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    What to do with brake lines, cables, w/ clip ons?

    Alright, I'm building a 77 RD400.... http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=26844.0 Need to get back to work on it.. What do I do with the front brake lines, speedo cable, clutch cable and throttle cables? They are all too long obviously, and I'm not sure what to do.. I don't want to...
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    June 9th! Car crush and sale day @ 4WP Cleveland!

    Doing another car crush at my work... If you don't know where we are... 4 Wheel Parts Cleveland 10865 Brook Park Rd. Parma, Oh 44130 Right across from Home Depot.. We're planning on 3 cars being here, for anyone to run over. Starts at 9. Goes until 5. We'll have food and drinks.. Tons of...
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    Xtreme Gravity's Laws of Physics '12 Car Show Aug 11-12th.

    www.xtremegravity.com/lawsofphysics.html Huge car show put on by my club. Everything from Custom Cars, Lowered/Bagged Trucks, Hot Rods, Rat Rods, Motorcycles, Jeeps, etc. Tons of awards, tons of categories.... Aug. 11th and 12th... @ Richland Mall in the old Movie Theater parking lot. $15...
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    Recommend a product to remove "bluing" from exhaust pipes...

    Wizards Products sells a product to get rid of the blue. My boss used it on his pipes, did a fairly good job but not a 100% solution.
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    Project: Cafe 2 Pump Chump (77 RD400)

    Well started on the seat yesterday. I had a big piece of Styrofoam from a package at work I tried molding to the bike and shape I wanted. That didn't work as plan... So today I picked up some 1/4 steel rod, a piece of 1" flat stock, and a donated rear cowl off of my buddy's bike since he get...
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    Project: Cafe 2 Pump Chump (77 RD400)

    Took the tank off, painted some mounting parts, hit the top if the engine with some engine paint to clean it up temporarily. Got it on and mounted. Also the exhaust on. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2
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    How to shorten cables, without killing your wallet.

    Nice right up.. I've used Knarps on BMX bikes, not too sure how I feel about them on a motorcycle..
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    Project: Cafe 2 Pump Chump (77 RD400)

    Thanks to one of my buddies at work, I got my front brake calipers' pistons out of them. Gotta order my rebuild kits for both front and bank.. There goes $100.. Rims back on temporarily until I get everything else back together.. then off for powdercoating and new bearings, tires, tubes and...
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    Project: Cafe 2 Pump Chump (77 RD400)

    Motovation... $660+ stock in bad condition... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/?cmd=ViewItem&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649&item=110854517525&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT#ht_610wt_1165 $3k+ for original condition...
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    Project: Cafe 2 Pump Chump (77 RD400)

    Got the rear swing arm on, shocks on, and so forth tuesday.. Really thinking I need to powdercoat the springs.. When it comes to carbs, like I said I'm going to get help with that. Probably take it to Pride of Cleveland since I know some people there.
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    Project: Cafe 2 Pump Chump (77 RD400)

    Got some more parts back. Front end loosely mounted...
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    Project: Cafe 2 Pump Chump (77 RD400)

    Engine is back home, had one of the guys at work drill out the last two broken bolts, and retap them. Took some parts to my buddy to powdercoat, including the triple trees, kick start and brake pedal. Noticed that when I was knocking the sh!t out of it to get the old bearing race out, I...
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    Alloy or Copper Exhaust Ring Gasket?

    Maybe? My first time with this. I'm cocky and think I know what I'm doing, but I don't. haha.
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    Alloy or Copper Exhaust Ring Gasket?

    That's what I ended up going with per other forums recommendations. Thanks.
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    Alloy or Copper Exhaust Ring Gasket?

    With the two original ones, there's still room for another on each one when I mounted the two flange things from my DG exhaust.
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