Upstate SC Tech (wreck?) session Sunday April 24 Greer

[ericboutin]

Gotta reiterate what JJ said! I learned a ton!! Hospitality was amazing! A bazillion thanks to Griff and his lovely wife for putting up with all of us all day! No job was to big or to small, just jump in and do it and help was only a shout away! Amazing day! Also a special thanks to Duane who drove up with a van full of tools and a head full of knowledge to share. Great to see everyone again and meet some new folks. I'm especially happy to have ridden home instead of hauling home a crispy bike on a trailer!! Thanks again all!!

 

[Uncle Hud]

Home and chiilin' after taking the long way home through several BMR bonus locations in the foothills and mountains.

Thanks, griff, for hosting this. Enjoyed seeing all y'all again and JJinNC for the first time -- and thanks for helping me back out of the driveway!

Does this guy look like wheatonFJR or what?

 

[jblanken64]

Had a blast and learned some stuff (most notably that my brake pads are in desperate need of replacement). Enjoyed seeing you guys again. Thanks to Duane and Griff for tons of help and patience.

Is that the brother his parents call the "good looking one"?

Home and chiilin' after taking the long way home through several BMR bonus locations in the foothills and mountains.
Thanks, griff, for hosting this. Enjoyed seeing all y'all again and JJinNC for the first time -- and thanks for helping me back out of the driveway!

Does this guy look like wheatonFJR or what?

 

[playinatwork]

So I leave the tech/wreck day feeling all warm and fuzzy from the great hospitality and meeting some great folks when I look down at my bike and what do I see? This extra 12 feet of wire dangling along down between the triple tree and gas tank. Chit, I thought Griff put that back, I mean really, he's the one that pulled it out of wherever it was hiding. I didn't even know this bike had all that wiring stuffed somewhere. No problem, I'll just stop and bundle it up and tie it with a ziptie till I get back home. Here's where it get's interesting.

I pull off I-26 to wad up the wiring that Griff forgot to put back. Did I mention Griff found this wiring somewhere in the bowels of my bike that I never knew was there. Or at least Griff said it was there originally. I think Griff added it when I had my back turned and was eating one of those yummy muffins that Mrs Griff supplied. So I stopped on the shoulder on a slight downhill and tried to put the kickstand down. Well the wiring got hung in the kickstand and my boot at the same time with the stand 3/4 of the way down. I bend down to untangle my boot and when I do my right hand comes off the brake and I start rolling off into the grass with my left foot entangled in the wiring that Griff might have added to my bike at Griff's house. Yes, this is the same leg that I broke 2 months ago in a deer strike, that I am violently yanking and pulling on to free myself while wobbling into the ditch alongside the interstate.

So I'm lying there in the ditch with the bike pinned against my leg, you know the one that's almost healed, thinking how great an idea it was to ride a 1000 miles to meet Griff, Mrs. Griff, Pepper, and all those nice FJR guys. All this so I could change my spark plugs, disconnect my auto retract on the windshield, and do a TBS. Oh look, my windshield didn't go down when I turned the bike off. Yep, worth it.

THANKS EVERYONE!!

 

[griff]

Dude - the last thing we talked about before YOU put the tank down was stuffing all that shit back under that tank where it was to begin. Sorry that you had this issue. But don't you remember signing the disclaimer I gave you before we started working on your bike.

 

[playinatwork]

I'm just sorry I left before Uncle Hud started the bikewash in his skimpy cheerleader outfit. Well on second thought, maybe I'm the lucky one.

 

[Uncle Hud]

playinatwork posted: I'm just sorry I left before Uncle Hud started the bikewash in his skimpy cheerleader outfit. Well on second thought, maybe I'm the lucky one.

You didn't miss much, it was the PG-rated cheerleader outfit at griff's. The skimpy one stayed at home this trip.

Hope your leg/foot got untangled without new injury. Didn't anybody tell you to leave the bike in gear when you park facing downhill? I always figured the kickstand-down-while-in-gear-automatic-engine-kill feature was designed for just that situation.

 

[ericboutin]

So I leave the tech/wreck day feeling all warm and fuzzy from the great hospitality and meeting some great folks when I look down at my bike and what do I see? This extra 12 feet of wire dangling along down between the triple tree and gas tank. Chit, I thought Griff put that back, I mean really, he's the one that pulled it out of wherever it was hiding. I didn't even know this bike had all that wiring stuffed somewhere. No problem, I'll just stop and bundle it up and tie it with a ziptie till I get back home. Here's where it get's interesting.
I pull off I-26 to wad up the wiring that Griff forgot to put back. Did I mention Griff found this wiring somewhere in the bowels of my bike that I never knew was there. Or at least Griff said it was there originally. I think Griff added it when I had my back turned and was eating one of those yummy muffins that Mrs Griff supplied. So I stopped on the shoulder on a slight downhill and tried to put the kickstand down. Well the wiring got hung in the kickstand and my boot at the same time with the stand 3/4 of the way down. I bend down to untangle my boot and when I do my right hand comes off the brake and I start rolling off into the grass with my left foot entangled in the wiring that Griff might have added to my bike at Griff's house. Yes, this is the same leg that I broke 2 months ago in a deer strike, that I am violently yanking and pulling on to free myself while wobbling into the ditch alongside the interstate.

