:lazer_b::lazer_i::lazer_k::lazer_E::lazer_R: :lazer_f::lazer_R::lazer_E::lazer_n: on Nostr: Oh yeah, also I rebuilt and upgraded the brakes. I put orl in it and started it just ...
Oh yeah, also I rebuilt and upgraded the brakes.
I put orl in it and started it just now. It ran with no weird noises and no red light, so I win.
There's still no coolant in it. The guy who makes the upgrade components I got for it didn't include instructions. I emailed him he sent this long reply with youtube and forum links, so I have to study that, and the new coolant I got requires zero water in the engine, so I have to figure out how to truly purge everything (leaf blower?).
I'll do that stuff tomorrow. Then I shall ride. The rest of what it needs I can sort out on the go. I hope I installed the flywheel key in the correct orientation, or it is gonna be slow.RT:
https://poa.st/objects/d1a5a33d-21e6-43e1-bc19-7bfa97487abe OK, home stretch. I'm tired of waiting on a gasket for eternity so I globbed on the RTV and we are moving forward...
So far, I have rebuilt and upgraded the front suspension, shimmed the cush drive, replaced the chain tensioners and chain guard (guard is a nice aluminum piece instead of plastic), upgraded the radiator system to have a bypass (ThermoBob), replaced the levers and mirrors, replaced like every O-ring and bit of rubber on this little gizmo, changed to a +5° advance flywheel key, put in a better shift detent spring, gave it a lithium battery, got new knee grips and windscreen... that might be it. I still have to swap to the Evans waterless coolant, electrify the side reflectors to glow, set the front blinkers to DRL, make sure everything is aligned... there's a lot.
But I'll be riding it soon. :apuRave:
Pic included from the middle of my nightmare.RT:
https://poa.st/objects/38b5fbd2-0444-4193-991e-f01b941a3a39
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