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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9300 on: February 20, 2012, 08:01:23 PM »
Tugged on the breaker bar, nada.
I don't have a motorcycle, sold it ('85 Yamaha Venture Royale).  Haven't had a CB750 for over 40 years.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9301 on: February 20, 2012, 08:04:36 PM »
Tugged on the breaker bar, nada.

Time for another ATF/Acetone cocktail!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9302 on: February 20, 2012, 08:35:43 PM »
Tugged on the breaker bar, nada.
Some real good heat from a real heat gun on those cylinders may help if the acetone doesn't blow first.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9303 on: February 21, 2012, 02:28:01 AM »
just love germany..they have so many teknik words,,si sind mashine menschen....aber kann auch musik spilen... ???na they get better vith the years,,but still like this 1974..
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9304 on: February 21, 2012, 05:15:38 AM »
just love germany..they have so many teknik words,,si sind mashine menschen....aber kann auch musik spilen... ???na they get better vith the years,,but still like this 1974..
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9305 on: February 21, 2012, 11:23:20 AM »
just love germany..they have so many teknik words,,si sind mashine menschen....aber kann auch musik spilen... ???na they get better vith the years,,but still like this 1974..
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9306 on: February 21, 2012, 11:36:31 AM »
Wow, the were before their time.  Sounds like Trance 35 years later.
I don't have a motorcycle, sold it ('85 Yamaha Venture Royale).  Haven't had a CB750 for over 40 years.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9307 on: February 21, 2012, 01:47:35 PM »
...found out that only one of the emblems is original  :'(
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9308 on: February 21, 2012, 04:56:01 PM »


started building a aluminum tank for the 75 550  F


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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9309 on: February 21, 2012, 05:04:30 PM »
A polished SS tank shell would be kewl.  More affordable for us poor folks.  Nothing wrong with a faux tank.  The tank on my Venture is under the seat and between the frame.  You can't tell that what looks to be a tank in front of the seat is fake and just a cover for the battery, electrics and a huge air cleaner box.
I don't have a motorcycle, sold it ('85 Yamaha Venture Royale).  Haven't had a CB750 for over 40 years.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9310 on: February 21, 2012, 05:57:04 PM »
just love germany..they have so many teknik words,,si sind mashine menschen....aber kann auch musik spilen... ???na they get better vith the years,,but still like this 1974..
Kraftwerk - Autobahn 1974

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9311 on: February 21, 2012, 06:24:16 PM »
Pulled the engine out of my cb550 k1 this past weekend and it's all apart now. I'm in the process of re-ringing it, replacing the primary drive chain and top it all off with a cb650 cam. I have all the parts I need except engine seals which should be coming in sometime this week, it didn't have any issues with leaks but I figure now is a good time to replace them anyway now that it's apart.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9312 on: February 21, 2012, 06:35:16 PM »
Nice to see this thread still moving along ;)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9313 on: February 21, 2012, 07:08:47 PM »


started building a aluminum tank for the 75 550  F

Looks good Raef, can't wait to see the finished product.... ;)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9314 on: February 21, 2012, 07:20:03 PM »
Nice to see this thread still moving along ;)

Well, what you been up to??
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9315 on: February 21, 2012, 07:42:31 PM »
Nice to see this thread still moving along ;)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9316 on: February 21, 2012, 07:50:20 PM »
Nice to see this thread still moving along ;)

Was going to send out a bloody search party for you mate... Hope all is well.... ;)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9317 on: February 22, 2012, 09:58:12 AM »
The Weather Channel said the temp was 35F with clear skies this morning.  Looked out the window and other than a little bit of frost on the bike cover, everything was clear.  Headed out to work and going by a church, their sign said it was 32F.  O.K. somebody's got it wrong, but who cares.  Get closer to work and the roads start to look a little frosty.  Right around the school the roads were almost totally white. :o  Park the bike at work and get off and crunch, crunch as I walk on this large grains of white stuff.  Oh, its just salt I think to myself. ::)  Then I realize this stuff is on the hoods of the Buses.  It was ice chunks as if it had hailed here. :o

Out on my morning run I find that the roads were quite icy.  The bus almost slid threw an intersection on me! :o  How did I manage to get to work? I asks myself.  The road improve before I head for home, so I had no problem.  But the ice chunks were still there on the grass and vehicle hoods and such.  I get home and there was no sign of the stuff! :o  This all happens in a four mile radius from my house. Michigan! ;) ;D ;D

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9318 on: February 22, 2012, 10:07:48 AM »
35F is close enough to freezing for me.  Adding a little wind just drops it further.  I usually call 40F my limit, at that only lasts about an hour before I have had enough.  :)
I don't have a motorcycle, sold it ('85 Yamaha Venture Royale).  Haven't had a CB750 for over 40 years.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9319 on: February 23, 2012, 07:18:50 AM »
I obsessed over parts I have on order annd projects that are half completed. 
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9320 on: February 23, 2012, 07:23:31 AM »
I sat on it last night....and realized I'm not crazy about the position of the footpegs in relation to my single-seat and clubman handlebars.

They are like Elite SHIN'KILLERS....out to get me.... as I mounted her and foot'push-rolled across the shop...I managed to champion 2 new shin'bruises.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9321 on: February 23, 2012, 07:54:37 AM »
Rode to work with a stupid happy grin on my face ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9322 on: February 23, 2012, 08:34:40 AM »
was 64 this morn, and is spose to git up to record high in the lower 80s.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9323 on: February 23, 2012, 11:22:13 AM »
have slock in brake arm. on the cbx.so made this
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #9324 on: February 23, 2012, 03:16:12 PM »
My turbo bike showed up...no pics till I see it Monday (had it shipped to my dad's shop), but   8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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