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CavalierThe Magazine for Suzuki Cavalcade Owners. The Best touring

December 2013 Bike Ever Made Issue No. 3

International

Here's a picture of Howard Stender and his Cavalcade. In fact, if youlook closely, you can see one of the chrome deer whistles on the frontfairing, just below the Cavalcade name and a little above the louvre.

Look at the article on deer whistles

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EditorialWelcome to the third edition of CAVALIERINTERNATIONAL magazine. If there is anythingthat you want to be published in the magazine, thensend all information to: gv1400lxe@gmail.com

Since the last magazine there have been three Cade Raids in the U.S.A.;1 in Central, 1 in the East and 1 in the West U.S.A.

There is a discussion on the effectiveness of deer whistles. This ismainly for those countries that have wild deer roaming the country side,not countries like England, where people usually see venison steaks,not the whole live animal. However, it may be of interest to people inSweden, Norway and Finland

Page Inside This Issue

3 European and International Cade Raids.

4 Resurrection of a Cavalcade & Sidecar.

7 For The Love Of Motorcycling Pt 3

9 Ethanol Fuel Additive

10 Maintenance - What You Need To Know About Air Pressures

12 Learning Curve - Part 11

15 Cavalcade Europe Web Site

17 Saddle Sore Ride

19 Deer Whistles

22 Finding A Mechanic To Work On The Cavalcade

24 Articles For Sale

25 Seasons Greetings

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CADE RAIDS

The 8th European Cade Raid at the Havelte, Holland from 4th to7th of July 2014.

In Havelte we have found a beautiful location, Marinushoeve. It’sa complete residential complex, which is regularly used toaccommodate groups. There are 13 rooms and in total, there are39 beds available.

All information for this event can be found on the new CavalcadeEurope web site: www.cavalcadeeurope.euAlso at www.suzukicavalcade.nl

The cost of the three day event will be 225€ including breakfastand evening meals, based of 30 people attending.

I am very excited to announce that International Cade Raid 2014will be held at the Holiday Inn in Johnson City, Tennessee.

We have a group room rate of $59 per night. The dates areSeptember 15-19, 2014. I'll have more details after I have achance to visit the hotel next month and sign the contract. But, Iwant you to know that the plan is coming together. See you there!Jay

More information at www.suzukicavalcade.com

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By Alan Cechovsky

This started when I was looking for a project. Last winter I had little to do inmy small motorcycle shop. I started looking for my project in the fall of 2012,another cade to save?I have 3 rebuilds previously, one “major” rebuild saved from the scrap heap, butnever any paint involved but touch-up. I was looking for something a littledifferent and did I ever find one.

The project a long neglected 1986 LX Cavalcade with a Vetter Terraplane sidecar with only 46,700 miles on the odometer. I purchased the project in February2013, and after some shipping delays, I finally had it delivery in May 2013. Irecommend the shipping company, contact me for his contact information.

Moving on to a quick survey, clutch, slave possibly, blew out unloading, crackedbody panels all over, suspension collapsed, seat covers real bad, on the side car- no brakes, homemade windshield, wobbly wheel/hub assembly (not stock) andlots of “customization” in my view not appropriate for this rig.

The previous owner did nothing toembellish the condition, he was very fairwith me, but my first reaction was WHATDID I GET MYSELF INTO! The picturesmade it look better than what was in front ofme! A small shock, but I thought, it is aproject and it need to be completelyrepainted anyway.

What to do? Cover it up!

And there it sat in the drive for over a monthbefore getting the courage to conduct anextensive survey of the rig. Is this a partsdonor or a project? If it is a project, this cadehas to run!

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After some thought, I start withinstalling a new battery. Nothingcranks, no fuel pump, no lights,nothing. Off comes the body panelsand the process starts. Lucky for me Ihave an inventory of spares.

First, I unplug, clean and grease all ofthe electrical connections. Replace the

ignition switch, fuse block, signs of a heart beat appear. But, still no fuel pump orcranking. Aha! Must be the clutch switch, wrong it is bypassed. Disassemble thestarter button, kill switch, everything full of corrosion. Clean and reinstall, YES!It’s cranking!

Next step is to drain and flush the fuel system. Reach in by the fuel pump and thefuel hoses are so deteriorated that they cracked and fell off. Replace fuel lines withtemporary new hose, pump out dark stuff once thought to be gas. All clean now,fresh gas flowing though her veins. Now after about 3 or 4 hours, I wonder if itwill start?

Standard procedure, prime the carburetors, full choke, should start...eventuallyright. But the choke cables are seized, so I disconnect them; apply full choke,prime, and press the starter button.Did I mention that this cade has sat for about three years? This could be a longprocess...I thought. But just in case I have trusted eyes on the exhaust and onefinger on the kill switch. Here it goes.

