52 bux a piece for APE's
11-12-2008, 05:00 PM
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52 bux a piece for APE's
Is that a good price?
They look like something that could be fabbed up in a matter of minutes with 50 cents in supplies. I guess a $10 liferaft is priceless when your boats about to go down.
They look like something that could be fabbed up in a matter of minutes with 50 cents in supplies. I guess a $10 liferaft is priceless when your boats about to go down.
11-12-2008, 05:03 PM
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Same intriguing discussion going on in UK Firestorm forum
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12826
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12826
11-12-2008, 06:41 PM
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11-12-2008, 09:13 PM
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When I hit the "buy" button I found out they don't accept credit cards or anything but PayPal, and there was a notice from PayPal saying they'd had trouble with the retailer and weren't processing transactions.
Seems PayPal is working on that website again, but just so you know.
I went ahead and ordered directly from A.P.E. and had my ccts in less than 48 hrs.
EDIT I spoke too soon. just checked and PayPal is still not processing orders from that website.
Last edited by RK1; 11-12-2008 at 09:22 PM.
11-13-2008, 05:31 AM
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When I decided to order ccts last month I found the website MuHerdFan linked.
When I hit the "buy" button I found out they don't accept credit cards or anything but PayPal, and there was a notice from PayPal saying they'd had trouble with the retailer and weren't processing transactions.
Seems PayPal is working on that website again, but just so you know.
I went ahead and ordered directly from A.P.E. and had my ccts in less than 48 hrs.
EDIT I spoke too soon. just checked and PayPal is still not processing orders from that website.
When I hit the "buy" button I found out they don't accept credit cards or anything but PayPal, and there was a notice from PayPal saying they'd had trouble with the retailer and weren't processing transactions.
Seems PayPal is working on that website again, but just so you know.
I went ahead and ordered directly from A.P.E. and had my ccts in less than 48 hrs.
EDIT I spoke too soon. just checked and PayPal is still not processing orders from that website.
RK1, nice catch. I'm in the process of attempting to sell my bike, so I never bought the CCT's.
11-13-2008, 06:14 AM
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Version II): An "A" tech told me to get as close to the proper tension as possible, then fire it up. Move the tensioner out until it rattles just a little bit. Then tighten it until it quiets down, then lock it down.
Too tight and you can cause premature wear.
11-13-2008, 07:54 AM
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11-13-2008, 09:02 AM
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I paid $49 apiece for mine from Schnitzer Racing. They're arriving today. I took off of work tomorrow to reassemble my engine. New valves, gaskets etc. to recover from my catastrophic failure. With any luck I'll have the thing running before I store it for the winter.
Yeah, kind of a thread jack, but for anyone keeping track the grand total for me ended up being $925. Had the shop replace and lap valves on the bad head, lapped and cleaned up the good head, bench set the valve clearance for me, all for about $575, New APEs $100, new top end gasket set $150, various oil, coolant, plugs, etc. $100.
Moral of the story...spend the $100 for APEs now and save $825 and numerous hours of labor.
Yeah, kind of a thread jack, but for anyone keeping track the grand total for me ended up being $925. Had the shop replace and lap valves on the bad head, lapped and cleaned up the good head, bench set the valve clearance for me, all for about $575, New APEs $100, new top end gasket set $150, various oil, coolant, plugs, etc. $100.
Moral of the story...spend the $100 for APEs now and save $825 and numerous hours of labor.
11-13-2008, 09:24 AM
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Thanks Wicky! After reading the thread on the Firestorm forum, it seems easy enough to DIY. I'm gonna try to make some on my own this winter. Just need to find some decent carriage bolts with metric threads now. I fookin hate that I can never locally find good metric fasteners in this country. Building supply and hardware stores never stock em.
Last edited by Moto Man; 11-13-2008 at 02:22 PM.
11-13-2008, 10:06 AM
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Thanks Wicky! After reading the thread on the Firestorm forum, it seems easy enough to DIY. I'm gonna try to make some on my own this winter. Just need to find some decent carriage bolts with metric threads now. I fookin hate the that I can never locally find good metric fasteners in this country. Building supply and hardware stores never stock em.
J.
11-13-2008, 10:18 AM
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