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Forum: Canada Yesterday, 10:54 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 5,537
Posted By smilin'Ed
13:52 pm depart Ottawa. rain just stopped and...

13:52 pm depart Ottawa.
rain just stopped and roads starting to dry. The ride in at 0600 was a little wetter than I would liked but things look good now.

see you all there around 1730.

Ed
Forum: Canada 05-20-2013, 11:28 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 5,537
Posted By smilin'Ed
Hey, Any Ottawa riders headed to this thing?...

Hey,

Any Ottawa riders headed to this thing?

I'll be leaving 1570 Laperierre Ave at about 1:00 pm to head West. Lemme know if you want to meet up.

Ed
Forum: Canada 05-20-2013, 07:28 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,238
Posted By smilin'Ed
concept approved. we've got a big finished...

concept approved. we've got a big finished basement, a couple of futons down there, lots of room for air mattresses, a tent trailer outside and lots of yard if you want to be in your own tent.
...
Forum: Beasts 04-30-2013, 07:26 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,232
Posted By smilin'Ed
This is not an issue. The oils are miscible and...

This is not an issue. The oils are miscible and either version is better than most would put in a DRZ. I used to run Rotella T in my KLR, the same oil we put in the diesel engines in the shop.
...
Forum: Orange Crush 04-30-2013, 06:02 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 4,716
Posted By smilin'Ed
04 950 with stock windscreen. I got it with a...

04 950 with stock windscreen. I got it with a tank bag and ride everywhere with it. I removed it once and the wind seems to come up around the tank and buffet like crazy. I put the bag back on and...
Forum: The Garage 04-24-2013, 05:58 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,681
Posted By smilin'Ed
Ridgid drill / driver kit, 18V lithium on sale...

Ridgid drill / driver kit, 18V lithium on sale for $175 at Home Dep. I think I have about a half dozen of these sets for the guys in the shop and on site. Good value for money; they seem to take...
Forum: Canada 04-22-2013, 06:58 PM
Replies: 6,615
Views: 384,764
Posted By smilin'Ed
Nothing else to do. Just call the resort and...

Nothing else to do. Just call the resort and sign up for a site / room and you're in. My wife is coming down Sat afternoon to join us for the evening. (added her for the one night and another...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 04-21-2013, 09:54 AM
Replies: 6,479
Views: 1,244,621
Posted By smilin'Ed
Under what possible circumstances could a wheelie...

Under what possible circumstances could a wheelie get you out of a bad situation?

I can't even think of one as a joke.

E
Forum: Orange Crush 04-20-2013, 11:15 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 545
Posted By smilin'Ed
got it. - held the large aluminum spacer in...

got it.

- held the large aluminum spacer in the 4 jaw scroll chuck and used two levers to pry the bearing away from the chuck. It popped out with very little resistance - looks like old grease /...
Forum: The Garage 04-14-2013, 06:09 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,071
Posted By smilin'Ed
Check your local PPG distributor. I used Aquapon...

Check your local PPG distributor. I used Aquapon water based epoxy for about $100 for a 1.25 gallon kit. Used 5 kits to paint a 1000 sq ft garage floor, 2 coats. I used a light yellow to make...
Forum: Orange Crush 04-08-2013, 09:25 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 545
Posted By smilin'Ed
Thanks for the diagram. My part # 26 is not...

Thanks for the diagram.

My part # 26 is not 2 side by side single race bearings but instead, it is one single, (double race), bearing with those spacers in each side. If it was two bearings with...
Forum: Orange Crush 04-07-2013, 04:39 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 545
Posted By smilin'Ed
thanks, I had thought of something similar but...

thanks, I had thought of something similar but the spacers are flanged on each side of the bearing, each one being pushed in from the two opposite sides and meeting in the middle. Each spacer...
Forum: Orange Crush 04-07-2013, 07:50 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 545
Posted By smilin'Ed
bearing in drive sprocket hub

04 950 adventure with 60,000km
standard rear wheel bearing replacement for maintenance - no real issues, no damaged parts.
Seals and bearings removed from wheel, normal removal - no corrosion -...
Forum: The Garage 03-24-2013, 07:41 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,601
Posted By smilin'Ed
220 V machine, I've got a Miller 210 - very...

