Posted by snarl on August 12, 2008, 12:52 pm
On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:31:19 -0500, "Donna A."
>Chilly wrote:
>> Snarl@trippin.com sed:
>>
>>> On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:46:50 -0500, "Donna A."
>>>
>>>> snarl@trippin.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On that note, these may be kinda hard to find, but if ya stumble
>>>>> across one, buy it. Electric over hydraulic lift. Goes up/down
>>>>> smooth as silk. With a push of a button you can line shit like this
>>>> The lift I have is operated by a crank.
>>> Don't be so hard on yerself.
>>
>> Bada-BING!
>Hey, you be quiet. Don't make me come over there...
Me first!
Snarl
Posted by George Pollard on August 12, 2008, 3:08 pm
>> BTW, a small hole drilled into the plastic of the headlight bucket will keep
>> rainwater from filling the space and breaking your bulbs.
> Kewl. I'd do that if I had a bucket instead of a fairing. 8-)
Well, inside the fairing is the headlight assembly, which I call the
headlight bucket. The first real rainstorm I rode the bike in, it got
about an inch of water in it, which slowly evaporated. This occurred a
couple of times before it ruined the halogen bulb, which went out on me
as I rode across the panhandle of Florida one night. Thank goodness for
spotlights.
Once I got home I took the assembly out and drilled a small hole in the
bottom of it to allow any water to drain. No further problem.
--
George BS235
Owner, rmh VB&G
Posted by George Pollard on August 13, 2008, 3:14 pm
> Do you mean the whole glass headlight thingy that the bulb goes into?
> I've never had that leak. Maybe mine's different than yours, tho, since
> my bikes fairly old now.
Yep, on my bike the glass front is bonded to a plastic back part the
headlight bulb goes into. I never figured out where the water was
getting in, it only had one hole in it and that was sealed by the bulb
and gasketed.
It's OK now, though, the water has a place to go if it gets in there.
--
George BS235
Owner, rmh VB&G
Posted by PugMan on August 13, 2008, 9:10 pm
>>> BTW, a small hole drilled into the plastic of the headlight bucket will
>>> keep
>>> rainwater from filling the space and breaking your bulbs.
>> Kewl. I'd do that if I had a bucket instead of a fairing. 8-)
> Well, inside the fairing is the headlight assembly, which I call the
> headlight bucket. The first real rainstorm I rode the bike in, it got
> about an inch of water in it, which slowly evaporated. This occurred a
> couple of times before it ruined the halogen bulb, which went out on me
> as I rode across the panhandle of Florida one night. Thank goodness for
> spotlights.
> Once I got home I took the assembly out and drilled a small hole in the
> bottom of it to allow any water to drain. No further problem.
> --
> George BS235
> Owner, rmh VB&G
I have an old lincoln continental I did that to. The plastic light boxes
would slowly fill with water during rainy season, and slowly evaporate
afterwards. I drilled two small holes in each fixture to let air in and
the water out. Cover the holes with scotch tape when they drained. Never
again reoccured.
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>> Snarl@trippin.com sed:
>>
>>> On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:46:50 -0500, "Donna A."
>>>
>>>> snarl@trippin.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On that note, these may be kinda hard to find, but if ya stumble
>>>>> across one, buy it. Electric over hydraulic lift. Goes up/down
>>>>> smooth as silk. With a push of a button you can line shit like this
>>>> The lift I have is operated by a crank.
>>> Don't be so hard on yerself.
>>
>> Bada-BING!
>Hey, you be quiet. Don't make me come over there...