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DragBikeMike Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 4470 Honolulu	Re: Cafe Build Reply #165 - 12/17/19 at 21:15:48 That's a cool lookin run of header pipe Steely. What sort of muffler do you have in mind?
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #166 - 12/18/19 at 06:47:50 I've got a supertrapp disc only end cap on for now just to not run straight pipes in the garage but I'll end up welding on the supertrapp I had on before.
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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2825	Re: Cafe Build Reply #167 - 12/18/19 at 07:02:38 Has anyone else listened to the engine noise you posted? I still think it's a bit noisy. Like timing chain tension or (more likely) valve lash out of adjustment. Did you re-adjust them after you fixed your timing issue?
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #168 - 12/18/19 at 07:15:24 I did readjust valve clearance but I'm going to recheck them today. Adjusting them with tbe engine out was a piece of cake but now that its in the frame its a real PITA. Any helpful tricks for getting the feelers down in there?
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Re: Cafe Build
Reply #169 - 12/18/19 at 07:19:42

The clanging sound ? maybe the piston rings still haven't even really begun to seat yet , your running the motor for ten min. ,with no load ,isn't cutting it . You need to go out and ride it. You could just set the idle to about 1500 rpm , and run the bike up and down local streets ,using no more than 3rd gear until the motor's hot , turn it off allow it to cool ,and repeat . I wouldn't be starting the bike to just let it idle , that and high revs , when the OIL isn't fully up to temperature , increases pressure but decreases oil flow and may be doing more harm than good.

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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #170 - 12/18/19 at 08:26:15 Good deal Batman, thanks! Gameplan for now is: get the wiring all tucked away again, attach the rear brake pedal to the drum, fab up a heat shield for the pipe. The pipe run is perfect for riding position, no problems there. But as soon as you put your feet down the pipe is right there.
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Re: Cafe Build
Reply #171 - 12/18/19 at 08:47:06

ZSteele wrote on 12/18/19 at 07:15:24:

I did readjust valve clearance but I'm going to recheck them today. Adjusting them with tbe engine out was a piece of cake but now that its in the frame its a real PITA. Any helpful tricks for getting the feelers down in there?

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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #172 - 12/18/19 at 09:36:15 Wouldn't we want a .003/.004 or a .004/.005?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28996 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Cafe Build Reply #173 - 12/18/19 at 11:50:42 ZSteele wrote on 12/18/19 at 09:36:15: Wouldn't we want a .003/.004 or a .004/.005? Yes, 4/5 is the one I have.
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Re: Cafe Build
Reply #174 - 12/19/19 at 15:48:25

1st ride done. Clutch needs adjusting and I have no rear lights or brakes but for just a quick around the block the bike feels great. Super solid thump. I do hear jingling but I have a suspicion that its the old control mount that's slipping around without a chop or spacers. Ive got tomorrow off so I'll get some work done and put a couple more miles on her and update you guys then.

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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #175 - 12/23/19 at 17:15:58 Ok, now that I'm not sick or completely locked up from my back spasm I got some work and riding in. After putting maybe 45 minutes around the neighborhood some of the engine noise has gone down. I can distinctly hear the camchain wurring inside now. Thoughts on that?
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Cafe Build Reply #176 - 12/23/19 at 21:26:45 If you worked on the tensioner, and reused the clip that holds the body ,you might check that, the body can't move off that stud ,but it can misalign (twist ) the chain causing noise.
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #177 - 12/24/19 at 06:40:30 Will do! Might end up getting a verlslavy while I'm there.
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #178 - 01/13/20 at 16:55:20 Well I found the jingling sound. Looks like a verslavy is on the docket! In other news I bought my wife an 03 for her birthday, anyone have a working solenoid for sale?
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #179 - 04/02/20 at 16:53:18 Almost there folks, its been a good minute since an update so heres me saying, "thumpy rides, but shes not quite road legal yet..." Got a verslavy all tucked away, thanks Versy! I'll definitely be throwing one in my wifes build once we get that rolling. The peace of mind is worth a much bigger pricetag than he asks for.
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