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Yes folks, I had to announce that I have just found me an older but in decent shape Bridgeport mill. I'm very excited about this because it will open up opportunities to realize some projects I have been putting off for such a long time. One of the fellow board members has even volunteered to...

I got a rotor on e-bay but need that tool to change the charging rotor on the charging system. I live near downtown.. Thanks.

I've pulled some pretty bad engines apart, but this one was the worst. I shattered two hardwood drivers trying to get the piston loose, soaked it in solvent, derusting solution and penetrating oils and I tried every reasonable method to get it out. This is the next level. It's a custom...

Hey guys, Just wandering some garage sales this morning, and came upon this awesome cutting saw. I had never seen anything like it and for $100 I couldn't pass it up! What is it you ask? It's a Peerless Machine company hack-saw! I believe it was built sometime in the 50's? A few...

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Hi there fellows. It´s been a while since I where active at the forum since me and my gal just bought ourselfs a new house. Very exiting! Now there´s this old garage/storage that is in pretty good shape but I´m about to renovate it, so we can use it as a garage/workshop. It mesures...

I strongly prefer the overhead valve compression tools, the ones that clamp over the spring and compresses the spring below the cap/circlips, but I'm wondering if that works with the dual spring setup on the xs650 heads? Anyone have any experience with one that works on this engine?

Got it yesterday...good old craigslist. 500 dollars in extra accessories including full bottle for a steal :laugh: I almost felt like I should have given the guy more....didn't get a chance to use it yet, its been a long week. Posted via Mobile

Picked up a 73 for a song, and the more I dig into it, the more issues I find. Go figure. The starter was not engaging and made the usual terrible whining sound so I take of the right side cover to make the bendix #4 gear clip adjustment. Now, as I'm in there, I found the previous owner must...

Was curious if anyone had used the Eastwood Buffering Kit such as the one linked below. While the bike is in pieces, I figured I would try my hand at polishing the engine and figured a kit would be the best way to get started. Any feedback on this kit or any other kit in particular? Thanks...

After 34 yrs I thought it was about time to sync the carbs. A friend had a mecury mano that had never been used, so we filled it up with the heavy metal and hooked it up. The tool was supposed to have restrictors in the lines but those were long gone so we tried it as is. It worked good and my...

Im about to sandblast the paint and rust off a frame. Im new to sandblasting; anything I should know/do before blasting? How should I protect the frame sticker on the neck as Im pretty sure that has some important info on it?

type of spray gun for a beginner that thinks he will want to get serious with it later. I am on Holiday in the US and i thought i might try and pick up a decent gun here before i go just because theyre abit cheaper than back home. I looked on the Home depot website for Canada cause im in...

Guys, I discovered that one of my bowl screws on my single Mikuni VM36 is weeping a bit. The carb and gasket are both new as of last October, and the bowl has only been off about three times. I put a little petroleum jelly on the body side of the gasket (on the recommendation of someone here)...

After being temporarily blinded several times by welding flash using a HF auto-dark helmet, I had pretty much made up my mind to invest in a traditional setup and some good lenses. I was looking on some of the forums and found some talk about the Accustrike helmet and was somewhat interested...

Does anyone have a good stationary bandsaw they would recommend? Looking in the $400-500 range, and looking to mostly cut tube either DOM frame tube or pipe for building my exhaust. Was looking at this unit, but out of my budget: I have a Grizzly portable handheld version that I like, but...

Does it seem ODD that in a fairly big feeler gauge set, the thinnest feeler is too thick to use for the intake valves setting on an '80? The thinnest one was appropriate for the exhaust valves. Also NOW I know why I have this really small sized Yamaha parts stud in my parts box, still in...

So I'm going to build a new welding table. This is going to be the mother of all tables. What do ya think 1\2" OR 3\8" plate for the top? I'm going to also mount my chop saw,drill press,vise and bench grinder to it so I want it quite stout.

THIS IS NOT A DISCUSSION THREAD JJ and CC both have some sort of Assistance thread. Not that it's perfect, but sometimes it's easier to look for one of these. Country – State – City – First Name – Screen Name – Best Phone# to reach – Email address – Comments - Also let me know what your...

Sweet got me one of those coupons to get the harbor freight motorcycle lift table for $289.my buddy is going in on it with me since he is always working on his bike here anyway. http://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lb-capacity-motorcycle-lift-91764.html