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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18275 on: August 13, 2014, 02:38:09 pm »
Well, not a SOHC4 but this is something all these bikes probably need.

I knew this round-tuit  was going to be a roadside jerry rig in the dark if I didn't do something, and these old Honda fuse holders are just not state of the art anyway.

Found this mini blade fuse  holder at Autozone. They had the larger one for the same price, but I decided red was better than yellow for some reason. It sort of fits in the old holder on the frame and a spare fuse tucks into the cap, too.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18276 on: August 15, 2014, 06:20:04 am »
Finally got off my ass and fixed a dim headlight. (wired wrong the first time.) Then i did the ton on a country road and watched the sunrise before work. It was a good morning.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18277 on: August 15, 2014, 07:03:14 am »
Got my motor put in and road to work, amazing what a 100,000 less miles does for power!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18278 on: August 15, 2014, 02:04:24 pm »
Crashed it  :'(
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18279 on: August 15, 2014, 02:22:00 pm »
Quote from: bjbuchanan on August 15, 2014, 02:04:24 pm
Crashed it  :'(
WTF?!! :o
you wrote this...and thats a good thing!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18280 on: August 15, 2014, 03:09:18 pm »
Quote from: bjbuchanan on August 15, 2014, 02:04:24 pm
Crashed it  :'(

Another rider down?  Thats three this week. WTF?
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18281 on: August 15, 2014, 03:15:03 pm »
Crossed my path in an intersection, I was like 4 feet from her before she moved to hit me.

Cops at the scene called me "evil fnckin kneivel" bc I threw my left leg up and saved it from getting hit right before I took flight
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Stock airbox w/ drop in K&N, Hooker 4-1

Don't trust me alone with a claw hammer and some pliers

Offline 70CB750

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18282 on: August 15, 2014, 04:44:33 pm »
Oh sihte!  Glad you ok.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18283 on: August 15, 2014, 04:56:49 pm »
Geez that's no good BJ, how's the bike? All the best mate. Cheers, Terry. ;D
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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 #18284 on: August 15, 2014, 05:50:18 pm »
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18285 on: August 15, 2014, 09:15:07 pm »
I'm pretty good, my big toe is smurf colored, gravel impressed and took some chunks on my lower leg and the back of my heel got skinned totally but I'll live to scare the girlfriend another day

Bike is alright, I'll post pics. #1 pipe is dented closed, looks crimped, mirrors shot, busted clutch lever but I think my front end is alright, hopefully
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Stock airbox w/ drop in K&N, Hooker 4-1

Don't trust me alone with a claw hammer and some pliers

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18286 on: August 15, 2014, 09:20:00 pm »
That sucked, BJ.  Glad you're ok and here telling us story. 
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18287 on: August 15, 2014, 10:55:45 pm »
Glad to see that your front end is still OK mate, or else your girlfriend might not have been so happy....... ;D
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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 #18288 on: August 15, 2014, 11:55:11 pm »
Still waiting for K2 parts to arrive from David Silver Spares. Its been 60 days, and the order is still in "backorder wait" state.
So...
I cut the back out of the expansion chamber of my '84 TS250X and hacked out the ring ding preventer stuffing. That should free up the breathing/HP.
I'm cam agnostic. I have a pair of DOHC, a pair of SOHC, and a couple of "No cams".
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18289 on: August 16, 2014, 12:13:50 am »
Freed up the motor in the El Cheapo FJ1100. Let it sit for a week with acetone/atf mix in the cylinders. I think that did the trick but I am also thinking it may have been a stuck valve after all. Anyway its unlocked, starter spins it over fine and it has spark. Just waiting on a clutch slave kit to arrive from US of A then I'll put the oil filter and all the covers back and fire it up. Dropped the oil out of it too - no swarf or debris to speak of, a good sign.

