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Have you named this bike yet? I'm thinking fast would be a good name, built fast, rode fast, repaired the same way. Just re-read the thread, and its like your speed dating this thing:lol:

Tomolu5 wrote: Have you named this bike yet? I'm thinking fast would be a good name, built fast, rode fast, repaired the same way. Just re-read the thread, and its like your speed dating this thing:lol:

Man, that's good!
We just call it the shop bike but that's funny. First time I've had the motor out but I've done a lot of little things testing things so I'm pretty familiar with it. I will say this, first time I ever had to pull a swing arm to install a motor.

Les

Id like to see some pictures of that setup, I'm tryin to drag a 78 1000 home, and would like to build that bike.

Any updates? Does she purr yet?

It did for 5 miles or so. I slipped a 1260 together, pistons were new and sleeves like new, wrong! 1 sleeve really egged and blew oil like crazy, down getting sleeve replaced. should be up in a couple weeks. To make matters worse, laptops dont bounce well, now home pc and no software for camera loaded yet so no pics of the relay handoff.
It's been a bad week to say the least.

Les

damn the bad luck !

hope your over the hump and everything starts looking up from here.

leon

Tough break, like Leon said, hopefully got the bad out of the way, always seems to come in threes for me

Well if 3 is the magic number I'm good, when pushing the bike backwards it goes right into 2nd gear, forward is fine, the shift forks were a little looser than I like but had just put my last good set in a friends bike the Saturday before mine broke. So now I have to change them as well. Out of 52 weekends a year It couldn't have picked any worse of a time is all I'm bothered with. That 1260 was going in another bike to go along with Aarons paint he's doing for me but it looked to be a faster change than splitting cases and going all the way back together. Oh well, it's over with now and time to move on.

Les

Little update on the old girl, All parts are done and back and ready to put in the motor. Decided to go ahead and finish the other turbo setup and finished mocking up all the piping today. Finish welding tomorrow and off to ceramic coating Tuesday!


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Les

Been a while but not forgotten, Recieved all the engine parts I needed to heal it so back to work. I decided to go ahead and finish the other turbo setup I have, got the piping all mocked and tack welded together today, finish welding tomorrow and off to ceramic coating Tuesday.






Les

Are you going to be ready to ride in April Les ?

Jack

sweet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

keep us posted,

leon