21 January 2018

As times goes by! Seems the older you get, the fast it flies. Oh well, at least still here to see it.
Interesting things were a bit of snow and ice down here again this Winter.

And that was about it and hung around another 3 days before all gone.  Had Vette and both bikes on battery tenders and using the truck. 
Needed one more battery tender so got one off Ebay for 30 bucks with so said just tested. It came in yesterday so hooked up to the lawnmower and this morning it's in the rest mode and glowing green. So, that gives me 4. 

Not a lot of activity going on in the last very cold days for us. 20-30F is not what we desire down here. 

Yesterday afternoon was the 1st day this year I got out on Suzie and we did a fine 103 miles together for 2 wheel road therapy. Hopefully, we can get the KLR out for a bit of a run today. 

Enjoyed the coverage in the DAKAR again this year and it seems every year, there is more. Love that. Maybe one year, we'll have an American win it. It's not the toughest race in the world for nothing. 

So, onwards with the day. 

01 January 2018

Well, we made it to another Year. Hello 2017 at 2:05AM. Woke up at 1:30A after going to bed at 9P.
Exciting things last year. Hmmmmmmm.
Bought this for my 74th birthday. 

Had a double bypass heart surgery in Jan,  Cataract surgery in May/June. Added a lean to to front of garage. Rebuilt transmission on Craftsman Lawn Mower.    
Replaced rear trans seal on da Truck, 
Replaced High Pressure Power Steering Hose, Driver's side seat belt latch, horn/airbag assembly, radio, DTR light sockets in the nose, patched broken pieces in the nose, sanded and repainted nose,  replaced damage right headlight cover. 
Remove Sirius radio and put oem cover and parts back on ashtray compartment. 
Pulled ECBM and re soldiered contact which eliminated Traction / ABS light on dash
Pulled Temp Control unit apart and re soldiered resistors with success in bring back lights on face of the unit. 
Pulled OEB radio and replaced with Single Din Pioneer unit and harness from Crutchfield. 
Changed out front tires. 
Put 7500+ miles on it. 

2007 Bandit > Built new luggage rack for it as old one broke again. 
New rear tire. Changed out spark plugs.  3332 miles on it this last year. 

2000 KLR > Changed out tires and tubes. Changed out handlebars with added Rox risers. And only 1598 miles on it last year

2003 Chevy Silverado 1500 > Had to have body shop repair rear end after wife jack knife trailer badly. Even got a new bumper with rear body work.  Changed out rear transmission seal.  And , only 3369 miles on it last year. 

And now, onwards with the New Year of 2018.