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Old 04-07-2012, 02:32 PM   #81
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The bad news - I was so focused on the "running part" I didn't notice my headlight bulb was hanging down on the front fender

Whats thats smell? Oh shit!!!
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Old 04-07-2012, 02:49 PM   #82
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That's a homer simpson moment...

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Old 04-07-2012, 03:49 PM   #83
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Time for some 3M Automix and a spray bomb.
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Old 04-11-2012, 08:18 PM   #84
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Bike starts right up...and idles like crap. Give it gas when its cold and will try and bog.
As it warms up, same old dance of idling like crap, give it the gas and bogs, stumbles until it gets past a certain point and then its straight to redline.


So lets talk carbs for a second.
Lets talk about 16 fucking float bowl screws.
8 of them..removed and chucked to the coffee can of discarded screws. replaced by hex head allen key whatever you want to call them.
5 of the original brass shitsville screws keilin likes to toss on their carbs were put back in.

That leaves 3.
3 stripped...and not budging POS shit screws holding on for dear life FUCK MY AFTER NOON IS WASTED BECAUSE TODAY was going to be the day I went to town on the carbs day but damnit my tool collection apparently sucks for fucking stripped out carb screws.
One fucked up screw in 3 float bowls.

So lets just put it out there that the bike runs like shit because 3 years of sitting has gummed up the carbs....
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Old 04-11-2012, 08:29 PM   #85
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1. You'll need vise-grips more than likely to get them out, but first, take the screwdriver, put it against the screws, and give it a few sharp whacks with the hammer, then take the vise-grips to the screws. You should have done that first.

2. Go to Sears and get a tool called an impact screwdriver for next time.

You should have asked before you screwed stuff up. Rook.

Every project is an excuse to buy tools. You clearly don't have enough.
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Old 04-11-2012, 10:15 PM   #86
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I did try the whack a driver first on all shady looking screw...except for the first one. I tore that one a new asshole before I realized I sabotaged my day.
Went for the dremel on the first one but then idealized the starter kit for my dremel is better suited to the pine derby race car I bought it for.

I wasn't going to ask because that would mean I have lick of sense.
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Old 04-12-2012, 12:29 AM   #87
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Here's my stripped screws. I used a hacksaw to make a groove in the screw and used a common-head screwdriver to take it out:

Then I put in hex-head screws (M4x0.7, 10mm long):


Here's how I clean the Keihin carbs on my CBR: http://cbrforum.com/forum/how-tos-81...needle-103846/
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Old 04-12-2012, 12:48 AM   #88
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New spark plugs, headlight bulb and laser sight equipped infrared thermometer just showed up on the door step.

Guess which one of those items is getting played with right now?
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Old 04-13-2012, 01:31 PM   #90
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New spark plugs, headlight bulb and laser sight equipped infrared thermometer just showed up on the door step.

Guess which one of those items is getting played with right now?
You bought a laser sight equipped infrared thermometer?

What, the melted fender wasn't proof enough for you?

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