This weekend I decided since it was shitty and snowy out side it would be the perfect weekend to do the fork seals, the ones on the bike now are clearly shot with very little oil in them and zero rebound control (which makes for a dangerous ride). I started […]
Read MoreWell yesterday on my way out to grab more degreaser for the XS400 project I noticed the tachometer is sounding much like a dying cat. After a quick search of Chopper Charles forum a solution was found. Now I just need to stop by the local hardware store and pick […]
Read MoreSo late yesterday after work I managed to make a bit of progress on the XS400. I managed to pull the primary cover off, the primary gear, and degrease the engine pretty good (Sorry for the shaky picture) Pretty shiny huh =) As you can see below the gear is […]
Read MoreYes! The VT1100C project is now finished. The bike runs and sounds great. The only pending todo’s on this thing my buddy should be able to sort out him self. I’m very excited to see this bad-boy ride off And no, the OIL is not from this bike leaking =)
Read MoreWell with a bit of free time last night my buddy and I worked on the top end of his VT1100c(d) engine. We finished pulling the valve springs and seals, now all we have to do is reinstall the new seals and gaskets and put the bike back together. New […]
Read MoreWell after our early October 1+ foot of heavy wet snow we ended up loosing many limbs off our trees. Because of this I was finally forced to break out my 15+ year old 2 cycle chain saw and give it a tune up. New fuel, some extra chain oil, […]
Read MoreSo I’m helping a friend out with this ’91 VT1100c. We think the front cylinder has a minor oil leak right at the valve stem seal so we’re in the process now of pulling the top end apart. That said we’ve been blocked on lack of 27mm hex wrench to […]
Read MoreWell We’ve got a new bike in the garage to work on. In this case it’s a butt ugly Yamaha XS400. I picked this one up pretty cheap. The tank has a few spots of rust on the inside and needs some engine work, however it runs well and should […]
Read MoreI hadn’t really planned on doing work on the CB today, but I had a few questions plaguing my brain. I spent a good portion of last night wondering why half the engine stays cold. I decided it was time to check the ignition and the timing. First I […]
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