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ummmmm.....NO. I've been trying to get a little Kawi 100 in the basement room for year with no luck. I'm pretty sure I would drink far too much beer if I had a bike in the living room. 
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what did you wrench on today??
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Its very... feng shui.. Modern decor.. nicely done!
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You know what..I'm pretty sure no one has ever started a thread about 'bikes in the house'....it would be awesome for someone to start that up. I can't, but I'm tempted to just make it happen and then move it out before the co-pilot sees it 
really, someone needs to start this thread!!
really, someone needs to start this thread!!
Doesn't everyone have a GS or two in their living room?
No, but there are Nortons in the back bedroom. My dad rode my Suzuki 80 upstairs when I was a kid, and put it in my bedroom. I always thought it would be fun to have bikes in the room to sit on and watch TV etc. Turns out, I never felt like doing that.
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Warm and toasty work area
Warm and toasty work area
I'm not sure if I could dig up more than a couple of pictures, but there's usually a bike in my living room (or middle bedroom) every winter. I would die of boredom if there wasn't. I like to tinker with 'em and I like to detail and clean them. What better place to do this than right next to my big recliner, which as you can see in my picture is fully hooked up with internet, and a large monitor. No cold garage to heat up, the 'fridge is nearby, and I can enjoy the sights (and smells ..lol) of riding, year round.
Every fall I pick the bike, wash it and dry it thoroughly, drain the gas, and roll it up a little ramp into the living room. If I need to fire it up during the winter I just wait for a dry day and roll it out onto the front porch, like I did today.
Warm and toasty work area
You know what..I'm pretty sure no one has ever started a thread about 'bikes in the house'....it would be awesome for someone to start that up. I can't, but I'm tempted to just make it happen and then move it out before the co-pilot sees it
I'm not sure if I could dig up more than a couple of pictures, but there's usually a bike in my living room (or middle bedroom) every winter. I would die of boredom if there wasn't. I like to tinker with 'em and I like to detail and clean them. What better place to do this than right next to my big recliner, which as you can see in my picture is fully hooked up with internet, and a large monitor. No cold garage to heat up, the 'fridge is nearby, and I can enjoy the sights (and smells ..lol) of riding, year round.
Every fall I pick the bike, wash it and dry it thoroughly, drain the gas, and roll it up a little ramp into the living room. If I need to fire it up during the winter I just wait for a dry day and roll it out onto the front porch, like I did today.
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Year of the Elite
Year of the Elite
This is from a couple of years ago, when I completely re-did an '87 Elite over the winter. It came out very nice.
Year of the Elite
This is from a couple of years ago, when I completely re-did an '87 Elite over the winter. It came out very nice.
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Does anyone living with his wife get to put a motorcycle in the living room over the winter? 
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Those..cough cough...balls have seen better days
Haha yes indeed!
Saturday's job was old rear wheel bearings out, clean everything up, new ones in, and get the new rear tyre fitted. Done!
Did about 250km's yesterday so the new tyre is now nicely scrubbed in and ready for our big ride next weekend.
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Does anyone living with his wife get to put a motorcycle in the living room over the winter?
LOL
The starter on my TSX died at 190K miles, so I got my roommate to help do some open heart surgery. They obviously didn't intend to make it easy to replace :|. At least it's not a V6/V8 because it would be buried inside the engine even more.
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First I changed the oil and air filters on both vans to make the wife happy then I drug out the GS. Pulled the carbs and installed the jets that I have been waiting a month for. As I was putting the carbs back on it started to snow.
not only am I the only idiot working outside on a motorcycle in freezing weather now I'm doing it in the snow. I get it back together fire her up and take her down the street for a quick pass. Then put her away in the shed.
. Seems a little rich down low now so I will turn the idle screws in another quarter turn and I should be done with these carbs finally. Now for the suspension. Nothing like a rolling restoration. Ride, repair, ride, repAir.
not only am I the only idiot working outside on a motorcycle in freezing weather now I'm doing it in the snow. I get it back together fire her up and take her down the street for a quick pass. Then put her away in the shed.. Seems a little rich down low now so I will turn the idle screws in another quarter turn and I should be done with these carbs finally. Now for the suspension. Nothing like a rolling restoration. Ride, repair, ride, repAir.