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Offline Terry in Australia

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18290 on: August 16, 2014, 01:41:33 am »
Why do you reckon it's a stuck valve Krusty? No compression? Cheers, Terry. ;D
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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 #18291 on: August 16, 2014, 02:00:52 am »
I was able to turn the crank but it would not go a full revolution in either direction. After gently rotating it back and forth for a minute or two it finally went a full revolution and continued to do so.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18292 on: August 16, 2014, 02:05:24 am »
I pulled the rear MC out on my gl1100 the other day and it's piston inside was froze, not even hooking it up to a grease gun would budge it so I took it to work and had a maintenance guy look at it in his spare time. He couldn't get to budge with a grease gun either and had to resort to using a porta-power pump to get it out that's how froze it was. The bore cleaned up OK I guess and ordered a rebuild kit for it yesterday but won't know for sure till it's all back together and brakes bled. I sure hope it's alright because at the moment I can't find any rear MC's for a gl1100 on ebay at least not yet. I haven't messed with the calipers yet (83 gl has linked brakes) so I might be in for the same sort of drama when I check them out.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18293 on: August 16, 2014, 02:17:10 am »
Hey Scott, is the '83 rear MC the same as on my '86? If so, I'll have a spare one shortly, I bought a complete rear brake system for mine because my rear caliper is stuffed. Because it was hidden behind the pannier it never got any love and the slide pins seized, so I did an ebay search and got the complete setup for 20 bucks. If you want the MC, you can have it for shipping. Cheers, Terry. ;D 
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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 #18294 on: August 16, 2014, 02:18:53 am »
Quote from: krusty on August 16, 2014, 02:00:52 am
I was able to turn the crank but it would not go a full revolution in either direction. After gently rotating it back and forth for a minute or two it finally went a full revolution and continued to do so.

No worries Krusty, did you see my post in the pissed off thread about old RASIGS radios? Cheers, Terry. ;D
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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 #18295 on: August 16, 2014, 02:21:55 am »
Quote from: krusty on August 16, 2014, 02:00:52 am
I was able to turn the crank but it would not go a full revolution in either direction. After gently rotating it back and forth for a minute or two it finally went a full revolution and continued to do so.

a ring of rust in a cylinder will have the same symptom,glad you got it freed up.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18296 on: August 16, 2014, 04:37:16 am »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on August 16, 2014, 02:18:53 am
Quote from: krusty on August 16, 2014, 02:00:52 am
I was able to turn the crank but it would not go a full revolution in either direction. After gently rotating it back and forth for a minute or two it finally went a full revolution and continued to do so.

No worries Krusty, did you see my post in the pissed off thread about old RASIGS radios? Cheers, Terry. ;D
Yeh, saw that, thanks. Nowadays I can't remember any of the model designations of the sets we used. I can still remember my Morse, drummed into us like our service numbers. My dad was a sig in WW2 and my son was in RASIGS as a tech. And, my grandfather was at Galipoli - 4 generations of service.
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1976 CB750F1
1978 CB750F2
1972 CB350F
1961 C100 Cub
1962 C100 Cub
1959 C76
1963 C92
1964 C95
Suzuki
1963 M15D 50cc
1961 250TA Colleda
1961 250TA Colleda x 2 primed ready for paint and assembly
Yamaha
1977 DT175E x 2
1978 DT125E
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1976 DT250E
1978 DT250G
1984 FJ1100
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18297 on: August 16, 2014, 04:55:48 am »
Very good mate, My Great Grandpop did the Boer War and WW1, his two sons did WW1 and WW2, my Dad was in the RAAF in WW2 and I served from 1977 to now. (last 13 years as a chocko though) My sons aren't really interested, but that's fair enough, they're probably sick of the military, ha ha! ;D
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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 #18298 on: August 16, 2014, 06:01:48 am »
Made a start getting a head ready for one of my 750 Hondamatics. Got the head complete with cam, rocker holders and rockers for $50. Polished one combustion chamber and three to go. I will get the intake and exhaust ports looking the same but just takes a lot of work and time.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #18299 on: August 16, 2014, 09:59:21 am »
Went out and hit some garage sales Friday morning and found this 1980 Kawasaki 750. Runs with title, has 22,000 miles and bought it for a very very reasonable price. Owner said the back wheel locked up on him this summer when he would shut down the throttle and bought new wheel bearings to install because someone said so. Look at my close up picture and see if you can maybe figure out what the problem is  ;)   ::)
  Worked on my V65 carbs  and are ready to install when I go pick up the new rubber manifolds. My local dealer beat Ebay's prices big time at $7.60 each with no shipping fees. Hoping to get my first ride on it soon.
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