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Offline BenelliSEI

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Re: What did you do to your non-SOHC4 motorcycle today?
« Reply #800 on: April 19, 2025, 06:14:31 AM »
Nice work Kelly. How big is that stapler? I have a dirt bike with a plastic seat that I need to recover……..

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Re: What did you do to your non-SOHC4 motorcycle today?
« Reply #801 on: April 19, 2025, 07:54:31 AM »
Nice work!
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Re: What did you do to your non-SOHC4 motorcycle today?
« Reply #802 on: April 19, 2025, 10:03:03 AM »
Nice work Kelly. How big is that stapler? I have a dirt bike with a plastic seat that I need to recover……..

We got it from Harbor Freight a while back. It shoots T-50 style staples. We use 1/4" long staples for recovering plastic seat bases.
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Re: What did you do to your non-SOHC4 motorcycle today?
« Reply #803 on: April 19, 2025, 11:40:14 AM »
Thanks Kelly….. I’ll look for one.

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Re: What did you do to your non-SOHC4 motorcycle today?
« Reply #804 on: April 19, 2025, 12:49:28 PM »
Still dealing with this evo sporty. Reverse thread clutch backet nut came off and left all it's threads on the transmission mainshaft... Amazingly didn't hurt the thread on the shaft any. Waiting on that.
Did throw the cam cover on.
New oil and filter.
Did the static timing for the ignition. 
Getting ready to pull the rear wheel for the swap there.
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Re: What did you do to your non-SOHC4 motorcycle today?
« Reply #805 on: April 19, 2025, 03:40:57 PM »
Discovered the three year old Yuasa battery in my XS650 has apparently moved on.
It will no longer take a charge.
*Sigh*  :P
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Re: What did you do to your non-SOHC4 motorcycle today?
« Reply #806 on: April 19, 2025, 08:04:17 PM »
Discovered the three year old Yuasa battery in my XS650 has apparently moved on.
It will no longer take a charge.
*Sigh*  :P
I have been able to recover lead acid batteries by discharging with a load, like a headlight, and then charging it up to 15V, several times. Also, you might try a "smart" charger with a de-sulfation mode before giving up on it.
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Re: What did you do to your non-SOHC4 motorcycle today?
« Reply #807 on: April 19, 2025, 08:26:09 PM »
Discovered the three year old Yuasa battery in my XS650 has apparently moved on.
It will no longer take a charge.
*Sigh*  :P
I have been able to recover lead acid batteries by discharging with a load, like a headlight, and then charging it up to 15V, several times. Also, you might try a "smart" charger with a de-sulfation mode before giving up on it.
Yes I am going to mess with it a bit. Nothing to lose. It was fine less than a month ago.
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Re: What did you do to your non-SOHC4 motorcycle today?
« Reply #808 on: April 21, 2025, 10:28:14 AM »
Cleaned it, enjoyed it, and did put it back in my garage.

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Re: What did you do to your non-SOHC4 motorcycle today?
« Reply #809 on: April 21, 2025, 08:51:04 PM »
Cleaned it, enjoyed it, and did put it back in my garage.

That's a nice looking sportbike.
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Re: What did you do to your non-SOHC4 motorcycle today?
« Reply #810 on: April 23, 2025, 07:13:32 AM »
Cleaned it, enjoyed it, and did put it back in my garage.

That's a nice  GREAT   looking sportbike.

Fixed! 
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Re: What did you do to your non-SOHC4 motorcycle today?
« Reply #811 on: April 23, 2025, 08:47:12 AM »
Cleaned it, enjoyed it, and did put it back in my garage.

That's a nice  GREAT   looking sportbike.

Fixed!

A race-bike. !!  :) ;D
« Last Edit: April 23, 2025, 08:48:56 AM by grcamna2 »
75' CB400F/'bunch o' parts' & 81' CB125S modded to a 'CB200S'
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Do your BEST...nobody can take that away from you.