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What Happened in Pee Paw's Scooter Shop Today?
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OldTLSDoug
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Needed no mojo, just a good cleaning, shoots well.
Boo, the rim tape matched with the tank line, should have kept it.
You can buy it from me and put it back on.
Oh geez, are you ready to sell it already?
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If the price is right sir.
I mean, I'm selling our house, so I got absolutely NO money in the bank.
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I feel your pain sir, but I continue to abuse you because you are my friend and it is fun.
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Yesterday, I made a little trip to the north of Cowtown and picked up a unicorn for the shop. She needs a bit of carb tuning but, overall, she is in great shape. I always wanted one of these and finally the availability of recent motorcycle sale money and a good bike all came together. I will pop off the carbs today and see what is up with her falling flat off idle, hopefully, she will be an easy fix. If not, I have a carb rebuild kit on the way and I am also going to see if the fuel flow is restricted and attempt to synch the carbs. Should be a fun day.
She is a looker, 2001 W650.
I am pretty sure I will do a little chrome polishing, service everything and repair some minor oil leaks. But, first will be the running issue. Love the green. The keen eyed will notice the tank dent on the right side, amazingly, it is a bit hard to see unless you are right up on the tank. Might just leave that alone.
She is a looker, 2001 W650.
I am pretty sure I will do a little chrome polishing, service everything and repair some minor oil leaks. But, first will be the running issue. Love the green. The keen eyed will notice the tank dent on the right side, amazingly, it is a bit hard to see unless you are right up on the tank. Might just leave that alone.
Cool! What's that hanging between the helmet lock and the left pillion peg?
Does it stoppie? 
Looks nice, wonder if one of those paintless dent people can pop that out?
Hopefully it'll be making a slacker run soon.
Looks nice, wonder if one of those paintless dent people can pop that out?
Hopefully it'll be making a slacker run soon.
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Well, one wolf, zonie and I gave her a go. Pulled the carbs, as advertised they were clean, one of the pilot jets was slightly clogged, but cleaned up easily. Didn't have a spec for float level, but when you rev her up, she starts sputtering and spitting fuel at about 3k RPM. I have a couple of rebuild kits coming so I will replace all the gaskets. Seems that the float level is too high, so she is picking up too much fuel. Hopefully I will get it sorted when the parts come in. This bike is so clean and cared for. Looking forward to riding her around. But, now we wait. Also, Craig stopped by and we took a nice spin. I rode the Super Duke EVO and he rode the Super Adventure. Was great fun. Truly a good day of motorcycle stuff in the scooter shop.
P.S. that is a battery tender lead hanging off of the helmet lock.
P.S. that is a battery tender lead hanging off of the helmet lock.
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So, Tuesday I took a ride to the Bent Bucket and met up with Norton John (Zonie), James and Craig. Was a good ride, I took the Vitpilen, working on reducing the exhaust volume now. I think Craig got enough of it following me down FM51. Turned out to be a great ride, really enjoyed the day.
Wednesday was shotguns at Defender in Ft. Worth. I missed 5 out of 25, so that would project out to 80! Much improved. But I left early and didn't shoot the second round of 5 stand. Donna was in Ft. Worth and I wanted to visit with her, so I did. Seem to really like hanging with my wife, must be an old guy thing.
During the week I also got about 180 ish miles on the Super Adventure. Now I have the tank almost empty. Since I pulled her off the for sale section, I am going to do the valves, install the other tire, flush and replace the coolant and install new brake pads. Should be fun, that is the weekend/next week project.
Then I took the carbs back off, I ordered lots of parts, I have a rebuild kit and I will cycle them through the ultrasonic cleaner next week when I get the last of the parts. I did notice that the previous owner seems to have lost the round of "spacer roulette" and there are different length spacers on the front wheel. So the wheel almost touched the fender brace on one side and is a mile away on the other. This is now on my list...
Here is what I saw, I stopped and said, "Hmmm"
However, from the land of "Dang I should have bought a Lottery Ticket", I noted the front tire was a 4122 date code and the rear had a 2005 date code. So, being polyester belted bias ply tires, I bought a BT46 to match the front. The date code on the new rear is...you guessed it...4122. Odds were against me on that one I'd say, but she worked out. So, also next week, I will mount the new rear tire, and swap the spacers on the front. I also have a stock fuel petcock that I just bought new and lots of carb stuff. So next week will be busy, hopefully, I will ride the W and have great fun on her. I think she will still fight me some, but that is her perogative. Still a sweet scooter.
