Posted by Biker Dude on October 7, 2009, 1:12 pm
Thanks to all who have helped me so far! I followed your advice,
changed BOTH throttle cables, and the force needed to control the
throttle is much less, the bike is now rideable for at least short
distances. Will take it on a long trip soon and then report back......
(The old cables sure looked like a mess when I removed them and
inspected them up close.)
What about all the stripped screwdriver slots in all the fasteners
that hold it together? I have one machine screw that is busted off
but it's above the casting so I can heat it after I remove the engine
to keep from starting the whole bike on fire. Z-1 Enterprises sells
replacement machine screws for bikes that all have Allen heads.
My question to the group is this:
Should I install Allen head screws with anti-sieze compound or Loc-
Tite on the threads to reduce the dissimilar metal corrosion?
Biker Dude in the Land of ZATAMM
Posted by The Older Gentleman on October 7, 2009, 1:35 pm
> Should I install Allen head screws with anti-sieze compound or Loc-
> Tite on the threads to reduce the dissimilar metal corrosion?
Anti-seize. Copper grease is fine.
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can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
Posted by 1949 Whizzer on October 7, 2009, 3:36 pm
On Oct 7, 10:35 am, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> Anti-seize. Copper grease is fine.
They salt the roads in England, don't they?
Posted by The Older Gentleman on October 8, 2009, 2:44 am
> On Oct 7, 10:35 am, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
> Gentleman) wrote:
>
> > Anti-seize. Copper grease is fine.
>
> They salt the roads in England, don't they?
Yes, hence the copper grease. Your point?
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Suzuki TS250ER Yamaha XS250 Damn, back to seven bikes!
Try Googling before asking a damn silly question.
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Posted by 1949 Whizzer on October 8, 2009, 9:32 am
On Oct 7, 11:44 pm, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> > They salt the roads in England, don't they?
> Yes, hence the copper grease. Your point?
Biker Dude in the Land of ZATAMM may or may not ride on salted roads.
AIR, the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance began his
cross country fugue in Minnesota where it's cold and it snows at lot.
However, CalTrans doesn't salt California roads around here so a
metallic anti-seize compound is not required.
It's more important to have fasteners stay fastened on all day rides
on California's high speed roads.
And I haven't lost a threaded fastener off of one of my moyotorcycles
in years, after using the WD40 and hand torquing technique I mentioned
above.
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> Tite on the threads to reduce the dissimilar metal corrosion?