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You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!
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Originally posted by crimsontracer View PostYeah. Didnt want to discourage you but those kits often bigger jobs than they seem to be. You'll get it. Ripping my carbs apart again tonight too. You'll be in good company.
No worries there. I was going to do it regardless. If I messed it up to much I could always replace parts. This is my first bike. Had go-carts growing up, raced them a little, worked on many different vehicles as well. So this is just another notch in the belt.Treat everyday like it's your last....
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Changed oil (Mobil 1 10w-40 4T), changed plugs, Coil Relay mod, changed headlight bulb (Sylvania Silverstar Ultra), greased speedometer gear (no change, still wobbles), changed clock batteries (clock still stays at the same time), greased chain, and installed a voltmeter in the dash.'92 GSX1100F Red/Maroon
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Originally posted by KAT TOY View Postlook for a small dent in fork tube- from a rock? mine leaks a small amt after new seal was installed.
Today was the first ride in however many weeks since that test ride. It's been alternating between too blazing hot or too rainy to ride. No decent weather at all until tonight. Just did a quick 5 mile ride to the store to pick up some oil for my car...
The Kat was making a interesting and louder "click-click" from the front end than before as I rolled it out to the driveway. I decided to ride anyways, but stick to slower city streets. Fired up like it hadn't been sitting at all, that was a nice surprise. This bike is so random. It can sit all Winter long and fire up fine, but put it on stands for a few weeks while the forks are off and it was hating life. Right front fork is showing some wetness under the dust seal now, and the left front fork has a few drops on top of the dust seal... Clicking sound was gone when I got home. Everything here has been so damp I wouldn't be surprised if it was brakes even though it sounds like the speedo sender. The wheel bearings seemed perfect when I spun the front wheel on the axle before attaching the brakes, so I don't think it's anything life threatening.
Life with old vehicles I guess. My "newer" car (a '95) has bizarre scraping sounds from the back end that multiple shops (in addition to myself) have not been able to identify. Been doing it for years now, and we even swapped a whole axle/hub as a unit on the side of the noise (to replace a bad bearing, so much rust the axle never would come out of the old hub) without any change. My regular daily driver (a '91) has an intermittent squeal (sounds like brakes) that we've never been able to find either. Real frustrating when nothing shows any sign of wear and you can't duplicate it under controlled conditions, but it does it in normal driving all the time!
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Bikes don't leak oil, they mark their territory.
~Author Unknown
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Picked up a nail in my rear tire on the way to work. Noticed it handling a little odd the last few miles in, checked the tire, it's low (just filled it last week) spin it around a bit and yep. A nail. Dammit.
Had to have my girlfriend drive the 65 miles out from her ace to where I work and pick me up. Taking the truck in tomorrow so I can pick up the bike, pull the tire, plug it, and ride on.1998 Katana 750
1992 Katana 1100
2006 Ninja 250
2006 Katana 600 RIP - 130k miles
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Originally posted by shpielers View PostPicked up a nail in my rear tire on the way to work. Noticed it handling a little odd the last few miles in, checked the tire, it's low (just filled it last week) spin it around a bit and yep. A nail. Dammit.
Had to have my girlfriend drive the 65 miles out from her ace to where I work and pick me up. Taking the truck in tomorrow so I can pick up the bike, pull the tire, plug it, and ride on.Treat everyday like it's your last....
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Originally posted by hallj22 View PostOuch. On the suck scale of 1-10 thats got to be a 100. Luckily, I have not had to experience that yet on my bike. My 4-runner is a different story Seems I am always picking up a screw or nail. Hope its plug-able."I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you when I called you stupid. I thought you already knew..."
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