Adventure in Ohio?

[buildit]

Well Gregsbro stopped over but no word from Indypup or Sion yet. Hope the wind didn't blow them away.

[dox]

Originally Posted by buildit

Well Gregsbro stopped over but no word from Indypup or Sion yet. Hope the wind didn't blow them away.

Isn't Scott doing a trip to Alaska this year?

[buildit]

Originally Posted by dox

Isn't Scott doing a trip to Alaska this year?

Yep, we were just discussing his current rear tire and fuel capacity for the ride up.

[indypup]

Originally Posted by buildit

Well Gregsbro stopped over but no word from Indypup or Sion yet. Hope the wind didn't blow them away.

I just called Sion and he should be pulling in now. ;) Give me a call when you guys decide what you are doing. I'm running late again. Got my Zumo 665 and had to install the cradle and mess with it of course.

[Mikef5000]

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[jonny2g]

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Thats friggn awsome!

[dox]

Restoring America, one wheelie at a time.

[ohioroadrat]

Originally Posted by swingset

You can make a driver out of PVC pretty easy, you're not applying much force with one at all, so it's not a crucial component....although a good driver works just fine. You don't mash them at all, just push them till they stop moving.

Soak the seals in some fork fluid overnight before install and they go on a little smoother.

I bought a big cow-syringe from TSC and used some tubing on it to add/remove fluid to level them out, after finding out that if you pour a little too much in it's hard to micro-adjust. Has a lot of other uses around the shop too, handy.

Don't know if the video goes over cleaning all the parts, but I found it easy to use a big disposable cake pan filled with kerosene to clean stuff, and pour through the tubes and valves. Cuts the old oil lickety split.

Oh, and obviously do one fork at a time so if you fuck up you have a complete one to refer to for re-assembly.

And before you slid the seal over the tube,take a piece of seran wrap (or the plastic the seal came in) and put it over the top of the tube so that you don`t nick the seal putting it on. Smear a little bit of soap based lithum grease on the seal first.

[GregsBro]

Originally Posted by dox

Isn't Scott doing a trip to Alaska this year?

Yes
leaving June 9th, wanna go?

[dox]

Originally Posted by GregsBro

Yes
leaving June 9th, wanna go?

Thought I saw some rumblings about it somewhere.

Not in the cards for me in the near future, Scott, but I wish I could. We have family in Anchorage, so I'll have to make the trip up there one way or another at some point.

Safe travels, hopefully we'll cross paths sometime this summer. Can't make it to RDV, but maybe the Laurel Fork spring gathering later this month. If you can make time in August, we will probably do another Ohio gathering this year.

[GregsBro]

Originally Posted by buildit

Yep, we were just discussing his current rear tire and fuel capacity for the ride up.

I think I'll probably replace the rear with another pilot street before I leave. I have a set of heidenau (SP) K60's waiting at adventure cycle works in Fairbanks so if the street tires are still worth it I'll ship them back

[GregsBro]

[QUOTE Can't make it to RDV, but maybe the Laurel Fork spring gathering later this month. If you can make time in August, we will probably do another Ohio gathering this year.[/QUOTE]

I'm using almost all my vacation time for the year on this trip so I can't go to Laurel Fork. I am going to RDV, but will be in Ak for the BYOB.
But if you do the Ohio gathering again this year I'll be there.

[buildit]

Originally Posted by GregsBro

I think I'll probably replace the rear with another pilot street before I leave. I have a set of heidenau (SP) K60's waiting at adventure cycle works in Fairbanks so if the street tires are still worth it I'll ship them back

Well you missed the excitement. After Sion arrived we played for a while and I got the KLR out and totally busted the chain.


I switched out the chain but still decided to take the KTM instead. The KLR just has TOO MUCH POWER!

We rode the train bed and got back to my place just before dark.

[Gonzo_Matt]

Originally Posted by z@ch

You'll need a hex for bottom of the fork, too. I've got the fork fluid tool and the manual (paper and digital)

Shit, Mike you are going to have to take your left side handguard apart to get your allen wrench back now....

[GregsBro]

Need to make something like this http://www.bestrestproducts.com/c-114-pegpacker.aspx
to carry some gas for going up the Haul road to Deadhorse