what did you wrench on today??

[GregT]

Pulled the head for the second time on Flyboy's GK to fix a previous 'hack job who over torqued two of the cam cover bolts. I found them when I tried tightening the cam cover after replacing a leaky base gasket and valve stem seals.

I'll probably see if I can find a drill press to use, if not, then I'll drill them out by eye like I did on the lawn mower.

Ness, you've really got to get yourself a table if you plan on working a lot on these things. Real easy to get a bike into the air and stable as

If the ends of the broken bolts are visible, just MIG or TIG another small bolt onto the end and wind it out...easy as...

Had to do just that Yesterday. Building a Honda CB1100R motor which has been in boxes for some years...there was one missing cam cap bolt - the end of which i eventually found in the head. Friendly TIG welder took about 5 minutes to pull it out. The owner had paintstripped the head and had it professionally repainted - along with the rest of the motor - without noticing the bolt in there.

What is p...... me off about this build is finding all the bits - and so far it's taken just over a day to reshim the head from scratch. And that's just the exhaust cam so far. Nothing was marked where it had come from and the valves had all been refaced....oh joy. try, try and try again - writing everything down as i go. Aftermarket cam chain tensioner which came with no instructions - but requires the two bosses on the back of the block to be tapped 8mm - one of them right through - about 50mm....that took some modification of a standard tap to get it through that far... Wish I'd known about that before i put the block on the pistons....Rag, lots of rag - followed by a small vacuum cleaner....
I might get the head on tomorrow.....or walk away for a couple of days...

 

[dorkburger]

Finally at long last replaced my battery last night. Cleaned, checked the cables etc. I havent ridden since Super Bowl Sunday. Hoping to get out this weekend. Maybe ill even wash it....

 

[rustybronco]

Pulled the head for the second time on Flyboy's GK to fix a previous 'hack job who over torqued two of the cam cover bolts. I found them when I tried tightening the cam cover after replacing a leaky base gasket and valve stem seals.

I'll probably see if I can find a drill press to use, if not, then I'll drill them out by eye like I did on the lawn mower.

If the ends of the broken bolts are visible, just MIG or TIG another small bolt onto the end and wind it out...easy as...

I should have made myself a bit clearer. All they did was strip out the bolt holes in the head. If they had snapped those two off in the head I would have caught it the first time it was off.

 

[Carter Turk]

Look no hands or straps...Got some new tires from Dennis Kirk. Seemed to have the best deal and showed up exactly when they said it would. Ronin, put the tires on the rims for me.
I helped a little, but not much. Doing another track day at the Ridge in June, maybe 2 if I can pull it off. Chain and sprockets have expired, got those on the way, but forgot to loosen the countershaft sprocket nut, because I didn't think I was replacing the chain at the same time as the tires. Also getting a used Super Hub from Rapid Ray tomorrow, hopefully. Guess I'm getting a little more patient with age.

 

[Guest]

Look no hands or straps...Got some new tires from Dennis Kirk. Seemed to have the best deal and showed up exactly when they said it would. Ronin, put the tires on the rims for me.
I helped a little, but not much. Doing another track day at the Ridge in June, maybe 2 if I can pull it off. Chain and sprockets have expired, got those on the way, but forgot to loosen the countershaft sprocket nut, because I didn't think I was replacing the chain at the same time as the tires. Also getting a used Super Hub from Rapid Ray tomorrow, hopefully. Guess I'm getting a little more patient with age.

Ummm, I hope those brake pots aren't just hanging by the brake hose...cuz that's a no no. Didn't know the Katanas had leading axle frorks?

 

[gustovh]

I finished this.
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[Griffyn]

Nice work on the breastplate, I'll bet you could shape a really nice set of sheet metal fairings.

Today on the bike I installed a horn louder than the engine at idle, adjusted the valves, adjusted the idle to work with the valve settings, adjusted the choke cable to fully close the choke circuit, broke the choke cable and then took it out for a nice high-RPM test ride to check for oil leaks.

I also disassembled the front suspension of a Tiburon in the process of changing out the axles. Not nearly as much fun as tinkering on an old GS, but it needs to be done.

 

[tkent02]

adjusted the valves, adjusted the idle to work with the valve settings,

No synch?

 

[Griffyn]

Havn't built my synch tool yet, that comes after I get the Hyundai out of my garage. Customer cars come first, then I get to work on my own stuff.

