‘Projects’ Archives
Marzocchi Monster T – Fork Seals / Rebuild
I recently picked up a used 2004 Morzocchi Monster T. This is an awesome downhill fork - if maybe just a little bit on the heavy side. It was one of the first 40mm stanchion mountain bike forks and as such is super beefy and very plush. It is a great fork and I look forward to many fun miles riding on it. I installed it as part of a Rocky Mountain [...]
NASA Para Wing (NPW9b) Construction
I have been talking about building big kites for a long time. Ever since I started snow kiting in 2003. Well I finally committed to buying the materials and set off on this adventure a couple of weeks ago. Overall this project was not nearly as difficult as I thought it was going to be. That is not to say that everything came together perfectly, [...]
Luggage Rack for the Kawasaki Ninja 250
Beth picked up a little Kawasaki Ninja 250. Since we wanted to do some touring this summer a luggage rack was necessary. The Ninja has some excellent little luggage hooks, and while these are good for hanging bungee netting from, there is only so much stuff you want to pack on the back seat. So a luggage rack needed to be fabricated. The cost [...]
Changing the oil on the 2001 BMW F650GS
After looking at what it costs to have any BMW mechanic change the oil on my F650 I knew that I would be doing this myself. $100 twice a year really just isn't worth it. It really isn't THAT difficult, though, BMW doesn't exactly make it easy either. (more...)
Fork Seals
Today I changed the fork seals on my f650gs. They say that this is a relatively easy task. They say you can do this without taking the front wheel off. I say, they are full of shit. I have no idea how to do this without taking the fork apart. So thats what I did. Someone can tell me the right way to do it next time. I think all told this [...]