surffly
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Well spent some time in the garage today.
Day started out GREAT. On my way over to the shop I saw my rubber shifter that fell off the other night. It was just sitting on the side of the road!
I super glued it on this time....lol
Very happy that nothing else seemed to have fallen off.
Swapped out the 14 inch floating rotor for the stock rotor and caliper.
While not nearly as cool, it does all work and will let me start using the bike.
Unsure if I still need to bleed the brake more though. First pull is soft, but second is perfect. Happens every time.
I installed the reed check valve.
Tucked up the last of the wire harness.
Have not hooked up all of the idiot lights.
Actually neither gauge is working. Speedo doesnt have a cable, and the tech reads 4500 RPM any time the engine is one......
Will have to sort that.
After the bike got hot the right side pipe had some white smoke.
Really hope it isnt a sign of things to come.
REALLY shouldnt have taken the bike out today, but couldnt resist.
Bike is fully insured, registered and all that jazz. Brakes are new, lights work and everything is fine.....but the tires.
They are 30+ years old. Rear is bald, hard and square.
That being said, I did don my Bell 500 and take it out for a bit. Took a short loop for about half an hour.
Bike did great!
Starting to get to grips with a bike that is right foot AND GP shift.
Carbs need to be sync'ed and properly tuned. They are really close though.
Main thing I need to do is sort the throttle cables though. The cable bit seems too long. Even when I fully extend the carb spacer and link in the cable. I tried to order a "spacer" that would go at the end at the bar, but it didnt fit properly.
This week I will use my Morgan CarbTune and wrap things up.
Probably should check the clearance on the valves as well, one sounds kind of noisy.
Here she is in all of her glory.
Another thing I need to figure out is this oil leak.
From what I can see the breather pipe that goes to the airbox is pissing some oil out.
What could that be?
All and all I am having a blast.
Should not be long before I press the bike into daily use and complete my goal.
One more thing I need to figure out is how to set the Head Steady and the Isolastics.
They are just kinda "installed" and not really adjusted.
I should start reading up on that and searching for links to directions.
Day started out GREAT. On my way over to the shop I saw my rubber shifter that fell off the other night. It was just sitting on the side of the road!
I super glued it on this time....lol
Very happy that nothing else seemed to have fallen off.
Swapped out the 14 inch floating rotor for the stock rotor and caliper.
While not nearly as cool, it does all work and will let me start using the bike.
Unsure if I still need to bleed the brake more though. First pull is soft, but second is perfect. Happens every time.
I installed the reed check valve.
Tucked up the last of the wire harness.
Have not hooked up all of the idiot lights.
Actually neither gauge is working. Speedo doesnt have a cable, and the tech reads 4500 RPM any time the engine is one......
Will have to sort that.
After the bike got hot the right side pipe had some white smoke.
Really hope it isnt a sign of things to come.
REALLY shouldnt have taken the bike out today, but couldnt resist.
Bike is fully insured, registered and all that jazz. Brakes are new, lights work and everything is fine.....but the tires.
They are 30+ years old. Rear is bald, hard and square.
That being said, I did don my Bell 500 and take it out for a bit. Took a short loop for about half an hour.
Bike did great!
Starting to get to grips with a bike that is right foot AND GP shift.
Carbs need to be sync'ed and properly tuned. They are really close though.
Main thing I need to do is sort the throttle cables though. The cable bit seems too long. Even when I fully extend the carb spacer and link in the cable. I tried to order a "spacer" that would go at the end at the bar, but it didnt fit properly.
This week I will use my Morgan CarbTune and wrap things up.
Probably should check the clearance on the valves as well, one sounds kind of noisy.
Here she is in all of her glory.
Another thing I need to figure out is this oil leak.
From what I can see the breather pipe that goes to the airbox is pissing some oil out.
What could that be?
All and all I am having a blast.
Should not be long before I press the bike into daily use and complete my goal.
One more thing I need to figure out is how to set the Head Steady and the Isolastics.
They are just kinda "installed" and not really adjusted.
I should start reading up on that and searching for links to directions.