On Wednesday, Norton John came by with a 1958 Norton Commando 500 crankshaft, it was very cool and in excellent shape. Of course, I took pictures and stuff. He is going to pop it apart and put it back together cause, like me he is old and it is what he wants to do.
This morning I got out in the shop, moved stuff around so I had more work area. I put the Super Adventure on the B.O.B. Lift after I finished the KLX110L. I got the new tank, cleaned and checked the chain tension, changed the oil and filter. Was a great morning, then I went and got Donna's little Mustang inspected, but the courthouse is closed for Veterans Day, so I will get her new sticker Monday. Tomorrow is also our 12th Anniversary. I actually got her something this year, so if she doesn't pass out from surprise and shock it should be fun. We are going to lay around, then go down and eat a steak at the Cactus Grill. Looks to be a great weekend shaping up for me and the bride.
I did wear my headlight to work on the KLX110L. I bought these so Mitch and I could see when we worked on stuff, but he never wore his, so I try them out from time to time and have liked them a lot so far. I think I look pretty good as does the chain on the little KLX.
Had a great week or so full of folks who visited and rode with me. Hope we get to ride that dang W650 soon, I love it, just need to take my time and put her together correctly. Life is good at PPSS.
Wednesday was shotguns at Defender in Ft. Worth. I missed 5 out of 25, so that would project out to 80! Much improved. But I left early and didn't shoot the second round of 5 stand. Donna was in Ft. Worth and I wanted to visit with her, so I did. Seem to really like hanging with my wife, must be an old guy thing.
During the week I also got about 180 ish miles on the Super Adventure. Now I have the tank almost empty. Since I pulled her off the for sale section, I am going to do the valves, install the other tire, flush and replace the coolant and install new brake pads. Should be fun, that is the weekend/next week project.
Then I took the carbs back off, I ordered lots of parts, I have a rebuild kit and I will cycle them through the ultrasonic cleaner next week when I get the last of the parts. I did notice that the previous owner seems to have lost the round of "spacer roulette" and there are different length spacers on the front wheel. So the wheel almost touched the fender brace on one side and is a mile away on the other. This is now on my list...
Here is what I saw, I stopped and said, "Hmmm"
However, from the land of "Dang I should have bought a Lottery Ticket", I noted the front tire was a 4122 date code and the rear had a 2005 date code. So, being polyester belted bias ply tires, I bought a BT46 to match the front. The date code on the new rear is...you guessed it...4122. Odds were against me on that one I'd say, but she worked out. So, also next week, I will mount the new rear tire, and swap the spacers on the front. I also have a stock fuel petcock that I just bought new and lots of carb stuff. So next week will be busy, hopefully, I will ride the W and have great fun on her. I think she will still fight me some, but that is her perogative. Still a sweet scooter.
On Wednesday, Norton John came by with a 1958 Norton Commando 500 crankshaft, it was very cool and in excellent shape. Of course, I took pictures and stuff. He is going to pop it apart and put it back together cause, like me he is old and it is what he wants to do.
This morning I got out in the shop, moved stuff around so I had more work area. I put the Super Adventure on the B.O.B. Lift after I finished the KLX110L. I got the new tank, cleaned and checked the chain tension, changed the oil and filter. Was a great morning, then I went and got Donna's little Mustang inspected, but the courthouse is closed for Veterans Day, so I will get her new sticker Monday. Tomorrow is also our 12th Anniversary. I actually got her something this year, so if she doesn't pass out from surprise and shock it should be fun. We are going to lay around, then go down and eat a steak at the Cactus Grill. Looks to be a great weekend shaping up for me and the bride.
I did wear my headlight to work on the KLX110L. I bought these so Mitch and I could see when we worked on stuff, but he never wore his, so I try them out from time to time and have liked them a lot so far. I think I look pretty good as does the chain on the little KLX.
Had a great week or so full of folks who visited and rode with me. Hope we get to ride that dang W650 soon, I love it, just need to take my time and put her together correctly. Life is good at PPSS.
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P.S. I also bought the Leo Vince DB Killer for my all but open pipe exhaust on the Vitpilen, knocked it down a good bit. Next up, I bought a stock Catalytic Convertor off of ebay and will try that, then I think she will sound much better. I can tell you, there is a good amount of fatigue from riding with the extremely loud exhaust. I thought the super dukes were loud, but they pale in comparison to the Vitpilen with the almost straight pipe.
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Yesterday, I tried to push forward, but Amazon has let me down. I have finished the carbs, ready to bolt on, the parts are all here except for two hoses, which will come at some point. I have replaced all but one (it is a vent hose and not an issue) and completely cleaned, rebuilt and set up the carbs as they should be.
