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I can make next Sat.

Changed the rashed starter clutch cover for a clean one.

I'm still in to meet up with you folks. I'm too new here to feel comfortable leading or sweeping.

Yesterday I helped a friend with tires. He has a CBR1000 and some sort of H-D with a 19" skinny tire on a spoked rim with a tube. 🤮 He said the CBR front was feeling wonky at speed so we balanced it. There were four 5g weights on the opposite side from where they needed to be. I'm so happy I don't have to count on a shop to do my tires. Then we put a new tire & tube on the Harley rim. What a pain tubes are. The wheel had a 1oz chrome (of course) weight that fits on a spoke so we took that off to check balance. We needed that 1oz and another 1oz of stick on weights to get it balanced!

I attempted to seal up my oil leak with new crush washers and a smear of Hylomar on all sealing surfaces. I'm always nervous torquing those 14mm hollow aluminum banjo bolts but all seemed to go well. No test rides yet due to the rainy weekend. In the meantime, the guy who built my engine mentioned that it can get hot in traffic. I remembered that his donor bike had 2 oil temp gauges, one for oil going to the oil cooler and one for oil coming from the cooler back into the sump. So I ordered a gauge pod and fabbed an intermediate bracket to mount the pod to. I got the gauges mounted today. Eventually, I'll probably remove one on the oil gauges and mount the O2 gauge I got from the donor bike. That'll be an off season project because I'll need a bung added to my exhaust pipe.

Rode it about 150 mi to start getting myself in shape for the Sept group ride. Went from Gahanna to Ash Cave and discovered a slight oil leak so I came straight back home. The right side of the bike was pretty shiny with oil film so I washed it in the driveway. Got some copper crush washers ordered so I should be back in business in a few days.

I like how your mom calls you "dumbass". I guess she was the first to know.🤔 As far as the paint, I'd say do the darker color first. Either way, you'll have to cut in with the other color. If you're doing cut in with the lighter color, you'll be able to wipe it off easier when you get sloppy.

Every time I see this thread's title, this is what I think of.

I'm interested

Started it! First time since last Dec. when I started the engine swap. Ran it for a few minutes then shut down to check for oil leaks. So far, so good. I'll start and run it a few more times, then put some gas in and go for a ride. I'm anxious to see how much difference I can feel with the new engine.

Finally made a little progress today. Got the throttle cables connected, the clutch slave cylinder bracket installed, and the shifter reconnected. I put the battery on the charger so it'll be ready when it's time to start it up. Im probably only a few days away from riding again. It'll be the first time since last fall when I started the engine swap project.

I like the way you think, Tonik. I did think of doing MTW so my week isn't all broken up. I know all about both halves of FICA. I ran a Subchapter S Corp for a while back before LLCs were a thing. No liability risk in teaching so a Sole Proprietorship will work for this. I'm not planning to draw SS until I'm 70 so I don't have to worry about taxes on that. It should actually raise my SS benefit because '22 will factor in at a higher gross. Gonna talk to the guy in charge of contracting me today. He's a friend so I'll try to see if he'll give me a feel for what cost they'll tolerate.

Oh shit! I haven't been gone two weeks and they're calling me to come back as a consultant. Does anybody know how much it should cost to hire a PLC Controls Engineer with 45 years experience to teach training classes to newbs?

Hopefully, I'll be wearing SMALLER size clothes soon. I have to lose the weight I put on during this road trip. By bike is slow enough without having to haul my fatter ass around. Looking forward to meeting up with you when I'm back on the road, Brian.

If I'd known you were in town, I'd have invited you over to my hotel for a bourbon or four. Thanks for letting me know you were there... dick. 😉

Last Friday was my last day of employment. After the weekend, I've now spent 2 days as an official retiree and I think I'm going to like it. I bumped the date ahead by 7 weeks from my original plan because my (now former) employer had put me on the road in Holland, MI for 19 weeks since early March with no end in sight. After 80 nights in a hotel, the manager gave me a gift bag and a card signed by all the staff. That's how you can tell you've been on the road too long. I have 2 cars that have been asking for attention - just routine maintenance. And the yard is a mess - I was able to keep it mowed, but nothing else. THEN I can get back to finishing my bike engine swap and hopefully start riding again for the fall season. Hope to meet you guys on the road!

Did somebody here buy it? I like to keep track of the fellow Bandits in the area.