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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10786 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Spring Fever Reply #585 - 03/25/25 at 03:23:51 Ruttly, I had spinal meningitis when I was 7, spent 2 weeks in the hospital, virtually no memory of it, unconscious 95% of the time, was not expected to survive, but if I did there would be serious handicaps. Thats why I’m the way I am.
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Reply #586 - 03/25/25 at 11:11:27

LANCER wrote on 03/25/25 at 03:23:51:

Ruttly, I had spinal meningitis when I was 7, spent 2 weeks in the hospital, virtually no memory of it, unconscious 95% of the time, was not expected to survive, but if I did there would be serious handicaps.
Thats why I’m the way I am.

That’s why you’re a diehard Savage Brother ! Strange how something’s in childhood direct us to our adulthood passions. Neither father or brother ever influenced my direction in life , it just happened that way. It was the first mini bike at age 7 that was to blame , and growing up in the sixties , the hay day of motorcycle off roading ! I was also deadly ill as a child with pneumonia, several times. When I was in the hospital the room overlooked a busy Geary street in San Francisco , a million cars would go by and never peak my interest , but the motorcycles seemed so free to go wherever/whenever. Maybe that was my catalyst , to start my burning fire of motorcycle passion ! Cheesy

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Re: Spring Fever
Reply #587 - 03/25/25 at 21:59:27

Do you know where this years ride will be ?

Yes Ruttly ,

The 2024 ride was in "SD Surges" area.
The 2025 ride is "The Ozarks" , North-West Arkansas.

Our Savage Ride was there (Ozarks) for two years and it's a GREAT AREA for a small bike ride! The ridding is such that a 250cc would be just as good as a 2500cc . It's all laid-back putt-putt . I was on a V7-II Guzzi and ridding double and except for one long up-hill climb I never needed more than 1/2 throttle. My 25 HP 350cc Enfield ridding solo would be right at home in the area, 4th gear climbs up anything at 50-60mph. I suspect our ride around Moab might be better on a smaller bike too , but I'm bringing the 650cc one for the "Un-Known factor", at least the first year. It's only 100 pounds more.

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So Ruttly

We all load the bikes up for them long hauls !

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Reply #588 - 03/27/25 at 22:58:43

To tell you the truth I would have trouble doing a ride in this state. My health is my first concern till I get better I’m laying low. I did do a 51 mile ride on the tracker today. Felt no stress in the chest while riding , maybe due to an abundance of air being taken in ! But the hip gave me my reality check for the day. That bike is jetted to perfection , not a burp , cough or a fart , just a big thumper that makes me smile. I’ll work on getting healthy , not ready to die just yet , I got bikes to build ! Cool

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Reply #589 - 03/27/25 at 23:31:46

Next ride 101+ miles , I have a new short cut to all the m/c dealerships in Modesto , well most of them on Carpenter Road. All backroads along the river , bugs,bugs,bugs ! Have a few loops in hills to the west , mapped one and still haven’t run it yet. It will require at least 2 fill ups(small tank)and carry a can of fuel from the hardware store just in case it’s farther than expected. This time of year it’s nice & cool , but soon it will be 100+ , the norm !

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Reply #590 - 03/28/25 at 20:44:54

Put that Honda back together , still same problem , a bad ground. This bike is a bit different has a ground at battery and frame and all other grounds spider off in different locations. Typical Japanese wiring so knowing that I took the entire harness off the bike and started ohm testing all the grounds connections , found 2 grounds that readings had 10 times the resistance of all the rest. Cut that nasty sticky 39 yr old tape off the harness a bit at a time till of course almost to the other end before I found it. Tiny brass crimp holding 5 wires together , 1 wire spiders off to the 2 with high resistance. Cut crimp out strip the 5 wires , slip a section of shrink tubing on the wire and solder the connection , slide shrink over soldered joint. Still have to wrap entire harness with fuzzy electrical tape and install it. Fuzzy tape is my favorite , looks great and is more flexible than black electrical tape. I also wire electric guitars so I’m kinda fussy about how things are wired. I’m tired I’ll wrap & install it tomorrow. See if I fixed it !

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