Lets Talk about Motorcycles

[dspring]

it's gonna be awesome Wally... just ordered new pistons and stainless hardware... now if I can just get all this sand outta my nose... hair... eyes...

[wally]

lets meet halfway and ride!

[mindzap]

thats awesome jack, i reckon he looks like you too!

never got to meet him unfortunately. Wish that bike was still around as well, my Dad's into Matchless and AJS bikes because of him

[Tenebrini]

I got a new drag style handlebar bar for my Bonneville. According to the website I ordered it from it's supposed to be compatible.

My throttle works fine with stock bar. After installing the drag bar my throttle stuck BAD. The black powder coating made it too thick for the throttle housing to float around the bar. So, I sanded the black coating off the bar on the throttle end and it's still seems to be fractions of an inch too thick and the throttle still sticks BAD. Tried lubing the bar, no dice. My stock bars are back on cuz I need my ride and the throttle works fine.

I read on another forum to move the throttle housing down some but the bar is really short and there's no room. The only time it works proper is when it's completely off the bar.

Annoyed. Suggestions?

[Barry Obama]

keep grinding it down.

[ajosephb]

Went for an all day 360 mile jaunt to Neah Bay, WA on Friday

[ajosephb]

This is my Grandad on his Matchless in 1952, my Dad says it was the only bike he bought new

Great photo

[ajosephb]

Great looking Ducati Hyper

Hypermotard Ducati

[Tenebrini]

keep grinding it down.

Yeah... that seems to be the consensus... next time I get out to my Pop's house (soon) I'll bring it along. He's got a grinder.

[rochambo]

Exciting week for bikes for me last week. Hit 40000 on the CBR and sold one of my vintage Honda mini's:


And bought this: