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Docc , that has been a while back . You just want to get the front/rear tracking the same. What these pivot adjusting pin/bolts are doing or where they end up mean very little . Think valve clearance adjusting screws. The lash is what matters . The # of threads doesn't matter. BTW , the thread pitch is 1.0 so every revolution changes things by 1.0mm

$175/hr to play doctor ? Hmmm. What , uhh , do you own a CBX or is this a desire to own a CBX . To live in Decoy , Ky I have seen some exotic stuff around here along w/no desire to own any of it. Be careful for what you wish , you may get it

Hmmm. 1 Don't buy ANYTHING you can't fix yourself . Get a bunch of biker buddies that own and work on their own bikes and hang out w/them too. 2 A great mechanic doesn't negotiate prices. a greater mechanic may let you watch them and instruct you on what they are doing , why and what you can DIY . A good mechanic will explain why they do something and what you can do . 3 Just because you want one doesn't mean you need one. I will have to quote a saying my Momma used to have "you need that like you need a possum with a red asshole". 4 If I didn't know as much as I do (especially joining THIS forum) , I would have regretted this bike .

AFA all the prefix and suffix characters of bearings you will have to Google or look in a bearing manual to interpret the information. All that stuff has a reason so use all of this when purchasing replacement bearings. You do want the rear wheel tracking in the center of the path of the front wheel . I rigged up a contraption of two florescent lamp bulbs to show where the rear wheel is located in relation to the front. Use the center stand to keep the bike the bike upright and place the front wheel straight ahead . Make your adjustments to get the rear wheel in the center of tracking . When you get your alignment finished , tighten one adjustment screw to about 30 lbs to seat , back off and get it just snug (hand tight) then tighten the adjusting nut.

All of the British bikes of the 60s-70s were beautiful in a showroom & a curse once they hit air and you got them in your name . Think Gremlins with a super duper dose of DMT .

You have never been in a love/hate relationship until you have owned a British motorcycle .

That is because he has air time and has to say somethin' . Lok at H-D , their forks are/were made by Showa , or whoever is the low bidder is now .

There are so many components NO motorcycle company makes, Wheels , tires , bars , levers , cables , instruments , plastic components , switchgear , etc. That can be said about all manufacturers .

Make sure you get everything as clos to 90degree angles and the same angle to get the best shift possible. A VERY old crane mechanic stressed the importance of this to me and I do it as much as possible.

Got my patches ! Thank you . Send $$$ to the address shown ?

It's bad when AARP starts handling ticket sales instead of Ticketmaster ! + you are looking for a Senior Citizen's discount .

The Allen head bolt in purple is the one you want lubricated well . When I did my rigging , I got a l.h. threaded rod end and a stud that had l.h. and r.h. threads so I could adjust the shift lever height. A great improvement. I think I got this stuff from Midwest Controls ?

The bolt that acts as a pivot might be rusted in the bore of the shifter. The nut on the end is a locknut and the frame is threaded holding the shifter in place . Back off the nut a couple of turns and back off the bolt one revolution . If the shifter tries to move with the bolt it is rusted in place . Remove the bolt and lubricate everything and reinstall . Test it and see if it is better.

Develop a test procedure for everything . You will understand why after payiing for not needed parts . AKA , the education is nice but the tuition is killing me !

The Rolling stones ; GREAT , the thing tat made them so good was , their lousy playing and almost out of tune music . Mick's voice was pathetic. You think they were a garage band playing in front of their neighbors for the first time . Yes they got a little wholesome for a while but I thank the Rock n Roll gods they got back to where they should be . Get Yer Yaya's Out. MMMMMM. As it should be , loud and lousy ! On second thought , yeah I would pay $500 maybe $600 if they would come over but they would have to start playing about 3 in (I take tea at three) the afternoon !

I hate to sound OLD . I love the Stones but the price of tickets , I wouldn't pay that much to have them in my backyard and they better finish by 7 o'clock because I'm goin' to bed or until they sing Monkey Man !

Hmmm. Klaatu !

Please tell me how much (including shipping) to make the check , money order , etc. and who to pay and I will pay toll to the troll !

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Whew , it was a long time ago . Joe Eish stopped me from buying a head gasket for my SE and sold me o-rings instead . 25 or so years ago.

Order plenty , they are not expensive. Is it #16 or #21 ? Whatever it is , they are difficult to dig out .My vision is blurry right now Thank you Docc for the technical support .

Well , the facts are the facts. Today's gasoline has the shelf life of a gallon of milk. You need to go and see why 6 emergency generators throughout the county would not start/run . Problem #1 a vendor put bio-diesel in all of them. Not his fault , it was during a "go green" phase of life. Problem #2 and the people "in charge" didn't think it was important to program them to start/run on a weekly basis to verify operation. I spent 40 man hours to find all this out . Lessons learned . Never use bio-diesel unless you are burning a dozer pile. People will tell you just enough to mislead/ make that just enough for you to make poor decisions . I am leaving out the bad part of the story because it smokes me too much to tell .

You run straight gasoline and Sta-Bil for alcohol free gasoline.

There are o-rings between the rocker arm assy. and the cylinder head that are hard , brittle and no longer doing what they are supposed to do . Look at a parts catalog and you will find them . Replace them and perform a valve adjustment while you are into it.

I can't get to the order page but I will take 6 of them !