How long has your CB sat

[peterbaron]

Yes Alliance. Would sometimes experience oil leakage into the standard shift dry clutch plate. It was a real "drag" trying to get up the Gardner freeway ramps in Toronto.

Big time problems:huh:

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Renault Alliance - "Car of the Year" (1985 or '86?) was a lemon.

The fuel gauge needle in the dashboard used to bounce up and down on road bumps.

 

[peterbaron]

"Peter......if that discussion took place in the 70's the bike was from around the 50's. That means the HD had a kick starter. Totally plausible. "

And was possibly equipped with a magneto. No battery necessary.
Jim

Based on additional info, I agree with you..

Would add that likely due to magneto design, experienced this 1500 km away from home, when generator was overcharging battery, burnt out a hole in it, acid leaked out and battery had less than 2 V. As long as I kept all light/acc off, I was able to make home with totally dry battery... nedless to say, I had to remove stop light bulb..
None of any vehicle of mine was ever towed, exept Renault 12 that broke crankshaft between main bearing 4 & 5
Thanks for your full update Jim & Frulk

Based on additional info, I agree with you..

Would add that likely due to magneto design, experienced this 1500 km away from home, when generator was overcharging battery, burnt out a hole in it, acid leaked out and battery had less than 2 V. As long as I kept all light/acc off, I was able to make home with totally dry battery... nedless to say, I had to remove stop light bulb..
None of any vehicle of mine was ever towed, exept Renault 12 that broke crankshaft between main bearing 4 & 5
Thanks for your full update Jim & Frulk
Did they sell Renaults in Canada ? , when I did my military service in Holland I had a Renault 4 , would love to buy one now !

Based on additional info, I agree with you..

Would add that likely due to magneto design, experienced this 1500 km away from home, when generator was overcharging battery, burnt out a hole in it, acid leaked out and battery had less than 2 V. As long as I kept all light/acc off, I was able to make home with totally dry battery... nedless to say, I had to remove stop light bulb..
None of any vehicle of mine was ever towed, exept Renault 12 that broke crankshaft between main bearing 4 & 5
Thanks for your full update Jim & Frulk
Did they sell Renaults in Canada ? , when I did my military service in Holland I had a Renault 4 , would love to buy one now !
Yes they did
That was in Europe/R12, around 1973??.
In Canada, as far as I remember we had R5-Le car, and a few more Alliance or Reliance ????

Did they sell Renaults in Canada ? , when I did my military service in Holland I had a Renault 4 , would love to buy one now !
Yes they did
In Canada, as far as I remember we had R5-Le car, and a few more Alliance or Reliance ????
Update for Houtman

EDIT:
"In Canada they sold the R10, R12, and R16 in the 1970 time-frame..... Prior to that, there must be been R4 sales, ...... And later in the 70’s there were the sporty R15 and R17 models. .....
Later came the R5, ....... "

Canada also had the Encore model around 1984 time-frame.
Hope this refreshed your memory a bit

 

[Doug Shepard_imp]

What is the longest your CB has sat without being ridden?

maybe a week

 

[flynrider]

You know, there are younger riders today that don't even know kick-starters existed. It's why I haven't traded in my somewhat beat-up atv's for newer models. I like the redundancy the pull starters provide in addition to the battery. A couple of times they saved me from a loooong, hot walk out of the desert backcountry to pavement for help.

My first ride was only kickstarter. On bad days it was a pain. Otherwise, cool to use.

My first ride was only kickstarter. On bad days it was a pain. Otherwise, cool to use. My Sportster was extremely finicky. Leaving school, people use to come watch my "man against machine" antics! When it wasn't refusing to fire it was backfiring and kicking my knee back up to my chin.

Here is the beast responsible

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Is that for real? Never thought I'd ever see a motorcycle part that was as expensive as an airplane part. A new 4 cyl magneto for my bird goes for about $1100.

 

[FLYTYM_imp]

Maybe a week since I got it almost 10 months ago. Even though I’m in California it’s been raining and cold,if it’s under 55 I ain’t touchin the bike. I remember years ago when I was invincible I wouldn’t think twice about goin for a ride 40 degree weather,now the idea of that just makes me cold.

 

[Bigskyorbust_imp]

12 hours ... lol


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[GoldOxide_imp]

Maybe a week since I got it almost 10 months ago. Even though I’m in California it’s been raining and cold,if it’s under 55 I ain’t touchin the bike. I remember years ago when I was invincible I wouldn’t think twice about goin for a ride 40 degree weather,now the idea of that just makes me cold.

We here among the north shore of Lake Ontario would welcome that opportunity.

For some reason it still feels like early February here. The snow/ice hasn't receded, nor has the road salt. When it rains, it will be a total mess.

