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Post by rapidjim on Dec 19, 2013 15:25:17 GMT -6
Great!!!!!!
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Post by rapidjim on Dec 18, 2013 7:50:42 GMT -6
Hey Jim, Finally my ORIGINAL battery that came with the trike back in march of 2009 gave out in this cold weather. I had to jump it yesterday after returning from 80 degree weather in Florida  So now I will put in the 9AMP Allstate battery I bought from you.  By the way how many CCA's is that battery I forgot  Alleyoop Alley that is an Interstate LOL CCA 115 Jim |
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Post by rapidjim on Dec 17, 2013 8:42:53 GMT -6
When Ice Bear did all the Mods and built the Zodiac one of the changes was to do something with the exhaust. The Magums had a vibration issue that was cracking the exhaust pipe, besides the old muffler was very ugly. They have one system for the Magnum and a different one for the Zodiac. At the time I checked with Ice Bear for w4wpa they only had the one style in stock and was not the type that he needed.
As far as the mess is concerned. There are numerous cars that use the same type system on their exhaust, allowing the exhaust flex and eliminate breaking. They need to update the mess and I have suggested that.
Jim
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Post by rapidjim on Dec 16, 2013 11:27:39 GMT -6
Great news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Good things do happen to good people. Hope all is well and the thiefs get all they have coming to them. Hmmmmmm?  Do they steal shoot horse thiefs in Texas? Jim |
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Post by rapidjim on Dec 13, 2013 9:59:15 GMT -6
Trying to work out some way to get a Road Warrior, Jim. I will be in touch for sure if I can figure it out. PM me if you get a really good used trike in your shop, please? Will do Steve! |
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Post by rapidjim on Dec 12, 2013 8:10:23 GMT -6
Sorry to hear of your troubles Steve. Hopefully it will turn up, it is unquie and the poloce may find it
Jim
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Post by rapidjim on Dec 4, 2013 10:32:08 GMT -6
Thank you all so much!!!!!!!!
All I can say is that I try and treat folks like I liked to be treated,
Jim
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Post by rapidjim on Nov 28, 2013 9:54:23 GMT -6
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
Jim
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Post by rapidjim on Nov 24, 2013 11:09:15 GMT -6
Well so much for "IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT" But hey I was only off by 1 year not bad for an old fart  Alleyoop Nope not bad at all |
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Post by rapidjim on Nov 23, 2013 8:27:13 GMT -6
Great to hear Steve and $335.00 shipped that is a good price believe me. Those suckers are heavy and shipping runs over $50.00 Most others want closer to $400.00 bucks shipped. Can't go wrong with JIM he will try his dam-nest to fix anyone up. If you ever seen him Tall Lanky Dude in his shop you know he is a wrench-er HE IS COVERED from HEAD TO TOE in GREASE and OIL, Very Nice Man, I know I was there in his garage(HAHA). He had TWO HOT-ROD trikes he was working on TWO big trikes they both had Volkswagen engines in them. He uncovered and showed me his pride and joy If memory serves me right a 1955 Chevy he and his son customized very nice also showed me his Harley Hog. Alleyoop Actually it is a 54 Chev 2 Door, same body style as a 53 just different grills and parking lights. Thanks for all the kind words Jim |
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Post by rapidjim on Nov 21, 2013 9:22:06 GMT -6
I get so tired of the whole banning thing. I hope Jim stays with us. Rest easy I am not going anywhere. As with a lot of others, I belong to several other forums and plan on staying with all but Scootdawg.net. I saw the writing on the wall when the whole thing started with the "Take Over" from the original Scoot Dawg but, decided to give Mike a chance. I even put his forum logo and link on my website along with the others. Of course I took it off now. There were issues in the beginning and then got worse then a bit better, then people started dropping like flys. As I stated before, I decided to leave there for personal reasons, deleted my posts and wrote a nice goodbye. My goodbye post got deleted, I received a "nasty" message from Mike and all my posts magically reappeared. Honestly that pissed me off. Even tho I couldn't post, I could still edit my signature, which I did