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Offline Sol Asylum

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3575 on: April 27, 2011, 06:48:06 PM »
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Offline DickW

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3576 on: April 27, 2011, 07:58:51 PM »
No SB, the emodial coefficient was too high, the bearings were dry as a bone. I packed them good with hitemp synthetic bearing grease.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3577 on: April 27, 2011, 08:00:42 PM »
Detailed the brake pads. That Adams VRT did a good job  :thumbs:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3578 on: April 27, 2011, 09:02:21 PM »
Finished the openings in the tonneau cover that I made where the windscreen pins go through to the tulip.

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3579 on: April 27, 2011, 09:31:41 PM »
Very clean DRM. How does it look with the flyswatter in?

Jim :cool:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3580 on: April 27, 2011, 09:48:42 PM »
Quote from: JimVonBaden on April 27, 2011, 09:31:41 PM
Very clean DRM. How does it look with the flyswatter in?

Jim :cool:

Thanks Jim...You don't see it when the flyswatter is in.  I think it finishes the cover.

I can't tell you how much I just love this cover.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3581 on: April 27, 2011, 10:52:56 PM »
Nice job DRM. That's the way it should have come in the first place.   :2c:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3582 on: April 27, 2011, 10:59:55 PM »
Quote from: Sly Bob on April 27, 2011, 10:52:56 PM
Nice job DRM. That's the way it should have come in the first place.   :2c:

Thanks Sly Bob...and I agree.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3583 on: April 27, 2011, 11:29:14 PM »
It doesn't get much more perfect than that, Derek. Nice work! :thumbs:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3584 on: April 27, 2011, 11:44:19 PM »
Quote from: smartin on April 27, 2011, 11:29:14 PM
It doesn't get much more perfect than that, Derek. Nice work! :thumbs:

Thanks Susan  :D
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3585 on: April 28, 2011, 02:51:03 AM »
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3586 on: April 28, 2011, 08:01:35 AM »
You need this:



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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3587 on: April 28, 2011, 12:43:06 PM »
Quote from: JimVonBaden on April 28, 2011, 08:01:35 AM
You need this:



Jim :cool:

 Where do I order it? And how much does it cost? :fishing:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3588 on: April 28, 2011, 12:49:33 PM »
I Changed the oil yesterday and rotated the tires, exciting stuff.   Going to need a new cover, mine is now allowing not only the pollen through it but dust as well.

Let nature wash it last night and today again as I drove to work.  We have a big Silver Maple in the front yard, and a covered garage at work.  With the possible weather coming this way it was a no brainer.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3589 on: April 28, 2011, 12:59:13 PM »
Someone in the military had way too much free time...   :rofl:

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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3590 on: April 28, 2011, 01:11:26 PM »
Quote from: Sly Bob on April 28, 2011, 12:59:13 PM
Someone in the military had way too much free time...   :rofl:
With his flight Jacket and those sun glasses the enemy will zoom on him in not time....    :nuts:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3591 on: April 28, 2011, 01:18:51 PM »
He looks a little like Dave from DDM.   :D
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3592 on: April 28, 2011, 01:57:39 PM »
 only had to do one side. And I used hitemp synthetic. I think it works better.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3593 on: April 28, 2011, 02:00:11 PM »
Quote from: Critterman on April 28, 2011, 12:49:33 PM
...Let nature wash it last night and today again

That's so funny....There was so much pollen on my car when I got home last night, that I left it outside in the rain for a couple of hours.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3594 on: April 28, 2011, 03:35:04 PM »
Moved SLY to the crib.
100% chance of golf ball size hail to the SW of us :gaah: plus high wind advisory, like friggin tornadoes are low wind and the weather phrase for the day  :nuts: IZ - "The atmosphere is buoyant!"  :lol:
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3595 on: April 28, 2011, 05:55:54 PM »
I hope everybody in the storm areas are safe.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3596 on: April 28, 2011, 08:17:26 PM »
Had to break down and actually wash it tonight.  First time since October.  The damn pollen that got through the cover just would not come off in the rain.
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3597 on: April 28, 2011, 11:45:11 PM »
Quote from: Critterman on April 28, 2011, 08:17:26 PM
Had to break down and actually wash it tonight.  First time since October.  The damn pollen that got through the cover just would not come off in the rain.
October of what year?


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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3598 on: April 29, 2011, 09:57:20 AM »
2010, I almost put that in there just for you.  It had only been on the road 4 times until this week.

Three times this week alone :)
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Re: What did you do to your Kappa today!
« Reply #3599 on: April 29, 2011, 10:06:18 AM »
Finally got to drive the Dragon.   
All the suspension mods added up to be really good.  Kappa was very flat during all the transitions.
It was actually a little too rigid on some of these bowl drop ins.  For a split second I am positive I had a rear wheel in the air.

On Hell Bender, the kappa is a monster!!! Hit triple digits, made the tires bark around the turn after that, but stayed in my lane and pulled it out. 

The weather had been pretty insane.  One of the Tornado's touched down just off the Dragon and knocked a tree over it.
Looks like someone took a snow blower down the mountain where the tornado touched down.
We lost power on wednesday due to trees knocked down during the storm

and unfortanately, the Father of the guy who owns Outmotoring, A mini web site, had his Kappa destroyed by golf ball sized hail stones.
Hopefully he is able to get it repaired.

But it's been fun.    DDM is supposed to show up today.
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