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As promised in Winter update #3, I have a to-do list I need to check off... This is the status:

* Fix blinker issue
Blinkers are FIXED =D
* Buy and install new battery
Old battery works like a charm for now, after a proper charge...
* Fix more rotten hoses
Again: Nothing done as of yet. This is fiddle work.  have, however, bought the replacement hoses =)

* Buy and mount top box break light
I have ordered this, and It is something I can do a lot of the work on indoors. I will probably do the mounting on the bike at the same time as I fix the back blinkers. That would we if I had gotten the damn things yet...

* Buy a loud-ass horn

The horn is mounted! This is a separate blog post =D

*Change oil
DONE! Quite easy!
* Change oil filter
DONE! Also quite easy

* Clean properly
Umm... Soon?

* Buy new helmet
Got a new helmet from Schuberth. It is a great helmet, and it deserves a post review of its own!
* Buy new trousers
My old trousers went in the seams.. And I got a nice replacement from Joffama! It will be covered in a post of its own this too...

More to come =D

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Oil change time!

After the abyssmal look of the final drive oil I decided to prioritise the engine oil change..

I did that today, and it was about time...
No pictures, as I was busy being covered in oil, but this is a quick rundown:

The old oil was pitch black.. Not a shade of brown, just... black! I changed the oil and the oil filter, and the small gaskets around the housing and drain bolt.

There is a notable difference in running sound and gear change noise. The bike rides calmer and shifts with less of a clank and more of a thud.. I am pleased =)

And also: I fixed the blinker issue =D

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The final countdo.. erm.. drive!

I wanted last year to change the oil in my final drive... The shaft has made a small sound when accelerating, so I thought that a change was in order!

No big suprise: it was!!! HIGH TIME!

Just look at that colour! Horrible, yucky colour. I ran a magnet through it, to look for metal pieces, but luckily there were none.

This is a bit of new oil dashed into the old:

A tiny difference, wouldn't you say? I think an oil change of the engine is VERY due also. The guy I bhough the bike from claimed he changed all fluids summer 2009.. I am getting doubts!

Happy easter!