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Minor Issue NOT Resolved

It turns out that the new crust washer didn’t resolve the rear hub leak after all. Which means that more troubleshooting is now needed. The leak is definitely right at the drain plug, but even tightening it down to a bit over the torque specs didn’t stop it. It’s a really slow leak–just a few drops right after the bike is parked–but it really needs to get fixed. This isn’t a Harley that’s supposed to be “marking its territory” after all.

New iPhone?

I’ve been thinking about buying one of the new 3GS iPhones to get the improved 3G speed and GPS functions. But it’s hard to decided if it’s worth it to buy a new phone for $200… I suppose the best thing to do is to go check it out at the Apple retail store in the local mall before deciding if I should try and convince my wife:-)

Minor Issue Resolved

A few weeks ago, I noticed some oil on the rear wheel of my bike. It was a fine mist, but when you’re dealing with a motorcycle you want to correct any issues as soon as you can. Well, long story short, it sees that the rear hub was leaking from the drain plug.

Rear Hub

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Rereading old favorites

I just finished re-reading David Drake and Eric Flint’s Belisarius series. It’s an alternate history where a cult from the future attempts to interfere with the past to change history in the fourth century. The story centers around Belisarius (obviously) and his attempts to thwart this interference.
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New Baby Cuteness

Happy/Silly face

Rear Hub Leak (M109)

So, after riding home last week, I noticed that the wheel had a light misting of “gunk” on it–a combination of oil and grease it appeared. When I came out in the morning, there was a bit of oil on the ground by my rear wheel…
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Another Long Interruption

Well, once we got the new baby home, things got crazy (again). Besides all the usual baby craziness, there was a big 3rd birthday celebration for our oldest, and my project at work finally shipped. Here’s hoping that I can do better keeping things up going forward.

SilverStar lamp

My bike needed a new headlamp, and I bought a new SilverStar lamp. It’s a lot brighter and bluer, and it should make me more noticeable from the front.

Front Turns: Take 4 (or 5)

Found these at Cycle Gear:

I’m going to add them to the sides of the headlight faring (assuming they’ll fit, but I measured against the specs, and they should). Just waiting for them to arrive.

Madeline Arrives

Baby Madeline arrived last night at 10:07. She’s a whopping 10lbs 3
1/2 oz and 21-1/2 inches! Wow

Here are some iphone camera pictures–more and better quality to come