If it is red loctite, a heat gun is your friend.
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What have you done to your XS today?
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That newfound 3/4 of slack might be stiff links...........
That newfound 3/4 of slack might be stiff links...........
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You just made me think about this. I thought it was an oring chain but there wasn’t any orings on the master link
. Maybe that’s why it went together so easily. lol.Just googled the chain p/n and it’s non oring. Another expense for this spring.
John Regular
dumb ape with a hammer
Well the tank I've been waiting for finally decided to show up, plenty of room under it, I could fit like 4 more coils if I wanted.. Don't know if I can make it work and that seat probably wont either but I think it looks kind of cool mocked up
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I'm stealing that clamp the aluminum edge protector in the vise with the tire iron thing. Thanks!
Works like a charm. Too bad the butcher before me didn’t have this technology.
Found an Xring chain for $45 - deal and I’ll pick that up tomorrow. Only trouble is it’s too long. I already cut the swingarm to add a piece to make it longer so the chain will fit. If it turns out well I’ll post pics.
Wow April 1st already???
Polished up the fork bottoms (a bit shinier now) and back in the triple clamps. Spokes have been tightened and I’ll scuff up the discs while they’re off in anticipation of new pads in the spring.
UPDATE > HD Canada now has them on the shelf! They're awesome for things like putting together a daisy chain of interior lights. In fact, the bulk-pack of LED pot lights I just installed came with them in the connector boxes.
that buffer! Nice polish on the fork tubes.
Thx. The tubes had dulled over the years and just needed a machine polish. As much as I tried by hand, the machine finish is far superior. I mounted my polisher and spare bench grinder with wire wheels on a piece of wood with a 2x4 screwed to the bottom. I then clamp whatever machine I’ll be using into an old Black and Decker workmate. When not in use they hang from the garage cross ties. Saves space.
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An embarrassing story but funny. When I was rebuilding the forks, I mentioned the new seal on the first one was tough to get in. When I did the second one, it went in with little more than thumb pressure. When I assembled the inner tube, it slid in quite easily too. Odd I thought but maybe poor QC from the seal manufacturer. I continued putting everything together and was tidying up, getting ready to call it a night. I was putting all my tools away and on the end of my vise, I found a brand new seal
. In my haste, clever me reinstalled the old seal back into the tube! I couldn’t believe I did that. The only good thing is I now had lots of experience so re/re the seal took very little time. Back into the house at 1:00 am. lol.
. In my haste, clever me reinstalled the old seal back into the tube! I couldn’t believe I did that. The only good thing is I now had lots of experience so re/re the seal took very little time. Back into the house at 1:00 am. lol.Bob Wegman
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Those fork bottoms are like having a party for my eyes!
Surface prepped the rotors today and remounted the discs and tightened things down for the forks. I may be mounting a new tire so I don’t want to hook up all the brakes yet. If you look at the tire there’s lots of tread but it has a significant “out of round” condition. Polished up caliper brackets.
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Hey @Basco tell us about this?
Haven't seen a surfacing tool like that.
Haven't seen a surfacing tool like that.
