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Mounted new tires today (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by mailerdaemon@lemmy.world to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world

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Went out for a ride, and of course it started pissing down rain. The Road 5s did feel good in the wet though.

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I did a thing today! New front tire and fork seals (imgur.com)

submitted 10 months ago by mailerdaemon@lemmy.world to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world

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Holy fuck, that was rough. The guides and the videos show the uppers and lowers pulling apart easily. I had to clamp the lowers in the vice and use the uppers as a slide hammer and repeat the bang bang bang process for 5-10 minutes, with the seal moving almost imperceptibly as it walked it's way out.

Putting the upper bushing back in took a trick, it is a split ring, and is expanded too big to fit in the recess unless you compress it. I found that I could take some brake bleeding hose and cut off about 4" of it, and hammer it in with a punch between the bushing and the lowers. This worked to compress the bushing, and I could then place the washer over it and hammer it down about halfway, and then pulled the washer and hose out and then drive it home.

Tomorrow I get to get back at it and tackle changing the rear tire.

California governor signs law raising taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety by mailerdaemon in c/politics@lemmy.world

[-] mailerdaemon@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Wow, a completely sensible and rational take on the issue.

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Puncture resistant tires for a "spirited" commuter? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by mailerdaemon@lemmy.world to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world

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My bike is only really used as a commuter, but when not dealing with heavy traffic, I do tend to push it fairly hard. My current tires are the original Dunlop Battleaxe (I think?) tires that came with the bike. They are in sad shape, and just ordered Michel Road 5s to replace them. Now I'm hearing that the Road line isn't very puncture resistant. The city streets I commute on tend to be full of ready made puncture shrapnel, nails, screws, metal wire from tire belts, glass, you name it. Am I going to regret the Road 5s? Is there a better option for an all-weather sport commuting tire?

SpaceX projected 20 million Starlink users by 2022—it ended up with 1 million by mailerdaemon in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] mailerdaemon@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

As someone who lives in a country that formerly had a nationalized phone company in the internet age, and currently has a nationalized power company and airline. Dear God fuck no!

Microsoft to Force Web Links Shared in Teams to Open with Microsoft Edge by mailerdaemon in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] mailerdaemon@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago

I'm with you. I'm so completely and utterly over working in IT. The industry used to be full of companies founded by people who loved tech, and were staffed by kids who grew up on Lego and Logo. Today these same businesses are owned by investors who don't know the first thing about technology, and staffed by grown up kids who were told by their guidance counselor that IT was a high paying field. Nobody knows their ass from a hole in the ground anymore, and getting anyone remotely competent on the phone is like pulling teeth. If I could bail on this industry tomorrow and build picnic tables I'd never look back.

Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap by mailerdaemon in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] mailerdaemon@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

I don't use Uber because it is cheaper, I use it because I know the fare ahead of time, I don't need to dial a dozen different cab companies, and the vehicles are generally nicer. I don't use streaming because it is cheaper, I use it because I don't need to worry about time shifting, and can access much higher quality content than on cable. As for the cloud? You can pry my big iron from my cold, dead hands.

I use Debian BTW by mailerdaemon in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[-] mailerdaemon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I find that installing things from repos you typically get something far more up to date with Ubuntu than Debian.

I use Debian BTW by mailerdaemon in c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world

[-] mailerdaemon@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

I've been a Linux user since installing Slackware from floppy discs. These days I run Mint on my desktop/laptop and Ubuntu on servers. Does this make me weak?

Fuck SUVs in particular. by mailerdaemon in c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

[-] mailerdaemon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

This. So much this. I own a compact pickup truck, and a few SUVs, and really wish I could have station wagons instead, but the used market is the used market, there really isn't anything available.

Aaron is no longer considered as cofounder by reddit. He fought for free speech. by mailerdaemon in c/reddit@lemmy.world

[-] mailerdaemon@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

u/spez is a complete and utter piece of shit

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Can the charging current on an inverter/charger be adjusted? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by mailerdaemon@lemmy.world to c/solardiy@lemmy.world

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I'm looking to build out a semi-off grid system for a cabin. I have a 2000w generator I'd like to use to feed the inverter/charger to assist with the battery charging. The datasheet indicates that it'll draw significantly more current than the generator can provide. Can the charge current be adjusted down in software? I see recommendations for buying a standalone AC charger, but that seems silly. I'm looking at the GroWatt SPF-3000 unit.

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