You're a Long Way from Malibu... Dan

[malibu_dan]

Urban tagging means...

 

[malibu_dan]

Sunday, Aug 29, 2021 - More NW Georgia Taggin'

I decided to get an early start today to grab the GaTOR (Georgia Tag-o-rama) tag, up in Calhoun, GA. I mean early early... It was still dark out.

All for a nice run to here >>

I bet it had a hella recoil.

Any former artillery men around here?

Don't cut the red wire! What ever you do!

American Legion Riders chapters are well known for their charitable work, which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for local children's hospitals, schools, veterans homes, severely wounded servicemembers and scholarships. Since 2006, Riders nationwide have participated in The American Legion Legacy Run to annually raise money for the Legacy Scholarship Fund, established to provide scholarships to children of U.S. military personnel killed since Sept. 11, 2001.

The Riders began with a spark of inspiration in 1993 from post commander, Chuck "Tramp" Dare from Garden City, MI, and Bill "Polka" Kaledas. More about people with nicknames in a little bit.

https://www.legion.org/riders

...to be cont'd

 

[malibu_dan]

Sunday, Aug 29, 2021 - NW Georgia cont'd

Where to take the tag to...? Let's head for the woods!

I did a little of this >>

Saw some nature.

Some got on me...

I did NOT go into this buckshot riddled building...

Nor this building.

A very nice state park. Named after James "Sloppy" Floyd; a state representative for a couple decades starting back in the 1950's. According to an Atlanta Magazine, Sloppy Floyd may have been on the wrong side of history--but I'll leave that to you to decide on your own.

Who the Hell is Sloppy Floyd? ~Altlanta Magazine

Regardless, it's a beautiful state park. I never made it to the jewel in it's crown, the waterfall at Marble Mine. I guess I have a reason to go back

 

[malibu_dan]

Sept 5, 2021 - North Central Georgia

Seems of late, Day Trippin' for me means Photo Tagging! It's okay, it combines two of my favorite things.

I sometimes mash up photage taggin' between ADV and a facebook group. To be honest, the facebook crowd ain't exactly gittin' the who phototaggin' thing--but I keep trying to inspire them.

North Georgia Tag-o-rama was here >>

Not exactly a mecca of bikers--but it was definitely panic inducing if you have become crowd adverse in the current global climate. Wow, peoples love them some beaver at Buc-ee's. Their logo is a beaver, you filthy minded ol' farts.

Facebook tag was here >>

Now THIS stop made for some bike pron pics!!!

All kinds of bikes! Fat ones, skinny ones, ones that climb on rocks!

I've been to Rocco's a half dozen times over the last I don't know few years, and I swear I've seen this bike there multiple times. This day I finally had my camera along!!

Oh, wait! This is bike is mine! >>

It's impossible to keep yourself out of the reflections of a chrome beast! Where's Dan?

to be cont'd

 

[RICZ]

Once again, your post is a delight to my eyes. Keep 'em coming.

 

[malibu_dan]

Sept 5, 2021 - North Central Georgia cont'd

And I took the tag here >>>

Looks like a jailbreak is imminent.

So, as most of you know, the Can-Am has a Can-Bus system, similar to the European bikes, and many Harleys starting back in 2011. One of the niggles of these systems is when they throw an error code which can be from a simple voltage drop in the systems. Can-Am is quick to go into "Limp Home Mode" as my display started squawking at me mid-way through the day. Except, unlike the actual limp home mode that usually accompanies the code, Charlotte kept running like a top. Time to chase voltage gremlins and see if I lost a sensor (very possible) or if I have a small drain from some plug-in. My accessories all run through a separate bus with it's own fuses and regulators--but it could even be a cell starting to go on the AGM battery. Ordered a pretty new digital multi-meter to play with. Until next time...

Made it home, with only fake Limp Home Mode.

 

[malibu_dan]

Once again, your post is a delight to my eyes. Keep 'em coming.

Thanks, Ricz! I appreciate you sayin' that!!

 

[pegasus1300]

I just learned a new game. I had never heard of Tag O Rama. Thanks Dan and another good story.

 

[malibu_dan]

I just learned a new game. I had never heard of Tag O Rama. Thanks Dan and another good story.

Sometimes called "Photo tagging," "Tag-O-Ramas," or just "Tags". Need to typically be grounded in a local or regional thread, enjoy!

