At last I got round to fitting a clock. Always bothered me that I have no idea what time it is when I'm riding.
It's an old digital one that I had in my van about 10 years ago. It has inside and outside temperature sensors too so as an experiment I've stuck the outside sensor on the radiator to see how hot she really gets.
Amazingly I've never changed the battery in it and it still works after 15 years.
Found a couple of annoying rattling panels when I took the screen off too. That's going to make me very happy if I don't get that annoying clunk every time I go over a bump.

Indie, your luggage looks wicked. Post up a pic when you've got her dressed again. I think Trout's right, that's surely illegal in public isn't it?

 

late yesterday put the new front power pure tire on took about 20 minutes
have the rear off and bead broken, it gets the new power pure 180 today
this appears to be a bigger wrestlen' match than the front

NO F"N MERCY : it's going on ............post some PIC's later

Oh yeah , nice bags Indy .....when you fitting your Power Pures ??

 

Shop says tues or wed for the tires. I am thinking of dressing the girl monday (long story, may for a different thread/forum(EX)WIFE). I will post some pics this week of her all dressed up.

 

These will have to do , I will admit with the rear I ****ed up first time I mounted it
I had the rotation going the wrong way , five minutes later badda bing badda boom
(last pic shows correct rotation) whipped her off and shoved the bitch right back on there
in no time ...hear that Steve .......no time ......really as you keep doing them you learn
how the tires travels over the rim .....really .....it's a piece of cake

used in the fracas , 3 nice new tire irons, 2 sure grip quick grip clamps (extra set of hands)
one regular clamp (bead breaker) & home made rim protectors made from a windshield
washer bottle plastic RAINX

AND the secret potion/lotion that makes these bitches slide on and off is GERMX
hand sanitizer ........it's slicker than Classic's Hairdo on a Monday morning

In the great cricket expression : HOWZAT !!

Oh and one other tip I used CRC MAF cleaner to clean the inner rim ....works great no oil residue
and change your valve stems mine were "japan" oem and were finished to the point of being
dangerous....check you valve stems ......no really ......the only other challenge with these
was getting the bead to seat when inflating that what the lump hammer was used for pictured
in the #3 pic

Not bad for a virgin CBR tire changer eh Steve ???? .......lol

Total time 45 minutes excluding a trip to PepBoys to get new 1 1/4'" valve stems !

MONEY saved 125 samolians

 

I concede I'll give ya that
cuz om just not that old ....couch back atya


nah seriously if it was 35 bucks around here .......ME TOO

but 125 .......no way .........robbery ........nagonnahappen

8 inch g clamp there Hawk ...... Just like all my tools
let you know about the Dyna Beads but I did rough balance
them on the axels with 2 Jack stands with left over pinch
weights on the center rim seam.........dyna beads should
complete the balancing nicely

After I put the new sprocket on .....can't wait to take her out !

 

Geeze Sprock , that's the mother of all 'G Clamps'!!! What size is that baby? I wanna get me one

And you must let us know how it goes with those Dyna beads.

 

Oh ya I got a Ginormous itch. I have riden sat/sun and plan to ride today. I can't get enough, these bikes are sweet. I just wish the winter sand would be swept up sooner than later.
Imagine if your last bike had 50 HP, then hop on a bike with 130HP, it freakin' crazy