Author Topic: What did you do to your bike today ? (Read 3650249 times)

d3buttz · « **Reply #11300 on:** July 25, 2012, 05:34:58 PM »

I mounted my new Motogp Werks 4into1 pipe today, but it was so stupid loud that I had to take it apart and baffle it, street volume is Reasonable now and jetting is ok for the rest of the summer untill tuning can be done w/o loss of ride time.

Really? · « **Reply #11301 on:** July 25, 2012, 06:02:51 PM »

Interested to see what you did to baffle it.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #11302 on:** July 25, 2012, 06:05:54 PM »

Quote from: Really? on July 25, 2012, 06:02:51 PM

Interested to see what you did to baffle it.

+1

mjstone · « **Reply #11303 on:** July 25, 2012, 08:40:16 PM »

I'm back on the road again! The '73 is up and running with the carbs and fuel tank off the '72. The bike seems to run alright. We'll run it around for awhile to see if it will be reliable, but maybe I'll have something to ride when GZ 2.0 gets to Michigan.

MJ

Really? · « **Reply #11304 on:** July 25, 2012, 09:56:17 PM »

That's kewl that you are riding again.

xnoahx · « **Reply #11305 on:** July 25, 2012, 10:15:15 PM »

Swapped in some tapered roller bearings for the neck today and put 120 mains in.

Dimitri13 · « **Reply #11306 on:** July 25, 2012, 11:37:49 PM »

Finished installing my wheel bearings and buttoned everything up.

scunny · « **Reply #11307 on:** July 25, 2012, 11:48:05 PM »

nice pipe ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
me, I've done nothing, too cold out in the garage at the moment.

fastbroshi · « **Reply #11308 on:** July 26, 2012, 03:09:26 AM »

Quote from: d3buttz on July 25, 2012, 05:34:58 PM

...but it was so stupid loud that I had to take it apart and baffle it...

I'd be interested in seeing the baffle too.

Cut · « **Reply #11309 on:** July 26, 2012, 09:14:47 AM »

Today I will be tackling the shift seal leak on my 75 CB550K1. Damn Honda dealer (Belleville Honda) gave me the wrong seal a few days back and was entirely the wrong part and demolished it trying to install. Fiche man....look at the damn fiche! If he tries to charge me for the new seal that I am picking up today, I will do my best to suppress my PTSD.

motocyconomad · « **Reply #11310 on:** July 26, 2012, 09:49:55 AM »

stuck the motor back in

thrutheframe · « **Reply #11311 on:** July 26, 2012, 10:06:36 AM »

Nothing, I'm on the road until the 30th. I'm living the Catch22 again, lots of work = lots of money for bike parts and tools. No work = lots of time to wrench and ride but no money to spend on them. I'm 2800 miles from my bikes and my shop and a huge pile of back logged projects.

DJ_AX · « **Reply #11312 on:** July 26, 2012, 11:05:43 AM »

Cleaned my light switch... Fixed the charging issue.

Really? · « **Reply #11313 on:** July 26, 2012, 11:36:33 AM »

I really liked the Mad Max style of Georges bike. motocyconomad was riding it on the Rally. It is to the left of him. It inspired me to copy some of that look.

Ordered a Witcheys Creations Phantom Cafe Racer Seat for the '76. I know it is for a 77/78 but I have a 77 tank on it that I got from a member here. What I got is not finished like in the images below but you get an idea of what it looks like.

heffay · « **Reply #11314 on:** July 26, 2012, 11:55:59 AM »

ties in with the tank well.

motocyconomad · « **Reply #11315 on:** July 26, 2012, 12:00:45 PM »

very nice

george · « **Reply #11316 on:** July 26, 2012, 12:02:51 PM »

Quote from: Really? on July 26, 2012, 11:36:33 AM

I really liked the Mad Max style of Georges bike. motocyconomad was riding it on the Rally. It is to the left of him. It inspired me to copy some of that look.

Ordered a Witcheys Creations Phantom Cafe Racer Seat for the '76. I know it is for a 77/78 but I have a 77 tank on it that I got from a member here. What I got is not finished like in the images below but you get an idea of what it looks like.

Well thanks Really ! Hate I missed that ride ! In fact I was going to post up a few more pics today,still cleaning after getting caught in a downpour couple weeks back on I-10 coming from Blip Workshop , I have Steel Dragon stacks now and they do not do well in the rain !

motocyconomad · « **Reply #11317 on:** July 26, 2012, 12:06:32 PM »

you should get some of that upolstery like the gray one in the pics. Is that not just like the new ass end you got on there now?

george · « **Reply #11318 on:** July 26, 2012, 12:23:55 PM »

Quote from: motocyconomad on July 26, 2012, 12:06:32 PM

you should get some of that upolstery like the gray one in the pics. Is that not just like the new ass end you got on there now?

Yeah, that's where I got it, can't quite afford an upholster job, I'm broke !

fire113 · « **Reply #11319 on:** July 26, 2012, 03:20:30 PM »

...drove with the K1 to my bikes.
Cleaned the blue K2 and put on blue side covers, took off the front breaks and did new seals, put on white side covers @ the black K2.

Drove home with the K1.

Dimitri13 · « **Reply #11320 on:** July 26, 2012, 07:12:46 PM »

Quote from: fire113 on July 26, 2012, 03:20:30 PM

Cleaned the blue K2 and put on blue side covers, took off the front breaks and did new seals, put on white side covers @ the black K2.

Damn I'm loving that frame color! What color is it, is it powdercoated or painted? If painted, spray gun or rattlecan? I was thinking of doing a color similar to that, kinda electric blue, or how anodized blue comes out, but in paint.
___

Thanks to lucky for some advice. I moved the needle clip down one (to raise/richen the needle), and the bike revs up from idle a lot better, but I'm still chasing that last 5%. Any recommendations?

[Motovid] Idle and revving

mjstone · « **Reply #11321 on:** July 26, 2012, 08:16:39 PM »

Swapped the right upper exhaust pipe from the '72 to the '73. The '73's was rusted out at he mounting bracket at the passenger foot peg. Trued the wheels up. Many of the spokes where loose. Wheel wobble was at .040" and is now around .008". Going to have to upgrade the steering head bearings with tapered bearings, they're notchy.

MJ

the technological J · « **Reply #11322 on:** July 26, 2012, 10:02:05 PM »

Quote from: scunny on July 25, 2012, 11:48:05 PM

nice pipe ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
me, I've done nothing, too cold out in the garage at the moment.

whats the temp there? is this the coldest month of your season?

it blows my mind that christmas is a summer holiday there

longshanks · « **Reply #11323 on:** July 27, 2012, 01:56:19 AM »

Quote from: Dimitri13 on July 26, 2012, 07:12:46 PM

Quote from: fire113 on July 26, 2012, 03:20:30 PM
Cleaned the blue K2 and put on blue side covers, took off the front breaks and did new seals, put on white side covers @ the black K2.

Damn I'm loving that frame color! What color is it, is it powdercoated or painted? If painted, spray gun or rattlecan? I was thinking of doing a color similar to that, kinda electric blue, or how anodized blue comes out, but in paint.
___

Thanks to lucky for some advice. I moved the needle clip down one (to raise/richen the needle), and the bike revs up from idle a lot better, but I'm still chasing that last 5%. Any recommendations?

[Motovid] Idle and revving

nice exhaust. what is it?

Dimitri13 · « **Reply #11324 on:** July 27, 2012, 02:11:37 AM »

MAC 4-1 with a chopped baffle. Only the plate closest to the opening and 1" of tube left.

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