid 100,000 miles on bikes with 85 percent of that on airheads. In all that time I have only had to repair one flat tire on my bike. I also repaired one on Eric's bike during the first Rolling Rally. It just didn't seem like that big of a deal to me to pull the wheel break the bead and slip in a tube. Especially for the averages of how often it has happened to me. > > What can be done and what should be done can be endlessly debated, but I don't think one can go wrong following BMW's recommendation for tubes in tires on rims that were designed to be used with tubes. > > I'll probably get three flat tires next weekend at the Last Days of Summer Rally... Lucky for me I carry spare tubes with me, a tire patch kit, cylinder air pump, and am hard-headed enough to pull the wheel and bust a few knuckles as evidenced by my 2017 'On the Road' seminar at Supertech... > > All the Best, > > Will > ________________________________ > From: MDAirheads on behalf of Kevin Fahey via MDAirheads > Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2018 7:19 PM > To: Maryland Airheads > Subject: [MDairheads] Exhaust Port Thread Success > > Took a shot at the exhaust port threads this evening. Thread file did the trick quite nicely. Did get my hands on a 52mm x 2.00 die. As some suggested, that thing is very aggressive with regard to how much metal it takes off and how quickly into the threading process it starts taking it. Tried the die after some initial thread file work. Gave it up and went back to the file. Threads were more damaged that I initially thought. Found one I missed on the underside of the port that was in real rough shape. > > Die was a relatively inexpensive one from China. There are very expensive ones available from Europe. Don't know if a European one would be any less drastic in terms of metal removal. So if anybody ever has a need for a 52mm x 2.00 die, you know where one can be found. > > Exhaust nut now can be hand tightened all the way except for the last thread or so at which point I have to use the wrench to snug it up. Not as silky smooth as the undamaged side but hey. > > Thanks again for all the advice and suggestions. Hope I can stir up the pot again soon! > > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From greenengr at verizon.net Mon Sep 17 08:40:49 2018 From: greenengr at verizon.net (Duane Wilding) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:40:49 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Maryland Airheads 2018 Last Days of Summer Rally In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <008501d44e83$a9fa9140$fdefb3c0$@verizon.net> FYI - I wanted to let LDOS attendees know that if you're planning on traveling I70 they are working on the road and both lanes (west bound only) had milled surfaces from Indian Spring Exit 12 to Rt. 655 Exit 5 just before Hancock. That was as of last Thursday (9/13) and it may be paved now, but be aware. Eastbound is ok. Also, unfortunately this stretch of I70 does not have Rt 40 or 144 running parallel the whole way. -----Original Message----- From: MDAirheads [mailto:mdairheads-bounces+greenengr=verizon.net at casano.com] On Behalf Of Maryland Airheads via MDAirheads Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2018 10:29 PM To: Maryland Airheads; PAAirheads Subject: [MDairheads] Maryland Airheads 2018 Last Days of Summer Rally Hedz, Two weeks from now I will be in Western Maryland spending an evening up in the mountains before our annual Last Days of Summer Rally starts on September 20th around noon... The rally will be here in fourteen days folks, and we have 32 confirmed attendees right now! That leaves room for another 30 or so before we close registration. If you already registered you received a confirmation email from me earlier this evening. If you have not registered and want to send me a check or PayPal the MarylandAirheads at gmail.com $45.00. All the details are in Airmail and online at WhAIR and When here: http://www.airheads.org/wair-when/1018 Sure hope a few more of you can join us... 