 |
|
|
|
Next: Today's ride
|
| Author |
Message |
External
Since: Jul 23, 2007
Posts: 76
|
(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:38 pm
Post subject: Shovel running again
Archived from groups: tx>motorcycles (more info?)
|
|
|
I finally got around to working on the old shovel today. It hasn't been
started for a month or more. The starter would just not crank fast
enough to fire off. I even tried kicking it over with the electric and
kick start at the same time to no avail. A couple weeks ago I took the
battery out to have it load tested at the nearby Pep Boys. It tested
fine. So today I tried running a ground from the starter directly to the
battery. It seemed to crank a tad faster but still wouldn't start. Next
I decided to replace the battery cables and see if that helped. I
removed the battery ground cable, the cable from the battery to solenoid
and cable from solenoid to starter and stuck them and the battery into
my saddlebags and rode over to Mancuso's Power Sports location next door
to the neighborhood Pep Boys. They had only 15" and 17" cables in stock,
2 of each. The 15" were long enough but I ended up having to buy a 17
and two 15's to replace all three of my old cables. The ground wire only
needed to be about 6 or 8 inches but I put a 15 incher there and a 15
incher from the battery to solenoid and used the 17 from solenoid to
starter. Bike fired right up and I went for a short ride to pick up some
victory cigars to celebrate. The Power Sports parts department also had
a battery in stock in case the cables let me down but they didn't. It's
good to know I have so many parts options so close to home. Mancuso's
Power Sports; Republic HD; Yamaha Motorsports South; Stubbs Cycle
Southwest; Cycle Gear; BMW Motorcycles of SW Houston, etc. etc. all
within just a mile or two or three. I like it. I also have Osborne's for
those hard to find shovel parts. They always seem to have what I need
though they are a bit farther away. So it was a great day for riding and
I got both bikes out on the same day which hasn't happened in over a month.
--
74 CB450 - Stolen; 74 Z1 900 - Traded; 76 FX 1200 - Stolen; 78 FX(e) 86
ci Daily Rider Nice Weather; 02 FXDX 88 ci Daily Rider Other Weather |
|
| Back to top |
|
 | |
External
Since: Feb 12, 2007
Posts: 223
|
(Msg. 2) Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:42 am
Post subject: Re: Shovel running again [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
"Harold Gailey" <hgailey DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
news:t5KdnddK1-s5cwbanZ2dnUVZ_gWdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>I finally got around to working on the old shovel today. It hasn't been
>started for a month or more. The starter would just not crank fast enough
>to fire off. I even tried kicking it over with the electric and kick start
>at the same time to no avail. A couple weeks ago I took the battery out to
>have it load tested at the nearby Pep Boys. It tested fine. So today I
>tried running a ground from the starter directly to the battery. It seemed
>to crank a tad faster but still wouldn't start. Next I decided to replace
>the battery cables and see if that helped. I removed the battery ground
>cable, the cable from the battery to solenoid and cable from solenoid to
>starter and stuck them and the battery into my saddlebags and rode over to
>Mancuso's Power Sports location next door to the neighborhood Pep Boys.
>They had only 15" and 17" cables in stock, 2 of each. The 15" were long
>enough but I ended up having to buy a 17 and two 15's to replace all three
>of my old cables. The ground wire only needed to be about 6 or 8 inches but
>I put a 15 incher there and a 15 incher from the battery to solenoid and
>used the 17 from solenoid to starter. Bike fired right up and I went for a
>short ride to pick up some victory cigars to celebrate. The Power Sports
>parts department also had a battery in stock in case the cables let me down
>but they didn't. It's good to know I have so many parts options so close to
>home. Mancuso's Power Sports; Republic HD; Yamaha Motorsports South; Stubbs
>Cycle Southwest; Cycle Gear; BMW Motorcycles of SW Houston, etc. etc. all
>within just a mile or two or three. I like it. I also have Osborne's for
>those hard to find shovel parts. They always seem to have what I need
>though they are a bit farther away. So it was a great day for riding and I
>got both bikes out on the same day which hasn't happened in over a month.