I think the high today will be at least -6C - I think? The lows are still in the feelin' -20C area.

 

[Rocky_imp]

Maybe a week since I got it almost 10 months ago. Even though I’m in California it’s been raining and cold,if it’s under 55 I ain’t touchin the bike. I remember years ago when I was invincible I wouldn’t think twice about goin for a ride 40 degree weather,now the idea of that just makes me cold.

We here among the north shore of Lake Ontario would welcome that opportunity.

For some reason it still feels like early February here. The snow/ice hasn't receded, nor has the road salt. When it rains, it will be a total mess.

I think the high today will be at least -6C - I think? The lows are still in the feelin' -20C area.

We here among the north shore of Lake Ontario would welcome that opportunity.

For some reason it still feels like early February here. The snow/ice hasn't receded, nor has the road salt. When it rains, it will be a total mess.

I think the high today will be at least -6C - I think? The lows are still in the feelin' -20C area.
I feel your pain GO, it's the same down here.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Maybe a week since I got it almost 10 months ago. Even though I’m in California it’s been raining and cold,if it’s under 55 I ain’t touchin the bike. I remember years ago when I was invincible I wouldn’t think twice about goin for a ride 40 degree weather,now the idea of that just makes me cold.

We here among the north shore of Lake Ontario would welcome that opportunity.

For some reason it still feels like early February here. The snow/ice hasn't receded, nor has the road salt. When it rains, it will be a total mess.

I think the high today will be at least -6C - I think? The lows are still in the feelin' -20C area.

We here among the north shore of Lake Ontario would welcome that opportunity.

For some reason it still feels like early February here. The snow/ice hasn't receded, nor has the road salt. When it rains, it will be a total mess.

I think the high today will be at least -6C - I think? The lows are still in the feelin' -20C area.
I feel your pain GO, it's the same down here.

We here among the north shore of Lake Ontario would welcome that opportunity.

For some reason it still feels like early February here. The snow/ice hasn't receded, nor has the road salt. When it rains, it will be a total mess.

I think the high today will be at least -6C - I think? The lows are still in the feelin' -20C area.
I feel your pain GO, it's the same down here.
I am thinkin' just another week or two Rocky. (missing fingers crossed emoji). :-/

 

[kingofthehill_imp]

Almost 3 months since I last filled the tank for winter storage. Had it not been a 63 degree day , it would have stayed covered in the garage a couple of more months. Burnt a whole .6 gallon today. And, as you can see by the lack of fillups, September was literally a “wash”. Rain and more rain.


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Are those fuel prices for real? $2.15 a gallon??

 

[the Ferret]

Yes for U.S. gallons in some places. I can buy it for $2.22 right now. It's usually about $2.49 to $ 2.79 per gal

 

[Frulk_imp]

In the U.S. gas traditionally goes down in price during the winter and up during the summer (travel/vacation/tourist season). Price of gas can rise and fall as much as $1.20 a gallon between the extremes. Also, some states just have lower gas prices than others due to a number of reasons (local state taxes being one). Utah is fast to raise the price of gas and slow to lower it on the aforementioned reason. It’s a bone of contention for us locals.

 

[Cormanus]

Maybe a week since I got it almost 10 months ago. Even though I’m in California it’s been raining and cold,if it’s under 55 I ain’t touchin the bike. I remember years ago when I was invincible I wouldn’t think twice about goin for a ride 40 degree weather,now the idea of that just makes me cold.

We here among the north shore of Lake Ontario would welcome that opportunity.

For some reason it still feels like early February here. The snow/ice hasn't receded, nor has the road salt. When it rains, it will be a total mess.

I think the high today will be at least -6C - I think? The lows are still in the feelin' -20C area.

We here among the north shore of Lake Ontario would welcome that opportunity.

For some reason it still feels like early February here. The snow/ice hasn't receded, nor has the road salt. When it rains, it will be a total mess.

I think the high today will be at least -6C - I think? The lows are still in the feelin' -20C area.
I feel your pain GO, it's the same down here.

We here among the north shore of Lake Ontario would welcome that opportunity.

For some reason it still feels like early February here. The snow/ice hasn't receded, nor has the road salt. When it rains, it will be a total mess.

I think the high today will be at least -6C - I think? The lows are still in the feelin' -20C area.
I feel your pain GO, it's the same down here.
I am thinkin' just another week or two Rocky. (missing fingers crossed emoji). :-/

GO, are you saying you’re missing having a fingers-crossed emoji or that it’s been so cold you want a missing-fingers crossed emoji? :-/

 

[Lord Popgun]

Regular gas is $2.15 at the Exxon by my house right now in Va. Beach.

