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Neophyte here will be needing help

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by MonkeyWrench, Mar 17, 2008.

  1. MonkeyWrench

    MonkeyWrench Member

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    Well it looks like I'll be venturing into the world of 4 stroke wrenching and it looks like the help and guidance I'll need can be found here.

    Pretty good story on the acquisition I can share later. Short version: for $100 I'm a bike owner. First ever actually. 83 Maxim 750 pic in my gallery.

    Looking forward to sharing my garage exploits of broken rusty bolts, bloody knuckles, electrical gremlins, etc. Hopefully between a few beers and some support from here, I'll get out for a ride before the snow flies again.
     
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    Welcome!
     
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    Welcome!

    Where in mid-Michigan. Detroit-ish here.

    1st tip. Pull the wrench, that way you get bloody lip instead of bloody knuckles. Much cooler look.
     
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    Put more info in the Signature section.

    Year - Model - Miles - Stock or Modified - Issues
     
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    MiCarl

    I'm hailing from Saginaw.

    Thanks, for the tip. I checked with the wife on "the look". You must be right. She offered up saving me the trouble
     
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    wow man...I'm from bay city...PM me if ya need any help or want to chat.
     
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    welcome to the site,,,sounds like a plan,,,Dan
     
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    Re: Neophyte here will be needing help (UPDATE)

    It runs!!!!

    Well it's been a long month with a lot of travel for work, a wife and child, yardwork etc, but I finally got around to putting the carbs back on tonight (twice, see below)after a good cleaning and some new parts from Chacal.

    Followed that with the tank that I POR 15'd a couple weeks back (now with in-line filter) and she fired right up. Idles really good and should get better with a synching and a colortune.

    Rolled through the gears without issue on a 2 mile test run so I guess I'll move forward with money for tires, blinkers, new brake lines and do the rest of the general maintanance, oil and drive fluids, etc.

    For any other newbs out there, you should know that if you put the floats back in the carbs upside down, you won't see any fuel flowing through the line into the carbs. Makes it about to the filter and instead of tapping on the bowls with the handle of a screwdrive smack it on your head. The error of your ways will come to you sooner.

    Outside of the above I've removed, cleaned & oiled all the cables, flushed & bleed the brakes, tore down and cleaned the calipers, replaced the fuse box (it was hard wired when recieved), installed new plugs, and done a bit of polishing. It's cleaning up pretty good for a $100 bike and I have to say I'm gettin pretty excited about getting some good weather and having this bike ready to go.
     
    MonkeyWrench, Apr 13, 2008
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