Pinned So what have you done to your bike today?

washed the cibby, topped the oil up (i didnt put enough in after the service) and went to bike night at Harry's dinner, met some new people and went riding with a gu on his Z1000.. hot dam that thing is a crazy bike..

 

Picked up,another across, the onwer had been trying to get it going for months by hitting the starter and slightly twiisting the throttle, i showed him how to use the choke and it almost fired up, he was happy to see the arse end of it

 

that start ya bastard should have made it fire even without choke, shouldn't it?

 

So I think I figured out why the bastard was leaking. New seal on the left.

Whoops!

 

I replaced mine not long ago, you will have to carefully lift the bottom of the old seal out without scratching the pump also if its still in there. Would recommend getting a oil seal aswell while your at it they can only be replaced through the mechanical seal side & are only cheap

 

Yeah. Already got the old one out and fixed the light scratches I put in it. Pressed the oil seal in with a 20mm socket. Afraid to press on the flange of the mechanical seal tho. What'd you install it with?

Here was the remains of the mechanical seal when I was done getting angry...

 

I think I used a 27mm socket

 

What did I do? Came home last night after having dinner with a buddy 'bout to leave for Afghanistan and fired the bike up. No leaks, no drips. Got home tonight, warmed it up- IT ACTUALLY GOT WARM ENOUGH TO TURN THE FANS ON!!

So I shut it off, went and bought some ridiculous wheels, came home and took it for a ride!

I didn't have to push it home! It never died! It got warm!

What'd I do today? I learned that when it's 2*c out, riding the bike will make it cool off to the bottom peg even if the bike's warm enough to turn the fans on at idle. I learned the fucker won't rev above 12, too. acts like a rev limiter.

On to the next challenge!

 

got a friends old cb350 running. problem was the fuse holder and i think wires in one end were doing a hit and miss with vibrations

 

Sounds really nice Andy

 

Sounds good, but might need a carby sync. Not sure if you can get it as smooth as a 4 carby setup though.

 

@DamnitLaverty good to hear the bike worked, so what. As for not revving above 12, this could jetting or icing of your carbies - it's a thing.

Afghanistan, hey..

 

Yep, fair enough.

I greased the chain and put air in the tyres on my ZXR today... chain plates had started to rust, and the tyres, they had about 15psi in each

 

It is indeed... when asked to help... mostly I end up doing the chores. Drain the compressor, open the workshop roller door fully, sweep the floor, wash the bikes going out, etc. I don't have to roll the bikes in and out every day yet, but that will come soon enough. At least I won't need a gym membership

Need to tension the chain as well, but my rear stand is in Tamworth.

 

Those menial chores are meant to start good habits. Cleaning workspaces is good for efficient work, and cleaning bikes is good business. That, and you're the cheapest way to clean the shop/bikes.

 

worked again on the friends 350 honda. got the horn working better than ever and the blinker switch needed a clean. points adjustment tmr and oil change then a test ride to get ready for tamworth.