what did you wrench on today??

[Guest]

took possession of a craigslisted harbor fright bike lift, used once and 175 bucks! Merry christmas to me (and my back)....

[Burque73]

took possession of a craigslisted harbor fright bike lift, used once and 175 bucks! Merry christmas to me (and my back)....

Cool! I've been eyeballing those. How does the front wheel lock hold, secure enough?

[Guest]

Cool! I've been eyeballing those. How does the front wheel lock hold, secure enough?

Haven't tried it yet, BUT the consensus seems to be that the chock that comes with is pretty much garbage and is better replaced with something more robust, like: https://www.harborfreight.com/motorc...ock-60392.html

For what I paid, this is an easy upgrade.

[sam000lee]

I grabbed one over the weekend and so far love having a lift...prompted me to do my GS750 valves on Sunday.

Yeah the clamp (wouldn't even consider it a chock) is pretty much useless and I guess technically could `hold' a motorcycle upright but it would fall over if you sneezed. I would trust it + ratchet straps. So far I've just had the bike on the center stand.

[Jedz123]

I am guessing the old RD has an injection oil pump with a adjustment screw for output like my Kaw triples did. You can just tweak the oil pump back a tad. It usually normal for minimal smoke at low throttle settings up to about half throttle. Wide open throttle always produced enough smoke on my Kaw to mask a navy destroyer. LOL

Thanks for the input!!!

The motor needs to come out for a freshen up anyway, I was thinking the reed blocks should come apart and be cleaned. It's amazing how easy she fires up though...

thanks again!

[GSXR7ED]

took possession of a craigslisted harbor fright bike lift, used once and 175 bucks! Merry christmas to me (and my back)....

Yes, Merry Christmas. That lift is regular price $429.99.

Cool! I've been eyeballing those. How does the front wheel lock hold, secure enough?

Haven't tried it yet, BUT the consensus seems to be that the chock that comes with is pretty much garbage and is better replaced with something more robust, like: https://www.harborfreight.com/motorc...ock-60392.html

For what I paid, this is an easy upgrade.

Good call!

I grabbed one over the weekend and so far love having a lift...prompted me to do my GS750 valves on Sunday.

Yeah the clamp (wouldn't even consider it a chock) is pretty much useless and I guess technically could `hold' a motorcycle upright but it would fall over if you sneezed. I would trust it + ratchet straps. So far I've just had the bike on the center stand.

Now, I want one!!!


Ed

[Grimly]

I am in the works to get a little Can-Am Bombardier 250 to haul wood, supply and dirt around the property.

I had one for a couple of years, as an ex-Nato bike over here. Nice little runner, but a seat that felt like it was designed to carve turkeys if used for more than an hour.

[Boriqua]

Among other things .. I installed new Hagon Shocks today. Oh my my. I went over a piece of road I had to give up on previously with the original shocks because the bike was rattling to pieces but with the Hagons and My wife on back .. just a beautiful ride. Amazing transformation. While I dread doing the front springs if it brings anything close to the transformation the rear shocks did I am pumped.

So here is some things you should know ..
When you look up Hagon shocks on the net you come to

http://www.hagonshocksusa.com/

That site is dead. Hagon abandoned the US distributor and you will get an email from UK. Shipping from UK is kind of expensive and the order process is a little involved.

So I kept looking. After digging some more I found a post from Steve recommending Dave Quinn

http://www.davequinnmotorcycles.com/...IN_SHOCKS.html

The dude was an ABSOLUTE pleasure to deal with and made important recommendations regarding what I bought and he was dead on. If you are considering a shock swap you may want to speak with him.

I landed up with the Standard road shock with the standard rate spring but the wide spring and not the slim I went to buy. Looks much nicer on that chunky bike. I am about 200lbs clothed and my wife is about 120.

The second of three preload settings was absolutely perfect for the two of us. I didnt feel as if we would bottom out at all and it ate all the little bumps without even noticing them. I purposely drove over every damn manhole cover just to see.

Here is the best part .. I got all that upgrade in ride quality and all that pro advice for $235.64 shipped to AZ!

I have new rubbers on the way for the rear pegs and as soon as I get all running sorted out I will strategically apply some airbrush to the frame scars. UGH

[Guest]

Among other things .. I installed new Hagon Shocks today. Oh my my. I went over a piece of road I had to give up on previously with the original shocks because the bike was rattling to pieces but with the Hagons and My wife on back .. just a beautiful ride. Amazing transformation. While I dread doing the front springs if it brings anything close to the transformation the rear shocks did I am pumped.

So here is some things you should know ..
When you look up Hagon shocks on the net you come to

http://www.hagonshocksusa.com/

That site is dead. Hagon abandoned the US distributor and you will get an email from UK. Shipping from UK is kind of expensive and the order process is a little involved.

