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Offline DJ_AX

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10350 on: May 18, 2012, 03:49:57 PM »
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 Finished up putting on new tires, chain, cables, etc. ....
TEST RIDE! YEAAAAAAAAH!

Very nice :) ... just a few more little tweaks.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10351 on: May 18, 2012, 11:31:09 PM »
I redid my tail light situation after my tire ate my last setup.Guaranteed to have ample clearance this time!

PART_1337408140238 by Shiny Ribs, on Flickr

PART_1337408203532 by Shiny Ribs, on Flickr
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The darn fool didn't know it couldn't be done...so he went ahead and did it anyway.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10352 on: May 19, 2012, 12:13:52 AM »
Crosspost from my moto group on facebook:

Weekend to-do list:
>Swap out headlight brackets, secure turn signals properly, mount clip-ons properly
>Remount seat, put cushion on
>Front and rear wheel bearings
>Tap new threads into carb body
>Pull out dent on tank
>Possibly paint tank and seat
>Fix broken side cover

When I get paid list:
>90/90-19 front tire
>40 slow jets
>Elsinore boots (black)
>Shoei X-Twelve Martyr/Shoei RF-1100 Pious
>Stainless steel pipe, bend and weld the collar from the pipe I have to it
>^Mount Two Brother's exhaust
>^Rejet to 110 main 40 slow
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10353 on: May 19, 2012, 02:58:30 AM »
Quote from: shinyribs on May 18, 2012, 11:31:09 PM
I redid my tail light situation after my tire ate my last setup.Guaranteed to have ample clearance this time!

PART_1337408140238 by Shiny Ribs, on Flickr

PART_1337408203532 by Shiny Ribs, on Flickr

Ouch! They hurt my eyes mate, there's no way anyone's gonna run up your butt! 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 #10354 on: May 19, 2012, 03:07:16 AM »
Haha! Let's hope not. That brake light is a $7.99 clearance light from the local truckstop ;D The whole setup looks like a spaceship in that pic.It's actually much smoother looking than it seems.
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The darn fool didn't know it couldn't be done...so he went ahead and did it anyway.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10355 on: May 19, 2012, 04:18:42 AM »
Nice!

I like your setup.  Is there a way to identify your light?  Our local truck/trail went out of business - I have to find my light online.

I rode the bejesus out of her last night, attempted a ton, got to 90, figured it's like first time sex, you can keep trying but it will happen when time is right  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10356 on: May 19, 2012, 09:43:41 AM »
The brand name of that center brake light is road pro. The outer tail/turn lites were something I got from a truckstop years ago.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10357 on: May 19, 2012, 01:53:26 PM »
Pulled the "Mother Lode" K8 out of storage. Had new Dunlop D404's mounted, put in some fresh fuel, charged the battery and she fired right up! Cleaned it up a little and went for a ride to Lake Travis...





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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10358 on: May 19, 2012, 03:50:40 PM »
I'm beginning to like the K8, don't tell anyone!  :D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10359 on: May 19, 2012, 04:10:11 PM »
Test rode the 550 to work ... didn't get much work done ... but now I get to test ride home! 8)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10360 on: May 19, 2012, 04:18:13 PM »
Fixed my leaky petcock, cleaned/lubed the chain and did some minor polishing... Still have to give the bike a good cleaning, I start and then get bored.
Will get my antique plates for her next week... I had regular tags on her but transferred them to the Thruxton I bought a couple months ago.   ;D
The Thrux got a good long thrashing today, unfortunately due to the tags situation... the 500 just went around the block a couple times.   :P
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10361 on: May 19, 2012, 04:41:04 PM »
removed my coils they r toast...removed all the pegs...kick start..header pipes..foot controls..chain guard...rear fender..seat..gas tank..side covers..point cover...clutch and throttle cables both r toast...carbs n air box...tomorrow gonna remove the chain and ignition switch..
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10362 on: May 19, 2012, 05:15:51 PM »
Quote from: MCRider on May 19, 2012, 03:50:40 PM
I'm beginning to like the K8, don't tell anyone!  :D

Yeah, me too. And be sure NOT to tell Terry!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10363 on: May 19, 2012, 05:36:37 PM »
Rode it for about 110 miles, filled it with 2.6 gallons of 91 octane fuel with a splash of Marvel Mystery Oil fuel stabilizer, wiped it down, parked it and steped back to admire the look of the bike.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10364 on: May 19, 2012, 06:17:35 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on May 19, 2012, 05:15:51 PM
Quote from: MCRider on May 19, 2012, 03:50:40 PM
I'm beginning to like the K8, don't tell anyone!  :D

Yeah, me too. And be sure NOT to tell Terry!

Too late! Ha ha, that's a nice looking bike Steve, I'm not a fan as you know, but it's good to see an original "survivor" back on the road, so well done mate! Cheers, Terry. ;D
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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 #10365 on: May 19, 2012, 07:00:06 PM »
I replaced the beat 110 probably Keyster main jets with some shiny new 120 Kiehin main's in the K5.
I took it out for a test run around 2:30pm and didn't come back until dark.. ;D
The bike ran noticeably better and cooler.
Guess I should check the plugs tomorrow. ::)

Stev-o, we really gotta get coordinated!
Nice looking K8 there. I haven't bought a bike yet that didn't need real work to make it road-worthy.
Must be nice to just fill it up and go! :)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10366 on: May 19, 2012, 07:12:20 PM »
Quote from: CycleRanger on May 19, 2012, 07:00:06 PM

Stev-o, we really gotta get coordinated!
Nice looking K8 there. I haven't bought a bike yet that didn't need real work to make it road-worthy.
Must be nice to just fill it up and go! :)

Well, I did have to buy tires.   I think your new XS could be a gas & go bike?!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10367 on: May 19, 2012, 07:48:22 PM »
Quote from: Stev-o on May 19, 2012, 07:12:20 PM
Well, I did have to buy tires.   I think your new XS could be a gas & go bike?!
It needs tires and a new rubber battery box at the very least.
But I'd feel better if I rebuilt the front brake, even though there's no leaks.
Shopping for parts right now....
I'm never going to get the CJ360T rebuilt! ::)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10368 on: May 19, 2012, 08:35:07 PM »
did the electrical wiring, assembled the engine, put it in and heard it running for the first time after it got stuck a month ago. new camshaft and cam towers.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10369 on: May 19, 2012, 09:11:24 PM »
Bought my first 500 today, a 1971 with 9000 miles on it at a Yard sale from the original owners family.Was actually owned and driven by a lady as is also the title name.I am a 750 guy-Hoarder,is there much interest in these smaller machines ?? Who wants Bates bags and a roll Bar ?? and maybe a whole bike=========== Who knows maybe I will love that crisp handling ?
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10370 on: May 19, 2012, 09:14:45 PM »
That 500 is sweet!  You will have no trouble selling it, wanna send it down my way?
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10371 on: May 19, 2012, 09:18:38 PM »
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« Reply #10373 on: May 19, 2012, 09:36:58 PM »
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10374 on: May 19, 2012, 11:30:07 PM »
Spent about three hours working in the garage. Only complete about fifteen minutes of work. I removed the rear wheel to remove the bearings (the fifteen minutes of work completed). The rest of the time was spent trying to get the bearings out. No luck.
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