Motorcycle maintenance day

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Sep 162008

Motorcycle maintenance day was a big success! Thank you to Harold, Jesse, and Nick because I never could have done it without y’all. It was so much more fun to have the company too. With four people, pulling the wheels off and on the SV were a snap. It was like watching a pit crew at a Nascar race. I got to see coolant explode out of an R6 and a chain and sprockets replacement.

Another big thanks goes out to Will for letting me know that I had a nail in my rear tire on the way down from an almost 300 mile mountain run. That could have been disastrous! Of course, after replacing the front and rear tires on my street bike, I discovered a nail in the rear tire of my track bike. Things like this always happen right before a track day — it’s just a given! I suppose it’s better I figured it out here versus at the track.

I do believe that lunch at the K&W is the new Sunday tradition — tasty!

Jesse suggested we sit on the steps then he said it was like being in the Philippines.	Nick and me in the stairwell too.	Five motorcycles in the garage. Front row: R6s, SV, R6. Back row: Nighthawk, SVS
Harold looks over.		The crew!
	Harold the photographer	Look at those sparks!
Mechanic-ing outfit	The bike is getting naked.	It’s master link time.
	Those gloves take center stage.	Ugh.
It makes for a tasty combo.	What are we looking at?	Safety wiring isn’t so safe when I’m doing it.
Yucky old chain.	Torque it!	I did my very own cigarette lighter adapter project all by myself.