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If not, you can simply reference the tag line of emails from Maryland Airheads to access the albums. These albums are shared, so people can add images to them. Some folders are set up, but do not contain images yet. Feel free to add relevant images and if you want to add additional images from another event, we can create albums to support new or past events. _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From alewismfg at aol.com Mon Sep 17 11:21:23 2018 From: alewismfg at aol.com (alewismfg at aol.com) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 11:21:23 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] very funny! Message-ID: <165e81f2d70-1ebf-9852@webjas-vad031.srv.aolmail.net> This is great! Lewis Goldman alewismfg.com 2730 Loch Raven Road Baltimore, MD 21218 800-969-2212 410-467-2212 410-467-3377 fax From tsotsi2 at hotmail.com Wed Sep 19 12:14:46 2018 From: tsotsi2 at hotmail.com (Mark Lipschitz) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:14:46 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] LDoS Message-ID: Man y'all have been super quiet.... Looking forward to see yous guys this weekend... I should arrive on Friday Noonish early pm... Be good. Ride Safe. See ya - Mark From csutty400 at gmail.com Wed Sep 19 12:25:56 2018 From: csutty400 at gmail.com (Christopher Sutton) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 12:25:56 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] LDoS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I?m stoked! Rob and I should be out that way around the same time. I?m bringing the big dirt bike (Tiger 800xc). Hopefully someone knows some good woods trails out that way? Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 19, 2018, at 12:14 PM, Mark Lipschitz via MDAirheads wrote: > > Man y'all have been super quiet.... > > Looking forward to see yous guys this weekend... > > I should arrive on Friday Noonish early pm... > > Be good. Ride Safe. See ya - Mark > _______________________________________________ > MDAirheads mailing list > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From rubberchickenracing at gmail.com Wed Sep 19 12:33:26 2018 From: rubberchickenracing at gmail.com (Tom Cutter) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 12:33:26 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] [PAAirheads] LDoS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Chris- Check this out: https://ridebdr.com/MABDR -- Tom Cutter Yardley, PA www.RubberChickenRacingGarage.com ?Mind like parachute. Only function when open.? - Charlie Chan On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 12:25 PM, Christopher Sutton via PAAirheads < paairheads at casano.com> wrote: > I?m stoked! Rob and I should be out that way around the same time. I?m > bringing the big dirt bike (Tiger 800xc). Hopefully someone knows some good > woods trails out that way? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 19, 2018, at 12:14 PM, Mark Lipschitz via MDAirheads < > mdairheads at casano.com> wrote: > > > > Man y'all have been super quiet.... > > > > Looking forward to see yous guys this weekend... > > > > I should arrive on Friday Noonish early pm... > > > > Be good. Ride Safe. See ya - Mark > > _______________________________________________ > > MDAirheads mailing list > > MDAirheads at mail.casano.com > > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > _______________________________________________ > PAAirheads mailing list > PAAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/paairheads > From jmcbell6608 at gmail.com Wed Sep 19 13:20:56 2018 From: jmcbell6608 at gmail.com (Jim McKinna) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 13:20:56 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] [PAAirheads] LDoS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5CE9B5C5-8A96-4FBC-8FF0-0956BBD44AFC@gmail.com> Woods? Dirt? There are miles and miles of dirt roads in various states of repair - non repair. Exit the campground and turn right. Go 100? and there you are. I posted via Will, to the list of registered riders, a couple of circuits on the local dirt roads run a few years ago by an off road group. I?m bringing a few maps of the routes to distribute. You could also have a look at: http://dnr.maryland.gov/forests/Documents/GRSF_map.pdf The campground is in the forest. No mater where you go out there there is plenty of dirt! A fun thing I have done is go directly north then try and find ways to go West. There is an intervening mountain. Roads exist but are dirt. On one of them you come across an old covered bridge. I do not generally route rides there except on a couple of established roads due to past reticence among the riders to travel dirt roads. Sounds like the younger crowd is hungry for some dirt! One thing to keep in mind is that the park has been closed to bikes before because of damage from those riding off the established trails/roads. No idea what the fine might be. Jim McKinna > On Sep 19, 2018, at 12:25 PM, Christopher Sutton via PAAirheads wrote: > > I?m stoked! Rob and I should be out that way around the same time. I?m bringing the big dirt bike (Tiger 800xc). Hopefully someone knows some good woods trails out that way? