Sooo one more small detail. Had enough of my old carb drain screws… so I made a couple of new ones. [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
I changed these bars not so long ago, and I am currently looking for a replacement with the plastic reservoir but I’m not yet sure what will fit...
Hello all! It’s been a while. This thread got a bit stale, covid has proven to be a bigger hassle than expected. Anyway, last year I didn’t do...
Thank you! Hahahaha yeah i guess i am a bit out of the Gauss line :D they are pretty low, but i couldn't get enough clearance for the clamping...
And a VIDEO for all that are curious how it looks now, finished, everything installed and roadworthy. [MEDIA]
About the costs, that will be a difficult one. And take in account I changed everything that needed to be changed, thigs that were in an OK shape...
I made it. I measured everything, took on the task of sketching it, learned how to use SW programe and made it there. Then I gave the drawing in...
And here it is with all the things put together :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
GAS TANK: I decided on a special matte color - frozen finish from BMW, looks good on a car, but couldn't tell how it would look on a bike :D And i...
After I placed the engine back in I started to do my electrical work: I was scared to pieces of the electrical work because the PO did some custom...
After i reasembled the engine, i got a buddy to help me get it into the frame, which at that time was out on 2 wheels and 2 new tires - CAUTION:...
Work done on the engine: I disassembled the entire engine, every bolt, every bearing, cog, shim, plate etc. ... Cleaned everything, inspected...
I lowered the front end by 4,5 cm which is - as I read - at the upper limit of how low you can go without seriously compromising the handling. I...
Yeah, that's one of my concerns, I hope that the tire will provide enough wind to the metal tray to dessipate the heat better... I'll let you guys...
Next up: relocating the key ignition, pictures of the side panels, lowering of the front end, preping the frame for paint etc., work done on the...
Ok, so it's been half year now and a lot more has been done.... I would say all, but I think we all know that there is always that little...
Well, for 125 quid I wouldn't complain either :D but I'm well past the point of no return so I'll try to do my best with the bike. How's the bike...
It's a xj 650 1982 4k0 YICS. Well, I'll take mine on Monday to a machine shop near by to get all the cylinders and pistons measured (the guy is...
Darn, I had my hopes up that it would be one of those unexpected hidden tricks that none knows about :D Can atleast the cylinder sleeve be changed...
Sorry for the slow reply guys, college has been bombarding me with school work so I had to put a few things on halt.... The bike has 100k km,...
I read the entire thread - thank you! I got a bunch of useful info. My crank looks very similar to the one on yhe picture. So guess I'll tear...
Hello everyone! So I decided to tear down my engine, to the bone (to the engine case to be exact). Put on new gaskets, hoan the cylinder walls if...
Thank you for a very thorough reply, there are some points listed that I forgot and will address ASAP. I knew I made a mistake by not posting...
Ok, I'm a bit stuck with my project (also with my build thread on the forum...) because am at the point where I have to decide, shall I do...
Then I'll take that as a huge compliment, since it's coming from the great chacal himself :)
Side panels and the front fender: Front fender is the original one, just shortened - nothing impressive there, you can see it on the pictures...
Next on the list: REAR LIGHT and turn signals., Here where I live, we need to have E marks on our lights + there's a bunch of other regulations...
Wasn't sure if the coment was sarcastic or genuine :D It doesn't sound like much, bending steel pipes, but the first time I did it, I just went...
I couldn't find any analog clamps, that i could just swap and a custom triple tree clamp on sites like ''Dime City Cycles'' costs a bunch and I...
Next on the menue was the front end. Since i'm making a cafeISH bike i decided on using clip ons. Non chineseum clip on bars with 36 mm diameter...
On the previous post you might have seen a homemade license plate bracket. I made it using a pipe, 12mm diameter with 1 mm thick walls. I bent it...
After the base was built, I went searching for a proper foam for the seat... It was quite a task, it needs to be dense enough, it has to be...
And some more, getting the rear shape and the fixation mechanism - i used m6 NUTSERTS: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The seat continues: In the meantime, I decided that I want my seat panel to fit the curve on the tanks end so i decided to shape it - with a...
After the loop was fitted, I went about making a seat for the bike. During my long and tiresome search, I found out that 3 mm aluminium should be...
First of all i decided on removing everything from the bike coould inspect the entire thing, head to toes.[ATTACH] After i got every thing out of...
So, when I got the bike running with the help of this splendid forum I started to inspect the bike further. I found out that: Both mufflers were...
So first things first, I had to get the bike going and for that, I had to: 1. Use a working battery (I know - I used a car battery, but at that...
Well here goes nothing: I planned on doing this from the very get go, but back then I didn't have a proper ''media equipment'' (a working cell...
I'm looking for an exhaust collector since mine is so badly rusted, it can't even be considered scrap metal. As stated in the header I'm looking...
I'll go dismantle everything again and i'll take some better pics. That's just a protuberance, it has a couple of those - for an unknown reason to me.
A larger picture.
VINS don't match, all my VINS are short (frame, metal plate, engime case and the bikes papers) so yeahhhh... I've got some bad karma on me these...
Oh and a vid of her running. If you can hear any anomalies please - shere your ideas with me, i'm more than willing to listen. [MEDIA]
UPDATE: Sorry, I wasn't active for a few days, was out of town- but I'm back on track. k-moe - Thank you for the fast reply back then, I saw...
UPDATE 3: (best one yet) Coils: - I took them off and checked the resistances - both are in spec on both tests. Compression: - After adding a...
UPDATE NO.2: Compression tests done: I don't know should i be happy about the fact that they are all about the same or should i be sad - since...
Oh and this: The spark plugs that were on.
A quick update: Valve shims: - 7/8 were out of spec, one shim didn't even want to budge - good thing I can swear in multiple languages (i saw...
I have checked the plug wires today - they are in the correct order. You got me scared there - how could i have missed such a detail :eek: I have...
