Central Texas Carb Clinic - Oct 11-12 2008

This year's Texas Carb Clinic has moved a bit south! Paul Nolan is hosting the Carb Clinic as his family's "bike ranch" east of Austin, Tx. Pertinent info listed below.

Thanks,
Rex S.

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(Note posted by Paul Nolan on teh MicaPeak XJ Owners list

Central Texas Carb Clinic Date October 11-12

The best date for hosting the CTCC at Bluff Creek Ranch in Warda, Texas
www.bcrwarda.com has firmed up to be October 11,12, 2008. October 18,19 there is going to be the Collegiate State Mountain Bike Finals Race; there will be too much traffic in the barn and carport area to allow working on the motorbikes.

Now for the details regarding having the CTCC at the ranch. The ranch
has a day use and camping fee (see web site) and will charge usual fees.
For those individuals who bring down the tuning tools and do the main
tuning/teaching, I will cover their ranch fees (call it sweat equity).
The ranch will have its usual fair of longhorn burgers and steaks for
sale (see web site) and I will cook up a longhorn brisket and Ranch
House Rolls, Ranch House Beans and have a side of veggies and Cowboy
Cookies for desert. To cover the cost of the Bar-B-Que BEEVO, the price
will be $8.00. The ranch does not have a liquor license but you are
welcome to BYOB. All the amenities and fun things to do at the ranch
listed on the Web Site are available. If it is warm enough and for
those who feel crazy enough, we even have a bicycle that can be ridden
off a jumping ramp and splash down into "Turkey Tank" the largest pond
at the ranch (you land in about 8 ft of water). There is great fishing
in the two largest ponds, Turkey Tank and Dear Park, (Bass, Catfish and
Blue Gill) with no license required and is included with the day
use/camping fee.

The ranch will have a full set of metric tools (sockets, box wrenches,
allen keys), high and low torque wrenches, bearing pullers, c-ring
spanner tools, and healthy assortment of bicycle tools that can come in
handy with motorbikes. There are two well shaded, concrete floored
areas in the barn runway and the carport (two full size pickups park in
it) with good ventilation for tuning. There will be fans for the
airheads to keep them cool while tuning. There is also a large concrete
parking pad where we can put up canopies (plenty on hand at the ranch)
if additional shade is needed for working areas.

Tuners will need to bring their tuning tools. Tuners, let me know who
you are so I can put you on my courtesy list.

There are several great roads ride in the area and I will have maps with
different options highlighted for those who want to do some cruising
after tuning.

For reservations email the ranch at bcrwarda@gmail.com or call the
ranch (806) 242-5894. My brother Damon manages the ranch for the family and you will be speaking with him or one of his kids.

Please give me a count of who is coming and if who is going to have
Bar-B-Que so I can cook up plenty of chuck. You can use the ranch email
or post here on the forum.

(snip)

Thanks,
Paul K. Nolan, MD
Amarillo, TX
The Bike Doc
1982 Yamaha XJ750RJ Seca
http://www.slygrin.net/xjpics/gallery2/ ... itemId=572

 

I think you can count me in for dis one.
Gonna check the ol work schedule tomorrow, heck this is in my back yard!

 

Oh man that sounds like a great time I wish I had my bike in shape to go.
I have an '82 Yamaha XJ650J that I bought new in '82. I don't remember how much I paid, nor the down payment. But I remember my payments were $102.98 a month only because we had rock stations Q102 and 98 The Zoo in Dallas and I thought that was cool. *lol*
Anyway after a detour off the subject.... I've been working on getting her road worthy again after 12+ years. I would like to see about "joining" or getting on a mailing list of some type. I'm in Farmers Branch, Texas (a 'burb of Dallas). What do I need to do?
Thanks

 

Hey Austin, TX residents... I am almost finished with my valve job. I replaced the ignition coil, cables, plugs, fuel pet cock, filter. I rebuilt my carbs.

Are we going to have another Carb Clinic soon? I need to synchronize my carbs and adjust air mixture. And anything else you think I should do.

JT

 

Yep.. The next one is being scheduled for this coming May. I'll post again when the exact dates are. There's at least 1-2 other Austin area XJ'ers that attended last year (I was not able to make it)...

Rex S.

 

Ask and it shall be granted. http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=15850.html

Thanks,

Paul K. Nolan, MD
Amarillo, TX
The Bike Doc
1982 Yamaha XJ750RJ Seca "Sweet Scarlet" http://tinyurl.com/5lnc2c
1982 Yamaha XJ750RJ Seca "Gray Ghost" http://tinyurl.com/5k3ck7
1982 Yamaha XJ750RJ Seca "Bones" (to be stripped to the bones) http://tinyurl.com/c8vya6

 

Any SA xj650 turbo riders around? I bought one today and don't know a damn thing about them .