I kind of like it quiet - but a bit of a bark is nice too Jim.
Well done!
Pete
Well done!
Pete
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Thanks Pete.
Jus' like Paladin... "Have drill... will travel."Hi Jim. Nice job! If you need any help "Drilling Holes" in the baffles just give me a call.
Meddy
XS650 Addict
Yeah, I'm waiting for you to drill them Jim then I can tell if it's worth doing mine.
Sweet resto, Jim! A little quiet, though. Yup. Gonna need to open up those baffles...
In my opinion, it sounds just right, nice and mellow.
I think it sounds a lot like the new factory Bonnevilles.
I ran it one more time with the Fluke hooked to the battery.... at idle (a low idle...'bout 900), peanut gauge reads 11.9, Fluke reads 12.4. Rev'd to about 3K.... peanut reads 14.0, Fluke reads 14.4. I guess when ya by from China... that's what you get. Oh well, it'll work... just need to remember it's about a half a volt low.
Picked up a spare TCI box awhile back, so I plugged it in to test it. It Works.
Went ahead and re-torqued the head... now where the hell did I put the upper mount bits....
Picked up a spare TCI box awhile back, so I plugged it in to test it. It Works.
Went ahead and re-torqued the head... now where the hell did I put the upper mount bits....
you might want to look in you coffee cans....now where the hell did I put the upper mount bits....
Haha, LMAO!!!
That's hilarious...
That's hilarious...
Did you clear coat them when you were done they look great
I didn't. So far, I haven't ran across a clear coat that won't yellow all over again. I've heard of people doing a clear powdercoat. Might try that on my next one.
Ya your right I guess a little polish works
FB71
Expert Turd Polisher
clear powder works very well.
Shakin' Off the Funk....
Got close to 60° today.... and sunny. Me and the dogs went for a short walk... I think the cabin fever is finally breaking. So, while the test rotor was doin' it's burn, I decided to pay some attention to my girlfriend....
I'd stripped the tank last fall and started the bodywork. Finished it up today. Tank is ready for prime and paint.
Also made the tank fixture last fall. It allows me to easily get paint inside the tunnel. Check out the forward mounts... the hanger brackets from the EMGO Commando's.
The left sidecover had that gawdawful orange/gold metalflake on it...'bout a half an inch thick... Took forever to sand it off...
Right one was trashed. I picked up a replacement that still had the original paint on it. It cleaned up much faster.
Supposed to be warm this next week, so hopefully... fingers crossed... prime and paint time.
Got close to 60° today.... and sunny. Me and the dogs went for a short walk... I think the cabin fever is finally breaking. So, while the test rotor was doin' it's burn, I decided to pay some attention to my girlfriend....
I'd stripped the tank last fall and started the bodywork. Finished it up today. Tank is ready for prime and paint.
Also made the tank fixture last fall. It allows me to easily get paint inside the tunnel. Check out the forward mounts... the hanger brackets from the EMGO Commando's.
The left sidecover had that gawdawful orange/gold metalflake on it...'bout a half an inch thick...
Took forever to sand it off...Right one was trashed. I picked up a replacement that still had the original paint on it. It cleaned up much faster.
Supposed to be warm this next week, so hopefully... fingers crossed... prime and paint time.
C'mon Jim - let's hear some kablatta...kablatta...kablatta...goin' down the road!
Pete
Pete
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