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ZSteele

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Re: Cafe Build
Reply #60 - 07/24/19 at 15:10:41

Update: clutch is dragging as per the other thread I started, hopefully Versy is correct and it just needs to run and oil itself. It's raining so if not tonight then tomorrow morning I'll give her a try!

Things left to do:
-Repaint and seal
-Drain and refill brake fluid when the new brake line shows up
-Swap out old brake shoes and pads for new ones
-Possibly fit a new throttle cable, old one is close but I have a new one I can swap to
-Weld bracket under electronics tray for the ignitor, it fits under the seat but theres not a lot of room
-Weld a quick L.p. bracket
-Get a new rear tire
-Clean the everliving crap out of everything... Everything is dirty.

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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #61 - 07/24/19 at 17:04:48 It f***ing works. Clutch is fine, just needed to be run. Headed out to troll around the neighborhood with a LP in my jacket. Thanks for everyone's help and comments, I'll keep this thread up to date as I finish everything up.
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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: Cafe Build Reply #62 - 07/24/19 at 17:47:54 These bikes aren't much but we love them.
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #63 - 07/25/19 at 10:41:11 L.p. bracket done and all my shcok bracket welds have been gone over. Went ahead and slapped some bew brake shoes in while I had the tire off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnDdo8v1pM0&feature=player_embedded# This tip is gold. Ive never replaced the shoes and it took less than 5 minutes.
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #64 - 08/29/19 at 15:26:01 So after replacing my oil I realized I never plugged the old Speedo cable hole. Somewhere someone found a brass knuckle with the correct pitch to seal the hole up, does anyone know where that was discussed? I cant seem to find it.
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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 #65 - 08/29/19 at 16:04:19 Not having any luck either, all searches return a time out. In my collection of leftovers I found that a brass gas fitting will fit. So it is a straight thread of inch standard. Most hardware stores have the sizing board with all the samples glued to it. So take your cable and find the right size.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Cafe Build Reply #66 - 08/29/19 at 17:22:07 I just use the stock cable end , file/grind down a penny ( 97% copper -before 1985) anile with a torch ,fit in side . tighten it down .reheat and reuse ,can be found coast to coast, relatively cheap
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SpamyToo Full Member Offline Posts: 233	Re: Cafe Build Reply #67 - 08/29/19 at 20:31:05 I think I had used a stainless steel 1/2" or 3/4" cap. Standard NPT threads. I intended to grind it down to something pretty, but after putting it on there never really noticed it again. Can be found at any Ace, True Value, or Osh, etc
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #68 - 08/30/19 at 03:19:17 Thanks for the help guys, I'll head over to ace this afternoon. I should probably wipe the cable down before I get oil all over their fittings 😬
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Re: Cafe Build
Reply #69 - 08/30/19 at 05:47:49

Im pretty sure it actually is a non-tapered thread like Verslagen said, but the NPT one worked just fine with the original speedo gasket and some teflon tape. It didnt gall the threads or bind and hasnt leaked or come loose in 5 years or so.

It just happen to be a fitting I had in my beer making junk, and the stainless wouldnt need paint to be fine.

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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #70 - 08/31/19 at 13:34:15 Found a proper fitting after a half hour scrubbing the specialty fasteners aisle. Over in your local PLUMBING section you'll find some fittings that will work. There are a ton and because they use OD measurements and not thread measurements you have to double check you get the right part. Heres what I got, pic on bike incoming.
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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #71 - 08/31/19 at 13:35:13 Fits like a glove and doesn't look half bad. Someone remind to put it back on with loctite. 😬
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DragBikeMike Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 4471 Honolulu	Re: Cafe Build Reply #72 - 08/31/19 at 13:41:32 Cool! Now we know 3/8 pipe thread does the trick.
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ZSteele

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Re: Cafe Build
Reply #73 - 09/08/19 at 16:18:04

Pics incoming, lots of little things still to be done but daily riding has been a blast and she definitely gets looks everywhere I go. Even with the scrappy paint job Wink

. Finally got around to putting some threadlocker around the bike, replacing the back tire, patching the pinholes on the exhaust, bleeding the front brake, replacing the front pads, running the braided steel line, rerouting the clutch cable to run the bars lower and more angled, and installing the fuel gauge brains!

Plans for the future include fabbing some rearsets, swapping out the top clamp and one day even cleaning everything. . . One day.

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ZSteele Senior Member Offline I'll finish it tomorrow Posts: 253	Re: Cafe Build Reply #74 - 09/08/19 at 16:18:25 Brake Line
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