WOW! Less than three cranks and the engine fires. Picks up immediately on allfour cylinders. AND the engine is quiet! No lifter rattles, no water pump chainnoise. The exhaust had a little puff of black smoke, but otherwise clean! What asurprise. Sounds strong! But wait, one carb is leaking fuel. Off with the air box,give it a gentle rap and the leak stops. Put that on the list. Carb rebuild.Next I think, well I think I have a good engine, but wonder if the coolant froze up,better check. Warm up the engine. No discolored oil, radiator full, engine heatedup, all good but for the lower expansion tank leak. No wonder, we all know thatyou cannot glue the hose back on to the tank, right? Not quite everyone, it fell offin my hands when I reached in to feel for leaks. Then I find an old work order“could not find source of smoke out of exhaust” it says! Yikes. But the engine runsclean? A little investigating, possibility – crankcase hose was off of air box,condensation in oil, stuck oil ring (as from poor maintenance) carbs leaking fuel,washing down cylinders...most likely.

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Next it is time to disconnect the sidecar from themotorcycle. My gosh! While I am no sidecarexpert, I am pretty sure that the Hiem jointsshould not come apart with a little pressure andthat the connection holes should not be wornoval! I suspect a possible disaster has beenavoided.

No problem though, I will make new links andattachments, put it on the now extensive side carlist; stainless steel should look good polished,new stock windshield, add a modern brakingsystem & wheel assembly, shock, correct theseat back enclosure, top cover latch, trim- thoserivets and the hinge are ugly! Maybe “french”them in to the panels, audio, extra fuel tank &

battery, lights... a long list before paint. I even found a Terraplane owners group forsupport.

Now my plan is set. Finish all of the mechanicals & electrical on the Cavalcade andsend it for a required safety inspection. Might as well ride it a bit, and work out anyissues before painting and reconnecting the sidecar.

With most of the mechanical parts ordered for the cade, and I am sure I will find afew more things, this ends of my first installment of my Cavalcade with a VetterTerraplane side car project.

To those interested, I hope to give you a better understanding of the time and costfor a major restoration project.

Purchase price not revealed.Man hours to date 10 Hrs.Project Cost to date $592.00Estimated total cost of the Cavalcade restoration w/paint $1400.00 (plus mylabour)Estimated total cost of the side car restoration w/paint $1000.00 (plus mylabour)Estimated resale value complete $5,500.00 to $6,500.00

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For The Love OfMotorcycling. Part 3

By Gary

Schenk

C. W. McCall once started a song with the words: I's thumbin' through the want ads in theShelby County Tribune when this classified advertisement caught my eye. It said, "Takeimme-di-ate delivery on this '57 Chevrolet half-ton pickup truck. Will sell or swap for ahide-a-bed and thirty-five bucks. Call One-four-oh, ring two, and ask for Bob."

Well it was not exactly like that but pretty close. I was thumbing through the want ads in theWest Shore Shoppers Guide when this classified advertisement caught my eye. It said: 1976Honda 750 Four, Handlebar fairing, back rest, luggage rack, and storage bag, 6,000 miles,$1500.00.

After checking with my financial advisor, I made contact with the owner and arranged for atime to take a look at the bike. When I arrived it was parked on the back porch all ready tofind a new home. I spoke with the owner and of course this being my first bike, I asked all theright questions. How long have you had it? Has it ever been wrecked? Are those the actualmiles? What kind of gas mileage does it get? Are there any problems that you are aware of?And of course he had all the right answers. Two years, No, Yes, About 30, and No. During theinspection I found a set of spark plugs in the storage bag and asked why he would carry aspare set of plugs. He said every once in a while the bike did not want to start and he wouldchange the plugs which always resolved the issue.

He then asked if I would like to test ride it and I said “If I had a license and knew how to rideone I would”. He naturally retorted “If you do not know how to ride one why are you buyinga bike as big as a 750”? My response was that I do not have enough money to buy a smallone now and get what I really want later. At that he agreed to do the paperwork to transferthe bike to me and he would deliver it to my home. We transferred it and he got it to my backpatio. While he was making the delivery I visited PENNDOT and secured a motorcyclelearner’s permit. Imagine my anticipation trying to sleep with my new toy a mere 30 yardsaway.

The next day being Sunday, I arose much earlier than normal, Surprise!!!, and without givingany logical thought to what I was about to do, fired up the bike and went for a ride. Let’s faceit, if I am going to learn how to ride this machine I must just go do it. And as you have alreadyguessed I failed to inform anyone of my plans. Thankfully I

Honda750 four

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returned without mishap a few hours later to the disdain of the wife who had spent the lastfew hours fretting my demise. After the smoke cleared and the broad smile on my facesubsided, we settled down to an afternoon of future motorcycling plans.

I immediately made this latest purchase my primary means of transportation to and fromwork at the rate of 34.8 miles per day. I suffered all the hardships of late fall and early winterweather in Central Pennsylvania with the usual comment that this is a beautiful day to ride.

Since I am a mechanic at heart I was not able to just ride the machine, I also had to investigatethe inner workings. Questions loomed over my head like why did the previous owner carrythe extra set of spark plugs and I wonder how long it has been since it was really tuned upand why do the handle bars shake at certain speeds.

