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Needs hard bags painted in the same scheme if you can get 'em. Lookin' rad!
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I would loving ride the poo poo out of that bike, post pictures on facebook and watch my chaos fag friend head explode.
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Jun 21, 2012 16:19
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ElMaligno posted:I would loving ride the poo poo out of that bike, post pictures on facebook and watch my chaos fag friend head explode. I unironically considered fabbing up a couple of Purity Seals to put on the tail-piece. Just the logo is enough nerd-bait though.
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Jun 21, 2012 17:48
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On the way out the door this morning, I noticed that the ol' bike wasn't in the exact place I last saw it last night when I got home. Since I was in a hurry, I just left it where it was, since it was still covered and upright. Got home tonight and wanted to make sure the cover was tightened up before the arriving storm hit. Oh, look, it's now in a different place than this morning. Took the cover off to move it, and a quick look shows my (new) mirrors are now aiming at the ground and the clutch lever is similarly twisted around to some odd position. So I just re-park it, re-cover it, and pop open a beer as soon as I get to the kitchen. I'm so loving sick of this poo poo. 
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Jun 21, 2012 23:57
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Put some new shoes on the '82 Seca 650. Feels waaaay better now. The old tires felt like poo poo from day one; I don't think it's ever felt this good. I also renewed the final drive oil seal and big o-ring in the case. The answer to my question from a while back is: yes you do have to remove the ring gear to get the seal off, but it's no big deal as far as I can tell, despite the dire warnings from the Haynes manual. Replacing the seal itself was super easy. I just made sure that I didn't disturb the shims when moving it around. The other lesson is that I should have purchased the o-ring and seal for the other side of the case. I don't think I needed them, but it's the sort of thing that you should probably do while you're there and it would be no extra trouble. Oh- the tire removal was done using my homemade mojolever (though it's more modeled after the no-mar lever):  I still need to weld up the bracket for the two tips on the install side. As of now I need to use standard tire levers for the install.
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Jun 22, 2012 08:03
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AnnoyBot posted:I don't think it's ever felt this good. This is the satisfaction you get again and again owning an old bike and gradually bringing it back to ship shape.
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Jun 22, 2012 08:40
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Chris Knight posted:On the way out the door this morning, I noticed that the ol' bike wasn't in the exact place I last saw it last night when I got home. Since I was in a hurry, I just left it where it was, since it was still covered and upright. Do you park in a parking lot or on the street? Outright theft is one thing, at least you know it happened with intent. But carelessness and inattentiveness is just so enraging because you know it could have prevented if people just gave the tiniest of fucks. Unless of course one of your neighbors hate you and tips over your bike on purpose.
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Jun 22, 2012 12:06
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I park on the street, and almost always get a spot right in front of the house. I think it's time to see if there are any garage spaces around here to rent. And/or get a motion alarm.
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Jun 22, 2012 12:12
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Tamir Lenk posted:I unironically considered fabbing up a couple of Purity Seals to put on the tail-piece. A single small one on the back would put the whole thing over the top. 
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Jun 22, 2012 13:49
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Tamir Lenk posted:I unironically considered fabbing up a couple of Purity Seals to put on the tail-piece. Someone, somewhere was selling purity seal fridge magnets, I know because my friend has one. The little prayer paper/ribbon bit needs to flutter as you ride 
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Jun 22, 2012 14:30
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ReelBigLizard posted:Someone, somewhere was selling purity seal fridge magnets, I know because my friend has one. The little prayer paper/ribbon bit needs to flutter as you ride They came with the special edition of space marine. I know cause I have one on my fridge. It's the best when people notice it.
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Jun 22, 2012 17:47
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Blerg, I need to work on my bike this evening.
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Jun 22, 2012 18:14
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I did a thing. I finally was able to wrap my fork legs (well, one, anyway) in black vinyl. Protips: Use Avrey A9 vinyl with a heat gun. Measure 3x before you cut. I wasted so many sheets of vinyl getting the technique down (because I am retarded) but I am so happy that it's working! Next up: Cover the remaining three fork sections. Tomorrow: New exhaust, new tail chop, new bars.
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Jun 22, 2012 23:34
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Fixed Gear Guy posted:I finally was able to wrap my fork legs (well, one, anyway) in black vinyl. Protips: Use Avrey A9 vinyl with a heat gun. Measure 3x before you cut. I wasted so many sheets of vinyl getting the technique down (because I am retarded) but I am so happy that it's working!  That is such a loving good idea. I hate with a passion the stupid beige colouring on my forks.
