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Offline Davez134

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20400 on: August 28, 2015, 01:25:05 PM »
Looks like we are going to have a break from the 100+ temps!   ;D  Looks like I may even get some riding in next week.

Oh yeah, looking forward to 99 degrees haha! I ride to work in early morning, but that's about it.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20401 on: August 28, 2015, 02:26:36 PM »
Looks like we are going to have a break from the 100+ temps!   ;D  Looks like I may even get some riding in next week.

Oh yeah, looking forward to 99 degrees haha! I ride to work in early morning, but that's about it.

It was 113 here yesterday and is 107 right now............kinda like riding with a blow dryer in your face. I'm good up to about mid 80's, after that it isn't fun anymore. Since I came from the mountains I will ride well into the 30's. Went for a ride in 20 degrees once........THAT WAS COLD!!!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20402 on: August 28, 2015, 04:05:48 PM »
Took Dorothy to mountains for the last time.  Tomorrow her plate goes to DMV and she will be parked for future frame up rebuild.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20403 on: August 28, 2015, 04:28:13 PM »
 I made a carbon / fiberglass fork brace for a cb900c. it came out OK. I'll try to get a pic.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20404 on: August 28, 2015, 05:21:13 PM »
Replaced my shifter seal, ran it for a bit... then realized I have a leaky oil pressure switch too. Damnit... Why didn't I see that before!!!???? Time to order more parts.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20405 on: August 28, 2015, 05:54:43 PM »
Another week gone and still no job.
oh well, looked for a women to bend over the cb, to test the shocks;
no shock test,
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I bought a box of beer!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20406 on: August 28, 2015, 06:48:11 PM »
Good ole' PBR was our high school brand we drank back in around 1976-77 . Back then they were selling some cool little 8oz cans that were good to "shotgun" down. Anybody remember that #$%*d or still doing it now ??

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20407 on: August 28, 2015, 07:23:36 PM »
Come on Eric, shotgun the 12 ouncer, s'posed to be a grown man now ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20408 on: August 28, 2015, 07:41:40 PM »
Cookin up a batch of Heisenberg's finest.



and it looks like blue glass....



the paint looks much darker than it really is.  the paint is mazda sky blue mica  PPG code: 41B sky blue pearl

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20409 on: August 29, 2015, 05:34:07 AM »
Wow great job! I love that blue!

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20410 on: August 29, 2015, 08:03:56 AM »
Nice paint Chris!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20411 on: August 29, 2015, 08:45:31 AM »
oooh that's nice, I wish I could do that!

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20412 on: August 29, 2015, 09:58:48 AM »
Love ya Blue!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20413 on: August 30, 2015, 12:27:43 PM »
Took it out for my usual daily spin and almost dropped it on the left side at a light  :o :o

SAFETY TIP: Be sure your shoe laces are completely tied and tucked away from the damned shifter and brake levers.

I usually put the bike into first and have my left foot down at stops. Needless to say, I did so without even thinking, slowed down to a crawl, leaned ever so slightly to the left to get my foot down and it was caught badly! Somehow I leaned to the right, inched and inched forward to keep it upright without falling, while not entering the intersection and getting killed. All the while trying to free up my leg. Got just far enough where it was upright and I quickly put my right foot down and undid the damned thing! Tooooo close for comfort, terrible rookie mistake :-[ :-[

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« Reply #20414 on: August 30, 2015, 12:32:31 PM »
Yea that is a nice Blue, great looking job.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20415 on: August 30, 2015, 12:57:20 PM »


SAFETY TIP: Be sure to wear proper riding boots that dont have shoe laces


Fixed it for ya Mo.  No boots?? Should I start a collection?!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20416 on: August 30, 2015, 04:55:04 PM »
Took Ole Blue, my K5 for a ride around Oneida Lake today about 50 miles or so, and let me tell you she rides like a dream.  Just floats along like ridding on a cloud.  At one point I had to check my pulse to see if I was still alive she ride so smooth.  Wonder if this is what heaven feels like.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20417 on: August 30, 2015, 05:13:15 PM »
Nothing.  Huge rain/windstorm yesterday has littlered our nice roads with trees, and soggy leaves.  Perfect conditions for a wreck, so I went salmon fishing with my boys instead. . . 8)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20418 on: August 30, 2015, 06:46:59 PM »
Recovered from the past 2 weeks getting the kid situated in college so I went out to the garage.

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Plus this



Equal this



The blue goes well with the silver and gold but I still have to try the orange and the Presto red.
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« Reply #20419 on: August 30, 2015, 07:11:07 PM »
Is that a Yamiya?  Looks freaking sweet!  75/75f may be the best looking of all the 750s.  392 got kick too!

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20420 on: August 30, 2015, 07:18:15 PM »
Thanks. Wouldn't it be nice if Yamiya did the F stuff too!! Just my old tank. The nice ones are still in the basement.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20421 on: August 30, 2015, 07:50:57 PM »
I sprayed my 77 550F down with Gunk Cleaner to see what Im getting into by restoring it.  Took chrome chain guard off and polished with WD40 and 0000 steel wool to see what the results would be.  Went and bought aircraft cleaner to strip the tank, which oddly enough plainly states on can "Do not use on aircraft".

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20422 on: August 30, 2015, 09:47:45 PM »


SAFETY TIP: Be sure to wear proper riding boots that dont have shoe laces


Fixed it for ya Mo.  No boots?? Should I start a collection?!
My Caterpillar steel toes have laces but I trust no other boot that I own :( Time to put some new gear on the xmas wishlist this year :D

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20423 on: August 30, 2015, 09:50:57 PM »
I think all those colors will look good with the frame Jerry but I'm thinking only the blue will look good with the wheels. Hell....what do I know....I'm colorblind!! Looks like you're coming into the home stretch with the build though. Keep up the good work.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #20424 on: August 30, 2015, 09:57:29 PM »


SAFETY TIP: Be sure to wear proper riding boots that dont have shoe laces


Fixed it for ya Mo.  No boots?? Should I start a collection?!
My Caterpillar steel toes have laces but I trust no other boot that I own :( Time to put some new gear on the xmas wishlist this year :D
Couldn't you wrap the top of your boots with some Velcro to keep the laces in check? Then you could still wear your favorite boots. One time long ago I got my work boot lace stuck on the clutch pedal in my old Chevy truck. It happened as I was coming to a stop at a stop sign. I couldn't push the clutch in and came chug a lugging to a stop in the middle of the intersection. Luckily nobody else was there.
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