Monday, October 27, 2014

Ola Hermanos

Jeeeee, feels like forever since I last wrote. Life has not been kind with me. Too many things to do, too much stress, too much shit…. Did not even find the time to ride and when I did, it did not go right. I took my rigid shovel it for a ride 3 times since I had it repaired. On my first ride which took place 1 weeks after I got it back from Southern, it did not start. So, I changed the battery which was dead but that did not do it. So, I took the carb apart and realized there was a problem with the jet. Gasoline was not getting to the cylinder which resulted in the bike not starting. I ran over Autozone and purchase some carb cleaner and after few try the bike started.
On my second ride the bolt on the rocker heads were seriously leaking.
I have the o-ring changed during my visit at Southern, but there were leaking even more. Mind you, I had not ridden the bike that much before it went to Southern, so this was problably there before. But oil was pouring on the engine like you would not believe. Even time I stopped at the light (yes I do somethimes!!!!) the engine would blow out in smoke as a result of the oil leaking on the engine. Really made me look good at the redlight... I also notice there was also a leak at the gear box
Finally on my last ride, the gastank decide to take a hike on the highway. My poor welding skill had come to light and I finish my ride with the gas tank in between my knees.
Anyway, all of this is expected when you rebuild a bike of which you don't really know the origin. So as a start, I decide to re-do the welding of the tank
and while I was at it, I remove all the starter electronic component.
From now on, I will start the bike with the kick. Then I went to AutoZone again and bought some Seal all cream. Put some on the rocker head bolt and let it dry. I have not started the bike since so I am unable to tell you if it worked or not, so will tell you next post. So, while I was spending some time in the garage, I decided to play a little with the XS. I am still too weak to put the engine inside the frame, so I did a small mock up without the engine.
. Considering I will be moving out of my rental house soon, I dismantled everything and started moving gradually to my new house. So the only thing I hv done over the last 3 weeks was getting the frame ready for a proper mock-up and then for painting.
So next time I write, I will be in my new workshop in the back of my new house. See you then old pals...