S E QLD Manshed Day Sept 2014

[Stainesy]

I start a ride (Gold Coast to Canberra and back) on Sept 10th so I'll be packing on the 9th.   For ManShed Day September 20th suits me.

[X-Ray]

If i just wanted to change the fork oil for the moment, do you guys have one of the tools for undoing the top cap of the fork?

Easy job to do Stephen. And whatever you do you don't need to pay Yamaha $300.00 to do your fork seals. You can get either the fork seal kit or the full fork rebuild kit from Randy (RPM), plus new springs if needed much cheaper, and its not a hard job.

Will be good to catch up Stainesy, another Canberra ride? That must be a yearly event that you do.       Tomorrow I'm going to finish off my shortened dog bones, and bolt them back on and see how it is. They are not the prettiest formed pieces of metal, and I might end up making another set yet. ( It is a pig of a job cutting 6mm Galv plate with a 4" grinder  )

[ribbert]

Tomorrow I'm going to finish off my shortened dog bones, and bolt them back on and see how it is. They are not the prettiest formed pieces of metal, and I might end up making another set yet. ( It is a pig of a job cutting 6mm Galv plate with a 4" grinder  )

Hey, Ray, what happened?  First I was making you freebies, then your mate with the plasma cutter was making them and now your hacking them out with a small angle grinder, what's next, making them with a Dremel? You should have stuck with the first offer!

I guess somewhere in the mix you've figured out or been told the importance of the holes being exactly equal c to c measurement. Clamp or tack them together and drill both pieces at the same time.
Don't worry about how they look, you can't see them, I didn't even paint mine.

Are you using the thin 1.0mm cutting discs? If not, get some, then dress them up on the bench grinder. Don't get too fussed about the appearance, as long as there's enough meat around the holes, that's all that matters.

Photo's when finished so we know you're not bullshitting, please.

Noel

[X-Ray]

Nah, I knew the Dremel was going to take a while,      Yep, after the shapes were cut out with the grinder and 1mm cutoff wheel, they were clamped together and drilled as one with a drill press, (Glenns) so I know that bit is right. I just can't get nice rounded ends on them as I don't have enough metal left, but there are no sharp angles to speak of.  Will get some piccies  this weekend.

If these don't work out, stage 2 is to say stuff it, and order some Soupys,  

[ribbert]

Nah, I knew the Dremel was going to take a while,      Yep, after the shapes were cut out with the grinder and 1mm cutoff wheel, they were clamped together and drilled as one with a drill press, (Glenns) so I know that bit is right. I just can't get nice rounded ends on them as I don't have enough metal left, but there are no sharp angles to speak of.  Will get some piccies  this weekend.

If these don't work out, stage 2 is to say stuff it, and order some Soupys,  

Ray, don't get sucked into believing these are a precision piece. As long as the holes are equal c to c and there's enough meat around them, the rest is cosmetic.

These ones were cut freehand, the edges straightened on a belt sander and the ends roughly rounded off on a bench grinder, same for the bevel edge.



....and the finish when fitted? just as they are in the photo. The chain lube takes care of the rust.

Noel

[oz.fj]

Hey Darran, have you got 4 fj's? I thought you had 3. That makes you a 2 star general.  Lots of generals up your way.  see you on the 20th..

ken

Well I have 4 at the moment.
However...1 of them is for LB.
But SWMBO wont let him take it till he does some more concreting.....

[ken65]

Ive got one of those SWMBO things aswell, they sure know how to put a damper on everything.

Are those bikes all in ready to ride condition?

I have trouble just keeping all the batteries on mine charged up!!

ken

[ribbert]

Ive got one of those SWMBO things aswell, they sure know how to put a damper on everything.

ken

Rubbish Ken, most of us would kill for a SWMBO who would let us have all the bikes you've got.

Noel

[ken65]

but Noel, it's not fair,     i want more,

ken

[FJscott]

Ive got one of those SWMBO things aswell, they sure know how to put a damper on everything.

Are those bikes all in ready to ride condition?

I have trouble just keeping all the batteries on mine charged up!!

ken

I've been trying to figure out what the hell SWMBO stands for.
is it  Sheila With Menopause Body Odor?  

[Flynt]

SWMBO stands for.

This one is Pat's...  "She Who Must Be Obeyed" (In order to continue uninterrupted benefits of marriage...  my addition).

Frank

[The General]

Hey Darran, have you got 4 fj's? I thought you had 3. That makes you a 2 star general.  Lots of generals up your way.  see you on the 20th..

ken

Well I have 4 at the moment.
However...1 of them is for LB.
But SWMBO wont let him take it till he does some more concreting.....

Can I borrow that trailer of his? (just before the manshed day)....oh, while he`s delivering tha trailer he can knock over that little concrete job of mine (at mates rates of course!)...ta make swmbo happy!
......ummmm....that would make me stuck with his trailer around 19th of September, and and and it can carry more than one bike!.....how far is it from Glenn`s to LB`s?
....might be more disabled bikes I could pick up along the way to Glenn`s Manshed Day. 

[X-Ray]

I'll continue on in this thread with my dog bones experiment. Fitted them up this morning, and have a 1/2" gap from tyre to floor on the centrestand. I can still sit on the bike flat footed, but its raining way too much here to go out at the moment for a short test ride. The is much more lean angle of course when on the sidestand, and I can now easily put the FJ up onto the centrestand, (nearly launched it through the wall). The stock dog bones are 12.5cm centres and I made these 11.5cm. Got a bit happy with the angle grinder when I was shaping these, but I'll do some better finishing after making sure these are keepers. 

[oz.fj]

I'll continue on in this thread with my dog bones experiment. Fitted them up this morning, and have a 1/2" gap from tyre to floor on the centrestand. I can still sit on the bike flat footed, but its raining way too much here to go out at the moment for a short test ride. The is much more lean angle of course when on the sidestand, and I can now easily put the FJ up onto the centrestand, (nearly launched it through the wall). The stock dog bones are 12.5cm centres and I made these 11.5cm. Got a bit happy with the angle grinder when I was shaping these, but I'll do some better finishing after making sure these are keepers. 

So X-Ray...
How did the new doggy's go?

[X-Ray]

Ooops, forgot to report back.  I've only done a short ride so far, but all feels good. Bike still feels much the same to me on the go except I'm now in a better riding position, not sitting "down" into the bike. Feels pretty stable at speed. My fitter/turner mate still wants to make me a set out of stainless steel, so I'll probably do that, my job is a little rough,