Monday, April 9, 2018

Back to life


After 5 months of not riding the bobber, she is back on the road again:
  • New insurance cover
  • New road tax
  • New engine oil
  • New brake fluid
  • New internal throttle
  • New 1.0mm ignition cables (stock: 0.7mm)
  • New horn type:air-horn 
  • Completely overhauled carburettor

Sticky solution


After umpteen months, when I switch on the engine, in neutral gear, the neutral diode would not light up unless the key was turned slightly anti-clock. Upon the advice of Roda Radius Garage mechanic, I dipped the key in grease then slot it in and out a few times. This time, every time I switched on the bobber, the neutral diode came on! Once turned on, I stirred the key in a circular motion to give the grease a better spread. I assumed the grease helped remove stubborn grit that blocked contact points built up over time because the grease inside the key slot turned black in colour.

Visiting an old friend



Today I met Fuad, my ITM course mate after all these years at TTDI. A familiar face at Seberang Prai where he was attached then. He is grinning here till the end but wifey said can sit but no buy. 😏 You can see the bobber is one long motorcycle and has to occupy 2 motorcycle parking lots so as not to block the motorcycle parking lane behind it