alternate destinations: long pine, lake of the ozarks, lawrence ks

Here's an update, might be the last one before we head out on our trip. It's crazy that we leave for Austin at the end of the week and we're currently trying to workout some bike issues at the moment.

1. my CB500 needs the front and rear sprockets replaced along with the drive chain. The current "old" chain stretched and caused a few teeth to break from the rear sprocket. Its not currently safe to ride over a long distance. I was able to order the new parts in time and they will be installed on the motorcycle the day before we leave.

2. erics CB750 is dead due to a random electrical issue. we plan on checking the wiring and other electrical connections this week. hopefully its nothing major and can be fixed without ordering special parts.

Dealing with these problems just before the trip is stress full, but its something we need to me prepared to encounter on the road.

For anyone interested, you will be able to follow our trip updates through my facebook page. add me as a friend and you will be able to see picture and status updates from us on the road.... thats if the great motorcycle gods get us through this predicament and grant us the opportunity to begin our journey.

UPDATE:
well, Eric's bike is running after a quick electrical fix and my sprockets and chain have arrived thanks to Z1 Enterprises. the CB500 repair day is Friday; Saturday morning is the start of the trip (fingers still crossed).

UPDATE:
Sadly we will not be going to Austin this time around. We endedup going to Long Pine Nebraska as a "shake down" ride before Austin. Long Pine was a great time as usual but we ran into another bike problem. my rear tire was loosing tread in one spot. as i rode more the spot got bigger and covered more of the tire. luckily my brother noticed that he rear rim was bent causing the tire to rub more in one spot against the road. there is not a quick fix for this problem so the only option we could come up with was to get the 76' CB750 ready for the trip.

UPDATE:
it took an extra day to get the 76' CB750 ready and were short on time. eric came up with a new trip itinerary that takes us to Lake of the Ozarks. looks like the Austin trip is on hold for now.

Tune up and then Ton up

Back at the shop once again this weekend for another tinker party. Got all kinds of things adjusted/built/installed on my ride. Here is the list:

Fri.
New Luggage rack
New Bag mounting system
Rear Turn Signals light up now.
Installed a set of gauges and cables.

that ran until 3:30am

Sat/Sat night
New oil
New oil filter
Spent over an hour driving around looking for a specific wrench. (no luck)
Adjusted the timing
replaced two tappet covers
adjusted the valves
synchronized the carbs

after cleaning up, i was up till 4:30 that night.

All and all I had a blast and I love doing this kind of work. Wish I could do it more! Here are some photos.