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#31

General Chatter / Re: Spitfire exhaust Indonesia...

Last post by AAAltered - December 15, 2025, 11:00:03 AM

Did you fab those hangers?  They look much more robust than the ones on his EBay advert.

#32

Turning Wrenches / Re: Best way to remove bad fue...

Last post by RDnuTZ - December 15, 2025, 10:28:42 AM

lol. We're thrilled to have another week near 50 degrees daytime temps this far into Winter! Still have snow on the ground from 2 weeks ago that slowly melts during the day making muddy slop everywhere before re-freezing again at night. Makes the outside jobs harder than it should be and a lot of waiting for firm ground.

#33

Haus of Projects / Re: Yamaha YA-1 Resurrection

Last post by Twill864 - December 15, 2025, 09:38:18 AM

Care to share the homebrew formula and setup? I really need to get a power supply and go to town. Did you put the levers in a vibrator with sand media before hand?

#34

Haus of Projects / Re: RD400 Project

Last post by 1976RD400C - December 15, 2025, 09:14:57 AM

That height is 3 1/4"   The hoop is .210" thick and about 1 1/2" front to rear. The width of the hoop is about 6 1/2"

#35

General Chatter / Re: Spitfire exhaust Indonesia...

Last post by mnein - December 15, 2025, 08:07:52 AM

If nothing else I sure do like the look they have.

#36

Turning Wrenches / Re: Best way to remove bad fue...

Last post by paul1478 - December 15, 2025, 07:54:13 AM

Any way you go about it. It is going to suck.The kit I ordered worked well but I had to boil the stripper to make the old Caswell break loose. If it is Kreem it may come put easier. If nothing else since you want to save the paint, order the paint protector. Mechanical fingers are your friend for pulling the sheets of sealant out through the fill hole. Patience is the key.

I figured this was going to be a crappy and tedious job. Not looking forward to it. I'll get some of the protector stuff first. Caswell and Kreem both offer it.
  https://caswellplating.com/caswell-seal-masktm-8-fl-oz.html
  https://www.kreem.com/tankmask.html

I'm going to have to wait until it warms up a bit to do this because it's been super foggy here, only about 60F and over 90% humidity. One of them says not to apply below 70F and with how damp it is here nothing's going to dry.

poor baby. only 60 in min December? How do you deal with it?

#37

The 4-Stroke Blasphemy Forum / Re: Desert ride to see the met...

Last post by paul1478 - December 15, 2025, 07:51:11 AM

I have never heard about these. Super cool. thanks for sharing.

#38

Turning Wrenches / Re: YPVS Loses Position(?)

Last post by automan - December 15, 2025, 06:21:38 AM

I thought you were to put it back to stock, or when it ran good then go from there?

#39

General Chatter / Re: Spitfire exhaust Indonesia...

Last post by X-Man - December 14, 2025, 10:31:34 PM

These are the pipes on my '77 RD400.

#40

Turning Wrenches / Re: Another leaking neutral sw...

Last post by SoCal250 - December 14, 2025, 10:22:36 PM

fingers crossed!