A Newbies Adventures in Maintenanceland!

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DOH is right, it's kind of ironic but the only reason I spent the 50 bucks on the APE was to avoid this very thing happening! Those little japanese guys in the 70's at the kawasaki factory were smarter than me after all! Hopefully I dodged a bullet and learned a scary ass lesson. I will know for sure this weekend if things are truly ok. I guess when I put the 1135 kit on I will be getting a new cam chain

OH, and btw, once I get her nice and washed and polished up I am taking some proper pics. I have to say that I truly love the way my bike looks after my work this winter...I swear I got a half shaft looking at her idling away...

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Good thing you werent spinning at 10 grand when she let go. Glad to hear shes alright. Pregnant hoebag was heckleing ya :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

"I swear I got a half shaft looking at her idling away..."

Come on admit it know... This is actually how you dented the tank right? :whistle: :blink: :huh: :dry: :laugh:

Kawickrice wrote:

Good thing you werent spinning at 10 grand when she let go. Glad to hear shes alright. Pregnant hoebag was heckleing ya :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

no doubt, if it was spinning fast I can only imagine the carnage!

I know it's embarrassing laying on the pavement turning a wrench in the evening when everybody is on the balcony after dinner, but c'mon, what's wrong with women today when a man working on a motorcycle upsets them. Like I said, thank god I am moving out, I have a feeling she is complaining to the super today...I was not exactly happy with the bike at the moment, all I needed was a woman other than my gf giving me grief about my bike...we had words. :evil:

I suppose that makes me sound kinda trailer trash...ah well, at least i'm not pregnant! lol

Old Man Rock wrote:

"I swear I got a half shaft looking at her idling away..."

Come on admit it know... This is actually how you dented the tank right? :whistle: :blink: :huh: :dry: :laugh:

yeah, you got me...but you know the feeling, you like your bike so much you blew a load right through your case!

Yup but I didn't do a half-ass job at it... Dent my ass, I busted her wide open.... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

That was a really bad day... Not to mention Plum laughing at me going... "Well, what did you do that for".... :laugh:

Seriously, at my worst moment he had to add that into the mix... I had the 2 pound sledge in my hand ready to go to town on that case.... "Oh you want to play do ya, mess with my mind do ya, well take that you sonsabitch"..... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I just read this whole thread. As a newb I know I will be referring back to this thread as I go through my engines. Maybe I'll set up a part deux to this thread :laugh: ...

Can't wait to get out and ride, glad you made it through the heartache. Cheers from Texas!

9am53 wrote:

OH, and btw, once I get her nice and washed and polished up I am taking some proper pics. I have to say that I truly love the way my bike looks after my work this winter...I swear I got a half shaft looking at her idling away...

1/2 shaft! is that all? u better keep working then bro. your bike isnt finished untill u get the whole shaft out.:laugh:
Pics please , i'm getting chuby just waiting.:woohoo:

I do need to take some pics, I have been busy moving and fixing up the new (really old) house so I have had little time to do my carb synch and final carb tuning, or riding for that matter.

BTW This is a couple weeks old but I something cool happened during the local "ride for dad" prostate cancer charity ride. my gf and I (who weigh in at 420 pounds) rode on my kz with my buddy and his gf (maybe 280 pounds together) on his 2008 zx6r. With my bikes carbs NOT tuned properly yet, he said that he had to really keep on the throttle to keep up with us all day...he said that with his gf on the back the bike is a pain to ride...I am so glad I decided to fix up my old bike!