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Post by urbanmadness on Aug 7, 2014 11:43:45 GMT -5
if it's working ok... just clean her up and run it till it does start to give problems. Replacing the clutch on these bikes is pretty easy... pull the belt, use an impact on the that nut (or a breaker bar with a freind on the rear brakes) and it will slide off... Lube the splines putting it back together.... clutch changes are pretty easy.
Getting the cover on and off is the hardest part of the change out.
It does look like it has delt with quite a bit of heat tho. Maybe the previous owner glazed it, then fixed the problem?
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Post by urbanmadness on Aug 7, 2014 10:42:14 GMT -5
It's a fully loaded Aspincade... Hard bags, fairing.... It has just about every option they had in '82... CB, Stereo, Cassett Deck, onboard aircompressor for the air ride.... Intercomm system. It all worked when I got it, although the Amp for the audio is pretty bad... and the headsets are missing.... So I just put a regular amp in one of the saddle bags, and used the stock speakers and an MP3 player for tunes... it works... and it's more modern and fits my needs a bit better...
For paint, I have been looking at alot of indian Chiefs, feathers and dream catchers. I am probably going to go with alot of yellows and browns.
Oh one last note on paint... Rustoluem black, at least in thier oil based enamal, isn't a very good black... It's more chocolate in the bright sun. Just something to consider if he's going with Rustoluem, if he wants black, and goes with the laquer, I'd test it on something first....
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Post by urbanmadness on Aug 7, 2014 10:19:11 GMT -5
Thanks OC for the props.... If you paint with the Acrylic Laquear, you have to clear it. It will scuff pretty easy if you don't. As for the airbrush work, that was done with ModelMaster Laquear black, thined down with thinner. 2 to 1. Getting ready to touch up and then clear the whole bike... Then I'm startin on another one.... My buddy has the same bike (his is a 150) and wants to do a Transformer/Barricade theme on it.  Said I wanted to do one... now's my chance... Sadly, no air bursh work on that one. We are gonna use vinyl for the shield and lettering.... The next paint project (besides a helmet, I'll be doing in a few weeks) is gonna be the ol' wing.... Thinking of going with a native american theme... I have purchased one templet but I still need to figure out what base color, and exactly what templetes I want to use. My buddy also wants me to do a Reaper on his helmet... |
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Post by urbanmadness on Aug 7, 2014 10:07:06 GMT -5
I'm liking the new Indians as well... I wonder how they stack up agianst my vintage goldwing? My gold wing, loves to rev and is silkey smooth and off the line will put a smack down on a vett, even tho it's rated at 86hp.... And of course, it when your riding it, it sounds like an old Alpha or MG with the gear box whine and it's exhaust note, it's just a really awesome sounding old bike, and the ride, just awesome.. V-twins just don't sound the same.... Of course the old Patato patato has it's own appeal... Can't wait to see one of the indians in person tho... Bet it's torquie as heck! And all the Indians, look absolutly stunning.... The Indian looks like a bike should... the goldwing... doesn't, it looks like a goldwing.
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Post by urbanmadness on Aug 7, 2014 9:57:35 GMT -5
Actually if he wants to do the clutch, he should do that first, then tune the variator. That way everything works together. I do agree tho, the 115mm racing variator is the way to go. I would n't even mess with the clutch. Best bang for the buck.
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Post by urbanmadness on Aug 7, 2014 9:38:16 GMT -5
What makes it difficult, is you don't what type of paint is on the bike when you start (did they use lacquer?).... I've had good results with Rustoluem Acrylic Lacquer. Just clear it with the same product (they make a clear acrylic lacquer)... and yes, spray bombs... just make sure to use light coats. No need to prime it, using the rustoluem, just scuff it with some scotchbrite, or 600 grit. Be ready to sand any orange peal out between coats but the rustoluem lays down really flat. I can't stress enough, that just masking it off isn't the way to paint one of these bikes... take the panels off.... It's a pain, but the results are so much better.   |
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Post by urbanmadness on Aug 6, 2014 17:52:17 GMT -5
Those are both 842 belts... 842 is the length.... I can't remember if the second number is the width or the angle of the vee..
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Post by urbanmadness on Jul 31, 2014 18:13:21 GMT -5
dang it alley, you beat me to it...  |
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Post by urbanmadness on Jul 31, 2014 18:12:29 GMT -5
sounds like your carburetor float is sticking.
In which case, you will need to of course, change the oil (and do that before anything else), pull the spark plug, and let her turn over to blow all the gas out of the combustion chamber with the starter, and then pull the carb, and either rebuild it or replace it (probably your best option here)... Carbs are not that expensive. If you choose to rebuild it, pay special attention to the float, needle and seat.
The float bowl on the carb, is like a toilet tank. It has a float that makes a valve close at the fuel inlet of the carb. If it sticks open (ie, the float has a leak) or the valve doesn't seat correctly, it continues to fill with gasoline (like a toilet running on), and can fill the engine with gasoline. This can be a really bad situation as it can Hydro lock the engine and bend rods, in extreme cases.
