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what did you wrench on today??

SVSooke said:
Haven't really tried it yet.Lowered it a bit,think it will be easrier this way.
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Mine's work bench height which is the same as before and I found the height good but being too close to a wall and mounted on the solid end of the bench was too restrictive.

I also haven't had a chance to actually give mine a burl yet, but there's about 300% more access area around it so it should be a large improvement.

As for what I've been up to... nearly ready to test fit my battery box cover, just need to re-route the trickle charger connection to battery + as it will interfere with it where it is at the moment.
 
The Xring chain is the right way to go and I highly recommend you look at Z1 Enterprises for their pricing. Spending 10 bucks on a chain is not worth the possibility it will break on you very quickly. Personally, you get what you pay for.

If you don't want to do a rivet master link, use the clip on style that they sell for the chains (an extra $4 for mine). Just make sure you install it facing the right direction (plenty of posts about that) or it will cause issues.
 
Head Gaskets. Bleeding like a stuck pig....All better now.:)

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I've been trying to figure out why my bike is so cold-blooded and runs so rich when cold. I went through the carbs again and discovered that one of the pilot air screws is actually a 160 and the are 180's. I'm waiting on some gaskets before I can run, but I hope that helps fix the problem
 
With the helping hands and NOT colorblind eyes of Frank Z., we managed to reroute the wiring harness back the way it should have been. The PO had VM 29s and pods and when they did whatever else the did, they left the wiring harness under the frame cross member instead of running thru the designated hole supplied for the pass thru. Also we discovered why the front brakes wouldnt accuate the brake light..the plastic deal with the spring and U shaped copper contact was totally missing. Went to the parts box and scavenged one off an old master and got all that up and running. I also have a working left turn signal..was a loose wire at the positive lead plug. And I replaced the leaking fuel tube orings on one of the other 1000s. Was a productive and busy day. Thanks and Mucho Garcias to you Frank.
 
Finished rebuilding carbs on sons' 79 850, put them back on and bike would barely start or run (hasn't rode it for over a yr.) Put in new set of plugs, fired right up and is idling well and throttle reponse is great.
starts on a slight touch of the starter button with no choke! Still have to sync. carbs. and maybe tweak air screws, but I am amazed and so happy with it so far! Can't wait to finish and take it out on the road!! terrylee:D
 
terrylee said:
Finished rebuilding carbs on sons' 79 850, put them back on and bike would barely start or run (hasn't rode it for over a yr.) Put in new set of plugs, fired right up and is idling well and throttle reponse is great.
starts on a slight touch of the starter button with no choke! Still have to sync. carbs. and maybe tweak air screws, but I am amazed and so happy with it so far! Can't wait to finish and take it out on the road!! terrylee:D
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WTG!!!!


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Frank..Ok i will leave it there...was just about to cut all the wiring out of the left side...LMAO...get it ????
 
Got the battery box cover lid rivetted to the hinges... only got about 15 minutes tonight so nothing else done.
 
Worked on a GS250 with a friend. He is attempting to bring it back to life for someone he knows. Interesting little bike. Too small for a big lug like me, it would suit his diminutive wife just fine.
 
Aaron (the Schwartz) stopped by last night to have a look a slipping clutch problem on both our bikes. As I had the springs and gasket already, we replaced mine. Gave him the other three springs from my set.

Got it all back together, tested the clutch, and my cable breaks on the first pull.... It was frayed and I had ordered a new one last week, which came today :cool:
 
For the past two days I've been working on the 1100G. Valve shims (all the exh valves were tight, went from 2.70 to 2.55 and 2.50), new cam cover gasket (realgasket) and new half moons. Complete tune up going on here, new plugs, got some wiring issues I'm straightening out, I need to put on my new rear tire, but I'm running out of time for that, I need it for a fairly long ride tomorrow (the 850 needs new front brake pads now) so I'll probably do the tire next week. Oh yeah, it turns too far to the right; apparently before PlaneCrazy got the bike it was in an accident and had the gas tank, forks, and triple replaced. The triple doesn't have the stop on the right side, so I'm going to weld a stop block on the frame.
Done with lunch, it's back to work now.
 
Fit a new windscreen on the bike and cut it down a bit. Was a bit too much "touring" for my taste. :)

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Not sure if I'm a fan of the corners of the windscreen. But then again, I don't really like the sportier looking stuff a whole lot.

Actually Mindless, your bike is one of the first crotch rocketish bikes that I would kill for. *drools*



I worked on my bike for 5 minutes. :p Took some parts to the mechanic and put on a new tach cable since mine has been broken from day 1. The cable was in 4 pieces.
T'was sad to see her sitting in pieces around their shop. :(
 
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