Categories: all aviation bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater

Wed, 14 Dec 2005

I just got off the phone with Todd Kollin, the Electric GPR
salesman. I'm on to ride one or more of his bikes around Christmas, and I'm getting excited.

While I was talking to him, he mentioned that not only will the supermotard version be offered, but also a 72 volt version of the GPR, which is normally geared for a 70 MPH top speed! Wow! It'll be cheaper too, since it uses 6 batteries instead of 8 (the one described on the webpage uses 4 banks of 2 for 48 volts). It'll have less range due to having fewer amp-hours behind that voltage, but still!

So yeah, I'm quite interested to find out what my impression of the whole thing will be. I have a feeling that a lot of pictures will be taken (if they let me), and I may try to turn it into a "feature article" sort of thing for the site.

Ooh, i'm all giddy now.

Later...

The choke on the Goldwing has been getting stiffer and stiffer, to the point that now, it's nearly impossible to pull without tools. Unfortunately, it's been cold enough that the choke is required to start the bike.

I can't tell whether it's the cable that's stiff, or the carburetors. The adjusting screw is so rusted and stripped that I can't get it out with a regular screwdriver, so until I can take the time to get it out (probably destructively), I won't be able to find the problem.

I'll probably find a new choke cable (which appears to include the choke lever, too), on the theory that it's the same one Honda shipped with the bike in 1982. If that's the case, it definitely needs to be replaced. It actually looks newer than that, so it's possible the cable was replaced at some point.

My new helmet finally arrived today (in other news), so I've got that to play with. Have to get the new shield fitted with a Fog City insert, so I probably won't have it ready for use tomorrow. Still, it's nice to finally have it.

Posted at 21:00 permanent link category: /motorcycle

Categories: all aviation gadgets misc motorcycle theater

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