jetmechmarty

Yeah, that. I agree.

I will get with you this evening. I think it's likely my best option.

I'm very capable of doing this. I'm just busy or lazy. Both, actually.

The new ones? WTH!

I'm headed out the door. I'll send you a PM or email this evening. Thank YOU!!!

Thank you! I believe I have some uncommitted triple clamps. When I dismantle this thing (maybe next weekend) I will check the fork...

It wasn't very scientific, I admit, but I did experiment with several different methods of rust removal. That would include...

I used a carpenter's level. Fail. It's barely detectable, but fail, nonetheless. If I understand correctly, this proves the lower...

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...

Ditto. No tape!

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The people who alloy those engine components are modern day alchemists. They amaze me.