What did you do to your bike today?

Michael Vidovic · Post by **Michael Vidovic** » Sat Jul 25, 2015 9:09 pm

Guys and their Pistons. Same all over the world!

rheboi · Post by **rheboi** » Sun Jul 26, 2015 3:25 am

Damn work is getting in the way of me riding my CBX!!! Grrrr! Went out for a quick trip late at night.... love the red glow from the speedo/tacho/ampmeter... lovely... just can't get enough of that sound coming from the engine!!!! The more I ride it the more I appreciate the talent/lack of fear the guys who raced these must have had!

Syscrush · Post by **Syscrush** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:10 pm

Including my wife's vehicles, we're at 12 cylinders and 18 wheels. My CBX is the only machine with more cylinders than wheels. :)

EMS · Post by **EMS** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:36 pm

I have one vehicle with more wheels than cylinders...

rheboi · Post by **rheboi** » Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:29 pm

The "work" vehicle is 11000cc 6 cylinder on 8 wheels....

cbxmel · Post by **cbxmel** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:15 am

Can just manage 12 wheels and 7100 cc.

Z Grand · Post by **Z Grand** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 7:50 am

45 cylinders, 21,400 cc's, and 28 wheels for me (not including lawn equipment).

Syscrush · Post by **Syscrush** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 10:49 pm

Today I took a picture of it:

Jeff Bennetts · Post by **Jeff Bennetts** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 8:42 am

She's a beauty Phil.

Syscrush · Post by **Syscrush** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 9:40 am

Jeff Bennetts wrote:She's a beauty Phil.

Getting there, at any rate.

This winter I'm gonna have the exhaust ceramic-coated, and all exposed wiring clad with braided covering.

wyly · Post by **wyly** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:51 pm

Very, very nice!

All that work and considerable investment needs crash bars. It's amazing how quickly asphalt will grind through crankcase and camshft covers even at low speed. Not that it ever appened to me.

wyly · Post by **wyly** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 10:50 pm

Spent 8hrs wrestling my carbs and engine into place today. Connected the electrical, oil and carb lines, plug wires, all the gauges and indicators lit up. I was going to put on the exhaust tonight but my back said no more.

Tomorrow, torque up engine mounts, adjust control cables, install 6x6 pipes, gas tank, add fuel and oil....push starter button.

With a lot of luck it'll fire up for the first time in 35 years.

EMS · Post by **EMS** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 4:22 pm

I was able to cross off one item from my project list after directing some attention to my somewhat neglected 1973 Kawasaki H1D. Took the carbs off, cleaned them, adjusted the float levels and the air mix, put new fuel lines on.
Took it for a test ride and was soooooo pleased. The thing ran again like a scalded cat. Another example how rewarding it is to work on your carbs.
Ron, from Purple Haze hot-rodded the engine several years ago, before he passed away. This thing is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Almost forgot how much fun it is to ride..

rheboi · Post by **rheboi** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 5:37 pm

I've heard a lot of stories about these two stroke triples.... over here (surely other places too) they were called "Widow-makers" too much power, not enough brakes, suspension and poor frame (funny ... that's what I heard about a certain air cooled Japanese 6 cylinder motorcycle too?)

Looks awesome.....

steve murdoch icoa #5322 · Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:27 pm

That Kawi is a beauty.
Talk about polar opposites, the H1 and CBX.
Have you still got the GB to go in yet another direction?

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