What did you do to your bike today?

[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 

[Tpoppa]

This is a good ratchet to keep in your toolkit:

1/4 in. x 3/8 in. Dual-Drive Extendable Ratchet (harborfreight.com)

It's dual drive 1/4 & 3/8, and the handle collapses/expands.

I know some people have feelings about Harbor Freight, but their Composite Ratchets have become my go to in the garage.  

 

[Danimal]

Mounted and balanced the new tires. Then took the rear rotor off the stock wheel and mounted it to the new rear wheel from Woodys. Then mounted the 320mm front rotor and mounted the wheels for the first time on the new bike. 
After that I installed the Safari tank (all new hardware, new petcocks, new fuel line and fittings) and plumbed the fuel lines. Then installed the fairing and re-aimed the headlight and light bar. 
The last item is the new shock being built for the bike by Cogent Dynamics. For the 82,000 miles on the original Sunny I ran a Cogent Mojave shock. This bike is getting a new Cogent Mojave Pro model (large remote reservoir with adjustable compression damping as well) as well as their hydraulic preload adjuster. It’ll be awesome to be able to soften the preload bit when riding the bike without all the luggage. 
Once the shock is in, fuel is going in and startup!! It’ll be great to see how it runs. I only rode it 10 miles or so before tearing the bike down. Some minor changes have been made from stock. Better air filter. Carb rejetted and modified with ethanol-proof o-rings and gaskets as well as a remote choke knob and manual air/fuel mixture screw (only needed one tweak on old carb in all those miles. Had to open up the air in Peru when over 16,000 ft). I’m also running a different exhaust can. The bike ripped stock. I’m sure it’ll be sweet. 
Alaska Ho!

 

 

[durk]

Looking good @Danimal

[Danimal]

Oh so close now. 

[Pauly]

I put a lumbar hydration bladder in my tank bag. If you want a back pack, check out hiking gear. 

[Tonik]

I got a cup holder.

[Danimal]

5 hours ago, AlanSmith7 said:

Just wondering if there are any Motorcycle backpacks that offer water tanks. I checked the Viking bags and RevZilla but could not find any backpacks with water bottle/tank.

Like this?

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/klim-quench-pak?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA98WrBhAYEiwA2WvhOkwwiwtwNjjKvfBa93a7XiZcjSQ5OUG1XxGZUPnyt-WQ9dCEIF_ZihoCM8EQAvD_BwE&sku_id=1318863

[Pauly]

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/sedici-acqua-hydration-backpack

[Tpoppa]

Walmart has quite a few sizes of backpacks with water bladders for under $30.

[B-Mac]

I have a bag that I am finished with that you can use for fresh water.

 

[Pauly]