telling others what happened. Then I was completely banned, my signature block deleted, and my name was changed to guest 2. My posts and pics are still there under guest 2, which IMO is theft. I have contacted his server provider and they have not responded to me as of yet. Honestly, I don't think they will. GoDaddy (domain registration) and vbulletin (forum software) did respond to my emails saying they couldn't do anything because they did not provide his server. All I can do at this point is to change the link to my pictures on the forums I belong to and modify/delete the links of my pictures on his. Problem is it will take a quite a bit of time to change over 300 pictures on 5 different forums, has to be done one at a time. I don't have the time to spare to do it now. So for the time being, he wins. He told me in his message "to take my ball and go home", well I did take my ball but I haven't gone home yet.   I have noticed that he is only averaging 5 to 8 posts a day. It won't be long before he is history anyways. No one wants to post or particapate on a dying forum and he did it to himself. Most of the "good" "knowledgeable" people are not there anymore. He is relying on old archieved posts from other forums and the stolen ones from people like me to even get people to come in. |
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Post by rapidjim on Nov 15, 2013 10:13:52 GMT -6
Sadly, Ellpee,you are right. This seems to be an ongoing, time wasting problem and I think the moderator needs to take some steps to put a stop to it. Visitors seeing this going on will not be interested in become members, IMHO. I have respect for both parties and would suggest that they make peace for the benefit of the forum. Nuff said. For the good of the forum, I editted my comments. |
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Post by rapidjim on Nov 14, 2013 8:41:28 GMT -6
don't get me wrong, seafoam can clean....no doubt about it....yes it eats and deforms non metal pars of the carbs and fuel system in PROLONGED contact and it's based from experience.. Define prolonged contact and are you talking full strenght without mixing with fuel? Even then I would doubt it, can't speak about that for sure since I have never used it full strenght to soak non metal parts. |
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Post by rapidjim on Nov 13, 2013 8:57:12 GMT -6
Great Job Steve!
Jim
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Post by rapidjim on Nov 13, 2013 8:54:13 GMT -6
i 'd say if you are going to winterize your scootie,use Stabil(it's milder,),i'm not a fan of stabil fyi)...but if you are going to clean your carbs aggressively and thoroughly, seafoam is the best. don't use seafoam to winterize any vehicle, it should not stay in contact with the rubber for a very long time,,,it eats up the non metal parts of the carb and fuel system when left in contact for months...remember that!!! I am not a believer in Mechanic in a Can normally, but I have used Sea Foam in everything I own since 1992. I was introduced to seafoam from a Seafoam rep when it was only available from parts stores. I orginally used it as an injector cleaner for automotive and found it did what it was advertised to do. That winter I tried it in my Harley for winter storage. Up here in Wisconsin the winters are long and we all know what todays fuel is like, and I was having problems with spring start up. Come spring, the Harley fired right up and purred like a kitten. From that point forward Seafoam is all I use. I am not sure where Luke gets his data about eating non metal parts, I have never had that happen and I would guarantee that machines get stored up here longer than they do in AZ. What eats rubber parts is ethonol gas. Every scooter or motorcycle I sell here leaves with seafoam in the tank. I also tell my customers to use it to prevent carb issues, some listen and some don't. I can tell the ones that don't because I see them every spring with carb issues. The proceedure I use is a full can of seafoam in a 5 gallon can of gas. Fill the tanks and take the machines out for a 5 to 10 mile run. Bring them in, shut off the fuel ( machines with manual petcocks ) disconnect the batteries and let them sit until the weather is better. I will also say, if you already have carb issues, most of the time Seafoam or any other product, is not going to fix it. These products are meant to be used to keep systems clean. Fuel injection is different due the to fact that there is fuel pressure forcing the fuel thru the injector, in that instant, seafoam does clean very well. Jim |
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