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Re: Valve stems
Written by yankeesmuggler on 8/23/2011 at 11:56 pm

Also one should not miss walking on the rope bridge and checking out
the back restroom in the General Store.

Tim Davies
Seneca Falls, NY
Yankee Smuggler II 1998

Sent from my iPod Touch

On Aug 23, 2011, at 7:53 PM, "RudolphG" <rudyg@...> wrote:

> Gloria hates the Guzzi. Will not even try to go for a ride on it. So
> the 1998 PC800 with now all of almost 11k on it, goes out when we go
> together and when I go alone I take the Guzzi, now with 22k on it.
> Spoiled SOB ain't I? Depending on where Irene lands this weekend we
> may ride the PC down south for a few days.
>
> Speaking of riding south. Look on a map for route 311 from route 64
> near Cambridge VA. A fantastic road but while on it stop at the
> Paint Bank General Store. Great restaurant in the back of the store
> and a neat place anyway. I hope to have lunch there this weekend.
>
> Rudy
>
> --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "Gib" <gibinmich@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hey Rudi! Are you riding that museum piece PC or are you a full
> time Guzzi guy now?
> >
> > --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "RudolphG" <rudyg@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I had them om my last PC800 and I will put them on this one when
> the tires are changed. The only drawback is the tab on the rim to
> support the stock valve stem. I had my wheels powder coated (this
> bike also) so I did not want to grind the tab off. I had to point
> the stems to the left. This makes it near impossible to air up your
> tires on the side stand. A minor inconvenience of airing up from the
> left on the center stand. Or you can grind off the tab.
> > > These come in 2 sizes. Make sure you get the larger size for a
> Japanese bike. The smaller ones fit the European bikes.
> > >
> > > Rudy
> > >
> > > --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "Gib" <gibinmich@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > My all steel stems have the normal rubber donut seals.
> > > >
> > > > --- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "randiana46128" <rhayes@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > As I was looking at ordering tires, I noticed one supplier
> had right angle stems that were the rigid type, where the wheel part
> is threaded, goes through the rim, with a nut on the inside, gaskets
> on both sides. I have these on two autos with aluminum wheels and
> like them, cause they never wear, until the gaskets actually rot I
> guess and that is gradual, so you dont have sudden deflation like on
> the stock type with the rubber elbow. Ask me how I know. Anyone ever
> use these? Im getting ready to order new tires, partly because I
> have another stem cracking, so the wheel needs broken down anyway.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
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