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| Heading To The Restaurant For Lent Posted: 25 May 2011 04:37 PM PDT |
With lent coming up quickly I knew that my family would start to look for the fish restaurants that are present to find the best one to eat at. That is when I knew that we would need to narrow it down to one that was going to be affordable for the next eight weeks. However, with my kids they are very picky eaters and at times that could mean that they will not eat at the same places that my wife and I enjoy.
Finally at the last place that we went to we seen that they were preparing the fish in a sandwich format and that meant we could finally fill up on all the food that we wanted to eat. However, the price of this place was a little bit higher than what we wanted to spend, but once we got our first plate of food we seen why the cost was so high. The amount of fish that they send out was enough for my wife and I to split and still have enough left over.
After deciding that this was the place that we would eat at all the time we knew it was a wise choice. That is when we started heading home knowing where our next eight Fridays would be at. However we had the comfort of having the home security alarm (Minnesota Adt home security information) that we set before leaving to protect the house.
Posted: 24 May 2011 10:00 PM PDT
Hey guys, Graham here with another update for the trusty old Yamaha XT 600.
For all the upgrades and adjustments we've made on this bike, there was still one thing everyone noticed first: the previous owner's duct tape seat cover. So finally, after a couple days of heavy rain left the seat feeling spongier than ever, we decided to do something about it.
While most automotive upholstery shops will be happy to take your money and recover your seat for you, it's a pretty straightforward job to do yourself. Quotes to have the seat recovered were at least 100 dollars, and when all was said and done, we spent no more than 30 bucks and a couple of hours.
The video covers the step by step of replacing the cover, but that's only half the story. The work really started by stripping off first the duct tape, and then the tattered remnants of the original, red seat cover. This required pulling all the old staples out from the seat pan—not hard, but make sure your tetanus shot is up to date!
The foam seat cushion had soaked up water like the sponge that it is, it took three days of drying in the sun before we could work with it.
Unfortunately, because the duct tape had stuck directly to the foam seat cushion in places, the cushion itself needed a little TLC. To repair the damaged areas of the cushion—and to build a little height into the front of the seat—we used a spray adhesive to attach extra foam. The foam was then shaped down using razor blades and a grinder.
The vinyl in we used was from a fabric store, but Corbin and others also offer motorcycle-specific fabrics if there's a particular style you're going for.
Result? A great looking new seat for much less than what the pros charge, and the matte black of the new cover looks way better than all that old duct tape did.
Stay tuned for more updates, and be sure to order your copy of the 2011 print edition of Inline Performance Magazine HERE at the pre-order price for a limited time.
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