Saturday, February 16, 2008
Adjust those valves
Anticipating a ride to Houston on Saturday I spent Wednesday evening doing some maintenance on my motorcycle. According to the service manual the valves need to be adjusted every 8000 miles and the bike has 10,000 on it, so I thought I should check the valves because I am pretty sure they weren't checked at 8000 before I bought it. After removing the seat, tank, and a few bits of chromed plastic,
I was able to access the little "access" ports to inspect and adjust the valves.
I use the word "access" loosely because I'm not sure what is provided is truly access, but I guess it will do. The good news is that the valves didn't need any adjustment, so maybe they were done at 8000 miles. Or, maybe Honda is very cautious with their service recommendations.
I also swapped out the after-market exhaust pipes with the original stock pipes. After riding for a couple of hours on Sunday my ears were ringing, so I thought I might want a slightly quieter ride for the two-day trip down to Houston, around, and back. I posted a before and after picture below.
The trip was canceled because of the weather, which is probably just as well. We are experiencing a pretty good downpour with a fair amount of lightening to go with some wind and cool temperatures. It would have been a fine and miserable trip to tell stories about in the future, but I think I have enough stories about misery that I don't really need to add an additional one.
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I was able to access the little "access" ports to inspect and adjust the valves.
I use the word "access" loosely because I'm not sure what is provided is truly access, but I guess it will do. The good news is that the valves didn't need any adjustment, so maybe they were done at 8000 miles. Or, maybe Honda is very cautious with their service recommendations.
I also swapped out the after-market exhaust pipes with the original stock pipes. After riding for a couple of hours on Sunday my ears were ringing, so I thought I might want a slightly quieter ride for the two-day trip down to Houston, around, and back. I posted a before and after picture below.
The trip was canceled because of the weather, which is probably just as well. We are experiencing a pretty good downpour with a fair amount of lightening to go with some wind and cool temperatures. It would have been a fine and miserable trip to tell stories about in the future, but I think I have enough stories about misery that I don't really need to add an additional one.
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
Oh my, how time flies!
Well, it's been many weeks (months ?) since I have written anything. Shame on me. I'd like to write about Lynne and Ben's new house in Louisiana, where we went right after Christmas and helped them move in. There have been several other events, like fixing my old 1984 Honda Nighthawk Sport 700SC and getting it running. And, Joyce buying a little Honda Rebel and starting to ride again. Oh well, you'll just have to call and visit for those stories!
This weekend was a men's retreat from church. Don McLaughlin was the speaker and did a great job inspiring us to think and hopefully act. John and Philip came with me. I am very glad that we went.
Today the weather here was absolutely beautiful. I joined 11 other people on a total of 9 motorcycles and went for a nice ride this afternoon. The map of the ride is below and
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I've also posted a picture of the group at our first stop.
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This weekend was a men's retreat from church. Don McLaughlin was the speaker and did a great job inspiring us to think and hopefully act. John and Philip came with me. I am very glad that we went.
Today the weather here was absolutely beautiful. I joined 11 other people on a total of 9 motorcycles and went for a nice ride this afternoon. The map of the ride is below and
View Larger Map
I've also posted a picture of the group at our first stop.
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