What did you do IN your Garage today?

JimVonBaden · 12-17-2012, 02:27 PM

Spent a couple hours polishing faded frame and motor paint, and refreshing the black plastics on my new to me GS.

Before:

After

Not bad for a 120K mile bike!

Jim

kubiak · 12-17-2012, 02:30 PM

thats the kind of stuff i like to see!

D.T. · 12-17-2012, 03:02 PM

I have my laptop out there, so that's what I did.

Putting correct shims in my DL's cams is tomorrow's project.

Anorak · 12-17-2012, 03:34 PM

Put a set of lower control arms on an S430 Mercedes. Four O2 sensors on an ML420 Mercedes. A 64k mile service on an E90 BMW. So far today. Waiting on a windshield washer pump for the E90.

JimVonBaden · 12-17-2012, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anorak

Put a set of lower control arms on an S430 Mercedes. Four O2 sensors on an ML420 Mercedes. A 64k mile service on an E90 BMW. So far today. Waiting on a windshield washer pump for the E90.

That is some amount of side jobs for a home garage!

Maybe I should have been more specific, HOME garage!

Jim

siyeh · 12-17-2012, 04:13 PM

I put the final coat of paint on a new ramp for my trailer. Used a 2X12 doug fir, mixed up a small batch of paint, dumped a couple handfuls of sand in it, and painted the top of the ramp. It is rough as heck just what I wanted for loading a bike.

kirkster70 · 12-17-2012, 04:30 PM

120k???????????????????????????????

WOW!

I thought it was new!

Very nice!!!!!

HapHazard · 12-17-2012, 04:39 PM

I shivered, then went inside to write Christmas cards.

I have lots of cleanup (similar to what Jim ACCOMPLISHED) on the Softail project. Hopefully soon I can get the heater started so touch-up painting will be possible.

RickS · 12-17-2012, 05:15 PM

Dumped some Marvel mystery oil in my truck.

JimVonBaden · 12-17-2012, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirkster70

120k???????????????????????????????

WOW!

I thought it was new!

Very nice!!!!!

Thanks, one owner! He said he had no time for forums, he rides too much! Nice guy!

Jim

divimon2000 · 12-17-2012, 05:37 PM

Moved a friends R90 in for a no starting issue.

ricknut · 12-18-2012, 06:56 AM

Jim.

Nice BIke, I would like to drop by an see it sometime. 120k miles? Wow, the bike looks very well maintained.

Cheers,

Rich

fritzcoinc · 12-18-2012, 04:04 PM

I got the swing arm bearings out of my V1100 Sport. They are double row ball bearings so they are long. Had to drill a hole through both sides of the universal shroud. Then custom bent a long rod to knock em out. These bearings just laughed at my slide hammer.

chollo9 · 12-18-2012, 04:20 PM

Blew the dust out of the heater, lit the pilot, and dropped the visqueen wall to get ready for Jan & Feb.

Engine comes out of the Airhead this weekend for a rebuild.

victor441 · 12-18-2012, 04:28 PM

Installed Lansdowne dampers in my Norton's forks, made a BIG improvement in handling and are adjustable for compression and rebound damping. They are beautifully made in a home shop in the UK and I'm sorry I won't be able to look at them anymore....(or no more than the caps anyway ;-)

12-17-2012, 02:27 PM	#1
JimVonBaden ^OP "Cool" Aid! Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Alexandria, VA Oddometer: 41,497	What did you do IN your Garage today? Spent a couple hours polishing faded frame and motor paint, and refreshing the black plastics on my new to me GS. Before: After Not bad for a 120K mile bike! Jim __________________ Click here for BMW Maintenance and Repair DVDs and Corrections. "Combo-Order Discounts!"

