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I'll be screaming and cursing in the shop and Sarah will come down to see WTF is going on. She sees that I have a caliper or master cylinder in...
I will say, I AM GETTING SICK AND FUCKING TIRED OF REBUILDING / RESTORING BRAKE SYSTEMS! God, I hate brake fluid.
Still holding out you tease. But I do think I know what it is.
Carb vent, connects to nothing. Stays open, pointing down, vented to atmosphere. There is usually a small bracket held by a screw on the...
Yep, defeat and poverty.
I think I remember this bike. Maybe this is the "new" owner selling it after defeat.
Longer springs in front. When you install the slides, invert the rubber into a mushroom cap. Put your finger down in the carb and hold the slide...
My first guess that could produce that symptom, along with the fact that the carbs have been worked on, is the diaphragm(s) are damaged or...
Pretty much agree with bmart. Watcha gonna do about it? Is there any thing that needs to be done? Doubt it. You haven't really done the...
I don't do a lot of compression testing these days, but I'd do it like Honda says to do it: Warm up the engine. Stop the engine, then disconnect...
Small thread hi-jack again... Turned out to be what really looks like a 1995 RC45/NC35 caliper. Those were the brakes pads that fit and the...
Not mine, but near me https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/mpo/d/bellevue-8th-generation-honda-vfr800/7601146682.html [ATTACH]
I've got a set 85 body work that needs exactly all that. I'm gonna walk over and drop it off, have my beer ready.
Great!
Nice. I recently cleaned up some CBR600F3 rotors that led a dirty life under leaking fork seals too. They were stained BAD. Came out pretty...
Looking good. Did you do some light resurfacing on the rotors?
I agree. I would probably be coming up with a plan and some stainless to reenforce that area. It might very well just crack next to the weld....
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