Category Archives: Wrenching

One XT down, one to go

Posted on July 17, 2007 by carolyn

It’s “annual XT service” time in our household, which means that I get to spent a disproportionate amount of time with my favorite 225cc thumpers. I did my XT over the weekend, finishing up last night, with a surprisingly minimal … Continue reading →

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Here’s to a longer-lived chain

Posted on April 29, 2007 by carolyn

I had a productive F650GS weekend, as I both replaced the chain and sprockets and installed a Scottoiler (to prevent doing the former again too terribly soon). Doing the Scottoiler was particularly satisfying because it’s the fourth bike that we’ve … Continue reading →

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New tires make the XT look badass

Posted on March 19, 2007 by carolyn

Jim came over yesterday and showed me how to change tube tires. Now that I have two dualsports with spokes/tube tires, I figured that might be a good skill to have. 😉 I learned enough to feel comfortable doing a … Continue reading →

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Installing Tusk D-Flex handguards on the XT225

Posted on July 4, 2006 by carolyn

OK, last XT225 write-up for a couple of weeks. 😉 Installing Tusk D-Flex handguards

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Installing a tool tube on the XT225

Posted on July 2, 2006 by carolyn

Are you sick of XT225 write-ups yet? I hope not, because here’s another one, and there’ll be another one probably tomorrow or the day after. 😉 Installing a PVC tool tube.

Posted in Wrenching, XT225 | 3 Comments