Nova Scotia Mike

Wow, crap I totally missed this thread. Good deal. What are you using now DK? SCB, lemme know if the trayvax doesn't work out for you ...

Well I have two places that I'd like to work on. Location A) our existing gravel driveway. The city came and did some work on the road in front of our place a few years ago. This involved them ripping up the curb and asphalt in front then replacing it. When they were replacing the curb I asked them to make the curb defining my existing driveway wider making it easier for us to park side by side. They did so gladly. Since the outer side of the existing gravel driveway has deteriorated as expected to a muddy mess in spring & fall. In this situation I'd like to widen the length of our driveway properly by about 4 extra feet, maybe more. Location B top of yard. The curb to street is cut for a driveway here but it's been grass/lawn since we've been in the house (~15 years). According to neighbors, the POs parked a motorhome up there seasonally. You'd never be able to tell though, no gravel, no tire ruts, nada. This top part of the yard can me mushy/wet in spring & fall. There is tree cover from neighbors trees which keeps it shaded from sun most of the time. When you say "getting the chosen path graded and crowned,' what sort of company should I be looking for to do such type of work? Excavation company? Landscaping company? I have no equipment, but can/will explore rental options. Not afraid of elbow grease. A friend of my bro's owns a dump truck so I figure he has some connections I can leverage but have not hit him up yet and I don't really know what he does with his dump truck business-wise. When is the best time of year to aim to do such work? Thanks for info, I'll get some measurements for the areas I'm considering soon.

Looking to add one to our small, slightly hilly/sloped property this spring. Any of you guys done this? All pointers, experiences, suggestions, resources appreciated.

Not my size, but this is a generous offer. Good man AZ.

Hi, Where is the most likely culprit for clutch fluid loss? Level through reservoir sight window noticeably down after several rides. Second time I've noticed this. Bike is stored inside and there's never been a drop under it. Does not seem visibly wet anywhere clutch-ish. I realize the volumes involved are very small. Thanks

Thanks all. He's planning to wash the inside of the frame out at a coin op car wash, then run kerosene through it repeatedly until no sand is coming out, then flush cheap oil through it to get rid of the kerosene. Local vintage triumph guru is heavily recommending against adding any sort of in-line filter. Says the slightest restrictions have caused catastrophic failures in the past.

So my brother is restoring a '70s Triumph he bought in boxes. The unknown PO had the frame sandblasted and painted, but there is still sand evident in the frame. This is an oil-in-frame bike with only slinger filtration so any residual sand is going to knocker the engine. What's the best way to clean out this frame and get rid of the sand? Shop vac? Flush with kerosene some how? Something better? thanks

Hi, I'm thinking of sticking a flagpole in the ground in my yard. We've had a short post mounted one on our patio but it's not the right place for it. I do like the sound of wind passing over a flag and I like flying Canadian or Nova Scotia flags. I'll likely want a set it and forget it set up. I'd like it to be tidy at the ground and easy to mow around. I'd like it to be planted well and long lasting. Are any of you flag flyers? Any and all suggestions/recommendations/general related info appreciated.

All great suggestions, thanks folks. I was concerned about breaking the glass. I duct taped it up around the top of the door frame with a rag between the frame and the tape to protect the paint. That got me to work where I was able to track down a new regulator. Had it delivered to work, then had Jeep and part picked up by shop, installed and delivered back to me at work. Get home after work and camping departure is delayed until tomorrow due to weather. Bah. Coulda stuck it in myself.

Yesterday in driveway I went to roll power windows up in 99 Grand Cheroke, there was an unpleasant noise from pass window and it dropped 6 inches. Motor makes noise when switch is pressed and window doesn't move. I take panel off door and it looks like cable fixture on window regulator is broken. I can manually slide window up and down in track. Can't get a new regulator until tomorrow but were supposed to take vehicle camping tonight. How is it best that I temporarily "lock" window in closed/up tot the top position for a few days? Any/all ideas and suggestions appreciated.

If you weren't 3500 miles away in a different country, I'd take it all. What lift did you put on? 99 4.7 WJ is my dd.

Very punny!

I'd try jump starting it from my car to see if it's the battery.

Check your local hardware store in the plumbing section for abs glue. It's what is used to affix black plastic poop pipes together. Under $10. Grab a broken fairing and practice a few times on it. I wouldn't take a soldering iron to my fairing. I tried it on an old laundry hamper (acknowledging it's different sort of plastic) and it sucked and didn't really work. I didn't want to shell out for the proper plastic welder at the time for such limited intended use. Plumbing abs cement and plastic shavings from an old fairing is where it's at.

I've used this method with great results to reaffix broken mounting tabs. I picked this stuff up http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/sluyter-abs-55y-solvent-cement-0632095p.html#.VgcvTBB5lP4 And I grabbed some cracked sportbike fairing from the dumpster at a local motorbike shop. Used electric drill on dumpster fairing to get a little pile of shavings, then I added the cement and mixed it up like a witchess brew until it had a gooey consistsncy. I applied it to my broken pieces, set/braced them in desired final orientation and let it sit for the abs cement solvent to evaporate off. Seemed as good as new. I did grab a yellow fairing from the dumpster and fixed a white fairing and the fix had yellow in it but it was on the inside so I didn't care. I'd totally vote for this method.

that's a real decent thing to do. Good on you.

I'd love to pick something like that up as I have two similar side cases but nothing for the top but shipping to me would be coocoobananas.

Did you sell it because of those 2 stone chips?

My xx came with a givi wing rack setup and PO cut the original rear signals off and stuck on some crappy little pieces of crap that have likely almost gotten me killed a few times. I think they are just those little bubble things that truckers put on the roof of their rigs. Pretty much everyone I go on a group ride with says, "your rear signals suck". PO did not include original Honda stockers when I bought the bike. Any suggestions? I have the wing rack on frequently so something short that fits would be great. Cheers, Mike

Bike shop I deal with has done that for me. Free sample size tubes of grip glue with purchase of grips too.

I've heard it's hard to keep that stuff clean on bodywork. That's all I can contribute on this.

Hi, That's a lot of shields. I've considered switching from stock for the sake of improved visibility of the gages. I don't reall care about or notice the wind flow too much. An optometrist once had me in the chair and was adjusting it to look at my peepers and she told me I had a long upper torso and a stubby/stocky lower body. I took it that she was calling me a knuckle dragger in optometrist speak. Oh well. I find when riding the xx to clearly see the gages I have to squat my head down from my normal riding position. Or arch my back weirdly like a dog taking a shit. Are there any shields that negate the need for a knuckle dragger to do yoga moves to see all of the gages clearly? If so, which of these would best do that?

Mine' broken too. Surely there is an upgrade option for this? I want a synthetic or gold one or whatever the upgrade is. Fuck this changing shit every 14 years bullshit.

Verdict? What was the outcome wr0ngway? I never knew galling happened so easily, and I'm not even really sure what galling is. I gots some more reading to do.