Family man, vintage Triumph motorcycle lover, career Industrial Designer, half-assed mountain biker, and wannabee artist and musician . Officially left Instagram for good. Still hooked on Marketplace. Let's see where BlueSky goes...
I think we're about to become snake people. My daughter has been begging for a couple months for a ball python. Her 8th birthday was yesterday and my wife and I have have given the greenlight. I never thought of myself as a snake person, but... now I think I'm all about it. This could snowball.
February 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I think we're about to become snake people. My daughter has been begging for a couple months for a ball python. Her 8th birthday was yesterday and my wife and I have have given the greenlight. I never thought of myself as a snake person, but... now I think I'm all about it. This could snowball.
I assumed the worse, that something wasn't seated correctly. I took the head off again, and redid everything AGAIN. Torqued, set the valves. Now all my adjusters look normal. I don't know WTF is going on, I'm losing my mind apparently. But perhaps my paranoia is warranted. I think I'm finally GTG.
February 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I assumed the worse, that something wasn't seated correctly. I took the head off again, and redid everything AGAIN. Torqued, set the valves. Now all my adjusters look normal. I don't know WTF is going on, I'm losing my mind apparently. But perhaps my paranoia is warranted. I think I'm finally GTG.
So I had the head on, all sealed up, rockers on, and set the valve adjustment. Something seemed wrong. The valves were all going up and down but 3 out of 4 of the adjusters had WAY more visible thread than normal, or at least what I'm used to.
February 27, 2025 at 1:18 AM
So I had the head on, all sealed up, rockers on, and set the valve adjustment. Something seemed wrong. The valves were all going up and down but 3 out of 4 of the adjusters had WAY more visible thread than normal, or at least what I'm used to.
I must be blind as a bat but this push rod which I assume was the culprit push rod, was not seated correctly in the lifter. It located itself right on the side off the cup. I've been riding it like this for a year!
February 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I must be blind as a bat but this push rod which I assume was the culprit push rod, was not seated correctly in the lifter. It located itself right on the side off the cup. I've been riding it like this for a year!
About a month ago I traded a $1,000 2005 Honda XR50 for a 2023 Giant Trance X 29er full suspension mountain bike. A month later I finally took my first ride into the mountains of Phoenix. Boy am I out of shape.
February 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
About a month ago I traded a $1,000 2005 Honda XR50 for a 2023 Giant Trance X 29er full suspension mountain bike. A month later I finally took my first ride into the mountains of Phoenix. Boy am I out of shape.