Daily Street SuMo

[Casper]

Have you checked with security yet to see if anyone brought the key in?

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Originally Posted by Casper

Have you checked with security yet to see if anyone brought the key in?

Yeah, thanks.

I asked 3 of the guards, but security there is kind of a joke. No luck.

I'll be getting a new ignition soon. Keeping the rear wheel lock on when I park it.


I'll be installing that gold suspension link next time I change the oil. Need to remove the pipe for both jobs, so will do them together. Also want to inspect/change all bearings in the swingarm and rear suspension at the same time. Should be ordering parts in the next couple of days.

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Bash bars aren't square with the bar ends because the handlebar width is cut down for lane-splitting.

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Tiny, but good mod. Bike looks (a little) better.

Before:




After:






Last time I had one of these on the bike, it got stolen. Not the whole cap, just the vent tube.

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Update on the cooling vest.

Man, I love wearing it. Can hardly wait for hot days, so I can wear it.

Figured out to turn it inside out, so mesh is between my t-shirt and the ice. Normal way has a solid panel over the ice.

To make it last longer, I slip in some extra ice packs. I also make sure it's snug. Needs to make good contact.

We had a major heat wave and I could wear it at midnight. When it started cooling, I wore it at night and my teeth chattered all the way home.


EDIT: Looks like it's gonna be in the 90s tomorrow.

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Quick pic of the bike.

New silencer makes a big difference. Doesn't stink me up half as much as the old one.

It will, after enough miles.

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Just wanted to post this info close to my new vent tube pics.


from DimestaK:
"Running a Syncrowave 250, standard dc current no pulse capabilities, 3/32 red tungsten, gas lense, #7 cup with the gas at 12cfh I think. I do run a foot pedal most times but you can do without just fine, just have to set your amps right"


When it comes to building bikes- sometimes I feel like a hack.

I should have sand-casted a one-off aluminum tube, and made a CAD vent out of titanium.


Guys who have real skillz don't need titanium.

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Changed the oil & filter and installed the adjustable link connecting rod.





No problems, so far. Haven't had a test ride, yet.

Hope I can ride more, soon. The oil was hardly dirty. Never seen that before.


Interesting side note: See those 2 plastic caps?
The caps hold the loose needle bearings in place. The collar slides in, and pushes the 2 caps out the other side. Easy-peasy.

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[yantosh]

that looks the business mate