The hardest part of putting the carbs together was finding the right spring to put back into the choke lever. There is a ball bearing that acts as a detent to catch the choke/enricher slider. You can see it in the top left below, 92081A. All fun, still awaiting the tool so I can adjust the TPS sensor, but otherwise the carbs are good to go.
I went to check the valve clearances while the carbs were in the ultrasonic cleaner, and amazingly, Kawasaki uses 6.48 mm diameter shims. So, since I have the 10 and 9.48 mm shims, I ordered a set off of Amazon. They should have arrived yesterday, but were delayed until today. Seems a common trend with Amazon Prime, but there you go. I will recheck them today, but initially, the intakes were almost zero clearance, I triple checked the timing mark and the cam position. They should be 0.08 mm to .13 mm and were somewhere around .04 mm. Hard to tell because that is such a small clearance it is like paper and hard to insert. But, on the bright side, all the fingers slide to the side, so shim replacement is pretty easy. Today, I will get them all checked, measure each shim so I can do the math and figure out which ones to replace them with. Hopefully they aren't all the same, that could suck. But I do love looking at the valve train on this thing, lots to see.
Also, I got the stock handlebars in the mail, I didn't like the "Euro Low Bar" kit someone had installed. It was pretty easy and the service manual has detailed pictures of where to run the cables and wires. Now the mirrors will work as intended. I like the grips better as well. If you have a W650, I will have a set of Euro Low Bars for sale probably soon.
So, other than that, the rest of it is fixing issues. The gas tank has a layer of crud/rust/varnish about an inch wide along the bottom left side of the tank. I bought some Evaporust to get rid of it, I will try that today. If all goes well, I will have her running this afternoon, and then we finish. I will pull the front tire and fix the spacer issue, then the rear will get a new tire. I have a factory vacuum petcock to install after I clean Mr. Fuel Tank, then hopefully I can ride her tomorrow and Saturday. Of course, I need to ride the Super Adventure to Corsicana Friday so we can let a potential buyer check it out. I removed it from sale over here as she wasn't getting any love. So, hopefully I can get her sorted today!
Also, probably Tuesday next week we will work on the other two Super Dukes if I get the parts in and the Vitpilen will get a quieter exhaust. Lots of fun in PPSS.
Lastly, LaseDave went shopping for me and bought this for me. I greatly appreciate the thought, but unfortunately the wife will have to eat them as I am low carb/Keto these days and shy away from sweets. Thanks Dave, I am sure Dances With Curves (Chris) is jealous, and that is what motorcycling is all about sir. LOL.
The hardest part of putting the carbs together was finding the right spring to put back into the choke lever. There is a ball bearing that acts as a detent to catch the choke/enricher slider. You can see it in the top left below, 92081A. All fun, still awaiting the tool so I can adjust the TPS sensor, but otherwise the carbs are good to go.
I went to check the valve clearances while the carbs were in the ultrasonic cleaner, and amazingly, Kawasaki uses 6.48 mm diameter shims. So, since I have the 10 and 9.48 mm shims, I ordered a set off of Amazon. They should have arrived yesterday, but were delayed until today. Seems a common trend with Amazon Prime, but there you go. I will recheck them today, but initially, the intakes were almost zero clearance, I triple checked the timing mark and the cam position. They should be 0.08 mm to .13 mm and were somewhere around .04 mm. Hard to tell because that is such a small clearance it is like paper and hard to insert. But, on the bright side, all the fingers slide to the side, so shim replacement is pretty easy. Today, I will get them all checked, measure each shim so I can do the math and figure out which ones to replace them with. Hopefully they aren't all the same, that could suck. But I do love looking at the valve train on this thing, lots to see.
Also, I got the stock handlebars in the mail, I didn't like the "Euro Low Bar" kit someone had installed. It was pretty easy and the service manual has detailed pictures of where to run the cables and wires. Now the mirrors will work as intended. I like the grips better as well. If you have a W650, I will have a set of Euro Low Bars for sale probably soon.
So, other than that, the rest of it is fixing issues. The gas tank has a layer of crud/rust/varnish about an inch wide along the bottom left side of the tank. I bought some Evaporust to get rid of it, I will try that today. If all goes well, I will have her running this afternoon, and then we finish. I will pull the front tire and fix the spacer issue, then the rear will get a new tire. I have a factory vacuum petcock to install after I clean Mr. Fuel Tank, then hopefully I can ride her tomorrow and Saturday. Of course, I need to ride the Super Adventure to Corsicana Friday so we can let a potential buyer check it out. I removed it from sale over here as she wasn't getting any love. So, hopefully I can get her sorted today!
