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I also helped Tiff get her oil changed and her chain cleaned and lubed.
I also helped Tiff get her oil changed and her chain cleaned and lubed.
Fired up the Yamaha for the first time this year. I now have TWO project bikes. Awesome.
Bummer. What all is wrong with it?
Projects are only fun IMO when you have another bike to ride. It has been just over a week since I last rode and I'm getting withdrawals.
First of all, that's a fact. It's starting to seem that my 30-year old Honda that I cobbled together is going to be more reliable than the 14-year old Yamaha assembled by professionals.
Took forever to start, then ran rough as hell. I let it idle for a while to hopefully clear out some of the bad gas that's been sitting in there, but it sounds like I may need to check the compression and plugs and see if I have a vacuum leak. Also, fix the speedo and figure out what's causing this minor crankcase leak. And bleed the brakes, and probably change the oil...
And the Honda's got some stuff I gotta take care of too, mainly rebuilding the gauges.
First of all, that's a fact. It's starting to seem that my 30-year old Honda that I cobbled together is going to be more reliable than the 14-year old Yamaha assembled by professionals.
Took forever to start, then ran rough as hell. I let it idle for a while to hopefully clear out some of the bad gas that's been sitting in there, but it sounds like I may need to check the compression and plugs and see if I have a vacuum leak. Also, fix the speedo and figure out what's causing this minor crankcase leak. And bleed the brakes, and probably change the oil...
And the Honda's got some stuff I gotta take care of too, mainly rebuilding the gauges.
Bummer. What all is wrong with it?
Projects are only fun IMO when you have another bike to ride. It has been just over a week since I last rode and I'm getting withdrawals.
First of all, that's a fact. It's starting to seem that my 30-year old Honda that I cobbled together is going to be more reliable than the 14-year old Yamaha assembled by professionals.
Took forever to start, then ran rough as hell. I let it idle for a while to hopefully clear out some of the bad gas that's been sitting in there, but it sounds like I may need to check the compression and plugs and see if I have a vacuum leak. Also, fix the speedo and figure out what's causing this minor crankcase leak. And bleed the brakes, and probably change the oil...
And the Honda's got some stuff I gotta take care of too, mainly rebuilding the gauges.
I'm not sure how it is in TX right now, but here in the mountains it's spring skiing and spring riding still.
There's a beautiful field of bluebonnets inside one of the corners on the track. Must... watch... track... not... bluebonnets...Well, hopefully the Goldwing comes together quick and soon. I'm not sure how it is in TX right now, but here in the mountains it's spring skiing and spring riding still. They moved the first trackday of the year back two weeks due to inclement weather.
There's a beautiful field of bluebonnets inside one of the corners on the track. Must... watch... track... not... bluebonnets...