AR-NWA ADV BS thread

[Vinduroman]

What do you guys think? ( Pic of an adorable little girl proudly by her new iron steed.)

I think God has blessed you with a little cutie pie. Enjoy her while you can... they grow up WAAAY too fast!

V-man

[Scribe]

Originally Posted by stuckin

What do you guys think?

I think you need to puts some boots on that kid. And you need to let me take that two smoker out for a ride. Looks like a hoot. I hope she takes to it. I bought my daughter an XR 100 when she was about 12 and sold it two years later. She probably rode it twice.

[stuckin]

Originally Posted by Scribe

I think you need to puts some boots on that kid. And you need to let me take that two smoker out for a ride. Looks like a hoot. I hope she takes to it. I bought my daughter an XR 100 when she was about 12 and sold it two years later. She probably rode it twice.

So far she has put a lot of miles on her 90 four wheeler and has been riding her little bothers 70 with training wheels all over place. She loves to ride. Hopefully this one is not to much for her. we have a big grass/dirt place for her to try it out and get used to it.

If you guys have any advice on starting a kid with a clutch let me know.

stuck

[ridewestKTM]

Originally Posted by stuckin

So far she has put a lot of miles on her 90 four wheeler and has been riding her little bothers 70 with training wheels all over place. She loves to ride. Hopefully this one is not to much for her. we have a big grass/dirt place for her to try it out and get used to it.

If you guys have any advice on starting a kid with a clutch let me know.

stuck

Like I said unless she is going to MX race put about 3 inches of header pipe in it.
For training with the clutch have her start in 2nd or 3rd a few times - teaches to fan. Another trick is to do a few feet at a time, teaches to let out and back in before letting it out all the way.

Looks fun.

[DRZ Charlie]

It was freakin cold at that game...brrrrrrr. Martha and I (well me) wimped out and left at the 7th inning. I'm still not warm.

[Vinduroman]

MartiniUp said:

My 75 GS250 was purtier! And totally original except for the Works Performance shocks.

Well then... post pics of it! You know, put up or shut up!

Speaking of yours being a '75: Mine may have been a '75, too. I really can't remember. (Old age sucks, 'ya know!)

I purchased mine off Bill Hutchison over at Wheeler Kawasaki on Towson Ave in Ft. Smith back in the mid-70's... just can't remember the date any closer than that. It was Bill's personal woods scoot and he sold it to get something else. So, it was a model year old when I purchased it, I think? Bill had performed most of the mods, including the aluminum tank. I recall that I also received the OEM fiberglass tank with it, along with some other bits n' pieces.

SHOULDN'T have got rid of that one.

HOWEVER, in the interest of fairness, it DID have "warts". One thing I remember detesting was the stiff clutch (normal for that model engine) as well as some drag of same. (Again, all too common.) Didn't matter how it was adjusted, it was stiff and would drag. I also recall it drinking the gas... not as much trail range as I liked.

Other than those couple items, it was a great bike... especially considering its peers.

V-man

[jtwest]

Originally Posted by stuckin

What do you guys think?

Beautiful machine, tellin you though add 3 inches

[jtwest]

Originally Posted by jtwest

Beautiful machine, tellin you though add 3 inches

Nevermind just read someones way ahead of me

[jtwest]

Just had dinner with the wife at 28springs again complete with a stay at hampton. Once again great meal 3 for 3.

[Valentino Magoo]

Originally Posted by DrLewall

its usually in the passenger side kick panel in a ford truck

Yeah, I was going to check that first. I haven't checked fuses either. I did run it after I put in the master cylinder (I tested the brakes), so I don't think that's it. It hasn't moved since it ran last, so nothing bumped into it.

Only maybe related oddity is that I was having trouble with the ignition being really hard to turn (like it was glued). I put some WD-40 in the key hole (did not help), before I read that this is a common problem with these fords,but the fix isn't easy (some actuator bar in the column). It is easier to turn when above freezing, so I heated the column with my heat gun to see if that loosened it up. It did help. After doing this, I was able to get it running, so I don't think anything in the column was fried.

[tokyoklahoma]

Well the fridge is finally fixed right.
The heating coils, that were controlled by the thermostat that I changed, were fried. So I was on the right track.
$150 for the fix, a lot cheaper than a new fridge.


Stuckin, you sir, are officially a cool dad!

[ozarkrider]

Originally Posted by jtwest

Beautiful machine, tellin you though add 3 inches

We been tellin' Doc that for ages.

[DrLewall]

Mornin fellers

Originally Posted by stuckin

If you guys have any advice on starting a kid with a clutch let me know.

stuck

heres whatcha do...find a good sturdy wall...perhaps the side of your garage outside, and it has to be level!

butt the front wheel up against the wall..that way, she can't launch the bike, the wall will kill the engine.

have her PRACTICE letting the clutch out to where the real wheel starts to turn WITHOUT killing the engine while giving a little thottle..and then pull the clutch back in, and repeat..if she can hold that clutch friction (where the wheel wants to turn with power) for abt 2 seconds, then she will get the idea. Teach her that she does not have to get a hand full of throttle to achieve this..they pick it up pretty quick.

[wayno]

Originally Posted by DrLewall

Mornin fellers




heres whatcha do...find a good sturdy wall...perhaps the side of your garage outside, and it has to be level!

butt the front wheel up against the wall..that way, she can't launch the bike, the wall will kill the engine.

have her PRACTICE letting the clutch out to where the real wheel starts to turn WITHOUT killing the engine while giving a little thottle..and then pull the clutch back in, and repeat..if she can hold that clutch friction (where the wheel wants to turn with power) for abt 2 seconds, then she will get the idea. Teach her that she does not have to get a hand full of throttle to achieve this..they pick it up pretty quick.

Morning Doc That hand full of throttle is real important

[mouthfulloflake]

those lock cylinders in that vintage ford are common to fudge up like that, its about $14 for a new one, and its pretty simple to swap them out.

they keys wont match your doors after that though, a locksmith can fix that for you if it matters.

Originally Posted by Valentino Magoo

Yeah, I was going to check that first. I haven't checked fuses either. I did run it after I put in the master cylinder (I tested the brakes), so I don't think that's it. It hasn't moved since it ran last, so nothing bumped into it.

Only maybe related oddity is that I was having trouble with the ignition being really hard to turn (like it was glued). I put some WD-40 in the key hole (did not help), before I read that this is a common problem with these fords,but the fix isn't easy (some actuator bar in the column). It is easier to turn when above freezing, so I heated the column with my heat gun to see if that loosened it up. It did help. After doing this, I was able to get it running, so I don't think anything in the column was fried.