Topic: What did you do to your bike today ?

[Stev-o]

Finally got a temp tag so I could ride it in to work and get it emission tested during lunch. Well it failed miserably and on te way home I ran out if gas.

No reserve?

[CycleRanger]

Finished rebuilding the CJ360 carbs tonight. Even with having to paint the rusty tops they look pretty good.

I've said this before, but if you're serious about working on your bike invest in a set of real JIS screwdrivers.
Essential for doing carb work. The best $20 I've spent on tools.

[Brookesy in Oz]

Well I didn't get a chance to do anything to the bike but the mailman delivered my new gauge faces & trim rings - excellent - so if things run to plan, Friday will be a day in the shed.

[Retro Rocket]

Bought more stuff....

[dave500]

this came from joker machine today,ill put it on tomorrow,i broke a latch once and every time i open and close the cap im ever so carefull,it even came with a few go faster decals.

[wvshooter]

I spent four hours yesterday trying to get a 3/8 inch tall sleeve/insert out of the top of the bike's neck that holds the triple tree. Chisel, drill, grind, hammer....

No luck. Today we go to the machine shop to try a lathe. 

Why do people put things like this on these bikes?

[Mister Gumby]

Finally got a temp tag so I could ride it in to work and get it emission tested during lunch. Well it failed miserably and on te way home I ran out if gas.

No reserve?

Apparently I was on reserve and didn't realize it

[Greggo]

Found out I'm getting a 98% complete '73 750 to fix up over the winter..nice original pipes, 13K on the clock, motor turns over, rotted used to be red tank, nice rims, but needs a seat and a few other little bits...all for the equivalent cost of about a week's rent in my apartment Haven't seen it yet, but it's getting dropped off at my dad's shop this week!

Oh, and I slipped the center stand on and off the 500/4 to lube the chain.

[Stev-o]

Bought more stuff....

No details or pics??  Didnt happen

[Stev-o]

Found out I'm getting a 98% complete '73 750 to fix up over the winter..nice original pipes, 13K on the clock...

You are on a serious roll Greggo!

[Blitzburgh207]

Rolled 5k on my motor I rebuilt last winter (: great summer.

[Tews19]

Received my new petcock in the mail for the 750.....

[Don R]

Energized the electrical system for the first time in a year, I'm gonna ride it this month!

[fire113]

...bought a cheap carb repair set and a cheap 836 head gasket from Japan.

[marknpb]

Took off the 4 into 1 exhaust, getting a new muffler for the system and sending the header off for a ceramic coating estimate. (all the shops around here are the "we gotta see it before we can price it" kind of places)

[Blitzburgh207]

Took off the 4 into 1 exhaust, getting a new muffler for the system and sending the header off for a ceramic coating estimate. (all the shops around here are the "we gotta see it before we can price it" kind of places)

Interested to see what you're quoted if you don't mind sharing.  I would like to ditch the wrap on my 4-2-1 and have it ceramic coated.

[marknpb]

I dropped them off today and should have a quote in a day or two. I'll post what they quote me when I hear back. This is new to me so I am just as interested in finding out if it's in MY budget!

Took off the 4 into 1 exhaust, getting a new muffler for the system and sending the header off for a ceramic coating estimate. (all the shops around here are the "we gotta see it before we can price it" kind of places)

Interested to see what you're quoted if you don't mind sharing.  I would like to ditch the wrap on my 4-2-1 and have it ceramic coated.

[masslessparticles]

possibly blew it up.....

[Tews19]

possibly blew it up.....

The toilet???

[Das]

Drained the float bowls for the first time. No great feat, but for a non-mechanic whose experience is limited to adjusting valves, changing air filter, engine oil/filter and adjusting the chain it's something I can add to my list.

[mono]

finished tearing down the '77 750K parts bike i got - it's a total basket case now.  however, now that it's apart, i want to put it back together.   i swear these damned bikes will be the death of me....  figuratively, i hope.

[DJ_AX]

Rode home with rush hour traffic in the rain.
Enjoyed every second of it!

[dave500]

i thought id try and deglaze a brake disc with sand blasting with fine silica sand,i spun it on a trolley wheel to keep it even,ill see how it stops later.

[Cut]

I would be, should be installing my seat cover that I ordered from "tight fit seats" based out of the UK, but here we are 15 days later and the seat cover has still not arrived.   

[Terry in Australia]

i thought id try and deglaze a brake disc with sand blasting with fine silica sand,i spun it on a trolley wheel to keep it even,ill see how it stops later.

Looks good Dave, I hope the bearings in your trolley wheel survived? I chucked Ken's K1 disc in my lathe and attacked it with a nylon 3M strip disc in my 7 inch sander/polisher while it slowly spun, and it cleaned the crap off really well. Cheers, Terry.