It means a lot to him as it was his father's. He's not doing for resale. I'm hoping he'll adopt me as he has no kids.
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what did you wrench on today??
- Thread starter chuck hahn
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That's for sure, all sanding by hand.
A couple of years ago he rebuilt this, sent the FI unit to a specialist that has a few engines on stands to tune them and it is really nice and strong.
A couple of years ago he rebuilt this, sent the FI unit to a specialist that has a few engines on stands to tune them and it is really nice and strong.
[FONT="]Just this afternoon, putting a new tyre & wheel on the 850.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Bloody caliper was dragging on one side.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Wtf, how did that happen. Couldn't see how it was occurring until I noticed I'd put in one of the top-hat sleeves rase for below.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I mean, I've only fitted a hundred front tyres to these bikes, so can't blame unfamiliarity.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Bloody caliper was dragging on one side.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Wtf, how did that happen. Couldn't see how it was occurring until I noticed I'd put in one of the top-hat sleeves rase for below.[/FONT]
[FONT="]I mean, I've only fitted a hundred front tyres to these bikes, so can't blame unfamiliarity.[/FONT]
Started in on my '66 Norton N15CS pile of parts (mostly there) after sorting out the bill of sale details. My 16 y/o son enjoys the Allen Millyard videos (as do i) and has taken a keen interest in this one after I sold his XT350 he never got to ride - I made 1K profit after refreshing it and that went toward his first vehicle, a nice 1st Gen Tacoma. I told him if he works on the Norton he can have it. Seeing the motor apart so he could see the relationship of the moving parts was a good primer and stoked interest too.
I can't afford to restore it as parts are too expensive and hard to find. Plus it already has non-standard, but really beautifully done paint. I'll use what I can scrounge and improve weak spots. My forks are shot but are 35mm so I am thinking GS750 single disc wire wheel will be a good upgrade to that single leading shoe drum, for example. We got the various nuts and attachments off the primary and timing side using leverage (him sitting on the engine for some) and pullers I had, heat, PB blaster, even employed an oil filter wrench to hold the stator to remove the nut. Also I got the pinion gear off the timing side of the crankshaft using tire irons and heat rather than an expensive single purpose tool. Split the cases and discovered a crack at a barrel stud, a replacement on the way for $75.
A big thanks to member RustyTank for the Whitworth tools and manual!
Hmmm what does this do?
First couple hours work
Crack! Commando spare I have could work but would be extra effort for the ignition (magneto) drive.
The pile part
The painted bits, hand lettered and striped
I can't afford to restore it as parts are too expensive and hard to find. Plus it already has non-standard, but really beautifully done paint. I'll use what I can scrounge and improve weak spots. My forks are shot but are 35mm so I am thinking GS750 single disc wire wheel will be a good upgrade to that single leading shoe drum, for example. We got the various nuts and attachments off the primary and timing side using leverage (him sitting on the engine for some) and pullers I had, heat, PB blaster, even employed an oil filter wrench to hold the stator to remove the nut. Also I got the pinion gear off the timing side of the crankshaft using tire irons and heat rather than an expensive single purpose tool. Split the cases and discovered a crack at a barrel stud, a replacement on the way for $75.
A big thanks to member RustyTank for the Whitworth tools and manual!
Hmmm what does this do?
First couple hours work
Crack! Commando spare I have could work but would be extra effort for the ignition (magneto) drive.
The pile part
The painted bits, hand lettered and striped
Yeah but the labor for that would be far past the $75 for a replacement which is on the way, no? You can't get anyone to look at you for less than a couple hundred bucks around here.
I got a GS1000E front fork cover that is mangled on one end off eBay for $5 and had a try at repairing it. Even the halfway decent ones that were much more $ didn't look so great. Making progress building out the corner that was chewed off and sanding it back. There are some pinholes to fill but the method works really well. From the Web I found the tip to use shavings of ABS mixed with acetone until dissolved, then brush it on. New to me and it's basically free and works.
I took a spare piece of ABS pipe I had from plumbing and drilled it repeatedly to get the curly Q shavings, mixed till milkshake thickness, then brushed on. I put some masking tape behind the corner bend and dripped it on. It's cured strong and I think it will look fine. The ends are covered by reflectors so I am not sure I'll bother with that area. I'll spray it with bumper and trim paint once smooth and see how that goes, then do the silver on the raised bits. Will post pics of finished job in case there's any interest. This method would seem to be good for broken side cover tabs if they are ABS, but I'm not sure
As bought:
Work in progress:
I took a spare piece of ABS pipe I had from plumbing and drilled it repeatedly to get the curly Q shavings, mixed till milkshake thickness, then brushed on. I put some masking tape behind the corner bend and dripped it on. It's cured strong and I think it will look fine. The ends are covered by reflectors so I am not sure I'll bother with that area. I'll spray it with bumper and trim paint once smooth and see how that goes, then do the silver on the raised bits. Will post pics of finished job in case there's any interest. This method would seem to be good for broken side cover tabs if they are ABS, but I'm not sure
As bought:
Work in progress:
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After a year of baking in the hot desert sun and being virtually unused, my F350's windshield wipers needed replacing. With recent rain showers, every auto parts place in town seemed to run out of wipers. I finally found both a 22" and 24" at WalMart and last night decided to swap them out. Standing on a stool holding a flashlight, I proceeded to change them and got a surprise.
Some knucklehead returned his old worn out wipers to the store. Another knucklehead put them back on the shelf. Now, having purchases this second hand crap, I feel like a real stooge. The same thing happened with an air filter a while back, but at a different store. Hopefully I can find the reciept and return them like I did the air filter. Very frustrating!
Some knucklehead returned his old worn out wipers to the store. Another knucklehead put them back on the shelf. Now, having purchases this second hand crap, I feel like a real stooge. The same thing happened with an air filter a while back, but at a different store. Hopefully I can find the reciept and return them like I did the air filter. Very frustrating!
I had this happen once recently but what made it even worse was the joker kept the attachment I needed for the wife’s car. I made sure to stress the store wouldn’t want to put them out again but I’m afraid they did anyway
Not wrenching on it yet but my wife came home from visiting a friend and said "she's got an old motorcycle from her uncle that's been sitting a long time in the garage and wants to get rid of it". I checked the pics she took, and it's a Bultaco 370, blue so I think it's a Frontera. Fingers crossed, I'll go see it ASAP.
EZ work today, minor cosmetic
EZ work today, minor cosmetic
Decided to finally black bomb some chrome parts, because they detract from the aluminum parts.
EZ work today, minor cosmetic
Decided to finally black bomb some chrome parts, because they detract from the aluminum parts.
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Finally found out why, and fixed it, this FZ1 would periodically just die on me and was a bit hard starting. I knew it was losing spark but wasn't sure why until I finally searched for it in the FZ1OA forum and it's common with these gen 1 bikes. Apparently the ignition switch gets dirt and grime down inside and it interrupts signal getting to the igniter. So, after flooding the key hole with WD40 over and over until it started coming out the bottom clean and after the key started coming out clean, it seems to be cured. And, it also seems to be running better and definitely easier to start. Hasn't died on me yet after about 4 hours of riding time. I like these inexpensive fixes.
WD also makes an electric contact cleaner spray
