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gggGary's latest XS project "madness"
- Thread starter gggGary
- Start date
Shifts like 18/32........characteristic long windouts. Love it!
Toys!
Toys!
RockingThePartyDJ
XS650 Obsessed
That sounds awesome, I love it! LOL
I'll be in your area on the 2nd and would enjoy the opportunity to see Madness in person.
I'm in the Dells on a regular basis and end up in Baraboo alot to shop at the Menards and Blain's Farm n Fleet, I help out a friend that owns a Restaurant/Bar thats right next to the Dells Speedway she's always got a list of things for me to fix there whenever I'm down anyways if you have the time that day i'd love to check it out and meet you in person. Let me know
Thanks
Dave
I'll be in your area on the 2nd and would enjoy the opportunity to see Madness in person.
I'm in the Dells on a regular basis and end up in Baraboo alot to shop at the Menards and Blain's Farm n Fleet, I help out a friend that owns a Restaurant/Bar thats right next to the Dells Speedway she's always got a list of things for me to fix there whenever I'm down anyways if you have the time that day i'd love to check it out and meet you in person. Let me know
Thanks
Dave
jd750ace
Front Toward Enemy
racerdave
^ Gone not forgotten ^
Gary, just a thought. Could this be over cammed or over ported?
Pyrobooster
XS650 Enthusiast
Wow very cool bike
ANLAF
XS650 Guru
gggGary, that's fantastic.
These microphones on cameras usually max out or don't pick up the full range of the sound of the exhaust - but we certainly get the picture with that beauty.
Anlaf
These microphones on cameras usually max out or don't pick up the full range of the sound of the exhaust - but we certainly get the picture with that beauty.
Anlaf
Sorry, I lost track of this thread. Was doing carb jetting and did one too many up the hill full throttle runs, the bottom end started to whirr and I haven't fired it since. I think I gotta pull the crank and weld it.
JohnGoodenough
XS650 Addict
What a pity!
Sounded great!!
Sounded great!!
Talk about lazarus!
Guess the last one in the motor wasnt so picky.
The nut for the oil pump gear was in the sump, no washer at bottom of tach drive.
Worse than I thought, they had added a gasket over a gasket. I had only put about 100 miles on this bike when I stored it.
The nut for the oil pump gear was in the sump, no washer at bottom of tach drive.
Worse than I thought, they had added a gasket over a gasket. I had only put about 100 miles on this bike when I stored it.
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Taking it all the way down?
Not yet, theres a story. Might do a full maint and fire it up 
Kind of a wordless workshop. Who remembers wordless workshop?
Oil pump was decent inside, just a did a bit of "polishing" with 600 grit, an oil stone and mineral spirits on a flat surface. Kept the trochoid parts inside while working the housing on the stone, kind of insurance that I wouldn't go too far on the aluminum, not that it's likely with 600 grit. Caveat emptor, technique is important, YRMV.
A while back a guy was cleaning up a beat up pump, I gave some of my ideas, then he posted pics of his interpretation of what I said. Thought the pics might clear up my how to do a oil pump clean up. It's critical to keep everything flat and parallel so the assembly will bolt together and seal when you're done.
And a teaser. (ala 2M?)
Have more to do, then will report, look for input on this.
Oil pump was decent inside, just a did a bit of "polishing" with 600 grit, an oil stone and mineral spirits on a flat surface. Kept the trochoid parts inside while working the housing on the stone, kind of insurance that I wouldn't go too far on the aluminum, not that it's likely with 600 grit. Caveat emptor, technique is important, YRMV.
A while back a guy was cleaning up a beat up pump, I gave some of my ideas, then he posted pics of his interpretation of what I said.
Thought the pics might clear up my how to do a oil pump clean up. It's critical to keep everything flat and parallel so the assembly will bolt together and seal when you're done. And a teaser. (ala 2M?)
Have more to do, then will report, look for input on this.
Teaser???
Lookin' to mount a DTI?
Lookin' to mount a DTI?
Got that oil pump RH cover and tach drive nearly ready to go back together. But had a beer, and seeing Jims beautiful project inspired me to do some cleaning and polishing.
