Monday, January 22, 2018

Ivy: Gas Cap Leak

On a Jan 13th ride, stopped at Blue Danube to find gas still leaking from the cap.  Had rubbed it with my gloved hand and actually chipped paint off.

After a lot of trial and error, ended up flipping the gaskets around so that the stock rubber gasket was nearer to the top of the cap and the DIY ones were toward the bottom (closest to the gas).

Seems a lot better, but I can still force gas out slightly if I rock the bike hard enough.


Friday, January 12, 2018

Ivy: Bad Clutch Cable Adjustment

Came down to start Ivy and found the kicker would barely move.  Almost like the bike was in gear (though it wasn't).

Finally realized the clutch cable was WAY out of adjustment.  But was confused, since I'd definitely started and run the engine after the oil change.

Can only think that I changed the cable adjust AFTER starting the engine without realizing I was mis-adjusting it.

Lesson learned: take clutch cable measurements before the oil change and double check it is reset afterwards.


Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Ivy: Oil Change

Ivy oil change.  Mesh filter was pretty clean, just a bit of "fuzz".

Added 650mL of oil back.

Also added a second DIY gasket to the cap and seems to have helped.

On restart, got smoke from where the header met the head - tightened up the bolts.

Also proved that Ivy's exhaust will NOT fit Red.

Also hooked up both lights for my work space - excellent!












Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Ivy: Brighter Rear

Some odd jobs...

  • Switched up the wiring on Roxy's voltmeter so that it can be plugged/unplugged from outside the batt cover
  • Added 2 funnels of oil to Ivy
  • Tighten Ivy rear brake
  • Realized Ivy's rear bulb was much dimmer than Roxy's, so swapped them.  But then realized that Astrid's bulb was crazy bright but wasn't sure if maybe it was too high a voltage so swapped Astrid's to Roxy.)
  • Tested setting up the light near the old trash door to make a little work area... not bad...