What did you do to your bike today?

[Dave J]

Hi, well interesting day it has had a missfire one one cylinder but only when cold, as luck would have it the first header i touched was the cylinder that was the problem (did not realise at the time, untill i grabbed the second header pipe, it still has my fingerprints stuck to it) changed oil, filter and plugs balanced the carbs and problem solved. 
Dave

[Flying Scotsman]

1990 FJ1200 did the fork seals yesterday and fixed draging brakes.Took the 85 for a ride  .Then took the 90 for a ride 
The 1990 FJ has got a new clutch,transmision,fork seals,seat and new jets in the carbs in the last couple of weeks she doesn't look as good or run as good as the 85 but she does run good now.Going to try some bigger pilots next to see what that does. Going out today I need to decide what bike to ride

[FJDuffer]

1990 FJ1200 did the fork seals yesterday and fixed draging brakes.Took the 85 for a ride  .Then took the 90 for a ride 
The 1990 FJ has got a new clutch,transmision,fork seals,seat and new jets in the carbs in the last couple of weeks she doesn't look as good or run as good as the 85 but she does run good now.Going to try some bigger pilots next to see what that does. Going out today I need to decide what bike to ride

Hey,
Just curious....
Which brake was dragging and how did you fix it? My '91 has what I think is a warped rear disc but I haven't had a chance to deal with it yet.
Thanks

[Flying Scotsman]

I cleaned all the crap of off the pistons and callipers.I screwed up doing the front forks though I used 10-30 oil instead of 10 w.10-30 w worked fine in the 85.

[SkyFive]

It's coming together, slowly...slowly. I got the engine painted and installed. I installed a EK ZZZ chain, rebuilt/converted a set of carbs from a 92 FJ1200 and got those installed. My airbox is fubar'd; the rear lug is broken, the right captured nut is no longer captured, the front is whoppy jawed which makes it difficult to get the boots on the carb's and it all scratched up. I got the rear subframe installed and now I'm wiring everything up.

[racerman_27410]

Dang .... how does an airbox get messed up ?

did you get the bike in pieces ?


she is starting to look like a fine machine 

KOokaloo!

[carsick]

Installed front Michelin Pilot Road 3 120/70/17. Added 4 discs to the Supertrapp for a total of 12. I don't have numbers to back up my impressions, however I think she's faster on the top with no noticable loss of bottom end torque. Sure sounds better going through the gears. The switch from a Pilot Power 2CT to a Road 3 seems to have made it resistant to turning in, but maybe it's because the sides were gone on the PP2CT. Did 100 miles in the wet today and no complaints about the tires! Someday when I grow up I'll buy a set of tires together, but for now I'm grateful to have full tread on both ends. I know folks are curious about the PR3s so I'll measure treadwear and update sometime. I hope there's enough tread to get me through the rally.

[Pat Conlon]

Beautiful Bryan! Do you need a air box? I've got a good one I'll send ya....PM me your address.  Kudos laddie!   Pat

[Dean Hess]

Put a new battery in, pumped up the tires, lubed the chain, inspected the brakes and lights, dusted the bike off, and took it for the first ride since early August last year.  I dumped some fuel system cleaner in for good measure, but it ran well without it.  Excellent!

[waricle]

COOL!!!

[rktmanfj]

Finally cleaned up the mess from the leaky fork seal.

Installed nice new HH pads.           

Randy T
Indy

[Travis398]

Finally cleaned up the mess from the leaky fork seal.

Installed nice new HH pads.           

Randy T
Indy

Sounds like you're getting ready for the N.E. Rally 

[fb747]

Installed my new Nissin 14mm clutch master cylinder along with braided lines. This allowed me to put in a second clutch spring. While I was in there I pulled the clutch pack for inspection and removed the infamous snap ring.
I was working on the bike outside with no cover and had to cover the engine case with rags a few times to stop a little rain. Just as I'd put everything back in and got the cover back on with the bolts finger tight it started to piss down, leaving me to torque them up in a downpour... good fun.
The result it great, the adjustable levers work a treat and I now have a nice short throw on the lever with good feel that's about as stiff as standard.
The best part of it all is absolutely no slip in the clutch now 



Cheers, Ben.

[Flyover Country Joe]

Polished on the fork legs, outers and inners. The inners have some pretty good dings and longitudinal scratches on them, but you really can't feel them with a thumbnail now, so I think they will be better than they were. Anybody else ever bend the locating screws at the bottom of the outer leg . New ones should be at the dealer tomorrow, hopefully! Pulled the steering head bearings out, both in pretty good shape, just a little dry. Took the upper triple clamp off, sanded & painted with gloss black engine enamel. Pulled the baffle out of the V&H silencer, it has some fiberglass left, it just isn't completely full. Anybody have a recommendation for a good muffler packing or does it really matter?  Hope everyone (well at least all us Yanks) had a great Independence Day!                                     
                                                             KooKaloo, ya'all!
                                                                             Joe
1990 Bruise

[rktmanfj]

Finally cleaned up the mess from the leaky fork seal.

Installed nice new HH pads.           

Randy T
Indy

Sounds like you're getting ready for the N.E. Rally 

I'm still a few hun short... spot me?         

Randy T
Indy