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Shwartz
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Ya, to be honest I've had little issue with Sturgess yet. They've got me everything I've asked for and in decent time. Nothing lightning quick, but I only get 1 night a week (if that) to work on it anyways.
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Shwartz
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Wheels are off and headed to the shop for new rubber.
Front calipers are rebuilt and waiting to be put back on the bike. The caliper pins are in rough shape due to a torn boot. Regardless the other side's boot was in great shape but the pin was still pretty crusty. We'll see what can be done. I'm wire-wheeling the snot out of them.
Will keep you posted.
Front calipers are rebuilt and waiting to be put back on the bike. The caliper pins are in rough shape due to a torn boot. Regardless the other side's boot was in great shape but the pin was still pretty crusty. We'll see what can be done. I'm wire-wheeling the snot out of them.
Will keep you posted.
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Shwartz
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So I went out Monday night and tinkered. I can't really justify finishing up the calipers until I have a front wheel back on and that won't be happening until my wheels are back from the shop.
I was tagged in a funny pic online from the shop where my rims are because he was surprised when he pulled the original tubes out of my tires they were red. Not sure if I've seen red tubes either. Nonetheless I digress.
So I went to plan my next move and looked at replacing the shift seal because I thought it was leaking. Apparently I was wrong but I had the seal in hand and figured it couldn't hurt to replace it anyways. So I read all the horror stories about getting this seal out and found that this method worked stellar and made the change-out easy!
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=108484&highlight=drywall+screws+shift+seal
So I went to it:
Easy Peasy, came right out.
Then simply worked the new seal back on by cleaning the shaft, wrapping a sticker over the spline (you can use packing tape, or even a bag if you have a proper fitting one) to protect the new seal as it glides over it, greasing the shaft, and greasing the seal itself. Then literally slipped the seal down the shaft. I couldn't find a proper fitting pipe to slip over the shaft as described in other tutorials. This would help to seat the new seal into the block by hammering lightly on the end of the pipe. So instead I used a set of "Crows Feat" that I have. I thought I would get much more use out of these things but to be honest I haven't used them till now. I slipped one of the feet over the shaft, butted it up against the seal and tapped against the seal with a punch and hammer. I simply worked my way around it and seated it nicely.
Worked like a charm.
Then I obviously had to reverse engineer the peg and shifter back together.
One thing I'm pretty sure is not working as it should is that the pegs are not as secure as they should be. This would be for 2 reasons:
1. The bushings around the bolts are dried out and need to be replaced.
2. I'm pretty sure the lower of the 2 bolts is going in partially and then cross-threading. So I can't seem to coax it in as far as it should go. Their is a big metal washer between the bushing and the bracket, and I can still spin the washer by hand after the bolt is tight.
My guess is instead of changing the bushings a few years ago when it was required, someone just kept tightening the bolt more and more with every reassembly until the threads started shearing. On top of that, due to the purpose of the bolt, without the proper support from the bushing, the bolt would be taking the full unassisted torque from the weight of the rider. So nonetheless I'm probably going to need to run a tap-set through the hole prior to replacing the bushings.....or I can replace the rear-set with something cooler.....options.
The last thing that kinda sucks is....the bike's not going on the road this summer...Bummer.
Plans change faster than the tides.
My wife and I live in a semi-detached in downtown Hamilton and rent out our attic and basement apartments. It turns out that our neighbors (in the other half of the semi) put their place up for sale. Our neighbors are nice enough people but are LOUD!!!!! My wife and I feared that the new people that moved in could be even worse so we bought it before it went to market. It's a mirror image of our place and already has basement apartment in it, as well as an unfinished attic (waiting for another apartment). So my wife and I are moving next door and renting out our current unit. We move in July.
So nonetheless money has become tight again and the motorcycle still can't seem to jump over to the "Need to have" section of the monthly budget plan. So insurance, registration, riding jacket and the works may have to wait till next summer. So that kinda stinks because now i need to keep the motivation alive another year.
Fist world problems
On the up-side?
I get a FULL :dancing:Garage!
Will post pics soon.
I was tagged in a funny pic online from the shop where my rims are because he was surprised when he pulled the original tubes out of my tires they were red. Not sure if I've seen red tubes either. Nonetheless I digress.
So I went to plan my next move and looked at replacing the shift seal because I thought it was leaking. Apparently I was wrong but I had the seal in hand and figured it couldn't hurt to replace it anyways. So I read all the horror stories about getting this seal out and found that this method worked stellar and made the change-out easy!
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum/showthread.php?t=108484&highlight=drywall+screws+shift+seal
So I went to it:
Easy Peasy, came right out.
Then simply worked the new seal back on by cleaning the shaft, wrapping a sticker over the spline (you can use packing tape, or even a bag if you have a proper fitting one) to protect the new seal as it glides over it, greasing the shaft, and greasing the seal itself. Then literally slipped the seal down the shaft. I couldn't find a proper fitting pipe to slip over the shaft as described in other tutorials. This would help to seat the new seal into the block by hammering lightly on the end of the pipe. So instead I used a set of "Crows Feat" that I have. I thought I would get much more use out of these things but to be honest I haven't used them till now. I slipped one of the feet over the shaft, butted it up against the seal and tapped against the seal with a punch and hammer. I simply worked my way around it and seated it nicely.
Worked like a charm.
Then I obviously had to reverse engineer the peg and shifter back together.
