Hi Jack (000) and FSSNOC members far and wide,
First how is everyone doing? Turkey time is coming up fast. So is the winter season.
#000 - HELLO, ALAN - HOW WOULD YOU KNOW ABOUT WINTER? YOU LIVE IN CALIFORNIA?? (BIG GRIN)
About the electric Royal Enfield Flying Flea on last week's post. Is that the future of motorcycling? I already have two electric motorcycles in my garage with my gas-powered motorcycles.
#000 - YO ALAN ... YOU HAVE A LEG-UP ON MANY OF US WHO DON'T HAVE AN ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE AND AS FOR ME, I'VE NEVER RIDDEN ON ... I'M CURIOUS YELLOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY ON THE SUBJECT. CARRY ON, GOOD SIR!
All my current gas motorcycles are either Singles or Twins. In the distance past, I've owned Triples and 4-cylinder models.
Electric motorcycles have some advantages. Quick trips around town, they are perfect. No engine warm-ups. No tune-ups. Just hop on and go. I've got over 50,000-miles on electric motorcycles.
The way I look at it, it saves my Thumpers from wear and tear for important rides.
Now switching subjects:
For the last few decades, I've been using white Lithium grease on all my motorcycle chains. My motorcycle chain and sprockets on my motorcycles usually last 25-40,000 miles. Based on my success, a friend of mine switched from the regular chain lubes to white Lithium grease.
With the success of my friend's use of white Lithium grease, he now has switched to a thicker green Lithium grease. So far the thicker grease seems to be working on his motorcycle. The thicker grease seems to stay on the chain better. Any thoughts on this? What does everyone else use?
#000 - QUESTION? HOW DOES HE (AND YOU) APPLY IT? DOES A THICKER GREASE ABSORB MORE IMPACT WITH LESS WEAR TO THE WEARING SURFACE THAN A THINNER PRODUCT? CONSIDER THE NEW AUTOMOBILE OILS THAT ARE NOW O-20 WT. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 20W-50 OF A FEW YEARS AGO? HAVE THEY PROVEN THAT AS LONG AS THERE IS AN OIL/GREASE BETWEEN WEARING SURFACES THAT THE THICKNESS OF SAID OIL/GREASE IS IRREVERENT? IN FACT, THE THEORY IS THAT THE LIGHTER THE OIL/GREASE THE LESS FRICTION IS CAUSED BY THE LUBRICATION ITSELF? INTERESTING! DOES A BEAR MAKE NOISE IN THE WOODS IF THERE ARE NO ANIMALS AROUND TO HEAR IT?
ANSWERS: EMAIL THIS SITE AS ABOVE ... LET'S KEEP THIS TOPIC GOING. IT IS OF INTEREST (AND/OR BENEFIT?) TO MOST OF US AS FEW ARE THE THUMPERS THAT DO NOT HAVE A CHAIN-DRIVEN FINAL DRIVE SYSTEM. HENCE, TYPICALLY THEY HAVE A NEED FOR LUBRICATION TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE AND LIFE SPAN ... LET'S CALL THIS TOPIC:
THE CHAIN LETTER
On fun motorcycle stuff. Recently I attended a motorcycle rally in San Francisco that was for pre-1975 vintage models. One of the more unusual motorcycles to show up was a Wards Riverside 175. I know it is a 2-stroke but that is what a lot of future motorcyclists started on. When is the last time you saw one of them going down the road! See attached photo (ABOVE).
THEY ALSO HAD (OOPS - THIS IS #000) A 500 FOUR-STROKE SINGLE THAT WAS PRETTY COOL FOR THE DAY, PERHAPS MADE BY THE BENELLI OF OLD, SINCE SOLD OFF TO A CHINA COMPANY AS I READ IN MY AMA MAGAZINE, RIGHT? ANYHOW, I HAD ONE FOR A SHORT TIME ... MANY MOONS AGO! (GRIN)
#000 ... THANK YOU, ALAN ... YOU ALWAYS ENTERTAIN, MY FRIEND, YOU ALWAYS ENTERTAIN. WE SO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND INPUT ON THIS CLUB INTERNET SITE!!!
Alan Smith (5286) Southern California
SOME ELECTRIFYING NEWS!
https://www.advrider.com/royal-enfield-flying-flea-ff-s6-scrambler/
THANK YOU, www.advrider.com
GET READY TO "BITE THE BULLET" ... ELECTRICITY IS COMING ...
THIS STATEMENT WILL MAKE MORE SENSE AFTER YOU READ THE ABOVE POST, at least I think it will ... get it? "BULLET" ?
SHORT AND SWEET, NOW I'M HEADED FOR THE EVENT PAGE ... again, check out the GPS of navigational aids above ... it's two doors down from the ThumperGarage Page where all of this started... See you at the EP======>
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BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
ROYAL ENFIELD'S HUNTER 350 ...
( was the PHOTO )
READ THE SPECIFICATIONS ON THE EVENT PAGE ... Could THIS be YOUR next motorcycle?
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THE FOLLOWING EPISODE IS FICTIONAL AND IS PRESENTED IN LIGHT-HEARTED HUMOR ...
(it's a joke! Ha! Ha! How'd ya do?)
SOMETIMES ANSWERS TO LIFE'S QUESTIONS ARE HARD TO FIND ... should these work, you are welcome to use them.
(See the ThumperGarage Page for six questions )
ANSWER #1:
99
ANSWER #2:
I dunno, very carefully...?
ANSWER #3:
First, invite the Elephant to step out the box, then invite the Giraffe into the box?
ANSWER #4:
The Giraffe wasn't there, perhaps he was still enjoying the box or maybe he's at the Zoo snack bar and didn't get the text?
ANSWER #5:
Nothing. The Alligator was still at the party.
ANSWER #6:
The brick.
I hope you had fun with this little episode. Enjoy the rest of your Thumper week, be sure to review the Event Page before you ride off into the sunset. You might enjoy those specs ... Thank You, Collin, for sharing your story with me!
See you all in the next video. - #000
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NO - THIS ISN'T A STICK-UP! (10-23-25)
THIS IS THE 10,000 MILE MARK on the odometer of Carrie's Honda ADV160 Scooter ... event happened in mid-September, one month prior to her bike being one year old.
Well done, Carrie! - #000
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ENJOY A LITTLE OF OUR OWN HISTORY ... CHECK IT OUT, RUNS AN HOUR AND MAYBE A BIT MORE, MIGHT TAKE THE PLACE OF SOME BAD TV, EH? - #000
A THUMPER RIDER'S PODCAST ...
To view the podcast ... CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZb4CgjfmEk
The podcast above was generated by Janus Motorcycles in Goshen, Indiana. EP.#1 ... In this podcast, FSSNOC #000 (Jack) is the guest being interviewed by Richard and Grant from JANUS MOTORCYCLES.
Play/View time is a tick over an hour so some popcorn might be nice, I like the chocolate drizzle kind, btw. Formal wear (FSSNOC club t-shirts, cap, etc...) adds to the mood, but not mandatory. Contact your friends, invite them in, share as you like. No cheat sheets, no prompt boards, no prior discussion and no Thumpers hurt in the making of this podcast.
574-538-1350 JANUSMOTORCYCLES.COM
And, this podcast is for entertainment only...
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