August 2010
5 posts
More fun with ordering parts
….the two orders I placed with Beaver Damn and the one from Denis Kirk are both being shipped via UPS. I didn’t have a choice with BD and I really didn’t want to wait a couple extra days for the brakes coming from DK. I’m having them shipped to our apartment instead of my office, so hopefully that will make a difference. Just to be safe I wrote a note about making sure they...
Having a little fun
I took the bike out yesterday as soon as I got home from work. I managed to ride it further than ever before without any problems. I took it around Candler Park golf course and checked out that area but I didn’t stay out long because the clouds were threatening rain. I have to check the plugs again pretty soon to make sure the bike is running as well as it should. I get the feeling, as I...
New Discoveries
Well, I already knew the fuel tank petcock wasn’t closing off when I turned it to the “off” position. What I didn’t realize was that if the fuel was allowed to flow from the tank, it would first fill the carbs then flow into the pistons. This of course isn’t good for the plugs. I tried starting the bike for my friend Rob Wednesday night (just before heading off to the...
Nearly fell over
Yesterday as I was parking the bike I discovered something important. Ready? Here it is: If you don’t put the side stand down, the bike will fall over. I nearly set the bike down on it’s side as I was getting off because I forgot the put the *;^$ing sidestand down. Lesson learned.
Welcome to the new home of Somemonkey.com
First let me apologize for the lack of content on the new site. I am working with my developer to get all previous posts moved to tumblr from our old host. We had to change hosts because of the serious lack of security on their end. For those of you who are not aware, our site was hacked and malware was installed on the site. That was the second time the site was hacked and we decided that enough...
June 2007
5 posts
The more I fix, the more I find needs fixin'
Saturday I spent half the day helping my friend Dan get his motorcycle. It’s a Kawasaki 400 (not sure what year and it’s pretty cool looking. I never even thought about it before I had a bike but something about motorcycles from the 70’s just makes them seem cooler than today’s bikes. It’s going to need some work but once it’s finished, it’s going to be a...
Fun with ordering parts
Because the oil pan is leaking and the fact that I’m going to eventually clean the carbs, I decided to go online and order some parts. I ordered a new oil pan, oil pan gasket and a carb gasket set. Unfortunately, I found out today that the oil pan is a discontinued part. After speaking with the guy at Beaver Dam, where I ordered the parts, he told me how I might fix the leak myself. He...
Ready to ride
Alright, so now I’ve got what I need. New plugs, clutch cable, tire and tube, rebuilt front brake caliper, fresh gas and a good battery. By Friday evening I was feeling pretty good. I had everything together and was ready to check it out. Power on, engine cut off set to ‘run’. One kick, two kick, VVVRRRRROOOOOM! Awwww, yea. I backed the bike out of the parking space and headed...
Trial and Error
After I got the bike home I realized there were a few things I needed to do before she would be road ready. While I was extremely excited to have a motorcycle, I didn’t really know what it would take to get this bike running. I ran out the battery trying to start it. I charged the battery over night and ran it out again the following day. Then I got smart and drained the gas. Off to the gas...
My new bike
So I finally found my first motorcycle. After looking for a bike for over a year, I ended up getting it from a neighbor that lives right around the corner. I”ve noticed the bike sitting parked on the sidewalk in front of his place for at least 14 months but I never bothered to stop and ask if it was for sale. It wasn”t until this past May that I finally saw the guy outside and stopped...