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neebelung · 04-29-2008, 01:30 PM

*sigh*

So for a riding blog, this is somewhat lackluster, isn't it?

Some time ago, my bike went to "The Doctor's" to have a few minor things looked at. A little oil leak here, a little coolant leak there... it was just time for some TLC for little Greenie.

So as you can guess by my lack of posts about RIDING lately, I haven't gotten her back. Nope, it's been 5-1/2 weeks, and still I'm bikeless.

Oil leak? Located and fixed.

Coolant leak? Located and fixed.

Carbuerator issue? Located and fixed. Or so we thought. It was after the carb work had been completed that he noticed it still had that "hiccup" (more like a jolt... or 4) in first gear.

Pulled her apart all over again, and found that he believes it had the wrong jet kit installed in it (so it was probably dumping more fuel than it needed... hence it running rich all the time, and the carbs gumming up, I suppose

).

So now we're in the 6th week of "Greenie: The Rehab" and we're eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new jet kit (should be here any day now).

I don't fault our mechanic friend... afterall, he does all the work for free, just out of a sheer love of bikes. And between his day job, being a rider coach and being a control rider at Jennings, it's not like he has an abundance of free time. There've also been parts delays.... parts that should've taken 5-7 days took a few weeks, etc.....

But dammit, I miss my bike. It's springtime here in Florida... highs in the upper 70's to low 80's, a crisp breeze, bright sunny days.... *sigh* Prime riding weather.

04-29-2008, 01:30 PM	#3
neebelung Ornery, scandalous & evil Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL Moto: 2004 Scarlet R1 Posts: 5,962	Almost the end of April, and this is only my second Blog entry.... sigh So for a riding blog, this is somewhat lackluster, isn't it? Some time ago, my bike went to "The Doctor's" to have a few minor things looked at. A little oil leak here, a little coolant leak there... it was just time for some TLC for little Greenie. So as you can guess by my lack of posts about RIDING lately, I haven't gotten her back. Nope, it's been 5-1/2 weeks, and still I'm bikeless. Oil leak? Located and fixed. Coolant leak? Located and fixed. Carbuerator issue? Located and fixed. Or so we thought. It was after the carb work had been completed that he noticed it still had that "hiccup" (more like a jolt... or 4) in first gear. Pulled her apart all over again, and found that he believes it had the wrong jet kit installed in it (so it was probably dumping more fuel than it needed... hence it running rich all the time, and the carbs gumming up, I suppose ). So now we're in the 6th week of "Greenie: The Rehab" and we're eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new jet kit (should be here any day now). I don't fault our mechanic friend... afterall, he does all the work for free, just out of a sheer love of bikes. And between his day job, being a rider coach and being a control rider at Jennings, it's not like he has an abundance of free time. There've also been parts delays.... parts that should've taken 5-7 days took a few weeks, etc..... But dammit, I miss my bike. It's springtime here in Florida... highs in the upper 70's to low 80's, a crisp breeze, bright sunny days.... sigh Prime riding weather.