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Offline Spanner 1

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10750 on: June 12, 2012, 07:33:00 am »
Looks like it's pretty 'quack' there , Les ( hehe ! )....... who's the old baldy guy ? :o ::)
Congrats making it a runner  8)
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Offline LesterPiglet

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10751 on: June 12, 2012, 07:35:29 am »
Thanks Spanner. Just the little things left to do now. Baldy? Oh, I shaved my head for charity. :p
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'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 #10752 on: June 12, 2012, 05:03:38 pm »
Quote from: LesterPiglet on June 12, 2012, 07:25:38 am
Test ride down the street after new steering bearings and master cylinder, did a rough carb sync as well.


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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10753 on: June 12, 2012, 06:05:20 pm »
Picked up some rear shocks, new chain and a tank from a member here. Not sure if his secret identity can be disclosed! Thanks once again!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10754 on: June 12, 2012, 06:45:09 pm »
Was going to take the 500 for a nice long run... but she developed some problems.  I looked at the forum and got her straight.   ;)
Soooo... instead of my nice long run, I did a couple laps close to home.  Ran great... got her easily up to 80.
Maybe tomorrow she'll get her long run.   8)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10755 on: June 13, 2012, 03:28:13 am »
Rode to work and put some rubber down - minivan mother yapping on the phone pulled out of her driveway. Scared the crap out of me even i expected her to do something stupid.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10756 on: June 13, 2012, 06:24:36 am »
Raced an cbr f4 on the way to work  ;D '02 I believe.  Stuck right w/ him but missed a shift passing a car and had to pull back in behind it :( gotta get used to these new rearsets! Can't wait to get my new tires put on on Friday!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10757 on: June 13, 2012, 08:33:34 am »
yesterday i rode over to a friend's house and parked in her driveway - the kind that's just 2 strips of concrete for the car tires to roll on.  put the kicker down, thought i was solid, but as i started to dismount the kickstand slipped and the bike tipped.  i saved it, mostly, but my knee dented the back of the tank :(  36 years with no damage, and i had to be the one to do it.  ugh.  looks like a baseball hit it.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10758 on: June 13, 2012, 09:26:01 am »
Polished a bit, rubbed some of the rust off of some of the bolts. ...
And had an amazing ride to work this morning :)
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What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10759 on: June 13, 2012, 10:28:56 am »
Lunchbreak ride. You cant read it, because i am an idiot but the odo reads 11111.1
« Last Edit: June 13, 2012, 10:32:30 am by 70CB750 »
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Offline Dimitri13

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10760 on: June 13, 2012, 11:53:33 am »
I feel like switching back to the stock airbox just to see how it feels. Quick question about it though, does there need to be a complete seal between the box and the bladder ("chamber")?

Will also make an attempt at polishing something. Not sure what yet.

Might also mount my seat properly, instead of the half-assed, crooked way I mounted it.
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Offline LesterPiglet

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10761 on: June 13, 2012, 12:47:43 pm »
With the stock filter system in place the only way air should get into the engine is through the airbox intake.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10762 on: June 13, 2012, 12:56:32 pm »
Damn :( Any suggestions on getting that seal then? I have the rubber ring that goes on the filter housing, but it just doesn't seal with the chamber. The forward housing bracket is missing, which is part of the reason I can't get a seal.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10763 on: June 13, 2012, 01:03:23 pm »
If I couldn't get it to seal and couldn't find the part to fix it I would use some sort of sealant like Tigerseal or Sikaflex.
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'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 #10764 on: June 13, 2012, 01:44:33 pm »
Installed pods on the carbs.
Changed main jet from 105 to 110

Mixed screw to 3/8 of a turn.
Tuned ignition timing.

All other services such valve adjust and spark plug, carb synch etc. All done prior of this mod.

Runs very good in all speeds specialy at higher speeds.
The pipes have the tips removed and I'm at sea level.
Found my combo right out of the bat.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10765 on: June 13, 2012, 01:49:29 pm »
Started prepping my tank for paint. Put a coat of black Smoothrite on the underside. Rubbed down the upper and went for the filler. Damn, I don't have any. Another £10 I need to spend tomorrow.  ::)
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'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 #10766 on: June 13, 2012, 01:53:08 pm »
I showed it pictures of the breakers yard in a last ditch attempt to persuade it to play ball!!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10767 on: June 13, 2012, 03:30:27 pm »
Wiring... ugh.  My head hurts.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10768 on: June 13, 2012, 03:31:47 pm »
Quote from: 750K on June 11, 2012, 02:57:32 am
Tracked down a small oil leak hopefully, one of my oil pan bolts was missing. Hunted for my carb vent nipple on my 77's PD41a's, turns out it doesnt have one after all. Checked the valves for good measure while I had the tank off, pulled apart my spare set of PD's while I was out in the garage. Oh and rode the crap out of it to and from work today, so far my master link is staying put for a change. :)

There is a carb float bowl vent.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10769 on: June 13, 2012, 04:13:17 pm »
Went down to Charlie's Place after work for a speedometer cable.  Played him my video of the turbo bike screaming, and shot the #$%* about his Benly (1958 125cc 4spd).  Talked about maybe buying one of his tanks when I get my next 750 project. He showed me a bike in the shop with the same Benelli tank as the turbo, too.

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Offline 03rangerxlt

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10770 on: June 13, 2012, 04:50:24 pm »
I drained and then pumped the foul smelling (but clean looking) oil out of my forks, flushed then with solvent, blew then out with compressed air, and then refilled them with 10w fork oil.  Man, 5.4oz is not that much at all.

I also made a big mess on my garage floor with foul smelling fork oil and solvent.  Luckily, I had it cleaned up before the wife got home, and the solvent smell is mostly masking the foul fork oil smell.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10771 on: June 13, 2012, 07:21:21 pm »
Greggo - that looks like bike heaven!
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What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10772 on: June 13, 2012, 07:25:18 pm »
Replaced my tank with my new 500t. Had to trim down the rubber mounts and nipples on the frame to allow the tank to fit. My 550F petcock works perfect. Also had to use my bench grinder to trim roughly 2.5 inches off my seat. Hard to see the look but I'm digging. I may move all electrical to under the seat but that will take electrical skills I do not have. Plus I really do not want to hack up my wires. Time will tell though
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10773 on: June 13, 2012, 07:29:57 pm »
Quote from: Stev-o on June 13, 2012, 07:21:21 pm
Greggo - that looks like bike heaven!

Ha, ya Stev-o, it kinda is!  I just buy parts there now, but I always enjoy my visits.  Charlie's a cool dude, and Rab, the guy who worked on my CB500 still remembers my bike from like two years ago.  Charlie once took that Benly on a local ride called the '49 mile ride' for pre 1975 bikes, which is a play on the 49 mile drive in San Francisco.

http://occhiolungo.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/2011-san-francisco-49-mile-ride-is-oct-30th/
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #10774 on: June 14, 2012, 04:40:00 am »
Started the real body work on my spare tank.
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