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 19, 2018, at 12:14 PM, Mark Lipschitz via MDAirheads wrote: >> >> Man y'all have been super quiet.... >> >> Looking forward to see yous guys this weekend... >> >> I should arrive on Friday Noonish early pm... >> >> Be good. Ride Safe. See ya - Mark >> _______________________________________________ >> MDAirheads mailing list >> MDAirheads at mail.casano.com >> https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads > > _______________________________________________ > PAAirheads mailing list > PAAirheads at mail.casano.com > https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/paairheads From will_andalora at hotmail.com Wed Sep 19 13:27:44 2018 From: will_andalora at hotmail.com (Will Andalora) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:27:44 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] LDoS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The rally starts Thursday Mark! I will be out there this evening and am looking forward to three full days of riding! I may be out riding when people start rolling in Thursday, but most people know what to do... See everyone tomorrow or Friday for the 'late' comers... Best, Will From tsotsi2 at hotmail.com Wed Sep 19 13:51:08 2018 From: tsotsi2 at hotmail.com (Mark Lipschitz) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:51:08 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] LDoS In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: OOPS!! Well, I need to finish Jewish Holidays - do some work and see yous on Friday - best I can do! Be safe - M ________________________________ From: Will Andalora Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 1:27 PM To: Mark Lipschitz Cc: mdairheads at casano.com; PA Airheads Subject: Re: [MDairheads] LDoS The rally starts Thursday Mark! I will be out there this evening and am looking forward to three full days of riding! I may be out riding when people start rolling in Thursday, but most people know what to do... See everyone tomorrow or Friday for the 'late' comers... Best, Will From r75750 at aol.com Wed Sep 19 15:33:12 2018 From: r75750 at aol.com (r75750 at aol.com) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 15:33:12 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] LDoS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <165f352760e-1ec0-11672@webjas-vaa157.srv.aolmail.net> Or Saturday evening for us real late people that have to work. Sent from AOL Mobile Mail On Wednesday, September 19, 2018, Will Andalora via MDAirheads wrote: The rally starts Thursday Mark! I will be out there this evening and am looking forward to three full days of riding! I may be out riding when people start rolling in Thursday, but most people know what to do... See everyone tomorrow or Friday for the 'late' comers... Best, Will _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From tsotsi2 at hotmail.com Sun Sep 23 15:07:18 2018 From: tsotsi2 at hotmail.com (Mark Lipschitz) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 19:07:18 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] LDoS Message-ID: Folks another LDoS is in the past... An amazing turnout and a super good time. I was not at my best, Bill Lambert and I took off by 7.45am to try and beat the rain. 3 miles out of Hancock, we got hit! Rained all the way home. o well. Fabulous to see you all. Well done Brad - hope you go from strength to strength. Jim, Will - you guys rock. I felt guilty not doing anything! y'all be good - Mark From chrisk224 at comcast.net Sun Sep 23 16:24:09 2018 From: chrisk224 at comcast.net (Chris Kennedy) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 16:24:09 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] LDOS What a great event. Message-ID: <006301d4537b$62831e70$27895b50$@comcast.net> Afternoon Lads and Lassies, As Mark indicated it was indeed an absolutely outstanding LDOS. Thanks Will, Brad for the splendid suppers. It was absolutely delightful to have so many first timers