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pidjones
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Mainly garden tractors and GoldWings.
Removing GL1000 float valve seat without damage.
To avoid damaging the float valve seat, I turned down about 1/4" of a drift punch to just fit into the seat. Then, wobbling it around loosened the seat from the o-ring and eventually the o-ring from the carb body so that the seat came out with no damage. It will go int the ultrasonic cleaner with all of the other small parts from this carb. BTW, as best as I can tell this carb is unmolested vintage '75 with about 56700 miles.
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RD400c is now totaled
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I rescued her in August 2020. Rebuilt with Lyn Garland crank rebuild and changed the color to Geneva Green. I just haven't ridden her much, and this summer realized that I had only taken her out twice. She starts 1st or 2nd kick, and runs great. Seat is an aftermarket, but the rest is Yamaha. Clocks are not from this bike, so I have no idea the true mileage. Decided that at 71 there will be lit...
1972 T150V for sale start and walk-around 6-2-2023
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I start the [still warm] bike, run it a bit, and after shutting down do a walk-around explaining many points of it. The bike was purchased as a sad warehouse orphan in November 2021. It required a lot of work and additional parts to get it to this point, but I need to sell it to make room for the next project - a '75 GL1000. Asking price is $4000 US or Best Offer. Shipping, handling, taxes etc....
After Rebuild as recorded on my phone
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After tearing the heads and cylinders off of the T150V to attempt to stop the numerous oil leaks. Started second kick (first one kicked back). Also recorded on an SJCAM and posted here. I used the phone to record the oil flow return to the tank and have another viewpoint.
After Rebuild on clone video camera
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After taking the T150V head and cylinders off to stop the numerous oil leaks, it is finally back together and running. AND - NO LEAKS!! Doesn't sound great, but I'm pretty happy with how it sounds.
T150V 8-16-22 With timing improved
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Moved the timing until at least the timing mark could be seen in the window with the strobe. Sounds much better. Still leaking a LOT of oil, though!
T150V with mufflers 8-11-22
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So that hopefully the engine can be heard over the exhaust note, I mounted up some cheap mufflers. Sounds good at first, but then seems to develop a piston slap (or rod knock). Found that I had the timing WAY off, and ended up pulling the point cam rotor and moving it quite a bit to get it to start. Probably way off still. Died at the end - I think it ran out of gas.
1972 T150V second start
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Just on the fuel left in the carbs. I had it running about ten minutes earlier on the aux tank, then had to run in to get a camera for video evidence. Sorry for the low quality - it is just a Sony CyberShot that I bought on ebay. This bike has been setting for an unknown number of years and been through several owners since running. Still needs a LOT of work, but at least it isn't seized up or ...
First start on Darrell's XR100R after full rebuild.
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Rebore .25mm over, many renewed transmission parts, bearings, seals. Oil pressure is good (squirted all over from the test port). The Chinabay carb may need adjustment,, ,but after warming it idled and rev'd Ok even though it was on a pretty fouled-up old plug (we have a new one to try). Edit: replaced the oversized carb with the correct size, and now it starts and runs great! Hopefully will ma...
RD400c through Norris Dam State Park.
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9-6-2021 riding "Geneva" my 1976 Yamaha RD400c up US441 and through Norris Dam State Park to Rocky Top. Awful wind noise from this camera and I haven't been able to reduce it post-production. Will try a foam muff over the camera (not a GoPro) next. But, it was a great ride and she performed sweet for me.
Mode switching 2021 RTL display
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Switching display modes on a 2021 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited. This has to be done with the bike STOPPED.
2006 GL1800 for sale near Clinton, TN
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This 2006 Premium Audio GoldWing has been loved for 123537 miles (as of the video) by the original owner. It is now for sale as we are changing to a Spyder to grow older on. It has Full Monty Traxxion Suspension upgrade [url]traxxion.com/goldwing/[.url], Signal Dynamics Back Off! brake light modulator, Bike MP3 player, Electrical Connection Power Plate fuse box, Cee Baily Sport windscreen, Utop...
2020+ Spyder RT Utopia backrest bracket install
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This is on a 2021 RT Limited with heated comfort seat. The seat pan and installation is identical on all 2020 RTs. I assume no responsibility for you doing it wrong, injuring yourself or others and all of those other legal disclaimers. If you aren't qualified to use tools, take it to a mechanic. Sorry about the mess under the sink in our garage. Buy my '06 GoldWing and I'll have room to clean i...
"Geneva" RD400c first idle
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First day to get it started (in at least 20 years, I was told). Started pretty easy once I got fuel and spark. Now it starts 1st kick and idles down well. I took it for about a mile and a half in the subdivision, ran great but rear brake needs more work before I take it on the road. This was a rolling basket case when I bought it in August 2020.
