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A reminder that I need to change the original tires off of the Wee Strom. 10 years, 10K miles, look great, lots of tread left. But, 10 years old....
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what did you wrench on today??
- Thread starter chuck hahn
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My 550T's carbs are in the dip after fixing one of the mixture screws; should be done by Monday i hope
Took some chasin' to find the NAPA valve stems. Bought the only two they had at the local warehouse.
The counterbore with pilot arrived from Amazon, ($19), a day early...so...
Did the conversion yesterday, mounted the tire, still holding air, so on the bike she goes this morning.
Hoping to get the oil changed and a few other "spring things" done today.
Before:
After:
Ready to install:
The counterbore with pilot arrived from Amazon, ($19), a day early...so...
Did the conversion yesterday, mounted the tire, still holding air, so on the bike she goes this morning.
Hoping to get the oil changed and a few other "spring things" done today.
Before:
After:
Ready to install:
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Ok Bob, rather surprised the '83 1100E used tubed tires.Noticed last week the front tire on the GS was out of date...(embarrassingly out of date, in fact)
Anyway, got a new one.
Well it turns out I never converted the front wheel to tubeless.
So off to NAPA in the morning for me, to pick up some 8mm, motorcycle valve stems.
The counter bore bit will be here Thursday from Amazon.
Figured to take this next couple days to go over the old girl before BC.
My '82 1100G has wheels with "TUBELESS TIRE APPLICABLE" cast onto them.
Strange story of my 1st tire change; I had it done at a motorcycle shop, and when I picked up the wheel later the mechanic complained in fact there was a tube inside. They did convert it at that time.
I found out the hard way that my 1980 1100L didn't need a tube. Came with one, had been using one for the last 16 years until this happened last year in Leavenworth Wa. replaced with napa stem as you did, but turns out the spotface was not necessary.
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Yeah, that actually was a pretty good way to blow a day mid trip, relax and have a few brews.
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Installed a new exhaust on the Katana tonight:
New is a bit of a misnomer though being that this exhaust was once on this Katana when Rob owned it, but was removed when he mocked up the turbo system that he never finished. When the turbo bits came off, a Vance & Hines exhaust was installed and lived on (and off) the bike until I got it. Nice to reunite the bike and the pipe again... looks fantastic! Can't wait to hear it tomorrow.
New is a bit of a misnomer though being that this exhaust was once on this Katana when Rob owned it, but was removed when he mocked up the turbo system that he never finished. When the turbo bits came off, a Vance & Hines exhaust was installed and lived on (and off) the bike until I got it. Nice to reunite the bike and the pipe again... looks fantastic! Can't wait to hear it tomorrow.
Removed the carbs on the GS1000 last night in order to send them to Steve for a rebuild on Monday. Removed the petcock and noticed a very fine wet "dust" had almost completely covered the fuel strainer on the petcock. I assumed that it was varnish residue from the 13 year old gas that the PO did not get completely out of the tank. So...….I removed the fuel gauge and taped up the openings, put a gallon of Evapo-rust and 6000 BB's in the tank and started shaking! After about a half hour I noticed that my arms hurt like he!!, and was sure that this was not going to get any easier! Then it dawned on me to wrap the tank in a blanket and use my porch glider to "shake" the tank. After a couple of hours of "rocking" it in the glider, I drained the Evapo-rust and removed the bb's, rinsed the tank with acetone once, rinsed it out a few times with fuel and put it all back together. At least now I know the tank is clean!
I peeked in at my 550 today. It was exhausting so I think I will try again next week. I found out how long the plastic bottle used for meguiars plasti X polish lasts.
turns out 17 years.
Used it last year fine today squeezed out some and the bottle shattered like a robin egg. The stuff is almost robins egg blue is that a coincidence? Absolutely!
I transferred the remnants to another container after polishing all the headlights I could do without getting arrested. Really makes yah think god this guy is cheap.
turns out 17 years.
Used it last year fine today squeezed out some and the bottle shattered like a robin egg. The stuff is almost robins egg blue is that a coincidence? Absolutely!
I transferred the remnants to another container after polishing all the headlights I could do without getting arrested. Really makes yah think god this guy is cheap.
Looks great Bob
My fairing developed a crack right above the adjuster for the headlight. I don't know what that little hole was put there for, but this is the second one I've had crack in that spot. Last time it was irreparable though.
Id like to thank Steve for the idea of dissolving some ABS pipe pieces in acetone and making a slurry mixture. I had a roll of thick fiberglass tape used to reinforce joints in cement board which will hopefully prevent it from spreading.
I'll let it dry the rest of the day and sand it a bit to flatten it out. Maybe next time mix it a little thinner.
Id like to thank Steve for the idea of dissolving some ABS pipe pieces in acetone and making a slurry mixture. I had a roll of thick fiberglass tape used to reinforce joints in cement board which will hopefully prevent it from spreading.
I'll let it dry the rest of the day and sand it a bit to flatten it out. Maybe next time mix it a little thinner.
Continuing to prep the old girl for Brown County this weekend, with an oil/filter change, and replacing the left motor cover with something that looks a little better.
New rear tire arriving Tuesday....
Finally, at long last we will get to see the red beast. Looking forward to it Bob.
Checked and verified the false readings I was getting yesterday from my oil temp gauge.
Turns out the C scale is not to be trusted, but the F scale is very nearly bob-on, checked by dunking the sender in a freshly boiled kettle.
I have another gauge coming in the post, with only C scale on it, so hope that's correct. In the meantime I can carry on reading it in F.
Turns out the C scale is not to be trusted, but the F scale is very nearly bob-on, checked by dunking the sender in a freshly boiled kettle.
I have another gauge coming in the post, with only C scale on it, so hope that's correct. In the meantime I can carry on reading it in F.
Took some chasin' to find the NAPA valve stems. Bought the only two they had at the local warehouse.
The counterbore with pilot arrived from Amazon, ($19), a day early...so...
Did the conversion yesterday, mounted the tire, still holding air, so on the bike she goes this morning.
Hoping to get the oil changed and a few other "spring things" done today.
Before:
After:
Ready to install:
Is that part #90-426 ?
What exactly did you do?
