Well, Big Red hit 25k, so she got fresh lubricants front to back.
She also got the Ohlins shock with a blue Hypercoil from her parts bike (Late, 9/84 RT 50 state, with an 86 seat/rear).
Not much different other than maybe a bit stiffer.
Next will be to take the forks from the '86 K75 that is the parts bike to Big Red's parts bike, I believe there to be a set of Progressive springs in there as I got a box with standard springs in it. She pogo's pretty bad compared to everything else. Probably do a brake fluid change just for giggles when I do that work.
Had a interesting ride home yesterday and a learning experience....
Told a new customer that I would meet him at a gas station near my house at 6:45pm.
Normally, I can get there in about 35 min., so I thought I had 10 min. of wiggle time and, normally, we end up waiting on them...
Fortunately, my wife called just at 6pm that she was stuck in traffic on the interstate just south of me.
I pulled up the map and plotted my route. I got home 1 1/2 hrs before she did.
Without giving a weather report
lets just say July in Alabama is like El Paso, TX, just wetter.
I jump on Big Red, Darn! the low fuel light is on, I make the right decision and get gas.
Traffic was a mess that way too as cars exited the interstate and were clogging the alternative roads.
This was the learning experience, don't go down Hwy 119, too many lights, take Hwy 31, lots fewer lights and subdivisions = fewer cars.
Just as I was getting ready to turn south on 119, waiting in traffic, the temperature light comes on. I don't hear or feel the fan running =-{
Coincidentally, this is the same spot that two years ago, half of the HES quit about the same time of year and I limped her home.
I don't know why she kept running. After another light, I got up to 40 mph in 5th and the light flickered and went off. WHEW!!!
Well, short lived as there were a couple of more lights to go, light on several minutes, before the long stretches where I can get air to it and it goes out.
I tried reaching in and turning the fan to no avail. Turned out I knocked off the lower half of the air intake manifold and lost it - will go back today and see if I can find it. I do have two others.
Made it, less than 10 min. late.
Looks like I got other parts to steal from the RT.
Fingers crossed on the photo:
