2024_05_04

1 That right there is not doing me a lot of good. Steve says his mirrors have heaters. Advantage: Steve.	2 Still the same identity.	3 Those are supposed to be totally flat, and uniformly blue. "Destroyed" was how Phil described them.	4 He replaced them with 4 shims that should provide more initial damping, and then reduced the oil level [to allow more air volume] so the forks will be a bit less progressive.	5 Saw like a half dozen of these type of incidents in two hours of driving.	6 Nearly got rear ended in the van by someone not paying attention. They swerved onto the shoulder just in the nick of time.
7 Sort of funny that the rear vision camera and recorder showed up while I was out on that harrowing drive.	8 Unboxing!	9 We will get to this soon enough.	10 Time to put the forks back on. First up I do a better job supporting the pan with jack stands under a longer 2x4.	11 Approximately in. Now I must remember Phil's instructions for assembly order to avoid stiction.	12 We note the position of the adjuster.
13 Tension is euro for rebound.	14	15 Axle slides through easily. Let's tighten stuff up.	16 The freebie manual that is available online is not complete. It only has general torque values.	17 This advice is sound.	18 I got the manual and finished up.
19 Plenty of pad left. [There ought to be at 800 miles]	20 Not sure what is going on here. Pad wear doesn't seem to be as even over here.	21 Got the order of assembly a bit wrong. Put the antilock sensor on before the fender.	22 Fortunately that nut is captive in there.