In continuation of my White Elephant post, it sure is nice to ride around town on the bullet.
The wind in your face is a wonderful feeling. Wonder if dogs are an evolved form of man. They dont have to deal with driving around in traffic, can stick their heads out of the car and feel the win in their faces :)
A couple of things I have learnt are:
1)Be careful while doing electrical wiring. Any bare wire touching any part of the frame will cause a short and potentially burn out insulation on the wire.
2) Always have a fuse in the fuse box to prevent major electrical damage.
3) Don't be afraid to try any maintenance on the bike - I waited maybe 2 hours, to see that the only thing the mechanic did was to put some extra insulation wire, add one extra small piece of wire (which I could have done easily in 20 minutes) and checked to see if the horn would work even when the lights and indicators were on (to see if the battery was getting drained or not).
The ride in to work on Saturday was a lot more peaceful. I left home at 820 and traffic was less, as well as the weather being very pleasant. Got the ammeter clamp welded on and was glad that most of the things I needed on the bike were done.
Rode home in the afternoon, but the skies were a little cloudy and I wasn't sure if I wanted to go for a long ride or stay at home and sit on the couch and watch TV.
I realized that I had spent a lot of time getting the bike to a working condition, so I left home, went to the mechanic, got the ammeter wiring done and realized that the charging circuit WAS working! Great!
Decided to go for a long ride, so I went on the elevated flyover on Hosur road, went on the NICE road from Hosur Road all the way to Tumkur road, made a U turn and came back past Mysore road to the Link road near PESIT. The entire ride was around 80km and it was very enjoyable :)
After a few small rides around home, I realised that the sound from the bike was changing and realized that the spark plug was a little loose and after discussions with the mechanic, he mentioned that I would have to get the threads on the head redone as the threads seem to have worn out.
Didnt ride a lot in Feb, but the long ride made it seem like I would enjoying riding again :)
The wind in your face is a wonderful feeling. Wonder if dogs are an evolved form of man. They dont have to deal with driving around in traffic, can stick their heads out of the car and feel the win in their faces :)
A couple of things I have learnt are:
1)Be careful while doing electrical wiring. Any bare wire touching any part of the frame will cause a short and potentially burn out insulation on the wire.
2) Always have a fuse in the fuse box to prevent major electrical damage.
3) Don't be afraid to try any maintenance on the bike - I waited maybe 2 hours, to see that the only thing the mechanic did was to put some extra insulation wire, add one extra small piece of wire (which I could have done easily in 20 minutes) and checked to see if the horn would work even when the lights and indicators were on (to see if the battery was getting drained or not).
The ride in to work on Saturday was a lot more peaceful. I left home at 820 and traffic was less, as well as the weather being very pleasant. Got the ammeter clamp welded on and was glad that most of the things I needed on the bike were done.
Rode home in the afternoon, but the skies were a little cloudy and I wasn't sure if I wanted to go for a long ride or stay at home and sit on the couch and watch TV.
I realized that I had spent a lot of time getting the bike to a working condition, so I left home, went to the mechanic, got the ammeter wiring done and realized that the charging circuit WAS working! Great!
Decided to go for a long ride, so I went on the elevated flyover on Hosur road, went on the NICE road from Hosur Road all the way to Tumkur road, made a U turn and came back past Mysore road to the Link road near PESIT. The entire ride was around 80km and it was very enjoyable :)
After a few small rides around home, I realised that the sound from the bike was changing and realized that the spark plug was a little loose and after discussions with the mechanic, he mentioned that I would have to get the threads on the head redone as the threads seem to have worn out.
Didnt ride a lot in Feb, but the long ride made it seem like I would enjoying riding again :)
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