So, not my bike, but I was in an undercover carpark and heard a deep, lou,d V-twin note. I look around and I think it's a ducati, but as it turns, the tank looks like it says Honda, but it doesn't look like a Honda I know. So I go and check. It turns out to be a Hyosung 250! Impressive sound with a aftermarket exhaust.
The MC22 is back together and running like a top, now if it would stop raining so I can get a spirited test ride in
My report for what iv'e done on the SRX today as follows :Ahhh Nothing really , just looked at the bike and put the bike cover back on. This is killing me not starting on the rebuild , so looking forward to it .
I grabbed a new accessory grinding and sanding pack for my Dremel (Well the cheap knock off of a Dremel) with the quick change cutting, grinding and sanding wheels.... Time to try cleaning up some of my poor welding with more precision than possible with a 5" battery grinder... Works a treat... what was going to be a real pain with the grinder and possibly a file is all done and nice and smooth. The quality of the Dremel accessories is so much better than the cheap stuff... I wonder if there is that much variance between the units themselves... might have to go to Bunnings and try one out...
What a day rang Kawasaki Nerang for some pilot screw washers part# 92055-1002: ( Sure how many you want we got heaps & there normally $5.50 each but they have been in stock for awhile so you can have them for 2$ each) sweet ill have 8 see you in an hour, traffic, heat and breathalysed finally got there they had 3 in stock instead of 27 and the magical 4th appeared some 30 minutes later, payed 1$ each for them after all that, left feeling relieved id gotten some rode off into the traffic, heat another breath test and a drug swab to boot because he didnt like my fresh mohawk.No wonder I sacked these guys years ago & usually deal with Krazy dogs Kawasaki & get it posted out. Am currently having a bourbon listening to Kevin bloody Wilsons "Ive had an absolute .... of a day"
A few drinks later and look what else has arrived, will be good to have proper carb/airbox seals instead of the home-made ones i use now that just dont wanna stay in place. Cheers Lite Tek,quicker delivery than I expected too with Aust Post efforts lately already rang a mate and booked his carby synchroniser aswell.
Recognize that envelope and the colour of those seals Lite tek everyday of the week. Sent from my SM-G900I using Tapatalk
rode the honda hornet today and it went well. first time since i cactussed the knee early in april.changed a rear blinker so ready for rego.
So last night i didn't do much on the bike, because the battery was charging. I refilled the manometer with thicker fluid (gear oil mixed with Motul 300V so it'd glow) but drained the battery trying to get the bike to start... of course after I nuked the battery I realized i'd run the bike out of fuel. Added fuel. Put petcock to prime...Cranked it over a bunch of times, and it's not catching. It IS hydrolocking though- so maybe a needle isn't sealing correctly? I'm getting a wee bit frustrated at this bike...
It's not jumped timing- it cranks for a few minutes until it gets fuel down in. And I can get it to run on choke sometimes.
Tried out my revised settings on the Welder and yay... no more blowing holes...lol. I need to get a few pieces of 4mm plate plasma cut before I can do any more welding so I figured I would start prepping the front triple tree and forks... Hmmmm looks like both inner tubes are bent... not surprising though considering the condition of the donor FZR250. Now to look at replacement tubes or having these straightened... might go for replacements as there is quite a bit of pitting on one of them... grrr
Fizzer forks aren't worth spending any $$ on repairing given their below average performance, straighten and rechrome will cost at least $400 +GST, replacement tubes are available for about the same price. @Woolfe is wrecking a zeal, the upper stanchions from those forks may be the same - worth checking...there may be others with forks available
I still have the forks off the Zeal if you are interested. I actually saw the discussion heading "So what have you done to your bike today" and was going to say, I just gave every leading edge of my bike, helmet and clothes a heavy coating of bug! Fun to apply but not so much fun to remove. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk