What did you do to your bike today?

[ssuv93]

First ride of the season, 40's and sun.  Cold.  Warmed by the sound of the new exhaust though.  Had a bit of a problem in the soft mud of the dirt driveway, but no oops and no mud on the bike.

[mikeholzer]

Finally moved the bike from the basement to the garage. So far for the off season, I have:

• Replaced the rear tire, brake rotor, chain and sprockets, and rear brake pads.
• Had a run through the Mikuni Brothers.
• Added a sweet Ram mount for my Garmin GPS, and a direct wiring harness for it.
• Did the motor mount maintenance everybody recommends (I hope that it kills the vibration from 3k - 5.5k).
• Removed and repainted some of the tattier bits (bar ends, grab handles, brake & clutch levers. Maybe some more pieces if it doesn't warm up soon).
• Changed the oil, flushed the brake and clutch fluids. I still need to change the fork oil.
• Did the headlight relay modification.

I'm still trying to figure out the carb adjustment. I'm using a Morgan Carbtune, but I just don't think I'm getting it down. It starts better than ever, but the idle is choppy and the revs come down slowly on the blip test. Fortunately, although the weather has been warming up here, we're still at least 3-4 weeks out from "good" riding weather. I swear that it snowed almost all of January; we saw about 48" total for the season. There's now so much sand and grit on the streets that you might confuse Minneapolis with a snowy Saudi Arabia. I'll have to wait it out a little longer, but it gives me a few more weeks to get things sorted.

I've got an idea for a tool to make the motor mount maintenance a little easier. I managed to "engineer" a tool which let me use air tools to do the job quickly and with minimal effort, but it's ugly. I'm going to draw something up this week and see if I can't talk one of the machinists into a little government project...

[Travis398]

Moved it from one side of the garage to the other

[doright1]

Changed brake fluid in both master cylinders, changed the motor oil, checked tire pressure.
Put in fresh gas, opened garage door.  Rain mixed with snow.  Maybe tomorrow.

[SILVERGOAT]

   Dropped YZF wheels off on Saturday to have new BT021s mounted up. Waiting phone call to pick up so I can begin mock up of Racetech prepped YZF forks with .95kg springs and emulators, '05 FZ1 front calipers and master cylinder and 05 FZ1 rear shock to go with wheel upgrade. Awaiting delivery of Corbin seat and back rest recently won from e-bay.
   My VTR has become quite the ebay special it self. Spent Sunday installing Givi touring screen, framesliders, mirror extenders and heavy bar end weights all sourced from ebay at very reasonable prices. Still waiting for Sargent seat and stock turn signals. This is going to be my daily ride until FJ is done or I decide to bring my FZ1, which is currenlty staying with family, back fom Texas after a week of riding in January. Northeast winters are getting old. Maybe I'll leave the bike there and ship myself back there!

[doright1]

Fired her up and went for a ride!  First time out of the garage since November.
What a wonderful machine!

[carsick]

Bought more brake parts in a desperate attempt to get her mobile for the Northeast FJ RALLY! Well OK she's mobile, I just don't have the balls to run without brakes. Tread would be helpful too. Rode my CB700SC today to get a small fix for my kookaloo jones.

[FJSpringy]

took the cover off, put the cover back on 

[billwest]

Didn't ride it today - too hot.
Tomorrow: 37 degrees C.
Tomorrow, 38C, Friday 39C.

[Travis398]

i have to work on my kick stand switch tonight, does anyone else know the wire is routed different in 89 than older bikes?

there is no tabs on the frame where the 85's and 86's are.

[FJSpringy]

  well Bill you will just have to sit in the shade and have a nice cold beer, did you get that fairing on?

[billwest]

Sit in the shade, have more than one cold beer, Dave!

Fairing arrived yesterday, from the UK, as did the belly pan, and a couple of other bits.
Needs a polish, but will look good once again when finished.

Tomorrow, off to the Ulysses AGM in Albany (on the ZRX) for the last few days.

[Travis398]

i put on some new blinkers 

[FJSpringy]

Tomorrow, off to the Ulysses AGM in Albany (on the ZRX) for the last few days.

ride safe young fella and watch out for all the old farts 

[Harvy]

Sit in the shade, have more than one cold beer, Dave!

Fairing arrived yesterday, from the UK, as did the belly pan, and a couple of other bits.
Needs a polish, but will look good once again when finished.

Tomorrow, off to the Ulysses AGM in Albany (on the ZRX) for the last few days.

Bill, look up my cousin and his wife (Mark and Sue Holman).......they will be in attendance.

Harvy