220 V machine, I've got a Miller 210 - very popular, try to find a used one.
Miller has plug and play spool guns while Lincoln's need a module to be installed in order to plug a spool gun into them....
Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left 03-17-2013, 06:04 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,649
Posted By smilin'Ed
This ain't a club, society, group or organized...

This ain't a club, society, group or organized bunch of any kind, but its good deeds like the one above that keeps my membership renewed.

E
Forum: Canada 03-10-2013, 06:31 PM
Replies: 6,615
Views: 384,764
Posted By smilin'Ed
Already signed up. Call the Resort and ask for...

Already signed up. Call the Resort and ask for Wilma.

E
Forum: Canada 03-07-2013, 08:05 PM
Replies: 6,615
Views: 384,764
Posted By smilin'Ed
Today, at the 4 way intersection in Carlsbad...

Today, at the 4 way intersection in Carlsbad Springs, I think it was an XR or CRF. By the time I registered that someone was riding a bike between the 4' snow drifts it was past me, heading east.
Forum: Orange Crush 02-24-2013, 01:52 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 511
Posted By smilin'Ed
yeah, known issue. Just replace it. Mine did...

yeah, known issue. Just replace it.
Mine did that 2 years ago, 5 days before leaving on a ride. Bit of a scramble to get one here that fast.

The slave is just a hydraulic cylinder that pushes...
Forum: Canada 02-17-2013, 06:01 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,238
Posted By smilin'Ed
Do we have to have the International license to...

Do we have to have the International license to drive through the States now? I remember hearing something about it on the news last week but didn't get the details. Something about Florida police...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 02-03-2013, 05:12 PM
Replies: 6,479
Views: 1,244,621
Posted By smilin'Ed
maybe you just look unemployed. My wife...

maybe you just look unemployed.

My wife loves it when I look like that on weekends.

E
Forum: Canada 01-27-2013, 09:01 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,238
Posted By smilin'Ed
hey Scott and Adam, was talking to Motoaxe...

hey Scott and Adam,

was talking to Motoaxe tonight and am in for the trip. I'm 5 hours from Toronto here in Ottawa and would like to offer my place / yard for any travellers who want to pitch a...
Forum: Canada 01-12-2013, 06:47 PM
Replies: 21,114
Views: 2,100,424
Posted By smilin'Ed
I'm in Ottawa and I go to GP Bikes. The last...

I'm in Ottawa and I go to GP Bikes. The last time I went into Wheelsport, the KTM dealer here in Ottawa I said I was looking for a new rear tire for my 950. The 1st question was "who makes that?",...
Forum: Canada 01-12-2013, 08:39 AM
Replies: 294
Views: 38,010
Posted By smilin'Ed
- very simple and beautiful photo that made me...

- very simple and beautiful photo that made me very emotional.
My little Sonja is 15 this year.

E
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 01-11-2013, 06:47 PM
Replies: 6,479
Views: 1,244,621
Posted By smilin'Ed
I always thought a moped had pedals E

I always thought a moped had pedals

E
Forum: Hacks 01-06-2013, 08:20 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,831
Posted By smilin'Ed
motorcycles sidecars women guns you...

motorcycles
sidecars
women
guns

you are off to a great start here. I look forward to more of your stories.

