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Motorcycle Forum / General / Sportbikes / August 2006one hand posting
well it wasn't a cakewalk 3.5 hours of re-alignment and ligament grafting etc, then the rather distressing inability of the post-op staff to control the initial pain following surgery. they said they were nearly topping me out with iv fentanyl and didn't want me to stop breathing. but keeerriiiist on a crutch i have never had such deep overwhelming pain. so it wasn't all fun. the doc says it was not easy but that my progs are good, excepting the likelyhood of arthritis setting in after 20 or so years. i'll lose some overall range but will have a solid 80-90% of normal after a year or so of therapy etc. all i can say is this, "i want to ride". is that as sick as it sounds? :) js some bikes > well it wasn't a cakewalk > 3.5 hours of re-alignment and ligament grafting etc, then the rather [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > such deep overwhelming pain. > so it wasn't all fun. So fuckin' intubate me! Oh, man. Ouch, Jim. > the doc says it was not easy but that my progs are good, excepting the > likelyhood of arthritis setting in after 20 or so years. i'll lose some > overall range but will have a solid 80-90% of normal after a year or so > of therapy etc. > all i can say is this, "i want to ride". > is that as sick as it sounds? :) Nope. It means that you'll likely get better. You won't accept that 80-90% and you won't accept the schedule (based on average recovery rates). You'll push your therapy to the maximum rate allowed by your PT and you'll be back on your bike sooner than people thought. Should something like that happen to me (heaven forfend!), I hope I should have such courage. (Well, I probably do. A week after my heart surgery I played hockey again.) > js > some bikes  SignatureTimberwoof <me at timberwoof dot com> faq: http://www.timberwoof.com/motorcycle/faq.shtml > well it wasn't a cakewalk > 3.5 hours of re-alignment and ligament grafting etc, then the rather [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > js > some bikes Nope. I'm glad my six weeks is up. Friday, I uncovered the bike and washed it. Shoulder felt fine. I tried to start it. Bluuuhhh...out of juice. Recharged the battery and left the petcock to the 'on' position overnight. All the gas fell out. D'oh! (I have this problem because I can't hoist it up onto the center stand...) Got gas Sunday, and rode over to my parents' house for dinner. Ah, the joy of being mobile again. Fortunately, my riding wasn't as hashed up as my ground handling of the bike! "Turn off gas petcock" is on my list of Things to Do when I park it, along with "Turn off bike." Today, I feel fine. No twinges from my shoulder. I'm back, Jim. Now it's your turn! Hope you have a swift recovery, bud. It's the best! Signature-- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC xenubarb@netscape.net "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club" >> well it wasn't a cakewalk >> 3.5 hours of re-alignment and ligament grafting etc, then the rather [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > Today, I feel fine. No twinges from my shoulder. I'm back, Jim. Now it's > your turn! Hope you have a swift recovery, bud. It's the best! thanks!! j > I tried to start it. Bluuuhhh...out of juice. Recharged the battery and > left the petcock to the 'on' position overnight. All the gas fell out. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > my ground handling of the bike! "Turn off gas petcock" is on my list of > Things to Do when I park it, along with "Turn off bike." I think I'd put inspecting the float bowls and maybe replacing the floats and float valves on my list of stuff to do also. Even on the sidestand the floats should be able to shut the gas off. You also ought to take a look at the oil and make sure you didn't get a whole bunch of gas diluting your engine oil. (It's probably OK, but check it). >> I tried to start it. Bluuuhhh...out of juice. Recharged the battery and >> left the petcock to the 'on' position overnight. All the gas fell out. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > get a whole bunch of gas diluting your engine oil. (It's probably > OK, but check it). You are quite right. There probably is gas in the oil now. I suspect that this happens because I have an after-market kickstand, which allows the bike to lean over more than the stock stand. I will change the oil! I should do that anyways, it's been sitting so long. AND ACCUMULATING A SPIDER CIVILIZATION, I MIGHT ADD! Gawd, there was even a teeny one living inside the handlebar tube where the grip is cut away for Napoleon mirrors I need to reinstall! And a big, greyish brown crabby one that was most unhappy when I removed the bike cover! Two wheels good-eight legs better! Signature-- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC xenubarb@netscape.net "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club" > > I think I'd put inspecting the float bowls and maybe replacing the > > floats and float valves on my list of stuff to do also. Even on the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > that this happens because I have an after-market kickstand, which allows > the bike to lean over more than the stock stand. My understanding is that the floats gradually begin to let more and more gas into the float bowls as they age. I'd be hard pressed to explain why but this seems to be generally agreed on by BMW lists. If they're old, it'd be worth taking a look at them. The floats are held in place by a steel pin with a set of star shaped points on one end. To replace them, you would support the carb body near the pin and tap on the round end of the pin with a small punch or nail to drive the pin out of the carb body. > I will change the oil! I should do that anyways, it's been sitting so long. