The Black Devil wanna Breath!
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Yes, yes, my babe.
I know you had been trying very hard to tell me that you have problem breathing when you bring me places. Even with the power of the Power Commander 3 unit, you still gasping for more air. Since today is a sunny morning and I'm not feeling lazy, I decided to perform a little surgery on you to "clear" your nose.
When I removed the "lung" (aka airbox), I find that your intake is pretty small. So what I've done for you is to open up the intake so that more air can get into your filter. Opening up the intake didn't take much effort as the plastic is soft enough for me to use cutter to cut it through. After the operation, more air will go thru it.
Next your nostrils (aka the chassis air vents) is pretty much clogged too, thanks to the cluster of wires going thru it. I unblock them by re-routing the wires thru another way so as to unblock the vents. After the re-routing, the vents are now less clogged with wires and you should be able to breath better.
Now the only thing left to do is to take you out for a ride to see if the surgery works. Since many of your kind had been operated that way with good results, you should be fine :)
Yes, yes, my babe.
I know you had been trying very hard to tell me that you have problem breathing when you bring me places. Even with the power of the Power Commander 3 unit, you still gasping for more air. Since today is a sunny morning and I'm not feeling lazy, I decided to perform a little surgery on you to "clear" your nose.
When I removed the "lung" (aka airbox), I find that your intake is pretty small. So what I've done for you is to open up the intake so that more air can get into your filter. Opening up the intake didn't take much effort as the plastic is soft enough for me to use cutter to cut it through. After the operation, more air will go thru it.
Next your nostrils (aka the chassis air vents) is pretty much clogged too, thanks to the cluster of wires going thru it. I unblock them by re-routing the wires thru another way so as to unblock the vents. After the re-routing, the vents are now less clogged with wires and you should be able to breath better.
Now the only thing left to do is to take you out for a ride to see if the surgery works. Since many of your kind had been operated that way with good results, you should be fine :)
STS-125 Atlantis Solar Transit (200905120002HQ)
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This photo is simply.... WOW
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STS-125 Atlantis Solar Transit (200905120002HQ), originally uploaded by nasa hq photo.
This photo is simply.... WOW
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STS-125 Atlantis Solar Transit (200905120002HQ), originally uploaded by nasa hq photo.
In this tightly cropped image, the NASA space shuttle Atlantis is seen in silhouette during solar transit, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, from Florida. This image was made before Atlantis and the crew of STS-125 had grappled the Hubble Space Telescope. Photo Credit: (NASA/Thierry Legault)
Thierry made this image using a solar-filtered Takahashi 5-inch refracting telescope and a Canon 5D Mark II digital camera. Photo Credit: (NASA/Thierry Legault)
You can see more of Thierry's fine work at: www.astrophoto.fr/
So Big?!!?
Almost Dead Bike Revived
The battery on my FZ1 had been very weak recently. Whenever I charged the battery up to the optimal voltage, it didn't hold its charge for too long, usually not more than 2 nights without riding. On Saturday, the battery finally gave up on me, reaching a weak voltage reading of 12.3V. I will need a minimum of 12.4V charge in the battery to barely get the engine started.
I should have gotten a new battery earlier since I already knew of the symptoms but due to work and other personal commitments, I could not get my arse down to the bike shop to get it replaced. So on that fateful day, just when I was about to go to Junion's house for lunch gathering, the bike refused to start. Best of all, it was a public holiday so all the bike shops were closed. What a timing.
So I left the bike resting at my void deck carpark for couple of days and be a public commuter for 2 days to work. Reason that I did not get the battery earlier is due to some financial cockups from my company. However, the rider's itch sets in and I figured that it's about time to get the bike running again.
So with the help of Junion, we went down to LAB (Lim Ah Boy) to get the Yuasa battery. While it is claimed by the shop that it is not the OEM battery, it's from the same manufacturer anyway and it is half the price of the original component. So without hesitation, I got the battery, bring it back home and unbox the battery
The battery package comes with a plastic dispenser containing sulphuric acid, which is meant to be poured into the electrolytes in the battery to sort of "activate" it for use. The sulphuric acid is very corrosive so there's many warning signs on the dispenser and instructions manual.
Leaving the battery there for 30 minutes to let the battery sets in, I brought it down to the carpark and started removing the seats to expose the battery compartment. There you see a flurry of wires which leads to my voltmeter, ERP unit, horn relay, alarm and Power Commander 3 unit. It did not take much effort to remove the battery and replace it with the new one. In less than 20 minutes, with the help of my brother, I got everything up and when I switch on the ignition, the roar of the detuned R1 engine is heard once more! Woohoo!
The original OEM battery
Revived with 12.6V at standby charge
I should have gotten a new battery earlier since I already knew of the symptoms but due to work and other personal commitments, I could not get my arse down to the bike shop to get it replaced. So on that fateful day, just when I was about to go to Junion's house for lunch gathering, the bike refused to start. Best of all, it was a public holiday so all the bike shops were closed. What a timing.
So I left the bike resting at my void deck carpark for couple of days and be a public commuter for 2 days to work. Reason that I did not get the battery earlier is due to some financial cockups from my company. However, the rider's itch sets in and I figured that it's about time to get the bike running again.
So with the help of Junion, we went down to LAB (Lim Ah Boy) to get the Yuasa battery. While it is claimed by the shop that it is not the OEM battery, it's from the same manufacturer anyway and it is half the price of the original component. So without hesitation, I got the battery, bring it back home and unbox the battery
The battery package comes with a plastic dispenser containing sulphuric acid, which is meant to be poured into the electrolytes in the battery to sort of "activate" it for use. The sulphuric acid is very corrosive so there's many warning signs on the dispenser and instructions manual.
Leaving the battery there for 30 minutes to let the battery sets in, I brought it down to the carpark and started removing the seats to expose the battery compartment. There you see a flurry of wires which leads to my voltmeter, ERP unit, horn relay, alarm and Power Commander 3 unit. It did not take much effort to remove the battery and replace it with the new one. In less than 20 minutes, with the help of my brother, I got everything up and when I switch on the ignition, the roar of the detuned R1 engine is heard once more! Woohoo!
The original OEM battery
Revived with 12.6V at standby charge
Cup Noodles
Do They Have To
Or the truck driver just wanna test his parking skills?
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