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« Reply #1575 on: July 14, 2016, 11:48:25 AM »

Cafe style seat for two up riding, rear pegs, and knee pads( yes I straightened them...just couldn't be bothered to re take photos.

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« Reply #1576 on: July 15, 2016, 10:18:28 AM »

That is a good looking bike , I want one !
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« Reply #1577 on: July 24, 2016, 12:10:11 PM »

Electrical system work moving along slowly on the 73 - RD250 project.

Got spark today!!  Grin Evil Grin Evil Grin Evil
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« Reply #1578 on: July 24, 2016, 12:15:49 PM »

Claudio, I knew you'd find spark somewhere....I left enough scattered around, like socks from the dryer, never to be found on purpose..... Roll Eyes
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Past:  '82 Suzuki GS400E; '82 Suzuki GS750E; '81 Yamaha Virago 750; '82 Suzuki GS650GL; '77 Yamaha DT250; '80 GS 850; '86 Kawasaki ZG1000; '78 XS400; 1971 Motobecane Mobylette; 1980 Yamaha SR250; various parts/project bikes, 2004 ZRX 1200; 1977 CB750K; '73 Triumph TR5T (Vintage Plate) .
Present: ; '75 Honda XL250 (Collector Plate);  '04 Wee-Strom;  1973 Honda CB350 6-million Dollar Project;   1979 GS750E
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« Reply #1579 on: July 24, 2016, 12:20:55 PM »

It's much harder to get spark on the west side..its that damn magnetic field from Shannon Lake.. Evil
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« Reply #1580 on: July 24, 2016, 12:26:10 PM »

Claudio, I knew you'd find spark somewhere....I left enough scattered around, like socks from the dryer, never to be found on purpose..... Roll Eyes

I see what you're doing there Howard.  You're a clever lad.... Smiley


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« Reply #1581 on: July 24, 2016, 12:32:07 PM »

It's much harder to get spark on the west side..its that damn magnetic field from Shannon Lake.. Evil

I'm west of Shannon Lake so the magnetic field you speak of is almost non existent.....

.....but Frank, I see what you're doing there as well.  You're just as clever as Howie.  Grin
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« Reply #1582 on: July 31, 2016, 10:32:43 AM »

Got a bunch of goodies  for the the old 750, decent seat finally. And shocks, and more..maybe spruce the old girl up before she pukes her guts up on the highway...getting pretty tired that old bike.. Still likes to get on the highway though..
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Feel free to discuss anything I post on here, its an open forum, and I welcome comments and discussion.. I am not the kid who parades his Bat & Ball at the ballpark, but wont let anyone else play with it..
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« Reply #1583 on: August 04, 2016, 09:29:36 PM »

I made some shock brackets to take some ride height and chain deflection out  of the tracker XS. I'm kind of a "trial and error guy".
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« Reply #1584 on: September 04, 2016, 05:20:49 PM »

Installed a Kerker today so now I can change the oil without having to remove the exhaust. Shocked
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« Reply #1585 on: September 04, 2016, 05:29:50 PM »

Installed a Kerker today so now I can change the oil without having to remove the exhaust. Shocked

Looks good Henry!! Btw I showed my wife a pic of your bike....and she loves it...likes the "gold forks" in particular...Smiley
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« Reply #1586 on: September 04, 2016, 05:37:19 PM »

Installed a Kerker today so now I can change the oil without having to remove the exhaust. Shocked

Looks good Henry!! Btw I showed my wife a pic of your bike....and she loves it...likes the "gold forks" in particular...Smiley
Thanks Trevor and Janice my wife also like the contras of the Golden Forks Grin
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« Reply #1587 on: September 04, 2016, 07:44:38 PM »

I liked the gold USD fork I had, but without a good matching rear change ..I thought it would look out of place..
Scored a Joe Hunt magneto , less drive today ! And I have another Joe Hunt with the drive coming soon.. Pretty scarce them Hunt mags...
 Will go good with my Webers...
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« Reply #1588 on: September 05, 2016, 06:04:41 AM »

After an easy ride to Horseshoe Bay and back I had some time so I decided to check valve clearance on Sweetum's KZ550 and then check the shims to see what I needed to order.  The valve clearances were easy...just pop the cover and check the clearances.  Only one small issue came up...on of the coils had to come off in order to lift the valve cover off the engine, but it was easy enough to do.

The shims are a different matter though.  They're under the bucket instead of over, which means the cams have to be removed to take the buckets off.  And that's a much bigger job than it looks because the tensioner has to come off, which means the carbs have to be removed.  But the airbox can't come out until the carbs are removed, so it was touch and go for a while as to whether I would cut the airbox to get it out, but the carbs eventually loosened enough to slide out with the airbox in place.  Then to top it off, none of the shims still had the numbers stamped on them so I had to mic each one to get the sizes.  What started as a 1 to 2 hr job became a 4 hr job quite quickly, and the bike is still in pieces in the garage.  So today I have to re-time the cams and put everything back in place.  Good thing it's raining!
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Past rides include a 1973 Suzuki GT380 & a 1975 Kawasaki Z1B

I currently ride a 1975 Kawasaki Z1B - Classic Plated
I also ride a 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD - Classic Plated, and a 2006 Honda Goldwing with a Daytona 2+2 sidecar

My Sweetums rides a 2019 Suzuki DR650
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« Reply #1589 on: September 05, 2016, 07:44:53 AM »

Major pain that shim UNDER bucket system.  Fortunately they do tend to stay within clearances for many kms.  The CBX's, and all that family of engines in 750, 900, and 1100 sizes as well as all the 2 valve Suzukis of that era have shims OVER the bucket.  Never could see the sense of under the bucket designs for anything less than a full out racing engine.  I guess the factories want you to take the bike to their dealers for service since  t's NOT a simple task for the back yard mechanic. Go Figure?
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Current rides:                                                      
 2022 Suzuki V-Strom 650                                                         




 
"SOME" PAST RIDES: In no particular order
51 Matchless 500 single      53 AJS 500 single
62 Triumph T-100SS          57 Triumph T-100R
66 Norton N-15 - 750 Scrambler
68 Honda CB 450               68 Honda CB-250
69 Honda CL 450               71 Suzuki 350
73 Suzuki GT-550 Triple      71(?) Honda SL-350
73 Honda XL-250               76 Honda CB-400F
77 Yamaha XS 500             80 Suzuki GS-550E
81 Suzuki GS-750E             81 Suzuki GS1100E           
81 Honda CB-900C
with Hondaline Tour Pak     '02 Honda CB-900F(Hornet 919)
'90 Honda ST-1100 (collector status)
'83 Suzuki GS-750 T  (collector status)        '82 Suzuki GS-550 Katana
'80 Suzuki GS-850 G          '80 Suzuki GS-1000G(collector status)
'06-Suzuki DL-650 V-Strom     '81 Suzuki GS-550 "T" (collector status)
2009 Suzuki Burgman 650 Mega Scooter 
'82 Yamaha Seca 650
'07 Yamaha FJR-1300         82 Suzuki GS-850G-Collector status
'86 Suzuki GS-400ES          82 Suzuki GS-650GL-Collector status
'79 Honda CBX                  82 Suzuki GS-650-G-Collector status
'81 Honda CBX (x2)           82 Honda 450 Hawk
98 Triumph Trophy 900     06 Kawasaki Concours
'05 Suzuki Burgman 650(Super Scooter)
2018 Suzuki Burgman Executive 650 Scooter
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