Yes, Andrew me boy, you should've. You know about the notorious reliability problems of those newfangled motorcicles. I was disappointed to hear that you wouldn't be making it when I arrived at the rally. Forget now whether Charlie or Ian told me that you had problems with the Sport. I haven't seen you since I can't remember when. Get somethin' running will ya? I'll be at the Ohio Rally and the Maryland Rally for sure, and probably the Mid-Ohio Vintage weekend. Don't know what else. It was good to see Ian and Charlie and Joe Kenney & Pat Galbreath again, and Ian's friend Ed, who had a nice black Eldo. Makes me think I ought to paint the old Eldo and get up to their level. Dennis Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: "andy hill" <alh-@adelphia.net> To: <Loopfram-@topica.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 12:05 AM Subject: Re: Another successful rally in the history books - long
yeah, guess i shoulda rode the eldo. sigh..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Adkins" <ianad-@linkamerica.net> To: "Loopframe" <Loopfram-@topica.com> Cc: "Doug Adkins" <doug1-@aol.com> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 9:32 AM Subject: Another successful rally in the history books - long
Hey All,
Well....what can I say. Another great rally put on by Ron and Alice.
They
make it look easy.....but I know a lot of work goes into one of these events. What amazes me is how these two keep smiling through the whole time....an inspiration for this rally "wannahave".
All told....150 were in attendance...about 10 Loops I think. I received oldest bike awards and Ed received People's Choice. Saw the new Breva courtesy of Winchester Motorsports. Had a chance to meet up with
familiar
faces and met some new ones.
Total mileage for the old 69 Ambo was 1139 miles. Not bad for a 33 year
old
bike. She never missed a beat and scooted along the I-state pretty well.
The Tech Tip learned from this rally is:
When your bike quits....make sure that the points are opening. Ed's bike quit in Asheville and although we never check the point gap I did check
the
condition of the points. They even sparked on me! However the points
were
on
the low part of the lobe so I never thought they would have slipped. I thought the problem was the coil and fetched a new one only to find the
same
problem. Reinspected the points and this time (as luck would have it)
the
points were on the high part of the lobe and not open. AHHH HA!! Took a screw driver.....reset the points to .017. The bike fired and we were
off.
Took us three hours to isolate and fix a 15 minute problem. The positive
on
this is that this only happens once to a person. I have never seen
points
slip after riding 150+ miles. I will be sure to expect the unexpected
rather
than to "think" I know what the problem is. The screw on the points was still tight too. I don't know how they slipped but after correcting the problem the bike ran well for the remainder of the trip.
On a sad note: Andy...I heard your bike crapped out on you. Sorry to
have
missed you....I had a couple of beers in your honor :-) You were missed.
On a positive note: The Blue Ridge Rally is a month away. After hitting
my
first rally of the year I am lusting for another one. Folks.....you
likely
missed the best rally on the "right coast". Don't miss the second best
on
Aug 1,2,3 :-) My only dilemma is what bike to take this rally....
Good seeing you all at that rally. I hope to see you all again in