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Post by hopingforachange on Feb 24, 2017 18:40:38 GMT -5
Well about 3 to 4 years ago the oil pump in my Buell Blast jammed and took out the oil pump drive gear. I had spare parts on hand that I was going to use on another engine project on a spare case but for some reason I couldn't bring my self to fix the bike. Today it was 70°f and sunny, I was teleworking and decided to play hooky and fix my bike. After 2 hrs of cleaning the shed enough and 3 hrs of wrenching she is running again. I still have a few things to button up, but amazing she fired up.  It will probably be next weekend before I can get everything done to ride her but at least there is something around here that likes to be ridden and ridden hard. |
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Post by GeekGoddess on Feb 24, 2017 20:24:33 GMT -5
Excellent positive change. Exerting influence in an area you have power to change. Progress!
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Post by hopingforachange on Feb 24, 2017 21:15:35 GMT -5
Excellent positive change. Exerting influence in an area you have power to change. Progress! Agreed, and I am thinking I am slowly coming out of my depression. Today has been one of my happiest days in a long time. |
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Post by leifericson on Feb 24, 2017 21:41:40 GMT -5
I had a stretch where I could not ride and when I finally got back on the bike it was sweet. Nothing like you and the machine alone on the road.
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Post by wom360 on Feb 24, 2017 23:16:34 GMT -5
I ride about 250 days a year. It's my daily therapy.
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Post by petrushka on Feb 25, 2017 3:56:31 GMT -5
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Post by leifericson on Feb 25, 2017 9:19:00 GMT -5
 Here is my baby. First Harley I have owned. Very different from an import imo. |
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Post by hopingforachange on Feb 27, 2017 22:09:38 GMT -5
I ride about 250 days a year. It's my daily therapy. I use to ride all the time. After not driving the car for 2 months I was worried that I would have to use the bike to jump start the car. |
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Post by worksforme2 on Feb 28, 2017 9:50:16 GMT -5
Until I read your post I wasn't aware that Harley made this bike for a limited time. Always good to welcome a fellow rider back on to the road.
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Post by baza on Feb 28, 2017 17:01:06 GMT -5
This one below has a mysterious ailment that I have dubbed - "Neutral Light-itus". A malady that means the neutral light will appear at random times, whether the transmission is in neutral or not. And, said light will randomly NOT light up, even though the transmission IS in neutral. Naturally, this has only emerged since the warranty period ran out.  |
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Post by hopingforachange on Feb 28, 2017 19:23:18 GMT -5
This one below has a mysterious ailment that I have dubbed - "Neutral Light-itus". A malady that means the neutral light will appear at random times, whether the transmission is in neutral or not. And, said light will randomly NOT light up, even though the transmission IS in neutral. Naturally, this has only emerged since the warranty period ran out. Mine suffers from that to but one of the side benefit of using the older style Sportster transmission is the clunky gears and clutch that makes it easy to tell if you are in neutral. |
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Post by wom360 on Feb 28, 2017 19:24:01 GMT -5
 Ignore the messy garage! This is my BMW RS. The bike next to it (hidden) is my son's CBR 250 which was recently replaced by a Kawasaki Z800. We're kind of a 2 wheel family. We also have 10 bicycles, 5 road and 5 mtb. |
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Post by hopingforachange on Feb 28, 2017 19:36:44 GMT -5
Until I read your post I wasn't aware that Harley made this bike for a limited time. Always good to welcome a fellow rider back on to the road. Well, Buell was kind of its red headed bastard child. The Blast is the bike HD used for the riders edge training bike. And was never really made by HD but Buell in a small separate wearhouse. The small group was able to do stuff that really pissed off HD. The Blast had the lowest warranty repair rate of any bike HD has ever made (as of 2010 info). Considering how hard of a life beginner bikes lives, it is remarkable. |
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Post by hopingforachange on Feb 28, 2017 20:06:13 GMT -5
Ignore the messy garage! This is my BMW RS. The bike next to it (hidden) is my son's CBR 250 which was recently replaced by a Kawasaki Z800. We're kind of a 2 wheel family. We also have 10 bicycles, 5 road and 5 mtb. I have always wanted a boxer BMW, there is just something about the sound. A guy at work has the R1150r Rockster. Something about it just ticks all the right BMW boxes for me. |
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Post by leifericson on Mar 7, 2017 18:10:06 GMT -5
This one below has a mysterious ailment that I have dubbed - "Neutral Light-itus". A malady that means the neutral light will appear at random times, whether the transmission is in neutral or not. And, said light will randomly NOT light up, even though the transmission IS in neutral. Naturally, this has only emerged since the warranty period ran out. Gorgeous bike. I was thinking of getting a triumph as my second bike. When I was a kid I always wanted one of the old V-twins. |
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