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Water Warrior 2 · 04-02-2014, 07:28 PM

Brought the bike home today. I will attribute the clumsy tall weird handling to my rusty riding skills. Bloody scary to be sure. Topped up the tank with fresh gas so it would be even worse on the road and in the parking area.
Now comes the TLC part of ownership.
Contact cleaner for all the switch gear. New light bulbs everywhere so others can see me a bit better. The old bulbs are dim with age and likely ready to expire soon anyway. Lube all cables, levers, locks, hinges on bags. Gotta get my battery tender back from a friend so I can hook up the pigtail to the battery. Adjust rear brake pedal for my size 12 boots. It is too high and hard to find. Lube the side stand and centerstand. The drive shaft has a couple grease points too. Hopefully the swing arm does too.
Yup, all sorts of stuff to entertain me for a while. I am not in a rush to ride till it gets warmer and sunnier.
Something I never considered is the torque effect of the engine. The bike tries to lean right a little when revved at a stop. This certainly is a different animal compared to what I have ridden before. Should make for interesting times.

burkbuilds · 04-02-2014, 10:31 PM

Hi WW. Glad to hear that you are back on two wheels, at least occasionally. I've been without since December (2013) and the weather here this week is hitting 80 degrees and sunny and I'm feeling the desire to be back on two wheels myself. I don't think it will happen this year though, to many other things on my plate and into my wallet at this point. Maybe next spring.

JWR · 04-02-2014, 10:48 PM

Good on you WW.
Hope you have fun on a bike again. Just ordered a new set of tires for my bike this afternoon.
We had about 70 bikes turn out for bike night last night. Our weather has turned to spring, so plenty of riding is going on around here.

Good to see you post bb.

Water Warrior 2 · 04-03-2014, 01:58 AM

I should be out and about in a couple weeks. Haven't told anyone yet so it will be surprise to my friends. After I have done all the TLC stuff I will install the much needed air horn. The original is pretty much dead weight, my alarm clock is louder.

grasshopper · 04-08-2014, 10:59 AM

I'm ready to see the pics of it when your done (or have your computer ready).

04-02-2014, 07:28 PM	#31
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Brought the bike home today. I will attribute the clumsy tall weird handling to my rusty riding skills. Bloody scary to be sure. Topped up the tank with fresh gas so it would be even worse on the road and in the parking area. Now comes the TLC part of ownership. Contact cleaner for all the switch gear. New light bulbs everywhere so others can see me a bit better. The old bulbs are dim with age and likely ready to expire soon anyway. Lube all cables, levers, locks, hinges on bags. Gotta get my battery tender back from a friend so I can hook up the pigtail to the battery. Adjust rear brake pedal for my size 12 boots. It is too high and hard to find. Lube the side stand and centerstand. The drive shaft has a couple grease points too. Hopefully the swing arm does too. Yup, all sorts of stuff to entertain me for a while. I am not in a rush to ride till it gets warmer and sunnier. Something I never considered is the torque effect of the engine. The bike tries to lean right a little when revved at a stop. This certainly is a different animal compared to what I have ridden before. Should make for interesting times. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-02-2014, 10:48 PM	#33
JWR Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville, TN Posts: 1,413	Good on you WW. Hope you have fun on a bike again. Just ordered a new set of tires for my bike this afternoon. We had about 70 bikes turn out for bike night last night. Our weather has turned to spring, so plenty of riding is going on around here. Good to see you post bb. __________________ Jerry Truth is there are lots of great bikes available and not nearly as many good riders out there riding them... "A man's got to know his limitations..." Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-08-2014, 10:59 AM	#35
grasshopper Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: manning, sc Posts: 484	I'm ready to see the pics of it when your done (or have your computer ready). __________________ 1994 Honda Magna VF750C 1996 Honda Magna VF750C 2001 Suzuki gz250(sold) http://youtu.be/KIS9Hzv--f0 https://youtu.be/fvmTNllcQOQ Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-02-2014, 10:31 PM	#32
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	Hi WW. Glad to hear that you are back on two wheels, at least occasionally. I've been without since December (2013) and the weather here this week is hitting 80 degrees and sunny and I'm feeling the desire to be back on two wheels myself. I don't think it will happen this year though, to many other things on my plate and into my wallet at this point. Maybe next spring.
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04-03-2014, 01:58 AM	#34
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	I should be out and about in a couple weeks. Haven't told anyone yet so it will be surprise to my friends. After I have done all the TLC stuff I will install the much needed air horn. The original is pretty much dead weight, my alarm clock is louder.
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