what did you wrench on today??

[Tim Tom]

Well whaddya know... just re-read the adjustment instructions and my Ikon shocks have four damping positions and three pre-load positions... now I have even more to play with

I thought so. If I recall correctly you have the series 93 shocks on there right? If so they are the same as on my 850, although with quite a different spring rate to make up for the 150lb ish weight difference I'd imagine.

I'm curious to know how you end up setting them up.

 

[Sandy]

Tonight I managed to start putting things back together. Put the oil pan back on as well as got the cylinders and head back on and torqued. Installed the cams, got it all timed up, turned it over a few times by hand and then some spins with the starter. All looks and sounds OK. WooHoo!! Next a post build compression check, exhaust, carbs, gas and hopefully it should run.

 

[Guest]

The Ikons I have are 7610-1282SP10... damping and pre-load adjustable.

I'll finish my jetting changes then start on suspension.

And speaking of jetting, the enlarged vacuum holes in the slides definitely had an impact today. Not ground breaking but definitely noticeable quicker throttle response, especially once the rev's are up around the 5500RPM mark or more.

I need to try dropping the mains back to 145 again and see how that goes, but I feel I'm very close to just right

 

[Guest]

Sure could use some pics and a bit of a how to as I am thinking about doing mine as well.

Mike

I would have a extra person on hand, they can watch as it is applied as to the alignment. Take your time because you will have to reposition the tape a few times. Take breaks. Once done and happy with your work, clear coat the hell out of it lol.

 

[earlfor]

I have pretty much all the regular spring stuff done on my bike.
I have the old tire that was on it when I bought it.
I figured I could take the worn tire off and throw the old on for now and it's be fine for wizzing around a little bit.
So I went ahead and got insurance on my bike, it was only $20.

Today I managed to get the worn tire off and after wrestling around trying to get the old tire on and seated, I discovered (and remembered) that when I took it off originally, I had let the air out of by stabbing it with my knife.

Needless to say, I did a decent amount of non productive work today,
lol.

I guess it's safe to assume you were fresh out of Little Jiffy knife slash repair kits huh?

 

[Steel Toed Tank]

Haha, could you imagine!

Riding around with a patched sidewall.
I'm cheap, but not stupid!

I have a tire arriving at a shop on Monday or Tuesday, so this is gonna be an incredibly long and slow weekend for me.

 

[Guest]

Haha, could you imagine!

Riding around with a patched sidewall.
I'm cheap, but not stupid!

I have a tire arriving at a shop on Monday or Tuesday, so this is gonna be an incredibly long and slow weekend for me.

That is Russian roulette, but uglier. It might result in becoming crippled or a vegetable, or a slow and lingering death.

 

[GS ace]

This morning, I'm installing a Cool Shirt cooling system into the Miata track car. This pulled me away from what I am cotracted to work on, but what the heck.....I get paid no matter what I'm doing.

 

[Dave8338]

Last nights efforts. Should be ready for its' first ride, tomorrow. ray:

 

[Sandy]

Got everything back together this morning. Ran it for a while until it was nice and hot then let it cool for a few hours and retorqued the head and dumped the cheap startup oil I had in it. Looks good, no leaks or funny noises. Tomorrow a short test ride (no insurance yet) and then check the valves to make sure nothing went tight. Next week I have to put a couple of hundred miles on then set valves (I set them loose for break in), carb sync and another oil change. I haven't done a job like this for quite a few years, looks like I haven't lost my touch, all went well.

 

[rustybronco]

Some zoo is looking for it's monkey...

Some zoo is looking for it's monkey...

Replaced the last shim in Stan's GK that Nessism was good enough to mail me. While I was redoing the head I noticed there were a couple of cam cover bolt holes that had been heli-coiled and a couple of holes that didn't look all that well. I kind of expected it when I tore it apart and noticed it had replacement bolts holding the cam cover on. It didn't disappoint me one bit as two of the threads ended up stripping out! Okay, good enough until I can get a kit to repair them.

On to tearing into the stuck clutch.

