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Yeah, the oil pressure gauge is basically just to see what happens. You know, in case the whole system is just restrictive or not circulating properly. I just want to be able to watch the pressure on start up, and once up tomp, see how it does at sustained speeds. Simply a peace of mind thing, not something I'm worried about monitoring constantly.
In other news, the side stand is now 4" longer and has a couple nifty little bends in it. Tucks away nicely.
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shinyribs wrote
In other news, the side stand is now 4" longer and has a couple nifty little bends in it. Tucks away nicely.
So, where are the pictures?  TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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Phone was being stubborn before. No pic of it on the bike, but I'm sure that will show up later.  These things are DANG HARD! I knew right away it wasn't going to accept weld very well. After heating it with the torch it flowed well.
 
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Wait, why am I spending $12 and waiting over a week for nickels to show up? Why couldn't I just use o-rings?
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Because they would slip down into the hole. There is not a ridge on the seat to hold them in place.
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P.S. Are you going to harden that piece of rod that you put in the kickstand?
P.S.S. If you had ordered them from Cycle-X, you would have had them in 2-3 days. Their shipping is FAST.
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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I didn't see them individually at cycle x at first, so I ordered them from vintage, which is always slow.
And that solid stock was super hard, thus the need to heat it before it would take weld. Do you think it is necessary?
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Are you saying that it was harder then the kickstand? Kickstands take a lot of leverage, and you just added a bunch more to it by extending it. I would heat it up, and quench it in oil.
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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No, it wasn't as hard as the stand was, but nearly. Im not sure exactly what it is, but it's not mild steel. Either way, after being welded, is probably a good idea to re-harden it.
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Done.
  Now to get this funky lil guy sorted out.
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I think the oil pump is going to be just fine. There are a couple spots on the pump vane gears that could use a little polishing, but everything moves smoothly and seems tight. After an overnight soak in paint thinner I'll check the specs against the FSM.
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Aluminum soup, tasty.  Do you have a plan to clean up that sprocket cover?
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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Yes and no. Yes, because I do have a plan. No, because I've lost my contour gauge. And I'm too lazy to work without one. I had planned to weld a flat plate on the face of it. If that makes sense. Just straight down to the case. I actually windowed it with plexiglass once, but lost the piece. Probably a bad idea anyway.
That side stand is so un-exciting to look at, but it's one of those things I was really pleased with. lol. I know it's simple, but I just love how the foot sits perfectly on the floor.
I need to get back on the taper tool, but maybe I'll work on the sprocket cover some, too.
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I have been planning on removing the bearings from the hubs, and bead blasting them, but things just keep getting in the way. Like...
Play stove for Freddie Freeloader
  Repair, and reinforce cracked frame, and make chain guard for Cool motorized bike.
  And the list just keeps getting longer, and longer, and...
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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 The purple stove rocks. That is some nice hardware on there,too!
But where did you find that bike?! That thing is AWESOME! Gorgeous little motor on there. 2 stroke, I reckon?
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Thanks for the compliment on the stove. Those knobs, and handle were not cheap, but when I saw them at the hardware store I knew I had to use them. Freddie kike to went nuts when she found it under the tree. Next year I guess Santa will have to build a sink to go with it.
That red bike belongs a friend. I met him at a bike show, and now he has me work on his bikes. He also has a really, and I mean really cool CB 550 bobber. It has a one into four manifold with a S&S carb, and a four into one exhaust that comes down the right side of the bike, and has a flame thrower in it. However on the red bike, I hate to imagine the $$$ he has in it. The tank was custom made into the frame, and the engine drives through a jackshaft to the crank, and then to the rear wheel. I had to go to a bicycle shop and get special TOOLS to work on it. They told me it had a very expensive freewheeling device on the crank, and an even more expensive rear hub that has infinitely variable speeds. I understand that it will go 55 MPH. He also has a little trailer that he pulls with it that his two Dotsons ride in. I had to repair the frame because it cracked at the crank. The way it drives through the crank was just too much for that aluminum frame.
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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Ooh! Look what I just found!! Sprocket cover time...
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Went to put the oil pump and pan on while the sprocket cover is cooling, but I cant find the oil pump dowels. :(
She cleaned up nicely and measures well.
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I don't know why my phone has decided to start making my pics all dark and brownish looking. I swear I'm not using one of those hipster filters.
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Well, this is great news. My nickels showed up so I started assembling the valve train. Only to find out that MY CAM CHAIN IS TOO SHORT!!! So not cool. I ordered a heavy duty one for this. I think it came from vintage. Not sure what's up really. Looks like I'll be opening these cases... again...
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