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DR350 Dashboard, Wiring

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Earlier I had mentioned my custom dash. I even posted a mock up photo:

Now that particular idea didn’t pan out, exactly, but this did.

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DR350 Seat Concepts Cover/Foam Installation

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Here is the process for installing a Seat Concepts (or any other) cover on a typical motorcycle seat.  While this is shown on my DR350 the same procedure works for most any bike.

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DR350 Body Work

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So last night (Thursday) I worked late on some server stuff. While it was necessary work I might have scheduled this with the main goal of “working remotely” on Friday so I could sneak some DR work in.  IT life is tough.

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DR350 Workdays, Part II

Wednesday after work I figured I’d work on it a bit. I can’t do any real heavy lifting though since I was watching the kids by myself. I sneak out and bump start the bike then rush back home to make sure the kids are still alive, they lived so I’m not the worst father ever.

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DR350 Workdays, Part I

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Boy I haven’t been doing a very good job at keeping this updated.

On Sunday I finished buttoning up the engine so I could maybe ride this “new” bike.

Since I tend to buy my oil by the gallon I needed an easy way to measure how much oil was going into the bike so I could have a nice baseline with this new unfamiliar machine. Off to Amazon I went. When the package arrived Holly asked if I was going Walter White on her…

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DR350 Engine Assembly

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I got home from a day in my San Diego office a little earlier than expected so I got some DR time in.

This small pile represents about $250.  I marked all the little bags to make identification easier.

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