So any news or updates on the bike? How's it running?
All good so far!! I'm gradually amassing the various electrical spares that most Gran Canyon riders routinely pack along for long trips, just in case, and will need to address an electrical connector under the tail that's showing some age - a know failure point that will take the regulator along with it when it goes. I'm just starting to diagnose a fairly subtle surge/lag that's most noticeable riding around a steady 25-35 mph/4K RPM. It doesn't feel like a cylinder miss, but I'm starting with fuel delivery and will then turn my attention to spark/coils, etc. DMF sponsor CA Cycleworks makes a nice set of replacement coils that are an easy upgrade and would be worth doing regardless.
The biggest news is that I owe a much belated public thank you to Nick (Speeddog) for cutting me a breathtaking deal on some of the impossible to find body parts from a GC he'd parted out. A former co-worker of mine picked up the parts while she was passing through Southern California, and when I picked them up from her there were four large boxes - pretty much everything from the bike except frame, fork, wheels & motor. Thank you, Nick! I'm still going through the boxes & getting greedy - once I know what's there, we'll need to figure out a price to keep the lot of it!
You may have noticed that this DMF is a pretty awesome place, with pretty fantastic people.
