12-01-2022
Welcome to the...
FSSNOC THUMPERGARAGE WEEKLY INTERNET MAGAZINE:
(*FYI - Photos are best when viewed on a tablet, laptop, or computer ... as opposed to a cellphone)
This is a multi-page site, check them all out before you thump off into the sunset, okay? Thank you for stopping by... - #000
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Hello Thumper Riders ... #000 here. Well, sort of ... I had eye surgery today to remove a cataract on my left eye which is my dominant eye. Just home from the Doctor - so far, so good, but long story short, I cannot read the computer screen so have to post-pone the update. I did get some photos for you, all taken today after my surgery, see the History Page and the Event Page for more input...
Sorry for the inconvenience!! Do check back to ketchup next week, okay?
Keep On Thumpin' ... Oh, by the way, on the way home, I (Carrie was driving!) did stop by the motorcycle shop in Wichita to see the new 2023 KLR650 - photo above. Anyway, best wishes to you all, hope to get things back in order by next week... #000
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FROM LAST WEEK'S UPDATE (BELOW):
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you all!!
Good Morning Jack and FSSNOCers...
Here’s the visual, with a bit of So Cal Autumnal color. I apologize for not anticipating the basic journalist rule of “complete your story”; don’t leave the readers hanging.
Good point, Fran ... but sometimes it keeps them tuning back in, ya know? (P.S. Love that BSA 441 in the photo above 'cept it makes my collarbone hurt, got off a BSA Victor in a rather spectacular fashion at a TT scrambles race back in the ole days!)
Paul Harvey was famous for leaving his listeners hanging, remember "the rest of the story"? According to informed sources, it worked pretty good for him from 1951 to 2008 reaching some 24,000,000 people per week.
Maybe FSSNOC THUMPERGARAGE should adopt that theory, we don't have quite that many viewers yet (Everyone ... tell your friends about us?) ! Ha! Ha! - #000
Also, a few weekly issues back a (past) member was looking for mods he’d written up in Thumper News. I’d like to help as I have all the TN’s going back some 34-35 years. Question is there a way for members to retrieve past WEEKLY web TN’s?
Thank You, Kind Sir ... for your offer to dig through your historic TN collection, the past member didn't get back with us ... perhaps he found his own back issues, I can't say. As for our weekly renditions of the FSSNOC ThumperGarage Weekly Internet Magazine, I have heard that nothing ever completely disappears from the internet, it can be found somewhere by someone, but I'm not that guy, for sure. As far as I know, they disappear into the night after one week... - #000
Thank you
Keep on THUMPING
Fran McCLAIN 1440
Thank You, Fran! Enjoy your holiday... Gonna be a bit brisk here so I'll probably ride in Carrie's Jeep. We did, however, have two days earlier this week in the 60 degree range, even got a few local FSSNOCers together for a fine meal (11 spontaneous attenders), I had a HUGE plate full of deep fat fried chicken livers ... they were awesome and they brought me so many I took a bunch home, they make a wonderful snack eaten cold outta the fridge - yummm! Best Wishes, my friend! - #000
.......................... FROM LAST WEEK'S UPDATE ........... (BELOW)..................................................................................................................
Good Morning Jack and other clubsters...
First: I got the olde Victor running yesterday, after too many years.😁
"What? NO photo???" - #000
Secondly, I’d like your thoughts-issue (engine, chain, EFI system, etc.) on the Himalayan now that you’ve had it for about half a year (plus or minus) and several long trips?
Actually, it has already been 1 year and 11 months (do time fly or what?) ... and upon our return from Georgia/ThumperCafe #58, as I parked it in the shed, the odometer tripped over to 8,189 miles (plus the 12,600 miles prior to this replacement speedometer unit ... the light behind the info panel failed, the unit as a whole was exchanged under the two year warranty), so that adds up to ... 20,789 miles plus a few more since.
