View Poll Results: VTROTM - January 2009
hawxter996
4
4.55%
Twin Kat
8
9.09%
VTR steve
15
17.05%
VTRumble
17
19.32%
trinc
2
2.27%
FLO2SupaHawk996
7
7.95%
tptboy18
1
1.14%
motojoe
3
3.41%
slot
7
7.95%
RCVTR
24
27.27%
Voters: 88. You may not vote on this poll
VTR Of The Month - January 2009 - Winner: RCVTR!
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SuperBike
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,051
From: Portland, Oregon
Sorry to dilute the punch bowl.
This is fun. I don't mind losing to VTRUMBLE. That's a sweet bike.
I don't know why Bill's bike isn't in the running. It's everything that mine was and still ticking.
Bob Hayashida built the best one in the USA. Far and away.
Hawxter- finish it up and you'll have something. Sorry but the has-been gets more votes than the wanna be. Your on a great mission. Git 'er done.
When I was bulding mine, I didn't have any money. Got parts shipped to work. Worked for a couple hours here and there, every bit I could squeeze in. The wife was extremely displeased. It was an obsession. Nothing could have stopped me.
This is fun. I don't mind losing to VTRUMBLE. That's a sweet bike.
I don't know why Bill's bike isn't in the running. It's everything that mine was and still ticking.
Bob Hayashida built the best one in the USA. Far and away.
Hawxter- finish it up and you'll have something. Sorry but the has-been gets more votes than the wanna be. Your on a great mission. Git 'er done.
When I was bulding mine, I didn't have any money. Got parts shipped to work. Worked for a couple hours here and there, every bit I could squeeze in. The wife was extremely displeased. It was an obsession. Nothing could have stopped me.
for whatever reason i always enjoyed the bikes from the guys that scrapes and claws to get a good build rather than the rich kid who just drops a wad of cash for someone else to build.
tim
ole dirty bastard
SuperSport
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 976
From: my house
supporting two families takes some effort.
little to none for projects like this.
will take time but will get finished.....eventually.
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SuperBike
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,689
From: South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
No offense intended, Hawxter.
I'm looking forward to the finished product. It's great so far!
Actually I was hoping to light a fire about 3 ft high behind you. I can understand and relate to the difficulties and compromise.
I'm looking forward to the finished product. It's great so far!
Actually I was hoping to light a fire about 3 ft high behind you. I can understand and relate to the difficulties and compromise.
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MotoGP
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 2,708
The rules are a little loose for a reason... there's nothing at stake here guys, it's all in good fun. If RCVTR had never said anything about his bike being totaled back in the day... would anybody on the board have known? No. It was a very well built bike that deserves recognition just like the rest of ours... even if it is a bit late. I'll bet 75% of anybodys chance of winning lies in good photography anyways.
ole dirty bastard
SuperSport
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 976
From: my house
The rules are a little loose for a reason... there's nothing at stake here guys, it's all in good fun. If RCVTR had never said anything about his bike being totaled back in the day... would anybody on the board have known? No. It was a very well built bike that deserves recognition just like the rest of ours... even if it is a bit late. I'll bet 75% of anybodys chance of winning lies in good photography anyways.
nothing at stake?........come on!
theres bragging rights,chest thumping and all that manly kinda stuff we do!
Fastest Color
SuperBike
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,091
From: Lithia, FL
***-dyno says it ran real good.
This is as close as I can get. Ozzie the AZZKIKER bought my heads, cams and flywheel and bolted them on to a stock bottom end with stock ignition. I believe he had a slip-on exhaust:
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ad.php?t=10487
I forgot a couple things. Added above.
This is as close as I can get. Ozzie the AZZKIKER bought my heads, cams and flywheel and bolted them on to a stock bottom end with stock ignition. I believe he had a slip-on exhaust:
https://www.superhawkforum.com/forum...ad.php?t=10487
I forgot a couple things. Added above.
RC
Last edited by FL02SupaHawk996; Jan 12, 2009 at 06:10 AM. Reason: spell
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,689
From: South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
Thanks for the compliments everyone.
It was a fun, rewarding project. And I rode the **** out of it.
My next one is about to kick off. I have little boxes of parts everywhere.
It was a fun, rewarding project. And I rode the **** out of it.
My next one is about to kick off. I have little boxes of parts everywhere.
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Posts: 2,091
From: Lithia, FL
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Posts: 1,689
From: South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
Here's how I do it:
-clean with solvent
-wipe out the bores with a try towel ( I like the blue paper shop towels)
-wipe the bores down with WD40
-wash every thing with soap and water
-immediately wipe out the bores with a dry paper towel
-rewipe them with WD40 - NOT OIL - oil traps water, WD40 displaces it.
-blow everything dry with compressed air.
Then you have all the oil off so no dust sticks to it.
I don't wash the cams or crank in water - it's too difficult to clean the oil passages. Spray them down with contact cleaner and let it evaporate - do it outside!
For final assembly, I spray everything with contact cleaner. NO DIRT!
I use clean solvent to wipe out the bores. Then use engine oil on a clean towel to wipe them down. I repeat until there is no sign of dirt on the towel after wiping. Then wipe the bores with a dry towel, leaving only a very thin film just before installing the pistons. Put some oil on the piston skirts.
I also check ring gaps with very clean bores.
Sorry 'bout the thread jack!
