Author: gjosol

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Ignition crankshaft position sensor

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.

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Front tire change

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.

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Rainbow shot

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.

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Good morning

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.

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Rear pads

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.

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Night time Thanksgiving ride

Rode the sled to Stockton to visit Vincent who in the last years has doing our Thanksgiving meals. I arrived during the light hours by the time I left it already dark. The time change has really taken an effect on the daylight amount.

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Full on riding gear

The weather lately has been cold, rainy and on some mornings fog. The daily savings time kicked in so instead of leaving in the pitch black darkness I get the sunrise. When I get off of work it is still light but by the time I hit the mountains it’s already getting dark which means it’s deer awareness time.

I’ve dodged so many deers in the past 2 months. It seems as if there is an increased number or these foo’s are really starting to pop out more.

I started using the heated gear but unfortunately my gloves took a shit and no longer working. The inner coat lining is working fine and is able to keep up with the cold if I layer properly. The lowest so far has been 34 degrees.