What did you do today?

[MadDuck]

Dropped my car off at the BMW dealership to get the car leak tested, circuit checked and replaced the fried amp.  Luckily, the body shop owned up to the mistake and took care of all costs...otherwise, it would have pushed my termi purchase to another time! 

I wish I was able to meet up w/ Rick and the crew to watch and learn as they worked on the bikes. 

You could have walked over from BMW. Would have only taken you about 3 to 5 minutes.

[freeflydive]

HA...

You could have walked over from BMW. Would have only taken you about 3 to 5 minutes.

I need to stop by your shop sometime...hell, I need to become familiar w/ the island as a whole.  I've been off island majority of the short time I've been living here!  

Rick and Bosski would probably be happy to work on your car as well.  Just saying...

I don't normally take my cars to dealerships...but my 335i is still covered for warranty work and maintenance until 2013.  Besides, the body-shop had to replace my fried amp since they flooded the trunk...they accidentally parked the car outside, with the taillight removed, during the torrential rain we had a few weeks ago.  No harm, no foul ... the shop stood by their work and had the issues fixed.  I feel bad, for the shop owner, since the fix cost double the amount they charged for the bodywork.

[WillS]

sounds a little hot for that bike

[DRKWNG]

I'll say that wrapping the header is probably isn't the most efficient way. Rick and I wrapped the Daytona's exhaust from the mid-pipe back, and the effects were marginal at best. I'm think you'd be better off getting the exhaust ceramic coated, both inside and out, to get any real reduction. Has anyone started ceramic coating down there? Brian maybe?

[MadDuck]

When I had the 999 I wrapped the pipes from the exhaust headers all the way to the muffler can. There was a slight improvement regarding comfort or relief from the heat on the legs but no effect on the engine cooling. That does sound too warm for that bike. Is that 250* with the fans running? The highest I ever saw on the 999 was around 227* when I first got it and I went right to work on the manual switching after that. With the fans running and sitting in traffic I think I could keep it around 205*.

[Speed 3 Pilot]

Did what I could of the 15k miles/24 mos scheduled maintenance on the SF today...changed the oil & filter, bled the clutch & brakes, cleaned & lubed the chain, and changed the air filter...leaving the easy stuff (cam belts & valves) for Will on Thursday...

[WillS]

test cap pressure

and see you soon gene

and i just got pipes coated at hi tech on island, not as nice as jethot, but i did it more for corrosion.

[MadDuck]

Dropped my car off at the BMW dealership to get the car leak tested, circuit checked and replaced the fried amp.  Luckily, the body shop owned up to the mistake and took care of all costs...otherwise, it would have pushed my termi purchase to another time! 

I wish I was able to meet up w/ Rick and the crew to watch and learn as they worked on the bikes. 

I thought you already bought the Termi's. If not here's something to consider, and I'm every bit as guilty as anyone else when it comes to exhaust.

As beautiful as the cans are and as good as they sound I think the absolute #1 best mod you could make to your bike would be to get a TTX rear shock sprung for your riding weight.  Putting a proper shock on the back of my bike resulted in the most amazing improvement in the way the bike handled and gripped the road. You wouldn't even have to redo the front forks to see major benefits, although a proper spring and valving would help too.

I wouldn't blame you a bit for doing the exhaust first. Every time I see and hear the new style cans I lust for them so I totally understand. It's just that the rear shock change is HUGE!

[freeflydive]

I thought you already bought the Termi's. If not here's something to consider, and I'm every bit as guilty as anyone else when it comes to exhaust.

SSC ordered the termis for me...so, they are somewhere btwn here and Italy!  I would have cried if I had to flip the $2800 bill to fix my car (since I didn't cause it). 

I had the bike's suspension adjusted by Will, but I think the back is a tad firm for the roads in Hawaii (especially when they dip at highway speeds). I wasn't able to sit on the bike in the bay, so he adjusted it to someone close to my weight...but regardless, it rides much better than it did before.

[DRKWNG]

There is a HUGE difference between adjusted and truly set up/dialed in. Not taking anything away from Will, but you would be surprised with the difference between a high-zoot Swedish shock and the Showa piece that comes on your bike. That being said, I do believe the 10/1198s have always come with slightly more realistic spring rates than the 848s did.

[MGWS]

Not too exciting but a Sato throttle (70  degrees of rotation) tube should come in today.  I've never installed one but it doesn't look too difficult.

[MadDuck]

Not too exciting but a Sato throttle (70  degrees of rotation) tube should come in today.  I've never installed one but it doesn't look too difficult.

Be sure to let us know how that turns out!   

[Speed 3 Pilot]

Ordered a pair of Sidi Cobras today...

http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/boots/racing_boots/sidi/cobra_motorcycle_boots.html

[MadDuck]

Yep, 250* with the fans on.  Fans kick in between 200* & 210* but if I'm in crawling light to light traffic the temp just keeps creeping up.  Not pushing it so I'll shut it down if I can't get in clean air but haven't had to do that yet.

I know the water pump is working but guess I'll have to pull it apart for a look see.

When you have the pump cover off then you could install one of these.  One is going on my bike someday just because............

http://www.speedymoto.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=WPC

I still say we have to figure out a way to install the larger fan(s)

[freeflydive]

Ordered a pair of Sidi Cobras today...

http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/boots/racing_boots/sidi/cobra_motorcycle_boots.html

Nice!  I ordered mine last week (in black) ... I'm hoping they get here by Friday.  SSC referred me to Montgomery cycles since they couldn't order them.  I needed something, with better protection, to replace my 15 y/o Doc Martins!