Flyinfool

I use either NAPA or O'Rileys. Just walk in and ask for an oil filter for your bike, the puter knows the P/N. It is not a Fram. The individual stores do not have it in stock but it is always there tomorrow. I would imagine you could call and have it there tomorrow also.

Well due to medical i$$ues this got put on hold along with everything else in my life. I am hoping that all of that is now behind me and I am getting back to flying again this year. With all the medical crap I have not even flown in the last 3 years other than a park flier a couple of times. I have started working on this project again, I think I now have everything I need to build this thing up. I am starting to acquire all the stuff needed for ground support. I cut the hole in the top of the fuse for the canopy access, this was the first time I got to see inside the plane. The layup is white gel cote, light glass cloth, then a layer of foam, then a heavy layer of kevlar/carbon fiber. Seems very strong. The particular plane that I bought was a "blem" and I got a significant price reduction so it will need a lot of extra TLC to get ready for paint, There were air bubbles in the gel cote. I have machined the engine mounts that will be needed. Since I have never played with a pulse jet I will be building up a test bench for it to learn how to work it without burning down the plane. This will still be a slow build. I have never been a fast builder unless I had a specific deadline to meet. I realized that it has been around 15 years since I built an airplane from a kit. Nowadays almost everything comes out of the box ready to fly. This is the first whole airplane that I am going to paint, just because it is all glass. My preferred finishing methods do not work on glass. The control surfaces are balsa so I plan to cover them with 3/4 oz glass cloth just so that everything will match for painting. It has been a LONG tome since I have painted anything and I have never painted anything this big. I spent the whole weekend filling and sanding and filling and sanding and filling and sanding................................ And I am no where near done filling and sanding. And this is just filling the holes I can see. There has got to be an easier way....?

I see a dealer that says "I don't know" may mean that it is a good dealer. I would much rather get an "I don't know" than a yes and spend a lot of my money to find out it does not work, Or the other way and get a NO and miss out on a good opportunity. "I don't know" is just being honest. Honest is good.

Also how old are the spark plugs. These bikes do like clean NGK plugs.

You loose that bet! Those extra holes in the tabs are just to prevent the tab from turning, there is a hollow pin on the back of the tab that goes into the extra holes in the shield. there are no threads in the tab or even holes in the the brace behind the shield. there are also no screw holes in the chrome trim piece. just the 2 screws at the back corners.

That is no excuse, I had work done on me so I was there in a cage the last 2 years. Just get there, it don't matter how.

Yes the tabs point down, but there is a difference left right top bottom and which hole the screw goes into.

I plan to post a lot of progress pics and details in the other thread.

But having someone 3D print the parts takes out all of the fun of being able to say "I made those". I think even if I had them printed in metal or plastic I would have to have them made oversize so I could get the proper final finish and tolerance. There are some really close tolerances in places like +.000 -.002 with a 32 finish. I still have to do the same setup to do the same final machining.

If it is just new plates binding a little. Go to a parking lot and do a bit of slow speed practice in the friction zone. I would want to be certain that all is good BEFORE I head out on a trip. Changing the clutch fluid was going to be my first thought also. At least it is cheap and easy to do as long as you do not accidentally add some air to the system.

The wind shield is the same but the mounting hardware is different. Yes the MKII has tabs that mount into both of those close together holes that hold the top of the headlight bezel in place. You have a 50 50 chance of guessing right on how they are positioned, I always guess wrong. If it ever stops raining while it is light out, I can go out and try to get a pic of how it goes. but it is not supposed to stop raining till Tuesday.

Interesting!!! The windshield is mounted different on a MKI vs a MKII NOw I have to see if I can find a pic of a MKII.........................

I have a carb body on the way. Thanks

I had not thought of 3D printing. Now ya had to go and bring that up, A 3d printer has been on my want list for a long time now....................... Just waiting for the right project to nudge me over the top to chase the moths out of my wallet............... I am not sure of the strength and heat resistance of the printed plastic. I have no idea what the temps are around the carbs nestled down in the V between the 4 heat generators. I also am not sure on the resistance to gasoline, oil, and ethanol of the plastics used. These parts will see all 3. From what I have seen 3D metal printing is very expensive. And then there are the tolerance issues. @CaseyJ955, I will be surprised if I can get this done for under $1500 not including my labor and tooling I will need to buy, (IF I make a couple of sets of parts it would help to defray the cost of the tooling) When you toss in that times 4 factor to convert 4 carbs, things start adding up quick, and some of the individual parts are expensive. I do not have any plans or desires to go into production on this. BUT then I never had plans to go into production on the valve tool either............... I am always looking for fun things to do.

For a Harley that is worn out.....................

Looking for a carb body. It does not need to be a good or even usable one, just not to physically damaged. I just need it for dimensional testing and fitting. Why you may ask, I am attempting to build a kit to convert our CV carbs to EFI. It will take me a very long time to build this kit and source all of the components needed. I do not want to pull off one of my carbs and make the bike unrideable all summer while I work on this. So anyone got a junk carb lying around?

