what did you wrench on today??

[Baatfam]

Front pads and rotors on the CTS today...

 

[Hovmod]

Time to replace stuff on the 750:


Rear wheel got new (used) cush drive hub, new (used) brake disc, and brand new sprocket. Simple.

Then I spent a LOT of time and deep patience getting the old bearings out of the swing arm, which then got new bearings and bushings. Once you knock the bearings to bits, the outer casing of the bearing is VERY HARD TO GET OUT! :x
New drive sprocket also fitted. So the rear wheel itself is now pretty well sorted.
New bearings and bushings on the swinging arm should also improve tightness.

But.

Then, in the middle what can only be described as a whirlwind of hack mechanics, trouble hit in the form of bad threads on the left shock. The bolt enters, but as I tighten it, it slips and becomes loose. So I need to get that fixed before I'll ride this thing. Hm.
At least the swing arm is back on, so it looks closer to a running bike now.

Remaining jobs then:
-Fix shock mounting issue (new shocks? slightly longer bolt? ideas?).
-New rear brake shoes (likely a bleeding job, so I'll replace brake fluid. just as well).
-Intermittent headlight, probably caused by a bad wire/connector. This kind of stuff I do well, so I'm not too worried.
-Replace throttle cable.
-change oil + filter

No riding today then, and curses on the dimwit who decided that the inner bracket for the shock should come with "built-in" threads instead of a nut. Space on the inside of the swing arm issue, perhaps?

OK, off to 25 year high school reunion.
Tomorrow, hangover mechanics.

Sorry, no pictures.

 

[whereiwannabe]

Gapped my plugs! Woohoo! It's hard working on these things while sweat is dripping in your eyes at 8am. But the weatherfolks say we have a cool front coming which will bring it down to ONLY 98 all next week.

Did go for a short putt with Frank Z on his Cooley though. Amazing to hear the differences in our engines in the morning before it hits triple digits.

 

[ptexotik]

Installed new clutch cable on Katana. The action's a little better but still a workout. I'm thinking the near 90deg bend in the cable doesn't help matters. I will take a look inside clutch cover when I get a new gasket on the way with next parts order.

 

[MisterCinders]

Lubed the chain and went for a pretty good ride. Now re-painting the tank and side panels to try another look.

 

[MisterCinders]

Primed tank and panels last night. Sanded this morning. Three coats of paint. During the third coat of clear, some squirell or bird knocks a spatter of dirt onto the tank. FML.

 

[Rover]

Skunk tank

Skunk tank

Turning my skunk tank into a 79 tank for my 79 restore.

 

[airwolf222b]

My wrenching today was to complete #6 and #7 on my list of 32,467 things I decided I need to do based off of Basscliffs suggestions. lol. Today it was raining and I don't have a garage, so I was limited to just a few short trips out to the bike to do a few things.

#6 - Replace plugs and plug boots. I know that isn't much of a repair, and I don't think the plugs I had were in terrible shape, but they didn't look great and plugs are just a couple bucks, so I took it off the list.

#7 - Weather stripping on airbox covers. Another $3.00 project.

Like I said, nothing major but slowely working my way down the Basscliff list of things I need. Next up...Carb Boots. I'm saving up a little while for those. 3 look brand new, one looks like it was cut a little with a knife, so I'm getting new ones across the board.

 

[Souske]

Helped a buddy put the fenders back on his 55 chevy 5 window pickup

 

[979roadrunner]

Helped a buddy put the fenders back on his 55 chevy 5 window pickup

Cool *drool*

 

[jwhelan65]

got this running..

 

[Vmass]

I removed the:

-tank
-seat
-fender
-fairing
-rear cowl
-side covers
-plastic seat trim

to prepare them for there cross country trip.

Next up will be the removal of the gauges to replace replace the broken glass panel and clean them up a bit.

 

[cdnoel]

nice 1100E

nice 1100E

Not a bad 750E and those original pipes look pretty solid from here. The original clear on these things gives up so easy I'm thinking the paint looks great considering. Any plans to put the right front fender on it or re-paint?

 

[Guest]

Started to get the Ikon progressive fork springs in...

 

[Hovmod]

Still not on the road,
BUT:

Got the shocks mounted, got the new chain on, got covers and stuff on, light works, all I need to do tomorrow morning is to fix the rear brake and align the wheel, and off we go! Yay!

I have a feeling I will be going to Kongsberg again next weekend. That's 600 km each way. Now with all this new stuff on it that should be an improvement on last time.

 

[zoom2001]

Cleaned on the cylinder some and removed valve shims from 2 extra heads that I have. Going real slow but should start picking up the pace now that the weather is cooling down.

 

[rapidray]

Finished the build on a 78 750 motor for a customer yesterday & today. It's got some Yosh 12 to 1, 3mm bigger pistons, bigger valves, & I ported the head. All new rings, seals & gaskets & manifold orings. He now is looking for a set of 28mm, VMs from a 1000 if anyone has a good set for sale. A set needing rebuilding would be best as long as they are undamaged. It should be a pretty healthy motor. Many thanks to my buddy, GregB, for his help with getting the block installed! I HATE small bore engines that have NO chamfer on the bottoms of the cylinders!!! Ray.

 

[ptexotik]

Installed new valve cover gasket on Kat and removed entire front braking system for rebuild (after reading of recent driveway crash and Uncle Nessism's advice re flushing brake systems that have sat for a long time!)

 

[MisterCinders]

Had to re-do the paint work that mother nature botched for me yesterday. Still need to sand out some runs, but it is much better than before.

Bad boys wear white AFTER Labor Day.

 

[airwolf222b]

Another small adjustment on my bike today. Replaced my horn and installed a relay and inline fuse as outlined in BikeCliffs site. Easy job, didn't take but a few minutes once I got all my pieces and parts together. But I went from beat up and non working to new and working horn. I'm completely new to any sort of mechanical stuff so I'm working on the little things and moving up. Thw small victories build my confidence for the bigger battles. ie Carbs.