Well.....Bye.

[Cooter]

Suck it!
0PMlChjnSXe8Dg4DhOCcdg by Cooter!, on Flickr
Keep it full:
UP0lpuE3S9O7ElKTNbxgQg by Cooter!, on Flickr

 

[Cooter]

Wow. 17.9lbs pull. Totally repeatable.
E+IiYRVGSnueTFCk2O9G6g by Cooter!, on Flickr

Very smooth linear pull at half the effort and only 7.7lb hold?!?
RdJR6sDuSb6gD5nDWXz8MQ by Cooter!, on Flickr

Worth every penny.
For giggles I tested the XB (Stella) that has a stock clutch, shorty levers and a new cable and it was very close to being the same (about 1lb more).

Thats impressive.

 

[Cooter]

I got word on the weird headlight smokey white mark thing too.
I asked LAP (who I bought the replacement headlight from) and after sending pics, they referred to EBR and immediately sent out a new unit with a tag to return the old one.

They mentioned the supplier was aware of the issue for the early bikes (mines #000024 for 2014) and requested my Vin# to see if some snuck through.

Very NICE customer service from LAP (through e-bay even!) matches what I've experienced from EBR to this date. Classy bunch.

I'll swap the headlight again once I'm home (Mom's b-day in Portland:love_heart

 

[Silverrider]

Suck it!
0PMlChjnSXe8Dg4DhOCcdg by Cooter!, on Flickr
Keep it full:
UP0lpuE3S9O7ElKTNbxgQg by Cooter!, on Flickr

That is a great write as always ^^^ I hope to see one just as detailed for the valves. My Friend!

 

[Cooter]

Thanks Silver, It’s that time at 6k miles! I just need to get a solid day in the shop. It’s not a job I want to get 1/2 way done and get distracted for a week.... It will be a few weeks until I get that chance but I promise I will take lots of pics during the process and share them

 

[34nineteen]

and plug it with a fitting vacuum plug will stop the MC from going dry and drastically help bleeding later:
vQHSk+BdRMypndKe+trtGQ by Cooter!, on Flickr

Nice "life hack" for plugging the banjo :up::up: Damn! You are a handsome fella !

 

[Silverrider]

Nice "life hack" for plugging the banjo :up::up: Damn! You are a handsome fella !

Funny story here, I didnt plug mine and the brake fluid drained into my collector as you can see in the pic unknown to me at the time, Once done fired it up and smoke was coming out of my exhaust I was very worried at first, till I figured out what took place. :black_eyed:

 

[MakingPAIN]

That’s good news about the slave I still need to get one.

I am doing the valves on my bike this week or next. I have 5400 or something on it right now. Kinda excited to tear it apart but I have had a new project I have been working on.

1979 chevette. New Holley carb,new distributor and coil, new clutch, tranny mount motor mounts torque tube mount, new brakes and lines, new shocks springs all ball joints inner and outer tie rods. Rebuilt the rack and pinion. New wheels and tires. Lol in the chevette what am I doing with my life!!!?

Chevette by D, on Flickr

 

[Cooter]

I get back from almost 3 weeks and 3500 miles (? ill add them up) and the first post I see in my rambling, non-sensical, train-of-motorcycle-consciousness thread.. is a CHEVETTE!?!




:applause: Nice job man! It is sick and wrong and so damn cool all at once. Dare to be different for sure! When does the LS swap start?

FYI, I'm currently infatuated with MK1 Rabbits (Golfs to you Euro peeps)

In diesel of course...

 

[Outlaw]

I like your Chevette. My commuter is a 1990 Plymouth horizon. 34mpg and it parks anywhere, no worries about door dings.

 

[user_deleted]

hey mike: i always loved those little rascals especially with stick-shift. just a heads-up: some early 80's jobs developed horrible oil consumption problems due to out-of-round cylinder bores right from the factory. was tough to diagnose. if you run into that and i hope you don't that's the culprit. sadly i remember from 2 of mine.

 

[MakingPAIN]

Haha yeah it is wrong but so cool I can’t stop. I am in contact with some Brazilian performance companies now getting a T3 turbo kit made up and some rear suspension parts. The turbo will push about 6 psi from what I am gathering I don’t speak Portuguese so the language breakdown is now the hardest part. So google translate is my best friend.

Oh yeah cool bit of info.. spark plug wires in Brazil are called cold candle sails?!? Lol cool name

 

[Cooter]

Oh no! What have I DONE?!

To be honest, all I really know about these MV Agusta Brutalé 800's is sexy, sexy, sexy. So far I'm in love with this Italian beauty, time will tell if she proves to be a swipe right sort of match up

Originally some collector had bought her new in Indianapolis and the family sold most of his 24 bikes when he passed. She's the latest generation of these and turned over her first 1000 miles on the short, curvy ride home to my place. I'm still a little careful for break-in, but a SURPRISING amount of torque for any bike, and absolutely outstanding for an 800 triple that epically howls out of the tailpipes as she skyrockets up the big RPM graph on the LCD dash.

I'll get some better pics when I'm back home, and have some cheap e-bay stuff to pull off her, but I can't wait to straddle her and push her buttons

 

[lancruza]

You got that right. That triple 800 is a knockout for sure. That bike is on my list. Here's the one I want - They are one, beautiful bike. Congrats on the new ride.

 

[BuellyBagger]

Oh no! What have I DONE?!

just had to one up me didn't ya! LOL bike looks sweet!! always liked them as well. Congrats! Sound Clip???!!!

 

[34nineteen]

Wowza! Nice!

I was looking at the Brutale triples for a little bit. Cool bikes, but I also really dig the Yammy triples too.

 

[Cooter]

So bad ass! But More like this for me lancruza:


I’m working on that BB! Getting a go-pro to mess with soon. Pershing blvd has been a informal drag strip for 50 years and about 2 miles from my place :up:

Thanks 34:19 until I looked up what replacement parts go for :eek-new::eek-new::eek-new:

 

[lancruza]

So bad ass! But More like this for me lancruza:
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I’m working on that BB! Getting a go-pro to mess with soon. Pershing blvd has been a informal drag strip for 50 years and about 2 miles from my place :up:

Thanks 34:19 until I looked up what replacement parts go for :eek-new::eek-new::eek-new:

:up::up::up:

Yep, I'd ride it. Once you get a chance to twist the throttle off the end of the handlebars, give a full ride report. I've been looking at these 800 Brutale's since they came out. Riding position looks to be almost exactly that of an XB12SS. One day...

 

[lancruza]

Here is a comparison of the riding positions. This is a great sight for comparisons.

http://cycle-ergo.com

 

[34nineteen]

Thanks 34:19 until I looked up what replacement parts go for :eek-new::eek-new::eek-new:

Hopefully you didnt buy it to save money. LOL!

I prefer the colorway/model than lancruza posted up. I keep thinking about getting an older Monster 695 with the black bodywork/red frame.

Either one is like sex on a stick. Those are gorgeous bikes.