Track Bike - Plan B

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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#421 Post by evan_calgary » Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:37 pm

Impatient group we are. Is this part of the ongoing joke is to make us wait?????

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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#422 Post by Off Road » Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:40 pm

silverstrom wrote:I think Steve is just teasing you guys. He said the bike broke. He didn't say what broke. I'm sure he expected you to assume it was another seizure. I'm going to assume it was something very minor and he's just having some fun. I may be wrong, but knowing Steve and his slightly twisted sense of humour I think he's just waiting to see how many worse case scenarios you guys come up with.
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So, I was riding down the road, when I noticed that my motor was making a strange raspy noise.
At first the noise was very faint. I wasn't sure if was a real thing, or just my paranoia.
As I listened, the noise started to get louder.
I tucked in to see if I could locate the source. I didn't work.

Turned my head to look at the pipes, and instantly hear the roar of an nu-muffled expansion chamber.
I looked down and saw that the Toomey pipe had broken at the stinger, and the aluminum can was pointing down.
The end of the can only inches from the road.
Pulled over, used a bungee cord to tie the end of the can up, and limped the bike home.

Pulled the pipe, had a buddy weld it back together and add an extra brace to it.

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Gave the pipe a quick coat of paint, and bolted it back on.

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Since the rebuild, I put 492 km (306 miles) on the engine, and it's been running great.

My $10 still says that it'll hit 2000 km no problem. :smt003

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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#423 Post by JonW » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:41 am

wow, close call!
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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#424 Post by Off Road » Sun Aug 23, 2015 9:07 pm

In October of 2006, I bought a brand new Dodge Power Wagon.
It's been an awesome truck, in both the Summer and the Winter.
And one f*cked up week last September.


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But, its' got 400,000 km (250,00 miles) on it, and it's getting a little tired.
It's going to need a minor service if it's going to make it through another 8 months of snow.

To begin with it needs new tires. The old ones are bald.
Replacement cost $1500.

A new engine, or at the very least, a complete engine rebuild.
This one burns oil, and antifreeze.
(OK, it doesn't burn the antifreeze, but it runs it through the cylinder and pumps it out the exhaust).
According to the code that I get from the CDI, the engine is suffering from a "multiple cylinder misfire".
Repair cost from $2500 to $4000.

The seals on the transmission, and transfer case are leaking. And one of these items has recently started to make a bit of a grinding noise
Repair costs from $1000 to $3000.

The catalytic converters are really plugging off, and need to replaced
Replacement cost $1500.

And it needs a new tail-light, because I backed into a F*cking tree last week, and broke it.
Replacement cost $63.


So, it's going to cost around 10 grand to make my truck safe and reliable.
And even if I do spend the money to fix it, it'll still be a 9 year old truck with 250,000 miles on it.


I was telling a friend of mine about my sad situation and he said, No Problem.
He'd seen this type of thing before, and figured he could "fix all of it" for about $200 and a bit of his time.

I took the truck out to his shop last weekend, and today I stopped by to see how he was making out.

He said it was going great, but it would be another day or two, before it was finished.


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On the bright side of things, the new engine in the track bike has been running awesome for the last 582 km (362 miles).
And it's going to be hot and sunny all next week. :smt003

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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#425 Post by JonW » Sun Aug 23, 2015 9:15 pm

$200... + $10k LOL I saw ads for trucks like this for something crazy like $22k new in the US, I assume not so in Canada?
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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#426 Post by T.RexRacing » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:05 pm

Yes after talking to some friends who live abroad I don't bitch about taxes in the USA so much anymore.
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#427 Post by JonW » Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:21 pm

Yeah I get that. We are getting the new Mustang here in Aus... We will end up paying more than double the US price for it when it gets here :/ Id love a F150 or Ram for <$30k, its a vast amount of vehicle. But if we could, I doubt we could afford to run em, fuel is double the cost... but... the UK and EU fuel is double what ours is, so like you we dont moan as much as we used to... :smt017 :smt023
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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#428 Post by hondaror » Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:27 am

It must be easier to replace the engine once you take the whole truck apart. I bet you can afford the engine once he sells all those parts he removed.
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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#429 Post by Off Road » Tue Sep 01, 2015 11:01 pm

Rory's new bike and my old bike, adding some class to the bike shop.

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PS: My rebuilt engine now has 986 km (613 miles) on it, and it's still purring like a cat in a creamery.

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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#430 Post by Off Road » Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:23 pm

Off Road wrote:
Off Road wrote: So, I have a "new" theory. :smt005

Vapor lock on the fuel tank. Fuel stops flowing into the carbs. Engine runs out of gas. Engine runs lean. Engine seizes.

I hear that the 5th Engine Rebuild is the lucky one, so I've got $10 that says the engine's going to run fine, for at least 2000 km.

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This bike had 32,948.8 km on it when it seized for the 3rd time.
Rebuilt the top end and put 932.8 km and it seized for the 4th time.
Rebuilt the top end and put 392.8 km and it seized for the 5th time.
Two engine rebuilds in 1325.6 km.


Today, the odometer read 35,610.1 km, which means that I have put 1325.7 km on the engine since the last rebuild.
The 5th engine rebuild has now lasted 0.1 km longer than the previous 2 rebuilds combined. :smt003

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It's mid Fall in Canada. Daylight hours are getting shorter. Temperatures are getting cooler.
Overnight lows are around 2*C. Daily high temps are around 14 or 15 *C.
Today, it was sunny and 23*C, so I left work a couple of hours early, and went for a ride.

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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#431 Post by Off Road » Sat Nov 07, 2015 10:56 pm

For the last week or so, the weather's been kind of gloomy,
with daily high temperatures around 3 to 5*C (38 to 41*F), and dropping to below freezing at night.
Today, the weather was awesome.
It was partly sunny and by 2 PM the temp had climbed to a balmy 10*C (50*F).

Since this might be the last nice day of the year, I told my wife that my chores would have to wait,
because I had really, really important things that I just had to do, today.
I'll do chores tomorrow, when the high temperature is expected to be 2*C (36*F).

Took the long way to the shop.
Bike ran awesome in the cool crisp air.
I had fun.

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Damn, I love this bike. Runs freaking awesome, and it's FUN.

When I finally did shut it down, the odometer read 35,804.0 Km.
Which means that I've put 1519.6 Km (944 miles) on the engine since the last rebuild.

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Took one last picture before pushing it inside.
Don't think I'll get to ride this bike again until next year.
Really gonna miss it. :smt022

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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#432 Post by Off Road » Fri Dec 04, 2015 2:09 am

A few days ago, I posted an update on my track bike, unfortunately, I posted it in my purple project thread. :smt021
So, I've deleted it from there and re posted it here.


Last week, in my purple project thread I said this:
Off Road wrote:While I had the equipment out, I washed the bugs and grime off my track bike.
The track bike's ready to be stored for the Winter

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I lied. The track bike needed some work.
It had an injection oil leak on one of the carbs.
From what I've read it's caused bu crud in the check valve in the oil pump.

So, I drained the tranny fluid and coolant. Disconnected all the hoses and cables.
Pulled the clutch cover, pulled the oil pump, removed the nozzle, spring and ball bearing,
and cleaned it all out.

Since I had the clutch cover off, I decided to install a new set of EBC clutch fibers.
After evaluating the EBC clutch springs, I decided to stick with the Barnett springs that were already in the clutch.

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Put the engine back together and then pulled the wheels, so I can get new tires installed.

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Today, I got the new sneakers for the bike. I decided to stick with the BT45's
A 90/90 for the front, and a 120/80 on the FZ600 rear wheel (Stock Sizes).

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After I got the tires installed, ...... I disconnected all the hoses and cables, and pulled the clutch cover....Again. :smt013
Fortunately, I hadn't put in coolant and tranny fluid, so nothing leaked and caused a mess.

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Last night, while I was cleaning up my tools, I suddenly remembered that I forgot to set the clutch adjuster,
and in addition, I forgot to tighten the locknut on the adjuster. :smt021

I set the clutch, tightened it all up and put everything back together....Again.

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For now, I've run the oil lines into clear bottles, so I can see if the leak has stopped.
If it has, then I'll fill the tranny and the rad, and put the seat and sidepanels back on. :smt003

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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#433 Post by Off Road » Fri Dec 04, 2015 2:16 am

Last Summer when I cleaned my carbs, I used a set of No-Name float bowl gaskets. And they didn't seal. Gas dribbled out all Summer. :smt012
Tonight, I installed a new set of OEM Yamaha float bowl gaskets.
I guess we'll see how it goes next year.

The bikes all back together, and ready to be parked for the Winter.
Next Spring, all I have to do is plug the oil lines into the carbs, add some fresh gas, and ride it. :smt003

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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#434 Post by Off Road » Fri Dec 04, 2015 2:22 am

So, I installed some tires, and new clutch fibers. Whoop Whoop.
Here's something else for you to ponder.

$ 25.00 - New gaskets from the Yami dealer
$ 15.00 - New coolant & transmission fluid

It is what it is.


$ 89.65 - New 90/90-18 BT45 tire (including mounting and balancing)
$ 91.23 - New 120/80-18 BT45 tire (including mounting and balancing)
$ 53.50 - New EBC Clutch Fibers

Two tires and a clutch for $234.38 Can. ($175.53 US, $239.74 Australian) including, mounting, balancing, shipping and taxes.
Whoop Whoop! :smt026

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Re: Track Bike - Plan B

#435 Post by JonW » Fri Dec 04, 2015 2:30 am

Great value indeed, the tyres cost more than that in Aus.... about Au$280. :/
80 XT500 Supermoto!
81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid

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