Subject: Re: Noisy Lifters
Author: Richard Cunningham
Date: Mar 18, 2001, 8:30 AM
Post ID: 1705922906
Hey Ian,
I guess I am a little paranoid as I just got on the road and don't want to
push. What is the top speed on this thing and about what MPH do I need to
shift, I am going by ear now probably on the conservative side. I finally
have a nice tan plug color. Hopefully next week end a friend that has a
trailer can go on a good 30 or 40 mile run that way if I break down he can
go back for the trailer. Probably will give me piece of mind, I really
don't expect problems, but my luck with vehicles is questionable sometimes.
The weather is great here just in the up and down mode last week it was 75
now it is down to 60 and raining, don't mind the rain when it is 75 but 60
is cold for this southern boy.
Well the wife finally gave me the OK on the new bike for sure. As soon as I
get the house sold I am going to order a new VStar 1100 Classic. I found a
discount bike shop in northern MS just a couple of hours from my Moms,
should be less than $8K out the door about a thousand less than here.
Any way I figured the noise was all normal, I am goignt o do another full
blown oil change motor tranny and rear gear. Just to make me feel better.
Well gotta go to Wally World.
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Adkins <adk-@gte.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 10:13 PM
Subject: RE: Noisy Lifters
| ============================================================ John Grisham, Best selling author of The Brethren & The Firm brings you a brand new book: A Painted House. You can get it FREE from The Mystery Guild. Click for details: http://click.topica.com/aaabtEb1dfltb1t6kYa/DoubleDay ============================================================ Rick, Noisy lifters are a good sign :-) Yeah...there is a noticible tranny whine in 4th gear. When I first had my bike I posted the same question to the list wondering if there was a problem. From what I learned...it is quite normal. I believe that the |
| is due to the fact that the gears are not helical cut gears. Good to hear that you are on the road. I am so envious...we are still a month away although I do see a few riders out on the warm days (around freezing). I'll wait for a nice rain storm to wash away all the road salt and then I will be ready to go. Regards...Ian ------Original Message------ From: Richard Cunningham <cunn-@cyou.com> To: Loopfram-@topica.com Sent: March 17, 2001 11:15:18 PM GMT Subject: Noisy Lifters Hi all, I finally got my 67 V700 registered yesterday, driving to the court house was the first long trip on the bike if you can call 10 miles round trip long. Any way the bike seems to make a lot of lifter/rocker noise. How much is too much, I rechecked the valve lash today and it is at .1 mm in and ..203 mm out which is what the book calls for. The bike doesn't seem to have a whole lotta power either, although I was in traffic I did get up to 50 mph. Boy do you get a lotta looks riding a loop frame. I still have a ways to go |
| finish it but at least I am riding it, I want to do a longer trip |
| maybe if it isn't raining. One other thing I noticed is a slight whinning sound from the tranny is that normal, seemed louder at 45 or 50. Thanks for all the advice from everyone, Rick 67 V700 Fl ============================================================ "Before myTopica, I was buried in an avalanche of email. Now, thanks to this free solution, I am on top of my inbox." Get rescued at http://click.topica.com/aaabBBb1dfltb1t6kYc/register ============================================================ ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 |