Also, probably Tuesday next week we will work on the other two Super Dukes if I get the parts in and the Vitpilen will get a quieter exhaust. Lots of fun in PPSS.
Lastly, LaseDave went shopping for me and bought this for me. I greatly appreciate the thought, but unfortunately the wife will have to eat them as I am low carb/Keto these days and shy away from sweets. Thanks Dave, I am sure Dances With Curves (Chris) is jealous, and that is what motorcycling is all about sir. LOL.
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We just checked the crank to make sure it we in spec. It is still at standard which is good. Radiusing the crank is always a good idea. If I had needed to turn the crank, I would have sent it to the shop that Comstock Engineering uses in Denver.
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Update on the shop business. I bolted the No-Mar Pro Tire machine I bought from Eulogite to the floor of PPSS. Why did I buy another tire machine? It does wheels down to 7 in and cost me less than the ATV wheel adapters for the RC100 Machine. So, I got out there and bolted her down with bolts and in the floor anchors. Easy job, lots of fun.
Diana's rotor came in for her Super Duke, so I can knock that out next week along with her new chain.
The 990 Super Duke parts are here to repair it, got a chain guide for the swingarm and the washer and nut for the sprocket. I also have a chain and sprockets coming for it as well.
Zonie came by and we resolved the front tire issue, not sure why it was so far out of whack, but we fixed it and flexed the fender a little and she is all square now. The valves are all documented, but Amazon has cratered on the one-day delivery, so I ordered a backup set from eBay, it was cheaper too! So hopefully I can get her sorted in a couple of days and maybe even ride her. The goo in the tank is just varnish, soaking with acetone overnight, seems to be doing the job. We shall see. The tank is pristine inside, so I am pretty happy about that.
Diana's rotor came in for her Super Duke, so I can knock that out next week along with her new chain.
The 990 Super Duke parts are here to repair it, got a chain guide for the swingarm and the washer and nut for the sprocket. I also have a chain and sprockets coming for it as well.
Zonie came by and we resolved the front tire issue, not sure why it was so far out of whack, but we fixed it and flexed the fender a little and she is all square now. The valves are all documented, but Amazon has cratered on the one-day delivery, so I ordered a backup set from eBay, it was cheaper too! So hopefully I can get her sorted in a couple of days and maybe even ride her. The goo in the tank is just varnish, soaking with acetone overnight, seems to be doing the job. We shall see. The tank is pristine inside, so I am pretty happy about that.
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Stock rotor? You didn't take this opportunity to upgrade her to some galfer wave rotors? What happened to the Doug I used to know? You know, the "Mad Modder?"
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Well, there are 5k miles on the rotors, one stocker was $370, still less than the upgrade rotors which would be in $700 range, just trying to economize in the face of the crazy inflation present in our time.
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How much for your OLD machine?
I think he's supplementing, not replacing. I don't see replacing a coats with a no-mar.
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Years ago I had a Coats manual changer. Loved that thing. Stupidly sold it off when I moved to a house with only a two car garage. A friend then later "loaned" me his No Mar machine indefinitely. I recently gave that *** back to him...I hated it deeply. I have looked a few times for another Coats machine to no avail. Now I just take the wheels off and pay to have them changed. My current house has room for another machine, but no Coats, no machine!
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$156 to have 2 tubes swapped out, and 1 tire removed from a rim.
NO THANX.
At $25 a pop, I was paying it for years.
I guess I'll be visiting HF soon...
I hope not.
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Supplementing. 10 in mini-bike wheels are the hardest. The adapter for the Coats Machine is like $683 or so. This whole machine was cheaper. Got to be better than rebar and my vice. Some day when I don't want to change tires anymore, I will probably gift it to someone who will change tires for folks for free. I mostly do them free. I have done hundreds. I paid $1500 for my Coats RC100 machine and the Snap-On balancer. When I first got it I charged $10 a tire and paid for it in about 6 months or so. I still do a set of tires every couple of weeks, so once it was paid for, I only charge when I need supplies. The bonus is I meet lots of bike folks and they pay for my tire changes. A guy recently took away my old tires I was going to have to pay to get rid of. The dump charges $7 a tire, robbery, but not as much as getting them done is these days. Sometimes I even pull wheels and change tires, but I am getting old. Looking forward to changing the rear on the W650 on the No-Mar, should be a hoot, looks pretty simple, if it isn't I have a powered tire machine, so there is not an issue here.
Supplementing, that is a good way to think of it.
Supplementing, that is a good way to think of it.