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Offline Magpie

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8250 on: November 15, 2011, 09:58:13 AM »
I'm looking forward to riding it however at 6'3" and about 210 pounds I may look a bit silly on it. It really is a small bike. I say that respectfully because our main ride is a GL1800 Goldwing, the Blue Whale of motorcycles.
Cliff.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8251 on: November 15, 2011, 09:59:37 AM »
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8252 on: November 15, 2011, 10:01:56 AM »
Quote from: Magpie on November 15, 2011, 09:58:13 AM
I'm looking forward to riding it however at 6'3" and about 210 pounds I may look a bit silly on it. It really is a small bike. I say that respectfully because our main ride is a GL1800 Goldwing, the Blue Whale of motorcycles.
Cliff.


Ha!  The Blue Whale  ;D  Yes, the CA95 really is a small bike, no power too.  I'm 5'7 and it feels small.  Fun as hell though!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8253 on: November 15, 2011, 11:36:58 AM »
Quote from: heffay on November 14, 2011, 02:03:12 PM
Rode the 350f with it not having 2 cylinders die... exhilarating!

Bought a battery for Ebeth's EX500, gonna go see if I can start that #$%*.  (the bike)

Honda Polish should clean all of them up nicely.  Still have tuning and cleaning to do on all of them.  I want to sell the zx7r and possibly the EX.  I dunno, so undecided! 

Must have... 2 quads or 2+seater sand rail


After a year and a half of sitting, we got the #$%* started... only on one cylinder though.  Unless the drain screw is plugged on the left carb, its getting no fuel... so carb clean is scheduled for today, I guess. 

If I get to the 350f jetting today... for those of you with that bike at or near sea level, what are your carb settings?  I need to rejet from Denver to Phoenix.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8254 on: November 15, 2011, 11:40:44 AM »
Quote from: Magpie on November 15, 2011, 09:58:13 AM
I'm looking forward to riding it however at 6'3" and about 210 pounds I may look a bit silly on it. It really is a small bike. I say that respectfully because our main ride is a GL1800 Goldwing, the Blue Whale of motorcycles.
Cliff.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8255 on: November 15, 2011, 01:30:18 PM »
Yoshi Pipe


Haven't put the muffler on yet, cuz I need to take the center stand out.  Need a coil mount to get her going too.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8256 on: November 15, 2011, 01:54:53 PM »
Quote from: Greggo on November 15, 2011, 01:30:18 PM
Yoshi Pipe

Looks too new... take it back off.   ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8257 on: November 15, 2011, 03:09:37 PM »
Quote from: Greggo on November 15, 2011, 01:30:18 PM
Yoshi Pipe


Haven't put the muffler on yet, cuz I need to take the center stand out.  Need a coil mount to get her going too.

where'd you buy it? is it Carpy's? how much?
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8258 on: November 15, 2011, 03:14:54 PM »
I thought about riding 'er to work today, but the weather report was calling for patchy fog and widely scattered deer.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8259 on: November 15, 2011, 03:18:49 PM »
Well it was yesterday actually. :)
Completed the rebuild of the front caliper with a new seal plus a phenolic piston from Kevin.
Re-filled the system with new brake fliud to replace the emulsified original, (be wary of buying a bike as 'fully restored'   ::)).
Had it tested and the new MOT certificate was filed. Job done!!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8260 on: November 15, 2011, 05:07:48 PM »
Quote from: longshanks on November 15, 2011, 03:09:37 PM
Quote from: Greggo on November 15, 2011, 01:30:18 PM
Yoshi Pipe


Haven't put the muffler on yet, cuz I need to take the center stand out.  Need a coil mount to get her going too.

where'd you buy it? is it Carpy's? how much?

Got mine from Chris@MotoGPWerks down in SoCal.  I think he's the guy who's making those pipes for Carpy, but mine is one of the earlier, two piece pipes from Chris' first run.  It was $400 something, can't remember, I bought it a year ago.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8261 on: November 15, 2011, 05:11:25 PM »
Finally replaced the broken speedo cable in one of my Silverwings, now I can tell how slow I'm going ::)  Also , resurrected another customer's CB750-that makes about two dozen Cb's I have brought back from the dead...Larry
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8262 on: November 15, 2011, 05:59:04 PM »
started the 550 and of course it cranked and ran like atop.  the 650 needed a battery charge and then voils a running machine.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8263 on: November 15, 2011, 06:22:30 PM »
Ordered a muffler, cleaned and rode the 836. Fast!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8264 on: November 15, 2011, 06:37:54 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on November 15, 2011, 06:22:30 PM
Ordered a muffler, cleaned and rode the 836. Fast!

OHHH what you order?
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8265 on: November 15, 2011, 06:43:26 PM »
Quote from: Tews19 on November 15, 2011, 06:37:54 PM
Quote from: Stev-o on November 15, 2011, 06:22:30 PM
Ordered a muffler, cleaned and rode the 836. Fast!

OHHH what you order?

An Emgo shorty muffler to replace one on my K4 as the chrome wasn't looking so hot. Finally figured out what kind it was after seeing it in another thread.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8266 on: November 15, 2011, 07:59:18 PM »
I'm about to order the same things....
im curious about how loud it is...
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8267 on: November 15, 2011, 08:05:17 PM »
new coils.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8268 on: November 15, 2011, 08:11:02 PM »
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8269 on: November 15, 2011, 08:15:00 PM »
Quote from: socalenduro on November 15, 2011, 07:59:18 PM
I'm about to order the same things....
im curious about how loud it is...

They actually sound very good, not super loud.  You puttin 'em on your 350?
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8270 on: November 15, 2011, 08:34:49 PM »
Quote from: Greggo on November 15, 2011, 08:11:02 PM
Quote from: dave500 on November 15, 2011, 08:05:17 PM
new coils.


What brand??

they are gill coils,they come with the boyer ignition.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8271 on: November 15, 2011, 08:40:16 PM »
Dave, do boyer do an adjustable ignition like the Dyna 2000?
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8272 on: November 15, 2011, 08:52:13 PM »
umm?i dont think so,they replicate the factory curve within the box on most of them,i like the boyer units,this is the first one ive gone all out and gotten coils with it,they get wired in series,the whole thing draws 1.7 amps running,not bad for .6 ohm coils X 2
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8273 on: November 15, 2011, 08:53:40 PM »
- bought a bike jack from a nice old timer on CL.
- sandblasted and painted my exhaust flanges.
- ground down (smoothed out) some welds on the frame.
- removed the oil pan... and realized for the first time what all those motor oil commercials mean by "engine sludge".  ewww.

it was a good night :)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8274 on: November 16, 2011, 01:16:19 AM »
Quote from: Magpie on November 15, 2011, 09:58:13 AM
I'm looking forward to riding it however at 6'3" and about 210 pounds I may look a bit silly on it. It really is a small bike. I say that respectfully because our main ride is a GL1800 Goldwing, the Blue Whale of motorcycles.
Cliff.


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