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O my lanta! Carb dip smells bad.
Changed the O-rings in my cam chain tensioner (3 of them) then went for a 60 mile ride. No leaks anymore. Still need a starter clutch gear. Here's a couple random wrenching photos.
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The rear mount of my chain guard let go Sunday afternoon descending Mt Mee on the way home. The front mounts were stopping it from moving side to side too much so very little risk of it interfering with the chain, but the knocking over every bump was maddening!
Perhaps not the most elegant solution but it should hold it ok and it's hidden behind the registration sticker anyway so it's all but invisible when mounted on the bike:
Perhaps not the most elegant solution but it should hold it ok and it's hidden behind the registration sticker anyway so it's all but invisible when mounted on the bike:
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A glorious day off
A glorious day off
I had the day off today, which is a rarity. I took the front wheel off of my new-to-me, '83 GS450GA and had a new tire mounted on the rim. The guy also trued up my wheel and balanced it for me. I cleaned out the speedo drive and re-greased everything in sight. Re-mounted wheel on bike, took horn apart, cleaned it and cleaned and greased horn power connections with dielectric grease. While I had the horn out of the way I used brake cleaner (on a rag) to clean the crud off of the cam cover.
I was resting in my recliner a few minutes ago, when I decided to replace my solenoid, which although functional, had a crack in it's body. While replacing the solenoid I decided to put a ground strap between one of the solenoid's mounting screws and one of the engine mounting bolts. I ground a little paint off of the tab that the engine mounting bolt goes through, cleaned everything up with contact cleaner, then mounted the new solenoid. Redundant ground maybe, but it couldn't hurt.
Now I'm staring at the bike deciding what to do next....
A glorious day off
I had the day off today, which is a rarity. I took the front wheel off of my new-to-me, '83 GS450GA and had a new tire mounted on the rim. The guy also trued up my wheel and balanced it for me. I cleaned out the speedo drive and re-greased everything in sight. Re-mounted wheel on bike, took horn apart, cleaned it and cleaned and greased horn power connections with dielectric grease. While I had the horn out of the way I used brake cleaner (on a rag) to clean the crud off of the cam cover.
I was resting in my recliner a few minutes ago, when I decided to replace my solenoid, which although functional, had a crack in it's body. While replacing the solenoid I decided to put a ground strap between one of the solenoid's mounting screws and one of the engine mounting bolts. I ground a little paint off of the tab that the engine mounting bolt goes through, cleaned everything up with contact cleaner, then mounted the new solenoid. Redundant ground maybe, but it couldn't hurt.
Now I'm staring at the bike deciding what to do next....
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The ground strap is a good idea, I did that to mine as well.
Bike looks nice, btw.
Bike looks nice, btw.
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Tune up today...Sounds great.
Lemmy would approve.
What an interesting bike! an oil cooler I see? ...several luxury items that I don't have on my '81 T...I had the day off today, which is a rarity. I took the front wheel off of my new-to-me, '83 GS450GA and had a new tire mounted on the rim. The guy also trued up my wheel and balanced it for me. I cleaned out the speedo drive and re-greased everything in sight. Re-mounted wheel on bike, took horn apart, cleaned it and cleaned and greased horn power connections with dielectric grease. While I had the horn out of the way I used brake cleaner (on a rag) to clean the crud off of the cam cover.
I was resting in my recliner a few minutes ago, when I decided to replace my solenoid, which although functional, had a crack in it's body. While replacing the solenoid I decided to put a ground strap between one of the solenoid's mounting screws and one of the engine mounting bolts. I ground a little paint off of the tab that the engine mounting bolt goes through, cleaned everything up with contact cleaner, then mounted the new solenoid. Redundant ground maybe, but it couldn't hurt.
Now I'm staring at the bike deciding what to do next....
What I have been doing when nothing else presents itself, is painting the inside of fenders.just as a prophylactic, nothing fancy..I have seen too many fenders where the corrosion comes through and begins to attack the chrome from the underneath...