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Ethics_Gradient posted:Ordered almost AU$200 of various parts, tools, and lube/cleaner for the postie that I bought recently, and still haven't gotten to the more expensive stuff yet (tyres, sprocket/chain) I only just noticed your user name, holy poo poo. Very cultured. Also you can get those chain tensioners brand new still, they're common to loads of hondas and cost like ten bucks.
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Nov 9, 2015 06:49
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Gonna make sure this thing is on the right track before I spend more than the bare minimum on consumables, in case I get to something I can't fix/afford to have fixed, and wind up having to cut my losses. Am slowly realising from little things that it's been owned by a string of neglectful PO's, not just the last one.
), and the PO was a uni student on his P's, so it probably goes back at least another owner. I suppose he could have just changed out a flat tube and refitted the old tyre, but my hunch is otherwise. 
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Slavvy posted:I only just noticed your user name, holy poo poo. Very cultured. I've got some mates coming to visit at the end of the month, named our group chat on FB "Interesting Times Gang" but they don't get it  Ah, are you talking about the things in the back for tightening the chain? (Got confused with the KLR doohickey for a second) They seem OK at first glance, from my initial casual inspection I thought the actual axel bolt head itself was a nut  Fortunately the guy I was ordering parts from gave me a ring with the what ups yesterday, added a new axel bolt to my list of stuff. Pretty chuffed he had a choke lever + spring to sell me too, I was gonna flip a table if I had to order a whole new carbie just to get 'em.Nobody's selling a postie toolkit on eBay at present, I was trying other ones but I guess the 18mm I need for the spark plug is a special snowflake size of tube spanner. I can order one from China for $3 and wait a month, or pay $18 for one from  Parts guy suggested a place that fixes lawnmowers as a lot of them use it, may try that. *** Finished up part 2 of my JB Weld job on the indicator, thing is rock solid now. Bolted it back on and reconnected it, still works fine (and no drooping!). Ethics_Gradient fucked around with this message at 06:37 on Nov 11, 2015 |
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Nov 11, 2015 06:31
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Enjoy this amazing picture I have taken. It's back together. Even ran (@ 3k rpm) for a couple minutes! Now we wait for the 2 BROZZZZ exhaust and I can start hating carbed life.
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Mcqueen posted:Enjoy this amazing picture I have taken. I will get that out today, sorry 
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Nov 12, 2015 17:53
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My starter died. I can't ride to work. I now own two bikes that don't run. I need a van...
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Nov 12, 2015 18:59
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Parts arrived, heroic fixed that bastard back to live. the DRZ lives to break another day!
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Nov 13, 2015 08:16
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El Jebus posted:My starter died. I can't ride to work. I now own two bikes that don't run. I need a van... Push start?
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Nov 13, 2015 22:38
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Replacement handlebars arrived today, but I'm putting the Bandit into storage tomorrow, so that'll have to wait til Spring. Hopefully I'll have time to hit one of the salvage places tomorrow to see about replacement carbs for the Honda, since I couldn't get my rear end out of the neighbourhood farther than the laundromat on Wednesday. Chris Knight fucked around with this message at 04:59 on Nov 14, 2015 |
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Nov 14, 2015 02:47
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I put my hose sprayer attachment to "Jet" and powerwashed the pollen/dust off of it.
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Nov 14, 2015 03:06
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New sprockets, replaced like 4 seals in the front sprocket area. New clutch push rod, new (to me) clutch slave cylinder. Topped off the oil. Still need to flush the clutch fluid and install the new chain. Need to replace a nut on the rear sprocket too. Its threaded on tight for now but its chewed all to hell. Surprisingly the rear sprocket threads + nuts on my cbr500r are bigger than the Vstrom, so I couldn't snag one from there for now.
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Nov 14, 2015 03:22
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Dropped the Bandit off for its winter nap.
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Nov 14, 2015 20:20
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Took it to someone who actually knows what the gently caress they're doing. Work's not till Thursday, hopefully the brakes just need a good clean and fluid change rather than a total rebuild 
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Nov 15, 2015 00:59
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Solved an annoying and potentially dangerous problem with the throttle on the Hawk that has been bugging me for a couple of weeks. TL;DR: there was juuuust enough slop in the throttle tube side-to-side motion for the pull-cable to rarely get caught in a gap and add slack to the system, requiring you to pin the throttle briefly to tighten it up again. I made some little gaskets out of thin plastic to prevent the gap from opening, and the problem is gone. Always fighting against entropy, that's what owning motorcycles is about
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Nov 15, 2015 02:27
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New chain on, new shiny nuts on the rear sprocket, and new clutch fluid. Need oooonneee more dang bolt and it should be operational. Would do it tonight, but its dark and I wanna play fallout :v
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Nov 15, 2015 03:22
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Completely misread the markings on a set of carbs at the junkyard yesterday and spent a bit of this afternoon fitting them on the Honda, to no great effect  . So back to square one and today was likely the last warm weekend day for the next while. Oh well.
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Nov 16, 2015 02:08
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Put the engine back in, aiming for a rideable bike by the end of the weekend  Not so good: the completely flogged, barely-holding-on gear linkage balljoint things that I didn't spot when I was taking it apart so I didn't get to save on shipping by bundling it in with my other crapload of stuff from Korea. Oh well.
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Nov 16, 2015 07:38
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Got around to working on the "new" Hawk GT. Replaced the fuel filter, fixed the sticky throttle, and got it running. It would run before, but would stall out with throttle input. Clogged jets, easy fix. Just in time for winter!
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Nov 16, 2015 18:53
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It's slow at work, so I installed useless fairing mounted mirrors and some Quadboss muffs. 
