What did you do to your bike today?

[Tonik]

Ok, no tools is cool as hell.

[durk]

20 hours ago, Tpoppa said:

Changed the front brake pads on the Triumph today, because the stock Brembo pads are notoriously squeaky when coming to a slow stop.

Changing the pads requires no tools.  Just push the springs with your finger and pull out the pins, then the pads slide right out of the back of the caliper...you don't even need to remove the caliper.  

The job literally took 5 minutes👍

Pretty slick.

 

 

 

 

That is slick. How do the pistons on the caliper collapse?

[Tpoppa]

22 minutes ago, durk said:

That is slick. How do the pistons on the caliper collapse?

The 2 silver spring/clips in the photo...each hold a retaining pin in place.  The pins aren't visible in the photo, but slide out of the spoke side of the caliper. 

The Brembos are 4 piston, and each piston has it's own brake pad.  When removing the old pads, I used them to compress each piston a bit to make it easier to slide the new EBC HH pads in pace.

Love it when a job is easier than expected. 

[Gpaw]

Got out for 367 miles it was a little chilly but still a fun day

[Tpoppa]

On 11/4/2023 at 7:17 PM, Gpaw said:

Got out for 367 miles it was a little chilly but still a fun day

Glad we got out. Might be the last serious ride of the season.

[Tonik]

56 minutes ago, Tpoppa said:

Might be the last serious ride of the season

Why?

[max power]

On 10/2/2023 at 10:08 PM, Pauly said:

Ordered a Saddlemen Road Sofa saddle for the Goldwing. Yes, it's heated. Used my remaining Hilton points toward it. $162 out of pocket. 

Side note: We saw a trike GL1500 just like mine, same color, same faux wood dash trim. Never thought that wood happen. 

How did you use your Hilton points to buy motorcycle parts?

[max power]

Did the frosty fender rally in the blue ridge mountains this weekend.
 It was pretty rad. 

[Tpoppa]

12 hours ago, Tonik said:

Why?

Family commitments every weekend in Nov. 

All that leaves is short local riding unless global warming kicks in for December.

[Pauly]

15 hours ago, max power said:

How did you use your Hilton points to buy motorcycle parts?

[Gpaw]

Didn't have to work today so I went riding 😁

[Pauly]

Nice day to ride. Even better day to upgrade the suspension on the Goldwing. I use the word "upgrade" without reverence to Merriam-Webster, but anything is better than air forks and shocks. I'm sending the forks out for rebuild because I don't have the tools anymore, and I can't imagine anything I'd rather smell less than 30 year old fork oil. 😅 

Shocks are installed, but I need a spanner to swing them into "FatAF" mode. I'm excited to see how much better this bike can handle fully loaded. 

 

[durk]

@Pauly are you  planning to keep this around longer than you originally planned?

Edited November 13, 2023 by durk

[Pauly]

1 hour ago, durk said:

@Pauly are you  planning to keep this around longer than you originally planned?

Probably for a few seasons, especially if this update is up to the hype. I will have less than $1000 in parts and labor for new suspension front and rear. 

Edited November 13, 2023 by Pauly

[Tpoppa]

https://www.facebook.com/100063527261961/videos/557887529856564

[B-Mac]

Now that is FUN on a motorcycle.

[motocat12]

Learned one of my cousins rides a 1200gs and wants me to go on a utah tour

[Tonik]

1 hour ago, motocat12 said:

Learned one of my cousins rides a 1200gs and wants me to go on a utah tour

Do it. Zion and Brice alone are worth it.

[motocat12]

5 hours ago, Tonik said:

Do it. Zion and Brice alone are worth it.

I did a quick drive through zion like 20 yrs ago.

[Tonik]

2 hours ago, motocat12 said:

I did a quick drive through zion like 20 yrs ago.

They have remodeled since then. All new mountains.

[Danimal]

New tires. New rear wheel (Warp 9 hub broke. They replaced hub and Woodys rebuilt)

new tool roll being assembled. Starting to get those feelings when a trip’s reality sets in. 
Tuktoyaktuk is a long ways away

[B-Mac]

I love the Mitas E07 Dakar's with extra sidewall layers and they are not bad on the asphalt Dragon.

 

 

[Danimal]

The Dakar version is too stiff for hand mounting etc on the DR and kind of overkill Brian. Still a great tire. 
 

tool roll almost complete 

 

[MSerfozo]

Those are some SWEET looking wrenches, Dan!  I tried zooming, but I can't tell what they are.

[Danimal]

The 6” adjustable jaw is from Lobster in Japan. The skeleton wrenches and ratchet are from Asahi in Japan (their Lightool series)

the weird lockjaw pliers are from Knipex