Seafoam for the PC800

I threw in a few ounces of seafoam to a 1/3 full tank of gas on the PC800 today. Burned through the full tank directly after putting it in. After I did, the bike sure ran better! The ride today also marks the longest ride with the bike back together. At about 44444 miles I put in new cam plugs, came up with an extra tappet shim, replaced the front tire with a brand new Metzler, put in a permanent mount dual heat troller, an auxiliary fuse box, a battery tender, an analog voltage meter, a digital voltage idiot light, a cigarette lighter plug, a battery tender plug, and a master electrical cutoff switch. I also replaced the oil filter with a new Honda brand filter. The oil was replaced with Honda brand oil. The coolant was replaced with generic aluminum-friendly antifreeze from NAPA.

On the radar is replacing the clutch plates, installing stiffer clutch springs, figuring out where the rattle is coming from in the plastics, installing a luggage rack and top box, installing driving lights, and installing auxiliary electrical kill switches. Also in the distant future, getting a hitch put on and a small trailer to haul SCUBA gear around the Northwest with.

Long ride while sick on the PC800

This morning when I woke up I was pretty sick. After a few sudafeds I didn’t feel any better. I couldn’t clear my ears and was feeling pretty rotten. Today I was supposed to drive up to Washington to go diving for the weekend. Not wanting to get everyone sick, I stayed in Corvallis. In the afternoon I was still feeling yucky but I decided it was time to get out and do something. In retrospect it probably wasn’t the smartest thing to do but I jumped on the PC800 and took off to points unknown.

The total ride was about 130 miles. I got gas in Junction City. The bike took 2.88 gallons. The last fill-up was 112.8 miles before. That would give me 39.1 mpg. However, I lost a fair amount of gas to the maintenance I performed over the last month.

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