mike lowary
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Just did a 50 mile first ride. She’s an absolute animal! I’m so relieved the problem was solved. Sucks this is the last day I can ride. At least I know what I have for next season. I’m stoked
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njloco
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A little chilly this morning, yes ?
Good luck with the new engine.
Good luck with the new engine.
Nade
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The joy of doing it yourself! Congrats!
mike lowary
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I highly recommend the aluminum trans pulley from Baker. It makes a substantial difference in acceleration over stock. Really glad I did it. Now what to do for the winter... ��
mike lowary
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Probably going to remake my jardine chin spoiler brackets out of 6061 billet. The steel ones are starting to get surface rust where the powder coat is peeling. And the steel ones are heavy as hell. And I need something to do. I’ll make that my first project.
mike lowary
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You have powder coat that is peeling??
My $0.02 is that normally I prefer the chin spoiler on the bike, but I think with the Jardine pipe, the bike looks better without.
mike lowary
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Yes it’s peeling. However it’s from no fault of the jardine company. It’s peeling from the mounting hardware being on and off. So basically I’ve peeled the powder coat off myself from assembly and disassembly.
njloco
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My front bumper ( tree killer type ) on my pick up was powder coated, started rusting after going through the first winter. I just took it off the truck yesterday, it's now rusted up pretty good so it's time for a face lift. If I can get some of the coatings I used to sell years ago, it will never rust again, never !
Nade
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You have a bridgeport:applause:.......lucky bastard. I used to have access to mills and lathes etc that I could use at my leisure, but a change of job meant no more access. I wish to get me a Mill at home and/or a small hobby lathe. The ability to manufacture those small parts on wet weekend are a bit of fun for me.
mike lowary
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I’m actually a toolmaker by trade so I have access to several lathes and mills. I probably log 6 hours every single day on these machines. Having after hours access to them is definitely a blessing.
mike lowary
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That valve looks hella bent.
I literally just said "ow!"
Is this your bike?
Is this your bike?
mike lowary
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Not gonna get too deep into this. I will say that there was an error made at the beginning of this build that wasn’t caught. It caused my rear intake valve to make out with the piston on 2 different occasions. Fortunately the problem has been found and is being resolved. **** happens. I ain’t mad at nobody. Be back in business in no time
mike lowary
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And apparently since this happened again my ol lady decided I should get a 2nd bike so i always have one to ride. Looking hard at a 2005 xb12s on Sunday. Everyone needs a 2nd bike!
So what was the problem? Pushrod too long? Cam timing off?
Having two bikes doesn’t resolve that by the way. It just means you have 2 project bikes instead of 1.
Having two bikes doesn’t resolve that by the way. It just means you have 2 project bikes instead of 1.
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mike lowary
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Pushrods reversed on rear cylinder
D-oh! I’ve heard of people doing that but it only causing a small issue. Are you running different cams than stock?
mike lowary
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Cat 3 cams. Custom length non adjustable pushrods
