The Official "Say Anything" Thread

[LMT]

Morning peeps.  time. We have the motocom for Dolph. The coffee and reading the paper could be renamed for Rat.

Had mucho fun last night at the beer event.

Carlos could pull a Radar and start taking the shop home one piece at a time!

[koko64]

I've got my students re-creating classic video games for a programming exercise.  It's hilarious.

JM

Anyone redo Space Invader?

[MendoDave]

Been working on a VFR750. The packaging on V4s make them a PITA re servicing. Even more-so one handed.

Saw the bone doctor today, he's happy with my recovery, but 6 more weeks off. Sheesh.

Hey I think I have some valve adjustment tools that go with that bike. They hold the keeper nut in place while you make the adjustment.

[the_Journeyman]

Sounds good Koko on the healing!  The V4s to look tough to service.

JM

[MendoDave]

They kind of stuffed those things in there. In the days before designing the whole Bike in CAD not everything had clearance. Those Fairings were kind of a pain to take on and off as well. But I still like them, and that gear drive sound is cool.

[koko64]

Hey I think I have some valve adjustment tools that go with that bike. They hold the keeper nut in place while you make the adjustment.

That's right the early ones had a screw/locknut set up. Cool. They later went to shim and bucket iirc.

I hate how you have to struggle to get the carbs back on opposing inlet manifolds. I  remember that from the 3 VFR400s I have owned. This 750 is worse. Nice bike though.
The fairings are convoluted enough for sure.

[the_Journeyman]

That's right the early ones had a screw/locknut set up. Cool. They later went to shim and bucket iirc.

I hate how you have to struggle to get the carbs back on opposing, inlet manifolds.

It's not necessarily better on modern bikes.  I had quite the wrestling match putting the carb back on my buddies Shadow 750.  The center frame spar was very much in the way.  It's much easier to get the carbs on and off the Hawk 650GT

JM

[MendoDave]

Darn those frame spars! They are always in the way. i should remove The frame spar on my next bike. 

So The DMF is roughly the same age as my Dog.

[koko64]

Hey I think I have some valve adjustment tools that go with that bike. They hold the keeper nut in place while you make the adjustment.

I think the last bike I owned with screw/locknut valve adjustment was a '73 Truimph Bonneville.

[the_Journeyman]

I think the last bike I owned with screw/locknut valve adjustment was a '73 Truimph Bonneville.

My 1984 Suzuki GS1150 had the screw/locknut setup.  Super easy to adjust once you got the valve cover from under the upper frame spars 

JM

[koko64]

Goodnight everyone, I'm knackered.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Morning peeps.  time. We have the motocom for Dolph. The coffee and reading the paper could be renamed for Rat.

Had mucho fun last night at the beer event.

Carlos could pull a Radar and start taking the shop home one piece at a time!

I feel he needs a smiley of some sort.

Darn those frame spars! They are always in the way. i should remove The frame spar on my next bike. 

So The DMF is roughly the same age as my Dog.

In dog beers I've only had one.

[teddy037.3]

morning.

The DMF was 6 years old a week ago...

and no one remembered.

last year's 'a week ago'  wasn't the best time of my life, which is what I remembered this time 'round

:edit: also, morning folks

[DarkMonster620]

lunch time and I got nutin to eat and it's raining too hard to either walk or get delivery . ..  seems to be like 1900h

[DarkMonster620]

Just received 2 Monsters from the carbie era . . . a M600 and a M750 Dark, but no longer . . .

Will post pics of them later . . . Owner also has a S2R800 . . .