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The ATV starter crapped out on me. Weds night I used the starter to move the stv up the ramps into the Taco. Thursday night at ardbeg, only the starter solenoid clicked. I hoped riding a bunch would charge the battery enough, but I was forced to pull start all weekend. Now at home I put the good charger on the battery, ran it through a charge cycle, and still no start. Just a thick click of the relay. I’ll pull the battery out and run it through a recondition charge cycle, and hopefully that’s enough to get her going. Otherwise I’ll try using the booster with the battery to rule out the battery being defective. I really hope the starter and one-way bearing are in good shape, don’t wanna replace those parts, nor do I wanna pull start forever.
A great wheelin’ trip! We ran Black lake loop and north trail. Not sure if the guys did a run this morning or not, I drove home Sat night.
I’ve put up some event pics in the club chat area
Skunk Lake
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Here’s some photos from Ardbeg 2022. On Friday we ran Black Lake Loop, and Saturday we ran North Trail to Skunk Lake.
The value Sounds OK to me. 4×4 and low kms makes it pretty decent. They are lower priced machines out there, but kms or abuse is usually reflective. Not sure how much flip potential it has, maybe $3G (to the right buyer) with perfect brakes.
ATV Brakes are usually pretty cheap to fix. The rears may just meed tension added to the cable, or preload on the shoes. So long as they aren’t seized, rears tend to seize (from what I hear).
Just ran Black Lake loop on my 1991 Suzuki 250 4×4, ran like a champ. Only 2 mud holes stopped me, but none of the trucks made it through the same holes either.
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Texted with @Finn the other day, he’ll be heading up Thurs evening.
James and I are most likely going Thurs evening.
Matt isn’t coming.Our target landing spot is the rocky point on Black lake. If that’s taken we’ll venture to the north side of Round lake, which is the next lake north of the main beach.
Today in The Driveway, I installed a set of air bags in the back of the Taco. I bought these more than a year ago with leaf springs, and stock uCA off a guy from TacomaWorld, but had only installed the leaf springs thus far.
The air bags went in without fuss, in the scorching heat, with hand tools in about 90 mins. I still have to route the air lines in a more tidy fashion, but they’re tied away from the exhaust and pinch points so I’m happy for now.
I wanted air bags to stiffen the rear and keep off the bump stops when I have the atv in the bed. It’s only 557lbs (dry says google), but hangs on or behind the rear axle when loaded in the bed….short bed problems. Last year i hauled it to Ardbeg, and broke a leaf spring somewhere along the way, after losing the bump stop prior. Anyeays, this should correct the sag when loaded up, and prevent sag in the winter when the bed is loaded up with recovery tools, survival gear, leer top and ice buildup on the frame.I’ve put a picture from last time I had the ATv in the bed, pretty much squatted. Second is today, unladen with 30psi in the bags while I leak test them.
Just about The whole fleet is gone eh? What’s gonna fill the time and space you’ve freed up?
The Connie offer is sweet, but I can only justify one (insured) bike in The Shop. As I see it, Ive got 2 trucks and one just sits. Can’t do that with the bike too. I sulk enough when I see Redee idle and lonely haha
Thanks for the offer Steve, but I’ve been pre-approved by Sam to check out a new Tenere 700! Cost vs Service life justified it in her books, so I call that a win!
I didnt get much for the goldwing, but I didnt lose any money either.
Last night in The Shop, I was much less successful as compared to Sunday night. Long story short, the clutch I was removing was missing parts, found out my decompression cable is broken, the OEM exhaust seals seem to be incorrect, and I found the winner of the “Cross threadiest bolt” award. Needless to say, I did not ride to work today, nor will I be able to this week. It is not all bad news though.
Item 1: the missing clutch parts, a wave washer and seat. I’ve ridden at least 3,000kms with these parts missing, so not mission critical. I’ve ordered locally for about $30, should be here this week. I think the purpose os the ensure separation of the first clutch plate to the hub, or to reduce chatter and/or noise when clutch is pulled.
Item 2: decompression cable, it only makes kick starting easier. It musta broke since my rebuild, because I adjusted that cable upon reassembly. Again, not mission critical.
Item 3: exhaust seals wrong, I’ll just put the old torn one back in and wrap the leAky joint with exhaust tape. It’ll be slightly better than how I’ve ridden all year.
Item 4: cross threaded bolt is just the kick starter retaining bolt. I’ll chase the threads and put a new M8 in.
Hopefully carb tuning and clutch break-in this weekend.
