Recent content by shaggymonkey

I got the side cases in a few days ago. I now have the capacity to travel with everything locked up. Went for a long ride yesterday with a little weight to see how it felt. It was great,except for needing new break pads on the front. I will get those done today or tomorrow. Next week I’m...

You're exactly correct. When I put the longer extension on, I got out of perpendicular. It was no fault of the tool, only the monkey behind the tool. I also looked at my torque setting, and realized it was adjusted a little heavy, so you're right on that account too. It's all back together and...

No, I bent my three inch extension a couple weeks ago, and pulled out a 6 inch this afternoon instead of getting the right tool. I think that the unwieldy length allowed me to put too much twisting force on the little bolt. I dug through my tools and found another 3 inch extension. Laziness is...

Well I finally got all the parts in, and waited a week before I found time to put everything back together. I was torquing the bolts on the right side crankcase cover, and snapped one. After that I took a break to calm down and then pulled it all apart again. Luckily, I had enough of a bur on...

Before I got my centerstand, I used a heavy duty chain hoist that hangs in the shop of my friends farm. If you didn't mind working with the little bit of swing it was great, but I prefer the centerstand.

How many miles did it have on it when it went? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

After 24,000 miles, I finally had to fix something on the bike. I started feeling a little pulsing wobble when I pulled in my clutch. I left it alone and made note of it slowly growing stronger. Last week, it started feeling strong enough that I didn’t feel comfortable with it, and I turned...

Riding HWY 6 always makes me want to keep riding! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks like a nice route! I love that your little afternoon ride was almost 200 miles Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I got home from my commute tonight with about 20 minutes of light left in the day and found my new center stand on the table. It felt like pushing it to get it installed before the sun went down, but I couldn't resist trying. With a little help from a headlamp, I managed to get it done, and I am...

I rode the polar bear ride out here in Portland, OR on New Year’s Day. It was brisk, but there were 300+ riders. After a stop for brunch, I split off from the group of 25 I was riding with and took the long and curvy way home. At some point I started noticing that the grass was still frozen...

Where are you in Oregon? A few of us from the Portland area get together and ride every once in a while, when we’re not distracted by grad school, new babies, or whatever. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I owned a Ducati Monster, and though I got a great deal on it, the maintenance costs ended up being prohibitively expensive. Getting parts was a challenge, and basic maintenance was close to $1200 every 7,500 miles. Though it was fun to ride, I enjoy the NC just as much because the Monster...

Those look good, Kyle. I look forward to seeing them in person

It seems Portland is growing quite a collection of NC's. I'm in NE near the airport, and I'd also enjoy getting together and riding when y'all get something planned. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk