Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014
- U-Turn
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Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014
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.
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.
Triumph 955
txt 8..223.0762 to ride.
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Triumph 955
txt 8..223.0762 to ride.
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- Striple
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014
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
- 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
- Change most fluids
Get seat modified
Fix heated grips
Install slip-on
Install headlight guards
Current: 10 Triumph Street Triple | 08 Kawasaki Concours 14 | 07 Yamaha YZF-R6 (Race) | 05 Suzuki DR650 SE | 04 Yamaha TT-R 125LE
Previous: 08 Honda CBR1000RR LE | 07 Suzuki SV650S #1 | 07 Suzuki SV650S #2 | 05 Triumph Speed Triple | 03 Honda CRF 450R
Previous: 08 Honda CBR1000RR LE | 07 Suzuki SV650S #1 | 07 Suzuki SV650S #2 | 05 Triumph Speed Triple | 03 Honda CRF 450R
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014
- Attend motorcycle show
- Find new bike
- Find new bike
- Striple
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014
Cool! What do you have in mind?Rhino wrote: - Find new bike
Current: 10 Triumph Street Triple | 08 Kawasaki Concours 14 | 07 Yamaha YZF-R6 (Race) | 05 Suzuki DR650 SE | 04 Yamaha TT-R 125LE
Previous: 08 Honda CBR1000RR LE | 07 Suzuki SV650S #1 | 07 Suzuki SV650S #2 | 05 Triumph Speed Triple | 03 Honda CRF 450R
Previous: 08 Honda CBR1000RR LE | 07 Suzuki SV650S #1 | 07 Suzuki SV650S #2 | 05 Triumph Speed Triple | 03 Honda CRF 450R
- Rhino
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014
Probably going to be a 2014 Versys. It fixes pretty much all of my gripes about my Versys, and adds ABS.Striple wrote:Cool! What do you have in mind?Rhino wrote: - Find new bike
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.
- WillK675
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014
Daytona 675
Oil Change
Wash
Sell
Buy another bike.
Oil Change
Wash
Sell
Buy another bike.
-Will
'07 Daytona 675
'09 Versys 650
'14 CB500
'20 MB200
When it comes to addiction Motorcycles are worse than crack.
"Brake fade is God's way of telling you to quit squeezing the coward lever and carry more corner speed, you pussy." - Rhino
'07 Daytona 675
'09 Versys 650
'14 CB500
'20 MB200
When it comes to addiction Motorcycles are worse than crack.
"Brake fade is God's way of telling you to quit squeezing the coward lever and carry more corner speed, you pussy." - Rhino
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014
There's a Speed Triple up at Eurosport that they'll probably straight trade you for.
I don't know if you saw, but that Trophy sold over the weekend.
I don't know if you saw, but that Trophy sold over the weekend.
- WillK675
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014
I saw that. It's the reason for my comment in the "that moment when" thread.Rhino wrote:I don't know if you saw, but that Trophy sold over the weekend.
-Will
'07 Daytona 675
'09 Versys 650
'14 CB500
'20 MB200
When it comes to addiction Motorcycles are worse than crack.
"Brake fade is God's way of telling you to quit squeezing the coward lever and carry more corner speed, you pussy." - Rhino
'07 Daytona 675
'09 Versys 650
'14 CB500
'20 MB200
When it comes to addiction Motorcycles are worse than crack.
"Brake fade is God's way of telling you to quit squeezing the coward lever and carry more corner speed, you pussy." - Rhino
- LonestarCBR
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Re: Winter Maintenance 2013 / 2014
My Speed Triple rocks...warning...you ride, you buy.
~ Terry
'12 Speed Triple 1050 ABS, '07 GSX-R750 (track)
Happiness isn't around the corner, it IS the corner.
Anybody can jump a motorcycle. The trouble begins when you try to land it. EK
'12 Speed Triple 1050 ABS, '07 GSX-R750 (track)
Happiness isn't around the corner, it IS the corner.
Anybody can jump a motorcycle. The trouble begins when you try to land it. EK
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