 

[pegasus1300]

I am going to do a search for that in Utah. Thanks again

 

[malibu_dan]

Limp Home Mode

Well, digging into the error code Charlotte is throwing, P0340 >> Camshaft Position Sensor... YAY!

:yikes:

Let's make sure we're not just having a problem with electrical/voltage drops:
Battery, 12.83v opcorn:

Check the F8 CAPS fuse, continuity tonality 'beep' :dontknow:

Let's gut some of the other 'things' hanging off the wiring harness--still have the trailer wiring harness installed even though I sold the trailer a year ago...

:bdh: wiring enema complete

Unhooked all the fuses (run through a separate switching bus) for all other lights, and accessory plugs. Still throwing the code. Here's where the internet fails me... some folks seem to think error codes magically go away when the offending item is exorcised, some seem to think a dealer has to reset the code. I'm barely a shade-tree mechanic. What do I know. How to reset a code myself?? Any other vehicle in my driveway I can reset with a $30 code monitor--the Can-Am requires a BUDS diagnostics gizmo for $700 plus some more Benjamin's for the annual license codes. I know, I know--you wanna play, you gotta...

So, back to the interwebs. :read: It used to be for a Can-Am ECU kick in the pants, you had to pull your 'puter and send it off to some wizard in a tower somewhere and hand them a bunch of money and they'd send you back an enchanted performance chip.

:bowdown:

Dynojet and Fuel Moto to the rescue. We can now plug a programmer into our Spyders to satisfy our lust for a little better seat o' the pants experience--but also reset it back to factory default at any time if we want to as well. Fuel Moto also gives you a lifetime of reprogramming fuel maps if you mod your Spyder in the future--so I sent a note to Fuel Moto, and asked if the PV3 would ALSO allow me to reset error codes. Lucas said "Yes!" He's never lied to me before, so...

If nothing else, I get a little more zoom zoom... :b2b:

 

[malibu_dan]

Got mah birthday present, zoom zoom

Oh, and I found the camshaft position sensor at a dealership about an hour away... should be back rolling again this weekend! I had ordered it online, but it came back "back-ordered"

 

[malibu_dan]

New camshaft position sensor installed, code reset within 10 sec of idling. Had to cut off a plastic bracket because it was in the way. Hope I don't miss that later in life.

But then a disappointment. I have to wait for Dynojet to send over an adapter for the PV3. It was supposed to be in the box--because sometimes our Canadian brothers at the mothership Can Am wire the diagnostic port one way--and sometimes they wire it another. Can't wait to flash it, baby. More to come.

 

[malibu_dan]

Yeaaaa, baby.

 

[sledge]

I like it.

 

[malibu_dan]

I like it.

Thanks, @sledge!

Haven't gotten to ride, phototag, or really burn in the performance tune from the Dynojet PV3... because we've been up in the mountains. Near the Tail of the Dragon and Cherohala; but alas, without my Spyder. Family vacay, with the dogs. And the kids. We did take the convertible, so we went up on the Cherohala Skyway one day, and I saw a Spyder. He was there with a bunch of his cruiser buddies. The riders were all bench-racing at one of the overlooks. None of them were looking at the mountains.
:dontknow:

Don't kick me out for posting a car pic--just trying to prove I was there.

This is where I spent MOST of the week...

The dogs loved it...

It was good enough we're talking about buying some property or a mountain home up there. It'd be a helluva great base for riding some of the best roads in the country, eh? We'll see if the housing market ever regains it's sanity. Most properties listed are asking 2X what they sold for 3 or 4 years ago (according to Zillow).
:banghead:

 

[malibu_dan]

Hoo, boy. Charlotte--she's got some new pep in her step!
hyea:

Went and did some taggin' in the urban tag thread for ATL today.

Then I decided to tag some street art/murals. Taggin' tagging!

There was additional art at this place--I'll post those up separately.

 

[malibu_dan]

The 'WHY' of art on this building was kinda obvious when you know what business hangs their shingle here.

Miami AD School is a immersive program/certificate school, focused on Art Direction, Copywriting, Design, Photography and Video.

They've got schools all over, this here is the one in Atlanta.

 

[RICZ]

I love 'em....keep 'em coming Dan.

 

[pegasus1300]

This is a major enjoyable thread. Post early and post often, I love em.