verry cool. looks fun.
Kawasaki update
I'm bringing it home possibly tomorrow night. But for the moment i've got it bolted back together, and cleaned the shit out it. Still needs a washing and buffing but here it is. I know its a night pic so bare with me, i'll have better ones tomorrow.
The center cylinder is getting retarded on me again though
It pulled the wheel off the ground and then i noticed my throttle was stuck. I moved the cables and restarted and all was fine. I noticed the bottom pipe wasn't smoking and the pressure wasn't equal with the other two. I gun it and it bogs. NOT what it had done 2 mins before.......................i think my carbs are the enemy. somethin is up with the middle one. I'll fuck with it this weekend but here ya go.
I may have gone over kill with the rust removal stuff. But hell it did actually work. I don't even think the word "bathing" justifies what i did lol.
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And the two crappy night pics. No close ups of the pipes till tomorrow. I'd rather show them in the light and how bombshell they look now. Besides the one spot where the chrome is chipping they feel smooth and look WAYYY better than they did.
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as said, i still need tires so ignore how shitty they look. I'm proud of myself though, i've had almost half the bike disassembled now and only lost two nuts and one decorative bearing sheild thing.
Which is weird cause i recall putting all of that stuff in one place. But then its been moved by my dad, my brother, people have tripped over my nicely laid out stuff.....yet another reason for the transport tomorrow.
The center cylinder is getting retarded on me again though
It pulled the wheel off the ground and then i noticed my throttle was stuck. I moved the cables and restarted and all was fine. I noticed the bottom pipe wasn't smoking and the pressure wasn't equal with the other two. I gun it and it bogs. NOT what it had done 2 mins before.......................i think my carbs are the enemy. somethin is up with the middle one. I'll fuck with it this weekend but here ya go.
I may have gone over kill with the rust removal stuff. But hell it did actually work. I don't even think the word "bathing" justifies what i did lol.
And the two crappy night pics. No close ups of the pipes till tomorrow. I'd rather show them in the light and how bombshell they look now. Besides the one spot where the chrome is chipping they feel smooth and look WAYYY better than they did.
as said, i still need tires so ignore how shitty they look. I'm proud of myself though, i've had almost half the bike disassembled now and only lost two nuts and one decorative bearing sheild thing.
Which is weird cause i recall putting all of that stuff in one place. But then its been moved by my dad, my brother, people have tripped over my nicely laid out stuff.....yet another reason for the transport tomorrow.
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here's a new pic from tonight at his apartment.
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Just like everything else on the bike we needed a triple shot lol.
I also put premium in it and the center pipe works like magic again.....musta been the unleaded fucking with it.
I'll have pics tomorrow after i wash it finally.
Just like everything else on the bike we needed a triple shot lol.
I also put premium in it and the center pipe works like magic again.....musta been the unleaded fucking with it.
I'll have pics tomorrow after i wash it finally.
One of these things is not like the other.................................................
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Thats why the bike has trouble running and the center cylinder is cold. Its cold cause FUCKING GAS IS COOLING THE CYLINDER. So really that cylinder is running WOT 100% of the time. So i guess its time to hunt down a broken ebay carb and steal it from that. Not sure around here wherei can get one of those for cheap. Happy to have finally found my issue though. And my compression numbers where L: 125 psi C: 133 psi and R: 128 psi
So with nice even numbers across the board, some cleaned out baffles, rebuilt carbs, new ignition points, condensors, spark plugs, and that fucking needle i should have this bike tearing ass all over the place and all for less than 100 bucks. So far full of win.
And a guy at work recently told me he's into vintage bikes. (i might be repeating myself) and his mother works for teh courthouse in another county. So she is going to get me all the papers i need to take to the plainfield court and then she said they can file some paperwork and send to the bmv and bodda bing i got steel with an 09 on the back. Hopefully i can get that this week. I so happy!!!!!!!!!!
Here's some update pics though. I'm also off to get more sandpaper and some other polishing supplies.
tight fit!
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my before pics
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after the wash!!
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and a fender that needs some loving. Sand paper away!
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Thats why the bike has trouble running and the center cylinder is cold. Its cold cause FUCKING GAS IS COOLING THE CYLINDER. So really that cylinder is running WOT 100% of the time. So i guess its time to hunt down a broken ebay carb and steal it from that. Not sure around here wherei can get one of those for cheap. Happy to have finally found my issue though. And my compression numbers where L: 125 psi C: 133 psi and R: 128 psi
So with nice even numbers across the board, some cleaned out baffles, rebuilt carbs, new ignition points, condensors, spark plugs, and that fucking needle i should have this bike tearing ass all over the place and all for less than 100 bucks. So far full of win.
And a guy at work recently told me he's into vintage bikes. (i might be repeating myself) and his mother works for teh courthouse in another county. So she is going to get me all the papers i need to take to the plainfield court and then she said they can file some paperwork and send to the bmv and bodda bing i got steel with an 09 on the back. Hopefully i can get that this week. I so happy!!!!!!!!!!
Here's some update pics though. I'm also off to get more sandpaper and some other polishing supplies.
tight fit!
my before pics
after the wash!!
and a fender that needs some loving. Sand paper away!
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actually for those of you who want to see it running i'm posting this. Just something quick. I also have the C cyl fuel line pinched off since my i have a missing needle plunger in the throttle slide. But anyway where my hard 2 months of work. Probably would have been much less if i had money and a week to spend on it. Anyway enjoy!
sweet!
damn son.
im going bike shopping again friday!
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