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Offline MCRider

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8825 on: January 04, 2012, 05:48:54 pm »
Quote from: cben750f0 on January 03, 2012, 10:44:04 pm
so would riding it 14km's on 2 cylinders be bad...lol... otherwise i have no way of getting home...

inquiring minds neeeeeed to know...lol

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Don't know if this is still an issue, but...
IMO in a pinch you can ride it on 2 cylinders. What will happen is the unburnt gas in the other 2 cylinders will wash down the cylinders, reducing the lubrication in those cylinders/pistons, and pollute the oil.

So you'll need to change oil ASAP.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8826 on: January 04, 2012, 05:56:21 pm »
Quote from: Tintop on January 04, 2012, 04:19:23 pm
Quote from: Frostyboy on January 04, 2012, 03:35:38 pm
Quote from: maduncle on January 04, 2012, 01:50:15 pm
GRRR!

Strike one USA parts supplier off the list! They were quick to get back to me to tell me 'sorry' but the only service they use is FedEx so it would cost me $73 delivery for $60 in parts.

Does anyone out there know a Honda parts supplier who will have carb kits and who uses USPS Global for delivery?

I've found David Silver to be quite reasonable. They send padded bag by normal mail.
Can you find what you need here? http://www.davidsilverspares.co.uk/CB750F2-(Single-overhead-cam)/

Cheers.

You could also try Sirius - http://www.siriusconinc.com/  They will mail them if you request it.

Thanks Frostyboy and Tintop - the kits from Sirius are dearer as they have more parts in them (never hurts to have more parts than you need), but the postage is way less - so all up I would save if I went that way.

David Silver is out of stock.

cheers,
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8827 on: January 04, 2012, 05:56:44 pm »
Quote from: Kenny832 on January 04, 2012, 12:49:56 pm
I rode her...  8)



That is a nice bike.  I hope to see it in BOTM sometime.  Hint Hint folks  :)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8828 on: January 04, 2012, 06:29:40 pm »
Got my new caliper in the mail today. Now I can stop well on a bike that doesn't go :>
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8829 on: January 04, 2012, 08:50:28 pm »
Quote from: Really? on January 04, 2012, 05:56:44 pm
Quote from: Kenny832 on January 04, 2012, 12:49:56 pm
I rode her...  8)



That is a nice bike.  I hope to see it in BOTM sometime.  Hint Hint folks  :)

great to see it on the road M8, excellent work...i like alot

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8830 on: January 05, 2012, 01:11:05 am »
Started polishing up my good fork leg. Hit it with 320, 400, and 600. It's still dull but a million times better than what it was. Will finish it with 800, 1500, and 2000 tomorrow, because my hand is killing me. Polishing by hand suuuuuucks.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8831 on: January 05, 2012, 06:55:03 am »
DMitri, get a bench grinder from Home depot. Ryobi 8".. Only 68 bucks
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8832 on: January 05, 2012, 07:39:30 am »
I stared at it intently wondering what to do about pod filters, painting the seat/cowl, tank and headlight bucket, where to get a set of decent laced wheels and lastly where to get a good set of period correct tires.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8833 on: January 05, 2012, 10:34:54 am »
Cleaned out the tank with some Evapo rust, replaced the fuel lines and installed a new OEM petcock.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8834 on: January 05, 2012, 10:49:25 am »
Got all my parts fitted and now it's off the painters!  Next week I rewire the bike and should have it back on the road by months end.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8835 on: January 05, 2012, 12:35:28 pm »
Quote from: Tews19 on January 05, 2012, 06:55:03 am
DMitri, get a bench grinder from Home depot. Ryobi 8".. Only 68 bucks

