What did you do to your Yamaha today?

What I've read and heard from some safety people is that the protection based on the helmet style is what you'd expect. Full face provides the most protection, then modular, then 3/4 with a face shield, then, 3/4 without a face shield, then half helmets.

The advice I follow is to focus on fit, since I won't want to wear an uncomfortable helmet.

 

Used the new colortune today. 2 cylinders were too rich. Really like it.

 

They're so cool

Don't forget to resync your engine after monkeying with the AFM - I prefer to do it at the same time, as when you get cylinders burning better they create more power, which gets things out of balance. It's amazing what a small difference can do.

 

Washed the XJ(Gasp!), then took her out for a ride to dry off. Doesn't like being washed, always runs terribly for a little bit afterwards. Not sure if it's an electrical issue, or pulling some water into the carbs, but any time I hose her down she runs like crap for a couple miles.

Not too concerned, though - cleans up once everything's dry.

 

Got 6 inches of snow yesterday but today was 45' so I went for first ride after colortune. Wow, what a difference it made having it dialed in right in how she's running. The $100 baby is running like a Swiss watch.

 

When you wash it, do you spray up towards the underside of the seat? I'm curious where it could be getting in.

 

No. Hose nozzle is always higher than the seat, careful to avoid spraying it into the air intake. Not sure, really. Maaaaaybe around the intake boots where they join the air box. They seat the carbs really well, but I doubt they're sealing to the airbox.

Not sure if it's pulling water in, or maybe a spark plug wire is shorting to water pooled on top of the engine.

Symptoms are - decreasing severity as it warms/dries - a bogging under load. Riding really gently is ok, but it starts missing it you give it too much throttle.

This doesn't happen while riding in the rain, or really any other time.

I'm not power sparying either - I use a spray bottle with simple green, wipe down with microfiber cloth, then rinse with a hose (no sprayer). There's a large volume of water, but low pressure.

 

Could be a crack in a plug wire cover allowing moisture in, but it seems odd that it doesn't happen in the rain.

 

Sounds like a wet coil, or wet plug wire, but have also seen issues with wet TCI's

 

modular helmets are easier for the Emt to remove they do not have to cut them off like a full face helmet.
I was wearing a 3/4 with face shield when I had my accident ,managed to remove it myself because any ride that ends with you removing your own helmet is a good one was all that was running through my mind.
. I have a whole new face, cheeks replaced/repaired eye sockets temple to temple plate thet goes over the top of my skull and another plate/mesh across the top of my skull screws up through the top of my mouth into skull to hold it together , broken jaw . lip and nose still numb top of skull you can pull my hair and I do not feel it. I wonder how I would have made out with full face (which I wear now) they are so uncomfortable to wear. Safety trumps comfort ALL DAY LONG.
many other injuries I will not list because the injuries do not involve helmets.
All in a days ride

 

water can bounce up and around even when sprayed down.

 

I moved the 650 Secas over a little bit to make room for a 2015 V-Star 1300.

 

Damn I will stay with a full face as for those reasons. Rode On Sir

 

I miss the days when I was reluctantly putting my gloves on for safety. Now I am putting them on so my fingers don't freeze.

Gear is so expensive here I don't really have proper winter gear. Just some rain pants, a scarf, and more layers under my jacket. I only have a 20 minute ride to/from work but I still freeze my ass off.

 

I'd love to have proper gear, but that stuff's expensive.

Instead, I just wear more "gear". Check out my cold weather riding gloves:



Yeah baby. $5 Home Depot Husky work gloves (my normal riding gloves) plus hilariously oversized knit mittens on top of them. Ride in this morning at -4 was still hard on the fingers, though. Probably didn't help that I did 160 the whole way

Then a tee-shirt, sweater, fleece hoody, and parka on top keeps the body warm, and ensures an accident at that speed probably won't cause any harm!

 

How do you wear the disposable plates, though?

 

I was going to ask the same thing LMAO

 

Armor plates, of course. I'm sure they'll keep me safe in an accident; that Kevlar riding armor is for suckers!

 

A Canadian through and through. Next you can tell us how you stuffed Sears catalogues in your pants to stop pucks!

 

Yup! Definitely did that! Somebody has to play goalie, eh? And a toque makes a super safe helmet.