Carb balance '78 GL
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Warmed the '78 GL1000 up and then balanced the carbs. They were very close, so all that I adjusted was the right/left balance. There is another video on my channel of it revving after I removed the balance rig.
Loop through Norris Dam park on a '79 GL1000
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Loop through Norris Dam park on a '79 GL1000
According to the service manual, the left pinch bolts around the axle are the LAST thing torqued. I believe this sequence is important to not get forks in a bind by positioning them on the axle in the wrong place. The sequence is: 1) Axle in place. 2) Axle bolt to 43 lbf-ft. 3) Right pinch bolts to 16 lbf-ft. 4) Right brake caliper 23 lbf-ft. 5) Left brake caliper 23 lbf-ft and 19 lbf-ft for Joint bolt. 6) Pump forks up and down to seat axle. 7) And finally, left axle pinch bolts to 16 lbf-ft. 8) check brake caliper clearance from discs >= 0.7mm (0.028 in).
Did you read the text that I included?
Where to buy it? i need a multi function switch
Good info. Thx.
Thanks for information
Those spacers will only fit correct side. They are different sizes. You only need to remove right side caliper.
Used this video and saved few hundred dollars and gained self pride lol!
BTW, the August wreck totaled her. A pity, as she was such a sweet ride.
Great video👏
Still available $4000 US. Near Clinton, TN.
Sold, but I understand my friend that bought it wants to sell.
Sold
Sold
How do I contact you sir
Email pidjones@comcastDOTnet
Well, pfft. Guess I won't make the meeting tonight. About two miles from home after testing my repair to the RD400c transmission, a car pulled in front of me. I ended up in the ditch. No broken bones, but a separated collar bone and lots of bruises and painful joints (both hands feel like they've been run over).
@@pidjones wishing you speedy recovery.
Tech tip : The backrest installation slit doubles as a handy card holder or go to if you find yourself unable to effect any repair in the future . Thank you for posting , well done Sir ! Sailors make great teachers . Thank you for getting right to it . Get in, get out , no "fussing" about yo ho, yo ho, yo ho !
The only video that has been helpful after watching several several several videos
Hey buddy want to thank you for show me this. You were very clear on how to do this.
Tabs are buried a little deep, took me a few to find the tabs.
Kind of a "press on faith" as I didn't really feel them move when I pressed, but they released.
Sounds just like the one that dude over in Burnside had what was his name? Owned that little motorcycle shop.
Probably while I was in the Navy. The only shop around local that I knew was the Somerset Honda (still there). I took my chopper to Big Hill to a little country store with a garage on the side that the guy used for his drag bikes. He had worked on Wally's Triumph.
Sounds really good, Pid! 👍👍👍
For cleaning the female threads go to your local sporting good store and a gun barrel brush the size you need they work great.
That's actually what I use.
Almost there!!
Keep at it; it will run!
excellent tutorial. Thank you!
Thank you very much for the video tutorial. It saved me a lot of time and frustration! :) Worked perfect on my wife's 2021 Sea to Sky edition.
Quite welcome. Once I figured mine out, I saw several others having difficulty so decided to redo it on video. Like so many otber things, you just need to know the "trick".
That looks like a really nice well cared for bike. I am guessing it sold quickly. I own a Harley currently but just picked up my first Wing a week ago today. I got an 08 GL1800 with Audio / NAV and Comfort at 27k miles for 10k, and think I did well. The bike is like new really from a looks and performance standpoint. I also got a new spare rear tire and a Garmin Zumo 595LM thrown in. The front tire is brand new and lots of life still left on the installed rear right now. I will keep both my Harley and my Wing, hence the reason why I changed my CZcams channel name yesterday. Enjoy the Spyder. They are great. My neighbor just bought a new one last month and they love it. He was getting too old to ride his Harley. I am 61 and in great shape but perhaps in a few years I will join both of you on the Spydey road
Don't be surprised if you put well over 100k more on the 'wing while putting 5k on the HD. They tend to just go and go.
Nice information. Thanks for sharing. I don’t have a Spyder yet but I like the info. Not sure if I’ll get used or new, probably used, these dealers won’t budge off sticker!😡
I bought from iMotorsports. Spyderlovers,com forum members get MSRP + $303, no setup or freight charge and delivered to your door.
Sent you a message, email me back please.
Music to my ears
Many thanks for the video. I have the Utopia backrest ordered (actually got shipped out today) so looking forward to the installation. I have the same machine (mine is a 2020) so I figure you just saved me a bit of grief with the install :). Cheers Kevin
Oldie but a goodie
This video is 9 years old, but still very helpful and totally relevant. I watched it when I removed the front wheel from my F6B a few years ago, just finished watching it again to pull and re-install the wheel on my '16 Wing. Thanks for posting this.
