Recent content by stainlesscycle

self employed for last 20 years. sell vintage mc parts and new fasteners for at least 10 years now..i'm either taking bikes apart, or putting them together. before that i owned some nightclubs/live sound/touring music businesses..

sold! count me in for a diecast one.

it's a 4am surprise. went from rain to 16" snow in 4 hours. leaves were on the trees, so all trees became 1/2 height, and twice as wide :)

so basically, no adjustments needed for elevation or temperature change. right? once it's set up once, there is no need to ever touch it? unless you need to compensate for loss of compression/ring wear/etc?

i didn't see temperature fluctations addressed (or maybe i missed it)... is it just a 1 click change from say 30 degrees to 90 degrees? or maybe that's too simple - 1 click richer every 20 degree temp drop as long as elevation stays the same?? my main issue with the pwk is not getting a...

does coolant look good or is there an oily film or any discoloration? if no, then it's not exhaust gas. is it a 1.2 or 1.4 cap? if it was mine i'd: a: remove cap, start bike, watch coolant swirl a bit. this just checks waterpump operating properly - let it come up to temp a bit, it...

if you overfill the radiators, it will leak until it gets right.. fluid should be to the top of the fins, not all the way full...

we finally got power back late last night. when one of these guys showed up, i knew the magic would happen soon. hope everyone else gets back to normalcy soon.

not as bad over here, but we did get 16" of snow in 4 hours, and we've not had power since monday. lotsa guys in the woods with chainsaws the last few days - hopefully power is restored soon...

plastic left side cover on end of crank. 4 bolts. you're gonna need an impact to get the flywheel nut off, and a flywheel puller - can't remember what size.

http://sellout.woot.com/ i'm sure it's a one day only sale.

i cut 3 notches on the left side of my grip (on every bike i own...) , and i make a reference mark on the throttle itself. - 1 at closed, 1 at 1/2, and 1 at wot. that way i can look down and see where i'm at at any time. when i'm riding - you'd be surprised where you're actually at on the...

this doesn't seem right - larger diameter = leaner. should vibe less. did you change anything else?

richer definitely vibes much much more.. but this is not necessarily a sign that you're too rich - gotta give motor what it needs, whether that causes vibes i dunno...

i advanced it a mm or so. somewhere along the line i must have set it back to stock timing, cuz that's where it was at when i took the cover off. no wonder it was flat in the middle. i have to remember that when you think it's jetting, sometimes it's ignition :)