Yesterday revealed not enough grease in the speedo drive, amd there were some metal shavings in the drive. Might explain the speedo needle bouncing a bit despite the new cable? Will be flushing and lubricating that one.
Decided to play with the advance/retard today on my Boyer Bransden ignition. Concluded the bike ran smoothest and with best acceleration when full advance matched the full timing advance line at 3000 - 4000rpm. Then accidentally burnt my arm on the exhaust pipe - I wish someone had told me they get hot!
I started preparing my 3 sets of original Yamaha TX750 wheels, I ordered new spokes, new brake pads, new wheel bearings and seals, I have already received some parts, the others should arrive here the next few days and weeks.
It was not easy to get the spokes for the rear wheels, they are specially made to order, years ago I bought a set front spokes on eBay, the front spokes are identical to the TX650 wheels and easier to find, but the whole thing is of course not cheap,
when all this is done I will finally have a nice set of wheels for my XS1 project, another set for my future TX750 and one set I will offer for sale at some point,
All of this will keep me busy for the next few weeks, that means I'm prepared for the next Covid lockdown, the coming snowstorms with long winter evenings and Santa won't find me easy in the workshop either, luckily
Polished the bodywork on all the XS650's this afternoon,
then did a coolant flush-replace-burping to the FJR1300.
It's quite a labor intensive procedure; whew !
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Merry Christmas from Dude's Garage !!
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Rode Today!
Almost 20 C in the third week of November, I could not call myself an enthusiast if I had not gone out for a putt-putt.
Only 29 k today, but each heat cycle it seems to go better.
Well, finally got 100% of the painting done on the bike now....just have to get the red n white bits now and finish the bike.
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Scraping the gasket from the case cover would be a pita but I’d rather do that one vs the sump filter plate. The po of my bike put sealant on both sides of the gasket and when I removed it there was half of the gasket left on the crankcase and the other half on the plate. That was a major pita to clean up the gasket underneath, even with the bike on the lift.View attachment 180776
Chrome Cover With Sealant
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Not As Bad As It Coulda Been
Well I gotta give credit to the PO that despite putting sealant on both sides of the gasket, he did not use a machete to apply it, so there was hardly any squeeze out. I just had to slide (tap/hammer) a real thin putty knife all around and the cover came off in about 10 minutes.
I was glad I opened it as the clutch pressure plate had to be properly indexed. Springs look new and blue. Pretty sure it was easier to dismantle it and clean it up on the bench rather than in frame.
Found an old tin of paint remover which was quite effective in cleaning the surfaces. Tomorrow I'll see if I can get the locating collars out and dress the cover on a sheet of glass.
I have a "Mikes" 750 kit on the shelf which I will install. It's an 83 motor going into a 78 Special frame. PO had taken a lot of care dismantling and cleaning a set of BS34's, even separating the bits into left and right bags so that will be what I use.
Bike will be stock with a factory paint 83 tank and black side covers.