Heh, I will eventually. Still have money to spend on mechanical stuff, THEN I can spend money on cosmetics :<
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8836 on: January 05, 2012, 01:15:49 pm »
Finally wore those 'sissy nubs' off the tires  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8837 on: January 05, 2012, 03:14:34 pm »
I painted my frame today  :)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8838 on: January 05, 2012, 04:19:22 pm »
Fitted the chainguard on the K1 I bought from Bryce919 ( thanks Bryce ).... never had a c/g on the bike  :o... maybe now I can keep the back wheel free of chain lube !.... then rode it  8)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8839 on: January 05, 2012, 05:06:43 pm »
Went out and started it today.  It hasn't been started in several weeks :'(  I'm hoping to possibly ride to work tomorrow! ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8840 on: January 05, 2012, 05:25:01 pm »
Quote from: Trav-i on January 05, 2012, 05:06:43 pm
Went out and started it today.  It hasn't been started in several weeks :'(  I'm hoping to possibly ride to work tomorrow! ;D

I did the same thing on Tuesday. Started her up and rode around the backyard for a mile.  The ground was frozen and i am fighting heavy cold but it still felt jolly good.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8841 on: January 05, 2012, 06:49:03 pm »
Rode it!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8842 on: January 05, 2012, 07:27:46 pm »
Finished polishing up the fork. It didn't come out as well as I'd hoped. But what do you expect for only being able to go up to 1500g and using dried up aluminum polish :<

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8843 on: January 05, 2012, 08:26:15 pm »
Well I fired up one of 2 -1972 750's a week or so ago that I had bought recently and that I posted here about and moved on now to the 2nd one.Was hoping to get lucky again. The first one went well and looks good, still has original paint etc but this one is called Krusty.Would make a good candidate for a cafe or other project.
   The price was very low and has a few extra goodies.Drag Specialties pipes, double disc brakes up front, Dyna ignition that looks pretty old though ,had an oil cooler I sold,allen bolt kit,maybe a heavy clutch pack,pretty stiff and hopefully more tucked in there.  This bike is one that I posted a carb fix about that used a 45 ACP cartridge in the carb as a Ghetto fix.  Note the cool bolt in the stator cover,WTH is that about ?? Anyway did the major tune up thing,hooked it to a slave tank and when I thumbed the starter button she instantly sprang to life again. Whew, you just never know. Ran quite well,hitting good on all four.Time to put it all back together.
  Next will be a K5 that I am not having a very good feeling about, Carbs may be trash and engine has a sound when hand cranking. May be in the parts section soon----- ;)
 
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8844 on: January 05, 2012, 08:44:01 pm »
Quote from: ekpent on January 05, 2012, 08:26:15 pm
May be in the parts section soon----- ;)
 

That would be your 'other warehouse' then?

I keep losing track as I count bikes in the first picture - I need to show it to my wife, just to scare her.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8845 on: January 05, 2012, 08:54:48 pm »
Thats my back room at the shop or the 'cold' storage. Pic is kinda crappy but there are some Kaw and Suzuki triples,RD350,some CB750's,900SS and other goodies kicking around in there. Luckily my wife doesn't stop down to often to look around,better that way.  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8846 on: January 05, 2012, 09:27:41 pm »
Note the cool bolt in the stator cover,WTH is that about ??   


There is only one way to find out, and you may not like the result when you remove the cover  ::) ::). ..Larry
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8847 on: January 05, 2012, 11:05:15 pm »
flushed brake fluid and new fork oil,and accidently ripped the wire out of the kmart $10 bicycle speedo thats worked great for three years doing it.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8848 on: January 06, 2012, 06:07:31 am »
Quote from: photolar on January 05, 2012, 09:27:41 pm
Note the cool bolt in the stator cover,WTH is that about ??   


There is only one way to find out, and you may not like the result when you remove the cover  ::) ::). ..Larry
  I will take a peek in there soon as I am curious. Must have been a way he plugged a hole or something. At least he did it "Right',I see some plumbers tape.   ;D  ;D  :o
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #8849 on: January 06, 2012, 07:12:40 am »
Got my seat mounted using dzus fasteners now it's spot on in position and easily removed when needed.
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