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Thanks guys, sorry I haven't been posting too frequently recently. Got my hands on a 1989 Honda VTR 250 Interceptor. Don't know who remembers the bike, its as far from a bomber black rat bike as possible. Looks like a Barbie accessory, but its a nice honda v-twin in a light package. Got it...

Swapped out the bent/crappy/home-fabbed clip ons for a set of TCBros I'd accumulated, way better. Bike seems to be starting and idling better after I played with the idle screws a bit and with the new battery. That being said, I watched it run for a bit and rode it around the block...

Yup, put in a new battery, and even though its smaller (4.5 vs 5.5 aH) it seemed to run better. Noticed that there seems to be a leak at the headers, so I'm gonna try and silicone seal those tomorrow...that could explain it to. The tank doesn't fit perfectly, had a bracket made up for it to...

By sealed well I'm guessing you mean oil gasket seals? The oil system is letting oil out when it shouldn't and making it run too rich? I was going to go wrench today, but its raining now, and since I am a strictly "on-the-street" operation that means no dice. The weak headlight doesn't make...

So been trying to sort out some gremlins with the bike running. The idle seemed off, like the bike was idling too low and kept dying, so I turned the idle screws to get it in a range where it seemed like it was consistently sitting in the 1300 or so rpm mark. The bike starts decently easy...

Rocan that's crazy man, I'm just a short shot away from you. The bike right now is sitting in Manhattan, I need to go in with my truck and pick it up tomorrow. It was acting kind of fuel starved and now it doesn't want to kick over. I haven't been able to look at it in the day time so I can't...

Thanks man- was a perfect storm of stuff, project got out of hand, living situation wasn't helping (rocan and the other nyc builders know what i mean) and then i got shipped to arizona for seven months so i ended up selling a bunch of stuff so i didnt have to deal with it. glad to be getting...

Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn my man. Probably could tell its BK from the brownstones. Where are you at?

Hi all, You probably don't remember me, but I had the very beginnings of an RD250 build going on last year. Then I sort of screwed up the frame, life got in the way, my job shipped me halfway across the country, etc. etc. etc. I am back now, and the bug bit me again, so I sold my '05 SV1000...

Re: 1972 Yamaha R5 350 "A Clockwork Orange" Dude, BEAUTIFUL work. Love the loop on the back, great job, looks perfect. Project seems to be picking up, you're almost there (only 1,000 more things to do, right?) I am definitely gonna dive back into my RD this winter after my CB is up and...

RJZ, good suggestion about pounding another socket on. My crappy old 12point sockets are probably somewhat to blame in the first place, I should go find a 6pointer in the size and knock it on. I will gladly toss it afterwards, they aren't too hard to come by. Another part in, and another...

Thanks for the suggestions, knowing me I definitely would have heated the thing til it was molten and then savagely beat it and just flattened it into a gooey mess. Anyone know the correct size on a 75 750F for pod filters? 39MM?

Yeah I think heat is going to be the way to go. The is almost no room at all to use any tool other than a deep socket on the nut. It is recessed in the exhaust flange, and is really tough to get to. It's even a tough angle to get a good knock on it with a punch. What would people suggest for...

Ok, I was finally able to jimmy the shim out of the exhaust flange that has the stuck nut. That gave me enough room to get the exhaust out, so at least that is done. I am going to steel wool off all the rust (and probably some of the paint) and then repaint with flat black exhaust paint. Will...

So, after taking some suggestions into account, heres the ongoing saga of the Rounded Nut... There's no way a hacksaw blade would fit in that spot, and further, its a nut, so there is no head to make a slot on. I went to Sears and bought this...

Hey guys, Never did this initially, my name is Noah, I'm a cop in NYC (let the booing/legal questions begin) and I've been riding off and on for about 5 years. Was lurking for about 6 months before I went and bought an RD250 and then shortly after a WAY better sorted CB750F. This community...

Ok, a little more work done. Got the stock air box out, that thing is a beast, I think I will put a handle on it and use it as my lunch box, man its big. Also got the stock headlight/turn signal bracket off, which is also huge, with about 4 more bars than it needs. Weird. The bolt on the...

There's someone at least with some good taste... http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/mcy/1334486724.html A DTT'er?

Thanks guys. Yeah, I probably "shouldn't" have bought the bike ,but the deal was just too good to pass up. So I have run into my first issue. The PO said the exhaust shims were bad, and even a quick glance showed he was right, they were all out of wack and poorly aligned. So I was trying to...

Ok, ok, ok! You guys convinced me! I will start trying to find a good shop around me. This might end up being a winter project, because I am moving in a few months to an area with way better motorcycle support (Brooklyn=Hipsters=Motorcycles.) That being said, I did pick up a pretty cherry...