Topic: What did you do to your bike today ?

[Stev-o]

I have front blinkers if you need

I do.  Don't you owe me?! Ha!

You need them? Really? That's new! Have seen your bikes blinkers less. Ha! 

They're yours.  I just have to find the time to dig them out

I'm turning over a new leaf! The back ones are good and work, and what's left of the fronts are damaged, so have to do something.
Need a L fork ear while you are digging.   Thanks Gold Dude.

PS. Where's your Relay ride report??

[FillionJ]

I woke up early n went and looked at a 77 cb125s. Ended up buying it for 300 after I took it for a spin down the back lane in -15..   Great day


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[wardenerd]

Rode my 1977 550F to work on this lovely 50 degree day.  It is amazing after 37 years that it runs like a top.  Original silencer at Brown's getting new chrome.

[WhyNot2]

Rode to work on this lovely 63 degree morning.

Rode my 1975 CB750 to work this am too. Was a great ride. Kinda took my time, and enjoyed the cool wind in me face. Must have bumped something in the electrics....cause rear LED tail light stayed bright at idle. Normally it goes dim when idling.

Life is good today..........

[evanphi]

Got some washers and M8 35mm socket heads in stainless. Need them for my MAC header, and going to grind some of the washers down for the top triple spacers. Lots of leftovers, might be giving them away once bike is back on the road.

[MCRider]

A word of caution: if your washers are even slightly thinner than the original spacer (most standard hardware is) the clamp will still break.

Search for my thread in Tips and Tricks for the proper thickness.

[wardenerd]

budlite 282 where in Georgia?

[fire113]

A word of caution: if your washers are even slightly thinner than the original spacer (most standard hardware is) the clamp will still break.

Search for my thread in Tips and Tricks for the proper thickness.

...think it was 2mm

[strynboen]

made a rep of my gear shift splines end. on the cb 500 t   .po have veldet the pedal on...
took a china honda engine..and cut the parts i needed..took it in the latne??to make it perfekt senter up..cut the veld on shift arm..to get it in the machine..veld the arm on at last

[MCRider]

A word of caution: if your washers are even slightly thinner than the original spacer (most standard hardware is) the clamp will still break.

Search for my thread in Tips and Tricks for the proper thickness.

...think it was 2mm

It was .09", which is 2.286mm.

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=72765.0;nowap

If you need some cyl head washers let me know.
 

[WhyNot2]

budlite 282 where in Georgia?

Augusta

[evanphi]

A word of caution: if your washers are even slightly thinner than the original spacer (most standard hardware is) the clamp will still break.

Search for my thread in Tips and Tricks for the proper thickness.

...think it was 2mm

It was .09", which is 2.286mm.

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=72765.0;nowap

If you need some cyl head washers let me know.

Cool thanks for the tip. I will measure these ones this weekend.

[dlhoulton]

Polished some carb parts. Love the smell of fresh polished parts.

[flybox1]

sunglasses needed
nice work!

[Dimitri13]

Started to assemble my forks. Hit this snag. Got no feedback in my thread about it

[grcamna2]

Hi Dimitri13,
What was the snag you had,a circlip problem ?

[Dimitri13]

Hi Dimitri13,
What was the snag you had,a circlip problem ?

The fork spring sticks out over an inch. Not sure that's supposed to be like that.

[flybox1]

Dimitri13....compress the springs with the caps and screw them on.
You're good    It's just a small amount of pre-load.
There might be a washer between the spring and fork cap.

[Dimitri13]

Dang, that's gonna be a bit tough. Don't want to put them in the triple tree, and I can't lay em down.

[flybox1]

yep, takes a bit of leverage.  hunk of wood on the floor might work.

[goldarrow]

I use tall/deep socket on the cap so I can hold better when trying to screw the cap on, also position the cap thread to where it's about to go on the thread in fork, push and turn, shouldn't take too much

[mcswny]

Going to my garage tonight to prep my bike for a small camping trip upstate ny this weekend.

Also, bought myself some new, stock length fork tubes. I was sick of my 4" extended tubes and crappy handling. That combined with my tapered race bearings, my handling is going to be spot on (swing arm bushings next)!

[Stev-o]

I use tall/deep socket on the cap so I can hold better when trying to screw the cap on...

+1........23mm.

[flybox1]

I use tall/deep socket on the cap so I can hold better when trying to screw the cap on...

+1........23mm.

hey Dimitri...since its out of the trees, grab a buddy or your signif other, and while you press the cap down onto the tube, have them grab the tube and turn it until its in all the way.  then torque it.
boom.
done.

[Dimitri13]

Dang. Now I just need to figure out what fork oil I was t.