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Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014

Post by U-Turn » Sun Nov 10, 2013 7:30 pm

Added Handgrip Warmers. The inexpensive kind, Pulled the front fairings off to better route the wires and zip tie em up. Mounted the switch in the plastic, looks pretty good.
New Headlight bulbs, easier to replace when the fairings are off.
Cleaning everything around the dash area is much easier too.
Next will be Speed Bleeders and new main-brake-line replacement. Found a kink in it today.
Soon to replace the Radiator hoses - they are 12 years old. Flush radiator before winter gets here.
Need to fix the speedometer. It's electric and something to do with a magnetic field generated by a widget by the sprocket down there.
And I really should replace that chain.
Sitting on the couch, watching TV, isn't living.
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014

Post by Striple » Sun Nov 10, 2013 7:43 pm

SV650S
  • Change all fluids
    Install new chain
    Buy new sprockets
    Add another rear wheel
    Install captured spacers
    Fix & repaint primary fairings
    Fix & repaint secondary fairings
YZF-R6
  • Change all fluids
    Install new chain
    Buy new sprockets
    Exchange foot peg
    Fix missing cylinder issue
    Fix quickshifter issue
    Fix & repaint secondary fairings
    Buy another set of tire warmers
C-14
  • Change most fluids
    Get seat modified
    Fix heated grips
    Install slip-on
    Install headlight guards
No boredom here.
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014

Post by Rhino » Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:27 am

- Attend motorcycle show
- Find new bike

:D
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014

Post by Striple » Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:39 am

Rhino wrote: - Find new bike
Cool! What do you have in mind?
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014

Post by Rhino » Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:46 am

Striple wrote:
Rhino wrote: - Find new bike
Cool! What do you have in mind?
Probably going to be a 2014 Versys. It fixes pretty much all of my gripes about my Versys, and adds ABS.

I was looking at all the adventure tourers at the motorcycle show. The only two I liked were the new Versys and the V-Strom 650 Adventure. Everything else was too tall, too heavy, too expensive, uncomfortable, or some combination of those things. I was really thinking about a KLR until I sat on one--it was uncomfortable just sitting on it at the show. No way I'd do long miles on it.
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014

Post by WillK675 » Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:48 am

Daytona 675
Oil Change
Wash
Sell


Buy another bike.
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014

Post by Rhino » Mon Nov 11, 2013 1:06 pm

There's a Speed Triple up at Eurosport that they'll probably straight trade you for. :D

I don't know if you saw, but that Trophy sold over the weekend.
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014

Post by WillK675 » Mon Nov 11, 2013 2:09 pm

Rhino wrote:I don't know if you saw, but that Trophy sold over the weekend.
I saw that. It's the reason for my comment in the "that moment when" thread.
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014

Post by LonestarCBR » Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:42 pm

My Speed Triple rocks...warning...you ride, you buy.
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