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Offline connie_rider

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #420 on: June 17, 2012, 09:37:05 AM »
I arrived home from the National and put "Buddy" in the garage.
Man, Arkansas was great!!!!

Ride safe, Ted
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #421 on: June 17, 2012, 09:54:40 PM »
Got home from my extended ride after the National and cleaned all the bugs off. I had no idea that 3578 miles of riding in 1 week would equal just about the same number of bugs, or one per mile.
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Offline SteveJ.

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #422 on: June 20, 2012, 11:36:28 AM »
Installed a Michelin Commander II on the rear in the middle of my trip to replace the Avon Venom that crapped out early. It developed an inch and a half long crack in a groove and an adjacent flat spot. Done(again) with Avons.

PS. So far I really like this Commander II over the Avon. Rides smoother, powers out of corners with a lot more stability than that crap Avon used to. $40 cheaper, also.
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #423 on: June 20, 2012, 04:14:32 PM »
Put new Michelin PR3's on her at 6,400 miles. 
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #424 on: June 20, 2012, 04:52:17 PM »
Received, cut and installed tank grips.

Can't wait to try them out.
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #425 on: June 20, 2012, 06:48:25 PM »
Quote from: yoman on June 20, 2012, 04:52:17 PM
Received, cut and installed tank grips.

Can't wait to try them out.

Nice,clean looking bike.
Wayne
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Offline SteveJ.

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #426 on: June 22, 2012, 07:38:38 PM »
I rode it like a rental the last coupla days, 960 yesterday, 598 today. I was done an hour earlier than the IBA cut-off time(36 hours) for a Bun Burner, had I documented it.
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #427 on: June 22, 2012, 08:30:17 PM »
Took her top off so the front fairing mount can be "prontoized" because I don't want any surprises 1,200 miles away from home.
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Offline DannyL

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #428 on: June 22, 2012, 10:04:20 PM »
1: I installed a couple of these of on my tip over bars http://www.piaa.com/powersports-lamps/ps-led-lp530.html SWEET!
2: Pulled the Genmar peg lowering brackets and replaced with Murph's from parts bike. I like the position way better so far.
3: Pulled the Rifle off the parts bike installed it on DD to replace (beat to DEATH) stocker. I trimmed it to be about 1.5" taller than stocker. I cut off at least 4-5" PO was Amazonian I guess... I love it!!!!!! less back pressure and less buffering, not to mention if I have to look like t for any reason it's optically a MILLION times better than the stocker..
4: Pulled the Baker Air Wings off the parts bike and installed on DD. Not crazy about the look but that protect or pull air in. All good!
5: Mounted Gopro mount to the side fairing.
6: I ordered Dynabeads to balance front wheel. I hit a train track this week and there was a 1 foot square piece of asphalt missing next to the rail.... :yikes:
7: Came home sat down and wrote this..... ;D
8: Tomorrow I head to the Adirondacks to see if find a corner or two!!!
9: Goodnight
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Offline Sandeeggoman

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #429 on: June 27, 2012, 11:27:18 PM »
Baby got a new pair of shoes ;D
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Offline SteveJ.

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #430 on: June 28, 2012, 06:42:07 PM »
I put a new to me used drive shaft on her, the other one had the u-joint puke. Nasty looking, but she got me home from my little 4,400 mile trip. :thumbs: :thumbs:
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #431 on: June 29, 2012, 07:32:24 AM »
Quote from: SteveJ. on June 28, 2012, 06:42:07 PM
I put a new to me used drive shaft on her, the other one had the u-joint puke. Nasty looking, but she got me home from my little 4,400 mile trip. :thumbs: :thumbs:
Ouch...glad that you made it home.
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #432 on: June 29, 2012, 09:02:38 AM »
Just getting around to posting.  I help her loose some weight.  I threw a rod on her on Sunday the 24th in the middle of NC.  Lost some aluminum and oil on the highway.  Got her home by midnight on a trailer.  Anyone have a good motor within a few hundred miles of northern VA?
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Offline jeffrey van donselaar

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #433 on: July 01, 2012, 04:01:58 PM »
Installed new front springs, emulators, and a new front tire. ( Waiting on the rear to show up) >:( Darned UPS!!!!!!!)
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #434 on: July 04, 2012, 12:30:13 PM »
Pulled the motor from the donor bike.
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #435 on: July 04, 2012, 05:54:37 PM »
washed ,waxed and generally massaged her before installing an I-touch ram mount my daughter got me for my birthday.
sorry too hammered for pic's as birthday was Sunday so combined the two days today. I have an 03 connie. :)
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Offline SteveJ.

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #436 on: July 04, 2012, 06:45:05 PM »
Installed new throttle cables. This is one job I really do not want to do on the side of the road. Ugly. Plus the cruise control cable was it's normal fun.
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #437 on: July 06, 2012, 10:56:07 AM »
Going to install a Murph Forkbrace on my 06 and figure out what is wrong with the hardwire connection for my Garmin (it keeps rebooting).
Also going to look at getting new tires; thinking of a PR3 in front and AV46 in back.
I'm stuck at the office and dreamily looking out the window wishing I were riding my beautiful blue beast...
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Offline kelly.janzen

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #438 on: July 07, 2012, 11:10:08 PM »
Today on my '86 I installed 2 12v accessory plugs 1 on the dash and 1 under the seat where someone had previously had wires run for possible the same thing. I also put on my new seat that I bought off of e bay. The factory seat cover had been repaired once already and was torn again, So instead of recovering it I put one from a 200 on it. I am very happy I did. It looks better and feels good.   :D  O I almost forgot I also received my Go Cruise this week, I put it on and tested it. Works very good for the simplicity of it.
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Offline Mikey063

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #439 on: July 08, 2012, 09:04:38 PM »
  My 95' Connie is naked right now.  In the middle of a major paint job.  Today I replaced the fork seals, then I replaced the dash lights with LED's, blue for middle section and replaced the yellow with yellow led's.  Put a green led in the clock.  Replaced the final drive oil, changed the clutch fluid, and lastly I flushed the radiator. 
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