 

[Labrador12_imp]

MY first bike was a 56 AJS 500 single. Every time you kicked it itbruised your knee. The only way to ride it was to have somebody tow you and then it would bump start. The coil would short out and overheat. Lucas electronics.

My next bike was a 350 four. Night and day. Funny how UJMs became so popular. I bought the AJS in 1969, I bought the 350 four in 1972. I rode the snot out of the honda. The AJS was a rediculous unstart5able piece of crap. A buddy, who let me ride his Triumph, which turned me on to bikes, had good things to say about AJS bikes which is why I bought my bike. I' m a UJM guy over character bikes like the AJS.

 

[the Ferret]

AJS street bikes are kind of rare. I have never seen one on the street, but I have a good friend that was U.S. 250 Class National Champion in Moto X on a factory sponsored AJS 250 Motocrosser. That was in 1972.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Maybe a week since I got it almost 10 months ago. Even though I’m in California it’s been raining and cold,if it’s under 55 I ain’t touchin the bike. I remember years ago when I was invincible I wouldn’t think twice about goin for a ride 40 degree weather,now the idea of that just makes me cold.

We here among the north shore of Lake Ontario would welcome that opportunity.

For some reason it still feels like early February here. The snow/ice hasn't receded, nor has the road salt. When it rains, it will be a total mess.

I think the high today will be at least -6C - I think? The lows are still in the feelin' -20C area.

We here among the north shore of Lake Ontario would welcome that opportunity.

For some reason it still feels like early February here. The snow/ice hasn't receded, nor has the road salt. When it rains, it will be a total mess.

I think the high today will be at least -6C - I think? The lows are still in the feelin' -20C area.
I feel your pain GO, it's the same down here.

We here among the north shore of Lake Ontario would welcome that opportunity.

For some reason it still feels like early February here. The snow/ice hasn't receded, nor has the road salt. When it rains, it will be a total mess.

I think the high today will be at least -6C - I think? The lows are still in the feelin' -20C area.
I feel your pain GO, it's the same down here.
I am thinkin' just another week or two Rocky. (missing fingers crossed emoji). :-/

GO, are you saying you’re missing having a fingers-crossed emoji or that it’s been so cold you want a missing-fingers crossed emoji? :-/

GO, are you saying you’re missing having a fingers-crossed emoji or that it’s been so cold you want a missing-fingers crossed emoji? :-/
Ha! The former ... if it brings moderate weather here faster. I guess I should've used double quotes. :-/

 

[Bazbro_imp]

My poor CB was bought by its last owner in October '18. He crashed it in October '18, after riding it just 165 miles!!
It's sat, waiting for me to collect it next May when I return to the UK.
So it'll have been sitting unused for six months. And then I've got to get the parts and rebuild it

 

[jitaylor_imp]

Mine has been sitting since late December when I had heart surgery. My doctor has cleared me to start riding again and the rain has finally stopped so I'm riding today. Forecast is clear and 75F.

That is great.

One of my best friends lives in Minnesota. Every winter he curses his ancestors for settling in that area. Of course due to job (since retired) kids and grandkids he is stuck living there. He does go to Mexico for 2 months every winter just to get away from the snow and cold.

I'm not sure , as a matter of fact I'm positive, that I could not live where winter may last for 8 months of the year. Our 2 months of winter is too much for me.

Due to yesterdays freak snow storm I am stuck in the house today and maybe tomorrow and it's driving me nuts. Shouldn't be a shut in the house in the month of March due to snow/ice.

Two months? I had the misfortune to spend 5 days up in Idaho back in December which coincided with their first winter snow storm. That was waaay too much for me. I don't know how you northern people do it.

Yes. The climate in the Peoples Democratic Republic of Minnesota is challenging. The current iteration of the off season is actually what I remember the winters of the late 60's and 70's to have been. The trick back then was to put a tennis ball on the car radio antenna so you could be seen by other traffic over the drifts and snow banks at intersections. It is like that again this year.

Much of the climate change noise probably rises from the series of warmer than normal winters we have had the past few years. as welcome as they were, it spawned complacency.

My bi...complaining rises out of having just returned from five weeks in the southern tropics. I'm suffering 'climate shock'. like the other snow birds, I find a way to take a break from winter. This winter it just wasn't over yet.

Jim

1986, when I still was a student, a German friend invited me to stay some weeks in his flat in Orlanda, FL. He had his first job as an engineer for a German company, who sent him for a one year project to Orlando.

That was February, March. When we took a bath in the Atlantic ocean at Daytona beach at that time, they asked us, if we were from Alaska, as only those guys would take a bath in the Atlantic during winter time.

Water temperature was 24°C btw.

