Category Archives: Maintenance

Givi Trunk

A few years ago I snapped the orange Givi key off in the lock when storing lunch in the Givi 45L topcase. At the time, I broke out the big screwdriver and pried it open. I delayed because a bungee … Continue reading

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Maintenance Day

I needed to do some maintenance work to the Hayabusa prior to the trip to Canada. I had a set of rear brake pads already from a prior order and of course had all my normal consumables (brake fluid, engine … Continue reading

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Bearing Replacement

Since it doesn’t exist without pictures, I have a few to share 🙂 A few years back my front end was making a weird sound and rubbing but only when I made a left turn. I went to a Colorado … Continue reading

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Spring and Motorcycle Maintenance

Ok, so about three years ago, maybe four, about this time of year I replaced my front and rear sprocket and the chain on my Hayabusa motorcycle. I’ve replaced the chain several times and change sprockets every other chain change. … Continue reading

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Mounting the Siebel

When I’m on the Hayabusa and on a trip, I’ll sometimes hit the horn, just to hit it. Much of the time I can’t hear it or it’s very very faint. Unfortunately the stock horn is just pretty wimpy. As … Continue reading

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Rita’s New Bike – 1997 Kawasaki Ninja

Rita spotted this on Craigslist yesterday. We called them and arranged a meeting this morning. After making sure it was mechanically ok (starts, lights, no smoke, etc, etc, etc), Rita dickered with them and came to an agreement. I hopped … Continue reading

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Changing a Headlight

The fricking low beam headlight on the Suzuki blew out a couple of days ago. I went to the dealer and picked up a replacement light. I checked the service manual for the procedure on changing the bulb but there … Continue reading

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