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what did you wrench on today??

This...

dorkburger said:
Ha, black and red are one of the cooler hot rod color combos.
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This...

gordinho80 said:
Yeah they are!!!

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Gonna test this theory...

limeex2 said:
RED!!! Ive also never been followed by so many police when I was driving a red CBR919 in red and I was in red/black leathers.
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My parts bike is RED. Wonder what kind of hassle I'll get here in Delaware.





Ed
 
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Valve Shims arrived today, thanks again, Ray!

EX:
.13 - .08 - .11 - .13
IN:
.08 - .09 - .09 - .08


Little loose on a couple of the EX valves... but better to be a little loose on the exhaust?
 
I've been quoted $260 to ceramic coat my entire exhaust. I'm strongly considering it...
 
Primary chain for the KZ650 came so I set the crank and new chain in place and got the two case halves back together. Everything is torqued to spec. Tomorrow i will finish the engine up and may even have it back in the frame. If not it will be done Sunday and then go for start.
 
Packed the muffler baffle. Had been running without packing for a while now. Also did some work on a custom "fairing" that I'm considering. Hoping to get it running this week so I can do the carb sync... its so damn cold now, though.
 
gordinho80 said:
Packed the muffler baffle. Had been running without packing for a while now. Also did some work on a custom "fairing" that I'm considering. Hoping to get it running this week so I can do the carb sync... its so damn cold now, though.
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Hurry up, there's beautiful weather coming up:rolleyes:... I guess there had to be a catch with the easy winter we've had. No rush on the synch tool - I have no immediate need for it.
 
The bike's front end is finally coming together slowly after I installed the wheel, gauges, and handlebars. Sadly I realized I forgot to install the front brakes before I put the forks together so I'll have to disconnect and re-route the brake lines.

 
Well I have been getting around to sorting an oil weep from the sump. So the exhaust has been off while the sump was dropped and cleaned. Once the new gasket arrived, on reassembly I found a stripped thread, so a 6 mil helicoil was required. Any way all sorted and oil refilled, however I now found out why silicon gasket paste had been used by the PO. So oil drained and sump off again. While the oil drained I thought I would do a bit of exhaust polishing, no not that type you prevented lot, the one that uses chrome polish. Now the exhaust had sat on my bench for three weeks and as I rolled it over to get at all side I could hear a rattling noise, odd don't remember that when I removed it. After much shaking two 8mm bolts, a plastic silicon tube cap, a piece of wire wool and about 100 peanuts came out. A mouse had converted my muffler into a food store! Never a dull day in the work shop.

Happy spannering all,
Greg
 
My new job(s) are eve. to late night weekdays and days weekends. Kind of nice change because been free during day/light.

I've just finished up a 4" inch x 4" inch Suzuki "S" logo that I cut out of brass.
I printed a "Suzuki S logo" off google images (one that was an outline, used least printer ink) (...using funky mac, or post pics yet)...

I cut the brass from a thin brass pot, free junk thing, filed and sanded edges and then glued it to a scrap of bicycle inner tube with super-glue gel.
Going to rubber cement it on over the only gas tank dent that bugs me.
It's a 3 3/4" x3 3/4" gas tank dent obviously from a punch on tank (has knuckle marks, really p's me off, previous owner damage) .

I cut the inner tube just a hair larger for background. Wish I'd used much thicker brass, but it covers dent perfect, really adds a gold "bling" ...probably going to peel-coat rest of tank until I have more time. (Going to get barnacles if I don't in my new climate...)

I finished up my GPS mount made from a 3/4" "Split ring hanger" ($1.70 @ Lowe's) , a sawed down $1 "selfie stick" (actually 0.25 because they're "phasing them out for the selfie stick with push button in handle clerk said LOL), and a cut section of 3/8th" all-thread rod.
Got finished and realized my little Tom-Tom GPS mounts PERFECTLY on the ledge of my Emgo Viper fairing so no need URGH! still good for cell-phone though...
I'll post some pics when I can of both my silly finished projects...

Just ordered , went with a "speedometer repair cable kit" dunno proper method to crimp the ends on, comes with a tiny "tool" maybe instructions(?)
(Advice?). No idea how fast without the GPS these days...cable arrives couple days.:):cool:
 
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