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Offline DJ_AX

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11425 on: August 06, 2012, 08:59:59 am »
... on that note ...
750 - Stopped #1 bowl from leaking fuel ... again.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11426 on: August 06, 2012, 09:06:52 am »
...took the blue K2 gas tank, put it on the AME-K0 and drove it to the garage to take out the engine.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11427 on: August 06, 2012, 03:10:23 pm »
Ordered new spokes for the build. I found them on ebay for $110 shipped to Oz. Front and rear. I don't know if that's a good deal or not, but I think it's worth it rather than me cleaning and painting them.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11428 on: August 06, 2012, 03:16:03 pm »
Freaking pissed. Brand new tires on the K1, drove to work this AM, got off at 4 and tried to move it. Difficult, looked down to a flat rear.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11429 on: August 06, 2012, 03:19:39 pm »
...fixed the cable holder
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11430 on: August 06, 2012, 05:07:05 pm »
Oliver, the '73, started brake squealing last night on the way home from my sons birthday party.   >:(

Pulled the caliper arm off, cleaned and greased the pin.  Adjusted the brakes and now no squeal. ;D

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11431 on: August 06, 2012, 06:42:32 pm »
That is superb mate, looks great, and yep, don't trust those tires any further than you can kick 'em! Cheers, Terry. ;D

Grabbed plates and insurance tags for the Kz and rode the Cb to work and back.

Thanks Terry, it's been a joy to work on. For once everything a PO told me has been true, and honestly for the price I paid for it with a clean title I made out like a bandit. Looking forward to working through any bugs and getting it up to daily rider status.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11432 on: August 06, 2012, 08:15:20 pm »
Bought 74 cb750...just to swap the good/better/bestest parts onto my bike
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11433 on: August 06, 2012, 08:57:29 pm »
Freaking pissed. Brand new tires on the K1, drove to work this AM, got off at 4 and tried to move it. Difficult, looked down to a flat rear.

You have the worst luck with tires. Is that the one the "new" shop put on?
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11434 on: August 06, 2012, 09:00:34 pm »
Technically yes. This was the rear new one. I got this last week installed. I'm bad luck in regard to tires. Hey you have avon riders right? I was thinking of picking those up for my other k1
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11435 on: August 06, 2012, 09:07:19 pm »
Oh, just working out a few little wiring issues  ::)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11436 on: August 06, 2012, 09:18:51 pm »
Technically yes. This was the rear new one. I got this last week installed. I'm bad luck in regard to tires. Hey you have avon riders right? I was thinking of picking those up for my other k1

No, but have heard they are great tires. A little higher priced than the BT45's I put on the K4.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11437 on: August 06, 2012, 09:51:49 pm »
May have to look into the bridgestone then.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11438 on: August 07, 2012, 02:41:40 am »
...fixed the cable holder

Good Job Georg, you've got a lot more patience than me! I like that AME K0 period Chopper mate, are you going to keep it like that? Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11439 on: August 07, 2012, 02:46:18 am »
May have to look into the bridgestone then.

You'll do a lot worse than BT45's mate, I've been running them for around 20 years now, and I've never had a flat................. ;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?"

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11440 on: August 07, 2012, 05:28:59 am »
Woke up early this AM to get FIx a FLat. WIll wait to see if it works after work.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11441 on: August 07, 2012, 06:39:37 am »
Cleaned my carbs again.


'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 #11442 on: August 07, 2012, 09:42:41 am »
Hi Terry,

...the polished K0 fork is standing right here next to me but the lamp holders/ears, side covers, air box and gas tank need a paint job, would be looking like a Harlequin right now ;)   may be this or next year an it is back to original.

Have a good one mate...Georg

...fixed the cable holder

Good Job Georg, you've got a lot more patience than me! I like that AME K0 period Chopper mate, are you going to keep it like that? Cheers, Terry. ;D

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11443 on: August 07, 2012, 09:43:54 am »
Cleaned my carbs again.




Wow!!

Which year carbs???

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11444 on: August 07, 2012, 12:08:39 pm »
77. I put contaminated fuel in by mistake.
'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 #11445 on: August 07, 2012, 01:32:09 pm »
...cleaned the polished valve cover from the polish rests.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11446 on: August 07, 2012, 02:09:15 pm »
Ouch, lester. Good thing you caught it and knew to drop the emulsion tubes. Those things are nasty. Is that from ONLY running a tank of contaminated fuel, or were they never cleaned beforE?

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11447 on: August 07, 2012, 02:21:10 pm »
Those things are nasty. Is that from ONLY running a tank of contaminated fuel, or were they never cleaned beforE?
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yeah...those look like the ones i pulled off my 350F after she sat for 5 years   ::)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11448 on: August 07, 2012, 02:52:48 pm »
Hey Aussies, Aldi has a sale on motorcycle gear this Sat. I'm not sure it it's the same deal in the US? Just thought I'd let everyone know. http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/offers_20120811.htm

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11449 on: August 07, 2012, 02:57:38 pm »
There should be a "What did you not do to your Bike" thread, due to forum members not sending the parts they were selling.

I know it's all my fault........"I should not have yanked all the parts off, not knowing if the all balls head bearings I honestly thought that I was buying, were not in my hand."

However, I guess I'll have to chalk it up as a bad experience.

Guess, I'll have to contact paypal, and find some other place to order them.............

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