So I'm lying there in the ditch with the bike pinned against my leg, you know the one that's almost healed, thinking how great an idea it was to ride a 1000 miles to meet Griff, Mrs. Griff, Pepper, and all those nice FJR guys. All this so I could change my spark plugs, disconnect my auto retract on the windshield, and do a TBS. Oh look, my windshield didn't go down when I turned the bike off. Yep, worth it.

THANKS EVERYONE!!

So don't keep us in suspense damn it!! How did the TBS come out??!!

 

[wheatonFJR]

Damn Floridians: can't live with them, can't shoot em.

 

[playinatwork]

I forgot to unwind my throttle spring while I was in there. What y'all doing this weekend?

And I had a rear flat tire this morning. How'd you do that Griff?

Eric, I got 2mpg better with the TBS!!

 

[griff]

I forgot to unwind my throttle spring while I was in there. What y'all doing this weekend? And I had a rear flat tire this morning. How'd you do that Griff?

Come on up. I can break some more shit. And about that flat tire. You probably ran over some trash in the ditch you fell into

 

[wheatonFJR]

So I leave the tech/wreck day feeling all warm and fuzzy from the great hospitality and meeting some great folks when I look down at my bike and what do I see? This extra 12 feet of wire dangling along down between the triple tree and gas tank. Chit, I thought Griff put that back, I mean really, he's the one that pulled it out of wherever it was hiding. I didn't even know this bike had all that wiring stuffed somewhere. No problem, I'll just stop and bundle it up and tie it with a ziptie till I get back home. Here's where it get's interesting.
I pull off I-26 to wad up the wiring that Griff forgot to put back. Did I mention Griff found this wiring somewhere in the bowels of my bike that I never knew was there. Or at least Griff said it was there originally. I think Griff added it when I had my back turned and was eating one of those yummy muffins that Mrs Griff supplied. So I stopped on the shoulder on a slight downhill and tried to put the kickstand down. Well the wiring got hung in the kickstand and my boot at the same time with the stand 3/4 of the way down. I bend down to untangle my boot and when I do my right hand comes off the brake and I start rolling off into the grass with my left foot entangled in the wiring that Griff might have added to my bike at Griff's house. Yes, this is the same leg that I broke 2 months ago in a deer strike, that I am violently yanking and pulling on to free myself while wobbling into the ditch alongside the interstate.

So I'm lying there in the ditch with the bike pinned against my leg, you know the one that's almost healed, thinking how great an idea it was to ride a 1000 miles to meet Griff, Mrs. Griff, Pepper, and all those nice FJR guys. All this so I could change my spark plugs, disconnect my auto retract on the windshield, and do a TBS. Oh look, my windshield didn't go down when I turned the bike off. Yep, worth it.

THANKS EVERYONE!!

Let me guess...no I got this. Yer "Mayhem" from the Allstate commercial!

I had no idea I was amongst a celebrity!

 

[playinatwork]

Damn Floridians: can't live with them, can't shoot em.

I'm sure my attorney, Tellum A Fib, will be contacting you and the others after they depose Griff.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Damn Floridians: can't live with them, can't shoot em.

I'm sure my attorney, Tellum A Fib, will be contacting you and the others after they depose Griff.

Well, if I was to hire an attorney, I would hire a guy named Rich!

Probably some exskibum or sumpin like that...cuz you know a Rich guy that has it all under control so he skis all day has got to be a good attorney.

 

[griff]

I'm sure my attorney, Tellum A Fib, will be contacting you and the others after they depose Griff.

I plead diplomatic immunity.

 

[wheatonFJR]

I'm sure my attorney, Tellum A Fib, will be contacting you and the others after they depose Griff.

I plead diplomatic immunity.

I wouldn't worry too much Griff, Tim will likely get struck by lightning or have a house fall on him on his way to his attorney's house. But will only have minor injuries(it's only a flesh wound!)...

 

[JJnNC]

I got pretty good at getting the tank off and on, I feel like a NASCAR team at a fuel stop!

 

[Walter]

Sorry missed it guys, I had a date with a 28000 metric ton press needing some tlc this weekend at double time rates. I hope another comes along this year in our area. Also im hopeing my job goes to 12 hr shifts as it will put me on day shift and give me 3 day weekends every other week so more time for rides and meetups while still fulfilling my home time obligations. Sounds like yall had fun.

 

[wheatonFJR]

Take a picture of that thang sometime dang it..that sounds cool.

 

[griff]

Sorry missed it guys, I had a date with a 28000 metric ton press needing some tlc this weekend at double time rates. I hope another comes along this year in our area. Also im hopeing my job goes to 12 hr shifts as it will put me on day shift and give me 3 day weekends every other week so more time for rides and meetups while still fulfilling my home time obligations. Sounds like yall had fun.

Dang - we have used that press to loosen some of Wheaton's bolts