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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #135 - 01/19/11 at 12:28:10 Mail's in. Except for the usual external grime, everything looks good. Thanks Tom.
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greenmonster Senior Member Offline Hellooooo Nurse! Posts: 420 Vancouver BC Gender:	Re: The project begins Reply #136 - 01/19/11 at 13:15:13 That's funny, I have one of those in my living room. They make a heck of a rug ornament.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #137 - 01/19/11 at 18:18:05 Looks like the threads for that troublesome 103mm head bolt are in decent shape. Awright!
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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: The project begins Reply #138 - 01/20/11 at 06:30:16 Moto, that would be the 130mm bolt...been there done that!
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #139 - 01/20/11 at 06:42:08 Number dyslexia.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #140 - 01/22/11 at 13:23:26 More sanding. Down to 2000 grit on some pieces. Down to the nubs on my fingers. Found some gouges on the bottom side of the covers -- evidence the PO must have had a little excursion off the pavement. I'm staring at the rear hub, brake and cush drive, hoping the polishing elves will take care of all it while I sleep.
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Boule’tard Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Master of the Obvious Posts: 1620 Austin TX Gender:	Re: The project begins Reply #141 - 01/22/11 at 14:30:53 Man, what a great thread! See what Ryca says about your gas tank; if it needs a thicker cap gasket I'll make one and donate it to the project.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #142 - 01/22/11 at 15:22:49 I'm thinking of going with a flush mount gas cap. My bike painter buddy has lots of experience installing them.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: The project begins Reply #143 - 01/22/11 at 15:50:08 be sure to document how, been looking at them too.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #144 - 01/24/11 at 12:01:56 The cylinder is off to be bored, blasted and painted.
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Reply #145 - 01/24/11 at 15:56:38

The engine is out of the frame, so I needed to figure a different way to remove the countershaft pulley. The usual methods were out of the picture since the belt was long gone. I had cut it off with the angle grinder and thrown it in the trash because it kept getting in the way as I tried to remove the rear wheel. Also, the left case is off the engine, getting ready to polish, and I wasn't in the mood to put it back on just for this.

So I fiddled with things a bit, looked through my tools, tried a couple of things, then had an idea. A shock absorber preload adjusting wrench is good for grabbing a cylinder. The pulley is just bigger. I could wedge it against the crankcase and...

There we go.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: The project begins Reply #146 - 01/24/11 at 16:26:50 So, you got it?
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #147 - 01/24/11 at 16:30:11 Yeah, came off easily.
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gerald.hughes Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline FSO Posts: 1100 Tucson, Az Gender:	Re: The project begins Reply #148 - 01/24/11 at 16:35:52 Why not just wrap some leather around it and throw a large plumber's wrench on it?
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: The project begins Reply #149 - 01/24/11 at 16:40:13 Because I don't have a plumber's wrench. And the only leather straps I have are belts I don't want to mess up. Though I could skip the leather since I'm not reusing the pulley. Besides, I think my solution is more elegant -- the simple repurposing of an actual tool. Slip it into place, and bingo.
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