@miles-ladue Ha! The Hippo Hands come off later each season! 😎

c't'dPaused with just a little trepidation, before dropping the nose down into a V shaped wash full of rocks:It worked out ok...Got to kiss some more ...

c't'd The further south I went, the bigger the rocks got, in the road: Headed up a side shoot that took off up into the mountain...

c't'dOf course, the right answer is to build a decent subframe, and be done with it. Just not quite in the mood to take that on, yet, so ground it dow...

c't'dCouple days later, Greg was up for paved ride on his GS while eagerly awaiting the return of his KTM790 with fresh cams and such.Day was a bit co...

Well Friends,I have been on a few very pleasant rides, as of late, and done a little more maintenance as well. None of the rides were exactly "epic", ...

@floyd-h Yep, sounds like a plan. There is quite a lot of carbon on the valves from the old head. Probably less on the ebay head. If it is reasona...

Floyd, thanks for the pics. I'm sure you will get some interesting advice. My opinion: You have a few options, depending upon how long you thi...

Dis stuff? 🤑 Splines are doing great, no visible wear, since new. I think the OEM countershaft sprocket is quite a bit harder than th...

c't'dNew sprocket on top. There was some significant wear.Rear sprocket had a little wear, as well. Not beyond usability, but I wanted to change the r...

Well Friends,Got out on a couple of very pleasant rides the past couple of days, before spending a little time in the shop on maintenance, today.Met u...

@floyd-h A light resurfacing is usually pretty cheap, especially if you have the valves out for new seals... I'd do it, just to ensure good mating. ...

Yet another way to stay amused with an unbroken sidecar rig...After finally winning the battle with my broken Milwaukee Electric weed/bug sprayer (tha...

@scott-h Yep. If it would have been a small difference, or maybe even up to 50%, I would not have bothered with the Chinese units. However, $101 vs...

@miles-ladue Pads were reasonably fresh, at about 75% remaining life, so left them in. You are right, I have thought about having another set of the...