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!!!!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
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
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
Saturday, August 14, 2010
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.
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.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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
Keep the paint up and the rubber down
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
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.
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.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
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.
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.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
26 June, 2010
Today it was a short ride to the resting place of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. located in Asan it is a short ride from the camp.
Wikipedia says the following about Adm Yi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Sun-sin
Admiral Yi is considered one of Korea's greatest heroes of all time. Koreans look upon Yi as a man of courage, perseverance, strength, self-sacrifice, intellect, and loyalty to his country.
The Memorial is a large fenced in compound that contains his house, a museum, archery ranges, Koi ponds and many period buildings.
There are statues of the man all over the country and he is considered a national hero. and reading of him he is regarded on levels reserved for those above Napoleon and Horatio Nelson as he kept the Japanese from invading for seven years until he was killed by a stray bullet.
Well worth the trip and I can cross this one off in the tourist guide.
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