what did you wrench on today??

[uk gs nut]

Stripped and inspected the rear shocks on my GS1000. All working correctly, so have given them a polish before refitting.

20221110_123346 by Dennis Harland, on Flickr

[steve murdoch]

Wow! Those look new, Dennis.

[uk gs nut]

Thanks Steve, 43 years young and 92k miles.

[Buffalo Bill]

Working on a catch pan for my track bike. Seems track insurers are super sissy about a drip of oil hear or there.
This is a chipboard mock up to get the fit right before I cut up $80 worth of aluminum.

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[Redman]

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This is a chipboard mock up to get the fit right before I cut up $80 worth of aluminum.

[ATTAC.............................ACH]

Looks good, and Seems like a good way to do it.
And, let me guess, and a few tabs somewhere for mounting screws....?

[Carter Turk]

Put some superbike bars on the Gladius. Stock bars had awkward taper & slightly bent to begin with.
Had to remove one throttle cable off the push-pull throttle body under tank to remove housing & the bars end weight removal was difficult, due to rust, causing the rubber internal expander to just spin.

Then I partially assembled a Warn snowplow attachment for a 2006 Can-Am 400xt quad I recently imported from Canada to handle any snow issues we might get.

[Hayabuser]

Coolant and clutch fluid change in the '08 Hayabusa today... been catching up on maintenance on my fleet this month.

[Buffalo Bill]

Got this belly pan job in the bag. Will have to paint it, next warm weather…

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[Buffalo Bill]

This little project has been waiting since last summer. Trying to reduce all the helmet buffeting I get at track speeds.
Little side plates to extend the pressure bubble beyond my helmet.

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[Buffalo Bill]

inside view, Lexan 2.5mm.
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[Grimly]

I thought the fairing on the XJ900F was a bit skimpy, and while it took the worst of the blast away from me, it didn't seem to do all that much when I was tooling around the backroads.
Then one day, I had the opportunity to give it some beans for a longer while. Those Yammy engineers knew what they were doing. Above 95mph, the fairing had an extended effect and I was sitting comfortably in a still air pocket, undisturbed by the noise and fury around me.
Dropping below 90mph was a bit unrewarding, but it was that that made me look more closely at adding a higher screen and some extra side protection for the winter, as 90+mph isn't very practical around here most of the time.

[Buffalo Bill]

Previous Owner mysteries.
First exam of a formerly owned rack of BST36 carbs. Sold as from a 91 GSXR-1100.
Outside they look good, complete, inside oh no…

All screws were very hard to break loose. Used a driver tip in a socket wrench. Had to cut slots in some.
Silicone used on float bowl gasket.
Float bowls arranged wrong, with all drain screws facing inward.
Shim washers on main needles. (mid-range rich)
130 main jets. (top end very rich) OEM mains are 122.5.
All carbs need disassembly, scrubbing and a dip.
Full rebuild kit needed, All Balls looks like the best.

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[Nessism]

Indirectly bike related...got me a new lathe. It's a made in Taiwan unit, which generally speaking is a step above the "china" units.
I'm using 4 "leveling casters", so the machine can be moved as needed, yet anchored, along with 4 more heavy duty mounting points. Can't wait to get this thing up and running...

20221220_162814[1] by nessism, on Flickr

[storm 64]

It looks great Ed! I'm envious.
I was just saying on another forum how much I miss Manual machining.

When the "kid" took over the company, he got rid of all our manual lathes. Thinking the CNC machine is the way of the future. The dumb azz doesn't even have a clue to the value of a manual lathe or a nice Bridgeport mill... Oh well, as long as they keep giving me paychecks...

[Vmass]

Indirectly bike related...got me a new lathe. It's a made in Taiwan unit, which generally speaking is a step above the "china" units.
I'm using 4 "leveling casters", so the machine can be moved as needed, yet anchored, along with 4 more heavy duty mounting points. Can't wait to get this thing up and running...

Couple of examples of what you will create with this?