Trauma

The weather is supposed to be shitty again this weekend. Probably because I have the weekend off... I need to spoon a new tire on the KLR and maybe a smaller front sprocket. If I moved those damn Bugs outta my shop we could have a rainy day maintainance day and drinking excuse. If anyone else is interested post up. Probably Sunday would be best for me. If Sherri still hasn't gotten her Ninja started and is willing to haul it out to Palouse, we could all drink beer and play with electricity/fire and ether.... If we get it running for her maybe she'll let us take it for drunken test rides through the cemetery in the rain!! I have a pretty good supply of tools and beer but more of each is always welcome.

dragon644

I haven't done that in years
My bike is in Moscow...I need to install the new turn signals, that's about it.

koorbloh

I'll come up and help, my maintainance will all be done *or* I'll be waiting on parts by then.

if it wasn't a rainy day, I'd use the time to polish the rebel up!

Chipper6

hmmmm

JohnnyM

Hmm. Perhaps. I may be preoccupied in the "Man-Cave II"...

Trauma

Hey, if you've got room (and beer) there, we could gather....I've got lots of room, beer, etc, but no fancy lift like yours. That could come in handy for some. I usually just hook a sling around the bike and use the engine hoist to hang it in the air. The bike. Just to clarify.

Chipper6

Is there a time frame we're thinking about? Or is it to far out to make those kinds of commitments Either place sounds good to me. I'll probably be driving in sunday morning from spokompten. Don't really have any maintenance that I need to get done but I could ride it there in the rain for the wash

koorbloh

don't care where
don't really care when (but too early and too late is not my idea of good)

Trauma

I was thinking open up around 11:00 ish and try to wrap up by 2:00 or so.

Unless the beer and bullshit is flowing well. Then an extension would be in order.

Chipper6

I just ordered a new airfilter to bad I don't think it will be in Pullman till Monday. If someone has a laptop with the Dynojet PCIII program on it that would be neat.

EDIT: Or willing to install it. (have disc)

<<<< lacks laptop... hard to get the buell up the stairs and into my room... or a 100ft USB cord....hmmmmm

JohnnyM

Well, the cave doesn't have "ammenities"...like running water and bathrooms. Its more of a workspace...but if you're there alone and you have an empty bottle things can...flow normally...so to speak!
The weather seems to be fickle, but post Sunday morning looks mostly cloudy after a few morning showers...perhaps I will join in the fun!

koorbloh

so, where am I showing up?

dragon644

I am still in my pj's

I could put some shoes on and walk up the street to Trama's place,
but I'll probably just stay here and play Halo 3

Trauma

Okay, heres the deal: I'll be in the shop with lots of room, tools, some beer to spare on Sunday from 11:00 to 2:00 or so. I'm putting on a new tire but need stick-on balancing weights. If anyone is coming from a town with an auto parts store...I'd appreciate you picking some up. Otherwise, it's a KLR, it doesn't really go fast enough to need perfect balance (at least not immediately). I'll also be doing a few other minor maintainance, gear change, lube, chain adjustment, etc.
Anyone and everyone is welcome. I do have a laptop if Chipper needs it. I dont have HALO but we could critique Dragons PJ choices. Johnny would be welcome to find me a new freakin' radio station (plus he's a fun guy, despite everyone giving him constant shit). I've got a great book on Sportster performance mods for Wadel, Sheri is encouraged to haul the little Ninja out, Koorbloh is always welcome, and any PNWRiders that I haven't met so far are cetainly invited to come on out, do a little maintainence, tip a brew, give advice, etc!
I'm at 500 South Wiley in Palouse but mapquest doesn't know where I live. Go ahead and get the map from Mapquest if you want. Then from Palouse-Cove road just go east on Union street to the top of the hill and turn right (south) on Wall. Go about 100 yards and turn right (west) on Elmo street (which is NOT shown on the Mapquest map). Go to the end and my house is the last one on the left. The shop is up behind the house with the ugliest VW on the planet parked in front of it. C'mon in. My wife will probably be in the house if you get lost. Sometimes she feeds lost souls and she knows where the beer fridge is. If you get lost call 509-878-1613, we might not answer since theres no phone in the shop...on purpose, but you can try.

koorbloh

I have a seat in my pickup if anyone needs a ride, and if anyone needs a bike hauled, I might have some room for it!

The viffer and I have a date with some coolant!

koorbloh

btw, I'll pickup some wheel weights for you

napa is offering you to trade a hat for a new hat with any purchase, so I might be rockin a new hat! WHOO HOO!

wadel

Are there going to be any girls in bikinis to wash the bikes? Mine hasn't had a wash since octoberish and it shows.

I might be out to shoot the shit. I do need to change the oil...you have an oil pan?

Trauma

Bikini girl bike washers are ready to go, so no worrys there...

yea, right, well I've got an oil pan anyway.

koorbloh

I'll be out around 11:30-ish, with wheel weights, the VFR, ramp, my awesome rearstand!, tools, coolant, video camera, and my riding gear...you know....for testing.....

coolant flush and then other misc stuff and some testing and stufffffffff, and help with whatever if I get done with my stuff.

JohnnyM

On my way...

koorbloh

WHEEE!

thanks trauma!

wadel

Although I just sat around and watched others work on their bikes, it was fun. Trauma and I went for a little ride afterward so he could scrub in his new tires. He's ready to rip on the KLR now.

BTW, the cutoff highway from Palouse to 95 is rougher than shit right now. The culvert cuts have settled a lot...nearly launched off my bike a couple times even when semi-standing on pegs.

dragon644

That would be Cove Road. That last corner before the highway had a river running accros it for weeks a while back


I am glad you all had fun. I thought it was yesterday not noday too bad I had to work or I would have came up the street

Trauma

Yea, a good shop day, thanks for coming out guys. That new smaller front sprocket makes a huge differece in the "seat of the pants dyno". In top gear I used to be doing 63mph (indicated) at 4,000 rpm, now its more like 56mph, so top end will suffer a bit, but then again....WHAT TOP END, ITS A KLR! No noticeable vibration from the unbalanced tire, will balance as soon as I can find weights. Maybe one of the cycle shops on Tuesday. Anyway it's still holding air thanks to Jeffs fine help.

Wade is talking about the road from Palouse toward Potscratch. I did'nt realize it was going to be that bad. I guess when they widened the shoulders last fall they must have spent all their budget. I caught a little air off the first posted "bump".

Don't worry about missing this time Dragon, Johnny said you'd make up for it at the first annual Palouse bikini bike wash.

wadel

Chipper6

To bad a got into town late. Ran into johnny at shmucks afterwords. Anywho... It probably wouldn't have been worth tuning the PCIII before I changed the airfilter anyways. I also have a set of slightly taller bars coming in from a canuck so I'll have to do a tank off maintance day to free some wires from thier contraints. Maybe the next rainy cold day.

koorbloh

^ have laptop, will travel!

Chipper6

^ will trade 2-60's Honda 90's for your time

koorbloh

umm.....well....that's a nice offer and all....

but....umm......well.....I'd get divorced.

umm......how about if you still have them when I move....I'll make a trip and take them as a project.....if not.......my time will be free. how's that?

Chipper6

K... I'll throw them up on Goodwill and see if they are still around in May.

I could even meet you in Othello if you were going to come back just for them.

valleybusa

sory I missed this,but I was busy flushing the coolant out of the sv. now the sv is ready for the track.....yooooo hoooooo