Fuel-Injection seems spot-on except for an early fast idle, turning in the air screw seemed to do the trick so far ... and it has been my observation over recent years and recent bikes that have fuel-injection, especially early on in miles, a "flame-out" at my first stop was fairly common, hit the starter, it fires and runs fine ... once this little defugalty is out of the way. A recent new owner of a Himalayan just down the street here in ThumperVille was asking about this same occurrence, so that reminded me.
Performance is, well ... it is what it is ... no one except for a PW50 rider would ever describe this bike as a fast bike, except it does say in the R.E. owners manual that "this is a high speed motorcycle" ... it is sort of torquey, it responds to letting it pull much better than if I try to get it to spin at high rpm, there is simply no desire for it to do so ... but with all that said, it is my opinion that it is running stronger as the miles pile on, much was the case of my 2015 Royal Enfield Continental GT535. When I swapped it in for a Royal Enfield Classic 350, at 26,000+ miles, it felt half-again stronger than in the early miles!
Gas mileage is Gas smileage ... I googled "How much is a gallon of gasoline in India in USA dollars?" The response was $6.00+ per gallon! I'm not familiar with what the average wage is for a blue collar worker in India, but I suspect that fuel economy is important, perhaps the most important factor. I've seen in the 80's, but usually in the mid to high 70,s, sometimes in the 60's (windy in Kansas), and a few 50's...
Comfort for me is important, with the current Corbin saddle, it feels like home. I purchased a Seat-Concepts tall seat kit which was better than stock but for me, with a couple of broken tail-bones from racing get-offs in my history, the cupped-design of the Corbin is better. Inversely, with the stock original saddle, it felt like I was in an elastic speedo. - #000
Fran continues ... I thinking that once I clear the Victor and associated boxes of B44/BSA treasures that I’ve acquired during the nearly 35 years of ownership (hmm same time length of FSSNOC membership) that a R.E. 500 w/sidecar might be its replacement. I wouldn’t mind hearing other FSSNOC members thoughts on the Royal Enfield.
I like that as well, Fran ... so all you Himalayan guys and gals out there in FSSNOC-land, send us YOUR thoughts for our enjoyment, eh? E-mail your comments to us here at the ThumperGarage: FSSNOCthumpers@yahoo.com
Thank you
Keep on THUMPING
Fran McCLAIN, FSSNOC #1440
And THANK YOU, Sir Fran! ... Hope to see you in 2023, perhaps on a Himalayan-powered hack, yes? - #000
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Hi Jack (000),
Just in case you need another Fall season photo, see attached. (Thank You, Alan! ... it flipped over to Winter here in ThumperVille! BRRRRRRR! High of 36 degrees today, for maybe two minutes! Got in about 15 miles but took me three hours to warm back up to normal body temp! - #000)
Currently in the area where this photo was taken, the trails are now closed. Too many trees are falling down, the trees were damaged from earlier forest fires. Some people have been killed by those damaged trees falling on them.
Alan Smith (5286) Southern California
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FSSNOC ... IS on a national YouTube Podcast - don't miss it. Advise your friends to view it as well...
Wanna listen/view a podcast ... DO 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, hereby 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 was used to make this podcast.
If you like it, tell JANUS at 574-538-1350 JANUSMOTORCYCLES.COM
And, this podcast is for entertainment only...
********************************************************************************************
CHECK THE MASTHEAD ABOVE TO NAVIGATE TO THE OTHER PAGES ON THIS SITE ... THUMP EVERY CHANCE YOU GET, SMILE EACH AND EVERY MILE, STAY WELL AND VISIT US AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ABOUT OUR CLUB, INVITE THEM TO VISIT OUR THUMPERGARAGE WEBSITE, IT'S FREE, NO SUBSCRIPTION NEEDED, NO UNWANTED COOKIES, NO PASSWORD REQUIRED. THUMP ON! - #000
CIAO
Welcome to the...
