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Post by #98cuznvinnie on May 16, 2024 17:46:06 GMT -6
I must apologize for not being on the forum for the last couple of months. I have been undergoing a wet spring and the usual spring honey dooes plus a lot of medical stuff. Underwent surgery for implantation of a Fistula for hemodialysis in late April and per doctors orders I have been banned from riding until at least the end of May. As soon as I am allowed to ride I will be out and about. This enforced situation is not fun and I am getting a sort of cabin fever. The only riding I am allowed to do is the freaking lawnmower! Lord help the pavement when I get loose. I am gonna grind it. May 28 I finally hit the 30 day mark from my surgery and the doctors no ride BS. Got out yesterday for a bit to go to the local Memorial Day ceremony in the National Cemetery. Felt great! Today, I busted out and did about 60 miles....That felt even better! Now that I can ride again, I fully plan on putting as many miles as I can on the trike. My ride today was alot more steady in the handling department and I was able to handle steady highway speeds without worry. See Norm, I am getting there.
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Apologies
May 16, 2024 17:53:58 GMT -6
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Post by ETC on May 16, 2024 17:53:58 GMT -6
Hang in there and get well
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Post by arizonarob on May 17, 2024 7:10:29 GMT -6
Hoping you have a quick recovery.
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Post by #98cuznvinnie on Jun 6, 2024 20:54:47 GMT -6
I am now riding again! The last few days I have been testing helmets and working on speed and control. I have also been working out what few bugs there were. All of the bug were related to me learning to ride again and things like seating and comfort. The only thing that required some real head scratching was the amount of heat that I was getting on my legs. Even after short rides it was getting pretty warm. Plus, the bike was heating up too. After some research, the fix ended up being twofold.A. The Vulcan engine is liquid cooled and designed to get airflow on both sides and in the front thru the radiator. The wind vanes in the cowling put too much air into the radiator and not enough was allowed pass the sides. The "fix" was to remove the internal wind vanes so as to allow more air to pass thru to rider and also the past the sides of the engine. B. I switched back to a "springer" seat. Now that I am more comfortable on the trike I was able to put the springer back on. They set a couple of inches above the frame and allow a great portion of the heat to go by. Note: The Vulcan Drifter comes with a frame mounted seat like all the rest, but I always wanted to ride a Springer like a Harley or an Indian. In 2010 I managed to get a pretty good under frame designed and put a Springer on. I like them and was sad to have to go back to the stock seat while learning to ride again. I put a nice new springer on today and felt like a kid again.Final result: A much cooler ride for the engine and me.
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