So if everyone is cool, I'm next in line after calivert?

Pandy should receive the new-and-improved West Coast kit any minute now.  Here's what's in it:



The kit now includes digital calipers rather than the dual-dial "mechanical" ones.  And a clean copy of the shim selection chart. :lol:  As far as donations, someone:

* Gave up their own copy of the video on CD
* Replaced the original tube of gasket sealant.
* Tossed in three small

M5 .08 x 12mm screws.  To replace stripped oil filter cover studs, maybe? :dunno:
* Added a 7/32" Allen wrench :dunno:
* Included a larger precision screwdriver.  Guess they didn't want to snap my teeny one on a stubborn shim?[/list:u]Here is the current list of included shim sizes:

* 2.15 "last resort" test shim (1)
* 2.40 test shim (1)
* 2.65 (6)
* 2.68 (1)
* 2.70 (2)
* 2.75 (1)
* 2.85 (1)[/list:u]

just got the east coast kit today in its nice new packaging.  i'll try and get it done this weekend and send it out.  next in line PM me with address plz

weaselnoze (and others in line for the east coast kit) - I am terribly sorry for the delay in getting the damned thing shipped out.  I gave it to my wife to drop off at the post office over a week ago and it has been riding around in her trunk ever since.  The box it was in got smashed up a bit, so I had to re-pack it.  All of the tools and shims and the CD should be there and in good condition.

I just received the West Coast kit, beautifully packed.    

The CD is amazing. Kerry, you're the Julia Childs of the GS world!!!

Thanks for sending!! I'll try to do the valves this weekend, but we're going out of town (late anniversary celebration  :mrgreen: ), so it might not be until the following weekend.

Whoever's next on the West Coast list (is there anyone?), PM me, and I'll ship it off to you next.

Thanks again, Kerry!!!!!!  

panty <---that's Srinath's fault  

hows that east coast kit commin?

whoever is considered last, I can sure use this kit afterwards.  Please let me know when you're done.  I can PM my address

thanks

Hey weaselnoze i was wondering if you got my PM or if somebody beat me to it.

Looks like I'm after you, Aerospike
whenever you get the kit, just let me know when you're done.  Or I can PM you my address.

thanks

JunaryBunch,

I live in Fairfax city, so I'm thinking we could meet somewhere halfway instead of shipping, or if you want we could work on the bikes together and get done quicker.  Do you have a garage?

On a different note, how's the east coast kit coming?  Who has it now?

Just sent you a PM - so whenever you or I get the kit, we can contact each other.

So pandy ... how did the weekend wrenching session go?  Did you achieve "valve adjustment nirvana"?

Are you waiting on some replacement shims, perhaps?

Wait a sec --  you got a "new" bike over the weekend.  Never mind; forget I asked.  

:lol: Yeah, the "new" bike was quite a trek to get, so we didn't have much juice left to attack the valves. Fortunately, there's no one else on the west coast list, or I'd have just sent the kit on and put myself on the list again. We're aiming for next Saturday now (I didn't want to tear my bike down yesterday and then not have it to commute this week....I'm spoiled with commuting on two wheels now).  :lol:

pandy

Quote from: natedawg120Hey weaselnoze i was wondering if you got my PM or if somebody beat me to it.

got ur PM.  i'll let u know when i ship!  

cool thanks,  

Nate

Sanjay PM'd me for the west coast kit. I don't think there's anyone else on the west coast list, is there?

If not, then I'll send him the kit after this weekend's wrenching!  

pandy :mrgreen:

OK!! I think the valves are adjusted! I can't take much of the credit, though.    Have I mentioned that I have the best boyfriend in the world??? The video really is killer, though, so I *could* have done it if I needed to.... But I was the assistant. (I have no doubt that he'll hand me the tools next time ). I was fortunate that an almost-local bike shop had shims in stock, so I made a shim run while my boyfriend installed the alarm I'd purchased recently. There were quite a few 2.65 shims in the kit, and now I've added another ...popular size! I *did* do *some* of the wrenching...  :dunno: So now I can add valve adjusting to my short list of know-how!    :mrgreen:

Now just to figure out that little oil leak that seems to be getting worse.  :x

So, I expect that the test ride we take tomorrow will allow me to mail the kit off to Sanjay on Tuesday, so PM me your address, Sanjay.

Thanks again for the kit, Kerry!

pandy  :mrgreen:

P.S. After the adjustment, he started right up and sounds good to me! Can't wait for tomorrow morning's ride!!!!    :mrgreen:



Update: Nice test ride. He's running well. Heck, he has almost as much power as a gixxer 600 now (ok, not really, but it makes him feel better to think so).  

put me on the list for the kit, where abouts on the east coast is the kit now? thanks, shane

east coast kit is en route to natedawg as of thursday aug 25.    i apologize for the delay.  life is hectic.

Quite alright hopefully i can do the adjustment with the shims in the kit, no one around here has any in stock.  I will do it ASAP and send the kit off.