Power steering was flushed as well! The post was getting kinda long, so I trimmed out some of the “fat”. Read more

I inspected them and they looked in good shape. But thanks for the heads up! Read more

Yep - the brakes were flushed as well. Definitely something that should be done! I had the fluid already so I didn’t spend any money on it. Read more

Yup! Read more

Thank you! I don’t think I can part with this thing. At least not anytime soon. Read more

In that case, I have given many Z jobs. I am now ashamed. Read more

It is for sale... Read more

You’re right - suspension setup is important! That, however, is easily a whole article in itself just to scratch the surface. Read more

Andrew, that was a highly stressful yet enjoyable read. Did your heart rate ever go down that whole time? Mine didn’t while reading it! Read more

Beautifully written, Erik. Read more

I didn’t have to do anything to it actually. I think simply making everything around it look decent made the logo...look better. Read more

It required very little preparation. I used degreaser to break loose the dirt, then did a thorough wash with brake cleaner. Masked off the machined areas and logo, then hit it with hi-temp silver rattle can paint. Pretty easy! Read more

One step further in fact - I had to go on-base at Ft. Riley to get it! Read more

Thanks! My fiancee helps me with some of those things. :) Read more

Thank you! I’m glad to hear you liked the Ducati post! Read more

Interesting - I had never thought about the magnetization. To be honest, I used compressed air to remove them, and then the magnet to reinstall them. Same difference though. Read more

Wow...that is something! I would be checking around for metal working shops that could basically make you a new muffler skin. They could probably roll a sheet of steel or aluminum, tack the ends, and you’d be in business. Read more

Thanks Andrew! I had the advantage of this exhaust already being off of the bike, so I cheated a bit. A quick repaint is often all an exhaust needs to look good again! Especially on those older GSX-R pipes :) Read more

I’ll have to look into that, thank you! Read more

Perhaps it was an individual in a VW Vanagon camping in state park? When a briefly described setting leaves the rest up to interpretation, the imagination runs wild! Read more