What Did You Do To Your Wing Today?

[Whiskerfish]

215 miles today and after 18,000 miles a new front tire on order.

[Rat]

215 miles today and after 18,000 miles a new front tire on order.

Got 21 out of a front Metzler on the old Fat Rat once ..... but I ride ..... gently ......

Gord

[Dirt Road Cowboy]

I think that I read somewhere that the new seals do away with the metal rings under the seal.

Is this correct?

AFAIK, the ring is still needed. Honda changed the design, so if you ordered a replacement, it may look different, but it is still required.

Great. The new seal is larger/deeper than the original, but everything should still fit properly.

Thanks for the info!

[Oldest Sage]

Just rode it!

[Whiskerfish]

215 miles today and after 18,000 miles a new front tire on order.

Got 21 out of a front Metzler on the old Fat Rat once ..... but I ride ..... gently ......

Gord

Yea but you are an adventurous Cuss

When I made the decision you would not believe but I thought "You know Gord would run at least a couple thou more on this"

I dislike the "Adventure" and expense of dealing with replacing rubber on the road and would much rather do it at home

[Rat]

I've done it on the road ..... but I had help and luck ..... but I don't have to tell you that .....

Gord

[DocRoot]

Tom (Vermonter) drove his '79/81 over today for some waving and shmoozing... good lookin bike!

[Whiskerfish]

Took the carbs off the 77 I picked up a couple of weeks ago and put them back on my 75 where they belong. Then of course I had to take it out to stretch it's legs and make sure it was running good
Muggy but another very nice day all in all.

Getting ready to order a leakdown tester to check out the 77 a bit more before I pickle the engine.

[82aspy]

confirmed new left valve cover & shifter shaft seal a-ok,

on to the right side

[Rat]

confirmed new left valve cover & shifter shaft seal a-ok,

on to the right side

Where did you find an 82 with the shifter on the right side ?

Gord

[82aspy]

on the left side, confirmed fresh valve cover seal and shifter shat seal a-ok,
(confirmed new left valve cover & shifter shaft seal a-ok,)

now i'm going off to the right side valve cover seal
(on to the right side)

84a , 82a is now good to go 2nd fiddle backup

the britts shifted on the right, (reverse shift order also, of course) 'til they got with the program in 75, at least with norton

[JSBail]

I'm getting my 83 ready for a road trip in a month and knowing that good electrical connections are key to the longevity of the stator I stripped all the body work off my Interstate and cleaned every electrical connection I could get my hands on with vinegar and then water/baking soda to neutralize it. It's my own opinion but I'm not a fan of dielectric grease so in order to help keep them clean I sprayed all the connections with "control/contact cleaner and lubricant" from radio shack. Maybe it's just my imagination but once all was back together and running the bike actually seemed to idle smoother than it did before I cleaned all the connections.

What had me pulling my hair out was finding replacement hand grips for it last night. I could've easily got replacements for the ones that are on it now but I don't like them and wanted something different. The ones on it now are aftermarket foam/chrome grips that are too big a dia for my small hands and makes my hands cramp, the problem I ran into though was finding a suitable grip that was the length I needed because it turns out my 83 takes a grip that's 5 3/4 inches long. You wouldn't think that would be an issue but what I found frustrating was that almost every site I checked out wouldn't give me detailed dimensions of the grip other than they were for 7/8" bars and I wasn't going to purchase a set of grips only to find out they were too short. I finally did find a set but geez what a headache it was finding them.

[ianstaley]

I would have thought that nearly all grips would be about the same length. Too short yea a problem too long not so much of a problem.

[JSBail]

I would have thought that nearly all grips would be about the same length. Too short yea a problem too long not so much of a problem.

You would think they would but no. The ones on my 750 are 5 1/4 long which seems to be a common length but when I tried to fit them on the GL just to see how they felt on it that's when I realized I had to be careful ordering grips and many sites would claim that a grip would fit my GL but some researching found that most those grips were actually too short.

[DocRoot]

Woke up with a whining back this AM so my plans for valve adjustment and timing on the '77 are shelved (no lift). Fortunately, there's a 755 on the bench waiting it's turn. I took the top apart without any struggles, no stripped bolts, no stuck slides, jets in the right places, but the kidney gaskets were just about falling apart. Now it's up-side-down with the bowls off and everything pb blastered, and I'm on my way to the outdoor store for Mother's day hanging baskets of flowers.

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