Winter 2013

[CDNRatMan]

   new contract at work and so am off for the next 12 days........if the snow does not happen then riding is in the forecast, along with a small sun room so that I can keep up with GB, but then I have to buy another bike, own 5 vehicles, and have my family working for me.......man I got a lot to do to keep up the GreenBarns.......lol........

[pcarrell]

Troll, you know that you can't slip any older pics in on us now.  We'll know if it's a new pic by the exhaust tip!

[Troll]

So how ya likin' that new exhaust tip? Is it a keeper?

Don't know yet....

[49Reo]

So how ya likin' that new exhaust tip? Is it a keeper?

[Troll]

You REALLY need to move a little more South...like maybe nearer Niagara Falls...That arctic circle stuff really sucks. Just to rub it in, I got out for a little bit this morning. The sun came out and the thermometer said 50, so off I went. I rode up to lock and dam #6 on the Mississippi. Not a big deal, but at least I got out. There was a towboat locking through with like 20 barges on it. The river stage is at about 10' right now, but we had about 1 1/2" inches of rain yesterday, and they are predicting more for Sunday through Thursday. The river crested, as you can see from the parking lot picture, and where I'm parked was under water yesterday. The river is going back up, so we may get some flooding yet.....That last one is a spur of the moment "selfie"

[CDNRatMan]

  Forecast is calling for snow this weekend.....

[49Reo]

Haven't even taken the cover off mine since last fall.

[CDNRatMan]

  Ok first ride of the year, went about 12 kms and everything was and is working fine, and sounds really good, other then burning the grease off the new exhaust gaskets......lol at first looked like we were on fire.......all is well and good........

[CDNRatMan]

    lol and I knew I had posted it someplace...lol.......

[Drift1]

That's great news ratman . Sorry fella , I had asked in your other post if you were indeed within spec , I should of checked around the forum before asking .

[CDNRatMan]

  going to post with pictures of what a simple job the checking really is....
book calls for the following.

in    0.004 ~ 0.006 in
ex   0.008 ~ 0.010 in

both my in's were 0.005
both my ex's were 0.009

so after 34353 kms or 21,346.548 miles they are perfect. The mechanic was really impressed on how clean the inside was and how tight everything was.

[greenbarn]

#11. Rear passenger folding floor boards. Waiting for GreenBarn to find me the parts for this

Keep waiting, they should be in the mail.... Patience, patience... 

nice to see you got the valves done, though??  I expect you'll post on this?  How far out  of adj were they?

[CDNRatMan]

#1. Replace both set of brake pads, this will encompass, rebuilding both calipers and checking all hoses and cables involved in the operation of the brakes, DONE 
#2. Bike now has 33 some ks on it and not knowing if the valves have ever been checked or looked at that is in the plans for after xmas, Done

#3. Seat is getting new foam and gel foam, sculpted and formed, by a local custom seat-maker, DONE
#4. Replace front springs with 1500 Progressive springs and new oil, remove and check triple tree bearings and parts, DONE
#5. Replace rear shock, remove all the pivot points and bearings, grease fittings, check and replace as required, grease, DONE
#6. Add what will be black bumperettes to the rear fender, First coat of gloss black and drying, DONE
#7. Replacing all the chrome bullet heads with black ones,  DONE
#8. Build the nacelle' paint it black and install it, have the parts here, decided to forego this mod because of the windscreen
#9. Replace handgrips, DONE
#10. Replace rear sprocket with 38T 0ne because of 0hi0 barn said to  DONE
#11. Rear passenger folding floor boards. Waiting for GreenBarn to find me the parts for this
#12. Rectifier cover at the powder coater  DONE
#13. Mystery project, project might be out because lack of finding correct parts required
#14. Second mystery project, still hunting up the parts

What a simple job to do a valve check on the 800, not sure why I was so hesitant on doing it but now that I have been walked through it, to do the check is really easy. Now to learn to replace them if that ever needs doing. GB I'll pm you the cost of this job by a certified Kaw mechanic.....lol......

