Main Menu

What did you do today?

Started by DRKWNG, June 10, 2010, 06:46:26 PM

Previous topic - Next topic
Print
Go Down Pages 1 ... 54 55 56 57 58 ... 201
User actions

zooom

#825
May 10, 2011, 03:55:00 AM
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on May 09, 2011, 08:26:53 PM
Hilarious video!  [laugh]

And nice bike too, I'd like to get my hands on the yamaha thumper one day.


http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/mcy/2359446379.html
99 Cagiva Gran Canyon-"FOR SALE", PM for details.
98 Monster 900(trackpregnant dog-soon to be made my Fiancee's upgrade streetbike)
2010 KTM 990 SM-T

The Mad King Pepe'

#826
May 10, 2011, 05:47:41 AM
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

zooom

#827
May 10, 2011, 05:55:35 AM
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on May 10, 2011, 05:47:41 AM
You bastards will get me in (more) trouble with my wife!  [laugh]

I thought you had sold her already for more bike purchasing fundage?
99 Cagiva Gran Canyon-"FOR SALE", PM for details.
98 Monster 900(trackpregnant dog-soon to be made my Fiancee's upgrade streetbike)
2010 KTM 990 SM-T

zooom

#828
May 10, 2011, 08:16:02 AM
99 Cagiva Gran Canyon-"FOR SALE", PM for details.
98 Monster 900(trackpregnant dog-soon to be made my Fiancee's upgrade streetbike)
2010 KTM 990 SM-T

ducati culture

#829
May 10, 2011, 10:00:24 AM
Quote from: DRKWNG on May 09, 2011, 02:01:04 PM
Heard back from Mike Collins today.  Says he's too busy to wrench at the moment... 

Glad he's got steady work, but was hoping I'd be able to hire him for the 12k service on the SC.

Dang IT!

Slide Panda

#830
May 10, 2011, 10:17:29 AM
Gotta love the Aussies 'This tubey, pipey thing... ouch'

Seriously - I've got all the tools you'd need to do a valve check on a 2v. Gauges, a purpose made rocker depressor, crank tuner (insert joke here), cotter pin puller, micrometer etc etc.

It's not hard - you saw that my bike runs and I did mine.... Can't be *that* hard.

-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

tocino

#831
May 10, 2011, 10:25:33 AM
Quote from: Sad Panda on May 10, 2011, 10:17:29 AMGotta love the Aussies 'This tubey, pipey thing... ouch'

Seriously - I've got all the tools you'd need to do a valve check on a 2v. Gauges, a purpose made rocker depressor, crank tuner (insert joke here), cotter pin puller, micrometer etc etc.

It's not hard - you saw that my bike runs and I did mine.... Can't be *that* hard.

I've never done it, but what I've heard is just what Sad Panda is saying. The biggest issue is having all the shims on hand. The whole set is expensive, but if a bunch of people chip in for a community set it's OK. Plus the ones that are removed get to be used in a different bike, not like you throw them away.
"Purchase this fine motorbike and you will find yourself swimming in a ocean of pre-feminist, lose-moraled women in see-through clothing without any buttons." - PipeBurn

Artful

#832
May 10, 2011, 10:31:22 AM
Having watched Mike do mine, I feel confident that with the right tools I could easily do it again.

Just ordered a Speedymoto farkly top triple for an SBK conversion so I guess it's safe to say I'm for a penny in for a pound on this one. I figured if I'm going to drop money and time modding a stock triple, might as well spend a few extra bucks and end up with something far prettier that comes ready to bolt on.

So anyone here that did an SBK conversion? I know the forks are supposed to end up sticking out of the triple a bit further, I assume I'll go with zero rise clips above the triple.
Every time I meet a new group of your friends that understand you and your weird sense of humor I'm a little more amazed that there are other people in the world like you that lived through childhood - My loving girlfriend

Slide Panda

#833
May 10, 2011, 10:39:59 AM
It's pretty much measure, measure again and adjust if needed. Not hard, just a bit fiddly.

Yeah - the PITA is if you do need new shims and they are not on hand. Ones that are a tad to big can just be sanded, but in the instance where you need a bigger one, then it can be a hassle. If you've got the space and time, you can just order them as singletons. But that means leaving the bike non-running for a week or so.

Oh and I've got 7 and 8 mm closer measuring do-hickys too
-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

Artful

#834
May 10, 2011, 10:45:19 AM
If you guys want to do the work in my garage the bike can sit in there for a while if needed. I won't put it back together and ride it.

Honest.
Every time I meet a new group of your friends that understand you and your weird sense of humor I'm a little more amazed that there are other people in the world like you that lived through childhood - My loving girlfriend

The Mad King Pepe'

#835
May 10, 2011, 12:01:11 PM
Quote from: Artful on May 10, 2011, 10:31:22 AM
So anyone here that did an SBK conversion? I know the forks are supposed to end up sticking out of the triple a bit further, I assume I'll go with zero rise clips above the triple.
I had put some research into it for the 750, bought the forks (that now I'm using for Bianca), but then just ended up busy with other stuff.

The hardest part really is finding a (reliable) place to bore out the top triple. If you already have 25mm hollow axle and 65mm caliper mounts, then the rest is plug-and-play: re-spring the forks, change the oil, slide them back in (mark the height first), bolt the stuff back on and you're good.
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

rgramjet

#836
May 10, 2011, 12:16:38 PM
Yea but by the time you bore the triples, you are half way into a shiny new set of Cycle Cat blems.......if they are still available.
Quote from: ducpainter on May 20, 2010, 02:11:47 PM
You're obviously a crack smokin' redneck carpenter. :-*

in 1st and 2nd it was like this; ringy-ting-ting-ting slow boring ho-hum .......oh!........OMG! What the fu.........HOLY SHIT !!--ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
-Sofadriver

What has been smelled, cannot be unsmelled!

Artful

#837
May 10, 2011, 12:19:30 PM
Cycle Cat are pretty much unobtanium at this point since they're out of business. You can find the oddball set running around and the Holy Grail of new-old-stock is out there but best of luck finding it.

I bought the Speedymotos to avoid the machine shop/angle grinder to remove the stock riser route. Now to find some good shim material for the lower clamp and I should be set. I'm just curious if no-rise clips on the top are a better or worse option than risers under the triple.
Every time I meet a new group of your friends that understand you and your weird sense of humor I'm a little more amazed that there are other people in the world like you that lived through childhood - My loving girlfriend

rgramjet

#838
May 10, 2011, 12:21:06 PM
My Ferracci no rise clip ons sit flush with the tube tops......
Quote from: ducpainter on May 20, 2010, 02:11:47 PM
You're obviously a crack smokin' redneck carpenter. :-*

in 1st and 2nd it was like this; ringy-ting-ting-ting slow boring ho-hum .......oh!........OMG! What the fu.........HOLY SHIT !!--ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
-Sofadriver

What has been smelled, cannot be unsmelled!

Artful

#839
May 10, 2011, 12:23:11 PM
That's kind of exactly what I was thinking. The SBK forks are supposed to be 25mm longer than my stockers, should be perfect for no-rise clips with a little finagling.
Every time I meet a new group of your friends that understand you and your weird sense of humor I'm a little more amazed that there are other people in the world like you that lived through childhood - My loving girlfriend
Print
Go Up Pages 1 ... 54 55 56 57 58 ... 201
User actions