Good Morning!!!! 61F @ 8:00 AM. Cloudy with periods of rain. High around 60F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near an inch. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
It was mostly overcast yesterday, but the clouds parted at the end of the day and there was a very nice sunset. Drained the oil and reset the valves on the R100RT touring bike before that, and found a clogged overflow tube in one of the carburetors. Also checked the enrichener and pilot jets, hoping to clear up a rough idle problem, but I'm beginning to think that's probably a side effect of the cam swap. Gathered up some wood and enjoyed a few fingers of Bourbon by the campfire, watching the sun colors paint the sky 'till dark.
I purchased some lightweight shorts last summer from Duluth Trading, and I liked the fit and build quality. They do breathe well, and are cooler than cut-off jeans, especially after being soaked with sweat. My first order with them didn't go so well, though, as the sizing was off and some of their sale items didn't work as advertisedl. I wasn't so pleased that I had to pay for return shipping, but at least they provided the mailing label.
I've never seen the scale cleaned off hot rolled steel in the farm implements I've reconditioned, RS. No primer, either. I've never removed mill scale down to bright metal, but I have scuffed it up before painting. And just like the big boys, no primer, either. Seems to be hold up OK though.
Fresh oil for the touring bike today, then I'll start scrubbing engine and transmission cases on the old BMW. I use an aluminum window cleaner with a healthy percentage of phosphoric acid, with a very fine wire stainless steel brush, and they come out looking almost new.
Yesterday's hope for a replacement transmission part was a no-go; he had the newer design and this bike takes the older one. And another friend I tried didn't have one, either. He thinks he may have a nice chromed fender stay, but he'll have to find it to be sure. So I'll do some looking on e-bay later and see what turns up. Hate to spend almost two hundred bux on a part that will get so little use, but whatever it takes I guess...
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the weekend!