Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today ? (Read 3273402 times)

jneuf · « **Reply #5975 on:** April 22, 2011, 07:56:56 AM »

Quote from: OldSchool_IsCool on April 21, 2011, 02:35:06 PM

Quote from: Spades on April 21, 2011, 01:33:26 PM
I named her dirty whore. Today is my 3 rd day out of work with strep throat. Feeling better I decide to take the bike for a ride. A mile from home she blows the main fuse making me push her back home. Better does not mean well enough to push the bike home sigh.

15 amp fuses - Don't leave home without some!

First time I put on my riding jacket this spring I noticed something in the pocket...reached in and pulled out a whole wad of spare fuses that I put there just for that reason last fall. I found it quite funny...

chimmychong86 · « **Reply #5976 on:** April 22, 2011, 08:44:53 AM »

preped tank for caswell. mocked up paint. hoping to be completely done in 3 weeks. dark dark purple with silver pinstripes sounds kinda original.

fire113 · « **Reply #5977 on:** April 22, 2011, 10:56:40 AM »

...drove the K1 ~400Km, what a nice day

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #5978 on:** April 22, 2011, 01:55:28 PM »

Quote from: rklystron on April 21, 2011, 10:37:55 AM

Installed Gear Shift and Drum stopper on a K2.
Gear Shift/Drum Stopper.mov

Great video work! What's next?!

WhyNot2 · « **Reply #5979 on:** April 22, 2011, 06:37:04 PM »

Well, finally go some sort of fire to the points and apparently the plugs.
It kinda runs as long as I hold down the starter button. Let up and it dies.

3 and 4 cylinder exhaust pipes hot 1 and 2 cold.

Gas everywheres, probably used up 2 gallons of gas trying to figure this thing out.

Carbs are off and will clean them up tomorrow.

Really? · « **Reply #5980 on:** April 22, 2011, 07:38:10 PM »

Messed with emblems/diamonds http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=74022.msg987111#msg987111

Took the big side covers off of my bike to look around, got my left channel working and got my passenger floorboards. Not too bad looking but still need some reviving.

bmxjrod · « **Reply #5981 on:** April 22, 2011, 08:35:43 PM »

Took the wheels off so i can go get new tirs mounted... found out that my air box doubles as a gas tank, and also saw that my front brake pads are in pieces...

wick · « **Reply #5982 on:** April 22, 2011, 09:09:50 PM »

`spent` all day- shaving` seat- to tank- to fit--

-- clean --n--tight.``````````

zabzob · « **Reply #5983 on:** April 22, 2011, 10:43:42 PM »

I had the day off and my buddy's shop was open, so I put in a full day.

Pulled off the front wheel and removed the caliper. Put the front wheel back on and wheeled it outside. Degreased with Simple Green and Gunk Gel stuff, a couple of times. I think if I just do that 10 more times, it'll be halfway clean.

Let it dry, moved it back into the shop. Removed rusty old chain. Removed back wheel. Removed rear sprocket. Dismayed that Z1 sent me the wrong one as a replacement (different bolt pattern.) Removed old brake shoes. Installed new brake shoes. Put the old sprocket back on sloppy like. Put the back wheel back on sloppy like just to move it around.

Adjusted idle mixture in preparation to fire up the bike again. Noticed that my air box boots weren't on right. Determined that air box boots are just past Corundum on the Mohs hardness scale. Put boots in hot water to soften them up. Disillusioned when the softening lasted for about 60 seconds before returning to previous hardness. Felt guilt when my friend sliced open his hand when trying to put a hard boot back on the carbs.

At home, delighted in blowing the frozen piston out of the caliper with a grease gun. Cleaning the parts now. Purchased new air box boots.

seaweb11 · « **Reply #5984 on:** April 22, 2011, 10:51:13 PM »

Hey "wick" is there a thread on your tank seat set up?

