06-08-2013, 11:24 AM | #16 |
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Wilmington, NC
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Here are the pics I promised Weldandgrind. Sorry for the delay my friend, life has kicked me in the rear for the last few weeks.
On my way to my friend's house yesterday, where the bike is garaged, I was blindsided by a nasty migraine. All I could manage to do was roll the bike out, take these 5 pictures, roll her back in, cautiously drive home before the tunnel vision set in, stab a needle in my thigh, and pass out. As you can see, the hose from reservoir to pump is attached only with ultra small zip ties, this is the way the pump came out of the package. Later today, I will be replacing them with stainless steel hose clamps, and will post another pic tonight I will also be installing my new oil drain plug, and filling the crankcase with fresh oil, and putting new battery terminals on the cables, the old stock ones corroded off. The $5 ATV ignition switch I bought does not work properly on my bike, the colors on the wiring harness matched, but not the orientation, I changed the order of the wires in the clip to match the bike's harness, but still no lights work, and no spark. However, the starter motor works regardless if the key is on or off, or even in the ignition at all. i have a matched set with locking gas cap on the way, so i hope that solves the problem and i can get the engine started, or at least properly troubleshoot it. later tonight I plan on trying my hand at ordering in chinese, I have found a few things on taobao.com that I can't live without, wish me Luck, i hope I don't end up with a baby doll instead of a battery box |
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06-08-2013, 01:42 PM | #17 |
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Location: Idaho
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Thanks for posting the photos. Your adjustable brake lever looks great.
If Taobao sends you a baby doll, make sure you get one without lead paint.
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06-08-2013, 02:10 PM | #18 |
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Thanks for the pics! Sorry to hear about the tunnel vision; that has only happened to me once. Hated it.
Be careful. Taobao is quite addictive.
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06-08-2013, 04:21 PM | #19 |
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Location: finger lakes NY
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Measly migraine is all? Shoot junior.....LOL i spent the weekend in ICU because i almost died from a massive blood clot in my lungs.....LOL migraines ares supposed to slow ya down that much......
LOL and just so ya know i am just messin with ya, but i did actually spend the weekend in icu.... |
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06-08-2013, 10:09 PM | #20 |
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don't worry bogie, I can take the heat sorry to hear about your trip to the inside, but glad you made it out OK. I've had an on again off again problem with migraines since I was 6, I missed over half my 7th grade year because of the damn things. I had one that lasted for over 2 weeks, you don't really know pain until you've considered ending it all to make it stop. Thankfully I only get 1-3 a year now.
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06-08-2013, 10:16 PM | #21 |
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Location: Hudson Valley NY
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JPG, the lever looks great!
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06-10-2013, 01:00 PM | #22 |
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Location: Wilmington, NC
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Thanks, I wish I liked chrome when I'm *done* with the bike, the only things on it that will not be black will be the brake pump and the carb. I'm planning on painting the engine with gloss black engine enamel, and pretty much everything else will be flat black. I'm quite fond of high-heat BBQ paint, it looks great and holds up well on outdoor applications when properly applied. For the plastics, I think I'll use Fusion if I can find it in flat black. I'm going to trim my front fender to a similar shape as Weldandgrind has trimmed his fender for you, but slightly "pointy-er"
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06-10-2013, 02:19 PM | #23 | |
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06-10-2013, 11:29 PM | #24 |
Join Date: May 2013
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Thanks Spud, I went to the krylon site shortly after posting this and found flat black #2519, I will be picking up a few cans tomorrow afternoon. If I can't get the engine running yet, at least cleaning and painting will give me some much needed garage therapy in the meantime. I have already sanded and painted the rear center section cover and front fender with aforementioned flat black BBQ paint and they look great, but I know it will chip the first time a rock comes anywhere near it. I'm going to sand them back down and do it up with fusion. I've only used it on lawn furniture before, but I know it's very good stuff. If that doesn't hold up, I might buy the el-cheapo HVLP spray gun at harbor freight and get some PPG flat black
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