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Started fiddling round with the carving tools to work out which way will work best to actually start carving the knee pad design.
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what did you wrench on today??
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DrImodium
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I built an engine stand engine stand for "Gabrielle". I also built the other half so I can slip the two together and it becomes a stand for storage/work on the bench.
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Flyboy
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The GF's brother just bought a new to him car and was giving me the grand tour, he bought it from a goverment garage, used to be used by one of the hospitals that he does work for.
Being ann ex govt. car, it had the the registration painted big and bold across the top of the roof in black paint, something he was most unhappy with, I could see that he had tried picking it off somehow, and was on route to destroy the paint on the roof, so I offered to remove it for him.
Hit it with some 1000 grit wet and some swirl and haze remover, seems to be the best part of the car now.
Wish you could have seen his face when I took the sand paper to his paint..hahahaha
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Being ann ex govt. car, it had the the registration painted big and bold across the top of the roof in black paint, something he was most unhappy with, I could see that he had tried picking it off somehow, and was on route to destroy the paint on the roof, so I offered to remove it for him.
Hit it with some 1000 grit wet and some swirl and haze remover, seems to be the best part of the car now.
Wish you could have seen his face when I took the sand paper to his paint..hahahaha
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After
After a very windy Saturday and cold Sunday, I was only able to paint a few pieces today. I had hoped to install the swingarm but after taking off the footpeg brackets to give me easier spacing, I realized they needed cleaning up/repainting so that much is put off for a couple of more weeks (more snow possible next weekend).
Katana Front End Work
Katana Front End Work
Hi to all, after 29 years of being blasted by road grime the silver anodizing on the Katana anti-dives was not looking so flash anymore so this week its time to sort them out. I want to improve the handling and brake feedback so the anti-dives are being disabled and the standard fork springs of 4.5mm are being upgraded to 5.0mm wire to allow for the anti-dive being disabled. My thanks to Mike at "The Flying Banana" for his advice with the spring specification. The forks will be replaced with a set from the States (thanks Scott) I'll polish the fork outer tubes, replace the seals and friction slides, tidy up the brake lines as well, pics to follow. So here are the anti-dive units after their clean, polish and clear-coat. Fork tubes next.
P.S. I want to retain the original look with the anti-dives fitted to the Kat and not fit a blocking plate between the units and the forks. The disabling of the anti-dive will be done to the internals of the units to keep her looking factory with the hardware just with a bit of bling. My Kat is 30 years old this Feb so I think she deserves a bit of treatment, cheers.
Katana Front End Work
Hi to all, after 29 years of being blasted by road grime the silver anodizing on the Katana anti-dives was not looking so flash anymore so this week its time to sort them out. I want to improve the handling and brake feedback so the anti-dives are being disabled and the standard fork springs of 4.5mm are being upgraded to 5.0mm wire to allow for the anti-dive being disabled. My thanks to Mike at "The Flying Banana" for his advice with the spring specification. The forks will be replaced with a set from the States (thanks Scott) I'll polish the fork outer tubes, replace the seals and friction slides, tidy up the brake lines as well, pics to follow. So here are the anti-dive units after their clean, polish and clear-coat. Fork tubes next.
P.S. I want to retain the original look with the anti-dives fitted to the Kat and not fit a blocking plate between the units and the forks. The disabling of the anti-dive will be done to the internals of the units to keep her looking factory with the hardware just with a bit of bling. My Kat is 30 years old this Feb so I think she deserves a bit of treatment, cheers.
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Katana Fork Tubes
Katana Fork Tubes
Hi to all, the fork outer tubes are now polished and clear-coated, the anti-dive lines are nice and tidy so now its time to waitout for the fork springs to be made. The supplier starts work on the 9th of Jan so I hope to have the springs in a week or two after the 9th and then, Stop! Katana Time!
Katana Fork Tubes
Hi to all, the fork outer tubes are now polished and clear-coated, the anti-dive lines are nice and tidy so now its time to waitout for the fork springs to be made. The supplier starts work on the 9th of Jan so I hope to have the springs in a week or two after the 9th and then, Stop! Katana Time!
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Katana Anti-Dive and Lines
Katana Anti-Dive and Lines
This is how the anti-dive units looked before the clean up. Second pic is the anti-dive lines after their treatment, cheers.
Katana Anti-Dive and Lines
This is how the anti-dive units looked before the clean up. Second pic is the anti-dive lines after their treatment, cheers.
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979roadrunner
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Not sure how I missed the roadster in the backgound here, I'm for sure jealousI built an engine stand engine stand for "Gabrielle". I also built the other half so I can slip the two together and it becomes a stand for storage/work on the bench.
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Guest
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Hi to all, the fork outer tubes are now polished and clear-coated, the anti-dive lines are nice and tidy so now its time to waitout for the fork springs to be made. The supplier starts work on the 9th of Jan so I hope to have the springs in a week or two after the 9th and then, Stop! Katana Time!
They're lookin' awesome Glen! Will she be done in time for the run on the 5th? You'll be showing my 450 up with that work for sure
I'd best give her a bath the day before the run too... and a bit of a spit and polish...
Hi Pete, yeah the springs should be back by then and if their not I'll just drop the old springs in for the day and we'll be good to go!
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Nice! Who would've thought you could improve on the BOM bike hey? 
O.K., anti-dive and line are now done. Fork springs to be ordered Monday, cheers.
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That's drool-worthy stuff Glen... nice
I actually got in the garage tonight to start carving the knee pads out... tedious and painful! Not sure if it will be worth the effort or not...
I actually got in the garage tonight to start carving the knee pads out... tedious and painful! Not sure if it will be worth the effort or not...
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Normk
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Yesterday did carb. clean, brake service, cables and bunch of stuff on a 1984 Honda Big Red. ATC.
Today sorting some Fellows Gear Shaper helical gear cutters for sale on EBay. Thought this old Fellows film (before video as in the Leave It To Beaver TV series quoted by Salty Monk) on gear pattern engagement & cutting might be of interest to someone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQrliy1uZQE
There seems to be misunderstanding regarding tooth engagement and spur versus helical tooth types so this might be a beginning for someone. It doesn't deal in detail but provides a nice over view.
Modern production is often very different as sintering and other processes have taken over.
Today sorting some Fellows Gear Shaper helical gear cutters for sale on EBay. Thought this old Fellows film (before video as in the Leave It To Beaver TV series quoted by Salty Monk) on gear pattern engagement & cutting might be of interest to someone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQrliy1uZQE
There seems to be misunderstanding regarding tooth engagement and spur versus helical tooth types so this might be a beginning for someone. It doesn't deal in detail but provides a nice over view.
Modern production is often very different as sintering and other processes have taken over.
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Frank and I did a tutorial on the basics of brake caliper teardown and rebuilding. We also put then tank for the 78 1000C back together. We had to solder new connections to the sending unit to plug it into the wiring harness. Got the bike fired up after about a 4 month downtime.
Back tracked to see why my fuel guage on the 78 1000 C had stopped working. Circuit tester had a good light all the way to the wire that goes from the waffle board to the pass thru hub on the base plate. But at the waffle board end of the wire is where the continuity stopped....so I had to solder a new wire in from the waffle board to the pass thru thingy and now all is good again.
Where can we find this tutorial?
It was a visual for Franks benefit..I tore the caliper down and showed him what to clean and such and showed him the reassembly.. We didnt write a tutorial for publication purposes.
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Mindless
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Did quite a bit of work on the Mk.II last night. Gonna try and finish up the rear end this weekend (new shockmounts and finish up the bracing).
Braces mocked up.
Cleaned up and tacked into place.
Braces mocked up.
Cleaned up and tacked into place.
