20 years later - GPZ After Thoughts

Sun Jun 18 07:50:49 PDT 2017

My GPz is 9 years gone.  It was a hell of a lot of fun and I got to go 
a lot of places and meet a lot of nice people that I wouldn't have 
without it.
 This wet cold spring has been a non motorcycle one so far.
I did manage to replace the ignition system in my 1970 Triumph.  Its 
still the  "Get home before dark Lucas" .    I put in new coils, 
condensers (capacitors), points, plug wires & plugs.  Replaced the 
worn out Amal carburetor with a new Mikuni.  Might have gotten a 
couple more horse power.   I don't get to massage the "tickler" any 
more.  But also don't have the throttle slide stick open . Its a 20' 
rider not a concourse bike.  I put in a new speedo drive.  I notice it 
is made by Royal Enfield in India.  Most British bikes seemed to run 
the same 400-18 rear wheels so they used the same drive and Smith 
instruments.
A minute or so after opening the petcock, I gave it a couple of pushes 
through with the kick start, set the choke, turned on the ignition 
switch, and was amazed when it fired up 1/2 way through the first 
kick.  It came down to a 900 rpm idle with both cylinders still firing 
when I took the choke off.
I donned a helmet, jacket & gloves and took off up the driveway.  I 
got it out on Rapid Road and twisted the throttle.  I missed the shift 
to 2nd as I tried using my left foot .  I should not have worn 
sneakers as the bottom of the brake pedal was not kind to the top of 
my big toe.  I made several 7 km runs to the end of the road & back.  
I had a large bug eating grin by the time I'd got a smooth shift to 
3rd.
Is Longmire still on.  I miss it and Justified.

On Saturday 17/06/2017 at 9:00 pm, Art Johnson  wrote:
> Another dream/myth shattered...
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>>
>> On Jun 17, 2017, at 7:25 AM, Steven Bixby <steven at bixbys.net> wrote:
>>
>> Heh.... Longmire fan here too. But.... the TV series was actually shot 
>> in New Mexico and Nevada.
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On June 15, 2017 8:26:18 PM PDT, art johnson 
>>> <arthjohnson270 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Chuck, one day, I'll get there on two wheels. The wife went to college 
>>> in Alamosa. Gotta ride the Beartooth Range (Longmire territory).
>>> A former coworker told me of Independence Pass, so that's on the 
>>> bucket list too.
>>> Can bring more H-D shirts for your buds.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>>>
>>>>    On Jun 15, 2017, at 8:45 PM, dominatr37 <dominatr37 at optonline.net> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    <<It's
>>>>    biggest drawback is the vertical twin engine vibrations that come 
>>>> through
>>>>    the bars which can make my hands tingle, so I will have to invest 
>>>> in some
>>>>    foam grips before I head on any long trips.>>
>>>>
>>>>    Look into 'ManicSalamander.com' bar ends. I put a set on the FJR 
>>>> for the heck of it and they work really nicely. They are 1 lb each.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    Ralph L. Angelo, Jr.
>>>>    Author of cool stuff.
>>>>   http://RLAngeloJr.com
>>>>
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