Let us discuss the spark plug question first. I inspected the tune up items and discovered theair filter was most likely the original and the points/condenser set was not much better. Iinstalled a new K&N air filter, new points and condenser, changed the oil and filter, lubed thechain (a job I do not miss at all), adjusted the valves, and adjusted the ignition timing (after Ifigured out how to make a car timing light work on a motorcycle ignition system. The firstride after all of this revealed why the extra set of spark plugs was on hand, the fuel mixturewas being destroyed with the clogged air filter. What a difference it made in the operationof the machine and WOW where did all that power come from. Then I investigated thesteering shake and discovered the steering head bearings were no longer serviceable so thatwas the next job and voila the steering is now working as designed. Later on I purchased aCARB STYX mercury filled glass tube synchronizing tool to balance the carburetors. Now thisis a cool device and the day I crushed it between my tool box and the cabinet was not a happyday.

After I felt I was ready to attempt the test, I went to the State Police testing station andreceived my operator’s license. This now allowed me to take a passenger so the wife climbedon the back and off we went.

Over the next five years I enjoyed the time maintaining the machine as much as I did ridingit. I put 32,000 miles on this beauty consisting primarily of work commuting with theoccasional run to the store and the Sunday afternoon cruise.

I can’t say I completely miss the old ignition and valve designs because of the maintenancethey required but there is something about the interaction between the man and his machine.

When the time came that I got the itch for more motorcycle I was working for a local Suzukidealer and he had the perfect machine, a brand new 1983 Suzuki GS850G in the crate. Iassembled the 850 and test drove it to my home early on a Saturday in 1985. I offered to takethe wife for a ride and somewhere along the way I leaned over and asked “Can I Keep It”?Stay tuned for “My First New Ride”

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Is there a problem with adding Ethanol topetrol?

Since most motorist don’t even know thatEthanol is being added to, they could be infor a nasty shock if damage does occur inthe engine, fuel lines, etc.. Most will put thefailure down to normal problems that dohappen now and again until they are told bytheir service provider that the failure wasdue to corrosion of rubber or metal parts,such as aluminum or brass, and not becauseof any manufacturing fault but because ofadditives to the fuel they are using.

Ethanol has been added to fuel at a level of5% for sometime and at this level does notseem to do any damage to engined or fuelsystems.

However, this year 2013, both in Europeand the U.S.A., And possibly Canada,Ethanol is being increased to 10% additiveto fuel, and in the U.S.A. it is likely toincrease to 15%.

There is great concern from people whorun classic motorcycles, such as our belovedCavalcades, cars and other petrol drivenclassic vehicles, that the introduction of10% Ethanol added to petrol, could causeirrepairable damage to the engines,carburettors and fuel systems of classicvehicles, mainly due to corrosion of the jets,floats, softening of the rubber seals,

gummed up fuel systems, corrosion topetrol tanks, etc.

Fairly modern vehicles built before 2007,may also encounter these problems. Since2007 vehicles have been designed to takebiofuels into account so should suffer lessfrom the addition of Ethanol to petrol at10% level. If this level was to be increasedto 15%, then maybe, even the modern carscould be affected.

According to soom web sites, if you run aclassic vehicle, you should check allfilling/petrol stations to find out which, ifany, have fuel without Ethanol added, thereare some around but I suspect not many.Otherwise, check on the internet to see ifthere are any additives you can add to thepetrol that may stop some damage to yourCavalcade or other classic vehicle.

One such site is:www.frost.co.uk/protect-your-vehicle-against-ethanol

To conclude.I don’t know if there is a problem or not. Itwill require some investigation by yourselfto find out if there really is a problem for ourCavalcades, or if the above is just conjecture

Heart spray GNT uses Ethanon at the rateof 13%. I presume that is because of itssofting effect on the arteries to allow bloodto flow.

By David Hebblethwaite

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Maintenance of YourCavalcade

What You Need To Know AboutTyre Pressures

There has been a lot of talk about themake of tyres to be used on ourCavalcades.

The three brands that are popular withCavalcade owners are the Metzler,Dunlop and Avon. All these tyres arelong lasting, give very little road noise torider or passenger and feel secure ineither dry or wet conditions with verygood grip.

However, there seems to be a lot ofconfusion about the tyre pressures thatshould be applied to the tyres on theCavalcade. Most riders in the U.S.A. Airup the tyres to the pressure on the tyrewall. I don’t know about Europe as noone from here has commented.Personally, I use the bike manufacturersrecommended pressure for which everbike I ride.

So you may have two bikes, differentmodels or maker, but the tyres are thesame size on the back and on the front ofboth motorbikes. The pressures appliedto the tyres on those bikes may not be thesame, because it depends on the type ofbike they are on and how the load of thatbike is spread.

So if you have a tyre, say an Avon,that has 50 psi on the tyre wall, thisdoes not mean that that is the pressureyou should apply to the tyre on theCavalcade, that is the MAXIMUMpressure that CAN be applied.

