That throttle lock looks complicated.ย My old BMW touring bike had a little thumb wheel to increase pressure on the throttle grip.ย You just snugged it down a bit if you wanted cruise control.ย It was never tight enough that you couldn’t twist it back if need be prior to loosening the thumb wheel.
i wish i was closer to you guys, id love to ride and see that awesome scenery. if your right hand goes to sleep, you need to install a throttle lock so you can take your hand off the bar. common issue especially on longer rides. something like this: https://www.atlasthrottlelock.com/
Thats pretty cool gadgetโฆ ๐ I can just reach down and work my throttleโฆ I should put a thumb screw on my throttle screw ๐ No that would be scaryโฆ. ๐
Your bike looks like its NOS!!!ย ย must be super low miles!!!
Luck is when preparation and opportunity meet.๐
Two days before the wife, me, and Little Layla the pup get in the van and head to death valley for the annual Thanksgiving LA/Barstow to Vegas duel sport ride. I have no idea if my old heap frankenstien beast is actually going to be up for two days and 500 miles of desert sledding. If I were a betting man I sureย would not bet on this old stead but maybe with converting back to duel shocks and the luck of little Layla… there will be glory.
Two days before the wife, me, and Little Layla the pup get in the van and head to death valley for the annual Thanksgiving LA/Barstow to Vegas duel sport ride. I have no idea if my old heap frankenstien beast is actually going to be up for two days and 500 miles of desert sledding. If I were a betting man I sure would not bet on this old stead but maybe with converting back to duel shocks and the luck of little Laylaโฆ there will be glory.
my money is on you finishing no problem๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
Luck is when preparation and opportunity meet.๐
Well I’ll be damned, the old led sled actually made it. On the morning of the start I thought it was doomed for sure. I was tw0 hours late to the start because that is how long it took me to diagnose a fouled spark plug! And then 8 miles from the start I lost all power. Blown main fuse. Shorted regulator rectifier. So I walked across the crackhead strewn Palmdale street to a Chinese ATV/ dirtbike shop and bought a spare battery, strapped it to my chest and rode the entire 500 miles without charging system total loss. I love breaker points! Never even needed the spare battery. What a blast riding the big old girl through the desert is. The best part was the final hard section on the last day coming through Redrock Canyon into vegas. It was a pretty gnarly rock garden with modern bikes percolating coolant, smoking tires and clutches strewn everywhere, I zig zaged and rock hoped through the carnage while a crowd gawked. The heavy old air cooled boat anchor chugged right on through while somebody yelled “YEAH TRIALS GUY!”
Best part was van camping with the wife and pup. It was a bit cold it was easy to forget. Spent one night up Beaver Canyon (get your mind out of the gutter!) Lots of creek side spots to camp there if you ever need some solace from I-15 heading through Beaver just behind the big B on the hill side.