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Short drive in a 1909 touring on video
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 9:40 pm
by Bob McDaniel
About 2 months ago I wanted to drive the T to a place I had driven the 26 T to a year or two before. I knew that after the weather turned warm it would be impossible to make this drive because of the soft ground so time was working against me and I was just getting over major health issues that kept me inside for the entire winter. March 7th was just warm enough and the ground was still frozen but not for long so I bundled up and headed out to the barn where my latest addition was parked. It had not been started in over a week when you see me hand prime and start it in the first short video. The temp was 29 and some snow still covered the path near the top of the hill just before the clearing were the rear tires slip and you can here the engine race a little. It was a short trip but fun and some of you might enjoy the ride along. Only music you hear is the sound of coils and the engine running.
https://youtu.be/eDQlfmiEkY4 Video 1 is 5:18 long
https://youtu.be/Y2BPwbISk8A Video 2 is 0:21 seconds
https://youtu.be/EEDJFCN0VRQ Video 3 is 5:46 long
Re: Short drive in a 1909 touring on video
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 10:18 pm
by Russ T Fender
Great shots. Wish I had roads like that to run on. Cold starts are hard on the back but jacking up a rear wheel makes them a little easier.
Re: Short drive in a 1909 touring on video
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 10:19 pm
by Scott_Conger
Bob!
fun videos, but #2 and #3 links are to the same video...
Re: Short drive in a 1909 touring on video
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 10:35 pm
by Bob McDaniel
Scott_conger wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 10:19 pm
Bob!
fun videos, but #2 and #3 links are to the same video...
Oooops! I just fixed it,
Re: Short drive in a 1909 touring on video
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 10:41 pm
by Bob McDaniel
Russ T Fender wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2019 10:18 pm
Great shots. Wish I had roads like that to run on. Cold starts are hard on the back but jacking up a rear wheel makes them a little easier.
I will confess that the right rear was up about an inch to help save what is left of my back. Also helps it stay running at low RPM till it warms up. I killed it when I stepped on the brake to stop the wheel from spinning the first time to soon because the oil was not warm enough yet and had to get out and crank it again.
Re: Short drive in a 1909 touring on video
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 11:10 am
by Russ T Fender
Been there done that! I finally moved to Florida. First pull cold starts.
Re: Short drive in a 1909 touring on video
Posted: Sun May 05, 2019 12:37 pm
by Bob McDaniel
Does it even get cold down in Florida? Around here a day with a high of 35 in the winter is a warm day.
