Thread: Motorcycles

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Just woke up an oldie from a long slumber. A friend built it and rode it twice. Traded him out of it.
'78 PE 250 with total '79 RM suspension. Circle F pipe with FMF ISDT arrestor and Trail Tech computer.
Everything is fresh. Maybe I will go wake-up the neighborhood in the morning about 9.
Especially since I know everyone will be home!

Why wait till 9 am?? Given 'em a 'First Call/Reveille they won't forget!

Originally Posted by Grazor

Had a pe 175 2 smoke back in the day, and a mate had the rm 250.
Don't end up on your butt looking at the sky Sharpton, was quite easy to do as I recall...

Ya, I have a 175 also. Far cry from this thing. That pipe makes them come alive!
Easy, unintentional wheelie!

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Why wait till 9 am?? Given 'em a 'First Call/Reveille they won't forget!

That would be too kind, Roy!

Had a pe myself in the motor cross days, also had the rm 400. Roger DeVos yet could race them straight out the box and win, scary bike at times What a time. Then I try it with 800 pound bikes.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

That would be too kind, Roy!

I had after thought about posting the video.

My point was to get the bike out way earlier for the 'First Call/Reveille'-----

Folks are sleeping-in when they are shut-in these days, Roy! 9 should be purrrfect!

Tc, those RM400's were light switches. Most were skeered of them. DeCoster was 'The Man' on one back in the 'open class' days as he smoked lots of 500's.

These PE's are detuned versions for enduro racing but I think this pipe may have tuned this one up 'somewhat', though. McNasty!

OK guys, here is a link to a video I made today. It demonstrates what My Harley sounds like when I try to start it.
Tomorrow I will take off the primary cover and see if the gear/sprocket on the end of the starter jackshaft is stripped and if the teeth on the flywheel are stripped or ....?

Suggestions welcome.

OK guys, here is a link to a video I made today. It demonstrates what My Harley sounds like when I try to start it.
Tomorrow I will take off the primary cover and see if the gear/sprocket on the end of the starter jackshaft is stripped and if the teeth on the flywheel are stripped or ....?
2002 Heritage softail Twin Cam 88
Suggestions welcome.

https://youtu.be/8RaLWgFCncg

Originally Posted by randydance062449

OK guys, here is a link to a video I made today. It demonstrates what My Harley sounds like when I try to start it.
Tomorrow I will take off the primary cover and see if the gear/sprocket on the end of the starter jackshaft is stripped and if the teeth on the flywheel are stripped or ....?
2002 Heritage softail Twin Cam 88
Suggestions welcome.

https://youtu.be/8RaLWgFCncg

I've never had a problem with an electric starter on a bike, but from my experience with automobile starters--to me it sounds like the solenoid is bad and not shoving the shaft with the gear at the end forward to meet up with the flywheel to turn the bike over.

But there again------what do I know--

Current status ....
My 81 yr old biker friend in Wisconsin listened to this today and said to remove the primary cover and check the teeth on the jackshaft gear and the teeth on the flywheel/ring gear.

TC responded with a similar but more useful explanation.

Eric Molitor responded with the following
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So what that sounds like to me is the starter Jack shaft bolt has come lose.
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There is a sealing washer and lock tab that goes under the head of this bolt.
At times these can come lose, generally because they have been apart a time or 2 and not replaced.
If memory serves, the outer primary cover will need to come off. From there this can all be easily repaired.
Another thing I'd check first just in case, make certain the 2 starter bolts are tight. They are a bitch to get at but worth a check.
In theory yes. If this is the issue replace the seal washer with lock tab. Clean bolt threads well and use a dot of blue lock tite.
Seriously a dot ��
In theory yes. If this is the issue replace the seal washer with lock tab. Clean bolt threads well and use a dot of blue lock tite. Seriously a dot ��
In theory Sorry for the poor art work ��
That is what I hear in your video. I've never came across ring gear or Jack shaft destroyed in a newer model like yours.
But that bolt being lose I have encountered ��
Behind the Jack shaft is a spring, bolt comes lose spring pushes Jack shaft away from starter= no start