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bye grog! nklr
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2000 10:51 pm
by Backroad Bill
I picked up on the Grog soliloquy right away and regret that I didn't
ever get to know Eric.
But I sure enjoyed the Grog stuff, along with most or all of his
other posts. He posted my stuff on his site at Angelfire or whatever
it was, and lots of other people's pictures and information, and I
share his impatience with people who might be unwilling to use the
resources immediately at hand. I mean, who would you want to be
stranded in the woods with, standing over a broken bike? Someone who
didn't know where to turn and was generally helpless, or someone who
had a power of observation and an ability to make a decision?
Backroad Bill
Eric must have been a brother.
side panel melting / tweety
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2000 11:35 pm
by John Lyon
I have a couple of questions I hope the list can answer.
At the end of a 200-mile ride at highway speeds a few weeks ago , I noticed
a new sound at low Rpm s. I assumed something had vibrated loose and was
rattling around. Upon closer inspection I determined the sound is coming
from the stock muffler. I tightened all the nuts and bolts associated with
the muffler, but the noise remains. During the inspection I also noticed a
small part of the lower right side panel lip had melted away (semi-circle
shape about the size of a quarter) that is adjacent to a vertical weld on
the muffler. I checked the weld to see if it had split, but I could not find
an exhaust leak. I guess this new noise could be the onset of Tweety (I
had a few air cooled VW's and the noise does not sound like one) but my real
concern is the side panel. I was using a pair of Ortliebs with Tim s side
racks when this happened, so there is no way the bag forced the side panel
to touch the muffler. The insulation on the right side panel is still
attached, so I am clueless as to why this happened outside of the fact it
was 104F that day, but I have riden for prolonged periods in high temp
before without anything melting. Anyone else have this happen? If so, what
did you do to stop it from reoccurring?
Thanks in advance,
John
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