The darkside claims another victim

[cactusjack]

Well, it's done - almost. I ran out of daylight and about 30 minutes ago, this came by:



(above) In the desert, this is known as a haboob, or dust storm. Usually they blow from the indian reservation towrd my house, but this was blowing East instead of North this time. They are usually followed by rain...and this was no exception.

(below) Here is my Dunlop SP5000, all nice and purty:


This one's for you, Mac. Proof that I serviced my drivetrain:


...and the swingarm too. I must be one of the lucky ones, my swingarm bearings were well greased:


Putting it back together:


I got back from the tire store at about 10:30 am and have been working non-stop and it's now 7:45 pm. I will finish up and test ride it in the morning. Why does it take me so long? Because I clean and polish everything as I reassemble it. It was miserably hot and humid here today (hence the storm). I must have sweat 3 gallons out there.

One thing I did notice, and I assume it's normal with a 195 - there isn't even a fingers' width of air between the sidewall and the driveshaft tube, but there is probably an inch and a half or so on the opposite side.