The plan was to repair the leaking petcock and work on the new seat. The reality was I did neither. As soon as I entered the man cave I got an idea. Why don’t I work on the tail section of the bike instead? At least get some measurements and start planning before I get to it with the seat fabrication. Well, I didn’t really get to that stage… Fortsätt läsa Tail light swagger
månadsarkiv: augusti 2015
How to make a custom seat – preparations, part 1
I suck when it comes to write ups, but I will try to do my best during this process of making a custom seat. Hopefully I can help someone not to make all the mistakes I am about to make. Bear in mind, I have never tried this before and my skills with wood, metal and fabric are about as lame as they come. I will try to compensate that with a lot of cursing, ingenuity, googling and improvising. First part: getting the right material! Fortsätt läsa How to make a custom seat – preparations, part 1
Rubber joy
Just because the Beast is approved by Swedish legal authorities doesn’t mean I have loved her and left her. Not at all. Today I went shopping and the results were stunning. Not only did I find some unexpected materials in what will probably become my new favorite store but I also got what I needed to stop the leaking petcock. Fortsätt läsa Rubber joy
No rest for the wicked
With the CBR in decent shape, I’ll keep her on hold for a while and attack my second project: The KTM 690 Enduro -08. As you might remember, she’s been running poorly with flashing error codes indicating either a manifold pressure problem, a throttle position sensor problem or lambda sensor problem. I however suspect it’s the wire harness that keeps bugging me…
The final destination
The journey has come to an end. My Beast, the CBR, passed the MOT inspection today and is now declared fully street legal. I feel happy to the point of being drained of all energy. This has been the goal since I first started tearing everything apart, completely clueless, last December: to pick a bike apart and put it back together in a street legal state. I have achieved that goal now and can check that box of the bucket list. Fortsätt läsa The final destination
Another attempt
Sometimes you have to take chances but scheduling the MOT inspection, part two, tomorrow doesn’t really feel like a chance. More like a certainty. The stock tank is back on and I’ve verified the function of the new flasher relay many times now, so I don’t see what could go wrong… Fortsätt läsa Another attempt
Quality time in the man cave
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n spite of the weather being awesome, I decided to make myself useful in the motorcycle context and went to the man cave to fix those turn signals. It was a piece of cake so I decided to proceed with some other stuff while I was at it… Fortsätt läsa Quality time in the man cave
Flash it!
Being the enthusiastic guy I am, I didn’t have the patience to order a relay or resistors off the internet so I went to a store and got me a relay which according to the salesman will give me both plug-and-play installation and the correct flash frequency no matter what kind of turn signal I use… Fortsätt läsa Flash it!
The victory fail
My bike did not pass the MOT inspection. As expected, I might add. So why do I feel so happy anyways? Because of the way it failed. Sometimes what seems to be a loss is actually a victory (and vice versa). Let me explain this to you… Fortsätt läsa The victory fail
Ain’ters gonna ain’t
I’ve decided to let go of the some of the negative energy stockpiled by all the problems with the KTM 690 enduro. Sure, there are some thing I still find really lame, especially the crappy ass answer given by the dealer today, more than two weeks after my initial contact, but I need to focus on positive things instead. Life is better that way… Fortsätt läsa Ain’ters gonna ain’t