[DRider]

Should the garters (boots) that protect the front forks be air tight at each end or should they have a hole in them to allow them to 'breath'?

 

[Irwin]

Drider,
I haven't taken my fork covers as of yet but from memory I'd say the boots need to be snug around the fork and I would say if there is a hole in the rubber boot off to the side it's supposed to be there. I recommend finding a Clymers manual, I bought one from yahoo.com for $19.00US and have found it to be vital to any repairs.

 

[DRider]

Irwin - Nice bike. Looks brand new. But tell me, what is that small wheel that I can see just behind the front bike wheel?

 

[Irwin]

Little wheel

That's my son's electric dune buggy, pretty cool little toy, 12v battery with dual rear motors and even electrically controlled limited slip. I would love to get him a small dirt bike but I need to teach him how to ride his bike w/o training wheels first--that will come soon with the weather warming up.
Thanks for the compliment on the bike, it's a 1990 with about 1800 miles on it. Yesterday was so nice I had to take the afternoon off and go riding, got in about 3 hours before the weather changed.