to this event. Glad you could make it. Like Mark I also hit the road at 9am and went straight to 68 for the return journey. It was wet all the way but from Frederick on it got a lot worse. Still made it safe and sound by just after 11.At least it was not raining for the time it took to pack up at the campsite. It was wonderful catching up with old friends and meeting and making new friends. Airheads are remarkable ! Cheers Chris PS. Allan if you are reading this I did put a check in the mail for the tank payment. The email I had for you kept getting sent back From kb2loz at yahoo.com Mon Sep 24 08:41:21 2018 From: kb2loz at yahoo.com (John Chevalaz) Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:41:21 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [MDairheads] LDoS In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <567329111.1588306.1537792881059@mail.yahoo.com> as always, a great time was had by all, thanks to the Boys for Maryland ! Everything was great except the ride home which stunk. We highballed it east on 68 to Hcock, 522 to Wchester and then 81 to Staunton. All rain, all cool, but still fun. Thanks you all for a great time. John Chevalaz On Sunday, September 23, 2018, 3:08:50 PM EDT, Mark Lipschitz via MDAirheads wrote: Folks another LDoS is in the past... An amazing turnout and a super good time. I was not at my best, Bill Lambert and I took off by 7.45am to try and beat the rain. 3 miles out of Hancock, we got hit!? Rained all the way home. o well. Fabulous to see you all. Well done Brad - hope you go from strength to strength. Jim, Will - you guys rock. I felt guilty not doing anything! y'all be good - Mark _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads From wateas at gmail.com Tue Sep 25 11:06:47 2018 From: wateas at gmail.com (William Teasley) Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 11:06:47 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tester ignition components Message-ID: Headz, I'm looking for some tester parts to troubleshoot an intermittent loss of ignition issue. What I need - a coil (with low primary resistance (~0.5-0.7 ohms) for later model airheads) and compatible control module ( the "telefunken 477", with turquoise labeling, or "heavy duty" type riveted to heat sink). I have already have a connect in the impenetrable depths of DC, but I thought I would canvass for parts closer by (I'm in the Frederick area) prior to making the journey. If you have these parts, are within an hour of the Frederick area, and wouldn't mind temporarily lending them out, please let me know. Thanks! -Fred From chrisk224 at comcast.net Tue Sep 25 13:30:34 2018 From: chrisk224 at comcast.net (Chris Kennedy) Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 13:30:34 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] tester ignition components In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <003901d454f5$77b6dae0$672490a0$@comcast.net> Afternoon Fred, I have the items shown in the attached photo available in Crownsville MD 21032 Cheers Chris -----Original Message----- From: MDAirheads [mailto:mdairheads-bounces+chrisk224=comcast.net at casano.com] On Behalf Of William Teasley via MDAirheads Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 11:07 AM To: MDairheads at mail.casano.com Subject: [MDairheads] tester ignition components Headz, I'm looking for some tester parts to troubleshoot an intermittent loss of ignition issue. What I need - a coil (with low primary resistance (~0.5-0.7 ohms) for later model airheads) and compatible control module ( the "telefunken 477", with turquoise labeling, or "heavy duty" type riveted to heat sink). I have already have a connect in the impenetrable depths of DC, but I thought I would canvass for parts closer by (I'm in the Frederick area) prior to making the journey. If you have these parts, are within an hour of the Frederick area, and wouldn't mind temporarily lending them out, please let me know. Thanks! -Fred _______________________________________________ MDAirheads mailing list MDAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/mdairheads -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: IMG_0247.