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Offline Greggo

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10825 on: June 17, 2012, 06:43:09 PM »
Picked up the title for the '76 750 that came in the mail a few days ago.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10826 on: June 18, 2012, 03:51:46 AM »
Picked up the title for the '76 750 that came in the mail a few days ago.

Geez mate, you must have a massive letter box! ;D
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 #10827 on: June 18, 2012, 03:54:53 AM »
Picked up the title for the '76 750 that came in the mail a few days ago.

Geez mate, you must have a massive letter box! ;D

I was thinking the same thing!  ;)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10828 on: June 18, 2012, 03:55:11 AM »
Picked up the title for the '76 750 that came in the mail a few days ago.

Geez mate, you must have a massive letter box! ;D

And postage must have been extortionate. :)
'Then' and 'than' are completely different words and have completely different meanings. Same with 'of' and 'have'. Set and sit. There, their and they're. Draw and drawer. Could care less/couldn't care less. Bought/brought FFS.


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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10829 on: June 18, 2012, 04:12:08 AM »
Not to mention the size of the (padded?) envelope............ ;D
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 #10830 on: June 18, 2012, 09:15:04 AM »
Found two new uses for an engine stand!

To hold a motorcycle frame for priming:



and to hold a motorcycle frame for painting!  :o  ;D



Great idea!! 8) 8) 8)

Great idea, indeed!  Thanks for sharing this, madmtnmotors.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10831 on: June 18, 2012, 09:24:54 AM »
Rode to work, than storm rolled through. Dry at the office thinking about the weat seat :(

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10832 on: June 18, 2012, 09:58:04 AM »
Picked up the title for the '76 750 that came in the mail a few days ago.

Geez mate, you must have a massive letter box! ;D

I try not to brag ;D

Picked up the title for the '76 750 that came in the mail a few days ago.

Geez mate, you must have a massive letter box! ;D

And postage must have been extortionate. :)

Ha! 
« Last Edit: June 18, 2012, 01:30:45 PM by Greggo »

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10833 on: June 18, 2012, 10:09:47 AM »
Just received the drilled rotor from Scott (aka "formulasuper").

Looks so good I almost don't want to install it.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10834 on: June 18, 2012, 10:33:53 AM »
Glanced at a partially finished bike and thought.....sighh.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10835 on: June 18, 2012, 12:09:50 PM »
Swapped out a really leaky valve cover gasket...
71 or thereabouts 750 K1 - this one should have been put down

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10836 on: June 18, 2012, 01:12:48 PM »
That is freaking GENIUS!

I brought home a free '73ish CL125 to keep my CB125 company. It'll be used for parts.

The CB125 got cracked into last Thursday and I need it rebuilt and running in under 2 weeks. I opened up the motor and went over everything this weekend and hopefully I'll be buttoning it up tonight. Then it's on to everything else.


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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10837 on: June 19, 2012, 05:41:32 AM »
a rutine thek of my rear breake...went to nightmare....just look of this
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10838 on: June 19, 2012, 06:17:53 AM »
In the middle of completely rebuilding all four carbs. Possibly getting them back on the bike this evening, praying for no leaks.

Also, damn you sir whose idea it was to use an o ring as the float bowl gasket on these bikes.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10839 on: June 19, 2012, 09:05:38 AM »
In the middle of completely rebuilding all four carbs. Possibly getting them back on the bike this evening, praying for no leaks.

Also, damn you sir whose idea it was to use an o ring as the float bowl gasket on these bikes.

put some honda-bond on the corners and hold it in place till it stays.
you're welcome.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10840 on: June 19, 2012, 11:47:12 AM »
I rode my bike for the first time since getting it back together.  It was for about 15min then it rained.  Wiped it down and here are some crummy cell phone pics

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10841 on: June 19, 2012, 12:27:44 PM »
a rutine thek of my rear breake...went to nightmare....just look of this

That looks pretty nasty!  Will you have to replace the hub?

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10842 on: June 19, 2012, 12:28:36 PM »
I rode my bike for the first time since getting it back together.  It was for about 15min then it rained.  Wiped it down and here are some crummy cell phone pics



nice! where'd you score the gum grips? I can't find them anywhere! :(
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10843 on: June 19, 2012, 01:37:46 PM »
Buttoning the carbs back to the rack when this piece snapped...

It should look like this:

Sigh.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10844 on: June 19, 2012, 02:02:43 PM »


nice! where'd you score the gum grips? I can't find them anywhere! :(

Lloyd Vintage but their website is gone.  I think they might have gone under.  DCC sometimes has some in stock.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10845 on: June 19, 2012, 02:33:11 PM »


nice! where'd you score the gum grips? I can't find them anywhere! :(

Lloyd Vintage but their website is gone.  I think they might have gone under.  DCC sometimes has some in stock.

ya, i emailed lloyd months ago half a dozen times and never got a reply, i assumed they went under too. :(
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10846 on: June 19, 2012, 03:03:02 PM »
I had the same gum grips on my F - they are "Posh" brand, I bought mine here in Australia at a local cafe racer parts shop, but they are also on eBay.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10847 on: June 19, 2012, 03:29:10 PM »
Buttoning the carbs back to the rack when this piece snapped...

It should look like this:

Sigh.

i run without those,its to help the load on those damper springs,you can get away without them no problem.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10848 on: June 19, 2012, 04:19:50 PM »
Whoa those things are supposed to be attached? I was wondering what they were. Mine have no tabs in the center, so they look like tear-drop shaped washers.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10849 on: June 19, 2012, 04:34:00 PM »
Bought one!  K1? built 7/70. Custom exhaust!




And this K1 came with it! Future cafe?



And also this K2!! Nice 341's.



All these came out of NY. Special thanks to Chewbacca [Kyle] for checking 'em out for me. [Gave him a little beer money!]


And if thats not enough, was browsing CL during lunch, and found this K6 and bought it too! Yes, I'm crazy but have 4 more projects to keep me busy til 2020!


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