Happy Fathers Day

I hope you all have a great and safe fathers day today.

I am so mad right now, my bike plates haven't showed up yet . and the weather is beautiful. GRRRRRRR

 

I feel your pain. My complex doesn't allow bikes. At least it's raining right now... but yesterday. I'm on the Mountain Bike Unit at work, but it's not quite the same.

Happy Father's Day to all the proud poppas out there! Time to go share a beer and a steak with mine.

 

Yes, a very happy Father's Day to all of you gentlemen out there!

Remember to teach yourdaughters how to ride, too.

 

Happy Fathers day back at ya spent most the day tweaking and riding the bike with friends as my Dad live a bit far to run over on a whim.

 

Thanks y'all. Back at the other fathers here.

Saturday, my daughter and I hung out at the airport watching planes,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oblivion/2578241345/

went to a farkle-fest and got my tires mounted on the rims,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oblivion/2579121266/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oblivion/2579123834/

went to Pep Boys and the motorcycle shop for tools and parts, then went swimming.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oblivion/2579142702/

On Sunday, after my ladies took me out to breakfast, I spent 7 hours with my Seca replacing the brake pads/shoes and getting the freshly shod wheels on.

http://flickr.com/photos/oblivion/2583212625/

http://flickr.com/photos/oblivion/2584032418/

It was a GREAT weekend!

 

Hey flash, how did your journey into the world of fork seals finish up? I need to do mine in the next few weeks. I'm trying to decide whether I should tackle the entire job myself, or if should put the forks and leave the rest of the job to the shop. I can have them done at the shop for about $100.

 

Oblivion:

You are a brave dude.
It looked like a Magic Act with that Bike suspended on the Work Stand and a Jack Stand.

Don't you think you could have done 1 wheel at a time?
Hey, I guess if it stays put without your lovely daughter or language understanding dog bumping into to it ... it's all good!

Lovely photographs of you and the little girl.
I especially liked the one of her in her aircraft!

 

Yeah, it was pretty precarious, but everyone is well-behaved.

I didn't really have the option of doing one at a time - the tire-changing window of opportunity was small, so I just had to 'get er done.' I nearly bought a proper motorcycle jack yesterday, but that was too late to do any good anyway sine the wheels were already off.

Actually, the bike was pretty solid on the center stand and jack stand. I also had wood cribbing under there 'just in case.' Still, I kept a wide perimeter - especially for the little girl.

The trickiest 'Hey, watch this!' moment was fitting the rear tire under the fender. Getting it off, I was on my own and let the air out and just kind of lifted the back and pulled the wheel out with my foot. 80 Getting it back under, I had my wife assist by maneuvering the wheel as I lifted the rear end - the bike's, not hers.

You make due with what you've got.

Oh, and don't try this at home.

 

That was some balancing act.
I know you don't want to hear it ...

But, that's how people get hurt.
I'm glad you didn't.

But, it seems like youhad the situation under control.
But, I don't want the Forum Members thinking that that is a good idea.

The Gospel Truth of it is: That was dangerous. Like you said ...

Don't try this at home.
You can't ever be a good friend of Gravity!

 

Well it was a hell of alot easier than i thought it would be but until i get my plates for the bike i can't go see how they are yet , before it dove so hard the horn hit the fender . but thats fixed now just pay close attention to every word on that thread about fork seals and you won't have a problem doing the job.

 

Nah, I can take it, or I wouldn't be on this here internet. Some times we all need to hear, "Hey, Stupid . . . "

 

Actually, thinking about this leaves me with questions you can hopefully answer. What is the "Safe" way to remove the front wheel? The "motorcycle jacks" I've seen look like they'd lift an XJ by the exhaust collector - can that handle the weight? And what keeps the bike from falling off such a jack? Honestly the base of that (where the jack contacts the bike) seems more narrow than the centerstand/jack stand arrangement I had which despite appearance was actually a pretty stable tripod.

I hope I don't come off as defensive - I just want to know the 'right way' to have the front wheel off.

EDIT: BTW, I don't seem to be the only person doing it this way, so if it's wrong, there are more folks to inform: http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=4257/

 

Flash,

What did you use for a cyclinder holding tool? Did you make your own or get one form chacal?