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 961839 bytes Desc: not available URL: From marylandairheads at gmail.com Fri Sep 28 17:54:25 2018 From: marylandairheads at gmail.com (Maryland Airheads) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2018 17:54:25 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] Maryland Airheads 2018 LDoS Rally ReCAP Message-ID: Hedz, If you missed it you missed a good one... Likely one of our best yet- the event made by the people who attended and spent time together with fantastic riding, raucous merriment, and the usual meals and shenanigans. >From where I stood or sat... whether it was under the pavilion, around the campfire, near Victor's van (which I am beginning to think has a local gravitational force), or on my R80 as far south as Seneca Rocks and northward to places I don't even know the name of, it certainly looked and sounded like people were having a good time. I know I did... This year there were many new faces mixed with old friends. I rode more this year than any of the past few and my only regret is that I wasn't able to ride with more of you wherever you roamed. Many thanks to those who pitched in to lighten the load, and to my co-hosts Brad Fowler and Jim McKinna. It really would not have been possible without each of you. I'd also like to thank the folks who assisted in cutting the 25 pounds of onions for the French onion soup Friday evening. When nearly everyone had cleared out Brad approached me saying something to the effect of, " I think there is a very real danger of the interior of the van catching fire...." He said in his usual subdued manner, and I replied, "Why don't you disconnect the negative battery lead before you open the internal engine compartment." With that work done Brad quickly sorted the cause of the sparking and smoking short. It was a pinch of the trailer wiring that had been run in a precarious location. It was repaired and we then hooked up the trailer. Next Brad said he'd noticed the temperature gauge had been rising a bit pulling the trailer out to LDoS and he thought it would be a good idea to make sure there was ample coolant. It was low and when we filled it, we discovered Brad's lower radiator hose had somehow been sliced through in a very short section less than the width of a pencil by his serpentine belt. BUMMER! and WTF? Erik, Alex, Drake, and one other member of the Schuster Clan were still in camp and offered to stick around until we fixed it. After calls to multiple parts suppliers, we faced the fact that no lower radiator hoses were going to be had before Monday at the earliest. While people formulated plans Brad went up to the office and was able to source a large hose clamp. That clamp combined with a tube tire patch and small section of spare inner tube (thankfully Brad and others ride bikes that use inner tubes) formed a patch that held... it was wide enough, it was tight enough, and it was Airhead enough that we figured we'd give it a go... Once we were all set, and I had reheated the remaining potatoes and four hot dogs over the wood fire for the ravenous lot- we said goodbye to the Schusters and embarked on what proved to be an uneventful return trip. My trusty Volvo carried the load and enjoyed heading downward out of the mountains, and the might Chevy 2500 Express never skipped a beat. Brad remarked later that the temperature dial rose to operating temperature and never moved... We think it's a permanent repair, but Brad is going to replace the lower radiator hose for kicks. Somehow I ended up with the Maryland Airheads Trailer in the one free parking spot I have at my place. I took it because no one else could haul it, but I am desperately seeking a permanent Maryland home off-site. I live in town, in a duplex, with precious little parking available and I am certain there Airheads in Maryland that have a corner on their farm or lot where the trailer could be housed. I am happy to assume ownership and register it/maintain it if needed, but I can not store it. Please, someone come to my rescue. Every time my trusty Volvo gets near the thing it trembles and shakes with fear and trepidation with the unsettling thought that I might actually hook the might beast to its lowly Class 1 receiver. Again, please someone contact me with an offer to store the trailer. All that aside, I did want to let everyone who attended the rally know that I have created a shared album where people can upload and share images. I only took a few this year, so please add your favorites for all to view. The first and only image is of smiling Mae serving as Princess of the rally upon the official Maryland Airheads transport vehicle... https://photos.app.goo.gl/fC2sHqgctx1MV9gw5 