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Originally Posted by porsche930dude (Post 10793278)

Today i made this trophy for a bike build off on oldminibikes.com

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Brilliantly done!

Nice job indeed on the trophy!

Wow 71T Targa, the photo of the truck loaded with bikes must mean a big crew to adventure with!
If you haven't already (and as long as the crew can ride gravel OK) go check out the Whitehorse trail... there's vast sections that are finished just short of paving.

My Son and I parked just East of the Oso slide and rode West yesterday about 8-9 miles and it's fantastic.
We only saw 2 peeps the entire time we were out there... there's great river access and views to be had. I've only covered about half the 30 miles from Arlington to Darrington and I'm very impressed with it.

Only a couple mile long sections paved so far, including right past & through the slide area.
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You should avoid eating the little mushrooms along the trail- I felt fine but it seems to have effected my camera a bit...
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Great photos David, I feel warmer/healthier just looking looking at them... Wish we had oranges, alas.

I'll resort to working on Big Brothers VF750F.
Every piece on this thing is a work of art, art left 25 years with no TLC.
She's held up well but really needs all hydraulics rebuilt, a full tune, fresh pure gas and a sunny day to make glorious noise again.
I'm the lucky monkey to make that happen.

Arrival

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Back Caliper after exxxxxxxxtended sitting
It took the grease gun in the bleeder valve and capping the feed line trick to push the pistons out of every thing. 140 PSI of air pressure wouldn't budge em except the rear master cylinder. I managed to free it up enough it popped itself out on disassembly. Splendid!

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Aforementioned rear master
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Partly rebuilt R caliper
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R Master about to get stuffed
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That's better... it works now too!
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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera (Post 10777353)

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New local service. Convert 4 door cars to two door cars, with open interior access!

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Originally Posted by Adrian Thompson (Post 10778366)

What is the story here?

Auto extrication training. It's called a "bat wing cut". Allows better access to victims in the car, rather than leaving the B pillar in place.

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Ah, the Honda Interceptor !! I rode one in 1984 around Irvine. Didn't have my learner's permit yet. I would love a red white and blue one. Still remember the tach needle

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This bike brings back great memories, I had bought a brand new CB900F in 1981, Big brother was way outgunned on his 1976 CB360T so he went to the local Honda outlet and looked at the '83 CB1100F and the Interceptor. only $100 separated them in price. He sat on the 1100 and liked it a lot, sat on the Interceptor and fell in love- he said it was like it was designed for him.
We did lots and lots of short to long rides on those 2 steeds for the next 5-6 years.
I sold my 900F after not riding it for a couple years- my Son had been born, priorities changed (duh) and I did not want my bike to just sit and sit. It had 26K on it and I let it go in 1994. It still looked and ran like new.
Regretted that decision a few times over the years.

I still remember how different my 900 was compared to his 750.
On paper the 900 should have had the advantage HP to weight wise, in the real world I out weighed him by 20-25 lbs physically, but the Interceptor was about the same amount heavier so we were very well matched. The handling was superior on the Interceptor.
I loved the sounds both bikes made winding up and down through the gears and I'm very excited to hear his bike run again!

Again I'm honored he trusts me with his favorite motorbike and I feel close to him when I'm working on it or just looking at it.
I'm keeping him up to date on progress and asking questions about suspension settings, a couple small quirks the bike has and he's enjoying the journey to bring it back to life.
With CV I've been distancing myself from him since hes VERY at risk with breathing and physical strength issues.

This is something we both have passions for and can still get a kick out of even if only through discussions, photos and some day soon video/audio of it making beautiful noise again.
The only thing he's asked is to not put a "cow catcher" fairing on it... I assured him there is no way I'd even consider it!
Hydraulic brakes and clutch are all now rebuilt and working like butta.
(near as I can tell without actually riding it yet)

Time for photos:

The dash with the 10,250K Redline
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Next task, see what kind of magic is hiding under the valve covers- and adjust the valves while I'm manhandling things
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Circa 1983, somewhere up near Mt. Index I believe
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Big Brother digging something out of his tank bag also in '83.
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Great pictures Skip. Reminds me of the rides my brother and I would take back in the late '70's. He on his Ducati 860 GT and me on my '80 750F. We made numerous trips up to the Rock Store on the weekends. Never did any camping though. I had a similar fairing on my F too.

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Just published a story on the role of machine learning in design of the rear-wing for the Porsche 919 Evo. Interesting stuff. Story at page 32 at the link: http://thesouthweststar.com/

Afterburn, looks like you are working on something interesting!

More progress on the Interceptor- I'd go broke if I was turning wrenches for a living:D

The 16 valves have all been set, only 2 were at the factory clearance of .005in\ .12M
The other were a mix of too tight/too loose. It may just wear that way, but I always thought valves almost always get looser with wear.
Then again the last Honda shop maniac, er mechanic may not pay as close attention to detail as I do.

Tasty engineering
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My ultra comfortable work space with built in heat, music and an execuglide chair
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Checking, checking- motor manual sez use 2 feeler gauges when setting valves actuated by the same cam. So I did... takes me anywhere from 1 to 4 attempts to get em just right.
One skill I learned when I was 18 and owned a 67 VW bug- how to set valves. I did that a lot!!
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Nice pics Skip. I'm following vicariously. I never had my V45 Sabre open that far.

Skip newsom
That was last year b4 assembly, now fine-tuning, The goal being110 HP and 110 TQ under 3K RPM with 83 inches in a two cyl -POS HD