Subject: Re: Tranny Rebuild and Trailers
Author: Paul Linn
Date: Jan 15, 2003, 3:40 PM
Post ID: 1711737198
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--Boundary_(ID_eH6D7nyesE7TlTCj3el3eQ)
Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
I almost had a heart attack looking at Kendon's website for the price of the single bike trailer. $1700.00!!!
Much rather ride the bike and use that money for another bike or parts.
Just my 2 cents.
Paul
Midlothian, Va
73 Eldo "Rare" custom project "Elvira" coming together slowly
76 T3 basket "Dime a dozen"
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack Lundberg
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: Tranny Rebuild and Trailers
Sent my Eldo tranny to Moto International a couple of years ago when I was having trouble with assembly after replacing the return spring. I was trying to leave for a dirt bike ride in Mexico and the damn tranny would not go together without binding. Seems to me the cost was a little over $100 which included re-shimming, new seals, and some helicoils. It was waiting for me when I returned from Mexico about 10 days later. Cost to ship from CO to WA was not too bad and was done thru my friendly neighborhood Mail Boxes Etc. Bottom line: if you are in doubt. let the pros do it. 15K later, it's still leak free and shifts very nicely.
Trailers - yep, Kendon wins. I have a 2 rail (the ONLY way to go) and have used it for 10 years. It sits (actually, stands) in the garage next to the car and has the same footprint as that of a motorcycle. No more trailer being a rusty mess parked outdoors. Also, when loading a large bike, the partner/helper can stand on a smooth surface of the trailer deck - much better that that of a normal 3 rail bike trailer.
My $.02
Jack
Colorado Springs, CO
'86 LeMans 1000, '72 Ambassador, '73 Eldorado
--Boundary_(ID_eH6D7nyesE7TlTCj3el3eQ)
Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I almost had a heart attack looking at Kendon's
website for the price of the single bike trailer. $1700.00!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Much rather ride the bike and use that money for
another bike or parts.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just my 2 cents.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Paul<BR>Midlothian, Va<BR>73 Eldo "Rare" custom project "Elvira" coming
together slowly<BR>76 T3 basket "Dime a dozen"</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=j-@aol.com href="mailto:jack-@aol.com">Jack Lundberg</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Loopf-@topica.com
href="mailto:Loopfram-@topica.com">Loopfram-@topica.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 15, 2003 6:24
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tranny Rebuild and
Trailers</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Sent my Eldo tranny to Moto International a couple of years
ago when I was having trouble with assembly after replacing the return
spring. I was trying to leave for a dirt bike ride in Mexico and the
damn tranny would not go together without binding. Seems to me the cost
was a little over $100 which included re-shimming, new seals, and some
helicoils. It was waiting for me when I returned from Mexico about 10
days later. Cost to ship from CO to WA was not too bad and was done thru
my friendly neighborhood Mail Boxes Etc. Bottom line: if you are in
doubt. let the pros do it. 15K later, it's still leak free and shifts
very nicely.<BR><BR>Trailers - yep, Kendon wins. I have a 2 rail (the
ONLY way to go) and have used it for 10 years. It sits (actually,
stands) in the garage next to the car and has the same footprint as that of a
motorcycle. No more trailer being a rusty mess parked outdoors.
Also, when loading a large bike, the partner/helper can stand on a smooth
surface of the trailer deck - much better that that of a normal 3 rail bike
trailer.<BR><BR>My $.02<BR><BR>Jack<BR>Colorado Springs, CO<BR>'86 LeMans
1000, '72 Ambassador, '73 Eldorado</FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></FONT>
</BODY></HTML>
--Boundary_(ID_eH6D7nyesE7TlTCj3el3eQ)--