Don't forget Lowes and Home Depot. They usually have a selection also.
Don't forget Lowes and Home Depot. They usually have a selection also.
Bob, I’ve got a nice extra set you can have that I just took off my 75. Payback for the master cylinder rebuild kit you sent me. Pm me your address again and I’ll chuck them in the mail for ya. Pretty sure I’ve got a couple extra set so it’s no big deal. I recently installed some of the aluminum knob kits that are being sold in the classifieds right now.
... looks like a rubber bushing feels like barely flexible plastic, it’s nearly impossible to squeeze it through a hole...
Bob, I do have a pair you can have. They aren’t perfect but very usable. Measure 14mm on inner mounting surface. Also I checked Partzilla and they show available for under $3 each. Part # 90480-14024-00 Grommet. Let me know and I’ll throw them in an envelope and get them headed your way if you want them.
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I like that idea.I may just stick them on unadorned for a while and see how it strikes me.
Might just take a simplistic approach.
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110 degrees today, the first of very many to come here in the desert. Our summers are ( in a way) like the freezing winters back East, in that all you wanna do is stay inside. Ah....but it’s a dry heat, as they say.
So...where was I before the Mrs. side tracked me with a bathroom painting project?
Ah yes! Gary’s super duper red silicone o-rings arrived a couple days ago, thank you Gary! You can see how nice and thick they are , side by side with the old ones.
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But I couldn’t stick these nice new o rings in those dirty old valve covers! They still had clear coat on them, that had seen better days.
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So I hot tanked them in my ultrasonic cleaner for about 30 minutes and the clear coat slid right off. Then I hit them on the buffer and then blue magic. Ahhh.....much better! My bike looks faster already!
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O rings lightly coated with silicone grease and installed in the valve covers.
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Then mounted those puppy’s up, being careful to follow Gary’s recommendation that they not be tightened down too hard. Yeah, that’s the ticket!
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I finished up the day by installing my hipster hand grips! Using my favorite adhesive.
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That’s enough for today, my garage is heating up!
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Later,
Bob
What a pair Bob! Both are looking SUPERB. Is your wife starting to wonder "WHAT'S NEXT?" yet ?
Damn fine lookin' stablemates there Bob!!
Love the Bonnie look of the 'D'