So I kept looking. After digging some more I found a post from Steve recommending Dave Quinn

http://www.davequinnmotorcycles.com/...IN_SHOCKS.html

The dude was an ABSOLUTE pleasure to deal with and made important recommendations regarding what I bought and he was dead on. If you are considering a shock swap you may want to speak with him.

I landed up with the Standard road shock with the standard rate spring but the wide spring and not the slim I went to buy. Looks much nicer on that chunky bike. I am about 200lbs clothed and my wife is about 120.

The second of three preload settings was absolutely perfect for the two of us. I didnt feel as if we would bottom out at all and it ate all the little bumps without even noticing them. I purposely drove over every damn manhole cover just to see.

Here is the best part .. I got all that upgrade in ride quality and all that pro advice for $235.64 shipped to AZ!

I have new rubbers on the way for the rear pegs and as soon as I get all running sorted out I will strategically apply some airbrush to the frame scars. UGH

Man that's a pretty bike!

[Guest]

Replacing a turn signal after my third 0.2 mph parking lot spill on my Wee Strom. Getting a fairing panel off is almost necessary, and I'm figuring out how to do it. PITN. After the signal is swapped, I have "crash bars" to install + protectors for radiator and oil cooler.

[Boriqua]

It was yesterday but ... installed new Sonic springs in my forks with beautiful clean fork oil. Oh what a dream ride!!

Also managed to install new rear peg rubber, go over all my valve cover bolts to stop the oil creep, successfully after today's test ride, and finally got around to installing the correct gas tank mounting hardware. Ok six hours of my day doing it all but there was plenty of beer and it was a balmy 77F so a very enjoyable day made even more enjoyable by today's ride!

So ... unless something breaks .. I am kinda done and wont have much more to contribute to this thread. I want to do chain and sprockets but they have some life left so I am going to wait until spring

Edited to add: Oh wait .. I just remembered I need a new horn ... well its something

[limeex2]

Wheel maintenance and clean up of spoke wheels I had stored for many years. Found a nice matching 3.0" x 18" D.I.D. rim off of E-bay. It's a front wheel that was already laced up with a 18" take off rim previously with .165 S/S spokes. D.I.D. rim cane from a 79 KX400 dirt bike and was in great shape. Cleaned up dings and corrosion.
At work, we make a new sandpaper that is on rubber instead of paper. It allowed me to wrap the corroded spoke with a 320 grit. After de-greasing and polishing, the spokes look nice and fresh. Spokes looked worse than pictured rim. A new set of Nachi bearings and its off to the wheel shop to lace up my newly found rim. Will clean up hub while disassembled.

[Sandy]

Haven't done much since my last session until tonight. Finished assembling the front end, gauges, some wiring and checked the valves tonight. Kudos for Steve and his spread sheet, been using it for quite some time now and it was great looking back at just how much adjustment these shims and bucket systems don't need. A total of 3 shims needed in the last 35,000kms. and that includes the 1 shim needed this evening.

[Jedz123]

Finally got around to replacing the pre-amp board on our Hammond T-500. About 1.5 hours of work, electrical is a somewhat new thing to me (solder old circuit boards). New Caps and the thing came back around... Speakers are my next on the list for replacement. It's my fiance's Grandmothers in which we inherited after she passed away in September. Nice to hear it come to life, hasn't run properly in nearly 25 years.



Moved it into the living room... To make room.


Then Yesterday I grabbed my "new to me" Hammond Concord. (E-series)


Great working good condition Full On Church organ... Sucker CRANKS, built in Lelsies , It's transistorized but the sound is Phenomenal. Shakes the house... It was free but I gave a donation to the church's youth group for helping me load it into my truck.

Mrs. Jedz toying...

It was a 4 hour round trip to snag... Maybe less then $200 into the whole ordeal for a not so desired Hammond... Definitely one of the better Key'd instruments I've played on... I enjoyed a Steinway & Sons Full Grand and a Hammond B3 with 2 Aux Leslies more... But this one is definitely one of my favorites... For a 73 it's in very good shape....

So at 525lbs, there was some definite wrenching going on yesterday

[Guest]

It was yesterday but ... installed new Sonic springs in my forks with beautiful clean fork oil. Oh what a dream ride!!

Also managed to install new rear peg rubber, go over all my valve cover bolts to stop the oil creep, successfully after today's test ride, and finally got around to installing the correct gas tank mounting hardware. Ok six hours of my day doing it all but there was plenty of beer and it was a balmy 77F so a very enjoyable day made even more enjoyable by today's ride!

So ... unless something breaks .. I am kinda done and wont have much more to contribute to this thread. I want to do chain and sprockets but they have some life left so I am going to wait until spring

Edited to add: Oh wait .. I just remembered I need a new horn ... well its something

Go to a car parts place and get yourself a High tone horn and a relay switch. I did that to mine and now it has a REALLY GOOD LOUD Horn.