Then get the motor at tdc, and re-adjust your valves. I use .004" on both intake and exhaust, some guys use .003 and some .005.
If you don't run it, until you do these things, chances are you didn't hurt it.
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Post by urbanmadness on Jul 29, 2014 11:20:58 GMT -5
it might be time to do CVT inspection as well. Make sure all the wights are in good shape and put in a new belt. These items can effect milage as well. Make sure you don't have a brake dragging.
It should be doing 60 plus mpg... My 250 clone (helix clone engine) on surface roads, got about 65 and 70 mpg
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Post by urbanmadness on Jul 29, 2014 10:48:01 GMT -5
Yep, both guys are pretty good. I wish there were more places to ride like that where I am.
-Ray
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Post by urbanmadness on Jul 28, 2014 18:24:12 GMT -5
You don't need to worry about running synthetic effecting a wet clutch on most of these scooters. Most of our bikes (if not all) use dry clutches.
I use mineral oil in my gy6 motors, and synthetic in my Aprilia and Goldwing. On the gy-6 motors, the oil isn't in long enough to really take advantage of the synthetic due to the lack of oil filter. Just keep it clean it and it's all good (1/2 a quart of oil every 1000 miles is nothing). The Aprilia has an oil filter and Aprilia recommends synthetic and they of course, know way more about engineering and metallurgy then I do. It currently has Castrol 4t synthetic in it, but will get changed to Rotella next change. The Gold wing gets Rotella synthetic blend(recommended by the forums, and the trans works better using it)
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Post by urbanmadness on Jul 16, 2014 12:29:05 GMT -5
John's awesome! How many other vendors find a post about a defective part they sent, and doesn't get defensive about it, and just says, "hey man, I'll send you another, don't worry 'bout it"... The only other vendor I've seen do that was scooter elements when Walter was running the show. I don't do a whole lot with scooters anymore, but John is on my short list for scooter parts. I also like Mainey and I have purchased quite a bit from scrappy's. |
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Post by urbanmadness on Jul 16, 2014 12:20:09 GMT -5
try swapping brake handles.... if that works, scrappy has replacement handles.
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Post by urbanmadness on Jul 13, 2014 23:41:32 GMT -5
Of course rocky, how much extra driving around have you done on that Appy that you wouldn't have in your Chrysler? You should subtract that portion from your gas savings. Also, some of us live in states (KS, MO...) that have all four seasons. In St Jo I believe they experience Hot Season, Freezing Season, Rainy Season, and Orange Cone Season. No wait, that last one's all year long, same as this side of the metro. mill, congrats on the job and the car! I hope you enjoy each! >'Kat That would make the savings appear higher than they currently are. Listing the dollars spent on riding the Aprilia just to and from work would drop its comparative costs however those driving the Chrysler would stay the same. It really pained me when they moved the office since I took great care to find a job only a mile from the house which didn't cost that much even with the big Chrysler and took only a few minutes for the commute. Many workers were local to the old facility and the cost of gasoline commuting to the new facility ended up for many being the same as a 25% pay cut. The new place is far enough away to impact automobile insurance rates too. Before the move I was using around $25 to $30 a month to commute compared to $70 a week after that. How would it impact your budget if your pay was cut $65 a week? I figure I pay about 3/4 of what to use the bike instead of the cage. When you figure, the bike I ride is 30 years old. It's pretty dependable, but it does need stuff from time to time. For example, I go thru rear tires in about 8000 miles. Thats a 150 dollar day, if I have the honda dealer do it. I have an extra insurance payment too. So even tho the vintage wing gets a solid 40 miles to the gallon, and the ridgeline gets about 16, I figure I save 5 dollars a day in gas. That said, Mk II goldwings really kick a lot of heat at the rider and it's been upper in the upper 80,  's and 100's the last two weeks, the ride home can be uncomfortable. Even on the freeway. I also avoid riding in the rain. I don't care about the cold. The worse it gets here is in the 30's, the goldwing will be very comfortable. So far, I've put about 1500 miles on the bike since father's day. When you figure in the times I don't take the bike, I about break even. It is great stress relief going in to work tho... it's awesome, it's still cool enough to be comfortable. Then there are those times, I ride it for the sake of riding. Last night for example, me and my buddies went on a 100miles night ride. We left at about 10:30pm and I rolled home at about 3am. I put 140 miles on the bike (20 miles to the meeting point). You can't put a price tag on that. The weekend before that, we rode to Donner pass thru soda springs. That was a 200 miles day. Very awesome ride, with two of my buddies. One of them even took his daughter along. It's been over a week since I've even fired up the Ridgeline and about a month for the Jimmy. |
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's and 100's the last two weeks, the ride home can be uncomfortable. Even on the freeway. I also avoid riding in the rain. I don't care about the cold. The worse it gets here is in the 30's, the goldwing will be very comfortable. So far, I've put about 1500 miles on the bike since father's day.