Top-end Gasket Kit Installed

Sawman · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:12 am Post subject: Top-end Gasket Kit Installed

Ok,....so as many know,...from the BR meet in Pa,....my BR was looking somewhat 'Harleyish',.... Wink

So,..i ordered all the gaskets required, head gasket, base gasket, valve seals, etc,...& took it to my local Yami shop and had them put it in. Took it for a drive the night before last,....and my throttle cable was sticking,...not alittle...ALOT!...at wide-open, you let off,...it stayed wide open... Shocked

So,....today i stripped her down,....every panel,...sides, front, gas tank area, battery-box...it ALL came off, so i could get a good look at what was going on. Come to find out, the clamp that holds the carb to the head, was rotated about 1/4 turn too far, and the tightening screws were hitting the bracket for the throttle linkage,....what a stupid fucking fix!... Evil or Very Mad

So,...while i was in there....i saw a fresh drop of antifreeze on the head, under a rubber hose,...not routed through its intended spot,...so i routed it where it was to go,..then found that the wire-clamp had almost no tention,....so out came a zip-tie,....problem fixed.

Now,...in the middle of putting her all back together, then do a proper valve adjustment,...I'm willing to bet its off alittle.....ya think??.... Wink

OK,...so I'm doing this this afternoon,....and i'll be out riding tonight,..oh,...& i'm going to swap in the 10% spring into that Reflex driven pulley today too, so i'll tell more later tonight, or tomorrow....in the BR performance, under variator comparisons........... Cool

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Red Ape 55 · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:39 am Post subject:

Sweeet, I can't wait, good luck
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Runaway Brain · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:57 pm Post subject: Re: Top-end Gasket Kit Installed

Sawman · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:25 am Post subject:

Ok....so i went for a nice little rip around town last night,..worked awesome!

The valve clearances were off!....the exhaust valve had no clearance, the intake had half a graduation,....so i set them both for one-line-width under a full graduation..... Cool

The 10% spring did just what i was suspecting it would....it kept the driven pulley from upshifting too fast,...RPM was up alittle,..seemed nice'n zippy,..similar to the way my BR has felt for the last several months,...still,....the Reflex drive definetly has a 'different' feel,...not really "better"...or "worse"....just different... Neutral

I wound-it-out on the highway a couple times,...pulled it up to a true 68 MPH,....not really too bad,...considering I'm running 19g weights, with a 10% stronger spring in the rear.... Cool

As well,....I hear my J. Costa is on its way from Italy, and hopefully will be in my grimey hands within a week or so!... Cool

.....can't wait to try it with my driven pulley set-up!.... Head Banger

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Sawman · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:28 am Post subject: Re: Top-end Gasket Kit Installed

Runaway Brain · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:55 am Post subject: Re: Top-end Gasket Kit Installed

Sawman · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: Top-end Gasket Kit Installed