All the bases covered - for now!
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All the bases covered - for now!
Just got the MCCT's installed. Got the whole top half of the engine cleaned up. Yes, that little wiff of hot oil was a very small leak in one of the valve-cover gaskets. One of the PO's was in there for something and had goobered some sealant **** over the stock gaskets so the gaskets had to be replaced.
I was a little scared when I first started the bike because it only ran on one cylinder but after just a few seconds the second fired and it ran for about thirty seconds. It acted like it wasn't getting any fuel and it has happened to so many of you I thought I had better check to see if I got the gas tank hooked up right.
Couldn't see anything on the online fiches, went to digital copy of the shop manual - nothing, finally went to my paper copy of the shop manual and finally found what I was looking for.
No wonder I couldn't find it in the digital copy - I scroll at maximum speed. The connections are discussed in one short paragraph and a small line drawing. The whole thing is about six inches on the page.
I knew I had connected four lines but had forgotten the vac line. Once I located it, the fix was all about a seven minute operation while Chas held the tank in a low hoover over the bike.
We tightened everything down, started her up and what a great feeling. I was soooo paranoid I was going to blow a cam chain tensioner - it was just a matter of making time to get it done. Time that I didn't have.
Every since I bought the Superhawk I have searching for parts. Mostly to personalize the bike to me but also simple repairs. Who wants to pay the dealership $3.25 for a part you can get over the internet for $1.06.
Along that road I met Jerry Wolf from IC Cycles. At the time his shop was about a half mile from mine. He has an impressive resume but isn't one of the Gray-Guru's you see in the mechanic bays at the dealership. He also isn't one of those kids one see with his hair all spiked up and riding in flip-flops.
I printed Calitoz' white-paper on the subject and took it to him months ago. As I handed it to him I said, "Read this, no, I will pay you to read this." He had ordered me the MCCT's from APE months ago and got them in here for less than anybody on the internet. I finally had to admit to myself that I didn't have time to put them in and still be ready for fall riding.
He calls last week and asked if I had put them in yet and I admitted no. He tells me that he's coming right by the next day and offered to take the bike to his shop so it was almost a no-brainer. It was my job to remove the tank and fairing and the seat. I was a little apprehensive because we all know how easy it is to mess this one up and if you do, the repair is hundreds of dollars deep.
The bike doesn't quite sound as tight as my 97 VFR but it's the closest thing to it I have every heard. His work was clean and there were no "turned shoulders" on any of the fasteners.
His new shop is located just North of downtown on I-35 and he's listed in the phone book. He is a Parts Unlimited dealer and does inexpensive tire changes. Even ran a tire special end of last year - got my PP's from him.
If you need a quality wrench for your Superhawk this is the go-to-guy in Austin. His parts are a good deal and his labor rates for my change out was less than $200. He also works on 4-wheelers and personal watercraft.
Shameless plug, but he deserves it.
I was a little scared when I first started the bike because it only ran on one cylinder but after just a few seconds the second fired and it ran for about thirty seconds. It acted like it wasn't getting any fuel and it has happened to so many of you I thought I had better check to see if I got the gas tank hooked up right.
Couldn't see anything on the online fiches, went to digital copy of the shop manual - nothing, finally went to my paper copy of the shop manual and finally found what I was looking for.
No wonder I couldn't find it in the digital copy - I scroll at maximum speed. The connections are discussed in one short paragraph and a small line drawing. The whole thing is about six inches on the page.
I knew I had connected four lines but had forgotten the vac line. Once I located it, the fix was all about a seven minute operation while Chas held the tank in a low hoover over the bike.
We tightened everything down, started her up and what a great feeling. I was soooo paranoid I was going to blow a cam chain tensioner - it was just a matter of making time to get it done. Time that I didn't have.
Every since I bought the Superhawk I have searching for parts. Mostly to personalize the bike to me but also simple repairs. Who wants to pay the dealership $3.25 for a part you can get over the internet for $1.06.
Along that road I met Jerry Wolf from IC Cycles. At the time his shop was about a half mile from mine. He has an impressive resume but isn't one of the Gray-Guru's you see in the mechanic bays at the dealership. He also isn't one of those kids one see with his hair all spiked up and riding in flip-flops.
I printed Calitoz' white-paper on the subject and took it to him months ago. As I handed it to him I said, "Read this, no, I will pay you to read this." He had ordered me the MCCT's from APE months ago and got them in here for less than anybody on the internet. I finally had to admit to myself that I didn't have time to put them in and still be ready for fall riding.
He calls last week and asked if I had put them in yet and I admitted no. He tells me that he's coming right by the next day and offered to take the bike to his shop so it was almost a no-brainer. It was my job to remove the tank and fairing and the seat. I was a little apprehensive because we all know how easy it is to mess this one up and if you do, the repair is hundreds of dollars deep.
The bike doesn't quite sound as tight as my 97 VFR but it's the closest thing to it I have every heard. His work was clean and there were no "turned shoulders" on any of the fasteners.
His new shop is located just North of downtown on I-35 and he's listed in the phone book. He is a Parts Unlimited dealer and does inexpensive tire changes. Even ran a tire special end of last year - got my PP's from him.
If you need a quality wrench for your Superhawk this is the go-to-guy in Austin. His parts are a good deal and his labor rates for my change out was less than $200. He also works on 4-wheelers and personal watercraft.
Shameless plug, but he deserves it.
Last edited by nuhawk; 10-09-2007 at 06:47 PM.
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Glad to hear it ! You know its hard to find a mechanic ( car or bike ) that actually gives a **** these days . I have pretty much gotten to the point that I am the only one that works on my stuff . Maybe I will get lucky one day and find a good one like you did . I am dreading the CCT's myself !
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