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Jun 23, 2012 04:46
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Protects the forks from nicks and stuff too. drat genius.
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Jun 23, 2012 05:01
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Love it! Make them a bitch to get off though, so not a good candidate for the track bike or I'd be all over that.
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Jun 23, 2012 05:59
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MotoMind posted:Blerg, I need to work on my bike this evening. 12/52 gearing should make things pleasant out in the dirt. Not entirely sure about the clearance of my tool tube to the front wheel at full compression. I'll probably remove it for the dirt and then try to run the wheel through full stroke back at home sometime.
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Jun 23, 2012 07:02
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MotoMind posted:12/52 gearing should make things pleasant out in the dirt. Not entirely sure about the clearance of my tool tube to the front wheel at full compression. I'll probably remove it for the dirt and then try to run the wheel through full stroke back at home sometime. Between our mutual probations and bans, I totally forgot what bike(s) you ride, Mr. MotoMind. 12/52 gearing is pretty aggressive. Is this for a dedicated low cc dirt-bike?
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This one's the Yamaha WR250R. It has a redline somewhere over 10K and 6 gears to work with, so the whirly bits inside won't be too stressed at low highway speeds on my way to the dirt bike park. 14/52 is ideal for normal use, where 65-85mph spans the meat of the powerband. The primary purpose of the ridiculously large dinner plate on the back was to give the swingarm pivot point more clearance. The WR's have a tendency to eat through their sliders and nom into the swingarm when loaded. (Also ride a KLR650, which blats along at 16/43, though I have a 12T on the shelf for that one as well.) MotoMind fucked around with this message at 07:39 on Jun 23, 2012 |
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Jun 23, 2012 07:34
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MotoMind posted:This one's the Yamaha WR250R. That explains it.
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Jun 23, 2012 09:04
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2ndclasscitizen posted:
I just use black electrical tape to avoid stone chips on the fork uppers. Even easier and no heat gun required, just wind it on.
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Jun 23, 2012 14:00
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2ndclasscitizen posted:
Agreed, my forks are gold with everything else black/red, I'm so loving glad to have stumbled upon a solution. I figured I could just buy new forks/covers, but that doesn't even seem to be possible short of buying oem. This way would definitely be cheaper, and I have access to a heat gun at work! Sounds like I've got a new project for after our 4th of July trip. We are still waiting on getting the EX500 tank back from powder coating, I think we're going on 3 weeks now
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Got some parts in the mail yesterday. Rear brake lever, brake cable, and new shift lever for the Bultaco. Took off the skidplate and the shift lever was a cinch. However, the brake cable had some clearance issues that required removing one bolt from a chain guard. Then the post that the lever rotates on decided to snap off the frame. I had got it on but it wouldn't rotate so while taking it off, the post's welds broke. Fast forward to today, I drop off the bike at my buddy's shop and he machined the post and welded it back in. The weld is much more substantial this time around and now the lever rotates perfectly. Adjusted the brake cable and used some zipties to secure it to the frame. Feels good having the brake and shifter on the "normal" sides now. I've ordered sprockets. Going from 12/46 to 13/39 should give me a substantial increase in top speed. Which is good because as much as I like being able to leave stop lights in 5th, I don't like topping out at 30mph. Also, does anybody have any suggestions on how to wire up some headlights and tail lights without a battery? I was thinking of just using a system similar to the ones my moped buddies run. A simple rechargeable sealed battery connected to LED headlights and tail lights with a switch to turn them on and off. But then how do I run turn signals? or even an actual speedo/tach gauge.
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Jun 24, 2012 02:42
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I finished breaking in my engine. And now I can experience the wide world of engine braking, rev limiting, and accelerating as quickly as possible. Hooray!
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Jun 24, 2012 05:27
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Spent the better part of a day bolting parts on the WRX, then took it down some backroads, then off the backroads to nowhere. I rode home with vines hanging off again.
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Fixed up the man-handled mirrors and left grip from whatever happened on Wednesday night, then took 'er for a spin before the rain hits. Ticked over 27,000km! 
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Jun 24, 2012 18:28
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Got some gas and rode ~160 miles on canyon roads (including the famous CA hwy 2) with my buddy on his DL1000. His favorite thing to do is spank any and every sport-bike rider out there. Passing entire groups one by one with me putt-putting along a few miles behind. I was one of the slowest on the road, but that doesn't bother me. I had a great time and I'm seeing small improvements every time I go. This time, I was able to navigate every curve without panic-braking mid curve when entering hotter than I wanted. This could mean that I was approaching the curve slower, but I still take it as a great improvement!
