Off season fun

[Kobane]

And this is what I get to play with at work

God dammit, I HATE LeTourneau!! LOL They are awesome to operate when they work. But working on them is an absolute nightmare. When one of our L1850's is down or in for a service, guys take holidays to avoid working on them.

 

[FatDogX]

Off Season fun is starting to wind down. Here's a few pics of the summer toys.

Harley Street Glide with a bunch of goodies and a Big Dog Chopper.

 

[Danbot]

God dammit, I HATE LeTourneau!! LOL They are awesome to operate when they work. But working on them is an absolute nightmare. When one of our L1850's is down or in for a service, guys take holidays to avoid working on them.

Fortunately for me I dont have to run the LeTourneau anymore! About a year ago they bought be a brand new Komatsu WA1200

 

[Danbot]

Just finished doing a bunch of work on my bike, I'm just a few weeks away from decent riding... a little more snow melt.

I added a coolant reservoir to fight boil overs, some grab straps on the seat and front fender, and did a bunch of polishing, and maintenance.

 

[caboussleman]

Heres a few of mine

summer work truck hehe

summer toys

not so much summer fun

 

[mtbroncrider]

your 359 needs alittle TLC and CHROME!!!!

nice bike too, and i guess the boat aint bad....LOL

 

[caboussleman]

haha i kno it does its been layed on its side years back

 

[Danbot]

That xray makes my stomach turn! lol
Here's my robot ankle, I swear they used deck screws

 

[Z-Man]

Ouch, that does not look like fun.

 

[caboussleman]

surprised no one comment on the stove pipe coming out of the top of my camper

mine was a open compound fracture took 3 hours to get the hospital had now meds till i got to the ER got 12 screws and to 6" plates lost all feeling in my hand cause when the bone came out it hit the main nerve to my hand took 1 1/2 to get it back 3 days in the hospital too

here my screws

 

[slowfusion]

Not as impressive as some of you guys, Times are tough these days, but I still have year round fun,

 

[caboussleman]

Not as impressive as some of you guys, Times are tough these days, but I still have year round fun,

you make my hand look like a scratch with your hardware

 

[brushfit]

Is it ok if the season is not quite over!!?? I t's ok with me!!!

 

[Danbot]

Went out for my first bike ride of 2012 yesterday! Now the loss of my 900 crank doesn't sting so bad lol

 

[94fordguy]

Is it ok if the season is not quite over!!?? I t's ok with me!!!

Not over here by a long shot... we had 2+ ft of fresh over the hood last weekend

 

[Z-Man]

Not over here by a long shot... we had 2+ ft of fresh over the hood last weekend

2 feet over the hood and I can't find anyone to ride with. This sucks, I'm going to go get my bike out of storage.

 

[richracer1]

I just picked this up Mar 31st. My early B-day present. It's a 2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom.

 

[brushfit]

Not over here by a long shot... we had 2+ ft of fresh over the hood last weekend

Wow, 2ft I havn't been over 3500' in a month...Been workin on the 900 every spare moment, took 'er on the test ride with my honey on the trail couple days ago...ran great..Think I am ready for pow!!! Where r u riding in yakima?? I worked there a few years ago with the helicopters

 

[Danbot]

I dove into my bike engine today, waiting for parts to freshen her up for this season!
She's getting:
-Hotrods crankshaft kit (my con rod big end bearing is getting some slop)
-Allballs crank bearings and seals
-Pro-X piston kit
-Cometic gasket kit, and thin base gasket
-Clarke 3.2gal fuel tank


The ring was worn thin in one spot, I'm thinking it got hot at some point to weaken it, or the jarring from a sloppy con rod may have accelerated wear in one spot? Cylinder is in mint shape.
Lots of brownish crud on the piston, looks like I was burning some trans oil or something... not sure. The wash is a little dry I think, probably from riding last fall in cooler temps... I did not re-jet for it
I also found my trans input shaft bearing has some play, good timing.

Anyone have thoughts on the ring wear? Ive never seen this before.

 

[Z-Man]

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