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That sounds like an interesting afternoon!
Mike
What Did You Do With Your Commando Today?
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I didn't do this to my bike...but...my Granddaughter and Grandson talked me into buying the skeleton a few days ago for Halloween. Sunday evening I was returning home from a sporting clays shoot, opened the garage door to put my shooting gear back in the safe and this is what I found.
Looks like the skeleton got delivered.
Looks like the skeleton got delivered.
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Gotta love those grandkids!
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Taking care of a lot of little things on the Monoshock Prototype 850 today...
Installed the correct longer top banjo bolt for the braided stainless oil lines to the rockers.
Installed a chain guard after fabricating one bracket by sharing the hardware for the left side Pit Bull bolt; (still need to come up with one more). Also took the opportunity to space the Pit Bull "arms" about an inch higher to get the rear tire completely off the ground.
Installed the custom braided stainless rear brake line, then had to overhaul the master cylinder. Still need to bleed the system, but ran out of DOT4 fluid.
Did a bit of touchup painting after de-greasing and washing the bike.
Just over 3 weeks to go, cutting it close...
Installed the correct longer top banjo bolt for the braided stainless oil lines to the rockers.
Installed a chain guard after fabricating one bracket by sharing the hardware for the left side Pit Bull bolt; (still need to come up with one more). Also took the opportunity to space the Pit Bull "arms" about an inch higher to get the rear tire completely off the ground.
Installed the custom braided stainless rear brake line, then had to overhaul the master cylinder. Still need to bleed the system, but ran out of DOT4 fluid.
Did a bit of touchup painting after de-greasing and washing the bike.
Just over 3 weeks to go, cutting it close...
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Hey G.P. I think those muffler mount rubbers are starting to fail ?
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No doubt you already know
But if you drill the head and the end of the rocker spindles you can do away with that crossover oil feed pipe
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They look brand new to me.My last set looked exactly like those.Just my two cents.
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Curious about an update.
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Nope, that's casting flash, not cracks.
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You’ll see a few posts up I did mine.
I had pressure gauge at the left exhaust for a bit.
Had instant oil pressure at Kick start.
Took the cobbled up gauge off.
We’ll see about the longevity.
Kenny Dreer used to do it to his 880’s.
I had pressure gauge at the left exhaust for a bit.
Had instant oil pressure at Kick start.
Took the cobbled up gauge off.
We’ll see about the longevity.
Kenny Dreer used to do it to his 880’s.
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All quiet around here . The Russian was taken away by cops / paramedics for mental health reasons .
So I could continue my bike work on the street in 13 C. weather .
My neighbor Afo , who works on bicycles and e-bikes , helped to lift both the fork tube assemblies up into place and I screwed in the steering stem nut with retaining washer . Then he helped again , lifting , as I could not fit the front wheel into place and push in the axle at the same time .
He's a strong guy and knows what he's doing , as he works bicycles for people all the time .
Since it was down for major front end work , I upped the ante and fitted 2 D-Port sleeves from Jim Schmidt to the exhausts . Enjoy .
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Nice head steady. Better?
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Bike finished with new steering head bearings , then a buddy called to say we have to drive 640 KMS . to pick up /return home the sale of a 1974 MGB sports car . His place back by 2 A.M. Spent yesterday on his boat on L. Ontario in dreadful sudden waves afterwards . Tired of driving but took the MK 111 around the block or 2 to check out the new steering head bearings , and all slight wobble was gone . Enjoy .
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Cold out now , drove the bike but several electrical cut outs occurred so turned around and went home . Cleaned up fuse connections with dielectric grease , tightened up battery . Seems good now but will test again tomorrow .
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If that fixes it then great, but…
You’ve just had the front end out…
I’d be checking for disturbed connectors in the areas related to front end work.
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Grand Paul,
Is your PitBull lift comfortable to use for a one person operation.Does the arm go to the back or toward you to get the bike up? I have always liked the way they work.
Thanks,Mike
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