Picture: Louie's DR200, a bit firmer ride than his Harley (Max and Pat contributed to the photos in the album)
The REB is Down
Pat and I were joined by a new ROMEO yesterday. Randy with his cherry 2001 Suzuki Savage 650cc thumper made the 125 mile ride with us to Puffy's Ice & Steak House in Maple Hill, KS. The ride was uneventful except for a rock road detour to get around a bridge east of White City on KS4. I guess "uneventful" isn't a good way to describe a ride through the Flint Hills, although they were a bit hazy it is always spectacular.
We were the last to arrive as we had miscalculated our travel time. Puffy's is a nice place that would be worth a second visit sometime.
Seven of us, including Louie on his brand new Suzuki DR200, rode back through Council Grove for a stop at the DQ. When getting ready to leave DQ the city mayor walked up and introduced himself and visited with us for a few minutes. He owned the DQ and had been in the back washing his new Goldwing when he saw us.
When I pulled in the driveway at 5:30pm I killed the engine so I could move Sue's car and when I started it back up there was this awful tinny, clanking noise coming from the bottom of the engine. The first thing I checked was the oil but it was fine. Then off came the pushrod adjuster plate and there I found the problem. The exhaust pushrod was just flopping around, loose as a goose. Upon further examination I found the adjuster to be tight on the pushrod leaving only the tappet as the culprit. I have to get into the timing chest to look at the tappet and there I'm treading into unknown territory. After I talk to Classic Motorworks, www.enfiendmotorcycles.com, this morning I will decide what to do..........stay tuned.
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