>
> --
> 74 CB450 - Stolen; 74 Z1 900 - Traded; 76 FX 1200 - Stolen; 78 FX(e) 86 ci
> Daily Rider Nice Weather; 02 FXDX 88 ci Daily Rider Other Weather
Glad you got your bike running again. You could get some heat shrink tubing
and another battery cable end at Pep Boys and cut that long cable and
soldier the end back on to the correct length. |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: May 24, 2007
Posts: 121
|
(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 7:37 am
Post subject: Re: Shovel running again [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
On 26 Jan, 20:38, Harold Gailey <hgai... RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote:
> I finally got around to working on the old shovel today. It hasn't been
> started for a month or more. The starter would just not crank fast
> enough to fire off. I even tried kicking it over with the electric and
> kick start at the same time to no avail. A couple weeks ago I took the
> battery out to have it load tested at the nearby Pep Boys. It tested
> fine. So today I tried running a ground from the starter directly to the
> battery. It seemed to crank a tad faster but still wouldn't start. Next
> I decided to replace the battery cables and see if that helped. I
> removed the battery ground cable, the cable from the battery to solenoid
> and cable from solenoid to starter and stuck them and the battery into
> my saddlebags and rode over to Mancuso's Power Sports location next door
> to the neighborhood Pep Boys. They had only 15" and 17" cables in stock,
> 2 of each. The 15" were long enough but I ended up having to buy a 17
> and two 15's to replace all three of my old cables. The ground wire only
> needed to be about 6 or 8 inches but I put a 15 incher there and a 15
> incher from the battery to solenoid and used the 17 from solenoid to
> starter. Bike fired right up and I went for a short ride to pick up some
> victory cigars to celebrate. The Power Sports parts department also had
> a battery in stock in case the cables let me down but they didn't. It's
> good to know I have so many parts options so close to home. Mancuso's
> Power Sports; Republic HD; Yamaha Motorsports South; Stubbs Cycle
> Southwest; Cycle Gear; BMW Motorcycles of SW Houston, etc. etc. all
> within just a mile or two or three. I like it. I also have Osborne's for
> those hard to find shovel parts. They always seem to have what I need
> though they are a bit farther away. So it was a great day for riding and
> I got both bikes out on the same day which hasn't happened in over a month.
>
> --
> 74 CB450 - Stolen; 74 Z1 900 - Traded; 76 FX 1200 - Stolen; 78 FX(e) 86
> ci Daily Rider Nice Weather; 02 FXDX 88 ci Daily Rider Other Weather
====so it was them dagGum cables afterall. When I do all those
different checks, trying to narrow it down, I often wish I'd started
at the last''one'', instead of the other three or four
previous''checks''. (hineySights, they call it) Good Job, Harold,
I imagine the shovel is glad to be back on the streets and overpasses
in Houston town...........................Mr.JayT=== >> Stay informed about: Shovel running again |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Jan 23, 2008
Posts: 6
|
(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:14 pm
Post subject: Re: Shovel running again [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
"Jerry" <jerry RemoveThis @jerryspam.com> wrote in message news:fmYmj.1478>
Glad you got your bike running again. You could get some heat shrink tubing
> and another battery cable end at Pep Boys and cut that long cable and
> soldier the end back on to the correct length.
That sounds like a lot of work and I don't kinow if my soldering iron is up
to the task.
Besides, the excess can't be seen without removing the seat and if you don't
tell anybody, I won't. <g> >> Stay informed about: Shovel running again |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Jan 23, 2008
Posts: 6
|
(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:19 pm
Post subject: Re: Shovel running again [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
<bj_kana.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:f82d3005-c869-42c7-b340-f68be3149b03@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>> ====so it was them dagGum cables afterall. When I do all those
> different checks, trying to narrow it down, I often wish I'd started
> at the last''one'', instead of the other three or four
> previous''checks''. (hineySights, they call it) Good Job, Harold,
> I imagine the shovel is glad to be back on the streets and overpasses
> in Houston town...........................Mr.JayT===
Yessir, I am glad I didn't spring for the $100 battery the fellers had
available and instead checked out the cable situation first. After removing
the 3 of them I tried twisting the ends to see if any of them were obviously
loose. The ground cable had one end that would barely twist so it may have
been just that cable that was hurting the starting circuit. Anyway I an sure
glad to have it back on the road. I think the bike was happy too.
--
'74 CB 450 - STOLEN; '74 Z1 900 - TRADED; '76 FX 1200 - STOLEN; '78 FX(E) 86
CI
DAILY RIDER NICE WEATHER; '02 FXDX 88 CI DAILY RIDER OTHER WEATHER >> Stay informed about: Shovel running again |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Jan 21, 2007
Posts: 193
|
(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:59 pm
Post subject: Re: Shovel running again [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
Harold Gailey wrote:
> "Jerry" <jerry DeleteThis @jerryspam.com> wrote in message news:fmYmj.1478>
>
> Glad you got your bike running again. You could get some heat shrink tubing
>
>>and another battery cable end at Pep Boys and cut that long cable and
>>soldier the end back on to the correct length.
>
>
> That sounds like a lot of work and I don't kinow if my soldering iron is up
> to the task.
> Besides, the excess can't be seen without removing the seat and if you don't
> tell anybody, I won't. <g>
>
>
Hey Harold, there's another hardcore biker guy like you at the Y.
