cv_rider
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We all know what the "-itis" suffix means when applied to a disease: inflamation of the previously mentioned condition. As in: appedicitis (inflamation of the appendix) and arthritis (inflamation of the arth...:eyebrow. Well, I have a burning case of mod-itis, inflamation of the mod.
My initial mod plan was minor, and I intended it to take about 15 minutes. Add a wire from the positive and ground of the battery and bring it into the fairing so I could power stuff from it. I was using a little screwdriver bit to feed battery's ground bolt into the nut when I dropped the bit into the engine! At that point, my little mod became painfully inflamed into a full-blown throbbing PITA.
Now I've got a little bit of metal somewhere in the engine area. It would probably rattle loose, but it might get jammed in somewhere and do god knows what. To get a better view, I removed the battery, but the battery box still blocks the view. I poked around with a little mirror and did find it, resting inside the curvature of the frame next to the battery box. I can't reach it. Next step is to remove the dreaded airbox, and hopefully the battery box after that. I think with the battery box out, I can reach the bit.
This will be the most extensive modding I've ever done, all to retrieve a drill bit. And it all started so innocently.
My initial mod plan was minor, and I intended it to take about 15 minutes. Add a wire from the positive and ground of the battery and bring it into the fairing so I could power stuff from it. I was using a little screwdriver bit to feed battery's ground bolt into the nut when I dropped the bit into the engine! At that point, my little mod became painfully inflamed into a full-blown throbbing PITA.
Now I've got a little bit of metal somewhere in the engine area. It would probably rattle loose, but it might get jammed in somewhere and do god knows what. To get a better view, I removed the battery, but the battery box still blocks the view. I poked around with a little mirror and did find it, resting inside the curvature of the frame next to the battery box. I can't reach it. Next step is to remove the dreaded airbox, and hopefully the battery box after that. I think with the battery box out, I can reach the bit.
This will be the most extensive modding I've ever done, all to retrieve a drill bit. And it all started so innocently.