What did you do to your motorcyle today?

[rz5mark]

Soft, weak. At a standstill gripping the front brake you could see the caliper shifting on the carriers. All rebuilt too, seals etc.

[Kurt]

Installed a collector plate on my 1998 Triumph Thunderbird Sport. Thanks to Steve G. suggestion of writing to Triumph and asking for production numbers, 1290, my bike qualified. It took only 2 weeks for a reply from Triumph. Thanks again Steve. Kurt

[Bucko]

Installed a collector plate on my 1998 Triumph Thunderbird Sport. Thanks to Steve G. suggestion of writing to Triumph and asking for production numbers, 1290, my bike qualified. It took only 2 weeks for a reply from Triumph. Thanks again Steve. Kurt

Rob's going to be pissed! 

[Bucko]

Although my Ascot has generally run reasonably well, I always felt there was something goofy about it - mainly that it never needed to be choked - no mater how cold it was out.  Well, with time on my hands, and an inability to leave things that aren't broken alone, I decided it was time to rebuild the carbs.

Here's some of the interesting things I found:

    Wrong size main jet in both carbs and in the wrong order - larger one is supposed to be in the rear cylinder
    Wrong size Pilot jet in both carbs - they're supposed to be the same size - they weren't, and the front one was the larger than the rear one
    The slot head on both pilot jets were completely stripped off.  Had to use vice grips to remove them.
    One of the idle mixture screws broken off and not removable (I ended up using a different set of carb bodies)
    Tiny fuel filters on top of the float bowl 'jets' both missing
    Enrichener circuit (choke - sort of) plug slack measurement supposed to be 11mm, measured 23mm.
    There are only 4-O rings in the carb assembly - none were present
    The little spring loaded tit on one of the float needles (that presses against the float tang) was seized.
    One of the carb to airbox boots was on upsidedown

Amazing the thing ran as well as it did.  In any case, it's running a bit smoother now at idle, and no leaks (so far).  I need to take it for a longer ride to see how things are working across the throttle range and see if the cold start behavior has changed

[Galactica]

Well done, Dave!!

[Wheels]

Good information Bucko thank you

[Twisted_Twin]

Proof that Hondas will run badly longer than some things will run at all.

[hardrockminer]

Riding bikes is fun but so is taking them apart to see what changes were made in the past.

[Bucko]

Riding bikes is fun but so is taking them apart to see what changes were made in the past.

I prefer the former over the latter. 

[hardrockminer]

Riding bikes is fun but so is taking them apart to see what changes were made in the past.

I prefer the former over the latter. 

I usually do the taking apart during the winter when riding isn't as much fun. 

When I dismantled my blue Z1B I discovered all sorts of things.  At some point someone had put a lot of money into it.  Dual front brakes, 1015 kit, Kenny Harmon cams, S&W fork dampers and shocks, and a close ratio transmission.  It must have been a very fast Z1, but nowadays it's pretty much back to stock except for the tranny.

[rz5mark]

My 81 GPZ1100 clutch would either drag or slip when I first got it.

The previous owner had stored an extra fiber plate in the clutch, nice of him.

[Twisted_Twin]

New Dyna coils in the LeMans today.

Runs like a dream again! Went for a ride, lots of idiots on the roads and the cyclists appear to have gotten dumber.

[Galactica]

New Dyna coils in the LeMans today.

Runs like a dream again! Went for a ride, lots of idiots on the roads and the cyclists appear to have gotten dumber.

Yes Shawn, you’re the best driver ever.

[stanfromhell]

    

[Twisted_Twin]

I said lots of idiots, I never said I wasn't one of them!