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Flyboy
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That is looking soooo nice, can't wait to see this one finished, looks like it is going to turn heads, I really like what you have done to the motor, the attention to detail shows.
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carefully drill it out ?
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Hoosier Daddy
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Thanks Flyboy! Much appreciated.
and psyguy, I usually save that for the last resort when dealing with a steel screw in an aluminum hole, especially this small, and Recessed!
Tonight, I took the smallest tiny ball nose milling bit that came with my Dremel and worked it back and forth carefulley on the stripped slot. Managed to do it without hitting the side and buggering the threads and more, then heated it and got another 1/4 turn out of it.
Decided to modify an old larger shanked screwdriver on the grinder to get a narrower shaft and a sharp tip. Worked on the sripped head on the screw more with the Dremel to deepen the slot.
Then the Brother-in-law showed up to go look at a 03 Sabre for him... now his.
So I resorted to letting it soak overnight again
and psyguy, I usually save that for the last resort when dealing with a steel screw in an aluminum hole, especially this small, and Recessed!
Tonight, I took the smallest tiny ball nose milling bit that came with my Dremel and worked it back and forth carefulley on the stripped slot. Managed to do it without hitting the side and buggering the threads and more, then heated it and got another 1/4 turn out of it.
Decided to modify an old larger shanked screwdriver on the grinder to get a narrower shaft and a sharp tip. Worked on the sripped head on the screw more with the Dremel to deepen the slot.
Then the Brother-in-law showed up to go look at a 03 Sabre for him... now his.
So I resorted to letting it soak overnight again
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That would have taken some patience... largely inconcievable to me...
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Hoosier Daddy
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Success! I had to go a little deeper a couple of times and blow out the debris, then adjust the blade on my screwdriver with the bench grinder again... but once I was able to get a good bite on it, it came right out... (whew)
AND the UPS Gods smiled on me and delivered my new tires and tubes. After a lot of research I had read only one negative among numerous reviews I decided to go with Shrinko's 712's ft and rear. These are molded from Yokohama's old tooling and they are reported to be a great tire for the price
So I broke out the old trusty tire irons and got the old ones off the rims. A little more clean-up and the wheels should be ready to have the new tires mounted then clear-coated to protect them
AND the UPS Gods smiled on me and delivered my new tires and tubes. After a lot of research I had read only one negative among numerous reviews I decided to go with Shrinko's 712's ft and rear. These are molded from Yokohama's old tooling and they are reported to be a great tire for the price
So I broke out the old trusty tire irons and got the old ones off the rims. A little more clean-up and the wheels should be ready to have the new tires mounted then clear-coated to protect them
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Testarossa
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I don't recommend clear coating your tires. Not good for wet traction. :-k
Just kidding, I know what you really mean. Your project is coming along very nicely. Keep up the good work.
Just kidding, I know what you really mean. Your project is coming along very nicely. Keep up the good work.
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Hoosier Daddy
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funny stuff once I went back and re-read my post.
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Hoosier Daddy
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I started teaching the Brother in law to ride a bike... he bought this for his first one. Asked me to go with him to check it out. Discovered he already had put money down on it.
'03 Sabre, 13K miles, $4995 and I got him new tires, full service, with the goodies and a helmet worked into the deal. He told me he'd rode before... come to find out it was 20 years ago... in a field... on a dirt bike... and he never shifted out of 1st..... Oh, and he is deaf... So I rode it home from the dealership for him and been helping him out since. It's been kinda trying on me to say the least. But he's getting the hang of it up and down our 600' driveway. Next comes the high-school parking lot on Sunday where I will let him practice low speed turns.
'03 Sabre, 13K miles, $4995 and I got him new tires, full service, with the goodies and a helmet worked into the deal. He told me he'd rode before... come to find out it was 20 years ago... in a field... on a dirt bike... and he never shifted out of 1st..... Oh, and he is deaf... So I rode it home from the dealership for him and been helping him out since. It's been kinda trying on me to say the least. But he's getting the hang of it up and down our 600' driveway. Next comes the high-school parking lot on Sunday where I will let him practice low speed turns.
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Big Rich
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Kudos on the jet removal! VonYinzer swears by those Shinko tires as well- but I've never had the pleasure of running them.
Don't you have some kind of a dirt bike to put the bro-in-law on first? Either way, glad to hear another person on 2 wheels.
Don't you have some kind of a dirt bike to put the bro-in-law on first? Either way, glad to hear another person on 2 wheels.
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Hoosier Daddy
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Nope, no Dirt Bikes here, last ones around these parts was my buddies then new XR75 and anothers KE100 Kawa that we used to take turns tearing up the fields with in the '70s. My Mom-n-Dad had bought me a Sears mini bike first a few years before and that's how we all got the fever...
