what did you wrench on today??

[MikeLyon]

Well, not motorcycle related

Put sparkplugs in my pick up truck, 200,000 miles guess it was time
especially because it started running badly and threw out a few codes when I was fifty miles from home

Been putting it off for over a year, read many things on truck forums and youtube videos about the difficulty of doing it and was a little nervous about doing it

from what I read and from videos on YouTube people were taking front wheels off and inner fender well off also to get access to plugs

but looking at it I figured it looked easier than some old cars with headers I used to have.

it didn't take me but half an hour, but spark plugs sure are a lot more expensive now WOW

[Cipher]

I plumbed and installed a water softener. I can now sate that plumbing is super easy.
Tears were shed mixed with hard water they reflected a sunshiny glimmer of hope as the sunset through my basement windows.
Gonna install a set of filters now that I am a master plumber.

[Shin-Ken 1074]

My project Kat engine is in need of a top end refresh, blowing smoke under acceleration, fouling spark plugs and oiling up the exhaust, at least the pipes wont rust from the inside. No history came with the engine so I have no idea what the internals are like. The plan is to replace the valves, valve guides and seals and check the bores for damage/wear. The good news is I have an EF 1150 head from another project that can donate the brand new valves it has for my project Kat. I didn't have a motorbike valve spring compressor however, I do have one for my ute. It was quicker to make an adapter for the 1150 valve springs than to order one and wait for it to arrive. Started to remove the valves as soon as I had finished making the adapter, it works well.


New valves to be removed from this unfinished project.
Head refresh 1 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


Valve spring compressor adapter components.
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Head refresh 3 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


Head refresh 4 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


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[Shin-Ken 1074]

As well as new valves (16 x $55), the valve stem seals in the donor head are brand new genuine suzuki seals, so if they can be removed without damage there is 16 x $13.30 to be saved and spent on other parts. Made a seal extractor by cutting a nut in half and grinding it down to fit in the valve spring recess. Welded the two halves to a pair of long nose pliers and trimmed the sharp edges. The first seal has been removed and isn't damaged so time to remove the rest of the valves and seals.Valve seal 1 by Max Mutarn, on FlickrValve seal 1 by Max Mutarn, on FlickrValve seal 2 by Max Mutarn, on FlickrValve seal 2 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


Valve seal 3 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


Valve seal 4 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr


Valve seal 5 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr

[Big Block]

Chasing 5V sneaking into the Red/Blue brake light circuit. I suspected the warning light computer but it's good, switches are good as well chasing 5v.jpg . So I think it's a simpler problem like a wire rub somewhere. Getting close to finding it now I think, just need to take the rest of the bike apart I guess.

[Redman]

60degF today, so dont have the excuse of "too cold in garage".....
So got started on swapping out carb intake boots

Got the new boots inplace . . . . and then stepped away. May get back to it Friday.


> > Later Note:
Did get it finished up that weekend, and out for ride

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[dgates1]

Was running great since December when I finished rebuilding my carburetors. Didn't get many miles on it, as I have been working on other things. Had put in some Seafoam to the gas tank a while back and now it won't idle anymore. I think I got some sludge from the tank to go through. So.... carbs are back on the table for another cleaning. I will also flush the tank again.



Also a better look here at the allen head carb balance screws I installed with springs and washers. Made balancing the carbs a much easier job.

[gtem]

I have honestly never struggled as much with brakes as I have with these rear units on the XS1100s. I don't know what it is but they are an absolute bear to bleed properly, maybe something to do with the master cylinder being mounted lower than the caliper? No idea. Anyways I've messed with this rear brake since last fall when it came to me sticking. At the end of it all it took a rebuild of the master cylinder, new stainless steel caliper piston, new caliper seals, and I had a local speed shop (Earl's in Speedway on the west side of Indy) fabricate some new brake lines front and rear. It still feels pretty mushy, but atleast doesn't drag and brakes well. I will ride it a while then bleed again.


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[Buffalo Bill]

We had a rainy day here, so I spent it in the garage.
Swapped the front tire for a new Pilot Power 2CT.
Only took me 4 hours.
Seems I wear the left side more than the right on all my bikes.

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[Grimly]

Seems I wear the left side more than the right on all my bikes.

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Do you have roundabouts in your area?
When I lived in the South of England, every road had a roundabout or several on it. The result was front tyres that were twice as worn on the right side as the left.
Since moving here, I've never had a tyre do that, as there are no roundabouts anywhere near me and the rural roads are evenly windy and twisty.

[Buffalo Bill]

Hey Grimly, rare roundabouts here, I'm thinking left turns have a wider radius than right turns because we use the right side lane. So I can take left turns faster and lean more.
Really not much else I can think of.

[Grimly]

Hey Grimly, rare roundabouts here, I'm thinking left turns have a wider radius than right turns because we use the right side lane. So I can take left turns faster and lean more.
Really not much else I can think of.

That's likely it. I tend to straighten out the bends so the overall wear is even-ish, and I'm not really a corner cranker much.

[Shin-Ken 1074]

Today I finally retired the very tired 43 year old original Reg/Rec on my 1982 GSX1100S. Volts were dropping down to 13.1 and the Rec was getting very hot, too hot to touch at times. I have swapped the OEM unit for a Mosfet Reg/Rec and rather than go with an aftermarket reg I decided to use a genuine Yamaha Mosfet unit. The Yamaha Reg/rec bolted onto the Suzuki electrics panel using the same holes and captive nuts as the Suzi Reg/rec, I just had to make two spacers from aluminium tube to get the Mosfet unit to clear the frame. The Yammy reg/rec is a lot bigger than the OEM Suzi unit and wont fit in the space used by the original Suzi reg/rec.

A two hour test ride went well with the system showing 14.3 volts on the meter and zero heat from the new Reg/rec. Very happy with the new set up.


Reg Rec1 by Max Mutarn, on Flickr

Reg Rec b by Max Mutarn, on Flickr

[Big Block]

Finally got brake lines for the 750 and 1100 so I did the always enjoyable job of draining, changing lines and bleeding both bikes. $700CDN for all the lines but chasing 5v.jpg I'm glad to only have to flush the lines yearly for a few years now. Brake saga went on all spring waiting for parts but now I can just ride them so I'm happy about that. It all started when Neither brake light switch was working on the 1100 but really turned out for the best as I know both bikes brake systems are completely renewed now.

[gtem]

Installed a factory center stand on the '98 Bandit along with the new Delkevic slip on exhaust (18" oval can and mid pipe, was a reasonable $239 shipped). Much better looking, much quieter (with the db killer installed) than the ratty DanMoto unit that the bike came with. Missing a bit of mounting hardware for the mid pipe that I'm adding to a big order of other misc. OE parts. The exhaust work was supposed to come later but I had to take it off to install the center stand so that's my excuse why I swapped on my shiny new muffler rather than getting after the wheels/tires/chain


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