My report Whiz-In 2006
Here is a link to the pics I took, I found myself to busy, and lost many good shots This years ride was said to be 50 miles. I had a few boo-boo's, I always started wifey's bike, and after I got her launched at the first stop, I could not hear my engine as I tried to start her, and could not hear my bike with 60+ loud bikes running in that gas station, and after pedalling my brains out, and being looked at for a ride on the flatbed trailer I turned on the key, and she kicked to life! The drop stand did just that a couple times, pull over, relatch, and away I go.
Rode pretty good, tho the roads were very rough at times. Off we went and parked at Harley Davidson, maybe 125 bikes. We spun the wheel (poker run), and a guy gave me a piece of baling wire to tie up the drop stand, to keep it from falling. I didn't get hardly any pics as my troubles grew. I fired her bike, and mine, and off we roared!
I know you are familiar with the Whizzer belt adjustment proceedure but it is a little tricky on a hot bike on the side of the road. The lower stud, which I had adjusted Friday, got just the slightest bit loose and my belt began slacking.
I was still running 30-35mph with no problems when disaster struck! I hear a clanging noise, and feel something odd as my tailpipe falls off, and bounces off my leg and foot, the pipe is now in the middle of the 2-lane country road, and I think I see the engine blow the exhaust gasket out of the mainfold, and it rolls across the road into the dirt on the other side of the road!
Well, we got trouble now amigos! The hot pipe is in the road, bikes, and Cushman's whizzing by, missing my pipe! I run out, and that **** pipe was hot! I scooped it with both hands, and threw it into the dirt on the side of the road. Several chase vehicles stop to figure out which one will haul the 08 thru the rest of the run, we are about 22 miles in I think. The flatbed trailer is chosen to haul me, having only one bike on it. I then took my leather gloves out of my pocket, asked the guys in the trailer, and yes, they had wire! I plugged it in the manifold, and we tied the exhaust on with tie-wire. I see that, when I bent the mounting bracket, the metal must have been stressed, and it sheared along that line. I thanked the guys, pedalled her, she fires, and off I roar, but now I don't have a map, and don't know where to go! The flatbed helps me to find my way. On we go, me lost, as I have no map!
Well we get to the park, quiet and serene..........errr..... no there are Junior High, and High School kids, and families all over the place, Hundreds of them!
It turns out it is a Band contest! well, the Ice Cream Parlour is jammed, we spin, I fire her bike, and we roar off again! Roaring down the road I begin to lose some speed, I had adjusted the tensioner with the only tool I had with me, a 13mm, and the belt was getting more slack, I'm losing speed, but the engine, with the pipe wired on, is running fine! As I approach the freeway, there is a large high overpass, and I'm barely holding 28 MPH or so, due to belt slippage. That hill seemed forever, at about 24MPH I crested, and down the other side I roar, trying to get back in the pack, slipping, and running 25-28 I roll into the park of the gun club Finish Line! I made it!
What a great ride, after all, I made it, helped by many along the way. These folks are a great crowd! you got to try this ride!
here is a link to the pics I took, Mike
http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i186/Motorbikemike/
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