Move it to a better climate! LoL!YankeeTarheel wrote: Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:48 pm Still mulling over how the fuck I'm going to get a new battery for my FZ1 to Abaco. Found the problem with why it wouldn't crank--bad starter relay, fixed the hole in the tank with steel-filled epoxy putty designed for the purpose, but couldn't get either battery to hold a charge. I think I want to get two--with the acid stored externally so one can sit until its mate dies. Hopefully, the tires won't rot out--one valve stem already did. That sea air is horrendous.
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78long ago i read "zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance", sorry, don't remember what it was about, but i can't help but wonder if there's also a "zen and the art of motorcycle riding". many people i mention getting a bike to emphasize the risks, and i recall being somewhat "charged up" the morning i dropped my kawasaki, hurt my knee and pretty much quit riding. so it looks to me that there might be a mindset or mental state which would conduce to safer riding? i notice a lot of bikers (and muscle car peeps, too) are constantly revving their engines, and i wonder about their mental states, anger, impatience, in a hurry, can't get the damn thing to idle, something. i hear one now, vroom, vroom, vroo-vroo-vroom, and then winding it out going up the road. is there an attitude or mental state that will improve one's chances of living to the next intersection? om, mane, padme.. asking for a friend.
i'm retired. what's your excuse?
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79No. There is no mindset that can induce safe riding through an intersection with “cagers” potentially making left turns in front of us at the last minute.
Om mani padme hum...
There is only the right mindset to induce a nice ride: Attention. For as long as that ride lasts.
“Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.” A book that most riders have picked up at some point in their lives but few have actually finished. It is actually a novel and not an instruction manual, self-help book, or whatever. It is a work of fiction about a reflective American man who struggles with mental health and takes a cross-country motorcycle journey with his son on the back of his Honda along with a married couple on their BMW. Along the way he makes observations about American life, criticisms of the culture (of materialism), and wrestles with the “meaning of life”. But this is a story with an “unreliable narrator” as we slowly descend with him into madness (mental breakdown) and journey with him picking up the pieces again. Not an easy book to read if only because of the nature of the story deals with mental illness along with cultural imbalance (also bordering on madness).
Om mani padme hum...
There is only the right mindset to induce a nice ride: Attention. For as long as that ride lasts.
“Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.” A book that most riders have picked up at some point in their lives but few have actually finished. It is actually a novel and not an instruction manual, self-help book, or whatever. It is a work of fiction about a reflective American man who struggles with mental health and takes a cross-country motorcycle journey with his son on the back of his Honda along with a married couple on their BMW. Along the way he makes observations about American life, criticisms of the culture (of materialism), and wrestles with the “meaning of life”. But this is a story with an “unreliable narrator” as we slowly descend with him into madness (mental breakdown) and journey with him picking up the pieces again. Not an easy book to read if only because of the nature of the story deals with mental illness along with cultural imbalance (also bordering on madness).
"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence. There is hope for a violent man to become non-violent. There is no such hope for the impotent." -Gandhi
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80I know! Everything's better than this, right?sikacz wrote: Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:10 amMove it to a better climate! LoL!YankeeTarheel wrote: Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:48 pm Still mulling over how the fuck I'm going to get a new battery for my FZ1 to Abaco. Found the problem with why it wouldn't crank--bad starter relay, fixed the hole in the tank with steel-filled epoxy putty designed for the purpose, but couldn't get either battery to hold a charge. I think I want to get two--with the acid stored externally so one can sit until its mate dies. Hopefully, the tires won't rot out--one valve stem already did. That sea air is horrendous.
"Even if the bee could explain to the fly why pollen is better than shit, the fly could never understand."
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81The "Battery Tender" brand has failed me more times than I can count. I use the Sears automotive brand, and now the Duracell brand.
I don't know if there is a 12 amp-hour lithium battery.
"Even if the bee could explain to the fly why pollen is better than shit, the fly could never understand."
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82i was thinking one of these https://www.harborfreight.com/15-watt-s ... 62449.html i use one to get my mower battery thru the winter.
i'm retired. what's your excuse?
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83Sand, short trees and surrounded by salt water, what could go wrong! LoL!YankeeTarheel wrote: Sat Dec 25, 2021 5:50 pmI know! Everything's better than this, right?sikacz wrote: Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:10 amMove it to a better climate! LoL!YankeeTarheel wrote: Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:48 pm Still mulling over how the fuck I'm going to get a new battery for my FZ1 to Abaco. Found the problem with why it wouldn't crank--bad starter relay, fixed the hole in the tank with steel-filled epoxy putty designed for the purpose, but couldn't get either battery to hold a charge. I think I want to get two--with the acid stored externally so one can sit until its mate dies. Hopefully, the tires won't rot out--one valve stem already did. That sea air is horrendous.
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84Provided it's in the sun? Interesting though.lurker wrote: Sat Dec 25, 2021 5:55 pm i was thinking one of these https://www.harborfreight.com/15-watt-s ... 62449.html i use one to get my mower battery thru the winter.
