Subject: Another successful rally in the history books - long
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Jun 30, 2003, 6:33 AM
Post ID: 1713584058
Hey All,
Well....what can I say. Another great rally put on by Ron and Alice. They
make it look easy.....but I know a lot of work goes into one of these
events. What amazes me is how these two keep smiling through the whole
time....an inspiration for this rally "wannahave".
All told....150 were in attendance...about 10 Loops I think. I received
oldest bike awards and Ed received People's Choice. Saw the new Breva
courtesy of Winchester Motorsports. Had a chance to meet up with familiar
faces and met some new ones.
Total mileage for the old 69 Ambo was 1139 miles. Not bad for a 33 year old
bike. She never missed a beat and scooted along the I-state pretty well.
The Tech Tip learned from this rally is:
When your bike quits....make sure that the points are opening. Ed's bike
quit in Asheville and although we never check the point gap I did check the
condition of the points. They even sparked on me! However the points were on
the low part of the lobe so I never thought they would have slipped. I
thought the problem was the coil and fetched a new one only to find the same
problem. Reinspected the points and this time (as luck would have it) the
points were on the high part of the lobe and not open. AHHH HA!! Took a
screw driver.....reset the points to .017. The bike fired and we were off.
Took us three hours to isolate and fix a 15 minute problem. The positive on
this is that this only happens once to a person. I have never seen points
slip after riding 150+ miles. I will be sure to expect the unexpected rather
than to "think" I know what the problem is. The screw on the points was
still tight too. I don't know how they slipped but after correcting the
problem the bike ran well for the remainder of the trip.
On a sad note: Andy...I heard your bike crapped out on you. Sorry to have
missed you....I had a couple of beers in your honor :-) You were missed.
On a positive note: The Blue Ridge Rally is a month away. After hitting my
first rally of the year I am lusting for another one. Folks.....you likely
missed the best rally on the "right coast". Don't miss the second best on
Aug 1,2,3 :-) My only dilemma is what bike to take this rally....
Good seeing you all at that rally. I hope to see you all again in Caruso.
...Ian