Recent content by Tony Pitt

I'm new to the forum, and trying to get more knowledge on older bikes. It sounds like an engine oil displacement problem to me. I suggest using a stethoscope and locating an exact location of the noise. Thats sound more like a tic than a knock to me. Could be dry valves. The kickstand allows...

Nice!!! What year is it?

That's what I did, but it keeps giving me an invalid file response. I will figure it out later. Thanks again for the info.

Quick question. How do you upload pixs here? I tried yesterday and could not get it to upload.

Cool beans, I will probably be running automotive hose as well, I can braid those myself. I know about the screws, we call them butter bolts. I already have an impact driver, most valuable tool in my box. I am taking the engine off to rebuild it as well, I have a couple of fins broke of on the...

Original hoses are on there. I mainly want to replace them because they are old and the braids are snared. So those hoses are not pressured lines? I'm waiting on the service manual to get here, I know new bikes and this one is a lot bit before my time. I want to be precise on it.

That's the plan, I'm just trying to find odd end parts like the oil lines. I have come up with a cool, clean, concepts that will not take away from the original look. Definitely gonna do some eyepopping changes with the paint and engine covers. Things like exchanging the brake rotor to a vented...

That's the plan, I'm just trying to find odd end parts like the oil lines. I have come up with a cool, clean, concepts that will not take away from the original look. Definitely gonna do some eyepopping changes with the paint and engine covers. Things like exchanging the brake rotor to a vented...

Guys, I just joined this site yesterday and spent a lot of time checking out a lot of good projects that are going on as well as complete. I was recently able to purchase the first Motorcycle I ever set on. When I was a kid, one of my neighborhood friends Dad owned a 1970 Honday CB750, and as...