^^ yeah, it offends many. I am on budget lock down so it will go eventually. Lil Red will look this way for awhile. Just want everything...
Alright, steering cured for now. Tightened the top nut, but I need to buy a 30mm socket for final torque. Chain adjusted. Time for a highway run....
^^ SM, I already upgraded to new bearings (only OE option), but I didn't want to over torque them. At the time I didn't believe I could get full...
^^ my ST proj bike was the same way. The seller was nervous and wanted out because it started to overheat. Knowing what I know now (and then)...
Thanks Tom! Long list of to-do, but nearly as soul crushing now that she runs. The steering head bearings need tightened Hardware for the front...
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[ATTACH] Well once I see empty oil bottles in trash it is go time. Did I do a good job? What did I forget? What am I missing? Dunno but who...
I agree with Thumbs, it is ok not to 100% original at this point. Just try and get the bike up and running as cheap as possible first. SS lines...
I can't contain my glee. There was a story of a dude that sold his Aprilia Tuono and regretted that choice almost immediately and had lived in...
Do you know anyone with a sandblast cabinet? I removed a lot of the corrosion on various hard parts including my rad rock shield. Fan bracket as...
I just scrubbed my rad shield and sprayed black engine paint. Rad still silver/grey. I have the same knock after I did a valve adjust so I am not...
Wholly wow, batman. Nice beasts! There is so much dust where I live that it seals in the leaking oils. :)
Dang. is that alfalfa? My wife's little animals need some and they are charging $30 a bail in Cali. 15yrs ago it was $6. That is a nice tractor...
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