My piston and cylinder got a good break in on Saturday with a 170 miles
for the day. The day was great, the snow was great, but not all was
perfect. The last 40 - 50 miles I had to run with a broken pipe. We had
to miss out on some fantastic field play areas because I was bogging out
in the deep snow. I have a friend welding my pipe while a new one in on
it's way to me, but I'm having trouble finding someone to ride with this
weekend. One guy has his new Summit in for warranty service and another
says the snow is too crusty. It is thigh deep in the fields, who cares
if it is a little crusty in the morning!?!WTF.
Wes
94 ZR580
> Wes if it's any consilation, hear this.. Bought the 08 with zero
> miles for 10k plus what the ride to Mass cost and whatever interest
> adds, pluss studs, etc.. In the 1000 kilometers I put on last year
> here's how she shakes down. Less than ten miles backyard and notice I
> said miles, with suspension jacked to full stiff, I'm bottoming out
> bad. X package mind you and I don't weight a whole hell of a lot
> relative to the average American. Bought the reccomended tunnel
> protectors for the recommended stud length and the studs are hitting
> the back of the tunnel. Remedied that with a bit of redneck
> ingenuitey and what I had kicking around but WTF? Mile 50, if that,
> and the hand warmers shit out. Mile 150 or more and the allen bolts
> backed out of the Y pipe on a local ride and I had to call in the
> women to come get me. Mile 300 +- and coming off a small agressive
> jump and one of the two rear idler wheels come off, fetched in the
> track, locked the track and I honestly could have got killed. Hard
> woods both sides of a narrow trail, called in the woman and she came
> got me, again. Then at mile dont remember the guage package weirds
> out so now I have the extra cost option temp guage but my every other
> thing is in Metric. Took sled to local dealer, installed 3 rear wheel
> kit for 'free' and fixed hand warmers but guages are still ***ed.
> That in addition to the occasional high engine temps that plauged me
> last year, to the way too frequent high engine temps that makes me
> almost not want to ride anymore this year. Oh yeah, almost forgot
> about that piece of shit belt adjuster that likes to back out no
> matter how tight you sinch it and the fact that last weekend it
> rendered istself shit pile when the primary kicked it's ass and how
> about that BS about this goddam thing being a belt eater like one per
> 700 kilometers. Hmmm, and the handlebars suck and the seats too high!
> Love the power, like the sled, hate the problems. Anyone want to
> buy it for oh I don't know say 7k,, 1800 kilometers, driven on Sundays
> only..
> X6667