FSSNOC THUMPERGARAGE WEEKLY INTERNET MAGAZINE:
(*FYI - Photos are best when viewed on a tablet, laptop, or computer ... as opposed to a cellphone)
This is a multi-page site, check them all out before you thump off into the sunset, okay? Thank you for stopping by... - #000
************************************************
Hello Thumper Riders ... #000 here. Well, sort of ... I had eye surgery today to remove a cataract on my left eye which is my dominant eye. Just home from the Doctor - so far, so good, but long story short, I cannot read the computer screen so have to post-pone the update. I did get some photos for you, all taken today after my surgery, see the History Page and the Event Page for more input...
Sorry for the inconvenience!! Do check back to ketchup next week, okay?
Keep On Thumpin' ... Oh, by the way, on the way home, I (Carrie was driving!) did stop by the motorcycle shop in Wichita to see the new 2023 KLR650 - photo above. Anyway, best wishes to you all, hope to get things back in order by next week... #000
************************************************
FROM LAST WEEK'S UPDATE (BELOW):
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you all!!
Good Morning Jack and FSSNOCers...
Here’s the visual, with a bit of So Cal Autumnal color. I apologize for not anticipating the basic journalist rule of “complete your story”; don’t leave the readers hanging.
Good point, Fran ... but sometimes it keeps them tuning back in, ya know? (P.S. Love that BSA 441 in the photo above 'cept it makes my collarbone hurt, got off a BSA Victor in a rather spectacular fashion at a TT scrambles race back in the ole days!)
Paul Harvey was famous for leaving his listeners hanging, remember "the rest of the story"? According to informed sources, it worked pretty good for him from 1951 to 2008 reaching some 24,000,000 people per week.
Maybe FSSNOC THUMPERGARAGE should adopt that theory, we don't have quite that many viewers yet (Everyone ... tell your friends about us?) ! Ha! Ha! - #000
Also, a few weekly issues back a (past) member was looking for mods he’d written up in Thumper News. I’d like to help as I have all the TN’s going back some 34-35 years. Question is there a way for members to retrieve past WEEKLY web TN’s?
Thank You, Kind Sir ... for your offer to dig through your historic TN collection, the past member didn't get back with us ... perhaps he found his own back issues, I can't say. As for our weekly renditions of the FSSNOC ThumperGarage Weekly Internet Magazine, I have heard that nothing ever completely disappears from the internet, it can be found somewhere by someone, but I'm not that guy, for sure. As far as I know, they disappear into the night after one week... - #000
Thank you
Keep on THUMPING
Fran McCLAIN 1440
Thank You, Fran! Enjoy your holiday... Gonna be a bit brisk here so I'll probably ride in Carrie's Jeep. We did, however, have two days earlier this week in the 60 degree range, even got a few local FSSNOCers together for a fine meal (11 spontaneous attenders), I had a HUGE plate full of deep fat fried chicken livers ... they were awesome and they brought me so many I took a bunch home, they make a wonderful snack eaten cold outta the fridge - yummm! Best Wishes, my friend! - #000
.......................... FROM LAST WEEK'S UPDATE ........... (BELOW)..................................................................................................................
Good Morning Jack and other clubsters...
First: I got the olde Victor running yesterday, after too many years.😁
"What? NO photo???" - #000
Secondly, I’d like your thoughts-issue (engine, chain, EFI system, etc.) on the Himalayan now that you’ve had it for about half a year (plus or minus) and several long trips?
Actually, it has already been 1 year and 11 months (do time fly or what?) ... and upon our return from Georgia/ThumperCafe #58, as I parked it in the shed, the odometer tripped over to 8,189 miles (plus the 12,600 miles prior to this replacement speedometer unit ... the light behind the info panel failed, the unit as a whole was exchanged under the two year warranty), so that adds up to ... 20,789 miles plus a few more since.