Thursday in the drizzling rain and cold, I noticed a shiny big BMW
motorcycle in the parking lot of the Y. Friday it was there again, in
the drizzle and cold, so I thought maybe somebody had just parked it
there, til I noticed the dude in motorcycle gear. He's not only hardcore
enough to ride in the drizzling rain, he rode in the cold and rain to go
exercise. I could see if he was going for bbq sandwiches or something,
but to exercise? damn! >> Stay informed about: Shovel running again |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: Jan 23, 2008
Posts: 6
|
(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:46 pm
Post subject: Re: Shovel running again [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
"BiffB" <user.RemoveThis@domain.invalid> wrote in message
news:479d0ce9$0$29921$a726171b@news.hal-pc.org...
> Hey Harold, there's another hardcore biker guy like you at the Y. Thursday
> in the drizzling rain and cold, I noticed a shiny big BMW motorcycle in
> the parking lot of the Y. Friday it was there again, in the drizzle and
> cold, so I thought maybe somebody had just parked it there, til I noticed
> the dude in motorcycle gear. He's not only hardcore enough to ride in the
> drizzling rain, he rode in the cold and rain to go exercise. I could see
> if he was going for bbq sandwiches or something, but to exercise? damn!
Damn, that is hard core. I don't ride to go exercise, if I was that serious
about exercise I'd ride a bicycle. I do ride to my softball games though.
Mostly to work and back and some day if I can ever retire, a nice long trip.
--
'74 CB 450 - STOLEN; '74 Z1 900 - TRADED; '76 FX 1200 - STOLEN; '78 FX(E) 86
CI
DAILY RIDER NICE WEATHER; '02 FXDX 88 CI DAILY RIDER OTHER WEATHER >> Stay informed about: Shovel running again |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
External
Since: May 24, 2007
Posts: 121
|
(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 8:26 am
Post subject: Re: Shovel running again [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
|
|
|
On 27 Jan, 16:59, BiffB <u....TakeThisOut@domain.invalid> wrote:
> Harold Gailey wrote:
> > "Jerry" <je....TakeThisOut@jerryspam.com> wrote in message news:fmYmj.1478>
>
> > Glad you got your bike running again. You could get some heat shrink tubing
>
> >>and another battery cable end at Pep Boys and cut that long cable and
> >>soldier the end back on to the correct length.
>
> > That sounds like a lot of work and I don't kinow if my soldering iron is up
> > to the task.
> > Besides, the excess can't be seen without removing the seat and if you don't
> > tell anybody, I won't. <g>
>
> Hey Harold, there's another hardcore biker guy like you at the Y.
> Thursday in the drizzling rain and cold, I noticed a shiny big BMW
> motorcycle in the parking lot of the Y. Friday it was there again, in
> the drizzle and cold, so I thought maybe somebody had just parked it
> there, til I noticed the dude in motorcycle gear. He's not only hardcore
> enough to ride in the drizzling rain, he rode in the cold and rain to go
> exercise. I could see if he was going for bbq sandwiches or something,
> but to exercise? damn!
=yeah, Exercise(?).......cheewahwah. >> Stay informed about: Shovel running again |
|
| Back to top |
|
| |
| Related Topics: | WTB motorcycle 200cc to 500cc street bike, not running OK,.. - WTB motorcycle 200cc to 500cc street bike, not running OK, Houston area. Retired gentelman would like to buy a small motorcycle some repairs needed ok.
New Texas Biker 8/27/2003 - Well, we have a new baby boy, Malcolm Xavier Soto. He was born (with much effort on mama's part) at 16:25 Wednesday, 8/27 (happens to be my oldest brother's birthday, too). Was 6 lbs. 9 ounces and 19" long. He's doing well. So's mom, but she'...
FS in Houston: DRZ400E ($3200) - 2000 SUZUKI DRZ 400E Better than new with over $1K in extras: -enduro computer (see http://www.dugasengineering.com/ ) -kick starter as backup to electric start -FMF pipe & carb rejet -crash guards over radiators -new tires with Moose super tubes..
FS in Houston: XR-400R dual sport ($3000) - 2001 XR-400R Bike is in excellent cond and has very low hours w/ following extras: -Baja Designs dual sport kit -current tag & safety inspection (street title is in my name) -Pirrelli MT-21 DOT tires w/ Moose supertubes -stock exhaust modified to..
scottish rites hospital in news - Good article on this charity in todays dallas news http://tinyurl.com/5xmzt "U.S. sailor answers Iraqi man's plea" ...That led them to Dr. Karl Rathjen, who reviewed the X-rays from Iraq. He persuaded Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children ... |
|
You can post new topics in this forum
You can reply to topics in this forum
You can edit your posts in this forum
You can delete your posts in this forum
You can vote in polls in this forum
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
Profile
Private Messages
Log in
