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EOM 2018 - Maggie Valley, NC - September 20-23, 2018
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<blockquote data-quote="garyahouse" data-source="post: 1405735" data-attributes="member: 20946"><p>I'm so excited to share this good news: IT LIVES. That may sound odd, but for the last 17 months, Big Blue has been sitting on its center stand in the back of the workshop. I took my FJR apart to repair a bent fairing support bracket that I incurred at EOM 2016. There it sat collecting dust all this time. But since I signed up for EOM this year, I just had to try to make this happen.</p><p></p><p>A big shout out to my son-in-law Brian who muscled that fairing stay back into position while I positioned the fairing pieces by hand until everything lined up.</p><p></p><p>Here's the good news: today, I drained and refilled the gas tank, flushed and refilled the radiator, installed a new battery, and said a little prayer. I stood back, flipped the kill switch, turned the key on , and punched the start button.</p><p></p><p>Nothing. It normally starts in about one full second of cranking. But just as I was beginning to wonder how long I should hold the start button down...</p><p></p><p>At the two second mark, it happened. She roared to life, burbling for a split second and then settling into its normal fast idle.</p><p></p><p>This may be no big deal for many, for for me, I had to do a little happy dance. I ran to open the workshop doors to let a little air in, looked up above and said thank you, and then just stood there looking at it. I kept thinking, IT LIVES !!!!! It sure is good to hear that engine again. The fairing is still in pieces all over the workshop, and there's much work to do yet, but I've crossed the first hurdle.</p><p></p><p>With a little luck tomorrow, I can get it all back together: hopefully I can say... EOM here I come.</p><p></p><p>Gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="garyahouse, post: 1405735, member: 20946"] I'm so excited to share this good news: IT LIVES. That may sound odd, but for the last 17 months, Big Blue has been sitting on its center stand in the back of the workshop. I took my FJR apart to repair a bent fairing support bracket that I incurred at EOM 2016. There it sat collecting dust all this time. But since I signed up for EOM this year, I just had to try to make this happen. A big shout out to my son-in-law Brian who muscled that fairing stay back into position while I positioned the fairing pieces by hand until everything lined up. Here's the good news: today, I drained and refilled the gas tank, flushed and refilled the radiator, installed a new battery, and said a little prayer. I stood back, flipped the kill switch, turned the key on , and punched the start button. Nothing. It normally starts in about one full second of cranking. But just as I was beginning to wonder how long I should hold the start button down... At the two second mark, it happened. She roared to life, burbling for a split second and then settling into its normal fast idle. This may be no big deal for many, for for me, I had to do a little happy dance. I ran to open the workshop doors to let a little air in, looked up above and said thank you, and then just stood there looking at it. I kept thinking, IT LIVES !!!!! It sure is good to hear that engine again. The fairing is still in pieces all over the workshop, and there's much work to do yet, but I've crossed the first hurdle. With a little luck tomorrow, I can get it all back together: hopefully I can say... EOM here I come. Gary [/QUOTE]
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