Zook got her K&N drop-in today. Along with a de-snorkel and a re-jet to 152.5 main jetting.
Also installed my new front signals, to match the rears I put on months ago now. Long overdue, makes the bike really tight looking from the front, which was the idea. Drag Specialties "Custom Bullet Marker Lights" I believe is what they're called in the catalogs. Rather small, but just big enough to be legal. Sharp, old-school bullet-shaped lights.
She seems to be running like a whipped pup. Thank God for this site to show me how. K&N was simple enough. De-snorkel was just a pair of needlenose pliers and a hearty yank upwards. The re-jet was a bit more tricky. Revealed a stripped out housing for the carb bowl drain plug. When I unscrewed it to drain out the gas, the threads from inside the bowl came out with it. Re-tapped thanks to my stepfather and his multitude of tools, inserted a new (and non-metric, by the way
) bolt in its place, and it isn't leaking. Yippee for home-fashioned repairs. There's no option to just buy a carb bowl through the local dealer. Imagine that.
Also removed some of the baffling on the old Honda CB500T can. It no longer has the annoying rattle it used to have, thank goodness.
Anyway, the winter season will bring on a change to S40 bars and risers as well as perhaps the dual-headlight I've talked so long about doing. Would like to experiment with the oil cooler ideas we've discussed here, but can't be arsed with my liimted funds to toy around with the reliability of the bike.
Stepfather says today, "You know, one day you'll want a new one."
And I thought real hard and said, after a lenghty pause, "but I might keep this one no matter what."
The Zook has spoilt me on singles. I will forever love single-cylinder bikes. And if indeed I do lust after another bike to have one day, I'd say it's the BMW F650-- also a 650cc single. Maybe one day I'll be rolling in funds and I can buy the Beemer to ride daily, while I chop on the Zook in my spare time and make a true minimalist chopper out of it. I've been thinking, as few parts as possible would be awesome to do. No fenders, side covers, airbox, etc.
But, in summation, what a day! I love my Zook.
Regards,
Banger
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