All I need are big dreams and open highways
Picked up another hardware piece needed to secure a sled down. The adjustable base platform stabilizes the bike from the middle. This is used with the front straps.
The base jack is also used when the rear tire needs to be removed. At some point I will do a cutout on the rear side of the platform for a “drop down” access section.
I’ll be removing the cafe bike and loading up the Goldwing. The ignition crankshaft position center seems to be getting wonky and needs a new part installed.
I’ve been wanting a nice motorcycle table lift and when I saw one at a local yard sale at a good price I knew I had to go for it.
This is not a cheap harbor freight type of lift, it’s manufactured by a well known company that has been in the business for many years.
One modification I plan on doing is the rear of the table top there’s no drop down access door. This feature is useful when removing a tire from bikes that have a fairing or fender bags blocking the way.
Parts for the ignition crankshaft sensor replacement. The official name of this part is the Pulse Generator. That will be the name used by Honda when ordering the part.
In order to get to the crankshaft position sensor the front lower cowl will need to be removed. A new gasket will be necessary.
So why am I replacing this part? From the research I’ve done the issues I have been having are related to the pulse generator. The symptoms are intermittent starting issues. The starter motor will crank like normal but the bike will not fire up. It keeps on turning over.
Some guys are saying a weak battery will do this and that’s a possibility since the battery I have is probably the original. I do keep the battery on a maintainer when not in use. So this is a slim possibility.
I will change out the part first to see if the intermittent problem completely goes away.
Note * I rode all last week without the starting issue so this is not an easy problem to troubleshoot.
I think this is one of the few time I’ve changed the front tire and there are no visible white tread showing thru. For record keeping the mileage count is 61804 miles.
I decided to go with the E4 series tires.
May not be a Goldwing but we added a couple sleds to the stable. The first is a 1982 Honda CM 450. It’s a fixer upper that was cut down to a cafe racer style bike. For this year and model it was common for guys to make this modification.
The more recent acquisition is a 2002 Harley Davidson Fatboy that has a lot of cosmetics upgrades. It’s a carbureted 2-1 exhaust so the classic HD idle sound is very apparent.
Buena Vista Saloon and Grocery Store stop on my way home from work.
Stopped by our favorite Armenian restaurant that happens to be on my way home from work.
I’ve seen many rainbows and thought this one was good as any for a photo.
If you look closely you’re able to see that there are actually two rainbows. One is faintly seen to the right.
On my way to work this morning I caught this gorgeous sunrise. I see quite a few cool sunrises during my commute but this one was so vibrant with the orange hue.
If you’re a rider these are the moments that will stop you on your journey to anywhere.
Down to the metal. 54,500 miles. There is really no excuse to run the rear pads down to the metal like this. The pistons extended so far out one out of the three would not retract. This made it difficult to install the new pads.
I had to use the old pad in place and screw driver to push the extended piston back into the cylinder. What would normally take a half hour to over two hours because I couldn’t get the new pads in between the pads and the rotor.
I’ve been riding around with the new rear pads and the experience is night and day.