what did you wrench on today??

[Hoosier Daddy]

Awesome looking Daily Rider you got there JLS...

[pete]

Slimmed down my new rear mudguard, got rid of all the sharp edges off my 'bar mounted choke lever adaptor, and then discovered that I need either a new fuel tap or a repair kit and I also need to do a POR 15 tank liner treatment.

I'd purposefully not drained the fuel out of the tank in the vain hope it would stop it from rusting, but I finally did that today with a view to painting in the next few weeks, but found rust instead...

[JLS]

Awesome looking Daily Rider you got there JLS...

Thanks. I've had the bike since new. one of the best bikes I ever owned and I've owned a lot if them. My weekend rider is a 2003 (100th anniversary) H-D Heritage Springer but my GS will always be #1 to me.

[MadCapsule]

Check the wiring in the headlight bucket. and the ignition switch, etc.

I started doing that today actually. More in this thread: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=177328

I haven't gotten to the ignition switch yet though.

[jwhelan65]

Finished this and took it for a ride...

[GS ace]

How did it do, Joe?

BTW, that IS a very nice G, JLS.

[jwhelan65]

How did it do, Joe?

BTW, that IS a very nice G, JLS.

It is so smooth, and easy to ride I luv it.

[airbornesamurai]

Took the back wheel off of my 81 GS 400 to get a tire replaced , had to take the left side exhaust to make it happen

[DMorris]

I've been working on the jetting on my 00' Bandit 1200.
I picked the bike up in a trade and it had a Yosh carbon fiber can and a K&N airfilter on it. I didn't know if the PO had worked on the jetting or not but it ran lean and very cold hearted so I bought a DynoJet stage 3 kit and some K&N dual ovals for it.
When I pulled the carbs and airbox, I could see by the fact that the A/F screw plugs were missing that someone had been tweeking on it.
I installed the kit but the slide springs seemed way too stiff. When I drove the bike, it was terrible -- nearly undriveable, so I swapped the original springs back in and tried again. It was a great improvement so I kept them and have been working step by step trying to find the right clip setting. I just wasn't getting very far so I thought I better check the float levels. They were also way off -- like 3 mm. So, I got them set, went back to the originally suggested clip position and buttoned things back up for a test ride.
I have a farm type rural road near me so I took it out there to try it out.
The lower RPMs are still off, but when I got the Rs up to about 7K in second and whacked the throttle open, the front end lifted.
I like it! Never done much in the way of tuning before. This is fun!

[cowboyup3371]

Tried to replace the serpentine belt in my truck but it requires taking out half of the front end so I'll let a local shop do it. Did replace the alternator in the Jeep finally; course smashed my left middle finger in the process.

[pete]

Ouch Scott that's gotta hurt! Bent my right thumbnail back while vacuuming today and had a nice go at slicing my left index finger with a hacksaw yesterday...

Today though I discovered that I really do need a new fuel tap as there's a metal disk behind the diaphragm that's toast. Pulled it apart and several shards of metal came with it...

[kirkn]

Lapped in 12 valves in my '85 700E. Put the head back on after only a year since I pulled it off.

Next go the cams, then rebuild the carbs, then....

[7981GS]

Lapped in 12 valves in my '85 700E. Put the head back on after only a year since I pulled it off.

Next go the cams, then rebuild the carbs, then....

Why did you stop at 12 valves?

Daniel

[kirkn]

Why did you stop at 12 valves?

Daniel

4 were done back in February... These were the remaining 12.

[Dave8338]

Sweet bike, Jow. Always loved the looks of those and the Interceptors...