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12/13/2006: "Houston . . We have lift off"

Well, after 40 days and 40 nights of not being able to ride my Robyn, I'm finally back on two wheels.

Thanks to Kyle Racing for getting me a smokin deal on my new Sato exhaust (minus the mufflers):



Also thanks to Ron Ayers Motorsports for getting me the Water pump outlet pipe.



The work was no easy task. Natually, everything took me longer than I anticipated. I started out draining the engine oil (simple task), then I could move to removing the oil filter, removing the oil cooler and a few hoses so I could get to the damaged Water Pump Outlet pipe. Keep in mind the front wheel, front fender, radiator, lower cowling, mid-cowling and exhaust were already off the bike.

I made pretty quick work of removing and replacing the Water Pump Outlet pipe. These pictures give you a better look at the damage:



Once that was complete, I had to start putting everything back together. It only took me 6.5 hours to do. I'm obviously more interested in riding than wrenching, but I took my time to make sure everything was right and it paid off. Started up and performed superbly on her test run this evening.