Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Trials & Tribulations

 



After posting the Little Feat cut the other day, I figured another one off the Waiting for Columbus album wouldn't hurt. And, of course, most anything by the Band is always good, especially if the second shooter on the grassy knoll is doing the vocals - you had to see the movie to get the reference.

I went on a search mission yesterday for a couple of items. First up was the heat absorbing paste for the motorcycle radiator job. They put up a plumbing supply within walking distance of me over the summer, so I was hoping to get lucky there. However, not only did they not have it, the counterman had never heard of it. 

Next up was the hardware store for a couple of clevis pins for the shift linkage on the trials bike. I needed two 1/4" dia. x 1" long. They didn't have any short ones, but they did have a couple 2" long that had a series of holes for the cotter keys so they could be cut to fit. That works but the little darlings were $2.99 each - ACE = Always Costs Extra.

After fitting up the shift linkage I started looking for the coil and plug wire. I couldn't find either one of them. The coil that was on the bike I put on the tractor when I was having trouble with the spark a few years back. The coil wasn't the issue, so I just left the bike coil on the tractor and put the other one heaven only knows where. Likewise, the plug wire. I'm going to take another look around for them but if the coil doesn't show up soon, I'll just order another one. I bought new plug wires for the Sportster, so I can use one of the old ones for the trials bike. It'll all come together one of these days. 

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