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Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by k-moe, Mar 18, 2016.

  1. k-moe

    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    It was 45 degrees F this time yesterday. It’s 74 now. Despite all the buildings, wind is a thing here.

    Solid legshields are excellent sails. Great with the wind at your back. Not so great in a crosswind. I’d remove them, but it’s going to get cold again Sunday evening.

    I’ll be changing the mounting hardware so I can take them off without tools, speeding up the process for just such occasions.

    She’s (the bike) still shy of 30k miles due to circumstances beyond my control. Let’s just say that I hate anaphylaxis, especially when my wife is the person suffering.

    I found a paint template that I made for my scooter, and I’m going to rename my 750 since it’s been filling the same roll for a good long while now. Photos once the job is done.

    I hope that y’all are doing well (even and especially @Minimutly). No matter how often we all butt heads y’all are extended family to me.
     
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    48 hours ago, reworked the petcock on the 700, replaced on the tank and got the bike to awaken from the long sleep. Rode it a bit in the cold in anticipation of riding the next day with the coming warm temperature.
    24 hours ago, went fishing and upon arriving home at 2:30 PM found the power had just gone off. Spent some time sorting the shims for the 700X and went outside to place them in their respective positions. Waiting on the next nice day to tackle replacing the cams, sprockets, etc. Power came back at 6:00 PM.
     
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    Sorry to hear of your wife's ill-health @k-moe , hope it improves. I'm in bed, mid afternoon, struggling through covid - feeling a little better today actually.
    Nothing going on with the Yamahas, I took the trike out for a blast last saturday, man was it cold. I should be collecting bits for the 900F but even that's ground to a bit of a halt - yes its on its oversize wheels, but that's about it. Rear brakes needed next, and some machining to align the back wheel.
     
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    UGHH....COVID sucks from what I've heard. I really hope that you have recovered and don't have any of the lingering effects. I'm just today finally over having a sinus infection that has pretty well sidelined me for the last week and a half. The wife is doing well now, but there are still some ongoing issues that we will just have to manage.

    Today I went for a short ride even though it's 0nly 40ºF. I found that #4 is cold at idle, so Iguess Ill be pulling the float bowl to see what the matter is. I suspect that it's just a bit of varnish as the fuel filter is clear.

    I'd also like to apologize for my most recent criticism of your advice. I was quite tired, and just typed on impulse. It was unfair of me, and not my best moment. I think on that matter nobody is ever wrong, it really comes down to the individual circumstances of the owner.
    I would have preferred to apologize in that thread, but I can't find it.

    Well wishes to you and yours.
     
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    One more thing:
    24 hours ago it was snowing. Not much, but still...snow. It's supposed to be 77ºF on Wednesday. I thought this crap only happened in Kansas.
     
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    No worries, no need for an apology. Covid gone but left its mark for now, hopefully not for long.
    Hope the weather perks up for you, been almost summer like here, now winter returns for the rest of the week. But I will be road taxing my trike, mot testing the 650, and maybe doing some more to the seca and 900 framy.
     
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    It was warm enough to ride to work today, but too rainy. I'm not putting on rain gear for a 10 minute ride. It's supposed to clear up by Friday though, and I can take a longer way home.
     
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    Yes looks like spring might hit this week...maybe...
     
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    24 hours ago I was getting the smoker ready for the easter ham. Warm enough for a long sleeve shirt and enjoyed the sun. Snow today and tomorrow. Supposed to be 82 Saturday. Always frustrating this time of year!
     
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    It snowed this morning, and will again tonight.
     
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    A little.......
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    recognize your camping spot??
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    Man, I fully expected a @hogfiddles snowmobile picture. He’s like the groundhog, Dave on a bike in April, winter is over. Dave on a snowmobile in April, it’s gonna suck for a few more weeks.
     
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    So, I finally did a thing that I had planned to do 7 years ago.

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    Reach 30k?
     
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    I guess that is one way of an old style speedo healer :)
     
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    Yep. Even with life working against me I managed to put more than double the miles on her in the past 9 years than all of the prior owners did in the 30 years that came before I bought her.
     
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    It was a lot cheaper to put the labels on than it was to send it off to one of the two people in the US that recalibrate Yamaha speedometers of the era. I figure that I can put new stickers on every year for the next 200 years before the cost of that exceeds the cost to reclaibrate. She's not show bike, otherwise I'd have it done correctly.
     
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