01 Aug 2007
#^$*&^%@#
Basically destroyed the paint on the rear fender of my bike last weekend. While camping, one of the “lick-n-stick” passenger seat suction-cups melted onto the fender. When I removed the passenger seat, a huge chunk of paint came with it. I’ll post a pic later. On the way up to the campsite, the compression release spark plugs I was using fell apart and melted. Leaving me stranded just before Hopland. Had to wait for replacement spark plugs. It looks like these plugs(firestryke by spyke) don’t hold up too well. I’ve been using ‘em for a year or so with no problems, but they should last longer than that… The plugs, in case you’re wondering, have a sleeve that a normal spark-plug(for a v-10 ford) fits through. the sleeve has a little button on it that you push in when starting the bike. This relieves pressure in the cylinder so that the bike cranks over easy. the button pops out automatically once the bike is running. It was the sleeve part that crapped out, allowing air into the cylinder and fowling the plugs. Interestingly, both plugs failed…