One rider’s sporadic thoughts on motorcycling and whatever else life throws at him.
I got that piece of rubber hose which is shown below in the last post. It’s only about 10 inches long with proprietary curves to fit properly. It cost $12 and some change. After putting it on I carefully reinstalled the fuel tank and reconnected all hoses, fuel pump connector and fuel lines. After finishing [...]
I decided to go out for a little shakedown ride on the new higher seat of the F650GS. I’m thinking I’ll take this one to the big rally in Wyoming in July, but I gotta know it will work for me in terms of comfort and functionality, ie. speed, acceleration, ergonomics, etc.
I took a ride [...]
No my crankcase is not upset about something. It always has to vent burnt up impurities, and when those impurities are coupled with oil vapor up in the top of the crankcase they vent out to the airbox and collect there. A sign of pending doom for engine rings is when you start to get [...]
After riding it up the road a ways…By the way, it started instantly again cold…and getting it good and hot, it started up just fine hot. There are some other issues that I need to address with the final drive and minor maintenance items parts that need replacing, like the PCV valve. But for the [...]
Last Sunday I rolled the bike off the truck and began exploring. After taking off the starter and tank, I took the starter to the rebuilder on Monday and came home and drained the gas out of the gas tank. On Tuesday I picked up the starter from the rebuilders at Sleepy Hollow. It had [...]
My old Nolan helmet is more than 5 years old and is probably one of the noisiest helmets on the market with the flip-up feature. Its also loose as hell now and it was time for a new helmet.
I’ve been shopping and comparing for a year or more and finally decided on the Shoei RF-1000 [...]
My feelings of trepidation were confirmed this weekend as I prepared for the GMR Rally.
Friday morning the bike was very hard to start. It got worse on Saturday and last night Jenny had to drive the truck the 100 miles to Hiawassee to pick me and the bike up. It died. No starting. Kaput! For [...]
I don’t know what’s wrong. Aside from having a very slow colon this week, I’m feeling down about riding in general and the GMR in particular.
Jenny and I will take off in about an hour or so and head up to Hiawassee to join the group and pull our 2 hour volunteer duty at the [...]
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