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Offline Terry in Australia

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #825 on: January 28, 2010, 11:51:40 PM »
Thanks Fuzzy, I know you're right, it just hurts..............  :'(
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #826 on: January 29, 2010, 12:47:30 AM »
I rode it to work and it made my workday bearable knowing I was going to ride it home at the end.  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #827 on: January 29, 2010, 03:00:26 AM »
Dropped the calipers, chain guard, and front fender mount off at the powdercoater, last trip I'll make there for this project. Getting other stuff out of the way today so Saturday I can spend some quality time checking the carb adjustment after the first fire up the other day and other things on the short list.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #828 on: January 29, 2010, 03:43:56 AM »
Quote from: bucky katt on January 28, 2010, 11:33:56 PM
well, Terry the shaft drive actually has more of a parasitic loss than chain or belt drives, i dont remember the percentage but it's pretty high. so the numbers you got are pretty damn good power figures.

Your lookig at min of 15% loss at the rear wheel so your stock 140 -15% is closer to 120 at the rear wheel.  So in reality you gained 20.

More importantly how does it feel, the "buttdyno" is more important than raw numbers.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #829 on: January 29, 2010, 03:48:34 AM »
nothing matters as much as the "seat of the pants" feelings unless youre racing anyways.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #830 on: January 29, 2010, 05:43:24 AM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on January 28, 2010, 10:59:11 PM
only to find out that it's now producing 140 BHP and 145 footpounds of torque? I guess the "factory" spec is measured at the crank, and not the wheel. That blower kit is looking good................   ;D
you didn't dyno it before you installed the supercharger?
 A before and after would have been neat to have in your wallet.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #831 on: January 29, 2010, 05:53:41 AM »
Ha ha, no mate, I don't have a supercharger, yet. If I do, it'll be getting closer to 250 BHP at the rear wheel. I wish they'd dyno'd it before they did the dynotune, but it's a big, busy shop, so there wasn't much chance of that.

Any work I do from now on, I'll take it to a smaller shop with more time. As far as my "seat of the pants meter" goes, with the pipe and other stuff, it sounds (and feels) like a top fuel dragster, but I didn't get a chance to really open the taps today, but with luck, I will on the weekend. Cheers, Terry. ;D 
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #832 on: January 29, 2010, 06:39:42 AM »
Going to pull the baby out of hibernation and stick it in the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show in Cleveland. Might just put the c100 cub in it also.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #833 on: January 29, 2010, 06:52:15 AM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on January 29, 2010, 05:53:41 AM
Ha ha, no mate, I don't have a supercharger, yet.
oh. I thought those numbers were low...  :-X
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #834 on: January 30, 2010, 04:39:29 AM »
Quote from: Industrial Cafe on January 29, 2010, 06:52:15 AM
Quote from: Terry in Australia on January 29, 2010, 05:53:41 AM
Ha ha, no mate, I don't have a supercharger, yet.
oh. I thought those numbers were low...  :-X

Not as low as the numbers in my bank account, boo hoo........... (or I'd have that blower, by now) ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #835 on: January 30, 2010, 05:38:10 AM »
Started the repaint and detail of the K4 badges. First pic is after I got the old stuff off. Second pic is after 1st coat of white. It is slow work, but like polishing the end result will be good with little cost for materials.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #836 on: January 30, 2010, 09:23:01 AM »
Yesterday, got the covers back from the polisher, had to clean them up a ton to remove polishing grit. The clutch cable hole in the cover was almost plugged with grit. I'd hate to have that stuff in the engine oil. Replaced the tach drive seal in the valve cover (thanks for the help guys) and installed it with new/polished phillips head screws, replaced seals in other covers, covered it and went to bed. Hope to get the motor in the frame in the next few days.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #837 on: January 30, 2010, 10:51:18 AM »
Always a good idea to clean out the screws holes of the polishing grit Cliff. It can cause problems with the gasket if enough of that stuff gets between the gasket and the case when you push the new screw through the hole. Those covers look awesome.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #838 on: January 30, 2010, 02:28:44 PM »
K4 - ran the wiring back into the chromed handlebars. Always a fun job and tough on the fingers.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #839 on: January 30, 2010, 03:01:09 PM »
Well I re-installed the F2/K6 engine on Friday, then yesterday I cleaned the carbs, installed them, fitted a new chrome 4 into 1 pipe, gassed it up and hit the button.

It started right away and didn't leak gas all over my engine like it's done twice previously, but I discovered pretty quickly that I hadn't seated #2 cylinder's exhaust spigott properly, so it was going "bloop bloop bloop" and I thought for one horrible moment that my head gasket was leaking?

Anyway, it was nearly 100 deg F out in my driveway and I'd managed to dehydrate myself pretty badly, and still feel sick this morning. It's gonna be another scorcher here today, so I'm gonna take the day off from bike building, and take the family out to the movies to see "Avatar" this afternoon instead. Cheers, Terry. ;D 
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #840 on: January 30, 2010, 03:04:47 PM »
Yikes Terry...we had 23 degrees F for a high today. I am not dehydrating here.  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #841 on: January 30, 2010, 03:07:41 PM »
Quote from: Johnie on January 30, 2010, 03:04:47 PM
Yikes Terry...we had 23 degrees F for a high today. I am not dehydrating here.  ;D

Ha ha, well as much as I tried to rehydrate myself last night John, the bourbon just didn't do it, and I still feel pretty dry right now! ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #842 on: January 30, 2010, 03:59:23 PM »
Added some air fork caps to my 550 then was going to see if a fork brace off a 78K would fit, it did not  :'(

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #843 on: January 30, 2010, 04:58:17 PM »
We went to HF for tools and shrink wrap, etc.  On the way home we agreed to ditch the motorcycle building day and go out to see Avatar. :D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #844 on: January 30, 2010, 05:23:02 PM »
i looked at it sitting in the doorway of the shed where i keep it, from INSIDE away from the 30 degree weather and intermittent sleet and snow. have i mentioned that I HATE snow?
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #845 on: January 30, 2010, 07:02:22 PM »
Quote from: Kit on January 30, 2010, 04:58:17 PM
We went to HF for tools and shrink wrap, etc.  On the way home we agreed to ditch the motorcycle building day and go out to see Avatar. :D

Good idea Kit, I'm just waiting for my youngest boy to get home from Hockey, then we're going to see Avatar, I saw it a week ago in 2D, but he's got free tickets to go see it in 3D, so that should be pretty cool, as long as I can wear the 3D glasses over my specs, ha ha! I think I wish it was snowing, I'm sitting here in my shorts and T shirt with the cooler going flat out, and its still too damn hot! ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #846 on: January 30, 2010, 09:00:44 PM »
Checked the carbs again after we started it the other day, all seems well. I can't wait to get my petcock situation settled so I can run it and properly sync the carbs.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #847 on: January 30, 2010, 10:05:30 PM »
we neglected the movie and opted to do my control pods anyway. they're turning out pretty nice
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #848 on: January 31, 2010, 05:35:27 AM »
I live in SE North Carolina and it snowed about 8" on saturday. All I was able to do was step into my unheated 16 degrees garage and snap this pic of her shivering her spark plugs loose. The other two bikes are my 97 Harley Wide Glide my sons Honda CRF 250. There is snow everywhere. It looks like it will be a week before I can even get her out of the garage.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #849 on: January 31, 2010, 05:40:06 AM »
Well I clicked on pic twice, here's my cold 750!!
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