what did you wrench on today??

[Hayabuser]

Maybe bad ground, specifically to the RR or the mounting bracket it is mounted on. No ground, no regulation...

Regulator is internal in the alternator. I did trace the wiring, checked all of the connectors and grounds but no joy. The RF service manual just states that the voltage should be above 13.5v but doesn't give a maximum... from my experience, ~14.5v should be the ceiling. 15.4v is just asking for trouble, IMHO.

 

[Sandy]

It's been a few years since the old girl got deep cleaning. Started from the back today. Pretty routine. Removed a bunch parts, cleaned, reinstalled. Everything was in pretty good shape so not much to actually repair.



20210103_141151 by soates50, on Flickr

 

[cowboyup3371]

Took the front end off of my 550T this weekend and confirmed the forks are not bent :clap::dancing:. Ordered new fork bushings to reassemble everything and then will need to verify the actual lengths of the new brake lines I'll need to order. I could go with what I had but I want to be certain one of them wasn't too long. Otherwise, it looks like I didn't do much damage to the bike itself back in October.

 

[kochic]

removed lots of bondo on the S gas tank to find a '78 gas tank under the thick layer.
Marc

 

[cowboyup3371]

Opened up the tachometer I had on the 550T when I wrecked in October to find this lovely crack:

Cracked Tachometer by Scott Baker, on Flickr

Steve offered to apply some slurry to it so I can keep this as a spare or sell it since it is still working properly (verified it with my drill last night).

In the meantime, I found an old spare that I had mistakenly oversprayed white lithium grease into some time back.

Tachometer Before Cleaning by Scott Baker, on Flickr

Removed and cleaned the glass then applied some paint to the needle. Unfortunately I didn't notice some dirt/dust settled onto the glass before I crimped it back on but it's looking much better now and is ready to put back onto the bike

Tachometer After Cleaning by Scott Baker, on Flickr

 

[Brendan W]

Removed and cleaned the glass then applied some paint to the needle. Unfortunately I didn't notice some dirt/dust settled onto the glass before I crimped it back on but it's looking much better now and is ready to put back onto the bike

Tachometer After Cleaning by Scott Baker, on Flickr

Talk to my wife, Mary. She frames her own artwork. If she had a penny for every time that happened we could probably buy a bar of chocolate

 

[Burque73]

In between football games this weekend I removed the windjammer and installed some fog lights on the 850. I need to sort that birds nest of wires, install the headlight and indicators, but the windjammer is gone for good! I plan to use the same H4 lamp, for a short while at least. Can't wait to ride and see what difference the LED fog lights made.

 

[GS1150Pilot]

I did some tuning runs with the AutoTune on the Power Vision. It's an impressive tuner!

 

[slayer61]

Rebuilt rear master on the 1100 and took for test drive. More bleeding will be needed.

 

[GS1150Pilot]

Man. After three runs of mixed riding on the Sportster with the Autotune on, the bike runs so much better. Snappier throttle, great roll-ons, awesome off idle acceleration. I should be getting aroun 70-75 lb ft of torque at the rear wheel, and it feels it.

 

[Sandy]

Cleaned up rearranged my electrical panel yesterday.

 

[Guest]

Nice one Sandy, very neat!

I decided I'd seen enough of my shoulders on Saturday so time to ditch the stock mirrors and get some bar ends sorted finally.

As luck would have it, the stock bar end weights are recessed about 10mm so they cover the ends of the clip ons, which is about the same width as the mounts for the mirrors. I just chucked a spacer under the bar end weight and job done, bar end mirrors while retaining the stock bar end weights and no adjustments to controls or grips required. Bargain!

I haven't been able to road test yet as I'm waiting for a rear tyre. My slow leak turned out to be a puncture and the centre of the tyre's pretty much illegal anyway, so a new BT46 is on the way. So much for the VM33 rebuild in February, that's going to have to be a March thing now.

IMG_4387 by starpoint73, on Flickr

 

[Guest]

That's a great tip. Thanks for being able to understand my question too. I'm constantly tripped up with autocorrect when I type and don't always see where something stupid has come out. Like "pretty is" instead of pry open.

 

[Sandy]

I guess my can of stinking old carb cleaner is obsolete now. It does work but god I hate that stuff. I do love my old small town dealer though. They have an ultrasonic cleaner and for the ridiculous price of $25.00 Cdn for 4 carbs, about 5 bucks US LOL, they stuck them in the tank for me and blew them out. Yay!!! Just waiting on orings from Robert Barr now.



20210122_161831 by soates50, on Flickr

 

[GregT]

A 1000S arrived today for a look-over. Uneven running means you can hear a bad clutch basket so that's one job.
I can see the airscrews are at very different heights on the carbs so those will be gone over too.
Pulled the carbs and the cam cover and checked the valve clearances - as expected, those to do too.

It's very original and tidy. Even still running points. Apparently i serviced it sometime in the late 80s'.
The owner was pointed at me by a mutual friend. I do very few now days.We're both a lot older but still recognisable, lol.
It'll fill in a couple of days idle time.

 

[GregT]

Good progress on the S. Shims done - and the usual mix of too tight screws and loctite where it shouldn't be....Luckily nothing broke.
Pulled the clutch. Nut just better than finger tight....And plenty of free movement with loose springs in the cush.
Shims for the springs made and fitted. To town tomorrow to get them TIG'd in place.
Owner thought the noise was camchain. Now sure it was all clutch basket.

 

[Nash1100]

Rebuilt the rear brake master cylinder on my 83 GS1100G. The repair kit from K&L Supply was a perfect match for the original parts. Kit # MSR-301 Looks like their SKU # is 232-1097. Got my rear brakes back...might need them.

 

[trevor]

I didn't really wrench on anything but my wife installed silver reflective tape on the rims of my gsx1000
I did some cleaning.
What a nice way to spend Valentine's Day.

Oreo working hard

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

" ....my wife installed silver reflective tape on the rims"

Relationship goals. Well Done. How do I get my wife to work on my bike?

 

[Grimly]

Another cracker in the garage.