what did you wrench on today??

[Guest]

Took the clutch plates out as I was starting to get some slippage, esp when downshifting in conjunction with a good dose of throttle....original drive plates were still well within spec, so I scuffed up the steels a little, and put in new OEM springs....took it for a quick spin, and it seems pretty good. Must have been slipping imperceptibly even at lower rpm, as it feels noticeably more responsive now.
Tony.

 

[seuadr]

worked on the GS today. at some point over the winter, the horn hot wire got chewed on. grounded out on the frame. figured out why the battery doesn't want to hold a charge, though!

 

[exbellicus]

Didn't wrench today, but I just ordered a new o-ring chain, front tire, bar-end mirrors, and a speedo drive. I'll be wrenching this time next week!

 

[sam78gs750]

Threw on some Accel coils today and it's a whole new animal. stock coils were fine, but the wires were bad....wanted the option of being able to easily change the wires down the road.

 

[Guest]

The wires on the OEM coils are a simple change.
Cheap too!

 

[vista461]

Put on my brandy new carb boot clamps and new clutch cable. Then took it on its maiden voyage. I love this bike

 

[Roadrash]

Well I thing I'm done wrenching, here are the latest pictures. Effie is sporting her new V&H exhaust, K&N pods, Dyno jets, Maier GP fairing.

So far she running great and is a blast to ride.

I want to thank Shafty82 for his help dialing the carbs.:clap:

 

[chuck hahn]

Well last night i got home and got off the bike and found the head gaskets on my 78 750E were seeping oil..Got the torque specs from Rustybronco and retorqued them... three outer ones were loose..will see if that fixes the problem.. Did ride it at highway speed for 18 miles afterwrads and didnt see anything when i got back..will jsu ride and keep and eye on it for a bit till i am satisfied it will be fine.

 

[rideOn]

I need to do some electrical work to the gs: re-locate the voltage r/r, replace the left control and the rr signal. my big project is in the bullet. i'm down to the crankcase there. i'm putting in better roller bearings, a hand-milled crank with a longer stroke, an upsized allow barrel and piston. this takes her from 500 cc to 612cc. Eventually a new head and some other cool things. The plan is to go from about 17 hp at the back tire to about 36. She'll be a surprising little beast with that!

 

[chuck hahn]

Oh and i forgot to add that yesterday i took the rims off my 78 750 and polished all the aluminum surfaces and repainted the insides of the spokes black using YHT epoxy gloss black..really added some bling to the look!!!!

 

[Zook1100]

Been doing a lot of wrenching lately - on my 91 Nissan Sentra SE-R. But it's in pretty good shape right now, so I turned my attention to the GS today (day off work and all). Found the reason my clutch won't disengage - the throwout bearing disintegrated. So now I'm looking for replacement parts. Bike's going nowhere till I get them.

Fortunately, once I get them, it's an easy install, and I should be on the road in no time.

 

[jonshrader]

Took my windshield off yesterday, at my girlfriends objection. Much different experience riding than I had expected.

 

[rideOn]

Took my windshield off yesterday, at my girlfriends objection. Much different experience riding than I had expected.

I think I'm going to put one back on. The bugs down here in the south are just about full blast and they seem big as crap this year. I had a memphis shade on before, malibu something, i think. it fit the bike fairly well.

 

[Guest]

I think the title of this thread should be "what did you wrench on THIS WEEK" because it takes me a week to do what should be done "today" LOL...

Forks are oiled and sealed, ready yo go.

Stem bairings are in and tripple mounted.

Frame is done. Sidestand, centerstand and swingarm mounted.

Carbs are done, wheels are painted and polished, little titty bit parts are about 2/3rds done. Harness is cleaned, ect ect..
The exhaust bolt has been repaired but still have the intake(one) to go. Started cleaning and removing uglyness from the engine getting ready for paint.

Still collecting some parts as I go but no real big issues.
Should be a good looking bike!

I hope it runs!!

 

[vista461]

Today was stator change day for me, all done and charging

But of course it's raining all day

 

[Raven457]

Took the top box off the GS as a precautionary measure. My wife is taking her MSF course this weekend and will be practicing on the eight-fiddy, with the box removed I'll only have to worry about potential turn signal damage if she tips over.

 

[Dogma]

Just finished up degunking all the calipers and masters. Lots of brake cleaner, wire brush, and even scraping with the end of a wooden dowel. Getting ready to order the next round of parts.

 

[979roadrunner]

Got some mirrors to replace the OCC wannabe maltese cross mirrors that came on the bike, but should have paid better attention.
Ones I bought are made for Yamaha bikes, left hand thread. Will have to return them and get a different set.
Also took the majority of the (not) kewl bandana wearing skulls off so it'd look cleaner and less trashy.

 

[chuck hahn]

todays adventure included sanding all the scratches out of the set of side covers for my 77 750 that i had bought from a member and repainting them. Also stripped down the gas cap cover for the 78 750 and repainted that as well. Then was called out on a rescue mission for a buddy that had just T Boned a car with his Chevy pickup.. lady even admitted to the cops that she never looked to her left and when she did there was James in her front fender!! Pried open the smashed in hood with a pipe wrench to inventory the damage. Hes ok at this point but i suspect hes gonna be feeling it in the morning!!!

 

[kerrfunk]

I wrenched on my dryer today. Whirlpool electric Dry-Miser. Broken belt. I coulda bought the replacement belt in a town 15 miles away for $40 (tomorrow), or ordered it on ebay (and waited for shipping) for $15 total.

I decided to wait on it.