[jmiller_2308]

I finally have all the work I started on last fall sorted out.  Several issues with mistakes, painters, back ordered parts, on and on but now she is all one color, has new head light, breather, electric clean up, solo and passenger seats, license plate, relocated turn signals (front and back), larger sprocket, new seals, and I'm sure some other things that I forgot.

The thing I learned is it is always best to do it yourself even if you have to do it multiple times.  Dang painter!

[ADB]

Added new, heavier bar-end weights...my scale said the stock weights were .48lbs, and the new ones are .98lbs. I originally ordered them because they have a groove where crg bar-end mirrors will fit, but the added weight actually did wonders to smooth out the vibrations i guess i had simply gotten used to in the bars; it's night and day vs. how the bars vibrated before the new weights.
Unfortunately, the crg's do not fit in the grove on the weight because the diameter is too thick, but i think w/ longer mounting hardware for the mirror i can get it to work; but even if it doesn't, still happy with the purchase considering how much smoother the ride is.

[The_Rigger]

Well....  It wasn't me, but it was my C5...

My housekeeper, Erin, had taken Fiona into the dealership in Hastings for Her 500km First Oil Change and Check-Up, you may recall.  Well, Erin brought Fiona home yesterday afternoon, but because she had forgotten my bike shed key at her house, she wound up taking Fiona to her house that afternoon, intending to take Fiona home to my house this morning.  That was the plan, anyway...

This morning, Erin was riding Fiona from her place between Haslett and Williamston to my house between Dewitt and Lansing, some 15 miles or so, through some wooded, rural roadways. At one point, Erin spotted our evil nemesis in the roadway ahead: A whitetail deer.  Erin slowed down to a stop and waited for the deer to get the hell out of the way, but the deer "seemed confused..."

Then a car crested the hill just behind the deer, spooking it. It proceeded to spring away to "Safety," as only a startled whitetail deer can spring (can I get an "amen," Midwesterners?), but sadly, it sprung straight into Erin and Fiona, knocking them both over onto the right side, smashing the bike into the cement curb...

On waking up, out here in San Francisco, I found an email from Erin, asking when I would not be working in the theatre today and telling me she needed to speak to me "about something"....  I'm glad she's okay, but I'm pretty beat up over Fiona's scarring.  Here's hoping the insurance adjuster does the Right Thing.  Hell, it's still a practically-brand-new bike; he better not try low-balling me on parts.

[The_Rigger]

More damage to Fiona...

[GlennF]

crashbars ...

they save a lot of grief

[Fogrunner]

More damage to Fiona...

Ouch!! I feel your pain. And crashbars are something I am considering as well.

[JVS]

Oh man.     
I can relate, but damn! Sorry about that. Hopefully everything will be sorted out soon.

[bluesdaddy2]

More damage to Fiona...

Wow, quite a bit of damage from a 0 mph crash.  Let us know how you make out with the Insurance company.

My 30 mile commute to work was uneventful but noticablly darker and cooler here in Vermont.

[The Garbone]

Ugg, I can't imagine a worse feeling than crashing someone elses nearly new bike...


Went online and checked the tracking info on my new Megaphone muffler.. It will be in Tuesday so hopefully  I can get the 95 on the road before going out of town next week....  Delays, delays...

[barenekd]

My throttle was getting a bit sticky on our last ride, so I split the throttle box to lube the cable and found the cable had a broken strand, so I gotta replace the cable. I got it all part yesterday morning then had to go out, so I'm putting it all back together today.
How come, every time I have to take the tank off, it's full. PITA.
Bare

[The_Rigger]

Wow, quite a bit of damage from a 0 mph crash.  Let us know how you make out with the Insurance company.

The adjuster rang me up early this morning (I think he didn't realize I was three time zones behind him) and we talked for almost a half-hour. I've insured various bikes with Progressive for nigh on thirty years with nary a claim, so they got on with me straightaway.  He did say that he had very little NADA or Kelly Blue Book data about Royal Enfields, in fact he had never even heard of one before this morning, but he seemed pretty open to learning some new-old bike lore, and even asked me what the company history was (which i was only too happy to impart to him).  Their appraiser was supposed to contact my housekeeper Erin by the end-of-business tomorrow and set up an appointment to look at the bike.

I have instructed her to not let anyone try to low-ball the repairs, or try to get her to take the bike to any place other than one of the two RE dealerships in Michigan - I will not allow some numbnuts to learn about Royal Enfields by twiddling around with my Fiona (and "twiddling" was most assuredly *not* the word I used with the appraiser). I want the repairs done right, the first time, even if I won't be riding Fiona for a year or two. Hell, She's still practically brand-stinkin'-new.

On the subject of crash bars and/or case guards, does anyone have a photo of the "airfly" guards installed on a Bullet? I've seen the diamond bars and the butterfly guards, but my Google-Fu fails miserably when trying to conjure up a photo of an installed Airfly guard.

[bluesdaddy2]

Off t a good start, here's hoping they do the right thing (I have Progressive also ).  Good Luck.

[ROVERMAN]

Didn't do it today but this past Sunday i went on a charity poker run organized by a local MC club to raise money for an injured Waterford MI police officer. We rode 140 + miles through 3 counties on a perfect summer day. I picked up with a group of 3 Harley's (oh why so loud?) and a nice 50Th Jubilee Bonnie. Renfield ran like a champ and didn't hold anyone up, as much as i could ask really. A fun time was had by all.
Robert & REnfield. .

[Fogrunner]

Finally ordered the Dynojet Power Commander, K&N Air Filter and other odds and ends for the bike. Now just waiting impatiently for it to arrive!!

[Jack Leis]

I just finished installing a Hitchcocks EFI pipe on my G5. Having taken it on a couple of short test rides , without a doubt there is a favorable difference in torque and horsepower. Cracking the throttle , the bike really pulls alot better. Tomorrow morning Im off for my 160 mile loop to really check it out ! More to be revealed.