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Offline tthompsr

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #20 on: May 11, 2011, 03:48:05 PM »
Quote from: Bourne2Ride on May 11, 2011, 01:50:10 PM
I fed her 93 octane Shell V-Power. She's purring like a kitten.
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I've been having a problem finding good premium gas, I'm thinking with the price of gas most people are steering away from the pricey high test and it's sitting in the storage tanks and going bad.
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Offline GF-in-CA

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #21 on: May 11, 2011, 04:12:24 PM »
Quote from: norcalbarney on May 11, 2011, 03:27:07 PM
I can't wait to see a Kawi Green Connie!  Is this the first?  I don't think I've seen any on http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/the_kawasaki_concours.

Here ya go, Barney.

http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/1612941

There, got my first post in.
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Offline tfifield

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #22 on: May 11, 2011, 04:20:31 PM »
Tank Epoxy, new air filter, plugs, caps, and wires!
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Offline Squishman

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #23 on: May 11, 2011, 04:22:37 PM »
Went grocery shopping on the Conk after work.
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #24 on: May 11, 2011, 04:33:21 PM »
Quote from: GF-in-CA on May 11, 2011, 04:12:24 PM
Quote from: norcalbarney on May 11, 2011, 03:27:07 PM
I can't wait to see a Kawi Green Connie!  Is this the first?  I don't think I've seen any on http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/the_kawasaki_concours.

Here ya go, Barney.

http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/1612941

There, got my first post in.

Here's a few more Green Connies I found :
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/26408520
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/32981672
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/48899120
http://www.pbase.com/elvin315/image/54492463

BTW, my name's Matthew Bennett, y'all.  Norcal Barney is a self-depricating name.  A Barney is someone who acts like a surfer, but can't surf.  Max Schaaf of 4Q Customs made up the name, and I kinda stole it without permission.
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #25 on: May 11, 2011, 06:02:02 PM »
Rode her like I owned her. ;D
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Offline DarkKnight

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #26 on: May 11, 2011, 06:11:22 PM »
Plugged in Battery tender while waitng for final paint on upper faring this Sat...I hope!... I know it will painted, not sure about the final part.
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Offline potshotpanda

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #27 on: May 11, 2011, 06:12:51 PM »
Gave her a quick rinse to get the worst of the pollen off it.  She began to look like the Kawi Green and she's got her natural 2006 dark blue.
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #28 on: May 11, 2011, 06:25:05 PM »
Sent my carbs on vacation. Order a spin-on oil filter kit from Murph.
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Offline DaveO430

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #29 on: May 11, 2011, 06:46:29 PM »
Started on the rewiring of the butchered handlebar switches.
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Offline riverbound51

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #30 on: May 11, 2011, 06:48:45 PM »
Washed her.  Dried her, then put a new, VStream, windshield on her.  Then I took a nice long ride up and down the coast with some friends today.  I added about 250 miles to her today.  What I great day!!!
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Offline Restless

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #31 on: May 11, 2011, 07:23:45 PM »
Bought a pair of Stebel TM80 Hi/Lo horns and a wiring harness to replace the wimpy "meep-meep" sounding stocker.
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Offline Uglydog56

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #32 on: May 11, 2011, 08:28:02 PM »
Replaced a broken driving light. Dropped off my zx-9 axle so my machinist friend can make the center spacer for the meanie front wheel.  Ordered the stem seals.  Cleaned the zx9 front fender.
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #33 on: May 11, 2011, 10:25:27 PM »
Rode to the PO and picked up my 7th Gear from SISF.

Centered it in the garage when I finished my last low-gear ride .... tomorrow the high-gear gets installed  8)
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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #34 on: May 11, 2011, 11:18:18 PM »
Nothing, except still fixing the weird crap the PO did. So far? Removed the ONE peg lowerer that was installed, fixed the "fairing rattle" that was actually just two missing screws, and tomorrow I'm taking a stupid throttle lock off. I hate throttle locks.
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Offline tomkioti

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #35 on: May 12, 2011, 08:25:44 AM »
I didn't do too much. just wiped the pollen off her for the 3rd time this week. I plan on putting KMW emblems on later today.
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Offline norcalbarney

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #36 on: May 12, 2011, 09:42:02 AM »
Hopped on The Beast to ride to work, but the bars wouldn't turn.  Noticed the front brake level was bent, then I noticed the gas and oil on the ground, and the pavement on the peg.  Someone dropped my bike, and the steering lock is half-locked.  Bars only turn half way, so I can only turn left...

But it was Bike to Work day, and it's a beautiful day in SF, so I rode my bicycle.

Wondering about swapping top-triple trees vs. just swapping the ignition.  I've got a nice parts bike...   Cheers!
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Offline RFH87_Connie

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #37 on: May 12, 2011, 10:23:23 AM »
To those asking about my soon to be green Connie, I'm doing the work myself (i'm pretty well qualified to do it).  My dad passed away on April 29th from ALS.  This was his bike and I think it would be fitting to restore it back to it's glory days or better.  He bought it in '91.  I'll start a new thread soon if you care to follow it.  Yes, I've taken a few pictures along the way so far.
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Offline Bluegray

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #38 on: May 12, 2011, 12:29:08 PM »
Cleaned all of he bugs off the shield and fairing from my ride last night.
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Offline gtr1000

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Re: What'd you do for your Connie today?
« Reply #39 on: May 12, 2011, 12:51:53 PM »
Said good morning to my 06 and gave it a  :-* on the tank this morning before I walked to work (only 20 yards away)  ;)

Will do the same tonight before I go to bed. Wife says the bike gets more affection than her but then again, the bike only needs infrequent servicing  :-X

I really must get out more and/or get a life outside the Connie kingdom  ;D
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