-clean with solvent
-wipe out the bores with a try towel ( I like the blue paper shop towels)
-wipe the bores down with WD40
-wash every thing with soap and water
-immediately wipe out the bores with a dry paper towel
-rewipe them with WD40 - NOT OIL - oil traps water, WD40 displaces it.
-blow everything dry with compressed air.
Then you have all the oil off so no dust sticks to it.
I don't wash the cams or crank in water - it's too difficult to clean the oil passages. Spray them down with contact cleaner and let it evaporate - do it outside!
For final assembly, I spray everything with contact cleaner. NO DIRT!
I use clean solvent to wipe out the bores. Then use engine oil on a clean towel to wipe them down. I repeat until there is no sign of dirt on the towel after wiping. Then wipe the bores with a dry towel, leaving only a very thin film just before installing the pistons. Put some oil on the piston skirts.
I also check ring gaps with very clean bores.
Sorry 'bout the thread jack!
Last edited by RCVTR; Jan 13, 2009 at 06:50 AM.
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SuperBike
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,091
From: Lithia, FL
-clean with solvent
-wipe out the bores with a try towel ( I like the blue paper shop towels)
-wipe the bores down with WD40
wash every thing with soap and water
-immediately wipe out the bores with a dry paper towel
-rewipe them with WD40 - NOT OIL - oil traps water, WD40 displaces it.
-blow everything dry with compressed air.
Then you have all the oil off so no dust sticks to it.
For final assembly, I spray everything with contact cleaner. NO DIRT!
I use clean solvent to wipe out the bores. Then use engine oil on a clean towel to wipe them down. I repeat until there is no sign of dirt on the towel after wiping. Then wipe the bores with a dry towel, leaving only a very thin film just before installing the pistons.
I also check ring gaps with very clean bores.
Sorry 'bout the thread jack!
-wipe out the bores with a try towel ( I like the blue paper shop towels)
-wipe the bores down with WD40
wash every thing with soap and water
-immediately wipe out the bores with a dry paper towel
-rewipe them with WD40 - NOT OIL - oil traps water, WD40 displaces it.
-blow everything dry with compressed air.
Then you have all the oil off so no dust sticks to it.
For final assembly, I spray everything with contact cleaner. NO DIRT!
I use clean solvent to wipe out the bores. Then use engine oil on a clean towel to wipe them down. I repeat until there is no sign of dirt on the towel after wiping. Then wipe the bores with a dry towel, leaving only a very thin film just before installing the pistons.
I also check ring gaps with very clean bores.
Sorry 'bout the thread jack!
Thanks for the info RCVRT it is a great help!
RC
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SuperBike
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,689
From: South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
RC - I added a couple more details while you were replying - be sure to reread.
Good luck! I'll help in any way I can. I'll PM you with my phone #, in case you have questions.
Good luck! I'll help in any way I can. I'll PM you with my phone #, in case you have questions.
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Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,091
From: Lithia, FL
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Posts: 1,806
From: Atlanta, GA
Out of my mind, back in 5
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From: Skurup, Sweden
The way I figure it it's OK to start with a bike that once was... You know, christmas past, present and future... Besides it was a damned pretty bike, with a lot of goodies on it...
And if hawxter get's his *** in gear and get that bike rolling he has a good chance at the "christmas future" part later in the year...
trinc... well I guess you are the "plain jane" of the bunch or something... Not spectacular enough graphics, or outrageous enough rebuild of the frame/engine/suspension... I'd say that's OK though... that baby is built for speed not show... Like nuhawk said about his bike, his might look like an old tourer, but it can show the tail pipes to most newer bikes...
And if hawxter get's his *** in gear and get that bike rolling he has a good chance at the "christmas future" part later in the year...
trinc... well I guess you are the "plain jane" of the bunch or something... Not spectacular enough graphics, or outrageous enough rebuild of the frame/engine/suspension... I'd say that's OK though... that baby is built for speed not show... Like nuhawk said about his bike, his might look like an old tourer, but it can show the tail pipes to most newer bikes...
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SuperBike
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,051
From: Portland, Oregon
The way I figure it it's OK to start with a bike that once was... You know, christmas past, present and future... Besides it was a damned pretty bike, with a lot of goodies on it...
And if hawxter get's his *** in gear and get that bike rolling he has a good chance at the "christmas future" part later in the year...
trinc... well I guess you are the "plain jane" of the bunch or something... Not spectacular enough graphics, or outrageous enough rebuild of the frame/engine/suspension... I'd say that's OK though... that baby is built for speed not show... Like nuhawk said about his bike, his might look like an old tourer, but it can show the tail pipes to most newer bikes...
And if hawxter get's his *** in gear and get that bike rolling he has a good chance at the "christmas future" part later in the year...
trinc... well I guess you are the "plain jane" of the bunch or something... Not spectacular enough graphics, or outrageous enough rebuild of the frame/engine/suspension... I'd say that's OK though... that baby is built for speed not show... Like nuhawk said about his bike, his might look like an old tourer, but it can show the tail pipes to most newer bikes...
tim
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Posts: 1,689
From: South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
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Ummmm, well I don't honestly remember. But really it's probably closer to "Grand Poobah" then "king".
From Wikipedia:
"Grand Poobah - The name has come to be used as a mocking title for someone self-important or high-ranking and who either exhibits an inflated self-regard, who acts in several capacities at once, or who has limited authority while taking impressive titles."
