what did you wrench on today??

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Finally got around to tidying up some wiring. Replaced the cheap, build-your-own SH775 connectors with the good ones from Triumph, and replaced the old broken fuse box plug with a new block and terminal ends from Vintage Connections.

out with the old:


in with the new:

[Baatfam]

Yesterday I pulled the OEM intercooler and piping out of the Abarth....



Quite a few panel fasteners involved....



Today, the new one goes in...

[themess]

I'll move my work and personal computers into the office tomorrow then give my old desk to my youngest son since he'll be doing more remote classwork. I also need to build him a new computer since my younger daughter's laptop really isn't doing the job anymore.

Building a new computer can be fun. I regard MS Windows 10, and its latest browser, as malware. Meaning that they are designed, from the ground up, to spy on users. Good luck!

[GS1150Pilot]

Went and checked out a KLR650 for my brother today. He's picking it up on Thursday. I'll wait until summer to get one.

[cowboyup3371]

Building a new computer can be fun. I regard MS Windows 10, and its latest browser, as malware. Meaning that they are designed, from the ground up, to spy on users. Good luck!

I have built several over the years and I agree Edge is crap. I made the move to Firefox on my home system last year and Chrome at work a few months ago.

[Grimly]

Applied some Supertrapp muffling to the output of the Delkevic silencer.
It's not what you would call quiet, but it's knocked the noise down a lot, and I notice that around 3 to 4K it goes through a relatively quiet period, so that will be good for in-town riding.
Excuse the rubbish welding, my back was killing me bending over the makeshift bench.

[pete]

Having fun this weekend trying to get the head off the Kat so I can swap in my freshly rebuilt one. The manual says "lift the head straight up". Yeah right! I've tried the rubber mallet on the non-finned areas as well but no joy yet. The struggle continues.

[Gorminrider]

Pete, I've never had any luck with a rubber mallet for anything, but hammering on a wooden dowel/stick upward at select locations all round can do it...A short piece of lumber can serve as a wooden mallet too...very last resort! can be a sharp chisel gently at select places all-round ..ie where there's lots of "meat"

[pete]

Ah I didn't come back to this thread this morning, but yes my experience with rubber mallets has been exactly the same, not helpful at all! I did manage to get it separated from the cylinders last night exactly as you say using a bit of timber. I haven't removed it yet as I'll need to rope a second set of hands in this morning, but the hammer and timber most definitely got the seal broken and ready to remove.

[themess]

I have a 40+ yo mallet, rubber on one face, hard plastic on the other. B0th sides have been very useful to me over the decades.

[pete]

I ended up using a soft bit of timber and a lump hammer, problem was solved pretty quickly with no damage to the head

Head's now all swapped out and looking good, update in my Kat thread if you're overly keen.

[Hayabuser]

Changed out the RF600R's voltage regulator today. Still over charging..... hmm......

[bobgroger]

Changed out the RF600R's voltage regulator today. Still over charging..... hmm......

Maybe bad ground, specifically to the RR or the mounting bracket it is mounted on. No ground, no regulation...

[1978GS750E]

Re-assembled the carbs on the skunk this morning. (After 4 days of cleaning.)

It's a whole lot of fun when you get a set of carbs already broken down in a box!

Amazingly, they were all there, minus the circlips that go on the choke plunger rods.

[1978GS750E]

Installed the carbs on the skunk today. Stuck a battery in it and connected the auxillary fuel tank. Guess what...IT'S ALIVE!

It actually sounded pretty good! Idles well and revs like it should. Love the sound of the Kerker! No smoke or unusual loud engine noises. Shifts thru the gears like it should. Most of the electrics seem to be working.

Guess I'll have to get it road-worthy now!