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Monsterlover

#59940
March 16, 2010, 09:00:22 AM
I like the penny idea.

No air tools Ni?

I'm guessing the engine is out of the bike, right?
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

LMT

#59941
March 16, 2010, 09:12:48 AM
Talked to Dave at Ducati Seattle.  He will take my bike on commission and sell it for 15%. This way I do not have to deal with the  buyers and Dave makes some $ in this economy.  Anything over my class cost is gravy.

triangleforge

#59942
March 16, 2010, 09:13:33 AM
Stu -- looking at your electrical project makes me feel all inadequate, but...

Finally got the Honda Regulator/Rectifier wiring figured out & spliced into the Ducati harness to revive the ST2 yesterday. Turned the key, thumbed the starter and everything roared to life despite sitting for the winter with only a half-assed winterization & the multimeter showing a basically dead battery (I'm pretty in love with Odyssey gel batteries now). Ran the motor for 15 minutes and kept checking the output at different RPMs and all the numbers made me very happy.

Now I just have to build a bracket for the R/R that keeps it cooler than the stock location, wash the dust off the bodywork, reassemble and  [moto]
By hammer and hand all arts do stand.
2000 Cagiva Gran Canyon

Duck-Stew

#59943
March 16, 2010, 09:16:01 AM
All of what I do is just as simple as what you did....it's just that there's a LOT more of it!

Congrats!  [thumbsup]

Mary: Good move...  ;D
Bike-less Portuguese immigrant enjoying life.

KnightofNi

#59944
March 16, 2010, 09:20:31 AM
Quote from: Duck-Stew on March 16, 2010, 08:55:48 AM
I've crushed pennies because they were too thin...  Nickels work too.

Hey Knight...

When you get the head off, let me know.  I have some 750 valves here that could possibly fit your 620 head but I don't know if they changed the valve diameter or stem length.  Measure up the bent one and let me know....

i was afraid to use a nickel because of the steel. i didn't want to bend of mess up the teeth.
as i recall, the valves were a diff diameter, but if they are the same then i have my old 750 heads to scavenge from.
i didn't want to have to have the head machined....mainly because i ahve no idea where a shop that would do such a thing is located. not do i trust any random one out of the yellowpages.

Quote from: Monsterlover on March 16, 2010, 09:00:22 AM
I like the penny idea.

No air tools Ni?

I'm guessing the engine is out of the bike, right?

the engine is actually back in the bike right now.
taking it out is a pain in the lower back since i have noone nearby that can come help me. plus, i already took it out and put it back in once. i dont' want to do that again. [laugh]

and i rent. i have no air tools.
i know people who do have them, but getting the biek there is an issue.
Life, alas is very drear. Up with the glass and down with the beer!
Quote from: RB on September 09, 2009, 05:31:47 AM
Seriously, when i am 800years old i want to rock like Lemmy! it is a religion that requires lots of determination, drugs, and Marshall stacks.

now with clavicle of steel (stainless) wrist o' steel (11/2011)

triangleforge

#59945
March 16, 2010, 09:37:59 AM Last Edit: March 16, 2010, 09:39:30 AM by triangleforge
Quote from: KnightofNi on March 16, 2010, 09:20:31 AM
i was afraid to use a nickel because of the steel.

FWIW, modern nickels are copper and nickel...  well, Canadian ones are now plated steel, I think, and there's some move afoot to change the composition of the U.S. nickel since it's got more than 5 cents worth of copper in it...
By hammer and hand all arts do stand.
2000 Cagiva Gran Canyon

Monsterlover

#59946
March 16, 2010, 09:42:47 AM
Quote from: KnightofNi on March 16, 2010, 09:20:31 AM
the engine is actually back in the bike right now.
taking it out is a pain in the lower back since i have noone nearby that can come help me. plus, i already took it out and put it back in once. i dont' want to do that again. [laugh]

and i rent. i have no air tools.
i know people who do have them, but getting the biek there is an issue.

Here's what id do.

Pull that side cover off to expose the flywheel nut.  get your breaker bar and an extension (that means pipe)

Get a couple friends over.

Put one on the bike and have him/her stand on the rear brake (with the bike in first gear)

friend #2 stabilizes the bike just in case.

you give it the ol heave ho.

Note that you want to shock the nut loose, not a slow pull to get it to turn.  Take all the slack out of the pipe/breaker bar and give it a good quick shove to snap it loose.

final step. . .

[beer]
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Duck-Stew

#59947
March 16, 2010, 09:49:01 AM
120v AC electric impact gun.  No drama, just one loosened flywheel nut...
Bike-less Portuguese immigrant enjoying life.

Monsterlover

#59948
March 16, 2010, 10:06:04 AM
Also a good idea, but it would cost him money.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Duck-Stew

#59949
March 16, 2010, 10:07:57 AM
He could borrow one...
Bike-less Portuguese immigrant enjoying life.

KnightofNi

#59950
March 16, 2010, 10:31:08 AM
Quote from: Duck-Stew on March 16, 2010, 10:07:57 AM
He could borrow one...

nah, everyone has air tools. i would need their compressor too.
depending on how big of a compressor they have i migth be able to carry it on the bike without issue.

maybe i can rig something from the rear wheel of the XR.... [bang]
Life, alas is very drear. Up with the glass and down with the beer!
Quote from: RB on September 09, 2009, 05:31:47 AM
Seriously, when i am 800years old i want to rock like Lemmy! it is a religion that requires lots of determination, drugs, and Marshall stacks.

now with clavicle of steel (stainless) wrist o' steel (11/2011)

Monsterlover

#59951
March 16, 2010, 10:43:46 AM
get the pipe.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Monsterlover

#59952
March 16, 2010, 10:44:19 AM
or go to HF, buy the impact gun, use it and return it.

;D
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

KnightofNi

#59953
March 16, 2010, 10:47:22 AM
i just priced them out. $70 for a porter cable 18v cordless (did see any with a cord) looks really cheap and i thought "not bad, i might as well buy it!"

then i read more and realized it doens't come with a battery or charger.  [roll]


Quote from: Monsterlover on March 16, 2010, 10:44:19 AM
or go to HF, buy the impact gun, use it and return it.

;D

i really dont' like doing that sort of thing.
there are a lot of questionable things i will do, but for some reason i don't like doing that sort of thing
plus, i have not had good experiences with anything from harbor freight.
Life, alas is very drear. Up with the glass and down with the beer!
Quote from: RB on September 09, 2009, 05:31:47 AM
Seriously, when i am 800years old i want to rock like Lemmy! it is a religion that requires lots of determination, drugs, and Marshall stacks.

now with clavicle of steel (stainless) wrist o' steel (11/2011)

KnightofNi

#59954
March 16, 2010, 10:52:31 AM
i checked the harbor freight page...$70 for a corded impact wrench

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=45252


where's the i'm a retard smiley
Life, alas is very drear. Up with the glass and down with the beer!
Quote from: RB on September 09, 2009, 05:31:47 AM
Seriously, when i am 800years old i want to rock like Lemmy! it is a religion that requires lots of determination, drugs, and Marshall stacks.

now with clavicle of steel (stainless) wrist o' steel (11/2011)
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