Recent content by frozenhawaiian

I actually have a set of his exhaust extensions. as much as I would LOVE a set of his carbs I just don't think they're in the budget at the moment, especially since now I'm looking at having to buy new fork arms. several hundred bucks for a set of his mikuni carbs is just a little too much of a...

yes, thank goodness, they were all good. in the process of rebuilding the carbs now which also weren't to bad but a rebuild certainly will do them a lot of good. the engine actually started with a little coaxing when I first bought it. not bad considering it had been sitting idle for nearly 10...

finally back with an update, first the good, frame and swingarm are painted, engine is painted end the engine is back in the frame. the bad news is that my fears were confirmed and the fork tubes were to gouged up from the retard that replaced them last time. I reassembled the forks with new...

I'll check that next time Im at the shop, hopefully the speedo unit is fine. the bearings are crap so they do need to be replaced and I have a set of drift punches so I can get the old ones out without too much trouble

so once the paint on the forks is good and cured I'll reassemble the forks. in the meantime today I decided to change gears and put some time in on the polisher working on the rocker covers. one question. I went to pull the wheel bearings out so I can replace them with the new all balls units I...

bingo, I'll ask on the CX forum.

got it, where might one find a seal driver?

that explains it, stupid clymer manual

things are coming along nicely. the frame and swingarm are at the powdercoat shop and should be ready in about a week. parts keep coming in, my carb book arrived today. my project for this afternoon was to get the fork seals replaced. got one most of the way apart. spring came out without an...

bingo, thanks, the pipe sections to replace the crossover chamber? yeah I did. also was able to find a friend fo a friend who's going to sand blast the frame and swing arm before they go to the powder coat shop. and is going to soda blast the engine for me before it gets painted. the new tach...

thats what I figured about the heavy duty springs.

CX man, do you happen to know the part number for accelerator pump line? I'm looking at the exploded view diagrams in the manual but I'm not positive as to exactly which part is the one I need.

hey guys, I'm in the process of doing a street tracker style rebuild on an 81 cx500 custom. both of the rear shocks were frozen when I got the bike so I'd like to replace them with some progressive rear shocks. I know both the 12 and 14 series dampers fit the cx series but they come in a number...

you're a damn guru with these bikes man. I'm replacing all the cables, ordered new throttle, clutch, choke, tach and speedo cables today. I also ordered that exact bearing kit as well. the line you're referring to, is that the aluminum line running between the carbs? the fan is stuck on...