I have emailed Avon, Dunlop &Metzler and two have replied, theseare their replies:

Question.From: webforms@avon-tyres.co.uk[mail to:webforms@avon-tyres.co.uk]Sent: 19 August 2013 18:07To: Vowles, Ashley.Subject: Contact us (avontyres)Your message:Just an enquiry.The tyre pressure for my motorcycle,stated by the manufacturer, is 36 psifront and 40 psi rear. On the wall ofthe Avon tyre there is a pressure. Isthis the maximum pressure that isallowed or is it the pressure thatshould be in the tyre regardless of themanufacturers stated pressures?Date (hidden): Monday, 19 August,2013 - 18:02

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Answer.Hi David,

The pressure stated on the side of the tyre is the max inflation pressure, not therecommended pressure for the tyre on your bike. If you go to our website (statedbelow) you will be able to select your bike and it will state our recommendedpressure.RegardsAsh VowlesMotorcycle Design EngineerAVowles@coopertire.com

Question.Website: www.metzeler.com/site/UKSubject: Tyre PressuresMessage: On the Metzler tyres that I have on my motorcycle, there is a pressurestated on the wall of the tyre. Is this the pressure that should be put in the tyre oris this a maximum that can be applied and the motorcycles manufacturerspressures should be used.

Answer.Hello,Thank you for your email,Unfortunately we would not have any recommended tyre pressures to be used foryour bike, please contact you local Suzuki dealer for recommendations of tyrepressures.Sorry for any inconvenience used.

Regards,MannieContact CentrePirelli Metzler Moto UKAs you can see from the above answers the tyre pressure you should use are theones recommended by Suzuki, not the pressure on the tyre wall.

Putting too much pressure in the tyres will wear the tyre out in the centre treadarea quicker, thus causing early failure of the tyre.

Suzuki recommend 36 psi front and 40-46 psi rear depending on load.

Hope this helps people with this issue.

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By Janice MinkEvery Cavalcade should have left the factory floorinscribed with the warning, Caveat Emptor. Letthe buyer beware. Because the first thing youlearn after buying one is..... things will change.And it began the first time James and I took ournewly registered, licensed, insured Cade for aride.

Pulling out of our driveway, the Yankee and Iceased to be an ordinary, average, middle-agedcouple, puttering along on our bike, and - forsafety's sake (and my peace of mind) - riding inthe "Slow Traffic Keep Right" lane. TheCavalcade worked its alchemy - in the blink ofan eye - taking possession of the pavement as ifit built it, knew it, owned it. It hunkered down,flexed its mechanical muscles and, with a deepthroated purr, effortlessly accelerated past 80 mphin seconds.

James quickly throttled back, until we turnedonto Illinois 251 (a four lane, dividedhighway), heading toward Roscoe. The Cademerged smoothly into oncoming traffic, asJames fed it more fuel, pulling over into thefast lane - a first for him - a guy who rantsabout drivers who ignore speed limits and zippast in a blur. Now he was the one passing,moving ahead of everyone, then leading thepack. Transformed from grumpy old grandpainto a "front door king"..... aka, the driver weall like to encounter on road trips.

The one who risks being targeted by radarand pulled over for speeding. The one whoprovides cover for those following behind,giving them time to adjust their speed andcruise innocently past, while a stern-facedlaw officer harangues the miscreant and

writes out a budget-busting ticket. As therecipient of many such tickets - along with theobligatory lectures (not just from law officers,but also from the Yankee I married) for havinga heavy foot on the gas - watching Jamesblithely exceed the posted speed limit startledme. I leaned forward and held on tighter.

Approaching Roscoe, we slowed for a redlight at the Prairie Rose intersection - andstopped in the lane next to a giant tractortrailer. Up to now, I had ridden our variousmotorcycles very little. Ninety-nine percentof the time, James rode alone or with hisbuddies. When I went with him, I wasnervous. Not sure the stretch of road our bikewas using registered with other drivers.Fearful our mechanical equivalent of a bugwould end up plastered to the grill of a big car,truck, bus, SUV - take your pick. But this wasdifferent. The Cavalcade didn't feel like ano-see-um machine, sitting shoulder to tire,alongside the semi. It was bigger. Moremassive. Taller. Wider. Sturdier. It hadpresence. Felt safer. I sat up straighter.Relaxed my choke hold on James. Thenlooked up and waved at the truck driver. Hewaved back. Proof we weren't invisible.

Then the light changed - and James blasted offlike a rocket to Mars. In record time, at thespeed of light, we whipped into Walgreen'sparking lot, where I needed to pick up a couplethings. I got off the bike, put my hands on myhips - and fixed the Yankee with my mad wifelook. Asked him if we had won the race. His

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usual response, when I confront him with thatlook, is to deny knowledge of, or participationin, whatever it is - giving himself time toassemble a counter charge. But he surprised.me. Said he hadn't expected the bike to gothat fast. I understood. Had I not looked overhis shoulder at the speedometer, I wouldn'thave thought we were going that fast, either.The Cade had run at 85 mph as easily as it didat 45 mph. Seemed to make no difference tothe bike.