One thing I'm pretty sure is not working as it should is that the pegs are not as secure as they should be. This would be for 2 reasons:
1. The bushings around the bolts are dried out and need to be replaced.
2. I'm pretty sure the lower of the 2 bolts is going in partially and then cross-threading. So I can't seem to coax it in as far as it should go. Their is a big metal washer between the bushing and the bracket, and I can still spin the washer by hand after the bolt is tight.
My guess is instead of changing the bushings a few years ago when it was required, someone just kept tightening the bolt more and more with every reassembly until the threads started shearing. On top of that, due to the purpose of the bolt, without the proper support from the bushing, the bolt would be taking the full unassisted torque from the weight of the rider. So nonetheless I'm probably going to need to run a tap-set through the hole prior to replacing the bushings.....or I can replace the rear-set with something cooler.....options.
The last thing that kinda sucks is....the bike's not going on the road this summer...Bummer.
Plans change faster than the tides.
My wife and I live in a semi-detached in downtown Hamilton and rent out our attic and basement apartments. It turns out that our neighbors (in the other half of the semi) put their place up for sale. Our neighbors are nice enough people but are LOUD!!!!! My wife and I feared that the new people that moved in could be even worse so we bought it before it went to market. It's a mirror image of our place and already has basement apartment in it, as well as an unfinished attic (waiting for another apartment). So my wife and I are moving next door and renting out our current unit. We move in July.
So nonetheless money has become tight again and the motorcycle still can't seem to jump over to the "Need to have" section of the monthly budget plan. So insurance, registration, riding jacket and the works may have to wait till next summer. So that kinda stinks because now i need to keep the motivation alive another year.
Fist world problems
On the up-side?
I get a FULL :dancing:Garage!
Will post pics soon.
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MAJikMARCer
Guest
Bummer about the project delay but awesome on the real estate deal. Once you get those apartments rented out you should have some better cash flow, at least that's how it's supposed to work, right? 
Good luck with the long term project! The full garage will help a bunch I bet!
Good luck with the long term project! The full garage will help a bunch I bet!
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Shwartz
Guest
Bummer about the project delay but awesome on the real estate deal. Once you get those apartments rented out you should have some better cash flow, at least that's how it's supposed to work, right?
Good luck with the long term project! The full garage will help a bunch I bet!
In Theory the rented apartments help with the cash flow but the issue is that just because the money's coming in doesn't mean that this money is spendable. That income is already claimed for paying down the debtload's elsewhere (down-payments on places are expensive if you're not selling your previous home to pay for them) . The theory is that it would be nice for my wife to be able to stay at home raising kids while we're maintaining the same lifestyle (we're not loaded, we're just comfortable). When she's working the income is great, but i have to admit that I've noticed that life always seems a little more hectic and not as much fun when she's working (juggling day-care drop off's/pickups, who stays home when the kids are sick, how do you potty train kids if the day-care provider doesn't care, yada yada yada...etc). So anyways, all that to say that family life is more fulfilling when she's at home.
The apartments are also a retirement fund (My RRSP took a fairly large dive when the economy crashed, but yet our rent agreements never changed....Funny how that works).
Nonetheless I'm still tinkering with the bike, because I've wanted one for a few years. I've looked at the option of selling it after it's safetied and moving on to a different one when the opportunity arises again but I'm afraid that this opportunity will not arise again for a while (with 2 kids, a wife, responsibilities, etc etc), AND I really don't think I'd make much profit. Maybe $200 if I'm lucky. Not really worth it to me.
Their's always next summer. Heck, maybe now that I will have a garage I can even do some paint details! Actually that's a great idea. Maybe I can do that this fall before the temperature tanks here....hmm
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Shwartz
Guest
New rubber!
New rubber!
Guess what came home this weekend!?!?!?
Just stuck the rim under the fender for a test-fit/pic.
Pirelli Sport Demons!
New tubes, new rubber, and they're going to have to sit for another year. Any suggestions on storage for them? Should I keep the weight off them and leave the bike on the stand that I have it on? I can't imagine 1 season of sitting being detrimental for the tires but figure that I might as well ask.
New rubber!
Guess what came home this weekend!?!?!?
Just stuck the rim under the fender for a test-fit/pic.
Pirelli Sport Demons!
New tubes, new rubber, and they're going to have to sit for another year. Any suggestions on storage for them? Should I keep the weight off them and leave the bike on the stand that I have it on? I can't imagine 1 season of sitting being detrimental for the tires but figure that I might as well ask.
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GateKeeper
Guest
If the tires are going to have weight on them, at least put some cardboard under them or a thick piece of rug, something somewhat softer and at least so there is no direct contact with the concrete floor, now if it's on a center stand then you should have no issues as there should be no contact of tires to ground....
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Shwartz
Guest
Yaa, unforch...I don't have a center stand. So I will work something out. I'll place something under them.
Thanks for the recommendation.
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GateKeeper
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Shwartz
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I'm still alive. Just working on the boat now that it's summer.
Special request from the wife because the whole family can use the boat this summer, whereas I can only enjoy a motorcycle on my own.
I'll probably start posting again around ....September/October sometime if I don't post pictures of my new-used garage before then at that new-used place.
Special request from the wife because the whole family can use the boat this summer, whereas I can only enjoy a motorcycle on my own.
I'll probably start posting again around ....September/October sometime if I don't post pictures of my new-used garage before then at that new-used place.
