From: Ryan M Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Feb 13 2002 - 09:17:23 PST
At 7:39 AM -0500 2/13/02, James Shanks wrote:
[snip]
>ignition switch on and see if url/generator lights come on....switch
>off...choke on..throttle closed and fold out kicker and bring up to
>commpression and kick over two or three times THEN choke off switch on and
>it will fire right up no problemo.
>
>DID I FORGET ANYTHING????
Hmm, the part where it back fires and breaks your lower leg? That or
where it sends you over the handle bars.
[snip]
>some new items to look at at the same house...hubby walks into open garage
>to look at tools and stuff. Over in corner is a pile of engine parts and
>while looking them over the owner says "GIMMIE $10". Quickly forks over
>moolah and upsets wife by stopping at local HD dealer for a complete 1938 45
>inch gasket set primary and transmission included. Four days later he/we
Pretty good. Picking up any decent motorcycle for next to nothing is
always a great thing.
>bicycle". Piece of crap bicycle turned out to be a 1928 Harley Davidson
>Model JD motorcycle without engine or tranny. <this is the model that Harley
>intrduced the 45 inch flathead engine to the world>. Bike has NO
>rust/dings/dents/ or any problems save flaking original DARK GREEN PAINT
><almost looks like OD>and hasss the optional tank mounted BRASS speedometer
>and it WORKS.
Very good.
> Brainless almost exfriend shows up the following Saturday riding this
>wonderful collection of parts where he turns down a bonafide offer of
>$10000.00 on the basis of theWife won't let me buy another. He is still
>riding it. Anyone know anyone else who can ride bike that costs not
>including registraion $250.00?? And yes he even turned me down when I tried
>to buy it from him.
>
One could have this happen with a '69 Sand cast CB 750. An early
model Honda Dream. Or one of the early 305cc superhawks. This can
happen with any kind of bike I suspect if they are old.
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