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Ja-Moo
PostPosted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:10 pm 
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Ric wrote:
dave c wrote:
Finally had the motard rebuilt!!! 6500 trouble free miles !!!!!!!!



What am I missing.....it needed a rebuild after only 6500 miles ???


That's really good from what I hear......

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dave c
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Ric wrote:
dave c wrote:
Finally had the motard rebuilt!!! 6500 trouble free miles !!!!!!!!



What am I missing.....it needed a rebuild after only 6500 miles ???


Ric, Its a Race Bike with tags............Single rings on piston.......Manual
says check Valves and piston at 5300 miles. Had 4 burnt valves Ti that
had to be replaced and new liner and buckets. And you know I run the
crap out of that bi^&h !!!!!!!!

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Ric
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dave c wrote:
Ric wrote:
dave c wrote:
Finally had the motard rebuilt!!! 6500 trouble free miles !!!!!!!!



What am I missing.....it needed a rebuild after only 6500 miles ???


Ric, Its a Race Bike with tags............Single rings on piston.......Manual
says check Valves and piston at 5300 miles. Had 4 burnt valves Ti that
had to be replaced and new liner and buckets. And you know I run the
crap out of that bi^&h !!!!!!!!

Dave




Ahhhhh......Roger-That....

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kawbulman
PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:46 pm 

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My latest acquisition,, Just need to build a platform on back for hauling a bike or two. Now when im sick of rain and no decent riding weather.. I can go searchin.. 1956 kenworth turb diesel upgrade.
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Jim
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Really nice, what's the inside like? What transmission? I put a few thousand miles on an early Bluebird motor home, and it was a great experience. Unfortunately that one's gasoline powered, so we got 7 mpg if I ran 55.

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kawbulman
PostPosted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:10 pm 

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@jim, heres a pic of the interior. hard to believe the conversion was done in early 70's. Purchased from orig owner's daughter after his passing.. He was a diesel mech. in the army during ww2 followed patton through europe. and came home and started the local school bus transport till they went public in early 70's. This was his baby. always garaged.. Best part is they leased me the shop to boot.. Now its full of triples and parts..And of course the kenworth.. Found this while garage selling this summer.:)
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Jim
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Again, very nice. The construction is amazingly similar to the Blue Bird's interior. Lots of real wood, home type counters and plumbing, etc.. I know you'll enjoy that one.

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Evans Ward
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Very nice kawbulman! That is classic and will be alot of fun for sure. :)

Jim- Blue Bird Company is located 15 miles from me in Fort Valley, GA (Peach County). They still sell lots of school buses all over the USA! They also make the Wander Lodge (tour bus/ motor home/ biiig money) but I don't see as many of them probably due to the economy.

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scrambler73
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that bus is sooooooo freaking cool 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Jim
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Evans Ward wrote:
They also make the Wander Lodge (tour bus/ motor home/ biiig money)

That's what I have here, but it's a '71, before they started getting nuts.

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