All the Best, Will Will Andalora Maryland Airmarshal ABC 11737 410.596.0812 www.airheads.org Maryland Airheads Online Calendar: *https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=marylandairheads%40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York * Google Photos Links to Maryland Airhead Events 2018 Last Days of Summer https://photos.app.goo.gl/fC2sHqgctx1MV9gw5 2018 Summer Solstice Tech Weekend https://photos.app.goo.gl/YhLFV2AUHr2A6vWR7 2018 TecnhoBarn https://photos.app.goo.gl/mwbNEFZBDM2sAetJ3 2018 Supertech 2.3 https://photos.app.goo.gl/PLn3L34iSenMLnMR2 2018 Supertech 2.3 Museum Tour Day https://photos.app.goo.gl/2cJl3ylJbNaUVG2A3 2017 Last Days of Summer https://photos.app.goo.gl/JEVvywZREED7OptL2 2017 Golden Age of Airheads https://goo.gl/photos/nQkpXFtvxHmwLDek8 2017 Summer Solstice Tech Day https://goo.gl/photos/qN2YsweKParKqvXQ8 2017 Rolling Rally *https://goo.gl/photos/KJT2wXuH6eTM19wU6 * 2017 TechnoBarn https://goo.gl/photos/j1f8tByCfVaBnCUKA 2017 SuperTech 2.2 https://goo.gl/photos/XrckZWXUDRdgJGjk6 2016 Last Days of Summer https://goo.gl/photos/nYfKa6TabUay714h9 2016 Tom's Tech Day https://goo.gl/photos/dmh5pktuHvUuvAwH9 2016 Passing of the Airmarshal Flag https://goo.gl/photos/u429MPzKALcJeuF79 2016 Summer Solstice Tech Day https://goo.gl/photos/SkV19aC4Qc6vJTL78 2016 Rolling Rally https://goo.gl/photos/ZuNcyMc2DMcrghXP6 2016 SuperTech 2.1 https://goo.gl/photos/Tdg86q3VsR87FdCF8 2015 Last Days of Summer https://goo.gl/photos/w1XEMp9EkamucpK19 2015 Rolling Rally https://goo.gl/photos/GKYhLDgV4VC4jUcZ9 2015 SuperTech 2.0 https://goo.gl/photos/oq99m9x492qFFbGR6 2014 Last Days of Summer https://goo.gl/photos/WSmGi4YhUrHjY8Xt7 Note: If you are a Gmail user, you can permanently add these albums to your Google Photo Account. 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Accessory Distribution, LLC (Boxer 2 Valve) for email specials and newsletters at one of our online stores. If you no longer wish to receive these newsletters and specials, please click unsubscribe below and you will be removed. Our mailing address is: boxer2valve.com 125 Hangar Way #160 Watsonville, CA 95076 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. From ducdude at verizon.net Sat Sep 29 18:47:25 2018 From: ducdude at verizon.net (Ducdude) Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2018 18:47:25 -0400 Subject: [MDairheads] [PAAirheads] Maryland Airheads 2018 LDoS Rally ReCAP In-Reply-To: <20180929135511.C8483601A5D@proxyz15.mailnet.ptd.net> References: <20180929135511.C8483601A5D@proxyz15.mailnet.ptd.net> Message-ID: <4DE16EEDE69D421BA405B823B0486C0A@WizBangII> And HOW! I am pouring the brews! I am wit ya Ken. Colonel we are pleased you are well and still around to tell the tale! Sure beats the excitement from the water in the bottom of my /5 tank that caused a flame out as I merged onto the motor way at 70mph today. .. All drained and fixed now.. Ride safe ya all! Cheers, Eric -----Original Message----- From: Ken via PAAirheads Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2018 9:55 To: walter craig ; Maryland Airheads ; PAAirheads ; Maryland Airheads Subject: Re: [PAAirheads] Maryland Airheads 2018 LDoS Rally ReCAP I wanna party with you dude. Ken Roth Danielsville PA ABC #5162. Sent from my Galaxy Tab? S2 -------- Original message --------From: walter craig via PAAirheads Date: 9/29/18 9:21 AM (GMT-05:00) To: Maryland Airheads , PAAirheads , Maryland Airheads Subject: Re: [PAAirheads] Maryland Airheads 2018 LDoS Rally ReCAP Hello BMW friends. I am a new Airhead...(wife agrees) from Glenville,PA, 9 miles East of Hanover,PA and only 10 miles north from the MD line. Have 84 R100RT and 96 R1100RT. Joined Airheads at Wellsboro event. Nice folks, common interests, great machines. I just wanted to complement you, Will, for sending the amazing photos. Looks like a perfect place for a great event. Will call you to learn more regarding the MD club and details on the cam site location. My best to all. Was going on a nice group ride in my American Legion group this morning...was 0645 when I left my driveway. , but as I left my driveway to turn on to the road, my left prosthetic leg fell of on to the middle of the road. I managed to circle the bike for a 180 and was able to mush the R1100RT on to the slope of my yard. Crawled off, really shook up and then crawled...low crawl for you military guys ( reminded me of officers basic where I'd usually