After a smattering of bad luck, like busting an oil leak right after I brought her home from a 24K service, and an out of whack idle that caused my oil light to flicker a bunch... I finally got the carbon monster home for the season.
Might be a little silly - but i missed having my bike around.
Now I just have to get back in ride shape...
Wow. That is a lot of bad luck. Glad you'll be back in the saddle.
Was the leak a result of the service?
Nope. The leak was not related to the service work at all.
The leak was between the main engine case and the alternator cover - back by the clutch slave. Apparently it's not at all uncommon to develop a leak there over time - and my bikes headed into it's 9th year. Dry clutch bikes with their heavier clutch pull are more prone to it.
Around the time I was coming up to my 24K my clutch slave seals had started to weep fluid, which may well have help degrade the seal.
So just a series of ill timed bad luck hassles.
My idle was well out of spec (too low) which resulted the oil light firing off in a flicker when the bike was hot and at idle - which is when you're oil pressure will be lowest coming from the pump. Low RMPs = Lower pressure (dur) and Hot oil is thinner = lower pressure. The idle was brought up to the 1100-1200 mark which is spec and no more flicker.
Quote from: yuu on June 01, 2008, 08:20:41 AM
Might be a little silly - but i missed having my bike around.
Not silly at all...Its one of the first things I have to go look at when I get back home from being out of town! (at least not silly to me...)
Indeed - though I need a little time to work the rust of my skill set and get the riding specific muscles back in tune. So I won't be up for any epic trips just yet... but soon.
Quote from: ducpenguin on June 02, 2008, 09:03:44 AM
Not silly at all...Its one of the first things I have to go look at when I get back home from being out of town! (at least not silly to me...)
Agreed. Not silly at all. Especially in this forum. I have a picture of mine next to me right now...
way to go dude..... i hope iam next this week or the next
Quote from: Tim on June 02, 2008, 09:28:10 AM
Congrats on getting yer bike back, and let's go for a carbon ride!
man...those 2 bikes together are more carbon in anyone place than necessary!...LOL
Quote from: zooom on June 03, 2008, 05:41:54 AM
man...those 2 bikes together are more carbon in anyone place than necessary!...LOL
What about a carbon/billet ride?
Quote from: yuu on June 01, 2008, 08:20:41 AM
Now I just have to get back in ride shape...
wanna race? [evil]
...says the newbie... [moto]
congrats.
Quote from: empress duc on June 03, 2008, 01:42:23 PM
wanna race? [evil]
...says the newbie... [moto]
congrats.
Yeah.. sure. Right after I adjust your rear brake again... ;D