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[Crissa]

...And finally the relay has arrived at the dealer.  Zero says they don't understand why it took their third-party warehouse so long to ship the part.

Maybe I'll have signals tomorrow.  Or maybe I'll wait for it to stop misting in the mountains here.  I don't exactly have rain-gear.

-Crissa

[Crilly]

Good luck.  I live in Wisconsin. Always have heated gear and rain gear.

[Crissa]

I live in California.  We literally don't get rain for six months of the year.  Of course, the other half it's a rain forest, so...

The redwoods just love this mist.  It took all day before it started dripping off them they were drinking so much of it up.

-Crissa

[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

It's worth pointing out that for 2018+ models, the flasher can be replaced by generic ones you can buy at an auto parts store. For previous years, you have to swap some leads in the connector to use a generic unit.

This is all described at:
https://zeromanual.com/wiki/Unofficial_Service_Manual#Turn_Signal_Flasher

[Crissa]

Thanks, Brian!  I couldn't find that when I was searching before.

It finally got repairs today, and I took the day to learn the curves of Bear Creek.  Those corners are really different than up and down 9; much tighter and the pavement is washboard so you kinda have to do those tight ADV-style balance upwards while pushing the bike down into the turn thing.  That was kinda cool!

Always something to learn

-Crissa

[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

The manual is big enough now that it's better to use browser search or the wiki search (which I test regularly) to find things. I'm working on addressing that.

Ride safe. I know those roads, and look forward to riding on them again once my body is fully repaired.

[Crissa]

Yeah, I think I learned enough to tackle the last couple turns on 9 that I hated.  Like that dozer-tread-damaged hard 70° right turn northbound up by Waterman Gap.

All the hard turns seem to be northbound on 9.

-Crissa

[Demoni]

It finally got repairs today

Glad you got it fixed! Just saw this thread but as you mentioned Skyline I take it you live in the Bay. I'm down in Pacifica and alway happy to lend a hand problem solving or wrenching.

much tighter and the pavement is washboard so you kinda have to do those tight ADV-style balance upwards while pushing the bike down into the turn thing.  That was kinda cool!

Goat trails are a ton of fun with the right bike. They teach lots of new riding skills too!

[Crissa]

Yes, I'm outside Santa Cruz, ten miles up 9.  SLV represent

Goat trails are a ton of fun with the right bike. They teach lots of new riding skills too!

I bet!  And with a Zero I wouldn't feel like I was trampling nature so much.  But my S isn't meant for those.  But I have taken it around the block to feel a little gravel (our road devolves in its upper half) and maybe I should try it somewhere that's not a mountain first

But there's alot of tricks I need to learn first!

While I was at BMW I picked up some rain gear so I'm weather ready for this rain.  Hope it reaches North Bay and they don't have fire weather, either.

-Crissa

[Richard230]

Yes, I'm outside Santa Cruz, ten miles up 9.  SLV represent

Goat trails are a ton of fun with the right bike. They teach lots of new riding skills too!

I bet!  And with a Zero I wouldn't feel like I was trampling nature so much.  But my S isn't meant for those.  But I have taken it around the block to feel a little gravel (our road devolves in its upper half) and maybe I should try it somewhere that's not a mountain first

But there's alot of tricks I need to learn first!

While I was at BMW I picked up some rain gear so I'm weather ready for this rain.  Hope it reaches North Bay and they don't have fire weather, either.

-Crissa

I heard today that a portion of the Santa Cruz Mountains picked up 1/10 of an inch of rain and one lightning strike last night.  Not much elsewhere until you go as far south as Monterey, where it rained 1/2 inch.  At least the PSPS were called off by PG&E for the central and southern areas of the Greater SF Bay Area.  So we can recharge today.   

[Crissa]

Yeah!  We got hit by wet in several waves, starting late afternoon.  Around midnight, enough to be called actual rain and not just a sprinkle.  And yes, I saw the flash!  Sure, it was up at skyline, but it lit up SLV.

I had to fight off raiding raccoons who were all 'It's raining!  Let us in!' and I was like, 'No!  You keep making a mess!  You are banned from my house!  Go live in your tree!'  Very unhappy raccoons.  I still haven't figured out how they got into the attic last week.  I don't even know how to get into the attic.  It has very tiny vents and no hatches.  Maybe from the crawlspace behind the furnace venting?  I crawled back there and couldn't figure it out.

Adventures in living in the woods

-Crissa

[Richard230]

Yeah!  We got hit by wet in several waves, starting late afternoon.  Around midnight, enough to be called actual rain and not just a sprinkle.  And yes, I saw the flash!  Sure, it was up at skyline, but it lit up SLV.

I had to fight off raiding raccoons who were all 'It's raining!  Let us in!' and I was like, 'No!  You keep making a mess!  You are banned from my house!  Go live in your tree!'  Very unhappy raccoons.  I still haven't figured out how they got into the attic last week.  I don't even know how to get into the attic.  It has very tiny vents and no hatches.  Maybe from the crawlspace behind the furnace venting?  I crawled back there and couldn't figure it out.

Adventures in living in the woods

-Crissa

In other news, better get your riding in this weekend. It looks like rain will finally be returning to the Bay Area during Thanksgiving week, starting Tuesday. Let the crashes and spin-outs commence.   

[Crissa]

Alas, most of my time is going to be digging drainage ditches in our hillside.  Also needs to be done before the rains.

-Crissa

[Richard230]

Getting back to the original thread topic about turn indicator problems, maybe they need their blinking fluid replaced?