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Nov 17, 2015 02:47
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Finished fixing my Vstrom last night, so today I got to ride it!
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Nov 17, 2015 04:49
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Nov 17, 2015 04:58
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And after all that effort, the handlebar muffs really don't do a whole lot. Time to look for some other alternatives.
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Nov 17, 2015 08:35
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They saved my hands during 15 degrees f Idaho winters. Maybe they're a bad brand or installed wrong? I used Hippo Hands, iirc. Actually had sweaty hands most if the winter, and that was without heated gear or grips.
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Nov 17, 2015 10:24
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Replaced the horrible stock screen with a Zero Gravity Marc-1 today: 
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Nov 17, 2015 10:51
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New shoes, chain and sprocket set. Also bought some muffs, so I'm 100% ready for winter to start.
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Nov 19, 2015 20:52
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KARMA! posted:New shoes, chain and sprocket set. Also bought some muffs, so I'm 100% ready for winter to start. Do you ride through winter? No snow or ice? We had the first black ice morning today, glad the bike is parked.
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Nov 19, 2015 21:58
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If it gets near freezing it's only for a few days, and winter has been unusually warm so far. Almost any day so far only requires a summer jacket and some layers. Winters here usually means a poo poo ton of wind and sideways rain, which is strangely colder than when the mercury drops below freezing and the weather chills down (Heh). Sadly, this rarely happens. If snow or black ice happens, there's always public transport.
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Nov 20, 2015 01:46
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KARMA! posted:If snow or black ice happens, there's always public transport. As long as you see it before you need emergency transport! This has been a black ice public service announcement.
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Yeah, black ice is no joke. We don't get it here very often because of how our weather works, but when it does, everyone loses their poo poo and it looks like one of those Youtube videos where peoples' cars are sliding downhill and there's some jagoff on a balcony just laughing like a hyena. We're looking at sub-freezing temps starting next week, which means it'll stop raining and dry right up. Which is awesome for riding!
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-expertly tucked away a stock clutch able in the bike, routed and everything You can't tell it's there but, if my clutch cable snaps again, I'll be able to get going again with only a leatherman and 5 mintues. I even chose high viz orange zip ties for the parts under the side fairings that need to be snipped in the repair, so I can identify them easily while stressed out. -adjusted the long overdue chain. Then cleaned and lubed -Replaced clutch lever to remove rattle. Would have replaced the whole assembly, but the barend screw is frozen -topped up all fluids QUESTION: My chain is tight, but still just barely in spec. It *looks* taut, but I can get 1inch total of play if i push both ways. I'm hoping the noises I heard from it were just because there was no lube on the chain, and will go away now that it's relubed. Feels good to have a bike that's all worked over and ready to go.
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Found out that the steering head bearing kit I bought off ebay was mispacked so I have two lower bearings and no upper bearings, thus loving my weekend plan of having a rideable bike by tomorrow afternoon. gently caress you allballs 
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Nov 21, 2015 03:43
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Bolted on a Seahorse SE630 hard case on the tail of the bike. Don't always have my side cases on and I am not a fan of the Givi top case. Haven't used it much yet, but it did carry my carne asada fries without issue :v
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Made a new key for the CL350. The guy who sells old-stock Honda keys online didn't have any of mine, and obviously you can't really get blanks for a 45-year-old motorcycle, but the one key I have is kind of bent so it doesn't sit perfectly straight in the lock, and with the metal fatigue I don't want to worry about breaking it (or just losing it). So I measured the existing one, built a SolidWorks model, CNC-milled a new blank out of brass stock, and filed the teeth into shape. Works perfectly.    Machining was a bit of a mess because the only endmills I had that were small enough weren't really ideal for brass. Some filing and fine work with a jeweler's saw cleaned it up nicely, though. The funny camouflage finish is the remnants of the superglue that I had holding the stock to the machine bed. No pics of the finished model because then you guys might duplicate the key and come steal my bike 
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Push start? My sportster was no fun to push start. Took the starter apart, seriously gross. Burnt as gently caress, too. Replaced with a drag specialties and it starts up no problem now!
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Coydog posted:QUESTION: My chain is tight, but still just barely in spec. It *looks* taut, but I can get 1inch total of play if i push both ways. I'm hoping the noises I heard from it were just because there was no lube on the chain, and will go away now that it's relubed. a) that wasn't a question b) check your manual, but one inch total play is usually about right.
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Sagebrush posted:Made a new key for the CL350. Wow, nice! Do you have that mill at home?
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Sagebrush posted:Made a new key for the CL350. Ahh, so glad you're posting your projects again 
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Wow sagebrush. The idea of making my own key from the ground up seems like a huge task. Great work. Even better that you ended up with a working key! Bespokey, if you will.Renaissance Robot posted:a) that wasn't a question a) I stand corrected b) Thank you! Oddly enough, the youtube vids/ and forums said the same ".8-1.2 inches" but spec looks to be 1.4-1.6 inches. I'm going to run out today and loosen it up just to be sure.
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Sagebrush posted:Made a new key for the CL350. That's awesome, but why not just hook up your ignition cylinder electronics to a switch and then hide the switch while leaving the ignition cylinder on? Not like it's really going to make your bike more stealable.
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The ignition switch works fine (well, now it does anyway, I had to repair that too a couple of weeks ago). I just wanted another key, because having only one copy of any key bugs me. Today I finished the key properly -- sanded it all down to 2000 grit and buffed the hell out of it, until a mirror shine. It's like a little jewel. I feel like I need a velvet pouch or something. Also rebuilt the carbs again because eh needed doing.
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Snapped a bolt off that is made of the finest Italian cheese in my swing arm while installing new spools. Easyout isn't' working. I guess I'll drill and tap for 8mm spools. 
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