what did you wrench on today??

[pete]

b*ggrs,eh? that'll learn ye... but the tire look pretty cool- report back, Pete! Senor Pirelli does go for interesting tread designs doesn't he...

So far so good, the trip home yesterday finished scrubbing the waxy stuff off and the one fun little bit I have on the way home felt a little better than previously on the Scorpions... going to be another week or two before I get out for some real fun though!

And yes, they certainly do like their funky tread patterns... seems to work though...

That sort of thing is exactly why I quit taking any bike to a bike shop/dealer. The final straw was when a dealer mounted a new rear tire on the bike. The wife dropped me off at the dealership to pick up the bike and as soon as I pulled out of the parking lot and turned onto the street, the rear wheel went sideways and wedged against the swing arm. Damn near splattered myself with that one. The shop had neglected to install the axle nut on the rear axle. Never again!!

Scary stuff!! The place I went to has many good reports and I've not heard of any issues with them before and their whole business is tyres, so you'd think they have this stuff down pat...

In two minds whether to go back or not next time but that'll be a while away hopefully... this is the only work anyone besides me does on the bike...

[steve murdoch]

Carb swap on the '81 CBX.
You don't get good at it, you just get better.

[rustybronco]

More work on the trailer...

Those of you who don't have to deal with rust, consider yourselves lucky.

Started cutting the welds apart in preparation for the new steel using a 4" grinder, a cutoff wheel, a die grinder and a cold chisel. It sure is easier to assemble these things than take them apart! I got one side cut apart and I'll do the other side tomorrow or Thursday.

Removed the wheels off the axle, wrapped a strap around it and dragged it around to the driveway so that I could heat up the nuts and get all the spring hangers and shackles removed. It looks like I'll be needing to buy two new shackles and make new hangers* as all the holes are elongated.

Still, all things considered, it was a productive evening.







*So now I find out they make a kit with all the hangers brackets and shackles, and a tall version to boot! Fancy that...

[Gorminrider]

(@rustybronco)"*So now I find out they make a kit with all the hangers brackets and shackles, and a tall version to boot! Fancy that... "

but yours will have personality!

so will the stator I rewound today...picture=just starting

finished and
installed, it actually works well enough, though I could not get the 35 windings per pole the original had.

[rustybronco]

So rust equals personality now? I'd rather it didn't then.

I stopped off at my old auto shop teachers house on my home from work this evening to get his new printer up and running for him. (it was bad) I told him what I was doing with the trailer and he said, come on with me out back, I have some steel you might be able to use. I ended up with with a couple of 10 ft length's of 1.5" x 3" channel to use for the cross bracing under the trailer. I could have had some 2.5" x 2.5" 1/4" angle to use for the side rails had I desired to go that thick.

[cowboyup3371]

Before I put the cylinders back in place on the bike, i removed the passenger side window regulator and motor for the Jeep. Seems the wife left the window down earlier this week overnight and it wouldn't roll up the next day. After I getting it out I tested it and the cable snapped.

I'll try to get a new one from her paycheck on Friday.

[posplayr]

Started off like this for $160 Craigslist and local;

story is 10K miles on the break-in oil and NO COMPRESSION let's give it a whirl

2010 Kymco Super 8 150cc

Chinese knockoff of a Honda scooter motor








and finally



=Had to make a major purchase for cylinder/piston and gaskets

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151016946540?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Seems to be running pretty well, but I need to flush the oil after it breaks in a bit

Pops Yoshimura would have been proud; I honed that little rod end with 800 grit wrapped around a socket till the new pin would fit

P/S wonder how the piston got in two halves??? Plunge cut with a diamond tipped 4" blade ( that was not in the manual, I invented it)

[chef1366]

Looks good Jim! I had my doubts.

[pete]

Is that your next upgrade Jim?

I'm preparing for some... well it won't quite be wrenching... the parts arrived at the repairer and I picked up the GTR1000 guard and tail light yesterday as I need to re-cut the guard to match the first one that was damaged. It's the one bit that would have the repairer needing my bike for a looooong time so I'm happy to do it myself...



The tail light is quite out of shape compared with how it should be...



Hopefully should have the guard trimmed up and ready to take back next week for paint, then it should all be good to go back on and get the 450 back to where it was before the accident...

[ptexotik]

removed cam-chain tnsr ..



and re-installed freshly powdercoated rear rack on other bike.

[rustybronco]

Isn't much left to work with.

My wife said I should start a poll asking if I should fix it or not. I told her I already know what the answer would be without even asking.

Trudging onward.

[wally]

Started assembly of my retro fridge.

Only to find out the disassembly pics are on my work computer...

Progress so far:

[yasser]

Bent a contact in place to make the right directional work. It appears that after 30 years it bent a bit, on the flip side a little nettle nose bend and we are back i business.

Also final got sick of looking at a pink kill switch so I got that painted red also.

[pete]

Got the replacement rear guard trimmed up and test fitted with the tail light today, so they can go back to the repairer this week for paint.



I also tried replacing my horn but either my bike's killing them or I now have bought two faulty ones in a row... swapped the first one on Friday for another new one and that's the one on there now that also refused to work. Multimeter tells me it has voltage on the connectors but I get no horn action...

[chuck c]

Final tweaks on the wife and stepkid's bikes. They are now both safe, roadworthy, and able to pass PA inspection. Two more old bikes are back on the road. It's a small accomplishment but forgive me for a bit of self-congratulation. Now we can concentrate on visuals and comfort! Next project is to rewire the ignition on mine through a relay to solve the cold spark problem. That will be next week and I might even post pics if people are interested.