[Bweighmaster]

Starting this just for those wanting to share your accomplishments .
Let's have some fun here .... Experiances , Good , or bad ... New equipment .
Keep it clean , Young uns read this forum also ........

 

[Bweighmaster]

Today , I took my newly finished rebuild , TTR 125 L . To the flattrack .... Ran a few laps to knock off the rust ( on me ) .. Made an air adjustment , rear spring , then won heat race , and feature ...Hope to do the same tomorrow ....

 

[Bweighmaster]

Update from yesterday .... Clean sweep of weekend ... both days , heat , and mains ...
Bike never missed a beat .. only air , spring , and clutch lever adjustment .. 1 each .... Over 100 laps on both the 1/8 mi. Flat , And 1/4 mile high bank .... Fun Fun Fun .....

 

[Tinsnips]

It is still a bit cold for a grage day up here. I have been mighty tempted but unfortunately I am just finishing up a home renovation and the garage is full of wood. With some luck I can get it all to the dump this coming weekend. The only thing I managed to accomplish last weekend was to retrofit LED lights into an old aquarium canopy to provide the right kind of spectrum for corals in a reef tank. I will be back when I get my bike stuff underway.

 

[Lesblank]

Went out to fire up pressure washer. After a dozen pulls and no start I wanted to slap myself as I don't remember adding stabilizer or running fuel out of carb like I normally do. So time rebuild fuel system. Jets were so clogged it took a safety pin to clear.

Reason I wanted to get power washer going is one of my sons drove from North Carolina to Texas to pick up a project for him and my grandson. It's a 2000 Firehawk that had sat outside for 12 years under a tree.

We got it loaded.

Trailered it 5 hours away to my place and knocked first layer of dirt off. It actually cleaned up pretty well.

Family left yesterday yesterday heading back to North Carolina. Here's proud grandson with his new ride.

It will take alot to get it mechanically sound, but will be a nice project for them.

 

[Tinsnips]

Fire Chicken for the win! Great score Les. I think that has an LS hiding under the hood if I am not mistaking. Great platform.

 

[Lesblank]

It's the LS1. While I'm not a big GM fan, this is a pretty cool ride.

 

[Bweighmaster]

It is still a bit cold for a grage day up here. I have been mighty tempted but unfortunately I am just finishing up a home renovation and the garage is full of wood. With some luck I can get it all to the dump this coming weekend. The only thing I managed to accomplish last weekend was to retrofit LED lights into an old aquarium canopy to provide the right kind of spectrum for corals in a reef tank. I will be back when I get my bike stuff underway.

Nice , I had aquariums and terraniums at the old house , Now , just garages full of bikes , and the orchards on the property ...
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[Bweighmaster]

Went out to fire up pressure washer. After a dozen pulls and no start I wanted to slap myself as I don't remember adding stabilizer or running fuel out of carb like I normally do. So time rebuild fuel system. Jets were so clogged it took a safety pin to clear.

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Reason I wanted to get power washer going is one of my sons drove from North Carolina to Texas to pick up a project for him and my grandson. It's a 2000 Firehawk that had sat outside for 12 years under a tree.

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We got it loaded.

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Trailered it 5 hours away to my place and knocked first layer of dirt off. It actually cleaned up pretty well.

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Family left yesterday yesterday heading back to North Carolina. Here's proud grandson with his new ride.

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It will take alot to get it mechanically sound, but will be a nice project for them.

Looks a lot like my grandson , BIG BOYS ... He stayed home this weekend to work on his race car . Better than hanging around a bunch of " over the hill " flattrack racers ...LOL...

 

[Bweighmaster]

It's the LS1. While I'm not a big GM fan, this is a pretty cool ride.

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My daughter had the 81 plain jane Firebird with a hopped up 358 chevy small block race motor out of a wrecked dirt track modified ... Broke a lot of trans , and motor mounts ....
She drove the hell out of that car ....

 

[Tinsnips]

Nice , I had aquariums and terraniums at the old house , Now , just garages full of bikes , and the orchards on the property ...
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I have taken over the laundry room and have two 125s displayed in the wall of the rec room. I switched over to salt water a year ago and that has been an adjustment. I'd love an orchard or a grage big enough for more than one bike...

 

[Bweighmaster]

My garages consist of a 40' offshore container , 10 x 10 Shadow barn also has my chinascoot and lots of parts and pieces and tire inventory .... And a couple stored at buddys house , ....He's " working " on those ..... Orchards are citrus , and pecans ....

 

[Tinsnips]

I have a 14 x 20 garage that yeilds about a 7 x 12 foot space to work once you put a bench, machines, and tool boxes in there. I have a little 10 x 10 metal shed a bike can live in while the other is worked on.

The FZ600 will get wheeled outside to make room for the GSXR 1100 to get a preseason spa treatment fairly soon. The carbs need to be pulled and sorted. I strongly suspect Mikuni is the Japanese word for annoying. Don't get me wrong, when they are right they are REALLY right, but when they are wrong you get to pull them off the engine to adjust the fuel screws.

 

[Tinsnips]

You are laughing cause you know I am right BW...

 

[Bweighmaster]

Right on .. I've pulled carbs back off more than a couple of times .... Like on a certain TTR 110. Even 2 buddies had a crack at that one ... 6 times in total .... But i finally got it ..... Still running today .....

 

[FuzzyRider]

Starting this just for those wanting to share your accomplishments .
Let's have some fun here .... Experiances , Good , or bad ... New equipment .
Keep it clean , Young uns read this forum also ........

Wished it was Riding Time. Tonight I will fall asleep thinking about last summer. Cleared 20" of snow from 3 driveways and shoveled 4 paths. Minnesota is where your FZ1 sits without a battery patiently waiting for the good times to roll.

 

[Bweighmaster]

I'm just about worn out ...Slept till noon , went to Wmart for fertalizer for new Pecan , and Grapefruit trees . Watered that in ,,, Tough day ...LOL.....

 

[Last1]

Went out to fire up pressure washer. After a dozen pulls and no start I wanted to slap myself as I don't remember adding stabilizer or running fuel out of carb like I normally do. So time rebuild fuel system. Jets were so clogged it took a safety pin to clear.

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Reason I wanted to get power washer going is one of my sons drove from North Carolina to Texas to pick up a project for him and my grandson. It's a 2000 Firehawk that had sat outside for 12 years under a tree.

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We got it loaded.

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Trailered it 5 hours away to my place and knocked first layer of dirt off. It actually cleaned up pretty well.

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Family left yesterday yesterday heading back to North Carolina. Here's proud grandson with his new ride.

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It will take alot to get it mechanically sound, but will be a nice project for them.

Exciting! That should be some quality family time

 

[Bweighmaster]

Sold the flattrack bike today , got a Ninja 250 lined up for the next race season .....

 

[Bweighmaster]

Also , Looking for a R3 ..... first choice ... gonna be fun in the dirt .....