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I had one of those with the front axle still in place. Kind of reminded me of a 5th wheel dolly the way it worked. I might have a closer picture of how the pivot point worked. I think it was made in the 50s or 60s. Mine came originally from the USMC and was given to a college that had a fleet of...
I've been wanting to do that trip too. Not gonna happen with the 5 ton since it lives in CA but once I get my Honda enduro restoration finished I'd take it along.
Looks like fun, too bad I'm stuck in AZ for another 3 weeks. Hopefully I can make it to a summer meet. I'm sure my truck would like to stretch it's legs a bit after sitting so much.
I bought this bike about a month ago and noticed an old DOD sticker on the front fork. It's a 1986 XL600 Honda Enduro. I know the military used Kawasaki KLRs but I've never heard of Honda's in service. It sat in a shed for years until I bought it as a pair with an XR500. Got it running briefly...
Thanks guys, I'll tinker with it a little and see if I can get it to work right without buying anything. It still charges fine once the engine's warmed up. Hopefully just something simple like your suggestions.
Thanks, I'll give that a try in a couple days. If I do need an alternator I'm having trouble finding what an ideal aftermarket replacement would be. Any ideas on a part number/ source?
My truck starts and runs great but occasionally when I start it the voltage is fluctuating enough to make the gauges go crazy. Once I get on the throttle it stabilizes and everything is fine until I let off the throttle. After driving it and warming up the engine it doesn't happen anymore even...
Yes I'm pretty sure 0008 is sitting at the south gate to Edwards. It's been a couple years since I was up there but I think that's one of the planes there. XB 70 really was an amazing airplane. I have a model of it that was signed by one of the pilots, Fitz Fulton...
On a somewhat related note I thought I may have had a spare one of those and went to look for it tonight and in doing so managed to slip a similar one off the top shelf, off my head and all over the floor in many pieces of what used to be a light so I unfortunately don't have one to sell. I do...
Somewhere I have a picture of a B25 closing in on the back of the Cessna I was landing at Palm Springs in. Think it was Memorial Day and they were doing an event with the Planes of Fame museum and the Palm Springs Air Museum. Since the stall speed on the bomber is so high we got the "expedite...
I use a pressure washer to blast off the loose pieces, then some thick primer to fill in depression from the unpainted areas, and finally a coat or two of Behr house paint.
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