Zia Rider Blog

V Star 650 Neutral Switch Oil Leak Fix

Lynx — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:39:31 +0000

Oh No! After the extreme cold weather my V Star 650 is pretending to be a Harley Davidson again! (Its just a joke people jeez, bikers are so sensitive. I know HD’s quality is not anywhere near as bad as the AMF days anymore)

Sooner or later if you have a xsv650 variant . . . → Read More: V Star 650 Neutral Switch Oil Leak Fix

Cleaning V Star 650 Carburetors

Lynx — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:53:58 +0000

Its that time of year again, I let the bike sit too long over winter without first putting Seafoam in the gas and now the pilot jets in my carbs are clogged up and the bike won’t run off choke. I thought about doing a post on how to clean out the carbs but . . . → Read More: Cleaning V Star 650 Carburetors

Fall Ride

Lynx — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:31:10 +0000

We went for a nice ride today to get a picture for a scavenger hunt from the CC&D forum which ended up taking us into new territory that I didn’t know existed. The fall colors of all the cotton woods and aspens were spectacular, quite a surprise. The colors visible from Santa Fe up . . . → Read More: Fall Ride

What bearing?

Lynx — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:32:04 +0000

This exploded parts diagram shows how the clutch actuation works. The lever #14 is attached to the clutch cable and handle bar lever which pushes on part #1 to release and engage the clutch. When I pulled mine apart to see just how bad the needle cage bearing #4 was on mine which I . . . → Read More: What bearing?

BMW R90/6 Update

Lynx — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:35:07 +0000

For most of the last year my 1976 BMW R90/6 has been neglected. Sadly the R90 has sat inoperable before starting the teardown this weekend. A year ago the V Star’s pickup coil and clutch decided to go out and a week after that the BMW’s clutch cratered also. During a ride home the lever . . . → Read More: BMW R90/6 Update

Exploring Mustang Island

Lynx — Fri, 20 May 2011 01:19:41 +0000

While in the neighborhood we explored Mustang Island a bit to kill some time and have a look around. Much has changed since I was last here as a kid. The long stretches of wetlands, sand and dunes have all become colorful pastel beach houses and fancy hotels. All of these houses, . . . → Read More: Exploring Mustang Island

Popping the Question

Lynx — Fri, 20 May 2011 00:02:19 +0000

One of the main motivations for this whole trip came down to this day. I’d had this ring custom made by Santa Fe Goldworks. They did an amazing job, it’s white gold with Mediterranean coral inlay. Although I had gone to David Griego first, I went to many jewelers . . . → Read More: Popping the Question

Port Aransas

Lynx — Thu, 19 May 2011 01:16:20 +0000

While we were killing time waiting to see if we could go out on a fishing boat we had a lot of time to explore the town of Port Aransas. Not much has changed since I was a kid, they still had many of the same old shops and restaurants and all the charter . . . → Read More: Port Aransas

Bay Fishing

Lynx — Thu, 19 May 2011 00:07:37 +0000

We had really been looking forward to getting to go deep sea fishing from Port Aransas for months prior to this trip. This is something that my grandfather would take us on nearly every summer when I was younger and hearing me talk about it Cece wanted to try it too.

We went to . . . → Read More: Bay Fishing

Goose Island State Park Cardinals

Lynx — Wed, 18 May 2011 03:18:12 +0000

We saw quite a lot of wildlife at Goose Island State Park. Everything from deer to snakes to a huge raccoon that tried to break into our motorcycle bag to get to some food. He was about the size of a mid sized dog, enormous! He was able to claw one zipper apart enough to . . . → Read More: Goose Island State Park Cardinals