barf at the end of a 100 yard fast low crawl). So, I got to my leg about 60 feet distant, felt really stupid looking in the middle of the road, my high viz riders jacket on and crawling. If a driver came by, they would probably go nuts. Crawled with it back to my driveway. Dropped my pants and found I had made a mistake in how I rolled my outer suspension sleeve . Finally managed to get my leg back on, I was exhausted and hands shaking badly. I still had time to make the ride departure time, but I could not manage to get the bike upright. I got very, very lucky the darn thing fell off right in front of home rather on some busy highway. Gonna figure out a way to "safety" the leg using a bungee up my pants leg to my belt. My 72 yr old heart probably will not stand another one of these rather stressful events. That's my story, and I am stickin to it. Ride safe. Best Regards, Walter Craig Jr.Colonel, US Army, Ret...... and PA Airhead to boot. On Friday, September 28, 2018, 5:55:59 PM EDT, Maryland Airheads via PAAirheads wrote: Hedz, If you missed it you missed a good one... Likely one of our best yet- the event made by the people who attended and spent time together with fantastic riding, raucous merriment, and the usual meals and shenanigans. >From where I stood or sat... whether it was under the pavilion, around the campfire, near Victor's van (which I am beginning to think has a local gravitational force), or on my R80 as far south as Seneca Rocks and northward to places I don't even know the name of, it certainly looked and sounded like people were having a good time. I know I did... This year there were many new faces mixed with old friends. I rode more this year than any of the past few and my only regret is that I wasn't able to ride with more of you wherever you roamed. Many thanks to those who pitched in to lighten the load, and to my co-hosts Brad Fowler and Jim McKinna. It really would not have been possible without each of you. I'd also like to thank the folks who assisted in cutting the 25 pounds of onions for the French onion soup Friday evening. When nearly everyone had cleared out Brad approached me saying something to the effect of, " I think there is a very real danger of the interior of the van catching fire...." He said in his usual subdued manner, and I replied, "Why don't you disconnect the negative battery lead before you open the internal engine compartment." With that work done Brad quickly sorted the cause of the sparking and smoking short. It was a pinch of the trailer wiring that had been run in a precarious location. It was repaired and we then hooked up the trailer. Next Brad said he'd noticed the temperature gauge had been rising a bit pulling the trailer out to LDoS and he thought it would be a good idea to make sure there was ample coolant. It was low and when we filled it, we discovered Brad's lower radiator hose had somehow been sliced through in a very short section less than the width of a pencil by his serpentine belt. BUMMER! and WTF? Erik, Alex, Drake, and one other member of the Schuster Clan were still in camp and offered to stick around until we fixed it. After calls to multiple parts suppliers, we faced the fact that no lower radiator hoses were going to be had before Monday at the earliest. While people formulated plans Brad went up to the office and was able to source a large hose clamp. That clamp combined with a tube tire patch and small section of spare inner tube (thankfully Brad and others ride bikes that use inner tubes) formed a patch that held... it was wide enough, it was tight enough, and it was Airhead enough that we figured we'd give it a go... Once we were all set, and I had reheated the remaining potatoes and four hot dogs over the wood fire for the ravenous lot- we said goodbye to the Schusters and embarked on what proved to be an uneventful return trip. My trusty Volvo carried the load and enjoyed heading downward out of the mountains, and the might Chevy 2500 Express never skipped a beat. Brad remarked later that the temperature dial rose to operating temperature and never moved... We think it's a permanent repair, but Brad is going to replace the lower radiator hose for kicks. Somehow I ended up with the Maryland Airheads Trailer in the one free parking spot I have at my place. I took it because no one else could haul it, but I am desperately seeking a permanent Maryland home off-site. I live in town, in a duplex, with