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Project:Old Yeller on the road

  • Thread starter Thread starter SVSooke
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Insured for the summer.Out for a ride with a buddy if he can get insurance.Long story but he NEEDS to get out for a ride.
 
Been out and about with Yeller.
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Up to Cowichan Bay last Sunday with Trevor and a guy we meet called Kyle.
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And over to Saltspring Island today.Was really cool as I have lived in this area my whole life and never been to any of the Gulf Islands.Was nice to share it with my buddy Sheldon who just moved here from Halifax NS.
 
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Going to this tomorrow so:
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Gave Yeller a good clean and a bit of polish.
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Used my new polisher on the screen,worked great.Loose wheel with white bar really works on plastic.
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Still some crazing but I think it's deep in the plastic.
 
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She scrubs up real nice Greg :D

My 450 needs a bath and a half... covered in filth from the recent feral weather... maybe today.

You'd best be posting many pic's from that even too :D
 
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These opposed piston calipers should be a great upgrade for Yeller.Yeah I'm going to clean them up and repaint them.Off a 83 550.
 
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Didn't think I'd just use them like that^^^did you?Brown stuff behind the pistons tells me it was a good idea.
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Looking good all painted and curing in the sun.
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Was worried they might not fit,not now.
 
Guess I was wrong.They don't fit.Could probably mod them to fit but I'm not going to.Give them back to my friend looking better than they did.
 
So it seems I might not have a project for this winter.I have made some mistakes with this bike I would like to fix.Biggest one is not adding enough catalyst to the clear when I painted the bodywork.It is VERY soft:o.Much better polisher,with better equipment as well.So unless something else comes up reworking Old Yeller might be this winter's project.Now the question is will she be Yeller at the end?:eek:
 
Been having charging problems with Yeller.In a couple of trips up Island the battery was going dead as I was going up.Got real good at bump starting her,right Trevor;)
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So I bought 2 of these voltmeters for $4 and change from China.Showed me that the bike was charging when I left but stopped 1/2 way though my 20 min commute.As I have a good PH009 MOSSFET R/R that was not the likely problem.
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Thinking this might just be the problem:-\\\PO's(we need a shaking head smiley)
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The other side and the one I put in.Good solid 13+ volts now:dancing:
 
IF you need a project you can pop by L.A. and grab my boxes and boxes of parts I'll be getting. I'll come up to ride the complete bike back to Los Angeles come spring, cool?

:D
 
SVSooke said:
Been having charging problems with Yeller.In a couple of trips up Island the battery was going dead as I was going up.Got real good at bump starting her,right Trevor;)
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So I bought 2 of these voltmeters for $4 and change from China.Showed me that the bike was charging when I left but stopped 1/2 way though my 20 min commute.As I have a good PH009 MOSSFET R/R that was not the likely problem.
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Thinking this might just be the problem:-\\\PO's(we need a shaking head smiley)
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The other side and the one I put in.Good solid 13+ volts now:dancing:
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Yes Greg you did!:)
 
trevor said:
Yes Greg you did!:)
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Thing of the past now.On the trip to Renfrew this last weekend I could turn her off with confidence she would come back to life with a touch of the button:dancing:
Last day for insurance Friday.As fiances have dictated no new projects this year I'm moving the redo of Yeller up a year.Yes another complete teadoen.Kelly will be SO happy when it's time to remount the swing arm and the engine.Great 2 projects and nothing to ride:(
 
GSequoia said:
IF you need a project you can pop by L.A. and grab my boxes and boxes of parts I'll be getting. I'll come up to ride the complete bike back to Los Angeles come spring, cool?

:D
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Yeah right.My 1000 still needs to be done and so does this one^^^:D
 
Yeah I guess so,but odds where against you as well as my lack of storage room.
So we are off the road today as the insurance has run out.The tires are looking worn and so is the paint.Want to repolish the stuff that I did back when I was learning the process.Still an open question whether she will be Old Yeller when she's done.
 
SVSooke said:
Still an open question whether she will be Old Yeller when she's done.
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Picking the color is hard stuff. It'll be quite awhile before I even get to that stage on my GS700E and it's already bothering me. I think I'll shove the decision off to my four yera old son... Well, I'l have veto rights anyway :D


Should have possession of the pile of parts in about four hours!
 
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