I wish I could figure out why assholes keep hacking my sites. It’s not like I get a lot of traffic anyway, it’s not like I post offensive content, it’s not even like the hacks redirect to spammer sites – all they do is disable my sites – so the hacker gets NO benefit. Sometimes I just REALLY hate certain people.
So after being down for a couple moths and dealing with family health issues, I finally got around to calling my hosting company and asking for help. Of course their response was “WHAT??? You don’t have a ($400) firewall installed? No wonder you got hacked.” So I guess 2 part authentication to even be able to log into my account, changing my WP passwords regularly religiously, not accepting comments, etc., don’t do anything to keep from getting hacked. Gotta pony up that extra money… but back to bikes
SWM RS500R
Something I’ve been wanting to do since I got it was to get a bigger gas tank for my RS500R. I ordered it last July, but it took a few months to get here from Australia, then my mom fell and broke her hip so I had to take care of her for about a month, then some other family stuff came up at home, so I wasn’t able to get it installed until a couple weeks ago. The thing is a monster (huge!!!) and it doesn’t line up all that great with the seat and plastics, but it’s necessary on the RS500 in my opinion. On a bike that’s going to be used for long range desert rides, a 2 gallon tank and 70 mile range doesn’t cut it. I’m really glad to finally get it done.
DR-Z400E
Another thing I’ve been wanting to get done is have the fork seals replaced on my DR-Z400E. They were leaking when I got it, and changing them myself is beyond my skill set (plus I don’t have the right tools and my workshop is a mess). It came with some oddball after market headlight that pointed right about at the top of the front fender and was about as useful for riding at night as a pair of sunglasses. It had to go. I took a chance and ordered a set of DR-Z400SM headlight brackets and a nice bright LED headlight from Thumpertalk. When I took the bike down to have the fork seals replaced, I asked them to try fitting the headlight brackets for me. The RMZ450 forks are 1mm bigger than SM forks, but they the brackets up a little and they fit beautifully. The Thumpertalk headlight fits the brackets and is adjustable for aiming, so it should work perfectly. Now if only I hadn’t forgotten to order the spacers when I ordered the brackets…
A lot more going on too, but I’m burned out from trying to get my hacked sites back online.
Until next time, peace out.