Hi All, Shaun in Ottawa

[SailEXIT]

It is getting nearer to winter up here.
However, today is beautiful.

Over the last couple of years I have been putting the shine on and doing the long overdue maintenance.
Thanks for all the great information and good folks here at GS Resources.

Stuff I have done so far:
Fork seals and new Progressive springs,
Fork tubes polished on the "Wheel of Love",
Front break calliper rebuild and SS lines,
Tach replacement, used from ebay,
Valves shims checked, all good,
Re-torqued head, needed,
Replaced intake boots and o-rings,
New AGM battery and bought a CTEK smart charger, awesome,
Replaced seat cover, sewed it myself, and adjusted the foam to suit my rear-end,
Made a colour wiring diagram and shared it with you all,
Changed the oil and filter, needed,
Repaired broken wire to the rear left flasher, broken at the triple tree,

Oh, I painted it too, previous colour was black and burgundy, the clear coat was really bad,
Chose colours for Canada.

Still lots to do.
More polishing for sure.

Have a great day,



Shaun

 

[Guest]

That's awesome Shaun. I saw your bike when I was in Ottawa in July, I posted a picture of it parked in front of the CTV office down town Ottawa in the GS spotted thread. Too funny. The bike is looking real good.

 

[Hayabuser]

Maybe I'll see it next... heading to Ottawa tomorrow for a week. :encouragement:

 

[SailEXIT]

That is too cool ARZ.
I work at CTV.
I did not expect to have the bike spotted like that.

There was a guy visiting from Texas that was hugging my bike one night this summer.
I went out and started it up for him.
He was over the moon.

I will have it out tomorrow for sure Dave.
Ask Security to give me a call.
I work the evening shift.

Have a great day.
Shaun

 

[Guest]

Here's the work horse

It was a real treat for me as well Shaun to run across her on my trip. I could tell the bike had an enthusiastic owner that appreciated her. If I'm ever there again and see the bike out front I'll definitely knock on the door.

 

[Hayabuser]

That is too cool ARZ.
I work at CTV.
I did not expect to have the bike spotted like that.

There was a guy visiting from Texas that was hugging my bike one night this summer.
I went out and started it up for him.
He was over the moon.

I will have it out tomorrow for sure Dave.
Ask Security to give me a call.
I work the evening shift.

Have a great day.
Shaun

Doubt I'll be in the Market tomorrow but I'll keep an eye peeled while I'm there.

On a related topic, what happened to the Pizza Hut that was at your location? Mmmm.... pizza. :love-struck:

 

[Guest]

The Vintage Motorcycle gang meets for breakfast 8:AM on Sunday mornings at Local Heroes on Merivale. We would love to see you there sometime with your ride. The weather has not been good the past few weeks so only a few bikes showed up but there are usually about 20 bikes of all kinds. My 850 was parked in the same spot a few years ago when CTV was doing a spot on the Vintage club prior to a rally in Oxford Mills. Nice looking ride.

 

[alke46]

Yes indeed, very nice looking ride.

 

[SailEXIT]

Thanks All for the kind words.
It is nice to hear these things from the folks in the know.

Today was a great ride.
Tomorrow too????

Local Heroes is close too home.
So if the weather is good I hope the food is too.


Have a great day.
Shaun

 

[Hayabuser]

The Vintage Motorcycle gang meets for breakfast 8:AM on Sunday mornings at Local Heroes on Merivale. We would love to see you there sometime with your ride. The weather has not been good the past few weeks so only a few bikes showed up but there are usually about 20 bikes of all kinds. My 850 was parked in the same spot a few years ago when CTV was doing a spot on the Vintage club prior to a rally in Oxford Mills. Nice looking ride.

My friend Rick attends these on his '71 BSA Thunderbolt. Speaks highly of the group. :encouragement: