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Offline Old75_ratafe

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11775 on: August 27, 2012, 11:44:18 PM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on August 25, 2012, 07:37:31 PM
Old Bike Barn are thieving arseholes mate, check out the "Bad Sellers" threads, and deal with them at your peril!  ;D

They F'd me over a few years ago when I was putting the bike together the first time I paid for Dunlop 404's and when the arrived I just opened the box saw they were tires and forgot about them for awhile.  When I went to mount them I discovered they had sent me discontinued Kenya's.  They refused to do anything but store credit for the difference.... and charged me shipping on the oil filters I bought to boot!   >:(
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11776 on: August 28, 2012, 11:52:19 AM »
Pulled off the rest of the parts...
Now the real work begins  ;)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11777 on: August 28, 2012, 01:13:47 PM »
lock tighted the bolt holding front sprocket on. The little bugger has been getting lost.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11778 on: August 28, 2012, 02:25:19 PM »
Well I moved on from the electrics (thankfully)...now it was time for the 1st real moment of truth - apart from firing it up for the 1st time....and that is getting oil pressure up. Those that have gone before me rebuilding their engines will appreciate that this IS a moment akin to standing on Everest...if u can get the oil light to go off! So I trawled through the threads and decided to go with the advice posted by Hondaman...to use the kicker 40-50 times followed by short 3 sec jabs of the button. So I hoisted the right leg over and kicked her 50 times..followed 30 secs later by another 50...took off the RH galley plug to be met by a trickle of oil! Fantastic! Battery went flat. Battery on charger overnight. Another 50 kicks this morning, battery back in - 3 x 3 sec stabs on the button and the oil light went out!!!!!!!!! Photos show it. I'd like to see Hondaman's right leg sometime - must be twice as big as his left if he does this for a hobby! Phew!
Also put on the carb rack and chain. Replaced the spilt link with a newie as no matter how, or how hard - I could NOT get the old F-ar to press back on. New gold link set cost me $10 and took a good deal of pressing with a G clamp - but now it's on real good. SO good - I have to say it was probably never on properly on the old one! Yikes!
Later today - pipes back on, rig up the fuel tank - and fire her up for the 1st (hopefully of course) time. Feelings of trepidation.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11779 on: August 29, 2012, 10:32:41 AM »
Think I would have just used the electric starter with the kill switch OFF instead of all the kicks....just saying  :o
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11780 on: August 29, 2012, 10:57:21 AM »
Nothing - but fixed the clutch on jeep with new bellcrank. Figured after 26 years, the part deserves to be replaced.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11781 on: August 29, 2012, 12:46:51 PM »
Nothing too major...just bought a lightened Yoshimura crank & Superods for my 550 Yosh build 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11782 on: August 29, 2012, 02:29:05 PM »
Quote from: bjatwood on August 29, 2012, 10:32:41 AM
Think I would have just used the electric starter with the kill switch OFF instead of all the kicks....just saying  :o
You'll flattten the battery and risk overheating the starter...maybe. External car battery would be OK..but u still run the risk of overdoing workload on the starter innards.
I flattened mine with about 10 x 10 sec bursts. That's when I went with Hondaman suggested process. it worked...albeit tough on the right leg.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11783 on: August 29, 2012, 04:13:40 PM »
Pulled the rear wheel off the 500 so I can steal its rubber Friday ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11784 on: August 29, 2012, 04:29:58 PM »
Tightened the tripple tree, it really needs bearings change but I want to do it when I have longer forks ready to install.
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« Reply #11785 on: August 29, 2012, 04:52:12 PM »
Today I received (from FILTERKING on Ebay) new brake pads for the front and brake shoes for the back. 
God willing and the creak don't rise, I'll get them on this weekend. 
By the way, I now have fully functional turn signals (front and back) with that annoying "beep, beep, beep, etc" mechanism that sounds like a garbage truck backing up.  Whahoo!!!!!!
 :) ;D 8) :P
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11786 on: August 29, 2012, 06:11:53 PM »
Quote from: Greggo on August 29, 2012, 12:46:51 PM
Nothing too major...just bought a lightened Yoshimura crank & Superods for my 550 Yosh build 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)



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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11787 on: August 29, 2012, 06:49:41 PM »
Well - I fired up the rebuilt motor for the 1st time today and it sung back a happy tune... ;D
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Offline derelicte

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11788 on: August 29, 2012, 07:01:16 PM »
Congrats nancy, probably felt amazing to see er running again
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11789 on: August 30, 2012, 01:12:26 AM »
Did the ton, according to GPS, (which would've been about 110 on the speedo) for the first time. Was pretty damn scary because the rear end got squirrely for a second.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11790 on: August 30, 2012, 07:08:26 AM »
New Chain, last in the the make the bike reliable and safe to ride steps.  Road the 10 mile curvy snake road this morning to work, and like a dream the bike is purrrrriinnnnggg and full of pep.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11791 on: August 30, 2012, 09:41:57 AM »
got a other yamaha dt 125.the bearings  vas gone..and po have put nev in ..and it broke again..so i got  the broken bike..and find the crankshaft are bend..have a spare so no problem
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11792 on: August 30, 2012, 10:15:54 AM »
Tried to get her inspected @ lunchbreak.

That son of unmaried couple said he is out of stickers - nada :(
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11793 on: August 30, 2012, 12:48:51 PM »
Changed the oil in my 750 last night.. what a mess!! I swear, it looked like a four-year-old had done it!

I held a funnel with my left hand while SLOWLY turning the plug with my right hand, so that when the threads were all the way out I could pull it straight out and not make a mess. WRONG! Dropped the damn plug into the funnel, which quickly filled and dumped oil all over the bike and the floor. Finally got it under control but not before learning a valuable lesson: USE BOTH HANDS WHEN REMOVING THAT PLUG :)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11794 on: August 30, 2012, 01:42:29 PM »
tonight work, adjust the rear brake, because the wheel position changed from yesterdays new chain ad, and duh, the position of the brake is now different.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11795 on: August 30, 2012, 02:05:47 PM »
Quote from: 70CB750 on August 30, 2012, 10:15:54 AM
Tried to get her inspected @ lunchbreak.

That son of unmaried couple said he is out of stickers - nada :(

Lesson learned - that's what happens when you wait til the end of the month :P I worked at a dealership that did inspections, and we'd run out of stickers at the end of almost every month. And we weren't even one of the lax stations. We made sure ALL the lights worked, you had a plate light, all 5 reflectors, etc.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11796 on: August 30, 2012, 02:17:44 PM »
This is a lawn mowers, Cub cadet dealership kind of shop.  Took her to another place and she passed,  the technician was trying to communicate about turn signals  - she has none,  but Virginia does not care - I will fit them on eventually just for safety sake but as of now, I am happy with my 13 sticker.

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11797 on: August 30, 2012, 03:45:47 PM »
Gave the 750 a ride ...

well ...

the frame...
in my car ;)
to work...

Now I get to start stripping off the old black/green/black layers of paint.... and rust... fun!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11798 on: August 30, 2012, 05:11:17 PM »
Quote from: 70CB750 on August 30, 2012, 10:15:54 AM
Tried to get her inspected @ lunchbreak.

That son of unmarried couple said he is out of stickers - nada :(

Oh crap, that reminds me I need to do that too.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #11799 on: August 30, 2012, 05:29:07 PM »
Electrical... wamp wamp :'(
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