Back on Hwy 251, we didn't ride far beforewe had to stop for another light. Traffic wasnone - which set James off, demanding toknow why it turned red, when there wasnothing on the road, between Canada andTexas, to trip it. He actually calls the IDOT(Illinois Department of Transportation) folksand reports unsynchronized traffic signals.Tells them to come out and fix the things. (Helikes to keep them busy, since our taxes paytheir salaries.) So he was mid-rant, when thethree Harleys came roaring up beside us. Thebiker in front looked over and made eyecontact with James. Then he revved hisengine. The two behind joined in, revvingtheirs. The noise was deafening. James lookedback at him and revved the Cade in response.It growled, low and soft. Now, back in theyears of the Yankee's misspent youth (beforemy time), a lot of those years were spent dragracing cars. Coming off the line - fast - issecond nature to him - and has even saved usbeing rear-ended. So the instant my brainregistered the light was green, the Cavalcadewas already in motion, leaping forward,stretching out to grab the road ahead, in thelead and gathering speed. Zip. It happened sofast. Then it was over. The Harley's were inour rearview mirror and James backed off thethrottle. The three Harleys caught up with usand roared past in a show of noisy bravado -but James held our bike to the speed limit. TheCade had nothing more to prove.

We took a brief break at the Panera Bread inRockford for coffee and (let's be honest) tolimber up our ligaments, tendons andmuscles. We're not decrepit, yet - but we'repast the age of drive till we die to get wherewe're going. Not to mention, bones andbladders appreciate scheduled stops. Whenwe came out of the café to get back on theCade, a couple were standing beside it,looking it over. They were about our age,and the man said he recalled Suzuki comingout with the Cavalcade - but had never seenone. Asked James what year ours was.Couldn't believe it was an '87. Looks brandnew, he said. It was plain he wanted to talkshop, but James was ready to get back on thebike and ride - and the guy could tell.* Hewished us a safe ride, and we waved, pullingout of the parking lot and turning towardInterstate 90. It's a toll road - which normallywe avoid, using the state and countyhighways, which are free - but James wantedto give the Cade a long run without stoplights - to "blow out the pipes" and "clear itsthroat", as he put it.

*Remember, this was our first ride, when theCade was brand new to us. Since then,whenever folks take an interest in our bikeand ask about it, James (figuratively) pullsup a chair and stays for dinner - and talks aslong as they're listening.

When we started back home, the Yankeeexited the toll road to follow the narrow,county roads of Illinois, which wind andwander past farm houses, crop fields andpastures, cemeteries and small churches,through woods and stretches of open prairie.It's a peaceful, picturesque route for riding -dotted with tiny, cross road villages, whichare often called "Four Corners". Old barnsand sheds serve as used book and antiqueshops or gift stores, selling homemadejellies, jams, pies and cakes. Throw in the

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fruit orchards, nurseries, Christmas treefarms and pumpkin patches - and you'renever short of a place to stop and walkaround. On one stretch of the tree lined road,we came upon three wild turkeys, loiteringon the edge of the pavement. There are lotsof wild turkeys in our corner of Illinois - andneighboring Wisconsin, which borders us.And there are plenty of hunters, who thin theflocks by serving them for Thanksgiving andChristmas dinners every year. There are alsoa lot of coyotes in our area (we have one inthe field across the road from us), and theyeat turkeys - beak, feet, bones and all - yearround. Even so, the turkey population isincreasing. One reason is, they're aggressive(like geese). Coyotes take them on, but foxesgive them wide berth. Plus, turkeys have losttheir fear of humans. Will even attack aperson, if annoyed. They rob bird feederswith impunity - and if you put food outsidefor your pets, they'll scare your dogs, cats,chickens away and eat it. The three turkeysbeside the road didn't move back or fly awayas we approached. They stood, as iftransfixed, watching us with beady eyes aswe went slowly by. I could have reached outand touched one..... but I didn't risk it. I toldJames, it's probably their first sighting of aCavalcade - and they were star struck.

And that says it all. We're star struck by thismotorcycle - which, despite being in it'sthird decade, still looks brand new. Out ofall the inventions and conventions of the 80's- electronic, mechanical, electrical, andmaterial - artistic, literary, musical andcinematic - it's the sole item not in it'sdotage. It hasn't aged. The Cade has keptpace with time - making a smooth transitionfrom one century to the next. It is a specialmachine. And we feel special when we'reriding it. Proud of it's rugged durability.Awed by its elegant style. The Cavalcade is

a survivor in a world where change hasbecome the only constant. We own a pieceof magic.

Photos below of me and James, takenNovember 12: A light snow fellyesterday. First one of the year. Todaywas clear and sunny, with a brisk wind.The thermometer read 20 degreesFahrenheit - but the roads were dry, sowe went for a very, very, very short ride.A mile to the gas station and mile backhome. Okay, I'm a wimp - but despitelayers of warm clothes, I was chilledthrough. The days are getting shorter andthe weather colder. Won't be long beforewe tuck the Cade in bed for the winter.....

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Cavalcade EuropeWeb Site

By Timo Saamo - SCCF

Back in 1998 David Hebblethwaite had a vision that European Cavalcade ridersshould connect somehow. A Cade Raid was born. At first it started as a bunch oflocal meetings in England, following the ideas of overseas meetings and giving thename to those too. Very first European Cade Raid was held 2002 in Netherlands.

2013 at Cade Raid Kotka, Finland we discussed about how we could improveinformation sharing among the Cade clubs of Europe. We came to conclusion thata website filled with stuff what we think could have common interest amongmembers would be the answer or at least a second leap to take. And November 1st2013 the saw the daylight.

