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Offline Radam

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7100 on: August 01, 2011, 07:49:22 AM »
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7101 on: August 01, 2011, 08:41:54 AM »
I found this on CL.  A 1974 CB750, $1200.00.  I haven't actually seen it but I asked the guy to hold it and we agreed that for a $100.00 deposit via paypal he would hold the bike and pull the ad.  He said the bike doesn't get spark on two cylinders, no power to that coil.  He said the chrome is all nice and the bike looks good and ran great until the electrical system went haywire.  We'll see what it looks like when I go on Sunday to pick it up.  To me if it runs with the harness baypassed and looks presentable its worth every penny.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7102 on: August 01, 2011, 08:44:43 AM »
Quote from: thrutheframe on August 01, 2011, 08:41:54 AM
I found this on CL.  A 1974 CB750, $1200.00.  I haven't actually seen it but I asked the guy to hold it and we agreed that for a $100.00 deposit via paypal he would hold the bike and pull the ad.  He said the bike doesn't get spark on two cylinders, no power to that coil.  He said the chrome is all nice and the bike looks good and ran great until the electrical system went haywire.  We'll see what it looks like when I go on Sunday to pick it up.  To me if it runs with the harness baypassed and looks presentable its worth every penny.

Good find.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7103 on: August 01, 2011, 08:45:13 AM »
Put the gas cap back on.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7104 on: August 01, 2011, 09:40:09 AM »
Put a new registration sticker on her  :-*
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7105 on: August 01, 2011, 10:02:49 AM »
Finished the last leg of my part in the SOHC/4 Relay Rally 2011 ( SOHC/4 World Tour).  140 miles from SeanBarney41's house to mine.  Thanks Sean, for a place to crash for a few hours.  Grand Total mileage is 2195.1 miles.  I'll post in the appropriate thread later, after some mush needed sleep.

What an amazing adventure!  Met some wonderful people and had the companionship of two great guys for the entire trip around Lake Michigan.  SeanBarney41 and BankerDanny are men of the highest caliber, in my book!

Goodnight all,

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7106 on: August 01, 2011, 10:08:12 AM »
Put on new turnsignals on yesterday, and rode her to work, Thank god for this forum made wiring the new signals a breeze.

Ps. I slmost removed the beeper, but then I realized how many times I forget to turn them off even with the annoying beep. Has anyone changed the beep to another sound?
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7107 on: August 01, 2011, 10:11:20 AM »
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Has anyone changed the beep to another sound?
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I want my beeper to to go "OH YEAH" like this Koolaid guy

oh yeah, and I made this nifty little keychain out of a broken air suspension compressor piston :-D

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" Why does anyone get offended by what someone does to their own bike? I dont get it. "

You made me think about it after I cheered knowing someone else would like to know what these control freaks are up to.
 Every time any owner strips whatever precious Honda part the horrified purists parts go up in value. That's not the part that bothers them.
 What bothers them is they sat up late at night, their breast full of wonder and estrogen, unable to sleep, dreaming about their lovely darling and all her glory... and next thing you know someone else doesn't share their emotional deluge and their reaction is they must spread their mind museum as far as they possibly can, taking over as much of the real world as possible.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7108 on: August 01, 2011, 11:53:51 AM »
Adjusted the other valves I was too lazy to do last time (2 & 3).  Apparently I'd left the worst for last; they were way off.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7109 on: August 01, 2011, 12:20:02 PM »
Took it to work for the first time!

...finally got her up to snuff for some reliable seat time. Sitting at a light on the way in, I caught a female Harley rider pulling down her shades, trying to figure out what I was commuting on. Made my day. :)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7110 on: August 01, 2011, 12:28:46 PM »
Test ride after the valve adjustments.  All systems are go.  No more exhaust leak.  Top end is broken in with the 650 cam, and the bike feels amazing.  There is definitely more power in the usable range, and the exhaust note is a little bit sweeter than before the 'exhaust leak' started.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7111 on: August 01, 2011, 06:43:00 PM »
Rode it into the sunset...
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7112 on: August 01, 2011, 06:44:38 PM »
Swapped out the rusty horn for a nice shiny one.  Had to swap the mounting brackets too, because someone bent the nice one's 90 degrees...

Before..


After.. ;)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7113 on: August 02, 2011, 04:28:58 PM »
Replaced slow jets with new ones from Vintage CB.  Boy, what a difference in idle!  Actually rekindled my interest in the bike.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7114 on: August 02, 2011, 05:03:31 PM »
Parked it, locked it, patted it on the seat... "see ya next week"...
Business trip. Checked into motorcycle rentals where I'm going :) BMWs $120 a day and up not bad.
But after a week I could buy and SOHC for that. I'll be a little to busy to enjoy it anyway.. oh well...
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7115 on: August 02, 2011, 05:23:56 PM »
Put my forks back together..........................hope I did it right, filled with 10W30 Pennzoil,,,,,,,,,,,,7 to 7.3 oz each.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7116 on: August 02, 2011, 05:39:52 PM »
Bought an $80 cam chain slipper for the 500 motor I'm building.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7117 on: August 02, 2011, 05:43:46 PM »
Wait for the replacement oil-tank on it's way from member 'mcouzzo'..... should be here tomorrow. Already got the 2 carb parts from' Madmtnmotors'..... thanks fellers.

Very close to firin' that sum' b*tch K8 up !!! ;D ;D   
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7118 on: August 02, 2011, 08:22:49 PM »
Did some seat and tank dropping.

S90 with new seat and black ready to go tank.


The "Cafe Bagger" project is starting to come together.....just waiting on the baggers
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7119 on: August 02, 2011, 08:58:19 PM »
new rear tyre,another sport demon.

some people run tyres out to nothing,i like to change them as soon as the tread wear indicator hits the road,it turns so much better again,i thought i was losing my touch!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7120 on: August 03, 2011, 01:29:49 AM »
You need to start using the sides mate,,,,,, :P
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7121 on: August 03, 2011, 01:56:15 AM »
Quote from: Retro Rocket on August 03, 2011, 01:29:49 AM
You need to start using the sides mate,,,,,, :P

ahem, good call Mick
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7122 on: August 03, 2011, 01:58:25 AM »
ordered complete gasket set from my very good friend DSS
looked thru window of garage at bikes sitting waiting.
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past-cb100,ts250,cb500,cb500,gs1000,gs650g.phillips traveller
present-CB 650 retro
            VTR1000F3
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7123 on: August 03, 2011, 01:59:50 AM »
Quote from: Retro Rocket on August 03, 2011, 01:29:49 AM
You need to start using the sides mate,,,,,, :P
that touches the pegs at that wear level,i dont want to run rear sets.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #7124 on: August 03, 2011, 03:20:34 PM »
Quote from: budlite282 on August 02, 2011, 05:23:56 PM
Put my forks back together..........................hope I did it right, filled with 10W30 Pennzoil,,,,,,,,,,,,7 to 7.3 oz each.


Well, you might have the forks back together right, but 10-30 is too thick for forks. Fortunately fork oil is not that hard too drain. Head over to your local shop and get a quart of fork oil, I think 10wt came stock, I'm a big guy, so I went with 15wt when I did mine in June.
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