Ritten
03-25-2009, 05:08 PM
I went on a little back road ride this past weekend with some buddies who ride around town and seeing the pig of a GS up against those shiny, clean, new machines really made me smile. HOWEVER, it also made me realize that a bike can have too many personality quirks to it and it's time for me to fix-r-up.
The list:
- Replace the spacer/bolt combo that sheared off between the H&B crash bars and the engine. Part of the bolt was left in the block so I'm sure this will have to be drilled out (definitely NOT e/z!) I've already contacted Andrew at Adventures Workshop to see if he can get me the parts.....waiting on email.
- Soak and clean the spoke wheels. After a few dozen tire changes and wheel weight relocations, I am left with sticky felt and residue all around the wheels.
- The wiring for my battery tender has corroded and broken pretty bad. New cord is on order
- Jesse bag seals and cam locks. I think when I dumped the bike on the Canadian Hwy. in Alberta..........or when I was damn near hanging off a cliff in Colorado and had to drop it on it's side.......or overloading the port bag with ammo for a shootout one day......I must have bent one of the cam locks since the box now sits at a tiny slight angle. The seals also need replacing as I have never lubed them or treated the rubber.....Dohh
- Driving lights.....this is where I'm asking for opinions. For the past 3 or 4 years I've run the Hella FF50's and loved them. The only problem is that I can't really find a lens guard for them and rocks have broken the glass lenses and allowed water/dirt to scuff up the reflectors to the point that they're about half as bright as they originally were. I LOVE the small profile of these lights and am looking for someone who may be running the FF75's or FF100's which are just a tad bigger, but also have guards available. Anyone......Bueller..........Bueller?
- I've also noticed 3 or 4 little bolts and screws that have been sacrificed to the road gods, but those should be easy enough to replace after a visit to the local hardware store.
....and NO I am not getting ready to sell this bike. Just getting it ready for another 3 or 4 years of riding.
The list:
- Replace the spacer/bolt combo that sheared off between the H&B crash bars and the engine. Part of the bolt was left in the block so I'm sure this will have to be drilled out (definitely NOT e/z!) I've already contacted Andrew at Adventures Workshop to see if he can get me the parts.....waiting on email.
- Soak and clean the spoke wheels. After a few dozen tire changes and wheel weight relocations, I am left with sticky felt and residue all around the wheels.
- The wiring for my battery tender has corroded and broken pretty bad. New cord is on order
- Jesse bag seals and cam locks. I think when I dumped the bike on the Canadian Hwy. in Alberta..........or when I was damn near hanging off a cliff in Colorado and had to drop it on it's side.......or overloading the port bag with ammo for a shootout one day......I must have bent one of the cam locks since the box now sits at a tiny slight angle. The seals also need replacing as I have never lubed them or treated the rubber.....Dohh
- Driving lights.....this is where I'm asking for opinions. For the past 3 or 4 years I've run the Hella FF50's and loved them. The only problem is that I can't really find a lens guard for them and rocks have broken the glass lenses and allowed water/dirt to scuff up the reflectors to the point that they're about half as bright as they originally were. I LOVE the small profile of these lights and am looking for someone who may be running the FF75's or FF100's which are just a tad bigger, but also have guards available. Anyone......Bueller..........Bueller?
- I've also noticed 3 or 4 little bolts and screws that have been sacrificed to the road gods, but those should be easy enough to replace after a visit to the local hardware store.
....and NO I am not getting ready to sell this bike. Just getting it ready for another 3 or 4 years of riding.