View of Guadalupe Reservoir
Rode around the mountains near San Jose and saw the reservoirs along the way. Here’s the path I took. The reservoirs I saw (in order) were:
Check out the pictures of the ride.
After the ride, I stopped by Target to get wine for an Iron Chef Cook with Zoe’s friends.
I logged about 100 miles this day. Whew!
Replaced the oil filter today:
I had to visit three Kragen’s Auto Part stores until I found one that will recycle the old oil.
I left work early to take the light rail and bus to Grand Prix in Santa Clara, CA. I picked up the clutch cable. I took the bus back to Wendy’s and replaced the clutch cable. Elle is back!
Went to the Caltrain Diridon station to catch the train to San Francisco. The weather was quite gray. I saw Helen and Mark at the Ferry Building and we saw the mushroom festival.
When I arrived at 7pm, the weather had turned into rain. I waited until the rain subsided to drizzle and braved the wet road so I can get home. However, I had difficulty riding because I couldn’t see through my helmet. After a mile of riding, I decided to stop by a Wendy’s. As I parked, the motorcycle lurched forward and died as I lowered the gears to first. I found that the clutch cable had snapped. Oh snap!
I left the motorcycle in the Wendy’s parking lot and took the bus home :(
I found that the motorcycle fuel tube is leaking, so I bought new tubes in addition to a motorcycle cover at Road Rider Motorcycle Accessories. I also bought an oil pan for when I replace the oil filter later.
Went to Target to get a toolbox and WD-40 for hard to remove screws, but to my dismay the tools did not fit the motorcycle. Instead, I went to Kragen Auto Parts near my work. Instead of buying a toolbox, I bought individual tools: two screwdrivers (a Philips and a flat head), a ratchet wrench with 5 sockets, and a needle nose pliers.
The fuel tank still had plenty of fuel so I drained the fuel into oil pan temporarily. I replaced the fuel tubes.
I found that a plastic tube that goes from the air filter to the carburetor was disconnected. I don’t know why this was disconnected. This may have played a role in the problem that I experienced this week.
Same drill today, rode the motorcycle around the residential streets. This morning the ride seemed to have improved; I could shift up and gain some speed around 40 mph.
I returned to the motorcycle after work. It had just rained and the motorcycle was wet. I rode it and surprisingly it works again. Woohoo!
Now that the motorcycle is fixed, I should treat it with a motorcycle cover to better care for it.
I was running late for work. So to catch the shuttle at the Santa Teresa Light Rail Station, I rode the motorcycle along the residential streets (3 miles). The bike still won’t pass 30 mph, but I got to the shuttle in time.
I noticed that the throttle would continue to work until I reach the halfway point. Maybe the throttle is the problem.
This morning was foggy. It looked like it might rain. I should buy a motorcycle cover for these kinds of days.
Did not ride the motorcycle today. I took the bus instead to get to work.
The motorcycle won’t run :(
Went to brunch at Southern Kitchen in Los Gatos, CA with Ferleine, Shenna, and Ryan. I had grits and pork chop! After brunch, we had a photo shoot around the motorcycle.
We also went to Vasona Reservoir, Tapioca Express in San Jose (Snell & Blossom Hill), and Santa Teresa County Park. This is the farthest I have ridden the motorcycle (28 miles).
Unfortunately, while riding up the hill to the park, my motorcycle experienced some problems. The speed would not go above 30 miles per hour, even when I rolled the throttle completely. I assumed that it may have overheated or did not have enough fuel, so I let the motorcycle rest for half an hour and fueled it up on my way home.
