Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
Checkin the Valves
In my quest to become more familiar with my bike, I enlisted the help of my friend Gary to check the valve clearances on the bike.
We got the bike torn down into many many pieces and checked the values to find that we needed one adjusted. Unfortunately, no where in Austin had the correct shim, so we had to put it back together. Nothing fixed. A huge learning experience.
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
Highway Pegs
The one thing I don’t like about the F650 is the position of the footpegs for extended highway use. They’re pretty good when you’re standing on the pegs in the rough stuff, but after a couple of hours on I-10, I get serious knee pain.
I finally found some nice highway pegs that aren’t covered in chrome but I couldn’t find a suitable mount that would fit on the F650 GSs OEM engine gaurds.
The guys over at MPH Cycles in Park Ten did some “custom” work for me and welded a gromet at a 90 degree angle on the engine gaurds. I’m very happy with the position, I just wish the bead was a little cleaner.