Cavalcade Europe contains;· Home page introducing the idea of common shared information

source and provides quick link and short introductory part of thecoming Cade Raid.

· News page presents last noticeable news from anywhere in Europe(or elsewhere, why not). It also provides direct links to digitalmagazines of Cavalier and King Cade. If You have nose for news,be free to send your story to us and if You happen to know thatthere is some magazines or publications somewhere in the net, wewould appreciate to get to know such. We could make thoseavailable here too.

· Cade Raid pages contain the history of the Raids, the backgroundof the new Trophy, latest information of next year’s Raid andstories and photo links of the previous Raids. There is even a videoclip available about Raid in Finland.

· Regalia page is stuffed with Cavalcade garments, caps, buckles andpins. If your club is providing similar new stuff we can surely addthose to this page. However, this is not a flea market space for theworn out Cade parts we all have in our garages.

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· Clubs page introduces all participating clubs in a nutshell. Intro-duction itself is a link to that clubs pages. All known Cavalcadeclubs around the world are listed as website icons (links). We alsothrow in known links of Facebook groups. If something is miss-ing, don´t hesitate to enlighten us.

· Shops page lists the part and gears shops on the web. Maybe notall are there, but we believe that most of the important and usefulones are listed. By all means we accept any hints from You. Notethat under the navigation item you can find links to clubs market-ing pages.

· Tech stuff says it all. This page is filled with leaflets and bookletsabout any royalty free Cade related installation and technicalinstructions we could lay our hands into. Check the content andthink a minute if You could provide (scan and send) some itemsinto this page too.

· Contact page – a furry head gallery of the editors, contributors,and European club presidents. All at Your service, just a mailaway.

· About page brings us, the Cavalcade Europe authors, to daylight.Read Tony´s touching story about Dave and Ronnie and check outthe rest of us contributing to the site.

We sincerely hope that You enjoy your visits to our common site and we do wishthat if You have even the tiniest thing to share, please do. Let us not keep theknowledge of Cade´s and tech tips and events within ourselves but share thoseamong fellows. Doing so keeps the Cavalcade Europe site alive and interestingin coming years.

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Saddle sore1000

By Robert Carr, Stern NYQualifier for membership in the Iron Butt Association

I met a rider several years ago wearingan IBA patch. I asked what itwas, he explained about long distanceendurance riding. While living inMichigan, I'd toyed with a route thatcircumnavigated Lake Michigan. Ipulled the corners of the "box" out to geta route that measured 1000 miles. Icouldn't interest any other riders to makethe ride with me, so this item went backin the bucket.

I had made a couple of 2 to 3 thousandmile rides, but they were completed overthe course of several days, probably 300miles being the longest single ride in oneday. For example, my route to last year'sCade Raid in Eureka Springs was justover 1000 miles, but I took 3 days to getthere.

We moved to North Carolina this yearand I had the opportunity to make acouple of longer rides; I went toMechanicsburg PA for the EasternCade Raid which was about 350 miles.I rode to DC for Rolling Thunder thisyear, but that was only about a 250 mileride. I rode to DC again for theSeptember 11 memorial ride. I made theround trip from NC in one day. I thoughtthat was a pretty big deal, but the total

distance was about 500 miles.

The other day I was talking to Dad andhe hinted that I might come fora visit. I put the start/stop points into aGoogle map and saw the trip was goingto be about 1025 miles. If I could do itin one day, I would qualify for thecoveted IBA patch. Dad lives in theOzarks, at the end of 25 miles of reallybad road and I didn't want to make thatportion of the trip in the dark. I thoughtabout it for a while, and decided I couldleave home at midnight and do theeastern portion ofthe ride (all Interstate) in the dark, andarrive at Dad's before sunset thatevening.

My brother Tom lives within 60 milesof my planned route, so I called him tosee if he wanted to join me for the last1/3 of the ride. It took him a day tosecure the necessary kitchen pass, buthe was in. We met at Boomland inCharleston Missouri for lunch, and thenheaded out for Dad's. Tom set the pacefor the remainder of the ride. I'd beendoing 70-75 mph on the interstates, andhe slowed us down to 60-65 mphon US-60 and 45-55 mph on MO-39.

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Nineteen hours after leaving home, Ipulled into Rapid Robert's ConocoStation* in Shell Knob MO, easilycompleting the 1034 mile ride withinthe 24 hour window. I was tired, andstarting to get punchy, but I made it. Irode a 1986 Suzuki Cavalcade LXEpulling a Harbor Freight Tag Alongtrailer. There was no special set up forthe bike. I'd put a new rear rotor andbrake pads on the day before I left,checked the oil and tires. I'd alsoinstalled a new "gadget":a thermometerso I could track the temperature. Tempswere generally in the mid 50's, but I didsee 49 at one point. Before dawn, I waschilly wearing only a long sleeve T-Shirt and my leather jacket. I put theliner in the jacket, and put my rain gearon before it started raining whilecoming through the Smoky Mountains.The weather cooperated, all I really hadwas some sprinkles on the windshield,I didn't actually feel any rain. I stoppedfor gas about every 2 hours. I startedout in a full face helmet, but afterbreakfast, I switched to a 3/4. Havingthe trailer gave me the space to bringan extra helmet, and a few other toolsand maintenance items.