OK now I went and did it. There is a website that I have been drooling at for a few years now. http://roadstercycle.com/yamaha_vmax_fuel_injector_cv_car.htm This guy figured out how to convert our existing CV carbs into EFI. The conversion makes no physical changes to any part of the bike so if you do not like the EFI you can always put the old parts back in and have you same old carbs back. It looks almost easy enough that you could keep the carb parts in a bag and convert back on the side of the road if needed. This should work equally well on 1st gen MKI or MKII or even a 2nd gen, with or with out a V-Max conversion. So a couple of days ago I hit the "Add to Cart" button on the website and got an error. Bummer. So I sent off an email to the guy to see if he was still making the custom parts for the conversion. He emailed back that he is no longer making the parts kit for $200 but he is selling the plans for $20. I figured COOL, I have a lathe and a mill in my basement and I have more time than money anyhow. So I ordered the plans and they were in my mailbox within an hour. I have since redrawn the plans into 3D cad, made some custom changes of my own, mostly cosmetic and to make the parts a lot harder to actually make. So now I am starting to source and acquire all of the various parts that will be need to do this conversion. Another one of the advantages of doing this is that the EFI controller is also quite capable of handling ignition duties at the same time. This means that spark timing and fuel can be coordinated. it also means that I can easily switch to COPs without having to buy another TCI. This is not a project that will happen real fast. It will take me a long time to figure out how to actually make the parts and do all of the machining. I also have budgetary issues that mean it will take me a long time to acquire all of the parts needed. Clip to hold the injector in place. Fitting to attach the fuel line to the injector. Inside view of the injector holder that will replace the slide and diaphragm in the carb. Outside view of the injector holder that will replace the slide and diaphragm in the carb. Replacement side cover for the carb.

Amen Unfortunately lots of people seem to need

Usually the 2 O-Rings come with the filter. Check the box in the store, I have found a couple that were missing one or both o-rings.

If someone believed the book and put in 4 quarts it IS overfilled and may even be over the top of the sight glass. A normal oil change will be just under 3.5 quarts. The 4 quart number is for a fresh built motor that has never had oil in it. There are a lot of places that do not drain out the drain plug. I have never seen one of these engines that had any sludge inside. Try slowly putting the bike on the side stand while someone is watching the sight glass to see if an oil level appears. There have even been people that filled to the center of the sight glass with the bike on the side stand, that would be WAY overfilled. If it is that overfilled check you air cleaner box, it will have a lot of oil in it. As to which oil to use, I aint even getting into that can of worms..............

I don't know where in Alaska he is, but I know that Anchorage has a warmer climate that what I have here in Wisconsin. Their record high is higher than ours and our record low is colder than theirs. They always seem to be around 5-10° warmer than I am, And where I am is by far not the coldest place in the rest of this country, or Canada. So having a bike in AK could make more sense that most of the northern USA. And I bet there are some great scenic roads over there.

Most shops that sell new bikes have the 10 year policy. If you go to the shops that only sell used bikes you stand a better chance. I found one local shop where my 88 is one of those "new" bikes. The place looks more like a museum that does bike work. He changed out my tires, new valve stems and balance for $50. I had to bring the tires in to him along with the new tires I wanted. He wanted another $250 to take the tires off the bike. I had to put 80lbs of junk in the trunk (I used barbell weights) to hold the front tire off the ground. Make sure that you put a ratchet strap from the center stand to the frame to be sure it does not collapse when you set the forks down on a piece of wood to get the rear tire up in the air so you can pull it off.

The 1200s are lighter by a very few pounds and may have a slight advantage in maximum acceleration. They are close enough that it may even just be the difference in rider skill. But the 1300s do have all of the bugs worked out of them.

Have to ask the obvious question, was the bike on the side stand for this test? It must be straight up and level for this to work right. Turn on the ignition and see if the pump will run to fill the low bowls.

I have an 88 standard (Not a Royal) it came from the factory with cruise and I don't have all that other stuff for the Royal that is always breaking from old age. 1. The early years had a few issues that were all sorted out by the middle of 85. 2. There is supposed to be a mark placed on the outside of the engine case when the 2nd gear was fixed. 3. The second gear is not necessarily a deal killer. cowpuc has put over 300k miles on each of several MK1s all having no second gear, including a lot of mountain riding. Although even he will admit that it is a lot nicer to have 2nd gear available. Riding it with no 2nd gear does not do any additional damage to anything. To fix 2nd gear requires a complete tear down of the engine and transmission. All of the gaskets an stuff are way more money that the actual part to fix 2nd gear. Of course if you have the engine all apart then you will want to fix all kinds of things "while you are in there" Due to all that work it is VERY expensive to have someone do it. 4. Value has a lot to do with condition a bike with no second gear could be worth a lot more than a bike that has a good 2nd gear. 5. There is a thread with most of the known issues. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?86-Known-Problems-and-things-to-look-for 6. IF all maintenance was done on schedule, these bikes will easily go over 200K miles. If proper maintenance was not done it could be dead in 25K. You can usually tell by the general condition of the bike if it has had regular maintenance.