In keeping with your advancing years, you are making a "large print" pocket watch. 'Cause you are the master you are making the entire watch, gears and all.
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Dang it - that was my next guess Gary!
Well I did a little work on the 1978. Pulled the rear master cylinder and caliper and cleaned the mud out of them. Had a caliper kit from Mikes from several years ago so that got new seal and boot. There was only a few very minor pits in the chrome that are outside of the seal area so figured that was good for now.
Not sure if rear master kits are available now but back when I bought the parts from Mikes in 2008, did any one say I was a slow worker?, they were not available. So I just disassembled it and cleaned everything nice and shiny. No pits and rubber parts seemed good.
Pads looked pretty go so for now left them in place.
I was having a problem trying to bleed the brake until I noticed that fluid was coming out the threads of the bleeder but not the end! I thought I had cleaned it but there was a little plug of gunk down in the bottom of the center hole. After cleaning that out good this time with small drill bit seemed to bled just fine.
Major improvement, hit rear brake and let up on peddle and rear wheel turns free. Before had to wack the caliper a couple time to get it to release enough to let me push bike by hand!
Guess the next things I need to address is the oil leaking out of the top of the front forks and remember where I put the front caliper and front brake lever. Might have "borrowed" them for the 1982 Work bike sometime in the last ten years! That bike is now in parts out in the barn so that's where I look in the morning.
The two jobs after those will be to clean the carbs that have not had clean fuel in them since probably 1997 as that is the last time this bike was registered and on the road. Oh yea! still need to install the new wiring harness!
Not sure if rear master kits are available now but back when I bought the parts from Mikes in 2008, did any one say I was a slow worker?, they were not available. So I just disassembled it and cleaned everything nice and shiny. No pits and rubber parts seemed good.
Pads looked pretty go so for now left them in place.
I was having a problem trying to bleed the brake until I noticed that fluid was coming out the threads of the bleeder but not the end! I thought I had cleaned it but there was a little plug of gunk down in the bottom of the center hole. After cleaning that out good this time with small drill bit seemed to bled just fine.
Major improvement, hit rear brake and let up on peddle and rear wheel turns free. Before had to wack the caliper a couple time to get it to release enough to let me push bike by hand!
Guess the next things I need to address is the oil leaking out of the top of the front forks and remember where I put the front caliper and front brake lever. Might have "borrowed" them for the 1982 Work bike sometime in the last ten years! That bike is now in parts out in the barn so that's where I look in the morning.
The two jobs after those will be to clean the carbs that have not had clean fuel in them since probably 1997 as that is the last time this bike was registered and on the road. Oh yea! still need to install the new wiring harness!
Man, it sure feels like it.
More teaser pics.
Nylon gear too wide, cut down to 2mm.
Made a double roll-crimp wheel that fits into my tubing cutter.
Brass tubing, 2mm ID, 3mm OD
PTFE tubing, 1mm ID, 2mm OD
Gary, you are gettin' very warm.
A 50mm domed crystal, as used in vintage pocket watches...
Hmmmmm.....some kind of oil pressure guage for an unknown brand and model of old motorcycle??
A strain gauge, he's going to measure actual "at the lever" clutch pull effort.
....or maybe it’s a cash flow meter to give a readout on the money flow during a motorcycle restoration....
Too small........or maybe it’s a cash flow meter to give a readout on the money flow during a motorcycle restoration....
hehehehehehe.
Replacement casing for a speedo?? Reduction gearbox for adapting a speedo to another bike? Cup holder for those cold days out on the bike?
Pocketwatch, pressure gauge, strain gauge, cash flow meter, cup holder???
Here's another, Pieces and parts.
Let me know if you've had enuff of these teaser pics...
Here's another, Pieces and parts.
Let me know if you've had enuff of these teaser pics...
Dial gauge, perhaps for measuring crankshaft alignment???
Jees now it's looking like a mechanical cure for ED...
Gearshift position indicator?
Photon torpedo loading machine?
Automatic peanut butter & jam sandwich maker?
arrrrrrggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!
Photon torpedo loading machine?
Automatic peanut butter & jam sandwich maker?
arrrrrrggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!
Now - why the heck would a web forum dedicated to the restoration and enjoyment of 40+ year old motorcycles have any connection to a machine for curing ED?
....wait, uh, oh yeah.
Never mind - I get it.
I believe it was Willie Nelson who stated....
"Yup... I done outlived my dick."
"Yup... I done outlived my dick."
ED - Eating Disorder???