I see this at my local airport in the winter. The locals are wearing jackets and hats, while Canadians are jumping out of their planes wearing shorts, T-shirts and sunglasses.

Some how the poisons are chosen for us. I was supposed to be Phoenix boy, but that never materialized. We'll check-in June/July to ensure your tires haven't melted somewhere in the suburbs.

One of my best friends lives in Minnesota. Every winter he curses his ancestors for settling in that area. Of course due to job (since retired) kids and grandkids he is stuck living there. He does go to Mexico for 2 months every winter just to get away from the snow and cold.

I'm not sure , as a matter of fact I'm positive, that I could not live where winter may last for 8 months of the year. Our 2 months of winter is too much for me.

Due to yesterdays freak snow storm I am stuck in the house today and maybe tomorrow and it's driving me nuts. Shouldn't be a shut in the house in the month of March due to snow/ice.

Two months? I had the misfortune to spend 5 days up in Idaho back in December which coincided with their first winter snow storm. That was waaay too much for me. I don't know how you northern people do it.

Yes. The climate in the Peoples Democratic Republic of Minnesota is challenging. The current iteration of the off season is actually what I remember the winters of the late 60's and 70's to have been. The trick back then was to put a tennis ball on the car radio antenna so you could be seen by other traffic over the drifts and snow banks at intersections. It is like that again this year.

Much of the climate change noise probably rises from the series of warmer than normal winters we have had the past few years. as welcome as they were, it spawned complacency.

My bi...complaining rises out of having just returned from five weeks in the southern tropics. I'm suffering 'climate shock'. like the other snow birds, I find a way to take a break from winter. This winter it just wasn't over yet.

Jim

1986, when I still was a student, a German friend invited me to stay some weeks in his flat in Orlanda, FL. He had his first job as an engineer for a German company, who sent him for a one year project to Orlando.

That was February, March. When we took a bath in the Atlantic ocean at Daytona beach at that time, they asked us, if we were from Alaska, as only those guys would take a bath in the Atlantic during winter time.

Water temperature was 24°C btw.

I see this at my local airport in the winter. The locals are wearing jackets and hats, while Canadians are jumping out of their planes wearing shorts, T-shirts and sunglasses.

We are desperate. AZ and FL probably get annoyed sometimes from the feathers we shed.

Some how the poisons are chosen for us. I was supposed to be Phoenix boy, but that never materialized. We'll check-in June/July to ensure your tires haven't melted somewhere in the suburbs.

One of my best friends lives in Minnesota. Every winter he curses his ancestors for settling in that area. Of course due to job (since retired) kids and grandkids he is stuck living there. He does go to Mexico for 2 months every winter just to get away from the snow and cold.

I'm not sure , as a matter of fact I'm positive, that I could not live where winter may last for 8 months of the year. Our 2 months of winter is too much for me.

Due to yesterdays freak snow storm I am stuck in the house today and maybe tomorrow and it's driving me nuts. Shouldn't be a shut in the house in the month of March due to snow/ice.

Two months? I had the misfortune to spend 5 days up in Idaho back in December which coincided with their first winter snow storm. That was waaay too much for me. I don't know how you northern people do it.

Yes. The climate in the Peoples Democratic Republic of Minnesota is challenging. The current iteration of the off season is actually what I remember the winters of the late 60's and 70's to have been. The trick back then was to put a tennis ball on the car radio antenna so you could be seen by other traffic over the drifts and snow banks at intersections. It is like that again this year.

Much of the climate change noise probably rises from the series of warmer than normal winters we have had the past few years. as welcome as they were, it spawned complacency.

My bi...complaining rises out of having just returned from five weeks in the southern tropics. I'm suffering 'climate shock'. like the other snow birds, I find a way to take a break from winter. This winter it just wasn't over yet.

Jim

1986, when I still was a student, a German friend invited me to stay some weeks in his flat in Orlanda, FL. He had his first job as an engineer for a German company, who sent him for a one year project to Orlando.

That was February, March. When we took a bath in the Atlantic ocean at Daytona beach at that time, they asked us, if we were from Alaska, as only those guys would take a bath in the Atlantic during winter time.

Water temperature was 24°C btw.

I see this at my local airport in the winter. The locals are wearing jackets and hats, while Canadians are jumping out of their planes wearing shorts, T-shirts and sunglasses.

We are desperate. AZ and FL probably get annoyed sometimes from the feathers we shed.
Not at all GO, everyone loves Canadians down here. And besides, someone has to swim in the water before mid-April, the official opening of beach season. You guys have the whole ocean to yourselves until then !
So far, 'round 4 days. Other bike gets the call somedays. It is very, very hard for me to not ride a motorcycle. It is like surfers on a no surf day. I just feel rotten if I don't get to ride.