[CDNRatMan]

  just so I can keep you in line....lol.......be good and ride safe

[greenbarn]

#11. Rear passenger folding floor boards. Waiting for GreenBarn to find me the parts for this

Like my dad always told me....    People in hell want ice water...
we'll see what we can do by Drift-In time...

[CDNRatMan]

Just had a call from the guy doing my seat and it is ready and can be picked up next time I am down that way, he said it was going to be lower and a bit narrower then it was and has a decent amount of foam still in it and a layer of gel foam too.
Also found out this morning, seems that Dave the mechanic who was going to help me with the valves went down south for a back operation, and is just gotten back and seems his now ex wife has moved and left no messages for him or who has been calling, so need to see if and when he will be working again, so valves will be on hold for a bit. Going to start my hunting of parts and pieces for the next list over the winter......lol......

#1. Replace both set of brake pads, this will encompass, rebuilding both calipers and checking all hoses and cables involved in the operation of the brakes, DONE
#2. Bike now has 33 some ks on it and not knowing if the valves have ever been checked or looked at that is in the plans for after xmas, waiting
#3. Seat is getting new foam and gel foam, sculpted and formed, by a local custom seat-maker, DONE
#4. Replace front springs with 1500 Progressive springs and new oil, remove and check triple tree bearings and parts, DONE
#5. Replace rear shock, remove all the pivot points and bearings, grease fittings, check and replace as required, grease, DONE
#6. Add what will be black bumperettes to the rear fender, First coat of gloss black and drying, DONE
#7. Replacing all the chrome bullet heads with black ones,  DONE
#8. Build the nacelle' paint it black and install it, have the parts here, decided to forego this mod because of the windscreen
#9. Replace handgrips, DONE
#10. Replace rear sprocket with 38T 0ne because of 0hi0 barn said to  DONE
#11. Rear passenger folding floor boards. Waiting for GreenBarn to find me the parts for this
#12. Rectifier cover at the powder coater DONE
#13. Mystery project, project might be out because lack of finding correct parts required
#14. Second mystery project, still hunting up the parts

[CDNRatMan]

   Nice try but please do not involve Mr. Troll into your screw up......trying to throw a nice guy like Mr. Troll under bus is not good karma for you. I do have a birthday coming soon so a nice set of black floorboards would be nice, and living in the land of everything, a simple task for you.......bet you 49 would do it if he did not live in Sasquatch country........and he would never throw Mr. Troll under the bus.......now D1 ..........

[greenbarn]

ok let me be gentle here, let me be really good about this post.........how can we help , I have been after you for over a year now about project #11 and you have gotten me no place......so 13 and 14 are now on hold actually because they can not be done over the summer.

I thought when Troll and I found those boards for you we were doing our part....   If I had realized you wanted me to BUY them too, I would have done it, man, and had 'em mailed up to you!  I would have then had my man TROLL fly into North Bay and put 'em on for you, as well.   Next time.....

[CDNRatMan]

  ok now that you switched the pictures, it is the lower mount that you are having issues with then. Because they both look like the top mounts are to the holes in the frame fro the seat bracket. Think it is Ted's that they use the bars as the passenger foot pegs too.

[Drift1]

No sir ratman . Ted's goes from the rear peg up to the seat itself .

[CDNRatMan]

 is that not mounted to the same place? Hard to tell really.

[Drift1]

Thanks 49 , I saw Ted's however his won't work with a sprung seat being the mounting point on top is to the seat bracket , I believe ? I'm looking for a set like this

[CDNRatMan]

 problem with the boards is I saw a set and really liked them but have never seen them anyplace, and to top it off could never find the picture again, so it is a matter of just waiting the right ones to fall in my lap or at least to hunt them up......I have the time.......

[Troll]

There was a set of rear boards for a vn800-1500 on eBay for a week, the the price went straight up in the last hour...They were chrome, though.....

[49Reo]

Hey, D1, check out Ted Struble; he makes and sells bars; he's on the home page.