Out west in the Mountains!

[Slide Panda]

Lil bucket?

[fragile_this_side_up]

Lots of buckets. 45 miles of downpour...

[bdub]

Not to thread jack, but I'm in berryville.  Ride passage
creek sometime. Look me up
bdub

[fragile_this_side_up]

Not to thread jack, but I'm in berryville.  Ride passage
creek sometime. Look me up
bdub

Threadjack all ya want. haha. Berryville is close. Lots of good roads up there.

[fragile_this_side_up]

Previous owner installed a clip-type master link. Clip went missing on the ride home the other night.... New rivet-master on the way from Duc Pond. Bike back on the road shortly... Vstrom in the mean time.

[Slide Panda]

Mm no good on a big bike... dunno why people ever do that

[fragile_this_side_up]

dunno either. Stock chain, too which doesn't make sense?? Got a rivet-type for $8 from the local dealer. Picking it up today and getting back on the road!

[Slide Panda]

Final drive sprockets got changed?

[fragile_this_side_up]

Nope. Everything seems to be stock. But who really knows?? Back on the road again though!

[fragile_this_side_up]

Found some extra cash so im going for the reflash and immobilizer delete.

[fragile_this_side_up]

Reflash may have to wait. Clutch is slipping in 5/6 under WOT. Even when shifting without clutch..  

[Slide Panda]

Bummer. It's a hassle job, but not hard, to do a new clutch pack

[fragile_this_side_up]

Yeah. I did the shift star on my SV650 which required me to pull thr clutches and clutch basket. At least i wont have to worry about coolant this time around! I should be able to limp it another 1500 miles so i can do it when im doing the valves and belts as well at 15k. So about 3 weeks time.

[fragile_this_side_up]

These bikes REALLY don't like the cold! Last two days it's been cold and rainy, and my Duc has suffered a substantial fuel economy loss!

http://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/ducati/monster_696/2009/joeyz/350888

About 8% down over the last two days compared to last week.

[Slide Panda]

Really?

Hmm, odd'ish

My 900 is of a different generation - but I could feel the power difference between a nice cool morning and warm-hot afternoon. The ole girl def liked the cooler denser air.

Granted, total butt-dyno and never bothered logging the MPG over time like you... so I have no idea there. So apples and oranges... but it did feel better