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Today in The Shop, Redee lost 150 pounds when I took her top off, and put the CanBack on.
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Looks good in tan rather than rust/black.
Did you find a buyer for your little pop-up trailer already?Yea I don’t clean my toys much either. Takes time away from playing with them.
Today in The Shop, my new-to-me 50-year CCM Elan bicycle gets some adjustments. I’ve just inherited this awesome bike from Sam’s late great uncle. It’s in fantastic shape, and rides so smooth. Tire tubes even hold air pressure. Gonna have fun touring town on this machine.
I own about 5 or 6 bicycles, and they all serve a purpose. This one, is all about looking cool.
Redees fan will run for about 3-5 seconds after you kill the engine. Almost enough time to feel the airflow through the rad by hand. Thinking 60 seconds would go a long way, but not sure if it’ll be necessary.
Evan, I hear you on crappy gauge, this is the first one I can trust (only because the FiTech has a digital readout).
I’d like to put some heat escapes, louvers or something to allow heat out, but I don’t wanna put holes in the hood. I think @ToyotaTom had a similar dilemma on the Turd.
@Toyota Tom what have you been working on all winter? Got any updates on this Turd, or the Sapphire?
Hey @Benlamers how are you liking your AT3 XLT tires? Notice any gains On or offroad?
Cause anymore rapid deterioration of the rear tires recently? Did you ever order the 3.50s and locker?
Looks like you found good use for the LC’s Mud Terrains. They are stuffed into those wheel wells, looks straight up awesome!
How snug are you hoping to get the ATV to the underside of the RTT rack?Did an oil change in Redee, think it had been almost 2-years, but less than 5,000 km. I had hoped the fresh oil would help Redee shed a few degrees of engine temp, but that did not happen.
Today I cruised to Orangeville on purely paved roads, with unlocked hubs, and still was running hotter than I would like. It’s not the actual temp that concerns me, but the inability to bring the temps down that gets me.
So, I ordered three new fans today off ebay. one 16″ as a direct replacement PUSHER, and two 9″ which I’ll put on the PULL side on a separate switch. Really hope I won’t need the 9s, but a little extra cooling couldn’t hurt. Thinking of a way to put it on a timer, so I can run the fans for 1-2 mins after I turn off the ignition. Again, this may be overkill once the old dying fan comes out.
Today in The Shop, Redee got an oil change! I did my best to recall just when the last oil change was, and after 30 mins I decided it had been “too long”. Although I’ve only put about 5,000km on Redee since Road Legal in May ’19, but that oil is at least from Sept ’18. The Fumitomo valve made quick work of draining (once I re-remembered how to open it) and the old filter spun off with ease.
Next week the Katana will get some more attention as the Amazon people say the battery should arrive on Monday.
Yesterday (or the day before) my parents visited and my Dad caught sight of the Katana in The Shop. Over the course of the next half hour, he proceeded to convince himself that the physical size and displacement is just what he was looking for, and suggested I call him for a test ride when the battery arrives. My Dad is not new to Katana’s, in 2003 he bought an ’89 Katana 1100 to reduce his commuting costs (and time) between Brampton and Toronto. That bike was only around for a season or two, cause he replaced it with a Harley Davidson FLHT (Electra Glide Ultra) FireFighter edition. That was a sweet bike, think he put 70,000km on it in a couple years between commuting and adventuring for a few days at a time. Then, 2 kids in University and a third to start soon put an end to bikes. Fast forward 10-years, Mom and Dad are both retired, downsized their house, and enjoying Grand-parenthood and golfing. Time for another bike!!
I wish I had a picture of the HD, the colour was an awesome “Fire Engine Red”, and I don’t ever recall seeing it dusty, or water spotted, let along dirty. A far cry from my Red beast haha.
Yea, the kit looks decent. Hoping to make a lil cash off this tool once it arrives.
Today in the shop, the Katana again until the new battery arrives.
I also pulled Redee out, but not for exercise, just to rearrange some stored stuff and sweep the floor. Real exciting stuff today.
The bike is too tall for my buddy, he did not take it out for a good thrashing.
The bike is being plagued by weak spark and I’ve grown tired of charging the battery, so we ordered a new one online, and a set of ‘carb sync gauges’. Both will arrive early June, so it’s more waiting now.
Hooray for new tools, now please hurry CBS border people. There was a similar gauge set for sale in Ontario, but for $20 more I got an extra dozen adapters and a molded plastic case. An easy upsell.
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