Gave the bike a cleaning last night

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Gave the bike a cleaning last night

Postby 1980cb650 » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:57 pm

I hadn't cleaned the bike since I took it back out this year so I got out the chrome polish and lots of rags.
She looked so good I had to wheel her behind my house and take some nice pictures. Hope you enjoy!

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Postby Ibsen » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:50 am

That is a very nice looking bike Andy. :D

Although I think your drive chain might need some lubrication. :wink:

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Postby 1980cb650 » Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:26 pm

That's true :lol: I've been looking for a new chain and sprocket set lately. Know of any good sources?
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Postby Chris » Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:44 pm

Lookin' good. I found the saddlebag support brackets especially helpful as I'm going to be fabricating a set of my own soon. Thank you.

On cornering, does your centerstand contact the ground before your front pegs? I noticed that it looks as though it rests against the muffler and I had a similar problem when I installed my 4 into 2. I had to modify the arm on the centerstand (the one you use to hold it to the ground with your foot) so that the centerstand would tuck up under the bike further and stop scraping the pavement in the turns.
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Postby Ibsen » Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:48 am

Andy, try www.z1enterprises.com

I think they can offer you a good quality O-ring chain (RK or EK) and a set of sprockets (JT)for a reasonable price.

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Postby Volker_P » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:27 am

Really good job. Mine did not look like that any more since I was a student with lots of time. And meanwhile chrome polish and patience would not do the job any more. :cry:
Interestingly also the dry chain cought my eye before I turned to Ibsens posting. :lol:

To Chris: For the RC05, the centerstand touches ground slightly after the footpegs. It will give a hard, ugli scratching sound and the bike will slip over the rear a bit. Nothing to make you fall off, as long as you are not really much too fast. But bumps in the road may cause ground contact of the center stand without warning from the footpegs, especially in corners.

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Postby Chris » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:10 am

Thanks, Volker. It scared the living crap out of me when it happened, because the clearance there wasn't a problem with the stock exhaust :shock: Once I fixed it, it took me over a month of commuting before I felt comfortable again leaning the bike as far as I used to :lol: You can see photos on my MAC install thread.

Looks great, Andy.
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Postby 1980cb650 » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:31 am

Thanks for the comments guys. I've only leaned the bike over far enough once, and I seem to remember it made the foot peg touch.

Chris, I can take some more detailed pictures of the racks for you if it would help any.
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Postby Chris » Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:51 pm

Thanks, Andy, but these pics are fine. :wink:
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Postby Pinhead » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:22 pm

If you want to really wake up the exhaust note and give your bike a nice, deep throb, do this. Believe me, it's WELL worth it. The sound is absolutely amazing, and not really that loud (not anything like a straight-piped Hardley). It reminds me of my dad's dumped-after-the-cat Torino GT 400 Ford V8 (though not quite as loud). Between 3000 and 4500 rpm it simply sounds mean.

And if you don't like it, just replace the rivets. :)


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