Jester_ Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Looks good. I kind of forgot about putting stomp grips on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Copeland Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Heck yeah !Looks good Ryan ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHill Posted April 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Well, I think everything is ready to go; packed up the toolbox and started cleaning the garage up a little. Did learn something very important today: Don't climb up onto a bike that is on stands & a lift, then proceed to test if everything "feels right" by shifting from side to side....even slightly. I lucked out and had a table just close enough that an outstretched toe could catch the edge. If that table was literally 2" further away, the bike was going over with me on top of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester_ Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 I had the bike outside the other day and was backing it into the garage. I tripped and fell over but the trailer broke my fall and I kept the bike up. If those are the worst things that happen this week I think we're gonna be alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiztedRabbit Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 See you guys are getting your o shit moments out of the way now.. I like they way you work lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHill Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Only thing that would be better, finding a cheap wrecked 750... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHill Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 and yes, I have an appliance store in the backside of my garage.....2 ovens, 2 washers and 2 dryers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHill Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Fun little update, went to PIRC a couple weeks ago(videos below)....anyway, was in a hurry before the trackday building a bike around a 750 engine. Noticed about half way through the first day that my clip-ons were crooked as hell, but it didn't feel that bad, so kept riding. Forgot about it that evening, then rode through it the next day as well. Mr. Stoppable mentioned building a clip on alignment tool...figured I'd make one as well just to have around. Well this is the results: and what I was riding with at PIRC....first clutch side lined up, second the comparison to the throttle side: Is the tool necessary? No, the same thing can be accomplished with a straight edge and a measuring tape. Did I overbuild it? More than a little, it is the material that was available. Is it a neat little gadget? Sure is, makes measuring the clip on alignment side to side take about 5 seconds. Tip: After they are lined up, scribe a mark on the upper triple clamp and each clip on clamp, so they can be lined up every time without any tools. Now on to the PIRC videos: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHill Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 and once again, the bike took on another color scheme... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4iguy Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 So is that color faster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHill Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Hasn't proven itself yet, but it will be. Traffic was rough because of a sold out event, having a few issues with the bike(including some headshake on corner entrance that hasn't been pinpointed yet), and I was trying to be a little reserved while adapting to the 750 considering the collarbone.....even with all that still managed a few laps within a second of my previous personal best, and even more importantly, had a great weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHill Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Along with my crooked clip ons, I was getting some pretty nasty headshake on corner entrance at PIRC. This was on the "new" frame I picked up with the 750 engine....so I'm betting it was the steering stem bearings. Went ahead and ordered some just to find out the retaining nut was completely loose. The service manual calls out some pretty serious torque for both nuts....32.5 ftlbs for the retaining nut, then back off 1/4 to 1/2 turn, and 58 ftlbs for the jam nut. Figured it would be nice to actually torque them properly, so I fabbed up a spanner socket. Welds on the teeth are kind of ugly, but they didn't budge, so good enough. Since I already bought the bearings, went ahead and changed them out. They call for a special driver tool to tighten them in via threaded rod, but I just used an old race and tapped them in with a hammer. \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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