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Island Fever

Posted by Brienne Thomson on Sunday, May 29, 2011, In : Central America 
After about a month and a half of shipping organization and transit time to Utila Island, the modular chin bar replacement for the snapped flip-top button on my Scorpion EXO-900 TransFormerHelmet finally came in! It’s like Christmas in May. I couldn’t imagine touring through such vastly different climates as I have been – from December’s record lows in the southeastern States to the humid 90s along the Caribbean coast – in anything but a modular lid; hydratable, breathable, and chat...
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KLR Maintenance Day 3,452

Posted by Brienne Thomson on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, In : Central America 
I’ve learned that humidity causes carburetors to run lean. That the KLR ignition coil is sealed, can’t be visually inspected, and can only be checked with a coil reader and the ability to measure the arch. That I can now remove the side panels, seat, fairings, gas tank and carburetor, clean it and put it all back together in 19 minutes and 18 seconds since, through unintentional experience, I am now KiLleR carb-pilot programmed.

 
The orange splatters around the gas cap were from shaking ...
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