Ive got a time waster for you.....Ive got a 1200 Daytona I just picked up that wouldn't start. I immediately jumped to carbs are gummed up with ethanol. Oh My God!,,,about an hour to get them off, about an hour to go through them, and make sure all the passages are clear (they were very clean by the way and and an unnecessary job) then reassemble. Way over an hour to get them back on (ooh that throttle cable, I fricken hate it) and the airbox resituated as it should be. Did that solve for X????? NO. turns out I had 2 bad coils. Yes probably the easiest thing to change. Thats one afternoon down, and now just 25-30 to go, I hope.
Started work on the CX500. Everything detached from the engine ready for removal (as soon as Amazon deliver the goodies). Even snuck into @dilligaf's spray booth whilst he wasn't looking!
After 8 weeks in isolation I am having to get creative here. The wife is a country girl and I am a city born and bred gearhead from Los Angeles. I decided not to tell the wife my plan . I ordered some vegetable seed from a online supplier (burpee.com). While.I was waiting for that order to be filled, I repaired our 30+ yr old rototiller. It had been sitting for years. I had to order some parts, change it's oil, clean it's single spark plug, etc. When the seed finally arrived, I just waited. It took several days. The wife has been depressed. After a week or so, she is out running the tiller, digging up a patch behind our shed. I took an old barrel, cut a door in the side of it, added hinges and made a composting bin. Wife now visits the garden 3-4 times a day. I had to bring the tiller back in the shop for some further repairs (one more part ordered online). I could not care less about raising veg, but keeping the wife happy, and giving myself things to do, is vital. I think my wife, if she has not already, will figure out I set her up. Making the best of it. This may be a long haul. Stay safe all ...J.D.
Wire-Wheels said, "I took an old barrel, cut a door in the side of it, added hinges and made a . . ." I was expecting BBQ grill. I know, my stomach does too much of my thinking.
That might not work too well jtC as it was a plastic 55 gallon drum . I have seen heating stoves made out of old metal barrels. I worked in an old maintenance shed back in the 60's that had a heating stove like that. A barrel with two bunk bed ends welded on for legs, with a chimney attached. The door for adding fuel and a couple of draw holes for air makeup cut in the end. ...J.D.
First item arrived yesterday, so the bike is securely held upright before engine removal. I've made up a wooden support frame to sit the engine on when the next bit of kit arrives. (David Silver is also going to be kept busy!)
