what did you wrench on today??

[7981GS]

Wrong springs and pipe eh?
Oh well, better to get the correct ones than try and MAKE them work.
Just sucks to have to wait on the other ones.

Eric

[Toasty]

I emailed Rich and asked if I could pay for 2 day shipping (the bike is in pieces waiting for the springs). I got an email back this morning saying they will send the new parts with 2 day shipping free of charge

[pmong]

First seat job.

Reshaped my seat! With lots of help from my son. Seem better, but only spending time on it will tell.

[Guest]

Got to do a mock up of the Cucciolo on the Malvern Star frame tonight:







I need to get this going

[ndaugbjerg]

Pete,
It's always easy to spot a Ducati.
Looks a bit like the 1200 Multistrada, don't you think!
Niels

[TheNose]

I like that, Pete!

[Guest]

Pete,
It's always easy to spot a Ducati.
Looks a bit like the 1200 Multistrada, don't you think!
Niels

Haha I was thinking more Supermono Niels

I like that, Pete!

Cheers mate, me too

[Guest]

Back into the Cucciolo clean up tonight, and I discovered the registration on it expired in November 1953... I'd never seen a registration label that old before!

[lurch12_2000]

What a moron....I was wondering why my rear end would now squat to one side when applying my rear brake. I had adjusted the chain, swapped out the rear shocks, and bled the rear caliper the other day. As I lay on the ground studying the GS750E rear end, it came to me. In my dyslexic moment, I noticed that I had set the spring preload to #2 on one side and #4 on the other side on the replacement shocks. It's funny when you double check those things and walk around the bike to the other side, your mind says they look the same. Anyway, that is my wrenching today....fixing my own stupidity!

[Guest]

What a moron....I was wondering why my rear end would now squat to one side when applying my rear brake. I had adjusted the chain, swapped out the rear shocks, and bled the rear caliper the other day. As I lay on the ground studying the GS750E rear end, it came to me. In my dyslexic moment, I noticed that I had set the spring preload to #2 on one side and #4 on the other side on the replacement shocks. It's funny when you double check those things and walk around the bike to the other side, your mind says they look the same. Anyway, that is my wrenching today....fixing my own stupidity!

You know when I pulled my 450 off the road back in 2002 and started dismantling it, I found my rear shocks were the same, one on softest and one on hardest... I'd been riding it like that since the day I bought it!

[musicman]

Ordered a lot of parts for the 550, gaskets, stainless bolt kit, grips (again... I tore my new ones on my install attempt ), shims, etc. Right now preparing to start building the harness for my Vetter fairing. Just need to make up my mind about HID vs Halogen... That will affect how I build the harness.

[GSJim]

I cleaned my rear brakes and installed new pads. The old pads weren't completely finished so I briefly considered leaving the until the end of the season, but better safe than sorry.

I think I found a rattle that was bugging me occasionally. One of the three bolts on the starter motor cover is missing so the end of the cover is banging around.

Jim

[gustovh]

Well let us see, removed the trailer from the lawn tractor and replaced the bent axel. Drilled a hole in a rotten tree that was still standing. Loaded it with pyrodex and rigged an electric fuse plugged the hole, backed off 50' and hit it with 12 volts, a dull pow crack crack and it drops. Pack it all up and back to mowing the lawn.
V

[evan132]

Adjusted my valves and put new coils and wires on. All my foot peg vibration is gone and its running better than ever

[7981GS]

Well let us see, removed the trailer from the lawn tractor and replaced the bent axel. Drilled a hole in a rotten tree that was still standing. Loaded it with pyrodex and rigged an electric fuse plugged the hole, backed off 50' and hit it with 12 volts, a dull pow crack crack and it drops. Pack it all up and back to mowing the lawn.
V

What!!
No video of the tree felling partay!??

Eric