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what did you wrench on today??

Thanks Wally, still a lot to do, the engine bay looks really tatty, she is starting to show her 470 000+ km now.
 
I've been helping a friend prep his Norton 850 Commando for the market. It has only 4,775 miles on it, so it should sell fairly quckly.
 
I replaced the rear brake caliper on the RD400. The rearsets had to come off to adjust the pedal height and linkage. Bleeding was a bitch.

I changed the oil in my mom's Smart car too. 3.5 quarts of Mobil 1. I set the tire pressures on it correctly, and reset the tire pressure monitor.
 
Started workin on changing to 83' 1100e wheels from SaltyMonk(dan) and 83' shocks from GregB (greg). ALso have new sprockets going on also. And a black 83 chain guard from Dan also. Headlight ears from Elcorneus and a headlight bucket and headlight from another member.
Picked up some new bars, oil cooler and steering damper from Joe W...(thanks for the nice powdercoated bars Joe:))
Ratchet straps to the rafters was the best I could do to get the bike up with my bum arm....working nicely tho.
Shocks are polished up, gotta polish the mags and get the rubber on and I will have the back end put back together soon. Schwing!
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Finally got to do something for the first time in many weeks... made a camera mount for my new little video camera to mount on the handlebars.

Unfortunately Photobucket is refusing to cooperate so no pic's at present even though I have some...
 
Photobucket is still &%#%#ing me off... playing with a beta and constantly giving connection errors... but I did get the photos up:

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Now if I can just get the eBay seller to send me a 32GB MicroSDHC card that is *not* faulty I can give it a proper test ready for the next GSR run... my working 1GB card only lasts about 10 minutes before it's full...
 
'95 Mazda hasn't had power at low RPM for several days, so I checked the rotor and distributor cap. Both have corrosion and burning on contacts. There was rust between the rotor and the end of the camshaft (???). Replacement parts and sanding off the rust fixed the problem.

Why would these parts fail after only 19,000 miles?
 
RM250 maintenance,Consisting of a leakdown test compression test,seal any leaks and inspect the reeds.Clean and tune the carb doing plug chops and make this thing run right for this 12 year old that rides like a madman,very talented he is.
,a chrysler minivan 3.3 water pump,
Blaster maintenance,
oil change in the 1150,some riding then chillin for the night.
 
picked up this 86 a couple of weeks ago, non runner with the carbs apart in baggies, all cables and controls off handlebars, dead battery, no brakes, etc. but its a really nice, clean, low mileage bike.
re-assembled the carbs, rounded up the obligatory missing parts (thanks frankenzuki!), waited for the rubber pilot plugs to come in from bike bandit.
everything got here mid week so i got the carbs on, ran the cables and tried to start it. dead short was frying the ignition fuse every time i turned on the power. a local guy helped me figure it out. took it on a ride and the bike is sweet.
so what did i wrench on today to keep in theme with the title of this thread? bled the brakes and installed a new gel battery. tomorrow adjust/lube the chain, clean/oil the k&n's, change the oil and take it out for a real ride.
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oh, and intalled a new used front fender on my 85 to replace the one the p.o's dog chewed on.
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Got my new Shinko 230 mounted and balanced tonight, first time I ever did a mc tire, easy peasy. Did the ziptie method. Dont be scared to do it yourself, I did it with only one arm. Good advice from Bwinger (I think it was) on lining up the red dot with the heavy spot on the rim for balancing..... only needed one 1/4 oz weight, couldnt get the wheel to stop at the same place.
First time and all, I kept adding air to the tire to about 50psi and the bead wouldnt pop.....then sitting there contemplating my next move, lost in deep thought, POP....lol It scurred me!:eek: lol. A second later got the other pop. Sweet.
Got the new sprockets put on, except I cant find my new front sprocket nut fold over washer....it'll turn up.
good stuff...I like wrenchin.
 
loud et said:
Got my new Shinko 230 mounted and balanced tonight, first time I ever did a mc tire, easy peasy. Did the ziptie method. Dont be scared to do it yourself, I did it with only one arm. Good advice from Bwinger (I think it was) on lining up the red dot with the heavy spot on the rim for balancing..... only needed one 1/4 oz weight, couldnt get the wheel to stop at the same place.
First time and all, I kept adding air to the tire to about 50psi and the bead wouldnt pop.....then sitting there contemplating my next move, lost in deep thought, POP....lol It scurred me!:eek: lol. A second later got the other pop. Sweet.
Got the new sprockets put on, except I cant find my new front sprocket nut fold over washer....it'll turn up.
good stuff...I like wrenchin.
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Changed the front myself with help, but took it in for the rear.