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85Yeah, it's awful to sit on a beach when it's 80 or 90 degrees, in a palm tree's shade, with a soft breeze, and a rum'n'coke or an ice cold Bahamian beer in hand.sikacz wrote: Sat Dec 25, 2021 7:56 pmSand, short trees and surrounded by salt water, what could go wrong! LoL!YankeeTarheel wrote: Sat Dec 25, 2021 5:50 pmI know! Everything's better than this, right?sikacz wrote: Fri Dec 24, 2021 12:10 amMove it to a better climate! LoL!YankeeTarheel wrote: Thu Dec 23, 2021 9:48 pm Still mulling over how the fuck I'm going to get a new battery for my FZ1 to Abaco. Found the problem with why it wouldn't crank--bad starter relay, fixed the hole in the tank with steel-filled epoxy putty designed for the purpose, but couldn't get either battery to hold a charge. I think I want to get two--with the acid stored externally so one can sit until its mate dies. Hopefully, the tires won't rot out--one valve stem already did. That sea air is horrendous.
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It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it!
"Even if the bee could explain to the fly why pollen is better than shit, the fly could never understand."
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86YankeeTarheel wrote: Sat Dec 25, 2021 10:25 pmYeah, it's awful to sit on a beach when it's 80 or 90 degrees, in a palm tree's shade, with a soft breeze, and a rum'n'coke or an ice cold Bahamian beer in hand.sikacz wrote: Sat Dec 25, 2021 7:56 pmSand, short trees and surrounded by salt water, what could go wrong! LoL!YankeeTarheel wrote: Sat Dec 25, 2021 5:50 pmI know! Everything's better than this, right?
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It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it!
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87I'm thinking about buying a motorcycle, but I don't know which is better for the beginner
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88Have you taken a Motorcycle Safety Foundation riding course for beginners? You will get a better idea from the course on the type of motorcycle you should choose to begin with.Gennymolarsy wrote: Fri Apr 22, 2022 4:56 am I'm thinking about buying a motorcycle, but I don't know which is better for the beginner
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89Absolutely! I took the experienced rider course after a bad fall in 2004. It was super-interesting and fun, and I learned a lot even though I had been riding since 1977.sikacz wrote: Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:03 amHave you taken a Motorcycle Safety Foundation riding course for beginners? You will get a better idea from the course on the type of motorcycle you should choose to begin with.Gennymolarsy wrote: Fri Apr 22, 2022 4:56 am I'm thinking about buying a motorcycle, but I don't know which is better for the beginner
I cannot tell what the "best bike" is for a beginner. Mine was a 250cc twin cylinder 2-stroke Suzuki. It was light, but had some guts.
"Even if the bee could explain to the fly why pollen is better than shit, the fly could never understand."
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90I have a mod project. Waiting on two parts to finish the setup. I’m installing an aluminum fairing, but looks like even when I get it done or semi done won’t be going to test ride anytime soon. I thought about painting it, but might just polish it.
It’s only an initial setup, need to adjust some items and nothing is tightened up fully.
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91Looks GREAT! That old race track fairing!
"Even if the bee could explain to the fly why pollen is better than shit, the fly could never understand."
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92It’s meant to look like the old classic racing type faring. It’s a pretty interesting setup. There’s a light weight steel bracket frame the hooks and bolts onto the existing motorcycle frame and then the aluminum fairing bolts onto that. It doesn’t require any modifications to the frame, but I do need a few miscellaneous items relocated and additional mods at the instrumentation panel to make it all work. Just received a mod to relocate the brake fluid reservoir and waiting on the instrumentation panel bracket. Since the fairing and lights are stable and fixed certain items on the handle bar and steering system needs to clear under the fairing framework. I’ve already relocated the rectifier regulator and the turn signal and the headlight. Turn signals required me to get a different bracket that I modified to work with the fairing frame. In these pictures you can see the regulator and new signal locations. I’ve done some design work to get the bracket and signals to be where I wanted and some electrical work to a few components.
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93Needless to say working with limited use of one of my arms is slowing me down a bit and it also means a test ride won’t be happening anytime soon, not for some months anyway. I’ll see how my therapy starts to work after the operation and the initial six week immobilization period is over.
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94The brushed aluminum looks great on that fairing.
"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence. There is hope for a violent man to become non-violent. There is no such hope for the impotent." -Gandhi
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95Yup the brushed chrome is neat. Motorcycles can be as expensive as automobiles.
https://wealthygorilla.com/most-expensive-motorbikes/
Always been partial to Ducatis.
https://www.ducati.com/us/en/bikes
https://wealthygorilla.com/most-expensive-motorbikes/
Always been partial to Ducatis.
https://www.ducati.com/us/en/bikes
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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96The brushed isn’t that nice close up. It was meant if one was going to paint it. I’ll have to polish it a bit if I don’t paint.highdesert wrote: Mon Mar 06, 2023 11:32 am Yup the brushed chrome is neat. Motorcycles can be as expensive as automobiles.
https://wealthygorilla.com/most-expensive-motorbikes/
Always been partial to Ducatis.
https://www.ducati.com/us/en/bikes
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97I’ve gotten it to where it’s essentially together all main parts installed just needs tweaks. Everything now will have to wait until I recover from my surgery.
New cockpit layout.
Overall appearance now.
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98Cool
"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence. There is hope for a violent man to become non-violent. There is no such hope for the impotent." -Gandhi
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99It’ll needs tweaks, but yeah I think it’s cool too! Looking like an old racer. LoL.
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100Definitely a good-lookin' bike!
"Even if the bee could explain to the fly why pollen is better than shit, the fly could never understand."