Richard stripped out the complete primary on my bike, in order to shim the front pulley to adjust the belt. While he was doing this, he also fitted a complete new Spyke 32amp charging system - which was nice.
Kev drained the ATF from his primary and replaced it with engine oil for chain lubrication.
Rich then had to have a go at his FLT, which he wasn't quite happy with. He was still working on it when about a dozen of his friends from the local motorcycle club came round to take us for a ride. This provided Kev and me with the opportunity to familiarise ourselves with the bikes and and give them a quick shakedown ride.
There were about ten other bikes on the rideout, which ran near the Susquehanna River and gave us a view of Three Mile Island before stopping at a bar in Bainbridge. On the return leg, they took us to their clubhouse, a really good sized building standing in 9 acres. All credit to them for the work they put in to make the project happen.
They were a friendly and generous bunch, so thank you York County Harley-Davidson Owners Association http://www.ychdoa.com/
On top of the afternoon's arrangements, the Club President, John Golihew, came to take us out for dinner. Rich was too busy sorting his stuff out for the Shovelfest trip, having spent a huge part of his day on us and our bikes.
Rich's eldest daughter, Alex, had offered us a really good rate for the night at the Heritage Hills Hotel. . John picked the Limeys up in his truck and took us to eat at the Hawk Gunning Club, York. Broiled scallops, mmmmmmmmmmmm! On the way back to the Hotel, John took us to see the new Harley-Davidson factory. After he dropped us, we had a few drinks in the bar, which had a really nice outside area, before going to our room at about midnight. I had to draw up bills of sale, for Richard to print and sign, but I kept falling asleep and finally emailed them to him at )2.45.
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