ok, the trickier of the two first;
bike is the barfrocket, 1998, 123k, original keys and ignition. the key rarely leaves the ignition but
i am on the road now and have experienced some weirdness where the key doesn't want to turn
in the ignition slot. diddling with it gets it to and from there all is ok as long as the key isn't removed,
then more fiddling is needed. to me, the key point is all is fine once the key does turn and isn't
removed. I tried the unused original key that is usually stashed on the bike and it's the same with it
too.
i remember hearing replacing an ignition switch (key tumblers) i think is a real pia and i am trying to be
proactive here before it gets worse (assuming it will) and strands me somewhere.
should i address this issue with an auto locksmith and see if he can "freshen up" the tumblers or
whatever and avoid having to put in a new switch? anyone had this happen before? wassa dealie?
next much easier one i think;
my bike stays outside all the time. when not being ridden it's covered with one of those shiny aluminized
on one side poly coated tarps. this usually works great and has for years with a bungie under the rear fender
to the tarp and one through the front wheel to the tarp. one small bungie under the bellypan if a
hurricane is on the way. (seriously)
now, those penny pinching beeyotches at home despot went and changed the tarps to a couple feet
smaller and less eyelets and now it's too damn small where before it was **perfect**.
i was thinking of getting a really good full cover for it. last i knew, dow guardians were the best. are they
still? if not, what is? and what size to completely cover the bike with a givi topbox? who is the official frugal
COGer approved source?
thanks in advance yall.
2ski
Bruce M. Barge, Ocala, FL
'98 Concours "Barfrocket" SECOG N FL AAD
Chatty Moron #1,IBA #4133,COG #5437
My new response to these pablum puking
left wing adult crybaby children is that they
need to be "more tolerant of my insensitivity
and sensitive to my lack of tolerance for
their ridiculous inane utopian beliefs".
-Wayne Wilson-
bike is the barfrocket, 1998, 123k, original keys and ignition. the key rarely leaves the ignition but
i am on the road now and have experienced some weirdness where the key doesn't want to turn
in the ignition slot. diddling with it gets it to and from there all is ok as long as the key isn't removed,
then more fiddling is needed. to me, the key point is all is fine once the key does turn and isn't
removed. I tried the unused original key that is usually stashed on the bike and it's the same with it
too.
i remember hearing replacing an ignition switch (key tumblers) i think is a real pia and i am trying to be
proactive here before it gets worse (assuming it will) and strands me somewhere.
should i address this issue with an auto locksmith and see if he can "freshen up" the tumblers or
whatever and avoid having to put in a new switch? anyone had this happen before? wassa dealie?
next much easier one i think;
my bike stays outside all the time. when not being ridden it's covered with one of those shiny aluminized
on one side poly coated tarps. this usually works great and has for years with a bungie under the rear fender
to the tarp and one through the front wheel to the tarp. one small bungie under the bellypan if a
hurricane is on the way. (seriously)
now, those penny pinching beeyotches at home despot went and changed the tarps to a couple feet
smaller and less eyelets and now it's too damn small where before it was **perfect**.
i was thinking of getting a really good full cover for it. last i knew, dow guardians were the best. are they
still? if not, what is? and what size to completely cover the bike with a givi topbox? who is the official frugal
COGer approved source?
thanks in advance yall.
2ski
Bruce M. Barge, Ocala, FL
'98 Concours "Barfrocket" SECOG N FL AAD
Chatty Moron #1,IBA #4133,COG #5437
My new response to these pablum puking
left wing adult crybaby children is that they
need to be "more tolerant of my insensitivity
and sensitive to my lack of tolerance for
their ridiculous inane utopian beliefs".
-Wayne Wilson-