The Never Ending Refurbishing of a DreamrestorationClarence,I sent you a pm. Mike
Steve old buddy, where'ed ja' post go---kind of makes me look like I'm talking to my self ;-) As you tell Jensen: It's ok to be wrong.
☺(Embarrassed, squiggly smile!) Clarence, being wrong is one thing, but I felt that my post could have been misleading so that's why I deleted it. It wasn't until I put the procedure together in my head and remembered how the axle gets tightened, clamping the brake-plate before nipping the pinch-bolt up, that it struck me how wrong I was! If anyone read the above and omitted to read on as far as my retraction, the consequences (for the bearings) could be tragic. What a tosser! I cluck around the yacht like a mad scientist, talking myself into & out of solutions to problems until I get it right; if the crew actually listened to the arguments that I have with myself they'd have me certified!! I have those "did I say that out loud?" moments all too often.... I'm teaching myself STFU, but it's a losing battle!
I never thought of that; somebody stop reading before the retraction, then go put their bike together---could be bad. In fact I know it would be bad as I done that very same thing when I was first putting old bikes together and got an old Honda dirt bike, in pieces, for my son and put the front wheel back together without the spacer (must not have torqued the axle bolt very much or it would have pushed the inner bearing race out of the bearing, I now realize ). The first corner the bearing collapsed locking-up the front tire and throwing him off (he was 9 or 10 then so he didn't get hurt-- flexible you know, plus it was in the dunes).
The talking to yourself is only old age creeping up on you; I have a monologue with myself when I'm working on the house from the tension of trying to do carpentry work; like making two 2x4's the same length! I'd much rather be turning a wrench. Clarence
Since I got another Dream last week, the blue bike has been feeling neglected so I'm sending an up-date. I've been doing a lot of searches for a set of tires but haven't found anything with white walls that get a good rating for handling by members of the forum; so I decided to send for a set of the add on white walls:
 I bought it here: http://www.universaltire.com/sales-and- ... nsert.html Because I live on a two lane black-top with fast traffic, lots of corners so I want to have a good handling tire like this, Kenda cruiser: http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/3/ ... C_ID=10010 Which it comes in 100/90-16 which according to what I've read here should fit the Dream. Will the white walls fit this tire? Or this battlax : http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/ ... C_ID=10010 although with the smallest size a 110/90-16 it may be to large. Anybody have any experience with these white wall inserts? Thanks for any input. Clarence Here's a thread on the whitewall inserts:
http://www.honda305.com/forums/viewtopi ... ls&start=0 I have them on my dream and am pleased so far. The product info says they are not intended for radial tires, as the sidewalls flex much more than bias ply tires do, and most metric sized tires are radials. However, that statement may apply mostly to car tires as that is what they were originally designed for. I do know that the Kenda tires I used before had a very stiff sidewall, and may not be a problem for the inserts. Also, even though 100/90 is listed as a substitute for 3.25 on some charts, the 100/90 is considerably wider as measured, so a 90/90 is probably closer to original size. I would get a bias ply 3.25 or 3.50 if I could with the inserts if possible. The 3.25x16 I have measures 82mm width The 100/90 on another bike neasures 98mm width 66 dream, 78 cb750k, 02fz1, 09 wing
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