Nice ride miss my 79 sold last month
How do you use the helmet lock on the goldwing underneath the trunk
Loop one or both helmet D rings onto the helmet lock hook, and then press up on the hook until it latches. To unlatch, there are levers inside the trunk on the bottom that should be pressed forward.
I’ve never seen anybody do a filthy mechanical job like wheel work is wearing light colored pants with the crease in them suitable for playing golf. When I do a job especially working with wheels and brakes that have that black talcum powder like dust, I wear old farmer jeans, and I use my kindergarten size school chair instead of kneeling. My only question is, how did those pants stay clean? While you have the front fender off, now is the time to change the brake fluid. This should be done at least every two or three years. Cars , bikes,trucks,ect...Brake fluid is alcohol-based. It absorbs moisture out of the air through the breather on the master cylinder reservoir. The water that gets in the brake fluid corrodes the internal plumbing hardware and all of that corrosion ends up gravitating to the lowest point of the system,in the bores of your calipers, causes them to seize the pistons in the bores of the caliper, and/or/ ruin the seals/O-rings/and cause them to leak. Harbor freight sells a vacuum bleeder suction tool for under $25 that you can use to bleed your brakes and change your brake fluid on your clutch slave cylinder which should also be done every two or three years.. If you do this yourself, it’s easy, but treat brake fluid as though it were acid. It eats paint. Have paper towels ready and throw them away as soon as they get any brake fluid on them. Make sure you match the brake fluid you buy with what is recommended on the lid of the master cylinders. ,dot 3 or 4 does not mix with dot.5 which is silicone-based.. I have changed the brake fluid every year in all my bikes...my 1994 Honda pacific coast. I have never had to change any of the components in the master cylinders or in the calipers or in the clutch slave cylinder Because I change the fluid every year.. My pacific coast has had an unglamorous commuter life. Like a rented mule. but never neglected or abused.Ridden to work rain/shine 24 years so far..And not one mechanical issue other than brake pads,tires, batteries, and one deer impact head on 30mph...I didn’t go down, crushed the faring/headlight area.Cost me about $1000 in used parts on eBay and having a body shop repaint part of the used faring panel and front fender ..My only regret is, that bastard lived... just two years before that, I am packed at a deer dead center on my BMW K 1200 LT. $5500 damage. I didn’t go down that time either, but I do not ride at night anymore because of deer.. I have had four deer collisions, my wife has had three, and two of my sons have each had one. Having had these collisions, I can say, the deer is not standing there giving you a choice on which way to turn. It’s over before you know it in the blink of an eye. Two of my deer collisions, the deer ran right into the side of my car, which happened to my wife on two of her three collisions There’s lots of critters out there, so I always wear your gear
Why fon't you do your own video, Harry? The pants are clean because they are what I wear as an instructor. And, you'll notice that I do not get them dirty doing this.
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I appreciate these videos. On thing I do grin at is seeing the instructor tell me simple things. This fellow tells me how the front fender is connected to the frork. If I need to know how to remove the fender I have absolutely no business removing the wheel !!
Invaluable. Thanks for taking the time to do this. Just did mine!
Have you tried one of these sticky pads that you place a cell phone on on the console of a car? they work well too, if the bike is stopped. If my bike is moving I usually have the helmet on.
How do i use the helmet hangers, how do i unlock it and lock my helmets on these hangers
Amazing work ....well done dear
why dont the pinch bolts get locktite??
Not required. Not listed in manual, either. Honda's bolts for this come without pre-installed locking compound.
I've referred to this video three times over the last few years -- once for my first tire(s) change; later for installation of my Centramatic wheel balancers; and this weekend for my second (tires) change. It has been quite helpfuleach time to jog my feeble memory and refresh information on steps sequence and torque values. Thanks so much for taking the time to make the video and share your knowledge!
Nice video!
but I have a 1989 Honda Goldwing
Dang, you wear khaki Docker's while doing tire changes!
Just a note there are 4 bearings along with the spindle shaft I found a great tool on eBay and made the work a peice of cake.!!
According to Honda the Wheel bearings should be replaced everytime a Tire is changed , Your Opinion?
About 85k miles on the fronts now (total of 105k on the bike). I changed to All Balls front bearings when I had the wheels powder coated at around 20k
do you take the 1200 wheel off the same way?
Don't we wish? Sorry, No.
Excellent Comment, Direction and Video, I think I could do this with your helpful direction....Good Job!!
Thanks for the video (and torque specs)... I watched this while removing my front tire to install Centramatic balancers.
"Honda does state the caliper bolts should be replaced but I have yet to understand why." Stretch bolts have to be tightened more each time they're used. Eventually the bolt shears off, or the threads pull and the knuckle has to be replaced.. Same with caliper bolts on many cars.