what did you wrench on today??

[Grimly]

My 1982 GS1100G weighs 570lb or 257kg, are you saying a lot old people weigh more than that???

Give it time. The hospitals are already turfing out gear that was perfectly capable of the previous generation's weight. Some of it was simply old and due for renewal, but some just needed to be updated with a bit of leeway for the land whales that will be hitting the ERs soon.

 

[wymple]

The plate was $70 from a local sheet metal place, found next day I could of got the same one in aluminium for $45, but I reckon it would been too weak. The end where the bike goes up the ramp tends to flex a bit, the GS850 weighs in about 246lbs. I use a folding aluminium ramp to get the bike up. The bike wheel chock was $90 at a autoshop. I bought two, one for the ramp and one for trailer.
Short video of the BSA on the lift.

I wish my 850 only weighed 246 lbs.

 

[Guest]

Give it time. The hospitals are already turfing out gear that was perfectly capable of the previous generation's weight. Some of it was simply old and due for renewal, but some just needed to be updated with a bit of leeway for the land whales that will be hitting the ERs soon.

Land whales. I gotta remember that one.

 

[Guest]

Been a while since I logged in or posted but in recent times I've done the steering head bearings and fork oil on the 450 and made some air filters for the velocity stacks and done the necessary jetting changes. So far she's like a whole new bike...

 

[Guest]

Brakes flushed and bled, new brake and clutch levers on the way and oh yeah gotta get a new front tire for next year for sure. Didn't realize mine was already 11 years old, lots of rubber still left and no sidewall cracking. time flies when ya have fun.

 

[GSXR7ED]

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Preventative Maintenance (PM). Good stuff Bill. Time does fly....miss riding in NM with ya!

Ed

 

[Guest]

Preventative Maintenance (PM). Good stuff Bill. Time does fly....miss riding in NM with ya!

Ed

Going to Aspen Fest this weekend, we are meeting at the Kmart parking lot, can you make it by Sat at 7am?? lol

 

[wymple]

Converted 2 Moto Guzzis integrated brakes to the normal setup, twin discs run off the front master and a single disc run off the rear master. Nothing wrong with integrated brakes, just cleaning things up and getting rid of as much complication as possible. Also put a Yamaha venture seat on my 850G. Old seat is getting rough and the Yamaha seat fits pretty well (made mounts), is cushier, and lowers my seat height an inch. I am short and the 850 is top heavy, so I didn't have to think too hard about it. Sealed an RD350 gas tank with Red-Kote.

 

[Grimly]

Also put a Yamaha venture seat on my 850G. Old seat is getting rough and the Yamaha seat fits pretty well (made mounts), is cushier, and lowers my seat height an inch. I am short and the 850 is top heavy, so I didn't have to think too hard about it..

Really? What Venture model is the donor?

 

[wally]

Started making a shrinking stump. Went on metal shaping course in July and excited to start practicing!

Hard job, still loads to do:

Getting a smallish table top laser cut (various compound curves) and going to make my own hammers. ��

 

[steve murdoch]

I had to look up shrinking stump.
What sort of metal items are you hoping to make? Anything motorcycle related?

 

[JTGS850GL]

Well, it's not what I did today but rather what I've been doing for the last 3 weeks. I've been moving one of our retail stores from one location in a regional mall to a new location within the same mall. Had to move from the old store to a kiosk and then from the kiosk to the new location while building out the new location. New business license, new certificate of occupancy, fire inspections... Major pain in the butt but it's done now.

 

[wally]

I hope so Steve.

I went on the course (2nd time) where the guy teaches you all the basics. And the cool part is, the emphasis is on using hand tools and inexpensive techniques. So basically you don't need fancy, expensive machinery.

Wanted to get into it for a while, now I'm taking action.

First I just want to master techniques and see where it leads to.

 

[Charlie G]

Is that you, taking a break on the couch?

 

[Grimly]

I hope so Steve.

I went on the course (2nd time) where the guy teaches you all the basics. And the cool part is, the emphasis is on using hand tools and inexpensive techniques. So basically you don't need fancy, expensive machinery.

Wanted to get into it for a while, now I'm taking action.

First I just want to master techniques and see where it leads to.

There is nothing quite like bashing metal into something that never existed before.

Here's something to tickle your fancy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZNFsbDDOPs

 

[Guest]

That's awesome Wally, would love to learn that too! I love makin' bits and pieces for the 450 although that's pretty much done and dusted now... I like aluminium as it's so easy to work with but there are applications where vibration and flexing just makes it too impractical.

 

[wally]

Agreed Grimly!

Pete, it is immensely satisfying to make something out of flat metal with basic hand tools!

Did this potential fender shape with compound curves in few hours - no english wheel used!

These are the hammers I'm making next:

Simple pipe fittings with wooden handle and plastic heads.

Guy who built my exhaust is going to shape plastic heads on his lathe to get them smooth and precise.

Certain grades aluminium has additives that hardens as you work with them.
Guy showed us an example of how wrong grade became so hard, he couldn't finish a fender he was reproducing!

 

[Brendan W]

Stopped a leak on the tensioner lockscrew. I think the correct o ring is 6x1.8 mm. A 6x2 will not go in. For the moment there is a 5x2 doing the job until I can get the correct size.
Fixed another at the clutch rod. Shop didn't have the 22x12x9 so I settled for a 22x12x7.

 

[Grimly]

Rough-fitted the first of the Hawg-Pirate-FLDHESPTLDDWRKNSQ mufflers to the XJ. Happily enough, the front pipe of the old muffler made a perfect cut-off packing piece to adapt the 38mm outlet pipe to the 1.75" Harldog can.
It doesn't look too bad, actually.

 

[Grimly]