Slams77 · « **Reply #5985 on:** April 22, 2011, 10:57:42 PM »

Quote from: wick on April 22, 2011, 09:09:50 PM

`spent` all day- shaving` seat- to tank- to fit-- -- clean --n--tight.``````````

Sweet set up wick.

hummbug · « **Reply #5986 on:** April 22, 2011, 11:01:44 PM »

Dropped fuel tank on concrete - big dent, loss of paint, fuel everywhere. ANGRY!!!

What an idiot!!!!

Not happy at all...now thinking of best solution - new glass tank? Fix and repaint old tank (and side covers)? Push whole bike into river and start again...?

I was just about to POR15 the inside before installing new petcock and rebuilt carbs....this has put a big spanner in the works.

Anyone know a good tank fixer in Melbourne, Australia??

Roach · « **Reply #5987 on:** April 23, 2011, 01:32:04 AM »

blew my head gasket

fire113 · « **Reply #5988 on:** April 23, 2011, 05:19:18 AM »

Quote from: fire113 on April 22, 2011, 10:56:40 AM

...drove the K1 ~400Km, what a nice day

...something must be wrong !!! Yesterday I drove ~400Km and today the

battery was empty

have to check it.

Bankerdanny · « **Reply #5989 on:** April 23, 2011, 06:52:11 PM »

Checked the timing, discovered and fixed a bad connection at the 1-2 coil, started it and took it for it's first ride since around 1981.

vstewart5 · « **Reply #5990 on:** April 23, 2011, 07:04:10 PM »

My 1972 Honda cb750 is in about 4000 pcs and as the weather here in Ohio is starting to worm up Ive got to get this project kicked in high gear and try and get it back together...Long way to go !!!

mjstone · « **Reply #5991 on:** April 23, 2011, 07:29:46 PM »

Beautiful day today!. Polished the fork lowers with Blue Magic. Put my 500Four emblem on the left side cover with emblem adhesive. Went for a nice long ride. Went out tonight to fill the gas tank up.

MJ

tweakin · « **Reply #5992 on:** April 23, 2011, 08:01:19 PM »

finally a great day to ride today in the PNW, I rode the sh*t out of the bike and had a great time. Only a couple more small things to work out and it should be dialed in.

Staz · « **Reply #5993 on:** April 23, 2011, 09:23:54 PM »

Put 7 miles on her trying to clean her out with some sea foam in the gas and crank, put a new fuel line on, found out why my turn signals aren't flashing and hastened my search for front brakes.

crp_iii · « **Reply #5994 on:** April 23, 2011, 09:47:49 PM »

Sanded & Painted my pipes. Tried to get my idle adjusted right.
Pipes look better.

Raef · « **Reply #5995 on:** April 23, 2011, 09:54:02 PM »

left the poor thing out in the rain for the third time this week....you would think a guy would show a 30 year old bike a little more respect

fire113 · « **Reply #5996 on:** April 24, 2011, 01:04:16 AM »

...changed the voltage regulator.

dave500 · « **Reply #5997 on:** April 24, 2011, 01:40:36 AM »

took a little slack out of the throttle pull cable,hard work,earned a beer for that one!

krmtrains · « **Reply #5998 on:** April 24, 2011, 04:24:36 AM »

Learned that #2 cylinder wasn't firing on Cory's CB550. Upon investigation, discovered that the float was hanging up on it's hinge pin, which I bent while trying to remove it when I was working on the carbs over the winter. After some careful filing, followed by fine sandpaper, it moved freely. My son (Cameron, my oldest, home for Easter) put everything back together, and she runs like Ricky Bobby leaving the grocery store! I had no idea it would have so much power once it was actually running on four cylinders! A great day!

WhyNot2 · « **Reply #5999 on:** April 24, 2011, 06:41:11 AM »

Learned that when the jets are tight, they are tight, even if theres a whole lot of threads showing.

Don't get a wrench and continue to tighten.

Anyone have some extra jet they want to get rid of?

Jack

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