Q Tip
mad bomber
Well everything was going so smoothly I knew I was gonna kill it soon. Friday afternoon was Destruct Day. You guys may remember that I sprained my ankle on the kicker last week, so I had a long week of hobbling around at work and being bummed. Thankfully the ankle is on the mend now.
Well I had the clutch cover off to replace the starter gear/springs (after trying the spring stretch with no improvement) and as I had the idea that my timing was radically advanced from the vicious kickback (it was), I was turning the motor from the generator nut...and my kickstart worked loose.
No problem after a thorough perusal of the site and my manual I was ready to set that sucker back in place...only I put too much tension on the kicker clock spring. I eased the kickstart lever down after I had everything buttoned up and heard that CRAAAAACCK. OMG says I, hope that was just the spring seating down on the perch....well it seated and then some...broke my spring perch right off clean with the case. Major Bummage.
Sat morning bright and early i hotfoot it over to lows and get a drill and tap for a 1/4-20 bolt and a grade 8 socket head bolt....thanks to THIS SITE and the repair for JUST THIS STUPID PET TRICK, I was able to fix that thing. Plus my mad machining skills.
Don't tell anyone my metric bike has a standard part.
Feeling renewed, I proceeded to install my nifty MikesXS stainless brake lines. Let me tell you, I am at a loss with these things. The ends rotate for adjustment just as advertised...but once I get a little pressure on the line, BRAKE FLUID is SPEWING all over my awesome rattle can PAINT. Like I needed it to look any worse. So I am going to throw those lines in the woods. Doesn't seem to make any difference how tight they are and i did indeed use the copper washers.
Can someone recommend some better brake lines? At this point I don't care if they are rubber or stainless or bamboo, as long as they retain the brake fluid and the bike stops.
To top it all, my bike has gone from hard to start (kick) to WILL NOT start (kick and electric...new starter gear is maybe one bump better than the ruined one). I have checked the timing as best I can without the bike running and it seems to be correct.
Cam chain spot on, timing looks great, valves set perfectly, plugs cleaned and gapped.
Carbs (VM) cleaned.
All I can get from the bike after a dozen kicks or so is one or two putts.
So I am letting her sit until i get some for real brake lines.
Q Tip out.
Well I had the clutch cover off to replace the starter gear/springs (after trying the spring stretch with no improvement) and as I had the idea that my timing was radically advanced from the vicious kickback (it was), I was turning the motor from the generator nut...and my kickstart worked loose.
No problem after a thorough perusal of the site and my manual I was ready to set that sucker back in place...only I put too much tension on the kicker clock spring. I eased the kickstart lever down after I had everything buttoned up and heard that CRAAAAACCK. OMG says I, hope that was just the spring seating down on the perch....well it seated and then some...broke my spring perch right off clean with the case. Major Bummage.
Sat morning bright and early i hotfoot it over to lows and get a drill and tap for a 1/4-20 bolt and a grade 8 socket head bolt....thanks to THIS SITE and the repair for JUST THIS STUPID PET TRICK, I was able to fix that thing. Plus my mad machining skills.
Don't tell anyone my metric bike has a standard part.
Feeling renewed, I proceeded to install my nifty MikesXS stainless brake lines. Let me tell you, I am at a loss with these things. The ends rotate for adjustment just as advertised...but once I get a little pressure on the line, BRAKE FLUID is SPEWING all over my awesome rattle can PAINT. Like I needed it to look any worse. So I am going to throw those lines in the woods. Doesn't seem to make any difference how tight they are and i did indeed use the copper washers.
Can someone recommend some better brake lines? At this point I don't care if they are rubber or stainless or bamboo, as long as they retain the brake fluid and the bike stops.
To top it all, my bike has gone from hard to start (kick) to WILL NOT start (kick and electric...new starter gear is maybe one bump better than the ruined one). I have checked the timing as best I can without the bike running and it seems to be correct.
Cam chain spot on, timing looks great, valves set perfectly, plugs cleaned and gapped.
Carbs (VM) cleaned.
All I can get from the bike after a dozen kicks or so is one or two putts.
So I am letting her sit until i get some for real brake lines.
Q Tip out.