What did you do to your bike today?

[draketrumpet]

IS THERE ANY GOOD WAY TO FILL THE REAR MC WITH OUT OVER FILLING IT AND MAKING A MESS???

Very carefully.

[CatatonicBug]

I use an icee straw. Actually, I MAKE an icee straw by cutting open the end of a bendy straw and spreading it open. It makes a teeny tiny funnel. I also only pierce the foil cover on the brake fluid bottle with two little holes to make it possible to pour into the tiny funnel.

[draketrumpet]

I sold it for $100!

No, no, not Monster. That other little bike that hasn't run since October when the piston mysteriously froze (ok, not so mysteriously, but all the same, it froze). Some kids came to the door and asked if I would sell it to their dad. I had been contemplating putting it on craigslist at 75 or 100 obo, so I told it didn't as is and I'd take 100. 20 minutes later I had to go find the title and keys . Now, what to do with the $100 to make Monster ride better....

[CatatonicBug]

No, no, not Monster. That other little bike that hasn't run since October when the piston mysteriously froze (ok, not so mysteriously, but all the same, it froze). Some kids came to the door and asked if I would sell it to their dad. I had been contemplating putting it on craigslist at 75 or 100 obo, so I told it didn't as is and I'd take 100. 20 minutes later I had to go find the title and keys . Now, what to do with the $100 to make Monster ride better....

Good for you! Too bad $100 is spent so quickly on these things... I just spent that on my new seat cover!

[XSokieSPECIAL]

Good for you! Too bad $100 is spent so quickly on these things... I just spent that on my new seat cover!

We know where to get seats covered CUSTOM for a good price don't we Dale?

[draketrumpet]

We know where to get seats covered CUSTOM for a good price don't we Dale?

Yep, great price...if you can wait a bit

[CA]

Changed the

middle and final drive oil. I bought the bike over a year ago with 12k miles. It now has 17K and I had never checked it. And the bike had sat for 5 years before i got it.

The stuff i pulled out was dark and gray, the stuff i put in was nice and yellow.

[tcoop]

Well yesterday

I pulled the front master control, took it apart cleaned it, put it back togeather and bled the breaks.

Cut some foam for my seat and cut out the vinal.

Pulled the Reat master control

Missed out on a ride up to Bear Lake because all my bikes are out of commission.

[79XS11F]

Today I repaired the side cover lock on my hop up bike. It was not working properly and I nearly had to break the cover off to gain access to my battery.... which proved to be DEAD. It's 4 years old so I guess that's as much as I could expect from it.
Anyway I found the very tip of the original owners side cover floating around inside the lock so it would not fully release the side cover tab on my side cover. After removing it and lubing the lock it works fine. The battery is a different story. It is in deed DEAD and non chargeable so a replacement is needed before I move forward with tunning this bikes engine. Bummer, a battery will cost between 80 and 100 bucks. I also noticed that the battery ground strap is very weak at the frames mount point and it broke off with very little bending. I guess I will braze it back together cause I don't have a spare ground strap on hand.
On a different note I took my restored 79 bike for a run the other day and all is good with her :-)
Rob

[Rasputin]

Wonder what color

I finally finished the prep of the parts I need to paint. They are off a 78E, a 79SF and a 81LH. I am going to paint them all the same color, so I hope I am happy with whatever I choose. Leaning towards Black Cherry right now. Every piece was taken down to bare metal or raw plastic so no old paint to worry about. Yeah there is some bondo in each tank, although not much, and two of the side covers were repaired. They are spares for my 78E so they will be fine. Here is a couple of pics...

[Pat Kelly]

Installed the 750 final drive today.

[MaximPhil]

Today I repaired the side cover lock on my hop up bike. It was not working properly and I nearly had to break the cover off to gain access to my battery.... which proved to be DEAD. It's 4 years old so I guess that's as much as I could expect from it.
Anyway I found the very tip of the original owners side cover floating around inside the lock so it would not fully release the side cover tab on my side cover. After removing it and lubing the lock it works fine. The battery is a different story. It is in deed DEAD and non chargeable so a replacement is needed before I move forward with tunning this bikes engine. Bummer, a battery will cost between 80 and 100 bucks. I also noticed that the battery ground strap is very weak at the frames mount point and it broke off with very little bending. I guess I will braze it back together cause I don't have a spare ground strap on hand.
On a different note I took my restored 79 bike for a run the other day and all is good with her :-)
Rob

Hi Rob,
I picked up an Energizer brand at WalMart for $69 +$10 deposit which you get back if you take in an old battery.
Maxim Phil

[MaximPhil]

Did the above as mentioned last night with 'red locktite" on the helicoil & the plug backed out this morning perfectly. Have anti-sieze on all plug threads now & took the bike to work today - Back on the road - feels good - Dan

Hi Dan. Glad to hear you got that sorted out.
Maxim Phil

[Crazcnuk]

Fixed a fuel leak, synched the carbs, set idle mixtures, and took the 78E for a few short test runs.

It feels like it's running out of fuel. it will pull to redline, but it bucks along the way. It's particularily bad below 3000rpm, but can feel it surging throughout the range.

Oh and jury-rigged teh headlight to come on with the key. Just temporary, but I can't figure out why it's not working normally.

Don't the 78's have an on/off switch for the headlight?

[draketrumpet]

Don't the 78's have an on/off switch for the headlight?

Normal operation has the light come on regardless of the switch position when you start the engine. If you want it to come on before cranking the engine, flip the switch to on. But, without blowing a fuse or bulb etc. it should always be on with the engine running.