12-17-2012, 03:02 PM	#3
D.T. One wheel wonder... Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Moneyapolis, MN Oddometer: 6,303	I have my laptop out there, so that's what I did. Putting correct shims in my DL's cams is tomorrow's project. __________________ "Tough times don't last, but tough people do." Robert A. Schuler

12-17-2012, 03:34 PM	#4
Anorak Woolf Barnato Joined: Jul 2004 Location: OAK Oddometer: 29,133	Put a set of lower control arms on an S430 Mercedes. Four O2 sensors on an ML420 Mercedes. A 64k mile service on an E90 BMW. So far today. Waiting on a windshield washer pump for the E90. __________________ 'Gonna get me a six pack...push people off the highway!' "they live off the carrion of our mutual distrust and bribe us with symbols that equate hatred with manhood." "I mean at the end of the day, I was addicted to Starting Fluid for Christ's sake!" "Yeah, that guy sure is terrible at touching moms"

12-17-2012, 04:13 PM	#6
siyeh Lawn Nazi Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Evansville, Wisconsin Oddometer: 1,077	I put the final coat of paint on a new ramp for my trailer. Used a 2X12 doug fir, mixed up a small batch of paint, dumped a couple handfuls of sand in it, and painted the top of the ramp. It is rough as heck just what I wanted for loading a bike. __________________ A little ride to Alaska A Phantom Ramble 18 days on a Versys

12-17-2012, 05:37 PM	#11
divimon2000 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Lake Champlain, Vermont Oddometer: 416	Moved a friends R90 in for a no starting issue. __________________ F650 GS 2001 F650 GS DAKAR 2002 at least one should be running

12-17-2012, 02:30 PM	#2
kubiak Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2007 Location: madera california Oddometer: 4,142	thats the kind of stuff i like to see!

12-17-2012, 04:30 PM	#7
kirkster70 moto junkie Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Virginia Oddometer: 1,643	120k??????????????????????????????? WOW! I thought it was new! Very nice!!!!!

12-17-2012, 04:39 PM	#8
HapHazard t00 0ld 2b n00b Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Central CT Oddometer: 1,294	I shivered, then went inside to write Christmas cards. I have lots of cleanup (similar to what Jim ACCOMPLISHED) on the Softail project. Hopefully soon I can get the heater started so touch-up painting will be possible.

12-17-2012, 05:15 PM	#9
RickS Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Altus, OK Oddometer: 298	Dumped some Marvel mystery oil in my truck.

12-18-2012, 06:56 AM	#12
ricknut ricknut Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Fairfax, VA Oddometer: 23	Jim. Nice BIke, I would like to drop by an see it sometime. 120k miles? Wow, the bike looks very well maintained. Cheers, Rich __________________

12-18-2012, 04:04 PM	#13
fritzcoinc Enjoying my last V8 Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Cypress, Tx Oddometer: 5,309	I got the swing arm bearings out of my V1100 Sport. They are double row ball bearings so they are long. Had to drill a hole through both sides of the universal shroud. Then custom bent a long rod to knock em out. These bearings just laughed at my slide hammer. __________________ Regards Fritzcoinc 96 XR650L, 96 Guzzi Sport, 07 BMW K1200GT, 86 Husky 400 XCE, 03 Harley Road King Police, 00 Husky Te 610 e, 1999 Husky TC610 SM,

12-18-2012, 04:20 PM	#14
chollo9 Screwed the Pooch Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Silk Hope, NC Oddometer: 496	Blew the dust out of the heater, lit the pilot, and dropped the visqueen wall to get ready for Jan & Feb. Engine comes out of the Airhead this weekend for a rebuild. __________________ If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough When you get knocked down you gotta get back up, I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer but I know enough, to know, If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough

12-18-2012, 04:28 PM	#15
victor441 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Santa Rosa, Calif. Oddometer: 460	fork upgrade... Installed Lansdowne dampers in my Norton's forks, made a BIG improvement in handling and are adjustable for compression and rebound damping. They are beautifully made in a home shop in the UK and I'm sorry I won't be able to look at them anymore....(or no more than the caps anyway ;-) victor441 screwed with this post 12-18-2012 at 04:38 PM

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