Ugly A$$ track bike 99% done!
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:43 pm
So I finally got off my ass and worked on my track bike some more.
I tore apart the carbs, cleaned them, and balanced them. Also checked the float heights and replaced the HRC modded tap with a new one from Honda. So, now my fuel tap works properly and the bike isn't flooding itself anymore. (I did all this because a while ago my fuel tank drained into my crankcase!)
The rear wheel was also hard to turn so I disassembled the rear hub to figure out what the problem was. Turns out that when I assembled the hub I forgot to put the spacer in with the wheel bearing on the sprocket side of the eccentric hub. Oops! That is what I get for trying to build a bike from spares!! Check out the pics... the rear wheel wouldn't turn easily because the back side of the sprocket carrier was fouling on the swingarm.
I knew something was up when I removed the nut. See how some of the spline is exposed?
See....no spacer. You can also see the shiny aluminum lip and shavings on the dust seal.
Here you see the back of the sprocket carrier and where the swingarm was fouling to it..
And here she is in all her ugly glory!
Only things left to do is fit the windscreen (need some hardware from OBI) and fix the wiring from the kill switch. I found out today that is where the problem is with the bike cutting out after a few minutes. It is down in the connector on the right side of the bike. Too easy. I am hoping to take it out on a shake down tomorrow if the weather is nice... Yes, I am going to ride it on public roads... yes, it has slicks, and no there are no lights at all. And guess what? No one here will even care!
I tore apart the carbs, cleaned them, and balanced them. Also checked the float heights and replaced the HRC modded tap with a new one from Honda. So, now my fuel tap works properly and the bike isn't flooding itself anymore. (I did all this because a while ago my fuel tank drained into my crankcase!)
The rear wheel was also hard to turn so I disassembled the rear hub to figure out what the problem was. Turns out that when I assembled the hub I forgot to put the spacer in with the wheel bearing on the sprocket side of the eccentric hub. Oops! That is what I get for trying to build a bike from spares!! Check out the pics... the rear wheel wouldn't turn easily because the back side of the sprocket carrier was fouling on the swingarm.
I knew something was up when I removed the nut. See how some of the spline is exposed?
See....no spacer. You can also see the shiny aluminum lip and shavings on the dust seal.
Here you see the back of the sprocket carrier and where the swingarm was fouling to it..
And here she is in all her ugly glory!
Only things left to do is fit the windscreen (need some hardware from OBI) and fix the wiring from the kill switch. I found out today that is where the problem is with the bike cutting out after a few minutes. It is down in the connector on the right side of the bike. Too easy. I am hoping to take it out on a shake down tomorrow if the weather is nice... Yes, I am going to ride it on public roads... yes, it has slicks, and no there are no lights at all. And guess what? No one here will even care!