For future reference, what is the "ziptie method"?

Thanks.
 
pmong said:
Changed the front myself with help, but took it in for the rear.

For future reference, what is the "ziptie method"?

Thanks.
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you use 4 or 5 big zip ties to squeeze the tire together before you put it on the rim. it just shrinks it a bit to help it slide on easier. I guess it worked ok, lol , my tire is on. There are videos on you tube.
Just search zip tie tire change.
 
Get some monster zip ties, wrap about eight of them around the tire to hold the beads together, to make it easier to get the tire on the rim. Then remove the zip ties, and seat the beads in the normal fashion.

I tried it once, and it seemed to me that it was beginning to distort the beads. Since a distorted bead usually doesn't seal properly, I removed the zip ties quickly and tried other methods to mount the tire.
 
Son and I worked on our bikes this weekend, bicycles that is, a break from attending to the motorcycles. He got two cycles on Saturday, a new Nashbar from the internet, surprisingly good and light no-name rebranded Chinese bicycle, and a 1960s Humber from a friend, an English model famous for the "running men" chain ring and made by Raleigh. The older bike is a restoration/recondition project, not much different than for a GS, requiring removing rust and accumulated crud, repacking bearings and other moving parts, replacing cables and rubber parts, cleaning and lubricating chain, dealing with electrical, etc. Only faster and easier. Good things that skills from one type of project is transferable to the other type.
 
pmong said:
Son and I worked on our bikes this weekend, bicycles that is, a break from attending to the motorcycles. He got two cycles on Saturday, a new Nashbar from the internet, surprisingly good and light no-name rebranded Chinese bicycle, and a 1960s Humber from a friend, an English model famous for the "running men" chain ring and made by Raleigh. The older bike is a restoration/recondition project, not much different than for a GS, requiring removing rust and accumulated crud, repacking bearings and other moving parts, replacing cables and rubber parts, cleaning and lubricating chain, dealing with electrical, etc. Only faster and easier. Good things that skills from one type of project is transferable to the other type.
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My first "ten speed" was a Schwinn Varsity, that I bought 3 weeks before starting college in 1969. I couldn't afford a car, so it was my primary transportation for 6 years. It served me very well. But I wish that I had spent $40 more, and bought a Raleigh Super Course, which was a very sweet bicycle for the price. Very sweet.
 
Unfortunately, my work bench is covered by about 5 different projects - First, I'm rebuilding a Hinomoto diesel tractor starter that is no longer available. Second, I have a M-1 Gerand with a bent operation rod that I have field stripped. Third, I'm rebuilding a older Craftsman crackerbox welder. Fourth, I have antique brass fire extinguisher that I'm refinishing, and finally, I'm putting in a new gate on my back fence and I have cables and hardware waiting to be mounted once I concrete the new post in the ground.

I need to get them all finished before jumping into something else...
Hap
 
Welder and other Fixes!

Welder and other Fixes!

Hap - I just finished rebuilding a 230 amp AC Forney buzz box welder last night! Small world... Got new output post nut/holder things, new 220 fan motor and fan, and cleaned all connections and put on new #4 lead and clamp and electrode holder. Amazing amount of dirt and wasp nests and such inside old box. Cleaned coils really well and MAN! Will that thing burn! It is from 1970, every piece USA made and I am really happy with it.
It's just like old bikes and trucks and such. I like the way that they used to be made - I have a Delta/Rockwell drill press from 1947 and same age bandsaw, and tons of other old tools and lamps and such that I have rebuilt and repurposed.
if it's old and rusty and unwanted... I probably will take it home and make it work!
Ozarkdrb
 
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