kagraves said:Update I had a welder try to fix my cracked fender, it lasted all of about 20 min and broke the weld. So I took an angle grinder and chopped the front half off, I'll get some picks of the turn out. In the process my speedo cable broke of the bottom connector at the wheel. FML...
Does anyone have one they are willing to part with, supposedly the 350, 360 abd 450 are the same cable...
Took a compression test the other day with my newly acquired harbor freight compression test kit. 105 psi left side and 110 psi right, put a tablespoon of oil in each and had an increase of 10 psi for both. Do my winter project will be installing new rings. And a valve lapping for safe measure. Everyone is apart I'll do a complete polishing of the cases and get get looking better than new.
kagraves said:Update I had a welder try to fix my cracked fender, it lasted all of about 20 min and broke the weld. So I took an angle grinder and chopped the front half off, I'll get some picks of the turn out. In the process my speedo cable broke of the bottom connector at the wheel. FML...
Does anyone have one they are willing to part with, supposedly the 350, 360 abd 450 are the same cable...
Took a compression test the other day with my newly acquired harbor freight compression test kit. 105 psi left side and 110 psi right, put a tablespoon of oil in each and had an increase of 10 psi for both. Do my winter project will be installing new rings. And a valve lapping for safe measure. Everyone is apart I'll do a complete polishing of the cases and get get looking better than new.
Also need to get a headlight that accepts an H4 bulb that fits the stock bucket/new bucket with H4 bulb that is close to stock looking, and new carb seals cause I'm getting a bunch of gas deposits sound the bowls recently and ik the gaskets were in need of replacing sooner or later. Me tires will also be on the long list of parts for next season.
kagraves said:I'M BACK!
It’s been a long time but I'm finally back at it. Last week I completely ripped the bike apart to get to the cause of my blowing oil issue, the lowish compression, poor fuel economy, and tires that were too dangerous to roll down the road. Started the rebuild with new rim strips, tubes, and a set of stock size Avon Roadriders. Ripped the engine down to replace the rings and found that both pistons had the top rings cracked through but no damage to the cylinder walls. Replaced the rings with a new set from commonmotor.com, cleaned all the carbon buildup off the pistons, valves and cylinder head and put it all back together with new gaskets. Gaped the valves and set the timing. Replace my broken carburetor float bowl gaskets and did a quick cleanup. Flushed the gas tank and installed new petcock seals. Got the bike all put back together and with a new battery.
Trying to start the bike and all im getting is loud pops from the exhaust but it won’t fire and turn over. I’ve been following the instructions from my Clymer manual and from some youtube videos. Any tips on troubleshooting my issues would be much appreciated.