What did you do to your Yamaha today?

Took a return trip down the Old Road towards Halifax and refereed some soccer games in the country. First trip of any length (80k, about 50 miles) with the Maxim and she ran great and started every time, each time with me praying that the starter holds together 'cause I do not want to crack her open for that. Found fine balance and pretty sharp handling for a machine in the Quarter Century Club, but nearly got wiped out by gravel in the turn of the paved road to the field. On another thread the topic of discussion was riding like you're invisible. Today the trip featured 5, (count 'em) 5 incidents where if I wasn't thinking that way and anticipating, I would have been toast (or mashed potatoes).

So, I rewarded her with a tank of premium (and me with a chocolate bar) to see if there will be a difference in performance or consumption. Perfect day for a ride and thanks to the Forums for the Invisible Clue - a lifesaver.

 

Took a piece of pipe and used it to straighten out my left mirror stalk. Now I can see past my arm pit! Took a short ride and a couple pictures.

 

Finally got around to adjusting my clutch cable so that I don't have the enrichening circuit open when I idle in gear at stop lights.

At least, it seems like it. It wouldn't stop raining long enough to go for a test ride (no rain gear yet). Of course, 10 minutes after I get to work, it gets sunny and cool.

 

Today...

My Yamaha finally comes out of the closet.. Err. My storage.

The reason it was there instead of at where I hang my hat is because I live with my sister and she wasnt supposed to know I have a bike (yet) she would have a cow. (Long story, I'll spare the details) anyway, the other day she found out by my nephew who claims, Oh.. I wasn't supposed to tell her? I didn't know... Well she had a cow. Then we had steak. Now its over, she knows, she accepted it. Now the good news is: It will be here with me.

 

Some times a man's just gotta eat steak!

 

Rode it to the hardware store for a lightbulb and ant killer.

 

Bumped-up the rear shocks and handed my wife a helmet ... and away we went.

We took the cooks tour of some new housing developments over in Concord and Carlasile, MA.

Topped-off the afternoon by going to the busiest Ice Cream Stand in Westford NY.

I was the perfect chauffeur. No hi-revving, shifting below 4-Grand and being so careful I could have been the Poster Boy for Safe Riding, all day.
I didn't even go over 50 during the whole outing!

It was fun!

 

:lol: lets see started out with just changin the brake pads and turned into
1 changin pads
2 stripped a bolt
3 drilled out bolt
4 fixed caliper
5 rebuilt caliper
6 :idea: said aww hell have it apart ill do fork seals too for fun :roll:
7 took asprin for headache
8 well figured ill repack bearings in neck while im at it.
9 8O looked on ground for 45min for the 3 bearings that vanished
10 wandered onto computer to order tapered bearings
11 waitin for parts to show up so i can ride again

 

Its a Miracle.

You can drop 38 Yamaha Ball Bearings into a Plexiglas Cube, through the only hole in the cube, drilled to 10-thousandths over 1/4 inch ... then, seal the hole with a rubber stopper.

When the Cube is opened to retrieve the Ball Bearings ...

2 or 3 will have vanished!

 

guess i was lucky in the past cause ive pulled them out to check for wear a few times and havent lost any till now

 

Gorgeous day today. 28 C, slight breeze and not a cloud in the sky. Went for a 350 KM ride to break in my new jacket I got for my birthday. Probably the nicest day I've spent on the road this year.

 

Oil Change.
Added Black, reflective, YAMAHA Lettering to the sides of my Front Forks.
Organized tool Pouch. Made a "Roll-up" from old beige Pool Table felt.
Drilled the handle of my Rear Suspension Tool. Added lanyard.
Bought spare inline Fuel Filter and stored it in the back.

 

Thats a smart move there Rick.
I was riding home from work yesterday and my fuel filter gave it up.
Fuel starvation

wish I had had the forsight

 

Oh yeah. Forgot to mention that I rolled my bike over 50,000 KM's today(31,068 miles).

 

I upgraded my fuse box to an ATC 6 fuse block, repaired the twist-and-tape connections on the main battery line, and lubed up the seat lock.

I also learned that this bike is just like my truck... every time you fix something you find three more things that need to be done!

 

spent about an hour trying to trace a "no headlight on" fault...

does it come on with "key on" or only with "engine running"?

ive got to pull the carb/airbox boots off! my fuel line wont reach the petcock the way ive got it routed! :x

im going out to try and route the cables and wire harnesses in the right places so i can button this thing up...

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I went with my middle son today to pick up his new bike. An '07 boulevard . We surprised my other son who owns an '86 Radian. Before we all went for a ride I "changed" my son's Radian oil and filter. Then I put new plugs in my Maxim. We went for a short ride and when we got back my son's Radian was leaking oil. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. There was a nice puddle under the bike. I came home and got on the forum and did a search. I found another person that had the same problem and it hit me like a ton of bricks ! In the midst of changing the oil and talking I completely forgot to take out the oil drain plug and drain the oil. I only drained the filter. Man I felt stupid. He has about 5qts of oil in the case. So tomorrow I get to do it all over again. Man I felt dumb.

 

Even when you thought you've heard 'em all ...

Glad the Story has a Hollywood Ending.

 

Oops! :lol:

I met my brother in law for the second time last week. The first time I met him was over 10 years ago when I picked him up from the drunk tank one morning.

This time around he's struggling to get out one of the spark plugs in some old beater he's picked up cheap. I head out to the driveway and persuade it to come out without much trouble. We chat for a few minutes, then I head into the house.

About 10 minutes later I hear some excitement as he comes through the front door with his current girlfriend giving him shit for being a true blonde. Turns out he decided to check the oil while the car was parked facing uphill in the very steep driveway, and since nothing showed on the dipstick he was grumbling about having to buy more oil to put in it. I told him to just turn the car around so it faced downhill and he'd find there was too much oil in it, then he could just drain some out which would be cheaper!

His excuse was "I'm a mechanic, I just know how to change parts, not check fluids". :roll:

Hopefully I can break the 10 year mark before I have to spend time with him again...

 

well got my bearings in and got it all buttoned up and OMG what a diffrence the bumps arent so bumpy and turnig is soooo much easier.
Went for a ride and it was actually enjoyable again :lol: :lol:
And with the brakes redone it actually stops now :!: