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Saturday, June 09, 2012

Tuning and Tweaking

After talking with my pal Mr. King about the trials and tribulations of my rearsets, I decided to pull the Loaded Gun shifter off and "tweak" it a bit. A little bit of the torch and vise, along with some rarely used upper body muscles, and the shifter was adjusted so that it actually works now! I bent the arm to move the toe bar out a bit. I took her for a spin around the block, and was able to shift, although my throttle control and braking were another story, so on to the next issue.

The carbs still don't run worth a damn, and I've been through them twice (and by the looks of them, so has everyone else....abused like a whore house on dollar day). I got the OK from the spousal unit for a new carb purchase under the guise of a "Father's Day present", well who am I to argue. A happy wife = a happy life, right! 

So I'll check in with Dime City Cycles on Monday to make sure I'm not missing any parts, but my order will be for a set of "The Coveted" Mikuni VM32mm carbs pre-jetted for my CB450, along with new linkage, air filters, intake, etc. 

I think the used master cylinder I purchased is leaking, because I am not getting the pressure I need from the front for adequate stopping, and I also see the fluid around the lever. I either need a rebuild or replacement, and will look into that this afternoon.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I hope the "happy wife" doesn't read your blog.. ;)

Tom - NH