Just Wondering Why On Tuesday

It has been a great start to this week – I said I wasn’t going to start any new projects as I wrote in my last post but I was wandering around the shop and I looked at my 1999 SUZUKI DR350. It has 1350 miles on it. It is or was in need of a full going over because it has been sitting for the last year and for those that know about motors and carburetors with the new gas, they go to you know where very fast.

I really didn’t want to tackle another project but to see it just sit there not running and in need of cleaning and tuning, I just couldn’t take it. So I took the bike apart. Yes it was in pieces all over the concrete. I had to pry the gas cap off the tank and it was rusted over inside. The carburetor was full of old gas and stuck open and flooded the oil with gas. The on and off valve was leaking gas all over the floor. The whole bike needed to be detailed and the battery would not take a charge.

I flushed the gas tank and power washed it until it was clean. While the bike was apart I washed it completely. I emptied all the old gas out of the carb, installed a new battery and new valve for the gas. I had to fill and drain the oil five times to get all the gas and nasty out of it – when the float valve in the carburetor gets stuck it fills the oil with gas, exciting to say the least. This was beginning to be a chore but I continued until I could put most of the bike together and see if it would start… Low and behold it started and ran.

I thought, “how cool tomorrow I will finish this up and off I will go for a ride before winter and this time I will winterize it like I should.” So I quit for the day it was getting dark.

So this morning I thought, “Cool, I let the battery charge up all night so I have to see how good it starts.” It did great. But I wanted a new air filter, why not I was almost done with this motorcycle, what’s an air filter? I searched for a new one and could not get one so I cleaned and repaired the old one and reinstalled it, itworked great I was beginning to be so happy at this point.

So I put the bike all back together and she finally revved up like a bike should – you know it makes a guys heart pound with excitement… Trina said, “I pumped up the front tire so go go go and take it around the farm… YEA!!!”

It when fifty feet and died. The voltage regulator/rectifier quit.

As I pushed the bike back to the shop, My first thought of the day was why… Why couldn’t it have just let me ride around and have a few minutes of fun. So I am off to the motorcycle shop to get the hopefully last part and be finished. As I brought it back I said that’s it for sure this time no more projects!

So as you all know it is Top Sites Tuesday and I am trying to write my post for this week and this is where thought #2 comes in – WTF is wrong with my keyboard? The only number keys working are 5 and 6… I just said I didn’t want to do another project now I have to take apart my lap top and find the issue and most likely install a new keyboard. Trina pointed out that if I look in my accessories I will find an on screen keyboard that will help me get by for now – but If you want to shift and put an ! @ # or $ on the post it is a pain in the @$$ So I guess I will finish the bike and then work on the computer go figure.

I am not going to say no more _________ again this year!

Have a great week
Wolfbernz

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