 

[loud et]

Drained, cleaned the 650 forks and did new fork seals and oil.
Decent improvement.
Also ordered some Grab On foam grips and a cruise control device for the ride down to Brown County next month. oh yeah.
Tired of a painfully numb index finger and thumb

 

[Carter Turk]

Ummm, I hope those brake pots aren't just hanging by the brake hose...cuz that's a no no. Didn't know the Katanas had leading axle frorks?

I've done a lot of no no's, but the same Russell brake lines have been there since 1996. I do hear what you're saying, as I usually swap out tires immediately, but the lines where hanging like that for 22hrs.

Forks are from 80 1100 ET, no adjustments on the 83's that were on there before.

 

[Guest]

I've done a lot of no no's, but the same Russell brake lines have been there since 1996. I do hear what you're saying, as I usually swap out tires immediately, but the lines where hanging like that for 22hrs.

Forks are from 80 1100 ET, no adjustments on the 83's that were on there before.

Oh okay, same forks I put on my 750. I also installed Sonic springs in them, very nice improvement over the stock springs.

 

[cowboyup3371]

My buddy and I actually pulled the Jeep's engine out last night but couldn't get it onto the stand until this morning since I didn't have long enough bolts for two holes. Two transmission bolts took us over an hour to remove as they were on the top of the engine and not easy to access. Plus the engine decided it would continue relieving itself of the antifreeze all over me.

Now to tear it apart and see if the heads are warped.

 

[Steve]

what did you wrench on today??

I was all set to say "NOTHING, I went for a ride!"

Well I did go for a ride, but helped my neighbor clean out a carb for his lawn mower when I got home.

Just a half-hearted pull on the starter rope gets it going now, sorta like a well-tuned GS. :-\\\

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[GregT]

Finished the CB1100R - actually I believe an RB for the rivet counters - today and it will go to the owner tomorrow.
It has been liberally sprinkled with gold dust...

cases, head and barrels stripped and professionally repainted
built around a 900 crank with the 1100R rods, new bolts of course..
wiseco 3mm oversize pistons. matching head and base gaskets.
New primary chain and both cam chains
Vince and Hyde (NZ made) aftermarket cam chain tensioner and guide - a nice piece. Both the guide and the tensioner blade look to be CNC'd from a suitable plastic - both are substantial pieces and both needed trimming to fit properly. Tensioner is top pivoted and manually adjusted. $$$
900 primary sprocket with new rubbers fitted to the 1100 jackshaft - a minor mission itself.
Clutch basket shimmed - normal with these...

I'm told it will be raced lightly - he's now realising every time he races it, just how much it's worth...Probably do the next Barry Sheene meeting at Hampton Downs then it's a road bike...

 

[tkent02]

Finished up my front brake. Lines, new master, and the caliper rebuilt.

 

[Hilvhendo]

SH775 mounted on GS 750T

SH775 mounted on GS 750T

Installed the SH775 on my GS 750T

Marked then drilled new mounting hole




No room for the Triumph connector, re-routed the stator wires...




All back together

 

[cowboyup3371]

After replacing the fork cover on my bike, the intake manifold, fuel rail, injectors, valve covers, water pump, and exhaust manifolds came off of the Jeep fairly easily today. I just need to decide if I'll pull the valves out myself on the heads or let a machine shop do it when I have them check to see if they are warped.





The only major setback so far is a broken plastic thread section of what I think is a vacuum hose connection. OReilly's Auto says a left handed screw extractor will work fine so we'll see how it works for me. Does anyone have any other suggestions?

 

[GSX1000E]

After several problems with the powder-coater and the parts being lost in the mail on their return trip, I FINALLY got back to working on the '80 1100E basket case that I picked up several weeks ago.
This one has only been hibernating for a little more than 17 years. (Last registered in1997) It was very rough to say the least.
Here is a little teaser shot from this evening...


I still have to finish re-building the clutch as after I got it running and started to pull the parts to get PCed, I found this little jewel laying inside the clutch compartment...


The missing bolt and spacer were nowhere to be found! I will be pulling the oil pan...

Edit: Yes, I am also working on bringing the '78 750B back to life concurrently.

 

[GSX1000E]

Looky what I found in the oil pan to match the loose clutch spring...


After stealing the good parts from a spare '83 1100E engine, I got it all back together with a new stock clutch hub nut and GREEN locktite and a Cometic gasket.
I torqued the cover bolts to 6.8 ft.lbs. with a clicker torque wrench and called it a night.
(Should I have checked with the resident GS expert, Cowboy, before getting this far? :-k )