Fuel-Injection seems spot-on except for an early fast idle, turning in the air screw seemed to do the trick so far ... and it has been my observation over recent years and recent bikes that have fuel-injection, especially early on in miles, a "flame-out" at my first stop was fairly common, hit the starter, it fires and runs fine ... once this little defugalty is out of the way. A recent new owner of a Himalayan just down the street here in ThumperVille was asking about this same occurrence, so that reminded me.
Performance is, well ... it is what it is ... no one except for a PW50 rider would ever describe this bike as a fast bike, except it does say in the R.E. owners manual that "this is a high speed motorcycle" ... it is sort of torquey, it responds to letting it pull much better than if I try to get it to spin at high rpm, there is simply no desire for it to do so ... but with all that said, it is my opinion that it is running stronger as the miles pile on, much was the case of my 2015 Royal Enfield Continental GT535. When I swapped it in for a Royal Enfield Classic 350, at 26,000+ miles, it felt half-again stronger than in the early miles!
Gas mileage is Gas smileage ... I googled "How much is a gallon of gasoline in India in USA dollars?" The response was $6.00+ per gallon! I'm not familiar with what the average wage is for a blue collar worker in India, but I suspect that fuel economy is important, perhaps the most important factor. I've seen in the 80's, but usually in the mid to high 70,s, sometimes in the 60's (windy in Kansas), and a few 50's...
Comfort for me is important, with the current Corbin saddle, it feels like home. I purchased a Seat-Concepts tall seat kit which was better than stock but for me, with a couple of broken tail-bones from racing get-offs in my history, the cupped-design of the Corbin is better. Inversely, with the stock original saddle, it felt like I was in an elastic speedo. - #000
Fran continues ... I thinking that once I clear the Victor and associated boxes of B44/BSA treasures that I’ve acquired during the nearly 35 years of ownership (hmm same time length of FSSNOC membership) that a R.E. 500 w/sidecar might be its replacement. I wouldn’t mind hearing other FSSNOC members thoughts on the Royal Enfield.
I like that as well, Fran ... so all you Himalayan guys and gals out there in FSSNOC-land, send us YOUR thoughts for our enjoyment, eh? E-mail your comments to us here at the ThumperGarage: FSSNOCthumpers@yahoo.com
Thank you
Keep on THUMPING
Fran McCLAIN, FSSNOC #1440
And THANK YOU, Sir Fran! ... Hope to see you in 2023, perhaps on a Himalayan-powered hack, yes? - #000
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Hi Jack (000),
Just in case you need another Fall season photo, see attached. (Thank You, Alan! ... it flipped over to Winter here in ThumperVille! BRRRRRRR! High of 36 degrees today, for maybe two minutes! Got in about 15 miles but took me three hours to warm back up to normal body temp! - #000)
Currently in the area where this photo was taken, the trails are now closed. Too many trees are falling down, the trees were damaged from earlier forest fires. Some people have been killed by those damaged trees falling on them.
Alan Smith (5286) Southern California
##########################################################################
FSSNOC ... IS on a national YouTube Podcast - don't miss it. Advise your friends to view it as well...
Wanna listen/view a podcast ... DO 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, hereby 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 was used to make this podcast.
If you like it, tell JANUS at 574-538-1350 JANUSMOTORCYCLES.COM
And, this podcast is for entertainment only...
********************************************************************************************
CHECK THE MASTHEAD ABOVE TO NAVIGATE TO THE OTHER PAGES ON THIS SITE ... THUMP EVERY CHANCE YOU GET, SMILE EACH AND EVERY MILE, STAY WELL AND VISIT US AGAIN NEXT WEEK.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ABOUT OUR CLUB, INVITE THEM TO VISIT OUR THUMPERGARAGE WEBSITE, IT'S FREE, NO SUBSCRIPTION NEEDED, NO UNWANTED COOKIES, NO PASSWORD REQUIRED. THUMP ON! - #000
CIAO