The only clothing item that might beconsidered "special" was a pair ofcompression shorts instead of myregular "tighty whities". Somehowthese made sitting on the stockCavalcade seat bearable for extendedperiods. These are widely available insporting goods stores, and on-line. Ibought mine at Wal-Mart. I had triedon a pair of gel padded bicycle shorts,but the padding was in the wrong placefor a motorcycle seat.

I made 9 gas stops, burning 35 gallonsof fuel, at an average cost of $3.17 pergallon. I averaged nearly 30 mpg forthe trip. On the Interstate portion, I gotaround 27-28 mpg; on the 2 lane, I gotup into the 30's. Not too bad for pullinga trailer. One other "data point" - I'mnearly 70 years old.

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*IBA uses dated, time stamped gasstation receipts as documentation forthe ride.

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By Howard StenderDEER WHISTLES

OK, guys, here is a little more about deerwhistles, since you asked. Bear in mindanybody can prove whatever they set outto prove in a study. So, I prefer real lifeexperience to studies. But, I supposesome studies have some merit. Consider:

Back in the 80's, I lived in Sturgis, SouthDakota, in the heart of heavily infesteddeer country. I drove an 18-wheeler foran inter-mountain carrier and we hauledmostly road construction materials, fueland explosives for the Wyoming coalmines and Black Hills gold mines. Thecompany was running 120 tractors outof terminals in: Rapid City and SiouxFalls SD, Cheyenne, Casper, Newcastleand Sheridan, WY., Billings, MT. andBismarck, ND. About 50% of the drivingwas a night and the company wasaveraging one deer/truck collision perday! This is fact, I was there, driving oneof the rigs, and in fact, did myself hit andkill two deer in three years while drivingfor them. In 1988, the owners of thecompany installed deer whistles on all ofthe trucks. Nothing else was done toprevent deer/truck collisions. Afterinstalling the whistles, NO DEERWERE HIT FOR ALMOST 3MONTHS!!! NONE!!! Then, the deercollisions were very sporadic, maybeaveraging a couple every 2 months or so.And, often when a crash did occur, oneor both of the whistles had been knocked

off the truck. By only adding deerwhistles to their tractors, deer hitsdropped from about 350 a year to about10.....in only one company. This was nota "study", but actual, real life experience.

As an Owner/Operator owning my owntractor, I was insured through aninsurance company out of Cedar Rapids,Iowa. This company researched andstudied the deer whistle controversy backaround 1998 and found so muchoverwhelming evidence proving thewhistle's effectiveness at reducing(reducing, not eliminating) deer/truckcrashes, that the insurance companybought and mailed a pair of deer whistlesto every policy holder for their truck.This amounted to well over 30,000policyholders. A huge expense for theinsurance company, but actually savedthem and their policy holders hundredsof thousands of dollars by verysignificantly reducing the deer collisions.

As for my own, personal experience withdeer whistles consider: All my adult lifeI have lived and driven in deer infestedcountry. I now live in Wisconsin and formany years lived in Michigan's UpperPeninsula as well as the western whitetailand mule deer range. As a trucker,, Iaccumulated over 2,000,000 miles ofdriving in deer country in 18-wheelersand have seen thousands of deer in my

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headlight over a 30 year career as atrucker. Some of those years without deerwhistles and some with. I have alsoridden motorcycles for over 47 years indeer country. Without deer whistles onmy vehicles I have hit deer, several withmy truck and one with my car. I have hadsome close calls on the bikes. With thewhistles on, I have never hit a deer or hada close call. I have very truthfullywatched thousands of deer in roadditches, on the road shoulder or on theedge of the woods, freeze or bolt backinto the woods as my vehicle approachedwith deer whistles on. I have NEVER hadONE bolt onto the road in front of me,NEVER.

I know many, many people-friends,business associates, relatives-who havehit deer and I always ask them if they haddeer whistles on their car. Well over 75%tell me, NO. I only know personally ONEperson who hit a deer while havingwhistles on her car.

I am not saying whistles will prevent alldeer crashes. I am saying they do workand are effective at preventing SOMEdeer crashes. They do have to be usedcorrectly, placed on the vehicle so the airwill flow thru them unobstructed. Theycan't be plugged with dead bugs or othertrash, and they don't function belowabout 30 MPH. Certainly, one still has todrive prudently, slow down in knowndeer areas and always be alert. Duringthe rut, bucks do act crazy and will runright into the side of a Buick or 18-

wheeler if in hot pursuit of a doe. But,even during the rut, I have personallyseen bucks drop the pursuit and retreatas my whistled truck approached.

So, bottom line is this: deer whistles (atleast some brands) are effective and dowork at reducing deer collisions. Theywill NOT eliminate ALL deer crashes. Iusually buy the ones that coat about$5.49 or thereabouts, so they are prettycheap insurance. If I can reduce mychances of hitting a deer by 50% forunder $6, I'm doing it!! I'll do it if I onlyreduce my chances by 25%. Why not?