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Two wheels good-eight legs better! I recall somebody once explained to me why you should be nice to insects and spiders. (I had just swatted a fly.) "You shouldn't kill flies. As a matter of fact, you shouldn't kill any kind of insects." Q: "Not even spiders ?" A: "Oh especially not spiders." Q: "Why especially not spiders ?" (long, long pause). A: "Because they kill flies." (thinking) "That way I don't have to." Q: "Maybe if I ate the flies afterward ?" A: "I don't want to talk about it !!' > "You shouldn't kill flies. As a matter of fact, you shouldn't > kill any kind of insects." [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > A: "I don't want to talk about it !!' Considering that there are billions of "bugs" for each and every human, without spiders, they (the bugs) take over the world in about a day! >> "You shouldn't kill flies. As a matter of fact, you shouldn't >> kill any kind of insects." [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Considering that there are billions of "bugs" for each and every human, > without spiders, they (the bugs) take over the world in about a day! It is estimated that there are 60,000 spiders per acre on an average. They're out there...waiting...waiting... Signature-- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC xenubarb@netscape.net "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club" > My understanding is that the floats gradually begin to let > more and more gas into the float bowls as they age. I'd be > hard pressed to explain why but this seems to be generally > agreed on by BMW lists. If they're old, it'd be worth taking > a look at them. It depends on what they're made of. I bought a shitty old Toyota for $35 once and fixed it up into a $350 Toyota. The float in the carb was made of plastic. When I shook it I could tell there was gasoline inside it. The replacement float in the rebuild kit was made of brass. That worked much better[1] > The floats are held in place by a steel pin with a set of star > shaped points on one end. To replace them, you would > support the carb body near the pin and tap on the round > end of the pin with a small punch or nail to drive the pin > out of the carb body. [1]once I got all the guck out of the fuel intake tube in the tank, replaced the fuel pump that squirted fuel all over the inside of the engine compartment, replaced the shift boot, put the #3 exhaust pushrod back onto its tappet and tightened that down a bit, and replaced the clutch. Had I also replaced the right door, the hood, a couple of shiny bits and pieces and got a $99 Earl Scheib "Any Car; Any Color" paint job I could probably have sold it for a thousand bucks. SignatureTimberwoof <me at timberwoof dot com> faq: http://www.timberwoof.com/motorcycle/faq.shtml >> My understanding is that the floats gradually begin to let >> more and more gas into the float bowls as they age. I'd be [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > bits and pieces and got a $99 Earl Scheib "Any Car; Any Color" paint job > I could probably have sold it for a thousand bucks. Sounds like it was a fun project! I like fixing things... (I did take the carbs apart once at an Airhead tech day...had lots of teeny bits left over and had to start again) Signature-- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC xenubarb@netscape.net "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club" SNIP> > You are quite right. There probably is gas in the oil now. I suspect > that this happens because I have an after-market kickstand, which allows > the bike to lean over more than the stock stand. Barbz, glad to hear you're back in the saddle. I'm interested in what kind of kick stand you have, and where'd you get it? My wife has a lowered bike with a stock stand that now holds the bike way too straight up. I'd like to get something that will lean it a little more. It's a (much lowered) Guzzi Breva, by the way. > SNIP> >> You are quite right. There probably is gas in the oil now. I suspect [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > straight up. I'd like to get something that will lean it a little more. > It's a (much lowered) Guzzi Breva, by the way. I just went to the BMW shop and asked for an aftermarket stand. What I got bolts on closer to the center of the motorcycle than the original, which I couldn't reach with my toe. (I used to have to get off the bike to deploy it) The replacement cost around $40, this was maybe 15 years ago. You'll just have to ask, for all I know they might not make these any more. Signature-- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC xenubarb@netscape.net "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club" |
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