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redplastic
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geez, you think we could get a lil more progress than 3 days to get a screw outta a carb?! Just ribbin' ya..ive been there, Ive found the best thing is a dental handpiece with a carbide bur to cut a nice lil groove in em and take em on out, but hurry up, I wanna see this thing done!
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Hoosier Daddy
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I know, I know...Workin on it when ever I can! (pant, pant, pant)
These 6 day work weeks are cuttin into my play time. But using the "SunnBobb" philosophy of do something everyday when working on a bike project, no matter how small it is, do SOMETHING! has always worked well for me. Even if it means crackin a cold one, standing back and staring at it. That may even get the creative juices flowing.
These 6 day work weeks are cuttin into my play time. But using the "SunnBobb" philosophy of do something everyday when working on a bike project, no matter how small it is, do SOMETHING! has always worked well for me. Even if it means crackin a cold one, standing back and staring at it. That may even get the creative juices flowing.
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Hoosier Daddy
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Got a free moment tonight and decided to mount the tires, not my first set of tire but my first with tubes. (OK in the last 30 years)
First came the front, partially inflated the new tube and careful, steady, first half without a hitch, then at the last of the second bead... PFFFT... I pinched the tube!
Well I know I need another tube so lets see if I can do the rear. May need to get both tubes before it's over.
I remembered reading on other forums about a "Garbage bag trick", after a little googling lead to this you-tube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6sH8WRl6yI&playnext=1&list=PL673E87BFA905C44A
Sure enough, worked like a charm. I had to use my irons at the very end but no issues. So I am off to the dealership to see if the have a replacement front tube in stock so I can finish this small part tomorrow.
First came the front, partially inflated the new tube and careful, steady, first half without a hitch, then at the last of the second bead... PFFFT... I pinched the tube!
Well I know I need another tube so lets see if I can do the rear. May need to get both tubes before it's over.
I remembered reading on other forums about a "Garbage bag trick", after a little googling lead to this you-tube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6sH8WRl6yI&playnext=1&list=PL673E87BFA905C44A
Sure enough, worked like a charm. I had to use my irons at the very end but no issues. So I am off to the dealership to see if the have a replacement front tube in stock so I can finish this small part tomorrow.
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Hoosier Daddy
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Mission accomplished! Bought a replacement tube for the front and got it mounted last night... Then moved onto the rotors. Scuffed the black painted centers in preperation of their fresh paint. Going to use the same low gloss ceramic engine enamel I used on the cylinders of my engine. 500 degree and chemical resistant so it should hold up well.
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Hoosier Daddy
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Todays progress...
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Big Rich
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That's an awfully pretty unicycle you have there Hoosier......how's the front wheel coming along?
I'm diggin what you've got going on there sir!
I'm diggin what you've got going on there sir!
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Hoosier Daddy
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Thanks Pal! Front is a bare wheel and tire at this point, need to install the new wheel bearings I have and reassemble the whole she-bang. Then I can get it mounted. Hopefully tomorrow... but there is a bike show that I'd like to enter "Bomber" in... 
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Testarossa
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Wow, it's starting to look like a motorcycle again. Good stuff! I used that same theory of doing "something" every day to get me through my KZ1000 build. It works well because it keeps a corner of your mind on the project. If you let a couple of days go, then it turns into weeks, and sometimes it turns into forever.
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Hoosier Daddy
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Ain't that the truth! I am probably borderline attention defaecate disorder what-ever... Gotta stay focused.
So along those lines with that little prodding from Big Rich, I got out to the shop early today before the heat set in. Record breaker fore casted today with dangerous heat index / humidity. Got the front wheel done, rotors torqued to spec and installed. She's officially a "Roller"!
Sure am glad I used my better judgment and replaced all the wheel bearings. The rears looked and felt fine so I was starting to second guess myself on spending the $. But when I got to this rusty front one it made me feel much better!
YUK!
Now to run the wiring and finish up those carbs. Working on a Z-1 order for the float bowl gaskets, rubber plugs, and a replacement mixture screw. $36 plus shipping ain't bad compared to other places I frequent.
So along those lines with that little prodding from Big Rich, I got out to the shop early today before the heat set in. Record breaker fore casted today with dangerous heat index / humidity. Got the front wheel done, rotors torqued to spec and installed. She's officially a "Roller"!
Sure am glad I used my better judgment and replaced all the wheel bearings. The rears looked and felt fine so I was starting to second guess myself on spending the $. But when I got to this rusty front one it made me feel much better!
YUK!
Now to run the wiring and finish up those carbs. Working on a Z-1 order for the float bowl gaskets, rubber plugs, and a replacement mixture screw. $36 plus shipping ain't bad compared to other places I frequent.
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Big Rich
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Actually, I thought you would have pointed out that it was on 5 wheels.......not one.
Either way, good job Hoosier! Once a bike becomes a roller again it just makes everything easier.
Either way, good job Hoosier! Once a bike becomes a roller again it just makes everything easier.