Oh, John, about your comment that at 70MPH, the deer can't react quickenough.......One should not be travellingat 70 MPH through deer infested country,whistles or no whistles. Maybe if thecountry is open and its daylight.Certainly not after dark in forestedcountry. And, yes, the deer can reactquickly enough!! During my bowhunting career, my partner had a ultra-high speed compound bow and took an18 yard shot at a buck standingbroadside. The deer heard the sound ofthe bowstring and jumped straight up asthe arrow whistled safely under his belly.He literally jumped the arrow inmilliseconds!! They are fast at reacting.—––––-—–––––––––––––––––––––––-John BuchanI would love to see the data on that studyor how and what types of test wereconducted. I have been driving for sometime now and have only hit one dear in

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western Pa when I was 16 and he ran intothe side of my vehicle. So am I toconclude dear got smarter or I just gotlucky in my older years because noaccidents involving dear. I am onlyfamiliar with one recent study involvingan embedded system that going in theground along the road and emits a lightas cars pass that makes the dear stop Intheir tracks until the car passes and thelight turns off. Zero accidents duringtesting but was deemed to costly toinstall. At 70 mph the sound would nottravel quick enough to let the deer react.Just because you have one on your bikeand have no accidents does not mean itworks. Maybe dear are smarter and likethe cades better. Sorry Jim maybe theyhate blue cades. Just my thoughts. —-----------------------------------------Ed SilerHoward,Have to disagree with you. Seems to methat this forum is the perfect place forinfo regarding devices that may preventdeer hits to our bikes, and moreimportant - the riders!!

My take on deer whistles is simple. I'veread reports both ways regarding theeffectiveness, but little if anything thatsays the whistle causes any harm. They'recheap & don't look bad so why not? —––––––––––––––––––––––––––Tracy PresnellI've driven a lot of miles as well andnever hit one and have never had a deeralert installed.

The highway patrols did studies of theircars with and without deer alerts. No diffin the number of hits.

The biggest problem with deer alerts isthe deer has no idea what it's beingalerted to. Further, a male ain't gonna payno attention to nothing if he be smellingthe stank of a female in heat. —–––––––––––––––––––––––––––Howard

Tracy,I respect your great wisdom andexperience regarding our beloved Cades.However, no one, including myself is anexpert in all things. You are mistakenabout deer whistles not working, but I amnot going to argue about it. If anyoneseriously wants to know real proof, emailme privately. This forum should not beused for that.

Deer whistles DO work. Many studiesprove they do, as does my personalexperience of using them since 1988driving hundreds of thousands of milesin deer infested country and likely 40%of that at night.

If anyone is really interested, just ask andI'll give you the full details.

You will all have to make up your mindson this one. We don’t have a problem inthe UK. Dave

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By Peter Purcell

Finding a Mechanic to work on your bike - the most important decision you will make! ((((( other than the person you decide to live with ))))

Welcome – The Cavalcade is a beautiful bike to ride – in our opinions the nicest evermade.

A suggestion:a) Try the local Suzuki Dealers / ask if they have ever worked on a Cavalcade and if theyhave ask them how much experience they have working with them (if a little / no to youis the right answer). If no is the answer ask if you can speak with one of the mechanicsthere. Find out from that person if they know of a mechanic (at another shop or retired)who has good Cavalcade experience.

b) Try other local Motorcycle Dealers first, followed by other Independent shops askingall the people you speak with the same questions (as per above).

c) Find out who the best mechanics are in the area. When speaking with the bestmechanics they will tell you are the probable choices are who can help you (activemechanics or retired).

d) a real avid Mechanic who likes working on the Japanese Bikes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Whom ever works on your bike / CHECK THEM OUT CAREFULLY!!!!!

a) check out reputation and see how they work (BEFORE YOU TAKE YOURS TOTHEM).

b) Check them out – watch them work a little. If they take parts off of bikes they areworking on and put them into a pile with the nuts bolts screws all in a heapRUN LIKE H....! Don’t go there. You need someone who respects bikes and treats theparts the same.

If they are not treating other peoples bikes right then you can expect the same treatmentto yours. Each body part or mechanical part coming off should be kept on it’s own withany corresponding bolts, screws nuts etc.

Really check this out as someone who does not know what they are doing or someonewho does not care what they are doing can do real damage to your bike.

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Your bike parts when coming off the bike should be placed someplace clean, safe andtreated with the respect these parts deserve.

Some mechanics working on bikes take pictures with their cell phones or cameras toprove; i.e. 2 of the bolts were missing when taking a certain part off the bike proving thatit was that way prior to them working on it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Do not settle for the first person you find. You want to find the diamond in the rough.

Your decision can make a big difference for you and your bike.

Spending a little time up front is the most important investment you can make intoyour bike!

Part of your final choice should be:

a) within reason does the mechanic deliver his jobs on time as promised / schedule

b) within reason does the mechanic keep to his quotes

Whom ever works on your bike - EXPERIENCE and the way they treat your bike shouldbe your determining factor.

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