Changed the oil in the SF, de-dusted the clutch with compressed air and installed the new clutch cover...

Was going to change my oil today but now the hex bolt is rounded to sh*t. I should have checked that when I bought the bike i guess. I don't know how to take off a rounded hex  . I'm just sitting down looking at my bike now lol. 

Quote from: justin123560 on September 14, 2013, 02:22:35 PM
Was going to change my oil today but now the hex bolt is rounded to sh*t. I should have checked that when I bought the bike i guess. I don't know how to take off a rounded hex  . I'm just sitting down looking at my bike now lol. 

There's not much that we folks here in Hawaii can do to help you but I recommend that the next thing you do is to buy a new drain plug.  There will be lots of folks around you that can help you take off the old one but you have to have the new one first.

Quote from: MacDuck on September 14, 2013, 03:57:15 PM

There's not much that we folks here in Hawaii can do to help you

Well, you send him some poke.  That might help.   

gave the bike a much needed half-assed wash... went for a walk... logged on here

Quote from: teddy037.3 on September 15, 2013, 02:26:10 PM
gave the bike a much needed half-assed wash... went for a walk... logged on here

Nice to see that you are still around!

Quote from: MacDuck on September 15, 2013, 11:29:13 PM
Nice to see that you are still around!

yep, I'm still hanging around somewhere

Hi!  I've finally recuperated from 2x track days at Thunderbolt (NJMP) and a full wkend of hosting family in DC...with many empty bottles of Fat Tire!  My buddy Mike and I did 2x track days (Wed & Thurs) at Thunderbolt....it's my favorite track and I always have a great time!  One of the AMA rookie supersport racers "Kaleb De Keyrel" parked next to us and gave us pointers/coached us, trackside, all day Thursday...he even kept our laptimes and helped us shave off 2 seconds a lap...did I forget to mention he was 16 y/o?!    

Luckily, we got to share the garages/paddock area with the AMA crews and racers (while we were tearing down and they were setting up).  We got to walk around the various AMA garages and made small talk with everyone around...to include Scott Russell, Elena Myers and Josh Haye's crew.   While we didn't stay for the race wkend, it was a nice way to finish a great time away from the office.  Well it's bed time for me...hope you enjoy some of the photos.

Evidently, I'm still incapable of getting off the center of the bike.  I'll work on it this Sunday!


My "FRONT" tire (Q3) after 2x sessions...I still have a lot of lean angle left!  A few of the fast A group riders have successfully used them when GPA's weren't available.


Scott Russell away from the mic.


Nice enclosed trailer!!!  


Everything looks nice in KTM Orange!


Graves Yamaha Factory garage (Josh Haye's bikes are on the far left).


Roger Hayden's Bike.


   

Cool!...

 [drool]very cool!!

Good stuff!   

Went riding with some SCCA friends today...had some fun, but half as much riding and twice the breaks than our JJ rides...

Quote from: 'fighter pilot on September 29, 2013, 06:38:53 PM
Went riding with some SCCA friends today...had some fun, but half as much riding and twice the breaks than our JJ rides...

Missed the rain did you? ?  We had two big ones come through this morning on the Windward side. Big drops, tropical straight down rain that lasted about 15 minutes each.  Got nice in the afternoon though.

Quote from: MacDuck on September 29, 2013, 10:02:44 PM
Missed the rain did you? ?  We had two big ones come through this morning on the Windward side. Big drops, tropical straight down rain that lasted about 15 minutes each.  Got nice in the afternoon though.

Just a few light drops.  Spent the day riding out to Dillingham Field, hanging out and then lunch in Haleiwa and hanging out some more...nice change 'o pace...

I got my first project bike this weekend!! I traded an old scooter that I hot rodded (add irony here) that I couldn't sell. One of the guys I ride with here offered to trade his non-running 82 Guzzi V50 for it. So did a title swap. Took it to my buddy Drew's (darkguzzi) and he had it running in within an hour. Stupid loose wire on the ignition. Rode it up and down the street a couple times then we took it all apart.