Get up, stand up. Stand up when you ride.

[VocalNeal]

11 minutes ago, papa al said:

How did it happen.

12mm socket and a breaker bar.???? Footpegs had to come off to get the transmission casing off.

Weird though how the "stuck" bits came out with just some tangential "chisel" work with a centre punch. 

[papa al]

Maybe they were glued in

& the solvent cut the glue..

[VocalNeal]

^ I have a sneaking suspicion they purposely bottom out but even then only if they were assembled with a rattle gun.

[papa al]

Itchy Boots in the Sahara:

 

[papa al]

 

[papa al]

Sold the 2nd trials bike

2001, Honda Montessa Cota

to a Spanish guy from Huahin.

He was thrilled.

He'd owned a Cota b4.

/////////

Climber continues to run w/o a hitch.

No crashes neither.

It's dry out there.

Bought a bunch of mushroom air filters

6 for 217baht, delivered, off Laz.

????

 

 

[papa al]

KMK

Smokey skies.

Along the trail several burned areas.

Surely man-made, but why.??

Dry leaf litter on the deck in the trees.

 

 

[papa al]

Summer’s dust lies there…

since the exit of the rains.

Gullies reveal truth.

[papa al]

Had the KMK mech install a new throttle

to replace the battered one.

Smoother

B480. +tip.

 

 

 

[Randell]

 

[papa al]

Ya, es gut.!

[Randell]

This one is for you Papa

 

 

 

[papa al]

Mapachan

 

 

 

[papa al]

On 3/10/2023 at 12:52 AM, papa al said:

Had the KMK mech install a new throttle

to replace the battered one.

Smoother

B480. +tip.

 

 

 

Not liking these much.

Difficult to turn.

Also the small cable-guide tube

emanating from the 22-y/o carb

is missing.

So got a new Mikuni carb, OEM

from Lz for B520.

had mech replace carb and new

non-leveraged throttle.

Yes.

Running better than ever.

[Rhys]

Oiled the chain and cleaned it up...

[papa al]

On 9/6/2021 at 9:15 AM, papa al said:

Putting a new DID o-ring chain on today.

539baht/ Lazada.

 

1-1/2 years maybe 300 hrs. later ...

the chain needs replaced.

Already had spare chain & 13-tooth sprocket on hand

so had my little KMK mech change them.

The o-rings on the funky old chain were all checked.

Sprocket was about half worn out.

Rode the 15K loop.

Got rained on a little.

Running so well.!

????

[papa al]

 

Rode 15k loop yesty after

hiatus 2º knee injury

slipped on slick stairs.

Trail is in good shape.

No pompom.

/////

papa heading Colorado later this month.

Looking forward to riding

the TY350s there.

 

[Issanman]

I seem to remember you also have or had a KLR650 stashed in Colorado.

Maybe I dreamed that part.

[papa al]

5 hours ago, Issanman said:

I seem to remember you also have or had a KLR650 stashed in Colorado.

Maybe I dreamed that part.

5 5    &

Offered for sale.

A 1998 model.

Low miles,

runs good.

no rust,

not pretty,

heated hand-grips.

First $2000.

 

[papa al]

Climber:

The rear brake has been bad for a while,

but was happy with just the front.

Alas, today,

5 km. in,  papa somehow 

tipped over in some rocks.

Busted the F brake line.

Getting back was real exciting on the downhills.

The good mech was able to replace the front line,

got the welder out and fixed the rear.

Also had a prob w/ the L chain adjusting screw.

The steel bolt into aluminum swing arm was all corroded & stuck.

Needed torch to extract,

 then, re-tapped,

 oiled chain & ...

good to go.

~1.5+ hrs.

P & L = 825baht .

B175 tip.

Feelin' born again.

[papa al]

Rode the 15km loop this AM.

Velly nice.

Washed bike & drained fuel.

Told Mrs Landlord  of upcoming USA trip

and tried to pay ahead 5-months rent.

She wouldn't take any money.

 

 

[papa al]

Made it to Colorado.

29ºF or -1ºC each morning.

Got one of the TY350s going and riding around, fun.

KLR needs new battery.

USA seems weird.

 

[papa al]

2nd sunny day in a row.

Have been getting some snow.

Riding the TY350.

KLR running w/ new battery.

Tings are looking up.

[LS24]

I bet there is some great country for both the TY and KLR in Colarado, Papa.. Enjoy every moment of it.

 

Off to hit some mountain firetrails here in Oz this weekend before I head back to LOS next week.

[Rhys]

Oiled the chain cleaned the shield then put the cover back on..

[papa al]

 

[papa al]

 

[papa al]

When in Colorado papa sold the bikes.

Old KLR and the two TY350s

Yesterday at KhaoMaiKauw gave the Aprillia Climber/Yamaha 2T

to the little mechanic shop

that has taken care of me these past 7 years.

It has been real fun.

[Randell]

7 years of good times well done. And you know the bikes are in good hands.

[VocalNeal]

Temporally beaten yesterday by a combination of severely rutted trail and piss-poor suspension. Then on the way back discovered the joy of no engine braking downhill. hahaha