On 9/15/18 1:33 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/15/2018 12:46 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 9/15/18 12:26 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/15/2018 9:34 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:00:09 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 9/14/2018 4:14 PM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 14 Sep 2018 14:04:59 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 9/14/2018 12:04 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 9/14/18 11:50 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/14/2018 11:43 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 9/14/18 11:28 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 9/14/2018 10:50 AM, Its Me wrote:
On Friday, September 14, 2018 at 7:47:42 AM UTC-4, John H
wrote:
On Thu, 13 Sep 2018 21:34:54 -0700 (PDT), Its Me
wrote:

Well, after we had to evacuate the house for nearly a week
while
new hardwoods were being laid, sanded and finished,we are
back in
the house today just in time for Florence. At this time the
biggest worry is power outage... the storm is down to a
Cat 1,
but is moving so slowly it will dump lots of rain.Â* We're
on a
hill so no worries of flooding, but power is a concern with a
well. Should have pulled the trigger on a gen, but we've
briefly
lost power twice in ten years, so it hasn't been at the
top of
the list. Work is 10 minutes away, and we have a huge gen,
kitchen and showers so really no big deal.Â* Plus I have
about 5
ways to cook without electricity, so we are OK.

Hope anyone in the path fairs well.Â* I'll probably just
spend my
time painting the newly remodeled parts.Â* All new
appliances next
Tuesday!Â* Then we'll have a complete kitchen again after
almost 3
months.Â* Whew!

I've heard nothing but good about this generator from the
RV crowd.

https://www.harborfreight.com/3500-w...tor-63584.html



As soon as I find a buyer for my Honda 2200, I'm getting the
Predator.


Thanks, but I need 240V@30A to run the well pump.


I don't necessarily need 240v (split phase) but if my Honda ever
gives up the ghost I'll shop for one.

Speaking of the Honda ... I just pulled it out of the storage
shed and
gave it three pulls.Â* Fired right up.Â* Last time it was used
was last
winter when we lost power for a couple of days.Â* Still has
the same
gas in it that it had then with a splash of Stabil in it.Â* I
have it
running right now, trying to run it out of gas so I can use
fresh gas
if and when I need it again.Â* It's just purring away on the
old gas.

So much for the stories that gas goes bad in a month or two.
It may
lose some of it's BTU's so an engine can't develop it's full
HP rating
but I see no evidence of that.Â* I put a 1500 watt space
heater on it
as a load so it burns the gas faster and it runs just fine.




Ahh, you put Stabil in your generator's tank and the gas was good
enough to start up and run your generator and therefore "So
much for
the stories that gas goes bad in a month or two."

Gotta love that scientific methodology.



http://funkyimg.com/i/2Le5c.jpg



Universal truth from a single observation?


Just an additional data point from the time the generator sat for
five
years unused with gas in it. (again, used some Stabil).Â* After
all that
time it ran, although it took extra pulls for it to fire up.
Once running, it burned up the five year old gas with no problems.

I am in the habit of adding Stabil to the gas storage jug
immediately
after I fill it with fresh gas. In that way the generatorÂ* always
has
treated gas and it has always fired up and run fine after long
periods
of sitting (i.e. 5 years).Â* Just my experience and only with the
little
Honda generator. Works for me.

Doing the same now with the gas I use in the little scooter,
based on
the luck I've had with the generator.Â* The only difference is
that the
scooter uses high test (93 octane) gas.

When it's time to put the motorcycle away for the winter, I'll do
the
same for it.Â* In fact, the owner's manual for the Suzuki
specifically
says to fill the tank with fresh gas, add an appropriate amount
of fuel
stabilizer (the manual recommends Stabil), run the motorcycle for a
while to distribute the treated gas throughout the fuel system
including
the fuel injectors before permanently storing the motorcycle.


Are you up in Connecticut now or down south with us racists?

Why put the bike up for the winter. There's usually a bunch of
great riding days in the winter, at
least around here. I just keep it ready to go all the time.


I am still in Massachusetts, not too far from the beginning of Cape
Cod.
I am not a big fan of cold weather riding.Â* I bought the motorcycle
more
as an impulse buy anyway.Â* Might keep it, might not.Â* We'll see.
Actually, I enjoy riding the little scooter but it's not all that
comfortable for longer rides.


I keep kicking around the scooter idea. I'd get one of these. Very
comfortable for a tall guy. There
is also an extension for the windscreen. With a 650cc engine, the
thing will scoot over 100mph and
is fine on the interstate.

https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/...ABS-5004031071



The inexpensive little scooter I bought is nothing like a Silverwing.
Only 150 cc and has a top speed of about 60-65 mph on a good day.
Still, it's fun to tool around with and make runs to the convenience
store.Â* It's not comfortable enough to go much further.Â* I bought a
color coordinated seat cushion for the seat that helps.




Everyone loves your new scooter outfit...

https://flic.kr/p/MkRNce


You're just jealous ...

https://tinyurl.com/y8e6w6pg




I thought you said you shed those pounds...

It's scary enough on the state roads around here on a motorcycle, what
with the too fast car and truck drivers...I like scooters but I don't
think I'd want to be on one, at least not on the major roads here. I
drove a Lambretta once in a while when I was in high school...but I
stayed on the back roads.