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Lot's of filler, filler primer, primer, wet sanding. Rince and repeat
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what did you wrench on today??
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I washed two of my bikes today. That just feels unnatural, but the ZRX is too pretty to leave dirty. Changed the oil & filter, cleaned & lubed the chain.
The 1000 got the gear oil changed and the wheels put back on with new Road Riders. The MDI shocks are just on loose, waiting for the new shocks to arrive. I didn't spend enough last time; this time I maybe spent too much. At least I won't feel the regret every time I hit a bump. I can shift my attention to complaining about the front end full time.
I kinda like that the garage smells like gear oil.
The 1000 got the gear oil changed and the wheels put back on with new Road Riders. The MDI shocks are just on loose, waiting for the new shocks to arrive. I didn't spend enough last time; this time I maybe spent too much. At least I won't feel the regret every time I hit a bump. I can shift my attention to complaining about the front end full time.
I kinda like that the garage smells like gear oil.
Gear oil smell......one of my most disliked automotive related smells. At least the stuff that came out of my cars/trucks years ago....
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My recently acquired Skill band saw is old enough to have been made in the USA. Yesterday I adjusted the guide blocks and the bearings behind the blade. The blade runs true now, but it cuts very slowly and bogs down with any pressure. I need a new blade to test it. 62" blades are a bit rare. Lowes and Home Depot seem to only carry Vermont American, which reviewers hate. I might need to go to Amazon to buy an Olson, which reviewers like.
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Pulled the GK out to synch the carbs & set the idle mixture, as a final spring maintenace step.
When I setup my tuning tank, I saw a gas dribbling down between the #3&4 carbs. It seems the fuel tube O-rings dried up over the winter.
Loews came to my rescue! They had a little package of #5 O-rings for $2.49 Those babies did the trick! I thanked Jesus for that bit of good luck!
After that, I put the gas tank back on & washed up the bike, to clean off a winter's worth of dust & saw dust from the shed.
I still have to change a leaky clutch cover gasket, but that's an easy one.
When I setup my tuning tank, I saw a gas dribbling down between the #3&4 carbs. It seems the fuel tube O-rings dried up over the winter.
Loews came to my rescue! They had a little package of #5 O-rings for $2.49 Those babies did the trick! I thanked Jesus for that bit of good luck!
After that, I put the gas tank back on & washed up the bike, to clean off a winter's worth of dust & saw dust from the shed.
I still have to change a leaky clutch cover gasket, but that's an easy one.
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Unless the Lowes O-rigns are made of nitrile rubber, they will deteriorate when exposed to gas. Do yourself a favor and order replacements now. Nitrile, fluorocarbon rubber (most commonly seen trademark is Viton) and several others will work. On-line vendors tell what they are good for. Ace Hardware can probably do the same thing.
Can you get the o-rings from Robert Barr? He usually sends them out pretty quick
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McMaster-Carr sells O-rings of all types, and delivers quickly to individuals.
Fitted an AGM battery to the XS650 - since it has no starter motor, I reasoned a much smaller battery would be fine and since I fancied an AGM, I decided to try something out. I trial-fitted an alarm system battery of 7Ah, which might (or might not) live happily with the charging system of the bike. I wait to see how it pans out.
Better than the smell of Carb Dip...:stung:
