Recent content by crowesnest3

have been reading the variety of posts regarding coil upgrades ..... Neon ... CBR .... etc ... see where Dan seems to have put a good amount of time testing the various options ...... is there any consensus out there as to what the best coil upgrade is .... vs. none at all ....

Ok, gotta start somewhere. Opening new life chapter, BUT, gotta rid myself of wing projects. 1980 1100 standard with Vetter 3 w/lowers, see pic on CGW banner under "Crowesnest3", very custom paint, maybe u like it maybe not? Mechanically great condition other than stator is gone! Needs new...

Yep, got some of those ....... Crowe .. :Egyptian:

Joe .... you referring to the wooden jaw clamp, pipe clamp ..?? You putting the pressure on top of the rachet maybe hooked under the handle bars or triple tree? Haven't yet looked hard at project, but thinking that would be where I was going to head as to how to clamps springs down to reseal...

Tuna .... thanks for the encouragement. As to the seals (oops) being honest here, I am hoping that a little seal maintenance will "help" what is some minor leaking. Yes I know I should go for the whole enchillada but I've got an impending work project coming up wherein I really want/need the...

thanks for that Dan, had a feeling would be ok, front wheel will be up in the air ...... Crowe .. :Egyptian:

Man how many ways are there to change the fork (in) oil? ....... the question is: if I pull the fork caps to refill with fresh fork oil can i also then just pull the oem fork springs and replace them with "progressives" ? or is there more than just pulling em out of the tube to contend with...

Thank you for that, now gotta relook at manual 19/3 and see how I missed that! Like I said earlier got a problem missing things right in front of me! ...... that light will be out shortly! Mainly to just check connections etc while rebuilding, part of the "while we are at it syndrome" ...

Ok, so whats the trick to get the headlight out of the fairing on the 83 interstate? Mine has digital guages on dash above tach/ speedo ... pulled that out looking for attachment screwes don't see any ( of course they are probably right in front of me! ) however ..... only screw I can get near...

............. comes right up usnig right name! ......

Is what it is but cap does not seat all the way, actually cap I took off had the hex head removed and just a big hole letting rotor nut hang out? Need a new cap, been looking don't see one , what do we call it "rotor cap" or ? .... Crowe .... :Egyptian:

Is what it is but cap does not seat all the way, actually cap I took off had the hex head removed and just a big hole letting rotor nut hang out? Need a new cap, been looking don't see one , what do we call it "rotor cap" or ? .... Crowe .... :Egyptian:

...... a follow up on my earlier thread concerning what I thought to be a stripped or busted rotor bolt on my 83. Needless to say the prospect of that bolt being stripped or busted was more than depressing; however, I would not give up that easy and damn if I didn't succeed! Was not getting...

.............. got back to the 83 this afternoon, not feeling very encouraged about the potential problem of this spinning stator rotor bolt, but not ready to give up yet! I started again by putting her in gear and spinning the nut with the rachet, still spun .... so then I tried backing it out...

.............. thanks all for the input, hope to get back to it later tomorrow. It does sound more hopeful than it did originally. I will post the next chapter and let all know how it turns out. Really haven't been enjoying the idea of walking away from a repair, I just don't have the time to...