I did this too, way under the torque spec. I guess my bolt was old and had become fragile. You're lucky that you were able to extract the rest...
Where in MN are you? If you're in the Twin Cities, I'm sure it wouldn't take much to get one of us to come out with our valve shim holder and...
I ran it for about 10 minutes in the garage, and the smoke seemed to get worse instead of better. On closer inspection, it looks like it's coming...
Maybe... I've run it for a few minutes and it hasn't gotten much better, but I'll give it another go to see what happens. I've also noticed some...
Hey everyone! Backstory: I overhauled my carbs last summer, and briefly had a stuck float issue after that, which I quickly noticed and...
I thought I'd share the method I ended up using: I split the calipers (the 700 has two calipers per piston, not sure about other models). On...
i just ordered a set of stainless steel tires from Chacal. those rubber tires are so 3 decades ago!
this is a good question. i recently bought stainless steel braided lines from Chacal, in part because of the added stopping power, but primarily...
yes, i suppose i can! i'll try that.
who all showed up? i know i met JPaganel and wirehairs, and a guy whose forum name i didn't catch. were there more of us after i left?
my master cylinder is, indeed, fairly healthy, and seems to pump quite well. but on every pump, the brake fluid is squirting out of the side of...
i'll soon be inheriting (for free!) a V65 Sabre, 1100cc's, that has not run in about three years. i intend to restore it. does anyone have any...
using this method, i managed to get one of my pistons on one caliper out. following that, every time i squeezed the brake lever, fluid shot out...