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Got my first ticket on my bike. Was coming around a bend of a 35 mph road that I hadn't taken before and found a stop sign. I tried to brake but couldn't in time, so I rolled through it. Cop was sitting there waiting. Awesome.
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That's a bummer. On the plus side, there could have been a car crossing and you might have been posting in the crash thread.
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savesthedayrocks posted:Got my first ticket on my bike. Was coming around a bend of a 35 mph road that I hadn't taken before and found a stop sign. I tried to brake but couldn't in time, so I rolled through it. Cop was sitting there waiting. Awesome. Not to be picky, but they usually design these things so that if you're going the speed limit you have plenty of warning and room to stop in time. Were you speeding?
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I got my buddy over, changed the rear brakes (no more asbestos yay!), flushed and bled the front brake, and mounted the rear wheel. After a tighten down session I was ready to start her up and get my first road ride tomorrow. All she did was wheeze. I could hear the starter protesting every time I pushed the start button, so I am going to start with a trickle charger and go from there. Maybe one day I'll actually get on the road.
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What do you mean "protesting"? If it turns the engine over, there's no problem with the starter (that would stop it from firing, anyway).
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Sagebrush posted:What do you mean "protesting"? If it turns the engine over, there's no problem with the starter (that would stop it from firing, anyway). This is entirely untrue. Starters have plenty of failure modes between "working fine" and "not turning" that can cause serious issues to starter sprag clutches, and a number of other maladies.
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That wasn't my point. He says the starter is "protesting", so I wanted to know if that meant it wasn't turning the engine at all, or if it was just making unpleasant noises. If it is turning the engine, then the battery is fine and something else is preventing it from starting. If it isn't turning the engine over, then there could be dozens of problems, but yeah. His post wasn't clear enough for me to differentiate between those two. You're right that the starter could be working fine and the clutch or drive or whatever it uses could be damaged instead, of course. But literally all I'm saying is "if the starter can turn the engine, then it will be able to start the engine." e: this is one of many reasons why they should still be putting kick starters on bikes Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 05:54 on Jun 26, 2012 |
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I spent the evening swapping out clipons and re-wiring the controls. The fzr controls were too picky so out they went. I've really grown to hate Yamaha wiring. Its really sad when the rover has a more reliable electrical system.  The R1 cluster isnt wired. Its just there for mockup. cursedshitbox fucked around with this message at 07:19 on Jun 26, 2012 |
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EvilCrayon posted:Also, does anybody have any suggestions on how to wire up some headlights and tail lights without a battery? I was thinking of just using a system similar to the ones my moped buddies run. A simple rechargeable sealed battery connected to LED headlights and tail lights with a switch to turn them on and off. But then how do I run turn signals? or even an actual speedo/tach gauge. What I did for the horn for my TY (and all that's required over here for an MOT) was a small 12v battery under a side panel, 12v horn and a switch mounted to the bars, plus some cable routed with the rest of the loom. Imagine you could do the same with lights, albeit not sure how long those would last, but good enough if it's just for purely theoretical road legality. If it doesn't have a speedo drive, use an aftermarket speedo with a magnetic pickup on the fork leg, or if nothing's legally preventing you, a bicycle computer with the same setup. http://trailtech.net/computers.html Also google Acewell. Are you sure there was no factory lighting kit for the 'taco? e: google suggests you can get them, e.g. http://www.electrexworld.co.uk/stator-kits-all-12425-0.html
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The new yamaha WR450s use a capacitor that gets the job done, though the stator was beefed up (160 watts) to make up for it. They have the option for a battery but it can be removed for "racing use", which means no electric start.
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Sagebrush posted:What do you mean "protesting"? If it turns the engine over, there's no problem with the starter (that would stop it from firing, anyway). It sounds like it's whining. Like chugging along, but as it does the lights dim out which make me hope it just needs a trickle charge. It would turn over and start fine as of a week or two ago.
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Non-pedantic input: from what you describe it sounds like it was turning over slowly on a weak battery.
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clutchpuck posted:Non-pedantic input: from what you describe it sounds like it was turning over slowly on a weak battery. Yup. If you'd record it and speed it up, it would sound like normal. Charge it up and it should spin nicely. If the battery is poor, the voltage will drop to whiny noise levels right away, even if it measures at 13+ volts with no load.
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