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10/10/2013: i have a big project or two in mind that would require brazing, but i want
to practice a bit. so in trying to figure out something to do i decided to build a simple
turn signal mount. the previous owner
cut the turn signal mounts off the
frame and put lights on the seat. despite it looking ok, it's definately in need of
repair...
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3/31/2013: after last year's catastrophe with the carburetor i decided it was time to ignore the little
issues it may still have and move on to making sure the electrical stuff was behaving. afterall, it was
starting fairly well...
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5/28/2012: while trying to adjust the carburetor and fix an idle problem a couple weeks ago
the bike backfired and i heard a "tink", almost like someone dropped a shovel across the street.
it turned out the end cap had been blown off and shot across the road! i did find it in the
neighbors front yard though. come to find out, after much looking around, a previous owner
took out the baffle and there was one bolt holding the end cap in. ARG! thirty year old
aftermarket baffles are apparently hard to find, so i decided to craft something up in
hopes of restoring backpressure (and lowering the noise a bit...).
8/6/2012: the end cap fix has worked great! i've basically had a
catastophe trying to get the carb back in working
order and taken the baffle out in case that was the cause.
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8/6/2011: last week i replaced the butterfly shaft seals on the carb. the
thinking behind it goes that after thirty+ years they harden and after who knows
how many cleanings the seals have undoubtedly been breaking down due to exposure
to the wonderful effects of carb cleaner. <g> since i had it off i also
replaced these pesky little springs and balls so the choke would stay open and i
wouldn't have to hold it!
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6/27/2011: bought a piston stop and then after even more searching (and the failed
attempt)
found out how
to get the ceramic out of the spark plug. it's easy, when you know how... <g>
i then used a 3/8-16 to tap the plug and it worked! (i can't find the link, but i swear i read it on
yamaha triples forum...)
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3/21/2011: a few "little" projects that have finally come together! what
do they entail?
cleaning the starter and replacing the brushes, upgrading the headlight from the
sealed type to the H4 (not pictured), swapping the metal tube around the tumbler, changing
the dash/console and taking out some of the dead/dying/not so good light
electronics. oh! also cleaned the main grounding bolt, but don't know if
there is a picture of that...
the projects...
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it's pretty dirty...
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just a few scratches...
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the new look
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tumbler springs can fly!
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9/10/2010: stripping the front fork stud and then using a die to rethread
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8/20/2010: "custom" fuel lines...
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3/17/2010: the temporary "gas tank" to be...
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3/2/2010: the carburetor (still on the bike though)...
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3/2/2010: repositioning of the handlebars...
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11/9/2009: cleaning the rust off of the centerstand...
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11/9/2009: cleaning rust, round I...
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11/1/2009: [grumble, grumble...] updated 11/15/2009...
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