what did you wrench on today??

[Grimly]

I had a major Oh crap moment while raising and lowering the rear wheel to get the axle in and shocks on right. I neglected to chock the front wheel and the bike lunged forward off of the center stand! I found myself on my knees behind the bike holding it up by the now loose rear rack.

On the 850 there's a hole in the centre stand you can fit a philips screwdriver into to lock the stand upright.

[Burque73]

On the 850 there's a hole in the centre stand you can fit a philips screwdriver into to lock the stand upright.

I saw that hole on the 81 850G I had, but the 83 doesn't have it.

[Buffalo Bill]

I saw that hole on the 81 850G I had, but the 83 doesn't have it.

Another Suzuki safety suggestion is to tie the legs of centerstand to the rear wheel or something else.
PS: Quit polishing the aluminum, you make my bike look grungy!

[Big T]

Went to a ride meet up Saturday, the ATK suddenly stopped running on start up.
Had to truck it home, found that a backfire popped the carb out of the boot.
Easy fix once found

[Grimly]

I saw that hole on the 81 850G I had, but the 83 doesn't have it.

Huh; one of the best ideas ever for easy centrestand security and they drop it.

[Grimly]

Another Suzuki safety suggestion is to tie the legs of centerstand to the rear wheel or something else.

Need to be the front wheel.

[Buffalo Bill]

Need to be the front wheel.

Yeah, I got things backwards again…

[cowboyup3371]

Not bike related but got the lawn mower running again sadly (the only part of warmer weather I hate). It sucks that Sears closed their stores in my area but fortunately I found the parts I needed at Ace hardware now. I may have to consider tearing the motor apart next year to fix the burning oil issue I found

[Guest]

To prevent my '82 GS850G from coming off the center stand, I used a turnbuckle and a chain passed through the front wheel and the center stand.

[Guest]

Huh; one of the best ideas ever for easy centrestand security and they drop it.

My '82 GL doesn't have it either. I am under the impression that the L models never had it? Easy enough to put a chock in front of the front tire, pass a ratchet strap around it and the center stand. Not as easy as putting a phillips screwdriver through a hole in the centerstand though.

[Guest]

Not bike related but got the lawn mower running again sadly (the only part of warmer weather I hate). It sucks that Sears closed their stores in my area but fortunately I found the parts I needed at Ace hardware now. I may have to consider tearing the motor apart next year to fix the burning oil issue I found

I fear that the local hardware store is also going the way of sears (extinction). I make it a point to visit my local True Value or Ace as much as possible. They carry pretty much everything I could need besides lumber, and they often have nuts/bolts on hand that the big box stores don't.

[Burque73]

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PS: Quit polishing the aluminum, you make my bike look grungy!

I didn't polish anything. It's just that this camera making everything look way better than it actually does. Here's a selfie I took for my wife, see what I mean.

[dorkburger]

Now that's funny.
My bike looks way better in pictures then in real life....

No major job, but an important one- replaced my dead battery yesterday.

[Redman]

Will skip the boring details of what I did today.
But will say that last couple prior work sessions presented some frustrations.

Today was 40s & low 50 outside. But was comfortable working in garage. Had radio on. Got a few things done.

Was enjoyable, doing things without much of a schedule constraint.
But most of all, I was happy and thankful to be doing this on A TUESDAY AFTERNOON !

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[Burque73]

Will skip the boring details of what I did today.
But will say that last couple prior work sessions presented some frustrations.

Today was 40s & low 50 outside. But was comfortable working in garage. Had radio on. Got a few things done.

Was enjoyable, doing things without much of a schedule constraint.
But most of all, I was happy and thankful to be doing this on A TUESDAY AFTERNOON !

.

Knowing what challenges you've faced lately I'm glad to see you still using such words. Keep it up, Dave. It's inspirational!

BTW, my new springs came a few days ago and fork seals arrived today so I'm about to feel your, um, enthusiasm...