precious little parking available and I am certain there Airheads in Maryland that have a corner on their farm or lot where the trailer could be housed. I am happy to assume ownership and register it/maintain it if needed, but I can not store it. Please, someone come to my rescue. Every time my trusty Volvo gets near the thing it trembles and shakes with fear and trepidation with the unsettling thought that I might actually hook the might beast to its lowly Class 1 receiver. Again, please someone contact me with an offer to store the trailer. All that aside, I did want to let everyone who attended the rally know that I have created a shared album where people can upload and share images. I only took a few this year, so please add your favorites for all to view. The first and only image is of smiling Mae serving as Princess of the rally upon the official Maryland Airheads transport vehicle... https://photos.app.goo.gl/fC2sHqgctx1MV9gw5 All the Best, Will Will Andalora Maryland Airmarshal ABC 11737 410.596.0812 www.airheads.org Maryland Airheads Online Calendar: *https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=marylandairheads%40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York * Google Photos Links to Maryland Airhead Events 2018 Last Days of Summer https://photos.app.goo.gl/fC2sHqgctx1MV9gw5 2018 Summer Solstice Tech Weekend https://photos.app.goo.gl/YhLFV2AUHr2A6vWR7 2018 TecnhoBarn https://photos.app.goo.gl/mwbNEFZBDM2sAetJ3 2018 Supertech 2.3 https://photos.app.goo.gl/PLn3L34iSenMLnMR2 2018 Supertech 2.3 Museum Tour Day https://photos.app.goo.gl/2cJl3ylJbNaUVG2A3 2017 Last Days of Summer https://photos.app.goo.gl/JEVvywZREED7OptL2 2017 Golden Age of Airheads https://goo.gl/photos/nQkpXFtvxHmwLDek8 2017 Summer Solstice Tech Day https://goo.gl/photos/qN2YsweKParKqvXQ8 2017 Rolling Rally *https://goo.gl/photos/KJT2wXuH6eTM19wU6 * 2017 TechnoBarn https://goo.gl/photos/j1f8tByCfVaBnCUKA 2017 SuperTech 2.2 https://goo.gl/photos/XrckZWXUDRdgJGjk6 2016 Last Days of Summer https://goo.gl/photos/nYfKa6TabUay714h9 2016 Tom's Tech Day https://goo.gl/photos/dmh5pktuHvUuvAwH9 2016 Passing of the Airmarshal Flag https://goo.gl/photos/u429MPzKALcJeuF79 2016 Summer Solstice Tech Day https://goo.gl/photos/SkV19aC4Qc6vJTL78 2016 Rolling Rally https://goo.gl/photos/ZuNcyMc2DMcrghXP6 2016 SuperTech 2.1 https://goo.gl/photos/Tdg86q3VsR87FdCF8 2015 Last Days of Summer https://goo.gl/photos/w1XEMp9EkamucpK19 2015 Rolling Rally https://goo.gl/photos/GKYhLDgV4VC4jUcZ9 2015 SuperTech 2.0 https://goo.gl/photos/oq99m9x492qFFbGR6 2014 Last Days of Summer https://goo.gl/photos/WSmGi4YhUrHjY8Xt7 Note: If you are a Gmail user, you can permanently add these albums to your Google Photo Account. If not, you can simply reference the tag line of emails from Maryland Airheads to access the albums. These albums are shared, so people can add images to them. Some folders are set up, but do not contain images yet. Feel free to add relevant images and if you want to add additional images from another event, we can create albums to support new or past events. _______________________________________________ PAAirheads mailing list PAAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/paairheads _______________________________________________ PAAirheads mailing list PAAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/paairheads _______________________________________________ PAAirheads mailing list PAAirheads at mail.casano.com https://mailman.dudley.nu/mailman/listinfo/paairheads From will_andalora at hotmail.com Sat Sep 29 20:20:30 2018 From: will_andalora at hotmail.com (Will Andalora) Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 00:20:30 +0000 Subject: [MDairheads] [PAAirheads] Maryland Airheads 2018 LDoS Rally ReCAP In-Reply-To: <389304817.2018950.1538227260747@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Walter, Anyone that wants to ride as much as you do is welcome at any Maryland Airhead event! We'd be glad to have you. Perhaps duct tape as a secondary meaure? I met a guy in Colorado who had lost his lower left leg and he told a story of having his girlfriend on the back in his airhead when it popped off. He managed to bring it to a stop and she ran back for it! You call my cell if you want to find out more about what we're doing in Maryland, but we do most things with the PA Airheads, so either way you are sure to meet some interesting people. All the Best, Will 410.596.0812