davenowherejones wrote:I finally got my drive belt and my fork seals. I might put the belt on tomorrow.
I will wait until I have a round front tire before I have the fork seals done.
I am expecting my rear CityGrip in the next few days but the front is backordered.
My rear is really worn out but I probably have very little oil in my forks.
I want the tires yesterday.
I put the belt on the next day. I was missing a few offical Honda tools so I used a few dodgy setups to do the job.
The electric impact took a little longer to undue nuts than I wanted. I am dyslexic so I sometimes run it the wrong way. At one time I wanted to become a professional mechanic. I passed the introductory college courses but made too many mistakes that would endanger the general public.
I always thought a CVT was more complicated. I cleaned everything and struggled to get it back together. It all works but I am missing an o-ring from where the clutch bolt (?) spindle (?) goes into the case. I tried a few local autoparts stores but it looks like I will have to get 3 of them from a Honda dealer or eBay (?)
I did a few test rides, everything appears to work. Sunday I was invited to the NEW Langley BMW Ducati dealer for test rides. The rear tire is getting skinny but the belt installation seems OK. I rode a Ducati Scrambler which was fun but it puts too much pressure on my wrists and crotch. Too old & beat up is me.
I hung around all day and managed to snag a ride on a Ducati 1200 Multistrada. It had an interesting multimode electronic suspension. The L90 twin engine was right below my crotch. I makes the seat very warm. It would be nice in the winter but was too hot for the summer.
It also has a chain and a 6 (?) speed manual transmission. I hit neutral a few times unexpectedly. The person in front of me did also. We almost collided during the tightly spaced spirited group ride. I hate group rides. I like my CVT. I test rode a Honda Africa Twin DCT a few months ago. That was nice but expensive.
I like my slow comfortable Honda Forza 300.