Ed in Canada
Forum: Orange Crush 01-02-2013, 06:28 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,296
Posted By smilin'Ed
compression check is easy to do and can give a...

compression check is easy to do and can give a quick idea of what internal conditions might be.
Pull oil filter, screen and magnetic plug and look for debris.
Forum: The Garage 12-29-2012, 06:12 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 4,788
Posted By smilin'Ed
chuck key left in the chuck and getting thrown...

chuck key left in the chuck and getting thrown out is a common story. Make a cover over the on switch that only the small end of the key will fit through. Then you need the key to turn it on and...
Forum: The Garage 12-29-2012, 09:26 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 4,788
Posted By smilin'Ed
you mentioned a budget for the machine but don't...

you mentioned a budget for the machine but don't forget that you'll probably spend the same amount in tooling to get set up doing a lot of common tasks. More $ if you get into things like a dividing...
Forum: Canada 12-04-2012, 07:08 PM
Replies: 21,114
Views: 2,100,424
Posted By smilin'Ed
Sonja and I arriving Stouffeville Fri night so...

Sonja and I arriving Stouffeville Fri night so see you on Sat, around 0830?

Ed
Forum: Canada 12-02-2012, 04:04 PM
Replies: 21,114
Views: 2,100,424
Posted By smilin'Ed
meet you in Colorado E

meet you in Colorado

E
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 11-25-2012, 04:29 PM
Replies: 6,479
Views: 1,244,621
Posted By smilin'Ed
She then started talking about how she thinks...

She then started talking about how she thinks motorcyclists are so sexy :huh and how she's always wanted to ride on one


The sentence above does not mean she wanted to ride on a motorcycle. Its...
Forum: Canada 10-01-2012, 03:57 AM
Replies: 21,114
Views: 2,100,424
Posted By smilin'Ed
made it home with the - used goldwing tire with a...

made it home with the - used goldwing tire with a nail in it - with no incident. 1st hour and last 30 min were rain and the middle 3 1/2 hrs was more of a dry cold.

Thanks to all who helped with...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 09-03-2012, 07:06 PM
Replies: 6,479
Views: 1,244,621
Posted By smilin'Ed
so- turns out he was wrong

so- turns out he was wrong
Forum: Canada 09-01-2012, 06:48 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 38,010
Posted By smilin'Ed
Hi M, Denny and I thinking of you. E

Hi M, Denny and I thinking of you.

E
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 09-01-2012, 06:46 PM
Replies: 6,479
Views: 1,244,621
Posted By smilin'Ed
Everyone else - sorry for the threadjack... on...

Everyone else - sorry for the threadjack... on with your regularly scheduled programming...[/QUOTE]

No worries. Information can come from unexpected places and this is one of them. I've got...
Forum: Canada 08-21-2012, 07:05 PM
Replies: 6,615
Views: 384,764
Posted By smilin'Ed
mighta been me. I was in the area around 3 on a...

mighta been me. I was in the area around 3 on a black 950 with orange crash bars. I passed a fully loaded grey / silver BMW that was going West.

E
Forum: Canada 07-26-2012, 09:02 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 38,010
Posted By smilin'Ed
I've been busy lately and wanted to get this on...

I've been busy lately and wanted to get this on here earlier but this "event" has been on my mind.

After the funeral, Den and I were driving home to Ottawa. We stopped at the highway rest stop...
Forum: Canada 07-08-2012, 04:57 PM
Replies: 21,114
Views: 2,100,424
Posted By smilin'Ed
Hi Milton, I'm still trying to make sense...

Hi Milton,

I'm still trying to make sense of this so I used a hijack of your post to make my point. I look forward to meeting you at the funeral 'cause any friend of Dave's has to be a good guy....
Forum: Canada 07-08-2012, 08:27 AM
Replies: 21,114
Views: 2,100,424
Posted By smilin'Ed
Helped us out? He always went much farther than...

Helped us out? He always went much farther than that. On a ride we did last summer through Timmins etc, I mentioned that we needed a new furnace at home and he looked at me like I was missing...
Forum: Canada 07-07-2012, 03:50 PM
Replies: 294
Views: 38,010
Posted By smilin'Ed
Ed and I are devastated by the loss of Dave. I...

Ed and I are devastated by the loss of Dave.
I didn't know Dave as well as Ed did, but he spent a few weekends at our house and I found him to be an incredibly kind person, always open-hearted and...
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