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Started drawing the spools for Izzy today.  Got some cool shit planned for that.  Mmm, scrap titanium...

Checking in, who's going?

21 minutes ago, JustinNck1 said:

Co-worker decided to walk out and quit today, so now I have to work tomorrow. I'm out.

Well that sucks.

Oh yeah, needing some kart time Saturday.  Been way too long of a week to let it go by without making some hard passes.  Come on down Tim, stop at Pony or something moto related if that's what it takes.

3 hours ago, TimTheAzn said:

That's why people hate us so much.

Do you really think they connect the dots? Probably not, all they will think is damn that was a good cig, why did that guy just punch out my mirror.

Every time that guys posts some thing I wonder.

If you go new sometimes the manufacturer has direct financing.  Don't know how rates compare though. 

25 minutes ago, JustinNck1 said:

After riding home from work, I got to take dad's new bike for a spin.

What did you think?

20 minutes ago, Killer_kaw said:

Took the winter to clean it and 7 miles to cover it in road grime. Great to get out though. Only 7 miles to work but 60 to get Home. It was worth it  

 

 

That is a ridiculously good looking bike.  Nice job.

Have fun, I'll be coaching in Newark.  

Yup!

I think the track out back will be all dirt...  Shop driveway will be gravel.  But I did find a reasonably dry path to the street after work and made some noise.  Was going through the Ducati manual when I got back and saw it was rated at 79HP at the crank when new.  Ha!  

49 minutes ago, TimTheAzn said:

Might as well make that driveway to and from the shop, the front straight for the mini-moto track!

Neighbor Jon already had a flat track berm built up from his mini...  this summer is going to be awesome.

18 minutes ago, thompsonian said:

Ground is too soft to roll it out of the shed yet and get it into the garage.

That's what I have to wait for now too.   Summer bonus means driveway to the shop.

22 minutes ago, vf1000ride said:

Izzy must be a Ducati, they are the only bike I have ever seen that messes up clutch fluid that bad.  I do the fluid twice a year on my sportclassic because it ends up looking like that.

Yup, the '99 900SS.  It was so gross.  That pic was after I dumped the jar once already.  I put new pads on the Duc from @RidersDiscount and changed the brake fluid on the Daytona while I was at it.  Pads were ok on it for now.

Ya think Izzy needed a clutch fluid change?  

9 hours ago, Jester_ said:

They make a q3 in that size?

Don't think so, that's a 16in wheel?

I'd buy another FJR.  Loved that bike but after the wreck I decided to go another direction.  If I make room for a sport tour with hard bags again, I would look at that one first.  My GenII had plenty of power, handled decent with full Ohlins.  I added heated grips and would have liked cruise control on the couple times I took it for major slab miles.  Both of those are standard on the GenIIIs.  The stock hard side cases were great, I did get a large Shad top case with a Givi base rack that bolted directly to the subframe so I felt better about loading the top case up and Katie leaning against it.  We were able to fit both helmets and full gear for both of us in the three cases no problem.  Loved that bike.

Do you really intend to regularly take a passenger distances?  If not, I'd seriously look for something else like that Super Duke with bags or some other super naked, MT10?  Probably have a windshield available aftermarket. 

Sprint?  My buddy had a Bandit 1200 and then bought a Sprint.  Kept it for about a year and decided it wasn't as big of an improvement as he hoped.  Didn't handle great, not gobs of power, meh... 

I guess a first question should be why do you think you want a sport tour bike when it's main duty would be for daily commuting?

3 hours ago, Killer_kaw said:

Valve adjustment complete and throttle bodies synced. Also cleaned out the cooling system and topped it off with fresh coolant. Got my new radiator guard installed, drained the oil and called it a day. The whole valve adjustment wasn’t nearly as difficult as some make it out to be just take time. Lots of it. 

That's a great day! 

5 hours ago, amshort13 said:

Here's some pictures of my rear tire to see if I'm going to need to replace it for the track day. 

Yes, I would, and look at that chain...  looks a little rusty to me.

28 minutes ago, TimTheAzn said:

Did one of your timers come with a beacon?

No, assuming someone will have one at the track.  Mid ohio usually puts one out anyway I think. 

51 minutes ago, B-Mac said:

 

When I remove rotors from the wheel I take a punch and give each fastener a solid tap with the ball peen hammer to shock the lock tight or corrosion on older equipment. This helps them back out much easier. (YMMV)

Great looking Dog, bye the way.

Good hint, thanks man.  I'm sure there will opportunities to try that technique soon.

23 hours ago, JustinNck1 said:

Just decided to get everything ready for the exhaust and ecu to arrive.

How much did that cat weigh?!

New rotors transferred the original wheel.  Those T40 bolts were a pain to get out, impact to the rescue.  Marvin is a good helper.

Picked up an OEM wheel and rotors yesterday.  Cheaper than new rotors alone and who doesn't need a spare wheel?

52 minutes ago, what said:

Lap timer added. 

I too got a lap timer!  And a wheel and rotors for Izzy.  Thanks for leading the way, Andy, Brad's a cool dude.