Yesterday we road the first DGR in Augusta. Not a big ride, but about 25 good riders.WhyNot said:
CB750 No Plunger Hellride Freedom Machine
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Thanks, bud. Means a lot.trek97 said:
Not sure it was advertised, per se. I usually do the Greenville ride, since it's down the road from my mom. But when I looked up the rides, I saw there was an Augusta ride. A few guys there said the coordinator was finding people downtown when their bikes were parked and passing out info. It will happen again next year, so I'll message you.WhyNot said:
Much thanks, Mike. If this is what it takes to push you towards chopper love, than I have accomplished something good in my life. LOLMaritime said:
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My first bike was a 650 Triumph Trophy (TR6C) with bolt-on Corbin Gentry hardtail, K&Q seat, 12" over springer, peanut tank, pull-back butterfly handlebars, etc. I loved it and rode it quite a bit (but, I was at sea 50% of the time). Even with Lucas electrics, it never completely let me down (although I spent several hours next to the road with the gas-powered soldering iron I carried on a couple occasions). Its downfall was handling in traffic. It just responded too slow to feel safe around Charleston, SC drivers that seemed to have all sailers on motorcycles targeted. You have done yours tastfully without going too far on any of it, and it looks like the frame geometry is fairly conservative. It should grow to be a solid part of you.
I do like it a lot. Certainly something to get used to. Since I shimmed the forks, it is significantly improved. They were way too soft and had almost 2 inches of sag, which is ridiculous.pidjones said:
So, when were you in Charleston? I was there 89 - 94. I was on the USS Semmes, DDG18, a Machinist Mate, MM3.
Well, I finally sorted my issues with the PD carbs. I threw them aside and ordered a kit from Murray. Holy shit does this thing run beautifully now. I had to flip the intakes to fit this chopper frame, and I made my own filters from two layers of aluminum screen with Uni filter media sandwiched in-between.
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Lol.
Hey, it works. I’m on the lookout for one that fits. LOL
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Making some tweaks to the carb kit to get fitment with this frame. I couldn’t get enough clearance either inbound or outbound to get an air cleaner on the carbs, so I put the flange side down on the intakes to a belt sander and ground an angle to each side, then followed up with oil and sandpaper on a surface plate. The K&N style filters still don’t fit, so we’ll make our own. The plan is to add a Uni element under the screen, but I have to secure it to keep it from getting sucked into the carb.
