4 Sept, 2010

So I decided to take a trip to the beach today. My Neighbor had told me that one of the local MCs was having a beach bash about an hours ride SW of where I live. Near Malipo Beach. After a valve adjustment and a head retorque, I kit up and take off about 9:30am.

I made good time as the bike was humming right along. I did take one quick pitstop along the way. A gas station/rest area, where I saw a number of guys on bikes that were going the same way. we talked a bit and they headed out. I had some water and took off as well.

I got to the appointed location and found that this MC had rented a whole hotel. it wasn't a big hotel, maybe 10 rooms. but the point is that they rented a whole hotel for Labor Day weekend. pretty cool.

This area just got hit hard by a typhoon this last week. there were broken trees, holes in buildings, broken windows everywhere. even the honeybucket on the beach was laying on it's side.

I hung around for a bit, kicked some tires and chatted some. after a couple hours someone mentioned a short ride. hell yeah.

Helmet and jacket on, kicked over ready to go. pull out and follow the mob.

not two miles out and I see something that I really did not want to see. A guy on a really big Road King, who obviously does not really know what he is doing, kick his leg out flat track style and slide the front tire right into a drainage culvert. He leaps of the bike, does a combat roll and the bike ends up on its side. Taco'd the rim, bent the highway bar, and bruise his ego something fierce. the rider was fine otherwise, and the bike was fucked with less then 500 miles on it.

he pulled the the brake caliper and was able to limp it back to the hotel.

It was a good time to head for the house. so I headed back. one thing I noticed was that it was hot on the ride back. my Jetting was not right as I started out, but it had cooled off before I got back to Anjung-ri. So your Jetting in the morning may not be your jetting at midday. But it will become your jetting again in the evening.

30 Aug, 2010

This weather sucks. First it was sauna hot and now dangerously heavy rain.

I had a long weekend and want to get a ride up to a monastery in the mountains east of Yongin, but it does not look like I will be able to get out of the parking garage.

I am keeping my fingers crossed though, I need to shake a couple things loose before I attempt to ride across the peninsula for the sturgis in asia thing.

BOLLOCKS!!!!

22 August, 2010

Damn it is hot.

I mean it is seriously hot. it is in the 90s with 85 - 90% humidity.

That is just miserable.

Riding in that is like sitting in from of a giant hair dryer.

But anyway, you do not read this to see me bitch about the weather. Todays ride was a short little blast around Pyeongtaek, to shake loose any bugs from the numerous little repairs and adjustments I have made since I got back.

Proper Jetting, new clutch cable, and a 19 tooth drive sprocket (I was running a 20 tooth previously)

Basically this thing screams. It will also pull the front wheel in first through third gear.

the floats on the the right hand carb are still sticking though. hmm

14 Aug, 2010

I am back in the ROK and trying to get everything sorted.

I've received numerous packages in the mail with various parts to sort out some minor issues. so my bike will be back on the road in no time.

stay tuned, I have learned that there is a big rally come up

http://www.sturgisasia.com/kor/index.asp

the Blog Fodder will be EPIC.

14 July, 2010

Just a heads up all, I am off for vacation back in the states. so I will not be posting until next month.

Keep the paint up and the rubber down

05 July, 2010

I source a cable in Seoul at the Royal Enfield Dealer (thanks Bong). it was similar, but different and would need to be modified. the Mechanic did not quite get this concept.

basically I had to file off the metric threads on the gearbox side of the cable so it would slip into the hole as opposed to threading into it. this required using a drill as a lathe and a hand file.

the cable itself is about a foot too long, but with some creative placement it is workable.

what I found when I got it all installed is that the outer sheath is about 5mm too long and I would have no adjustment at the lever. all adjustment would have to come off the primary. I really do not feel good about running out the adjuster any more, it is only in by a couple threads and that worries me. I think I have room for an addition set of clutch plates. that will give me the room to make any necessary adjustments.

it only has to work for a week, as I'll be going on vacation for a month and will have new cables from the states when I come back.

03 July, 2010

so what started out as a crappy miserable day only got worse.

the last week or so has been 85 - 90 degrees and foggy. that means the Humidity has just been miserable. walking around sucks, riding in it is just miserable.

I went out to lunch in Pyeongtaek and decided to go up to Osan as I have been looking for a fanny pack and a new kneeboard for work.

No sooner than I get to Osan (Songtan) my clutch cable breaks at the lever. good grief. I take it off and go looking for someone to repair it. here is the thing, nobody fixes anything anymore. they just replace parts. and all the replacements they have are metric.

at some point I have had enough and hitch a ride back to camp Humphreys and get my Bongo Truck, drive back and load it up to haul back to the house.

so no more riding this weekend as I need to order a clutch cable from the states.