It took a bit to get the clutch cover off because someone, who was in it before, decided permatex was a good thing to use in conjunction with a replacement gasket. I had to break out the putty knife and cut through the gasket all the way around. No biggie, I think we've all been there before a time or two before. Removed the pressure plate to find all the frictions and steels glued to it! Broke them loose, wiped all the gunk off of them, measured the the frictions for wear and found all of them well above minimum thickness (.118~.120 _ min thick .90). Flipped the steels on a piece of glass and checked them for warpage. Yep good to go in that department as well.

Like I said, someone has been into this one before. Found the clutch basket nut loose and figured by the chisel marks on the flats they didn't have any real method of torquing the nut properly. No sweat, whip out the air operated torque wrench, slam her home and bend over the lock tab. Replaced the frictions and steels, put on the pressure plate, set the torque wrench to 96 in-lb, cranked down the bolts and called it a day.

Need to add a cam cover and a clutch cover gasket to the shopping list.

Scratch that, I already had set aside a spare clutch cover gasket from my old '82 850G.
I'll button it up tomorrow...

 

[Guest]

Today I did the electrical system on a friends GS1100 E as it was over charging and boiled the battery. So I got a honda regulator and installed it only to find that the bike only had 9.4 volts at the brake light switch , which kept the regulator charging full bore 15.45 volts. Searched the system out and replaced a few melted connectors and cleaned up some connections and replaced the ignition switch . All is well now , charging at 13.90 at idle, 14.50 at 4000. I now have 1/2 volt less than battery voltage at the brake light switch. Oh and prior to cleaning and the replacement , it only had 10 volts at the coils , now it has 1/4 volt less than battery, which is generally 12.50-12.75 with the bike off. So a very productive morning.

 

[Steel Toed Tank]

Last nights efforts. Should be ready for its' first ride, tomorrow. ray:

I know what that is.

Frame off resto? Vurry nice.

Down the road I want a Big Red, 350X and 250R in the stable.

Make sure you post some pics when she's done!

That is Russian roulette, but uglier. It might result in becoming crippled or a vegetable, or a slow and lingering death.

Yeah for sure, even without the side wall puncture I wouldn't have gone out of my little town (over 50 km/h) on it.

It was made in 92!

 

[dorkburger]

Last nights efforts. Should be ready for its' first ride, tomorrow. ray:

Man oh man that brings back memories. i rode a 250r back in the early 90s. it was an absolute screamer, yet perfectly behaved. Nice looking resto thus far.

 

[dorkburger]

I know what that is.

Frame off resto? Vurry nice.

Down the road I want a Big Red, 350X and 250R in the stable.

Make sure you post some pics when she's done!

Regarding 350x machines: Choose your engine preference....MY brother and my cousin both had 350x's. an 85 and an 86. The 85 was bone stock, and while not as crisp on the bottom, it was an absolute screamer on the top end. The 86 had an aftermarket exhaust, and a ton of torque, but the 85 always ran away from it in the long run. There were supposedly subtle differences in the engines..Or maybe by saying a red one(85) you already know which one you want

 

[dorkburger]

Gave the cycle its yearly washing....

 

[rustybronco]

Finished buttoning up the clutch on the GK. Installed the carbs and air cleaner after I had found out mice had used it as their own personal dining room (seeds inside it). Reconnected the oil cooler and routed the lines as best I could.

Next up is to make proper looking coil wires from the jumbled up mess that was on the bike and refill it with oil.

 

[Guest]

I got "W" up on the lift did oil & filter change pulled carbs off and cleaned pilot jets drained old smelly gas out of tank, 2 fresh gallons of vpower 93 sounds much better than the last time I started it last fall. Now just have to fix wires at a connector for the high beam and get a new air filter and she's good to go.

 

[Guest]

 

[Guest]

Wash and polish over the weekend, and last night enlarged the slide vacuum holes to 3mm... I like it

Tonight I discovered my mixture screws were different settings each side by 1 complete turn

Guessing I got confused on direction on one side at one point as I've been adjusting them in half and quarter turns... both now set to 2.5 turns so I can start again tomorrow...