Got home after dark to find my new lower seat for the DR waiting for me! (thanks FedEx!)
This evenings workshop where I took off the Big Blue.
Kind of a wonky self-portrait, but trying to show that I can finally touch the ground – and with both feet even! I’m not flat foot, but good enough!
Lookin’ good!
Tomorrow I’ll shorten the kickstand (somehow? with a little help from my friends….) so that it doesn’t tip over when I try to kick-start it.
I am a bad geek.
I’ve watched a fair amount of videos on youtube and have enjoyed watching other people’s motorcycle adventures (and misadventures), but I didn’t realize until recently that there is a whole genre out there called “vlogging.” This is “video logging” – pretty obvious, I know. But sometimes it takes getting bonked over the head with some rebar to get the picture. (I can be pretty thick skulled at times.)
After some friends encouraged me to try it out, I’m diving head first into this wild world of video logging my motorcycle adventures. I got my channel set up, although I’ll most likely tweak with the aesthetics before I’m set on a look.
We’ll see. Perhaps this will prove to be a whole new fun adventure!
The other day, I turned my ’78 KL250 into a sweet 1991 DR350. Magic!
It’s hanging out with my Hawk:
I’m 5’4″ so it’s a wee bit tall for me, especially with that fancy seat. 🙂
It’s been many years since I did any off-road riding (and back when I did, it wasn’t much) so I’m really excited about getting back into it.
Pugsly likes bike parts! Yum!
Got 2″ lowering links for the DR and installed them yesterday at a friend’s house.
Measured stuff
Got the DR up on a stand
Got the old links off and set them next to my shiny new 2″ lowering links.
They don’t look much longer. Hmmm.
Got the new links on and torqued down
My friend’s doggie kept an eye out for danger
The links got me about 1.5″ lower.
We adjusted the suspension a bunch and ended up around 34.5″.
I can now touch with tippy toes with both feet, so that’s definitely better.
Now I need a shorter kickstand!
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