New Rider!

[the darth peach]

Originally Posted by The Flying V*

sorry all the pix are still to small cant figure out how to make then zoom to fit

SMUGMUG!!!

[The Flying V*]

Originally Posted by the darth peach

SMUGMUG!!!

thanks peach I will deff use that for the next upload...

[midengineracer]

The second picture is of the manufacture date of your tire. It appears to be a 3 digit number on your tire. This means your tire is rmore than 8 years old and really should be replaced ASAP. If it is a 4 digit number, the last two tell you the year of the tire.

The first picture was your tire size, it is what you need to search by when you go to buy new tires.

If your tires really are that old, it is a crying shame as they do have great tread...

[The Flying V*]

Originally Posted by midengineracer

The second picture is of the manufacture date of your tire. It appears to be a 3 digit number on your tire. This means your tire is rmore than 8 years old and really should be replaced ASAP. If it is a 4 digit number, the last two tell you the year of the tire.

The first picture was your tire size, it is what you need to search by when you go to buy new tires.

If your tires really are that old, it is a crying shame as they do have great tread...

I just rechecked the tires after your post and verified that it is indeed a 4 digit number '3005' assuming their four years old there about half way through their life?

also anyone have a good image hosting site that's FREE as I just forked over my last $250 for my MSF course, starting on 2/11/09

[midengineracer]

Glad to hear they are newer.

I personally would not wait until after July 2011 to replace them but that means you have some time to spend on other parts of the bike. Hopefully you will wear them out before then!!

Oh, I haven't mentioned, I really like those old CX bikes as well, the cylinders are cool (cooler than a Guzzi!).

[dbarale]

Originally Posted by The Flying V*

Hello all!
Regarding the rear shocks is it possible for a well equipped shop to just pull them off the bike and rebuild the rear shocks, thus saving some monies? or is it time to start hitting the scrap yards looking for replacements.

Any mechanic, make that anybody with a wrench, should be able to pull them off the bike. Rebuilding them, even if it is possible which I'm not sure,
is not worth it. Same for junkyard shocks.
Look on ebay for Harley Sportster shocks of the proper length (I believe 13" eye-to-eye but double check). You'll find tons of new take-offs for around $20, they usually fit without modifications, worst case you may have to reuse the metal sleeve that came on your shocks. They are not high performance shocks but work better than 30 years old parts and the spring ratio is about right for the weight of the CX.
With that said, again, don't focus too much on the shocks until you have the rest of the rear end checked out.
I really wish you were closer, I would hate for you to spend a lot of $$ in useless repairs following the advice of a "reputable mechanic"...

Your tires are from July 05, they are still good but need to be "re-scrubed".
Be careful, especially on the wet stuff, until you get rid of the yellowish film that formed on the rubber.

[mongox]

Originally Posted by The Flying V*

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also anyone have a good image hosting site that's FREE as I just forked over my last $250 for my MSF course, starting on 2/11/09

photobucket.com

[the darth peach]

Originally Posted by The Flying V*

my MSF course, starting on 2/11/09

Where is your course at?

[The Flying V*]

Originally Posted by the darth peach

Where is your course at?

The classroom part is at Dore St. san francisco
and
the riding course is in the large parking lot right in front of City College(my university for now), same city.

were are you from in Nor CAL?

~bB