February 1, 201411 yr Author Well! The engine went back in a lot easier than it came out! All of the wires were cleaned up and rewrapped with UV resistant electrical tape and routed properly and I even got the wife to help jack off..er... jack up the engine while I balanced it into place. Went in nice and smooth! I even got her to bang in the bolt so I could put the nut on it. LOL Time for pictures!
February 1, 201411 yr Moderator looks great, How did you put in those bobbins for the rear paddock stand?
February 1, 201411 yr Author Thanks! Drilled and tapped the swingarm with a size M8 tap. The stands came with a few different sizes of spools and bolts for the job.
February 1, 201411 yr Looking more like a bike now mate, you still high on that carb cleaner or have you booked into rehab ha ha
February 1, 201411 yr Author lol no carb cleaner, maybe some other stuff though.... LOL Making some good progress these past few days...it was pretty easy and straightforward putting everything back together. For some reason I thought it would be a lot more complicated...just taking my time and referencing the manual. Now, I have a question, it says in the manual for the recommended initial startup to remove the spark plugs AND wires before cranking the engine to build up the oil pressure before starting it with any fuel in it. My question is.... do I need to remove the wires?? And if so...why?
February 1, 201411 yr ya best to build oil pressuer first so pull the plugs give it a 100 cranks over then giver. You have assembly lube on the pistons but not any on the crank or bearings.
February 1, 201411 yr Author Ok cool, am about to go do this.... but first I need to fill up a gas can to give the bike some fuel! and Blackhat Wtf does the bloodhound gang have to do with anything?? lmao
February 1, 201411 yr Moderator Get the oil pressure up first then fuel up. make sure the plugs will still spark or you may fry the ignitor.
February 1, 201411 yr Got a cheque from google today for one of my videos so I figured I'd spoil myself. Ahem,,,,
February 2, 201411 yr Author Get the oil pressure up first then fuel up. make sure the plugs will still spark or you may fry the ignitor. Yup for sure no fuel until the oil is up - it says I can loosen the oil gallery bolt at the top of the engine to check for oil seepage from there (it's good if it does) - then tighten it back up once oil is confirmed flowing up top. So I'll do that as well! Ahem,,,, Ohhhhh lol I forget what I post sometimes... it was a sniper video...but just titled that. It's actually just me shooting at a pile of sand..... lol, close to a million views now!
February 2, 201411 yr Congratulations man, One thing tho have you got a hike in your pipe as it looked like you had gases blowing out onto the rear wheel onto the floor?? And a heck of a lot too.
February 2, 201411 yr Author Yeah there were holes drilled into the exhaust there for some reason... I already filled em up with JB Weld last night..it's curing now, going to start it up again in a bit and see if it holds up. If not, I'm getting the holes welded. I'm pretty happy it started up with no issues, and even better...no leaks!
February 2, 201411 yr Author Well the JB weld didn't hold up at all.... lol Going to have to get them welded up, or tap the holes and put some bolts in!
February 2, 201411 yr Moderator Congratulations man, One thing tho have you got a hike in your pipe as it looked like you had gases blowing out onto the rear wheel onto the floor?? And a heck of a lot too. nah that's tyre smoke bet your really chuffed feliks, great feeling when an inaminate object comes alive by you own hands
February 3, 201411 yr Author nah that's tyre smoke bet your really chuffed feliks, great feeling when an inaminate object comes alive by you own hands haha Oh yes indeed! Got my new chain mounted up today, didn't take it apart and just removed the swingarm to put it on, since it was already together (grabbed it when I got the other parts for the build). Then I removed the front and rear rim and pulled the bearings out in preparation for powder coating. I have some new All Balls bearings on the way that I'm going to replace them with as I've heard good reviews about them. Need to remove the rubber so I can mount up the Dunlop 501's when they arrive this week!
February 3, 201411 yr Moderator if you can, put the old screws in the threads and ask the powder coaters if they laquer them too! then it'll look the dogs
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