tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post862403778633763996..comments2024-03-24T16:22:24.604-08:00Comments on Richard's Page: Current State of the BikeRichardMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-40505604756941812962014-01-17T07:52:58.366-09:002014-01-17T07:52:58.366-09:00Another assumption. This is 30 year old technology...Another assumption. This is 30 year old technology and back then, change came slowly. I'm still stuck in that era...RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-83410689782754349732014-01-17T07:51:58.717-09:002014-01-17T07:51:58.717-09:00I'm thinking that a little soap and water may ...I'm thinking that a little soap and water may be in order before buttoning things back up. I see my mistake now, I used the flash on the camera. Without it, you can hardly see any of it!RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-86959370040673858812014-01-17T07:50:44.003-09:002014-01-17T07:50:44.003-09:00I hope there aren't any trolls lurking in the ...I hope there aren't any trolls lurking in the bottom of the engine!<br /><br />I guess I'm feeling little to no dread either just want to get on the road again. It's been ten days!RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-61738910202845150732014-01-17T07:04:40.860-09:002014-01-17T07:04:40.860-09:00Good thing you know what you are doing Richard.Good thing you know what you are doing Richard.Trobairitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453398807198746434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-71332357389769605422014-01-17T05:20:50.349-09:002014-01-17T05:20:50.349-09:00I found the same caked on dirt and grime when I re...I found the same caked on dirt and grime when I removed my fairing. I'm cleaning as much as I can just because it feels right to do it. I really would rather just bolt on the shiny new bits and be done, but somehow that just seems wrong.Learning to Golfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03184277358166730368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-11994293749919721442014-01-17T01:53:43.275-09:002014-01-17T01:53:43.275-09:00Richard, this is like a trip to middle earth. It a...Richard, this is like a trip to middle earth. It also reminds me of an old British comedy album my Dad had: Flanders & Swann and a tune titled "the gas man cometh". It was a long tale of home repair gone wrong starting, and ending, with someone painting over the tap for the gas. <br /><br />You are clearly a competent BMW mechanic, so I feel no sense of dread that this might be a nver-ending one-way trek into the abyss. <br /><br />Please carry on. David Massehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346419242154545286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-89632517013267875762014-01-16T16:46:43.805-09:002014-01-16T16:46:43.805-09:00In this case, the dirt/grime makes it more difficu...In this case, the dirt/grime makes it more difficult to work on the wiring. Most of it is hidden by all of the fairing and other pieces so it's pretty buried. <br /><br />The only new tear down location is under the timing cover. I've never had a reason to venture there. RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-56179496022546878902014-01-16T13:27:50.979-09:002014-01-16T13:27:50.979-09:00The Uralisti think that dirt/grime is what holds s...The Uralisti think that dirt/grime is what holds some components together or prevents further leaking....just a thought. :)<br /><br />Man, you've really gone deep on this teardown....<br />redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-76594611853800797112014-01-16T13:17:43.826-09:002014-01-16T13:17:43.826-09:00I still enjoy working on things such as the bike a...I still enjoy working on things such as the bike as long as parts are readily available. I think that this bike was maintained well and I recognize the stamp of the person doing most of the maintenance before I bought it. <br /><br />Monday is Martin Luther King day and it is one of the university wide holidays. I just heard about it yesterday at a meeting. I expect the alternator to be a quick install based on the installation instructions that are available on their web site.RichardMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773834892715980735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1512448163402185409.post-63289118776778431762014-01-16T11:56:49.874-09:002014-01-16T11:56:49.874-09:00Richard:
There's a lot to be said for doing y...<b>Richard:</b><br /><br />There's a lot to be said for doing your own repairs and maintenance. It also helps to have a nice area to do the work<br /><br />Your bike has actually performed quite nicely all these years and after all your efforts should last a lifetime . . .<br /><br />wished we had a long weekend down here. Must be Alaska specific. We have a Holiday coming up on February 10th<br /><br />bob<br /><a href="http://www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Riding the Wet Coast</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258612401956399482noreply@blogger.com