FLrider
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I haven't looked at them lately, but mine is a 1 1/4" with an adapter for 2" receivers.... I guess they must have changed that..
Edit: Holy cow did they go up in price!....
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What did you do in your garage today?
- Thread starter Yinzer Moto
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Edit: Holy cow did they go up in price!....
Earache
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New tires on the scooter today. Was hoping not to have to install another set this year, b
ut the old ones were shot.
Finally made up the accessory harness for the garmin cradle and drift camera, left a 3rd connector to power the chain oiler which is next to build. Happily, Suzuki changes the location and connector type of the option circuit with model year and type- Sumitomo MT on the F series GSX-S1000, previous years it was HM; sometimes on the side of the engine, sometimes up front and the GT model is different too.
Used 16ga jacketed pair instead of the small stuff I used on previous bikes- sure like the Sumitomos rather than the last DIY rig which sported RCA plugs & jacks mated inside short lengths of vinyl tubing.
The newer bike accessory accomodations are nice- on my old Bandit and R6 there was was nothing so you'd end up tapping off other parts of the harness, ideally using an intermediate relay to get accessory power directly off the battery.. on the gsxs the option circuit is independently fused, easy peasy.
Used 16ga jacketed pair instead of the small stuff I used on previous bikes- sure like the Sumitomos rather than the last DIY rig which sported RCA plugs & jacks mated inside short lengths of vinyl tubing.
The newer bike accessory accomodations are nice- on my old Bandit and R6 there was was nothing so you'd end up tapping off other parts of the harness, ideally using an intermediate relay to get accessory power directly off the battery.. on the gsxs the option circuit is independently fused, easy peasy.
FLrider
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At the moment I have 18k miles on my Dunlop TMM’s…. R1200GSA….New tires on the scooter today. Was hoping not to have to install another set this year, but the old ones were shot.
FASTRacing
Pant Antler
Spent the day double checking our hurricane prep kit. Video recorded the outside and inside of our house just in case
I've got to make an insurance claim. Filled the Tacoma with gas. Also got 15 gallons of gas for the generator.
Finalized our "go bag" with important papers and such.
SWMBO gets kinda anxious ,so application of distilled spirits will be required......
🍸🍹
I've got to make an insurance claim. Filled the Tacoma with gas. Also got 15 gallons of gas for the generator.
Finalized our "go bag" with important papers and such.
SWMBO gets kinda anxious ,so application of distilled spirits will be required......
🍸🍹
bought a fancy shock reducing Convert a ball HD hitch that ZoomerP turned me onto , 14k# Rating for the hitch, 20K# on the ball
2-5/16 ball requires 450 FT-LBF
Have just the tool for the job - 1-7/8" socket & 3/4" breaker bar w/ a 5' calibrated pipe
450 FT-LBF - 451 FT-LBF : close enough
Looks good.
2-5/16 ball requires 450 FT-LBF
Have just the tool for the job - 1-7/8" socket & 3/4" breaker bar w/ a 5' calibrated pipe
450 FT-LBF - 451 FT-LBF : close enough
Looks good.
FLrider
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Good luck up there! It looks like S Fl may escape the worst, but SFWM has been pumping water out of the lakes and canals just in case….
We are staying put as the storm will be the size of the state anyway….
FASTRacing
Pant Antler
Not my first rodeo....
We've lived in Central Florida for 40+ years.
2004 season was my worst, Charley/Francis/Ivan/Jeanne
Hope we never have to go through that again.
Be well and stay safe FLrider !
😊
FLrider
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I remember 2004 well. Some of my friends lost their houses on the west coast due to Charley…..
Decided it was time to add a tensioner to the 12K# Winch on the front of the truck.
Got one a universal one, looked ok at first
The tensioner plate did not line up with the torsion springs, so had to mill a key hole in the steel
Install was as expected, Torsion springs hell for stout
Then started to spool in the line and the line anchor bolt snagged and tore the plate to hell. Oops.
Took it off and cut the "bad part" off it
Decided that Sat will take it apart and make my own plate with some thicker material, add a tapered 45 degree kick out to clear anchor bolt, the much akin to the tensioner I made a few weeks ago for another winch.
Got one a universal one, looked ok at first
The tensioner plate did not line up with the torsion springs, so had to mill a key hole in the steel
Install was as expected, Torsion springs hell for stout
Then started to spool in the line and the line anchor bolt snagged and tore the plate to hell. Oops.
Took it off and cut the "bad part" off it
Decided that Sat will take it apart and make my own plate with some thicker material, add a tapered 45 degree kick out to clear anchor bolt, the much akin to the tensioner I made a few weeks ago for another winch.
Towed a 5000# trailer to the Ranch and back. That included 20 miles of gravel road and about 6 miles of Dirt that was not really a road, more of a path.bought a fancy shock reducing Convert a ball HD hitch that ZoomerP turned me onto , 14k# Rating for the hitch, 20K# on the ball
This hitch smoothed out the ride. Color me impressed
Wife wanted the wheel taken off the Cargo Trailer Jack, and said to make a Deadman Foot.
She rounded up some scraps and 10 min later we had a solution
No more sinking in the dirt with a silly wheel. Happy Wife, Happy Life
She rounded up some scraps and 10 min later we had a solution
No more sinking in the dirt with a silly wheel. Happy Wife, Happy Life
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I'm rubbish at sharpening knives with stones. Mixed success with sandpaper, but hardly ever get good results with stones. Realized I do better cutting the stones in to small pucks and holding the tool still for large items ( axe, hatchets..) but still no luck with small knife.
3/4" furniture grade plywood charged with valve lapping compound then polishing compounds. This thing spits out razor sharp knives about as fast as you can drag em across the "whetstone".
Wouldn't mind if it turned a little slower. Might make a mandrel to run it in the lathe instead. I have my reservations about the speed rating of plywood 😁 But if you struggle to make good edges like me it's something to consider.
Be sure to work from the back side of the wheel so the edge can't bite in to the wood. Positive that would be devastating.
3/4" furniture grade plywood charged with valve lapping compound then polishing compounds. This thing spits out razor sharp knives about as fast as you can drag em across the "whetstone".
Wouldn't mind if it turned a little slower. Might make a mandrel to run it in the lathe instead. I have my reservations about the speed rating of plywood 😁 But if you struggle to make good edges like me it's something to consider.
Be sure to work from the back side of the wheel so the edge can't bite in to the wood. Positive that would be devastating.
Ha - the little 4500# winch is on their Kawasali Mule.
Real trucks have bigger winches - 12K# - an oldie but a goodie
V. 2.1 Now with variable rpms and less shrapnel. Feel much better about that.
// I needs to get a lathe, that is a nice set up