Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today ? (Read 3276909 times)

flybox1 · « **Reply #22775 on:** October 20, 2016, 07:03:48 AM »

'Trooper' was piss.
I'm trying to get my hands on some Opeth Communion Pale Ale. \m/
https://honestbrew.co.uk/opeth/

moraarcher · « **Reply #22776 on:** October 20, 2016, 07:15:40 AM »

Thanks for the input guys. My brother in law will do it for cost if I don't go that route I'll come up with a retro paint scheme to compliment the look of the bike.
I've got the itch to get another and do a stock rebuild.

USMC5811 · « **Reply #22777 on:** October 20, 2016, 11:07:28 AM »

Quote from: flybox1 on October 20, 2016, 07:03:48 AM

'Trooper' was piss.
I'm trying to get my hands on some Opeth Communion Pale Ale. \m/
https://honestbrew.co.uk/opeth/

"Eddie" on the label should have been a clue LOL

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Scott · « **Reply #22778 on:** October 21, 2016, 01:30:27 AM »

Sorted out the nice rack with some #$%*ing bright indicators

Scott · « **Reply #22779 on:** October 21, 2016, 01:31:47 AM »

Bike wasn't overly impressed.

Doesn't normally drop this much oil.

evanphi · « **Reply #22780 on:** October 21, 2016, 06:29:05 AM »

Almost got hit by a bus...

Tews19 · « **Reply #22781 on:** October 21, 2016, 07:13:10 AM »

Picked up my new head for my Yooper bike. Does anyone have any suggestions how to clean the head without sending it off to a small engine shop to ultra sonic clean it?

evanphi · « **Reply #22782 on:** October 21, 2016, 07:21:41 AM »

Quote from: calj737 on October 21, 2016, 07:09:02 AM

Quote from: evanphi on October 21, 2016, 06:29:05 AM
Almost got hit by a bus...
Do the traffic laws where you live allow passing on the right across a solid white line? That puts you outside the travel lanes and onto a shoulder. Seems a dangerous move and I can understand why a car might pull out in front of a stopped vehicle (car with blinker seemed to be waving the bus out) and not expect a vehicle behind it to swing around and pass on the right.

I'm glad you're unharmed, but that just seems odd driving behavior in my area?

Allowed in our driving regs. Can't drive onto a soft shoulder. Bus shouldn't have pulled out anyway.

joeyvans · « **Reply #22783 on:** October 21, 2016, 07:27:43 AM »

Quote from: calj737 on October 21, 2016, 07:09:02 AM

I'm glad you're unharmed, but that just seems odd driving behavior in my area?

I'm with Cal on this one. That move is not within the rules of the road in my state. (Maybe) you crazy canucks are different.

But no, the bus shouldn't have gone because the car shouldn't be waving it through.

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trenchgrinder750 · « **Reply #22784 on:** October 21, 2016, 08:01:28 AM »

did my first oil change on my bike. did 1,400mile on the oil the OP put in. replaced oil filter and the spring.
adjusted clutch cable(maybe need more adjusting or replacing).
adjusted choke level so it stays up.

I did not replace the spark plugs yet because my long 18mm has gone missing

evanphi · « **Reply #22785 on:** October 21, 2016, 09:52:42 AM »

Quote from: calj737 on October 21, 2016, 07:30:11 AM

Quote from: evanphi on October 21, 2016, 07:21:41 AM
Bus shouldn't have pulled out anyway.
But the car in front of you (which had the right of way) did wave the bus out, yeah? I understand your point, but if the bus is waved on, he's certainly entitled to begin to enter traffic cautiously (which it seems he did from the limited video).

At the end of the day, its all about you being safe and unharmed. But its less important to be "right" than alive in my book.

Doesn't matter how much someone waves a vehicle to go ahead. If you're at a stop sign (bus), you're supposed to stop until traffic is clear. The Mitsubishi had the right of way but was being "nice". That is how accidents happen. Drivers being nice cause WAY too many accidents around here, especially on multi-lane roads (inside lane is nice to let someone cross traffic, then someone gets smashed in the next lane over).

I've made that same pass multiple times very safely, as was the intention today.

Oh well. Live and learn. I'll add school busses to my list of things to not trust.

Sigop · « **Reply #22786 on:** October 21, 2016, 01:17:43 PM »

Reassembled cleaned carbs and original airbox. Drained gas tank and replaced pet cock filter and gasket, replaced all 3 rubber mounts with new rubber for fuel tank. Heated and greased new fuel lines and plugged onto bottom of pet cock. (Took me a few minutes to realize easier to do with pet cock bowl off. Duh!)

SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan · « **Reply #22787 on:** October 21, 2016, 01:22:37 PM »

Yikes!!

USMC5811 · « **Reply #22788 on:** October 21, 2016, 01:59:22 PM »

Pouted because it was raining

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BomberMann650 · « **Reply #22789 on:** October 21, 2016, 05:00:14 PM »

Quote from: USMC5811 on October 21, 2016, 01:59:22 PM

Pouted because it was raining

I was clearing space in the garage (see; catch all for things not related to motor vehicles) - when it got real dark all a sudden and rain started coming down in torrents.

Otoh, I will soon have space to work up my fork/front end rebuilds. And winter engine project.

I ordered a front tire today. Another S11r spitfire.

whitjonw · « **Reply #22790 on:** October 21, 2016, 06:03:15 PM »

Quote from: Sigop on October 21, 2016, 01:17:43 PM

Reassembled cleaned carbs and original airbox. Drained gas tank and replaced pet cock filter and gasket, replaced all 3 rubber mounts with new rubber for fuel tank. Heated and greased new fuel lines and plugged onto bottom of pet cock. (Took me a few minutes to realize easier to do with pet cock bowl off. Duh!)

Awesome man, good for you !!

rocket johnny · « **Reply #22791 on:** October 21, 2016, 06:14:23 PM »

i put a cute strawberry blonde who really looked good in leather chaps and we did a nice run over the colo. national monument . 22 miles of twisty turneys thru the red rock's . cold beers in fruita . stick a fork in me ..

OldSchool_IsCool · « **Reply #22792 on:** October 21, 2016, 08:33:30 PM »

Quote from: rocket johnny on October 21, 2016, 06:14:23 PM

i put a cute strawberry blonde who really looked good in leather chaps and we did a nice run over the colo. national monument . 22 miles of twisty turneys thru the red rock's . cold beers in fruita . stick a fork in me ..

What is the cute strawberry blonde getting stuck with?

Oh give me a break! We were all thinking it!!

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #22793 on:** October 21, 2016, 11:15:37 PM »

Quote from: rocket johnny on October 21, 2016, 06:14:23 PM

i put a cute strawberry blonde who really looked good in leather chaps and we did a nice run over the colo. national monument . 22 miles of twisty turneys thru the red rock's . cold beers in fruita . stick a fork in me ..

What was his name?

Bristledisk · « **Reply #22794 on:** October 22, 2016, 02:46:12 PM »

Replaced the plug caps on the CB400F and went for a short blast to see that I hadn't broken anything. All good.

koendd · « **Reply #22795 on:** October 22, 2016, 03:15:54 PM »

picked up a clients 550 from the upholstery guy. Almost there

Sigop · « **Reply #22796 on:** October 22, 2016, 04:25:49 PM »

First ride on the old gal in 3 years. Running but not right yet. I'll get there.

strynboen · « **Reply #22797 on:** October 25, 2016, 10:27:23 AM »

made a16#1,5 adapter for a fuel tap ..the conic orginal one just dont Work..dont leak., but fuel bypass to the carbs..even it are in closed pos..,,

machined a hydralik m 16nippel to fit inside the old threddet part of the fuel tap..and brased it together..and put a china tap,on.(.40 danish kr, piece.).but not leaking(yet)..
have now bayed one for my cbx..seems to Work fine..the same as they sell from usa to 100 kr..so i did bay it direkt from the china man..

BomberMann650 · « **Reply #22798 on:** October 25, 2016, 02:26:16 PM »

Gazing lustfully at bloo.
Dealing with a dead battery in the DS650 - someone left the key on for gawd knows how long. Gotta get it movin and put the dirt tires back on. My one mohawk tire is flat, happens whenever sand finds its way into the bead seat.

ekpent · « **Reply #22799 on:** October 25, 2016, 03:33:15 PM »

Quote from: strynboen on October 25, 2016, 10:27:23 AM

made a16#1,5 adapter for a fuel tap ..the conic orginal one just dont Work..dont leak., but fuel bypass to the carbs..even it are in closed pos..,,

machined a hydralik m 16nippel to fit inside the old threddet part of the fuel tap..and brased it together..and put a china tap,on.(.40 danish kr, piece.).but not leaking(yet)..
have now bayed one for my cbx..seems to Work fine..the same as they sell from usa to 100 kr..so i did bay it direkt from the china man..

I bought one of those cheap Chinese petcocks for a 1977 cb750 once but the fuel outlet fitting on it was tiny and way too small for my gas line on the 750. Worked out great on my 1972 Yamaha 100 I had though.

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