Category Archives: Wrenching

Peter and I put a Ventura luggage rack onto the Superhawk for the Pacific Rally; here’s the write-up.

Over the weekend, I swapped out my old bent-up gear shifter linkage rod thingie with a shiny new (and most importantly: straight) gear shifter rod. Easy as pie: loosen up the locknuts, unscrew old rod, screw in new rod, tighten … Continue reading →

Choice A: replace chain and sprocket at 8pm Pros: Garage is only 88F Cons: Will take until midnight Choice B: replace chain and sprocket the next day Pros: Will not be tired and pissy Cons: Garage will be 104F I … Continue reading →

Over lunch, I took the radiator to the auto garage across the street from Danger. The mechanic looked over the parts and said there was nothing he could do about the bolt: the remaining aluminum is too thin to rethread. … Continue reading →

This weekend, I finished up the 36ish,000 mile service on the SVS, which was, basically, checking the valves. I’d never done the valves on the SVS before. The first time they needed inspecting, the bike was at the performance shop … Continue reading →