Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today ? (Read 3309710 times)

Sporkfly · « **Reply #1025 on:** February 20, 2010, 06:33:04 PM »

Made a pretty slick new seat cover, pics will come

seaweb11 · « **Reply #1026 on:** February 20, 2010, 06:53:35 PM »

After polishing the lowers, Installed the forks. Polished the front of the chrome frame,brakes and used some blue rub on the pipes. It's all perdy now

I'll try and get the front wheel back on tomorrow.

P.S. It's so frickin nice out here that the lawn needs to be cut.

Magpie · « **Reply #1027 on:** February 20, 2010, 07:10:40 PM »

My wife Did cut the lawn while I boiled/simmered some rock hard intake manifolds in water and wintergreen oil and it worked! They are quite pliable now. Also cleaned and polished the clamps for the manifolds and intakes from the air box for my K0.
Now if I can get the smell of the wintergreen out of my nose I'll be much happier.
Cliff.

hs2k007 · « **Reply #1028 on:** February 21, 2010, 06:16:18 PM »

Polish the front wheel hub and laced the wheel. polished the rear brake drum cover and installed new rear brakes. started working on the front brakes

michrobi · « **Reply #1029 on:** February 21, 2010, 07:23:45 PM »

Replaced my ignition switch with an EMGO aftermarket unit. Works great. Tossed a new bulb in the right rear blinker.

Took a ride. That also works great!

CB650 Wolf · « **Reply #1030 on:** February 21, 2010, 07:29:36 PM »

I had went out to Lowes and bought a new drill, polishing kit, and polishing compounds a few days ago and decided to try them out a little today. After about 15-30 mins this is what I got done.

andy750 · « **Reply #1031 on:** February 22, 2010, 05:57:21 AM »

I went for a ride..

Saturday - beautiful sunny day and leaving the house at 10.30am it was 42F -perfect riding weather!

Passed the ice fisherman...

end of the day opposite the Old Irish Ale House...

Sunday - went skiing in New Hampshire - great snow!

cheers
Andy

michrobi · « **Reply #1032 on:** February 22, 2010, 07:33:44 AM »

Quote from: CB650 Wolf on February 21, 2010, 07:29:36 PM

I had went out to Lowes and bought a new drill, polishing kit, and polishing compounds a few days ago and decided to try them out a little today. After about 15-30 mins this is what I got done.
*snip*

That's looking real nice Wolf. Just one compound, or some different ones?

andy750 · « **Reply #1033 on:** February 22, 2010, 08:02:45 AM »

Quote from: michrobi on February 21, 2010, 07:23:45 PM

Replaced my ignition switch with an EMGO aftermarket unit. Works great. Tossed a new bulb in the right rear blinker.

Took a ride. That also works great!

Good luck with the EMGO switch. I went through 3 of them in a very short time. Junk! Last time it happened I was stranded a few miles from my house....(CB750K2)

I just picked up a new Honda ignition switch at the weekend.

fasturd · « **Reply #1034 on:** February 22, 2010, 09:59:06 AM »

No rides as the driveway is solid ice and way too long...

I rebuilt the front brakes on my '77 GL1000. Continued the saga of tarting up my "project 13 Cb400F".
The poor thing is down to the frame engine and wiring. Mainly just doing maintenance (that has not been done in 25 years since it was put away.) Front and rear caliper rebuilds, carbs were last fall. Just making sure everything is ready for spring. I would really like to take it to the Vintage show and race weekend at Road America this year.

Why I cannot ride on my drive way...

egli1000 · « **Reply #1035 on:** February 22, 2010, 10:31:46 AM »

REPLIQUE

cliquer sur image

Johnie · « **Reply #1036 on:** February 22, 2010, 02:55:15 PM »

K4 - cleaned the front caliper as it was sluggish. I think I will do the K1 & KO in the near future too. Been waiting a week for Honda to get me my seals.

Jordan · « **Reply #1037 on:** February 22, 2010, 03:01:45 PM »

Stripped and sanded the side covers and headlamp bucket, gathered the materials to make a new connecting rod for the rear brake and finished removing the bearings and cleaned up both hubs. PO packed grease even though the bearings I removed were the sealed type. lol

Ryan 550k · « **Reply #1038 on:** February 22, 2010, 03:43:09 PM »

Quote from: egli1000 on February 22, 2010, 10:31:46 AM

REPLIQUE

cliquer sur image

Uh...no....that's not pretty at all. Nope, not one bit.......(sigh)

myhondas · « **Reply #1039 on:** February 22, 2010, 04:11:38 PM »

Actually, the V4 got my attention. looks like a vfr.

CB650 Wolf · « **Reply #1040 on:** February 22, 2010, 06:43:09 PM »

Quote from: michrobi on February 22, 2010, 07:33:44 AM

That's looking real nice Wolf. Just one compound, or some different ones?

I used three different ones. There was a selection of 5 different compounds but only needed the last 3 in the set since the first 2 were for hard metals.

Freaky1 · « **Reply #1041 on:** February 24, 2010, 02:52:09 AM »

Got the calipers, front fender mount, and chain guard from the powdercoater last Friday and yesterday got the rear brake put together and on. Maybe the front ones tommorrow? Midterms and papers due this week and next, but after that it's spring break, so I'd like to ride.

bucky katt · « **Reply #1042 on:** February 24, 2010, 08:00:26 AM »

i like the avatar jordan, i was factory certified on beemers a few years ago, i caught the grateful dead reference too

i glared at fuzzycycle through the window of the shed trying to remember if i had enough gasoline left over to burn it

it just quit running on #3 and i'm a touch frustrated with it at this point.

Shenanigans · « **Reply #1043 on:** February 24, 2010, 09:38:23 AM »

Cut up my sprocket cover.

strynboen · « **Reply #1044 on:** February 24, 2010, 09:47:57 AM »

are you having a pexiglas in that big hole,,and a littel blue lamp. lights at tand veel .looks cool at night

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #1045 on:** February 24, 2010, 10:48:18 AM »

I did some more work, etching on my tank with a diamond ball on the end of a dremel.

so here it is.

I'm not a professional artist and I messed up in a few spots, but I think it came out ok for my first try etching something.

Zaipai · « **Reply #1046 on:** February 24, 2010, 07:27:32 PM »

Quote from: Industrial Cafe on February 24, 2010, 10:48:18 AM

I did some more work, etching on my tank with a diamond ball on the end of a dremel.

so here it is.

I'm not a professional artist and I messed up in a few spots, but I think it came out ok for my first try etching something.

Dang nice work IC..

.: Scott :.

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #1047 on:** February 24, 2010, 07:37:50 PM »

thank you sir.

J.Webster Designs · « **Reply #1048 on:** February 24, 2010, 07:41:39 PM »

Quote from: Industrial Cafe on February 24, 2010, 10:48:18 AM

I did some more work, etching on my tank with a diamond ball on the end of a dremel.

so here it is.

I'm not a professional artist and I messed up in a few spots, but I think it came out ok for my first try etching something.

Fancy Schmancy... Artsy fartsy......

ok for real though... nice work... did you lay out a patern in sharpie first? is that what i am seeing in the lower left hand corner of the tank?

Industrial Cafe · « **Reply #1049 on:** February 24, 2010, 07:59:53 PM »

yup, pencil first then sharpie
it's been sitting with sharpie on it for months and it was starting to fade away.

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