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jetmechmarty
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Heavy Metal. Rust Removal and plating
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Yeah, that. I agree.
Yesterday at 12:15 PM
jetmechmarty
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Flummoxed! XS650SK Front Fork Alignment.
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I will get with you this evening. I think it's likely my best option.
Yesterday at 12:14 PM
jetmechmarty
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Flummoxed! XS650SK Front Fork Alignment.
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I'm very capable of doing this. I'm just busy or lazy. Both, actually.
Yesterday at 12:01 PM
jetmechmarty
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Flummoxed! XS650SK Front Fork Alignment.
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The new ones? WTH!
Yesterday at 11:31 AM
jetmechmarty
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Flummoxed! XS650SK Front Fork Alignment.
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I'm headed out the door. I'll send you a PM or email this evening. Thank YOU!!!
Yesterday at 11:29 AM
jetmechmarty
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Flummoxed! XS650SK Front Fork Alignment.
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Thank you! I believe I have some uncommitted triple clamps. When I dismantle this thing (maybe next weekend) I will check the fork...
Yesterday at 11:27 AM
jetmechmarty
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Heavy Metal. Rust Removal and plating
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It wasn't very scientific, I admit, but I did experiment with several different methods of rust removal. That would include...
Yesterday at 11:18 AM
jetmechmarty
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Flummoxed! XS650SK Front Fork Alignment.
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I used a carpenter's level. Fail. It's barely detectable, but fail, nonetheless. If I understand correctly, this proves the lower...
Yesterday at 10:58 AM
jetmechmarty
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New slide carbs or carb refurb kit?
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When those OE BS34 carburetors are properly sorted, I think they're very hard to beat. I have an XS1100 running four of them. I cannot...
Yesterday at 9:03 AM
jetmechmarty
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Silva Xs 79¨
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Ditto. No tape!
Saturday at 10:48 PM
jetmechmarty
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Flummoxed! XS650SK Front Fork Alignment.
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Some time ago, I checked with long fluorescent tubes. I think if the frame was bent, I would have been bothered by this years ago. If...
Saturday at 6:37 PM
jetmechmarty
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Flummoxed! XS650SK Front Fork Alignment.
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Thanks for that. I’m buttoning up. I’ll check it tomorrow or next week. If it still tracks as it did, I’ll have to break it down...
Saturday at 4:31 PM
jetmechmarty
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Flummoxed! XS650SK Front Fork Alignment.
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The above is a @gggGary post on this issue I posted over a year ago. Yeah, the fork slides right in. I need to leave this issue a...
Saturday at 4:27 PM
jetmechmarty
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Flummoxed! XS650SK Front Fork Alignment.
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I probably have a few of them. Once I determine that nothing else is likely I’ll buy all the stuff, namely new bearings. I don’t know...
Saturday at 4:13 PM
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Flummoxed! XS650SK Front Fork Alignment.
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The Garage
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I will preface by saying that it has been about 20 years since I last wrecked this bike. In the course of the last three years I have...
Saturday at 3:51 PM
jetmechmarty
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Uh oh...
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Congratulations!!! For me, it’s about 50 lbs and I’m about 5 years into keeping it off. I bought this jacket in 1983. It fits now...
Saturday at 11:32 AM
jetmechmarty
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WTF pictures
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The people who alloy those engine components are modern day alchemists. They amaze me.
Saturday at 11:17 AM
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