what did you wrench on today??

[Nessism]

Couple of examples of what you will create with this?

I make lots of fuel tees and transfer tubes for carbs. I also made some VM choke spools.

P1030580 by nessism, on Flickr

[Suzukian]

That's a nice looking Lathe. Taiwanese Lathes are way better than Chinese or Indian ones. You'll be even able to do more with this. Very clean. Nice!! Congrats!

[Burque73]

Didn't do much to the bikes this week other than swap the battery tender from the FJR over to the GS.

I did take advantage of time away from work though, finally making this bed slide. No more climbing in and out of the truck for bigger things. Sure miss working out of a van but the transmission crapped out and this truck kinda fell into my lap.








20230102_133251 by burque_73, on Flickr

I was going to use casters but found these little ball bearing rollers at Harbor Freight for $2ea. Supposedly they're rated to handle 100lbs each. Used 20 on the bottom and ten up above.

I built the side boxes a while back and they have worked out great. Maybe tomorrow I'll build some smaller compartments for tools and supplies.



20230102_171442 by burque_73, on Flickr

[Buffalo Bill]

Don't open the back doors with the truck on a slope. You'll have all your tools on the street!

[Burque73]

Thanks for the tip, Bill. Today I secured it in the bed and added a couple of barrel bolts to avoid such a misshap. Also got started on organizing the side box. (Added photos to previous post.)

PS, nice work on that belly pan.

[dorkburger]

Roger, if I recall you had an Econoline van...
On the last two I had, the transmissions died with spectacular noise at around 100k miles. Thankfully they were company vans, not mine. I just moved into my second Transit 250. The first one did 145k with only regular maintenance needed.

[Joe Garfield]

I put a new shock on my Street Triple and it was completely transformative. There's really nothing like having a properly fitting suspension - it makes the bike so much more fun, comfortable, and safe.

My last 2 bikes had custom suspension so I knew this bike could be so much better (the rear shock was really soft. On this bike I got lucky: there were 2 models of Daytona offered that year, the expensive one having an Ohlins shock that sells for a lot of $$$, and the cheaper one having a 'Triumph' (KYB?) shock, but still fully adjustable with high and low speed damping, plus a stiffer spring than the Street Triple. Most people don't realize that so it sells for cheap on eBay. I basically got a $1000 shock upgrade for $80. Now the bike feels rock solid and I ride it with much more confidence.

After recently doing the valve shimming, throttle body balancing, and timing adjustment, this bike is incredibly smooth with an addictive sound, and fun to ride.

[Burque73]

Roger, if I recall you had an Econoline van...
On the last two I had, the transmissions died with spectacular noise at around 100k miles. Thankfully they were company vans, not mine. I just moved into my second Transit 250. The first one did 145k with only regular maintenance needed.

Man, you have a good memory.
That E250 treaded me well while I had it. Unfortunately sold it and bought an F350 puckup. Big mistake! That truck, even after suspension upgrades, would rattle your teeth loose. Sold the F350 and bought a very used Ram B3500 van and that's what left me stranded. Back to a Ford truck.... for now at least.

On another note, I received my Shinko tourmasters for the GS. Soon, when the sun is warm enough to soften the rubber a bit, and I have time, I'll get them mounted. Looking forward to riding more this spring.

[Redman]

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Looking forward to riding more this spring.

Good to hear !
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[ptegsotic]

replaced starter motor in Tacoma
got 23 yrs out of original so worth the pain-in-the-a$$ it was I guess
youtube saves the day again

[alke46]

No wrenching for me today as I have about 8" of snow to remove from the driveway and sidewalks. But as soon as I can get to it, this is what I have to wrench on next.

IMG_20230213_165537462 by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

IMG_20230213_165733019 by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

IMG_20230215_153222817 by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

IMG_20230215_153222817 by Larry Alkire, on Flickr

Fine German engineering my azz

[Brendan W]

Speaking of which. My 96 R1100R had a surging issue at low throttle. The cable goes to the left and a second runs over to the right which has the single TPS.
The link cable stretches and you need to re-balance. There is a lot of advice about the balancing procedure involving temperatures, fans, carbtunes on and off idle.
So I'm thinking that, if after all that measuring, all you do is take slack out of the link cable, why not do it anyway and see if things get better.
Thirty seconds and half a turn of the adjuster later and the bike runs a dream

[Grimly]

Speaking of which. My 96 R1100R had a surging issue at low throttle. The cable goes to the left and a second runs over to the right which has the single TPS.
The link cable stretches and you need to re-balance. There is a lot of advice about the balancing procedure involving temperatures, fans, carbtunes on and off idle.
So I'm thinking that, if after all that measuring, all you do is take slack out of the link cable, why not do it anyway and see if things get better.
Thirty seconds and half a turn of the adjuster later and the bike runs a dream

Reminds me of the one-plug-lead-off at a time to balance the old boxers. However, those incautious enough to try it with electronic ignition fitted had to be very careful to carry a spare plug and ensure a good earth path on the dead plug side.
I've no doubt the manual at the time was full of pointless steps, too.

[Sandy]

replaced starter motor in Tacoma
got 23 yrs out of original so worth the pain-in-the-a$$ it was I guess
youtube saves the day again

It's a Tacoma. Did you figure out why it failed so soon? Lol.

[Sixdog]

Started working on my 80 GS1000ST ( Australian Wes Cooley ). Going to clean it up and make some very mild modifications.