Switching the ignition on properly before spending days checking all the electrics for a fault......
Which airhead job is most frustrating?
- Thread starter fayeslane
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Ah that reminded me: my first ever hands on experience of a g/s: working for hours to find our why it wasn't starting - hmm didn't know it had a clutch lever idiot switch
brassmonkey001
I should change this
Refittng the neutral light wire, that obviously wasn't on properly, after you have just refitted the gearbox, driveshaft and bevel box
Ooh, yeah. That's a stinker.
getting the garage airlines to fit the valves especially the rear wheel and even better with panniers fitted.. I kinow ... the cranked extention makes it easier
fayeslane
Registered user
Read Gunsmokes article about peening throttle shaft screws by clamping a screwdriver in a vice, balancing the carb on top and tapping the screw thread 
now that would frustrate me. If you are doing this a 32mm socket (R100), closed face first, slides into the carb and gives a stable base for the butterfly to sit on whilst you peen the screws.
now that would frustrate me. If you are doing this a 32mm socket (R100), closed face first, slides into the carb and gives a stable base for the butterfly to sit on whilst you peen the screws.re-fitting the M6 nuts that hold the rocker covers on, especially the front one, RHS if you have crash bars
I've fitted the exhaust flange nuts with anti-scuffing paste (molybdenum di-sulphide I think) so they come off easily whenever needed, makes the job a little easier!
cheers,
This is a bit easier by taking the alloy rings from the outside of the airbox and then pulling the rubber intake hoses out if I'm picturing the problem correctly?
cheers,
brassmonkey001
I should change this
getting the garage airlines to fit the valves especially the rear wheel and even better with panniers fitted.. I kinow ... the cranked extention makes it easier
I always carry a right-angled extension and a pencil type gauge in my tankbag or toolbox. Fit the extension to the valve, overinflate by a few pounds, remove extension (which causes some air loss) then check and adjust with your own gauge which should be far more accurate than the garage's pump.
Defo the rubber gaiter on the gearbox/drive shaft ( mono) ,the clips aren't much better either.
Take the bike off the stand and let it sit on it's wheels.
If you want to make it really easy get somneone to sit on the bike and you can just pop them into place.
i worked out a way to do that.
let the driveshaft rest on the bottom of the paralever casing, with the splines angled up. bring the bevel box down on it from an angle, and straighten up as it engages.
works every time for me
I'm talking about fitting the shaft in while the bevel box is attached to the swingarm.
As in when replacing a clutch on a paralever and someone decides to ""help"" you by holding and moving the swingarm while you're lining up the gearbox flange/driveshaft flange and the driveshaft detaches from the final drive input after you been so careful in keeping them attached while doing the job.
The only course of action to take is to get the helper to hold the end of the shock absorber while you push it up into place.
Doesn't help relocating the shaft but you deride great pleasure in trapping the helpers finger inbetween the shock and subframe so they learn a valuable lesson of only touching when told.
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re-fitting the M6 nuts that hold the rocker covers on, especially the front one, RHS if you have crash bars
Specially if you have fingers like pork sausages. I do
Mike the Bike
Registered user
Fitting the split link in the cam chain
Even using the old link round the front, I spent 2 hours of cursing before it slotted in
Even using the old link round the front, I spent 2 hours of cursing before it slotted in
Putting the old girl back in the garage after a nice sunny day ride, hardest thing you can do IMHO
What about replacing the entire wiring loom?
Weather was bad today so decided to tackle this task. The original wiring look on the 80/7 had been hacked about with and looked like the wiring had been done by a lobster.
I bought a new loom from Ebay which was like new for a mere £10.
Might take me a while to get everything connected back properly. Routing the cables is fun too.
If it all goes tits up, it will be a project at next years Airhead weekend although I would really like to get it sorted over the winter months.
Going to set it up as unfaired to start with, then have the option of fitting either an RT or RS fairing.
Weather was bad today so decided to tackle this task. The original wiring look on the 80/7 had been hacked about with and looked like the wiring had been done by a lobster.
I bought a new loom from Ebay which was like new for a mere £10.
Might take me a while to get everything connected back properly. Routing the cables is fun too.
If it all goes tits up, it will be a project at next years Airhead weekend although I would really like to get it sorted over the winter months.
Going to set it up as unfaired to start with, then have the option of fitting either an RT or RS fairing.
What about replacing the entire wiring loom?
Weather was bad today so decided to tackle this task. The original wiring look on the 80/7 had been hacked about with and looked like the wiring had been done by a lobster.
I bought a new loom from Ebay which was like new for a mere £10.
Might take me a while to get everything connected back properly. Routing the cables is fun too.
If it all goes tits up, it will be a project at next years Airhead weekend although I would really like to get it sorted over the winter months.
Going to set it up as unfaired to start with, then have the option of fitting either an RT or RS fairing.
I labeled all the new wires both ends before I started.
(but there were only about a dozen on my R69)
What about replacing the entire wiring loom?
... and looked like the wiring had been done by a lobster.
still giggling here ~ i just love that for a description!...............
getting the bolts out and in on the oil filter cover (oil cooler fitted).
not complex / just a piddly fiddly fecking about p.i.t.a
Paul Rochdale
Registered user
Getting the driveshaft to mate with the final drive on a paralever.
Just the problem I faced today. Bloody terrible but I shall follow Jim Cray's advice tomorrow.
Found this awkward too.
