Recent content by justmike

Time for somebody to retire!

Put a new clutch in my K75S after rebuilding the transmission and discovering the clutch splines were toast.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/07/06/this-gta-motorcyclist-was-alone-in-a-ditch-about-to-lose-his-leg-the-cop-who-hit-him-is-charged-with-fleeing-the-scene.html

I used to read Cycle Canada cover to cover the minute it arrived back in the day. Sadly (to us old farts), time marches on, and things change.

OPP RELEASES AT-FAULT DATA LINKED TO MOTORCYCLE FATALITIES! (ORILLIA, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has released data that points to who was at fault in the collisions that cost close to 350 motorcyclists their lives over the past 10 years. Between 2012 and 2021, the OPP...

If your buddy is going to cafe it I’d be interested in the belly pan.

RIP rider.

Yup - located just off Hwy. 55 in Virgil, almost under the town’s water tower. Mechanics name is also Virgil ?

There’s a lock button on the left hand side - about halfway down the length of the seat just along the bottom edge. Use the key to unlock the button - can’t remember whether it unlocks clockwise or ccw - give the button a good push and the seat should lift and pivot on a hinge toward the right...

1300 kms. according to OP - that’s a fair amount.

If the oil level is high enough, such that it comes in contact with the spinning crankshaft, the oil can be beaten into a foam. This foam is a compressible substance which can cause fluctuating oil pressures to the point where it cannot maintain a separation between shafts ( crankshaft, camshaft...

The R65 is a lovely little bike - especially that model (LS?) I got a wrecked one years ago for a project, but after finishing it found it to be too small for my 6’2” stature. But it sure was a fun, nibble little scoot.

Actually it’s just “S” - the K75 came in T, C, RT and S versions. Sorry to be picky - I just can’t help it. ?

Honestly - I wouldn’t go over $1000 on the blue one. By the time you’re done, you’ll have spent enough to have bought a decent running bike without all the headaches. And if not for Covid - lots of low mileage bikes for reasonable money across the border. The R65 could be a good purchase for the...