F800GS goes on a diet - Page 24

Motorfiets · 10-27-2012, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by a1fa

Ben, how many miles so far? Are you doing the complete top end rebuild?

26000ish miles

top end rebuild aka new rings

slowpoke · 11-11-2012, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Motorfiets

Donation to all those with the wp swap

So how can I get one?

Motorfiets · 11-13-2012, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by slowpoke

So how can I get one?

pm me your address

Pomo · 11-14-2012, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Motorfiets

26000ish miles

top end rebuild aka new rings

You must be wringing the shit out of that thing!

Motorfiets · 11-14-2012, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Pomo

You must be wringing the shit out of that thing!

Something like that.... haha

LukasM · 11-14-2012, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Pomo

You must be wringing the shit out of that thing!

Don't believe a word Ben says, the biggest adventure that bike has seen is riding over the curb at the local Starbucks parking lot!

Motorfiets · 11-14-2012, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by LukasM

Don't believe a word Ben says, the biggest adventure that bike has seen is riding over the curb at the local Starbucks parking lot!

starbucks is down the road

Motorfiets · 11-14-2012, 05:59 PM

Ok so with all the parts in I set off to work!

headed off to work to clean these up a bit

pistons cleaned up nicely and piston to cylinder wall clearance was PERFECT!! almost zero wear

enlisted the help of a friend

long story short here but the connecting rod bolts are all non reusable.... so a week or so went by with no update due to my busy school schedule, waiting on parts and with work....

in the meantime I decided to replace my R/R with a compufire

snip snip

bolts finally arrived and the motor went back together.... well.... almost...

a good eye will notice that I managed to reassembly the motor without the idler gear or starter gear.... no problem right? just slid the shaft out....

uh... nope... shaft is hammered into the block.... MOTHER F***ER!!!! so the decision was made to install the engine and bring the bike to work in the morning where we would pull the flywheel to install the gears...

so the motor was in and bike was headed to work in the morning...

so at work the 14mm flywheel bolt came off with no problem... no heat needed... the flywheel however... with a 1/2 inch impact running full max and the heat gun heating away the flywheel wouldnt budge! repeated attempts left us with a dilema.... what to do next?

after some careful thought we heated the pin for MAYBE 30 seconds.... and the pin slid right out like a hot knife through butter!

that evening which would be last night I had class but raced home straight afterwards went to work! no assembly pictures... sorry folks! but I was hyped up and was on a roll! basically from having just an engine in the frame I managed to completely assemble my bike from approx 7 pm all the way through to 2 am this morning.... long night!

here are just some pictures of the process

final picture...

MTrider16 · 11-15-2012, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Motorfiets

final picture...

I must say, I like the look of the TT tank, high fender, and no beak. Nice job sir.

-David

Motorfiets · 11-15-2012, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MTrider16

I must say, I like the look of the TT tank, high fender, and no beak. Nice job sir.

-David

thank you!!

xpdishun · 12-19-2012, 08:53 PM

Awesome bike mate! What's that crazy windscreen you have? And what are those supports in the back of the screen? I've seen a couple pictures of them but can't seem to see where you talk about it. I've tried looking through most of your posts to no avail.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...postcount=6234
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...postcount=6226

xpdishun · 12-20-2012, 07:20 AM

Love the bike Ben!

What is that awesome windscreen you use for commuting? I've seen it in a couple of your pictures but couldn't find in your threads where you mentioned it. Are those braces something that came with the screen? Where do they attach?

Motorfiets · 12-20-2012, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by xpdishun

Love the bike Ben!

What is that awesome windscreen you use for commuting? I've seen it in a couple of your pictures but couldn't find in your threads where you mentioned it. Are those braces something that came with the screen? Where do they attach?

it's just a simple bolt on el cheapo

mounts with some handlebar clamps

xpdishun · 12-20-2012, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Motorfiets

it's just a simple bolt on el cheapo

mounts with some handlebar clamps

Thanks!

How are the clip type masterlinks working out for you? I saw on one of your pics you had two clip type master links two links aways from each other.

Motorfiets · 12-20-2012, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by xpdishun

Thanks!

How are the clip type masterlinks working out for you? I saw on one of your pics you had two clip type master links two links aways from each other.

they hold up just fine. I use them when I have my 47T "play gear" rear installed

12-19-2012, 08:53 PM	#356
xpdishun tarmac xplor Joined: Feb 2012 Location: daily commute (Annapolis, MD) Oddometer: 4	Awesome bike mate! What's that crazy windscreen you have? And what are those supports in the back of the screen? I've seen a couple pictures of them but can't seem to see where you talk about it. I've tried looking through most of your posts to no avail. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...postcount=6234 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showp...postcount=6226 __________________ Chris

12-20-2012, 07:20 AM	#357
xpdishun tarmac xplor Joined: Feb 2012 Location: daily commute (Annapolis, MD) Oddometer: 4	Love the bike Ben! What is that awesome windscreen you use for commuting? I've seen it in a couple of your pictures but couldn't find in your threads where you mentioned it. Are those braces something that came with the screen? Where do they attach? __________________ Chris

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11-14-2012, 05:59 PM	#353
Motorfiets ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: North of Jack Daniel's, South of Country Music Oddometer: 2,968	Ok so with all the parts in I set off to work! headed off to work to clean these up a bit pistons cleaned up nicely and piston to cylinder wall clearance was PERFECT!! almost zero wear enlisted the help of a friend long story short here but the connecting rod bolts are all non reusable.... so a week or so went by with no update due to my busy school schedule, waiting on parts and with work.... in the meantime I decided to replace my R/R with a compufire snip snip bolts finally arrived and the motor went back together.... well.... almost... a good eye will notice that I managed to reassembly the motor without the idler gear or starter gear.... no problem right? just slid the shaft out.... uh... nope... shaft is hammered into the block.... MOTHER F***ER!!!! so the decision was made to install the engine and bring the bike to work in the morning where we would pull the flywheel to install the gears... so the motor was in and bike was headed to work in the morning... so at work the 14mm flywheel bolt came off with no problem... no heat needed... the flywheel however... with a 1/2 inch impact running full max and the heat gun heating away the flywheel wouldnt budge! repeated attempts left us with a dilema.... what to do next? after some careful thought we heated the pin for MAYBE 30 seconds.... and the pin slid right out like a hot knife through butter! that evening which would be last night I had class but raced home straight afterwards went to work! no assembly pictures... sorry folks! but I was hyped up and was on a roll! basically from having just an engine in the frame I managed to completely assemble my bike from approx 7 pm all the way through to 2 am this morning.... long night! here are just some pictures of the process final picture...