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Reply #180 - 01/10/20 at 19:29:07
 
I love it!!!

I ride it to work almost every day during riding season.  As long as it's not below 35-40 in the morning and it's near 50 or above in the afternoon or raining.  It's fun to ride and requires very little maintenance.  Suits my needs perfectly.
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Reply #181 - 01/10/20 at 23:03:50
 
Very cool, thank you. As it's almost never below 35 degrees and almost never rains in Phoenix, that sounds like a perfect plan for me!

It'll probably be later this year before I'm in the market for my next bike, but I'll be starting to look for a good deal in early Fall. The advertised prices here seem pretty high, even for older ones, not sure why. What do you think would be an appropriate price range?

Sorry for asking you so many questions, I am really interested, though!
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Reply #182 - 01/19/21 at 23:01:04
 
Saw this thread from page 1 "it has begun" and thought I would mention I bought an adjustable top tree from Spammy and dropped the front of the bike 30mm. Steering improvement is phenomenal. U-turns are a snap, twisties are easypeasy.
Also, 12" shocks out back are a big help too.
Plus, the shock travel isn't affected.
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Reply #183 - 03/11/21 at 16:27:01
 
Had to replace my battery!!  I ran it down 3 different times and it didn't rebound this last time.  

The little AG-801 is a beast and I got 3 or 4 years of solid use. I just left it in the bike the whole time.  I had to jump it twice and I just let the bike charge it both times.  I was able to bump start it this last time and it restarted after my first stop, but didn't have the juice to start the bike a few days later.  My little lithium tender didn't bring it back either.

A lot of lithium batteries can be saved with proper cell balancing.  It's possible it could be saved with a $120 charger but I just put that money towards a new battery so I could ride.



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Reply #184 - 03/11/21 at 16:29:40
 
PIcture from today.  Nothing has changed on this thing since I "finished" it.   I'm pretty happy with the way is sits.  There are a few little things I might get around to doing, but I'm pretty happy to just ride it.   Smiley

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Reply #185 - 03/11/21 at 21:45:25
 
You said a mouthful , “just ride it”
Looks great , a true classic , never get tired of seeing it
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Reply #186 - 03/12/21 at 04:53:49
 
How cold is it in OH?  Are you riding it already this season?  I've always liked your setup.
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Reply #187 - 03/12/21 at 05:44:25
 
We've had a couple of low 60s days the past week which happened to fall on my work from home days so I just tooled around a bit.  No commuting just yet.  I had one day where I could have tried, but I wasn't sure how my battery fared after I killed it last Dec.  

Weird year.  It was warm and rainy most of January but then we had a really good (but short) ski season and now it's warmed up decently.  But, we'll probably be getting a slew of "40 deg with rain" days over the next 4-6 weeks.  It will suck.  haah
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Reply #188 - 03/12/21 at 09:15:24
 
Ohiomoto:

We should try and find a day to get together this summer.  I will be traveling up to Salem, Ohio frequently.....as we have moved my mother out of the family farm and I need to go up and get her stuff cleaned up.

I travel up 71 to the Mansfield area and then head east on Rt. 30 through Canton.  If you have some nice riding areas up that way.....we can spend a day riding!  I will bring my bike up in the enclosed trailer - so I can go and stay overnight at any nearby campground.

I grew up in Salem, OH....and even spent one fall/winter going to college in Akron.  In 1979 I moved to Cincinnati and went to college at UC, then later moved to KY.
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Reply #189 - 03/13/21 at 04:51:14
 
There's some prime Amish country just south of 30.  I ride my bicycle on a lot of gravel roads down that way but most of the main roads are paved.  I never ride the motorcycle down there.  I would be sick of riding by time I got there.  Might need to put a hitch on the back of my van and tow it down there.
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Reply #190 - 11/17/21 at 16:10:05
 
ohiomoto wrote on 03/13/21 at 04:51:14:
... Might need to put a hitch on the back of my van and tow it down there.  
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Reply #191 - 11/17/21 at 21:58:37
 
Nice!  Now you can really go places with it!
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Reply #192 - 01/01/22 at 10:57:09
 
Im looking to do a very similar project. Thanks for the wealth of info, especially the seat hoop ideas.


TheSneeze wrote on 11/17/21 at 21:58:37:
Nice!  Now you can really go places with it!

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Reply #193 - 01/01/22 at 15:58:13
 
ohiomoto wrote on 11/17/21 at 16:10:05:
ohiomoto wrote on 03/13/21 at 04:51:14:
... Might need to put a hitch on the back of my van and tow it down there.  
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Bump because we have a hitch!  



It appears you are now qualified to go on one of our group rides in TN/NC! Cheesy

Or at a minimum.....you can go south and I can go north and we can find some good riding somewhere in the middle of Ohio.  Maybe the farm country east of Columbus.
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Reply #194 - 01/02/22 at 19:33:50
 
Dave,

I'm not qualified.  I get sick of riding in less than an hour!!  haha

But I do have a hitch and a recent move cut my commute in half.  Maybe I'll be more motivated for some joy rides.   Smiley

edgwoodri,

I'm glad you found some useful ideas.   I stole most of them from people who posted on here before me (like Dave and many others).  Unfortunately, most of the pictures in the build threads were lost.  

Good luck with your build.
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