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Fritz The Cat
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« on: July 14, 2012, 04:03:38 PM » |
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Got the Valk in pieces all over garage. Rebuilding the final drive, going darkside and a new tire on the front. Problem is, I'm at a point where I can do no more till the parts arrive from HDL. Finished mounting the CT this morning and finished the nut cage mod. I'm not a good thumb twiddler and every time I go in the garage I get depressed. It takes HDL 7 to 10 days to get the parts from Mother Honda and then whatever time it takes them to get to me. I'm probably looking at end of next week, beginning of the following week. I'll be  by then.  |
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Hoser
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« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2012, 04:21:01 PM » |
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That's why I do that kind of a project in the winter. My sympathy. ??? Hoser   |
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« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2012, 04:21:57 PM » |
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Methinks you brought this stress upon yourself....... |
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KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)
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« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2012, 06:08:34 PM » |
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That's why I do that kind of a project in the winter. My sympathy. ??? Hoser Hey, no fair. Your shop chair to lounge in is bigger then mine.  |
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Paxton
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« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2012, 10:00:56 PM » |
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J. Paxton Gomez
1966 First year Bronco... 302 CI V8
1975 First year Chrysler Cordoba... 360 CI V8
1978 Honda 750F / Cafe Racer
2000 GL1500CY Fast-Black Standard Solo Rider
So Cal... 91205
"Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul."
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Hoser
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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2012, 04:13:45 AM » |
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That's why I do that kind of a project in the winter. My sympathy. ??? Hoser Hey, no fair. Your shop chair to lounge in is bigger then mine. I had to get a recliner so I could lean back and watch the TV that resides on top of the fridge! Hoser  |
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« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2012, 04:17:14 AM » |
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Be thankful that for now these parts can still be obtained from HDL.
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Fritz The Cat
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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2012, 05:24:02 AM » |
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It all started with a needed tire change. I had no idea what the condition of the splines was until I pulled the rear wheel. That, together with the decision to go darkside and it's required mods has left me with a mess. And Paxton, I feel your pain, between the riding lawnmower and other assorted junk, I'm had pressed for space. I just hope I can find all the parts when it comes time to put her back together. |
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« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2012, 05:28:28 AM » |
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What's under those two car covers Hoser? (I'm glad I'm not the only one who sits parts on covered cars!)
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« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2012, 06:03:14 AM » |
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What about that white Georgia Milk Cow, KW? Give us the skinny.  |
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KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)
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« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2012, 06:57:02 AM » |
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What's under those two car covers Hoser? (I'm glad I'm not the only one who sits parts on covered cars!)
I'm gonna guess at a Fairlane........ |
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« Reply #11 on: July 16, 2012, 09:39:40 AM » |
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« Reply #12 on: July 16, 2012, 01:06:29 PM » |
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Alternator service ?  |
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Smooth is where it's at. (o_0)
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« Reply #13 on: July 16, 2012, 01:48:57 PM » |
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Got the Valk in pieces all over garage. Rebuilding the final drive, going darkside and a new tire on the front. Problem is, I'm at a point where I can do no more till the parts arrive from HDL. Finished mounting the CT this morning and finished the nut cage mod. I'm not a good thumb twiddler and every time I go in the garage I get depressed. It takes HDL 7 to 10 days to get the parts from Mother Honda and then whatever time it takes them to get to me. I'm probably looking at end of next week, beginning of the following week. I'll be by then. I just finished changing over my second Valkyrie to a CT. The first is a standard and there weren't any surprises. The second bike, an Interstate, was something else again. I did the nut cage mod and tried to reuse the square nut but I had rubbing. I then tried a thinner hardware-store nut and it was still rubbing. I then went to a carriage bolt and had to work hard to get it to fully seat in the fender hole. Not there yet though. The fender edge, around the bolt, has a 90 degree bend in it and this bend was poking out toward the tire farther than the carriage bolt head. I bent the edges in a bit and this was finally enough to stop the rubbing. Whew!! So, while your sitting around you might want to mount your rear wheel and tire and move the tire up an down to make sure that you're good to go with just the nut cage mod. |
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Fritz The Cat
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« Reply #14 on: July 16, 2012, 02:25:44 PM » |
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Thanks for the advice, I'll do just that. If at all possible, I'd like to put it back together just once.
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