bigredhead
01-10-2005, 11:11 AM
Oh man.... I NOW HAVE 3 RUNNING TRIKES !! :beer
I spent saturday t'il 1am working on the 82 200.. at first my goal was to get the motor started, nothing more. It was spewing gas from the overflow and i had left it for a few weeks for lack of spare time.
So i removed the carb, adjusted the float, went to princess auto and bought a vernier caliper, awsome piece for 2 $, alowed me to adjust the float exactly to 12.5 mm's.. it was at 15 previously. So. new plug, adjusted the CDI rotor clearance to spec, and BAM.. fired right up.
Had to put the front wheel back together, as it was taken apart to make the big red run... needed the tire, so i just changed the hub and brake ass. put that all back together.
Had to re-mount the front headlight, i took a bolt from one side for the big red. and added a bolt to one of the foot pegs.
Then tightened the chain, it had about 4 inches of play.. LOL.... put air in the tires and took it out for a 1am ride.. thank god it's a quiet machine... stock exhaust. phew. and MAN THAT THING RUNS !!!!! light as hell.. floats on snow like a champ.
Spent sunday working on the SX.
Removed the frame guard, i want to clean it up and paint it silver, changed the oil and filter.. god that filter was foul..... i was having problems with shifting, so i adjusted the clutch.. it had no 1/4 turn in at all.. either wear or was never set properly. and put new oil in the crank.. honda dealer was closed to i had to put " penzoil " in her... 5w 30.. starts way easier now.
Tightened the rear hubs down with my new 24 " breaker bar. and 27 MM impact socket !!!!.. NOW my rear end is tight. finally.
Put fresh gas in all 3 tanks with a bit of HEET and that was my weekend !
I think i like working on these things as much as riding them.. the more i do, the more i feel comfortable taking stuff apart.. and have it work when i'm done !
woot !
I spent saturday t'il 1am working on the 82 200.. at first my goal was to get the motor started, nothing more. It was spewing gas from the overflow and i had left it for a few weeks for lack of spare time.
So i removed the carb, adjusted the float, went to princess auto and bought a vernier caliper, awsome piece for 2 $, alowed me to adjust the float exactly to 12.5 mm's.. it was at 15 previously. So. new plug, adjusted the CDI rotor clearance to spec, and BAM.. fired right up.
Had to put the front wheel back together, as it was taken apart to make the big red run... needed the tire, so i just changed the hub and brake ass. put that all back together.
Had to re-mount the front headlight, i took a bolt from one side for the big red. and added a bolt to one of the foot pegs.
Then tightened the chain, it had about 4 inches of play.. LOL.... put air in the tires and took it out for a 1am ride.. thank god it's a quiet machine... stock exhaust. phew. and MAN THAT THING RUNS !!!!! light as hell.. floats on snow like a champ.
Spent sunday working on the SX.
Removed the frame guard, i want to clean it up and paint it silver, changed the oil and filter.. god that filter was foul..... i was having problems with shifting, so i adjusted the clutch.. it had no 1/4 turn in at all.. either wear or was never set properly. and put new oil in the crank.. honda dealer was closed to i had to put " penzoil " in her... 5w 30.. starts way easier now.
Tightened the rear hubs down with my new 24 " breaker bar. and 27 MM impact socket !!!!.. NOW my rear end is tight. finally.
Put fresh gas in all 3 tanks with a bit of HEET and that was my weekend !
I think i like working on these things as much as riding them.. the more i do, the more i feel comfortable taking stuff apart.. and have it work when i'm done !
woot !