What Did You Do to Your RX3 Today? - Page 57

nachipolis · 01-24-2019, 10:12 PM

Thats what i thought.... I'd had to replace the 17" trim and get a new set of adecuated spokes..... Thanks for ur feedback....

NzBrakelathes · 01-24-2019, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by nachipolis

Thats what i thought.... I'd had to replace the 17" trim and get a new set of adecuated spokes..... Thanks for ur feedback....

Try and keep threads on point etc maybe make a new thread for something you like or need, this thread as you can see is more about what you did on your RX3 today/recently not so much a random question about something else.

2LZ · 01-25-2019, 10:55 AM

Well, I didn't do it to my RX3 but my neighbor picked it up out of the dirt.

We have a couple of the 10 x 20 Costco tents that I store some of the rolling stock in. We had it staked down and tethered. Winds got so high here on the ridge, it ripped the tent out of the ground and tossed it about 40 yards down the back hill. My neighbors called me at work to let me know and the storm had let up enough so they had it all cleaned up by the time I got home.

Amazingly enough, only the one RX3 got lopped over and no damage. The rest of them just stood where they were. I can't imagine what the bikes saw when it took off.

KenL · 05-01-2019, 08:15 PM

well I finally got my 500 mile break in done. I also did my first valve adjustment/inspection, what an adventure. I looked at the tutorial and shop manual ahead of time and thought " pain in the ass, but I got all day". Started out OK, did everything as described except that I found that I could get away with just swinging the gas tank aside. The fun started when I went to check the exhaust valves and found that the ABS assembly is mounted directly over/in front of the access cover. It took some time but I was able to work around the assembly and get the job done. Is there an easy way to get that assembly out of the way for next time?

NzBrakelathes · 05-01-2019, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by KenL

well I finally got my 500 mile break in done. I also did my first valve adjustment/inspection, what an adventure. I looked at the tutorial and shop manual ahead of time and thought " pain in the ass, but I got all day". Started out OK, did everything as described except that I found that I could get away with just swinging the gas tank aside. The fun started when I went to check the exhaust valves and found that the ABS assembly is mounted directly over/in front of the access cover. It took some time but I was able to work around the assembly and get the job done. Is there an easy way to get that assembly out of the way for next time?

I think the ABS is very new, You might be the first so please share lol.

Tank alone can come off without the side panels - this will help you for other jobs too.
4 panels bolts seats and tank bolt then wiggle it out disconnect the fuel line etc.

2LZ · 05-02-2019, 10:38 AM

Oh man, not that the exhaust valves weren't challenging enough, now the ABS is mounted right there?

Azhule · 05-02-2019, 02:29 PM

I sense a new market for an expensive "Relocation mounting bracket" is coming soon

I call dibs! Anyone making it before me owes me royalties

2LZ · 05-02-2019, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Azhule

I sense a new market for an expensive "Relocation mounting bracket" is coming soon

I call dibs! Anyone making it before me owes me royalties

It's already been invented. ;-)

dpl096 · 05-02-2019, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 2LZ

It's already been invented. ;-)

Mankinds modern bailing wire !.. I know some youngin's are scratching their heads wondering what in the hell is bailing wire.....

cut my teeth on twine ....then got fancy with wire woooooo hoooooooo

NzBrakelathes · 05-03-2019, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by dpl096

Mankinds modern bailing wire !.. I know some youngin's are scratching their heads wondering what in the hell is bailing wire.....

cut my teeth on twine ....then got fancy with wire woooooo hoooooooo

Number 8 wire n bailing twine - used them all!

dpl096 · 05-03-2019, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by NzBrakelathes

Number 8 wire n bailing twine - used them all!

Exactly! The wonderful ignorance of youth and an endless summer day putting up hay... I will say this - life was a damn site simpler. Men were men and we took care of our troubles without a bunch of pansy assed political correctness bs. Mini bikes with Briggs and Stratton engines ruled the day and if you were lucky you graduated to a Honda XR75! Fun times all around.

KenL · 05-04-2019, 05:53 PM

I wish I took a picture, but there were at least 4 brake lines going into that thing and it looked pretty solid in there right above the exhaust valve cover. I was able to still get the adjustment done ( the exhaust valves were pretty tight ) using a long skinny screwdriver and an 8mm wrench, but I could barely swing the wrench to loosen or tighten the screw. Maybe CSC will update their tutorials to reflect the ABS unit now in place and show an easy way to get to the valve adjustment that I may have missed.

NzBrakelathes · 05-18-2019, 12:11 AM

Police RX3S

NzBrakelathes · 05-18-2019, 12:14 AM

Fitted silicon hoses
They needed some careful fiddling and 1 needed a trim

NzBrakelathes · 05-18-2019, 12:21 AM

New version RX4 dash

05-01-2019, 08:15 PM	#844
KenL Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 19	Valve adjustment well I finally got my 500 mile break in done. I also did my first valve adjustment/inspection, what an adventure. I looked at the tutorial and shop manual ahead of time and thought " pain in the ass, but I got all day". Started out OK, did everything as described except that I found that I could get away with just swinging the gas tank aside. The fun started when I went to check the exhaust valves and found that the ABS assembly is mounted directly over/in front of the access cover. It took some time but I was able to work around the assembly and get the job done. Is there an easy way to get that assembly out of the way for next time?
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05-02-2019, 10:38 AM	#846
2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,065	Oh man, not that the exhaust valves weren't challenging enough, now the ABS is mounted right there? __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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05-02-2019, 02:29 PM	#847
Azhule Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CO Posts: 1,525	I sense a new market for an expensive "Relocation mounting bracket" is coming soon I call dibs! Anyone making it before me owes me royalties __________________ "Think as you like... but this self proclaimed Professor is always right" - Buckshot "You never know what someone is hiding beneath their smile..." - NinjaTom - R.I.P.
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05-04-2019, 05:53 PM	#852
KenL Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 19	Valve adjustment I wish I took a picture, but there were at least 4 brake lines going into that thing and it looked pretty solid in there right above the exhaust valve cover. I was able to still get the adjustment done ( the exhaust valves were pretty tight ) using a long skinny screwdriver and an 8mm wrench, but I could barely swing the wrench to loosen or tighten the screw. Maybe CSC will update their tutorials to reflect the ABS unit now in place and show an easy way to get to the valve adjustment that I may have missed. Last edited by KenL; 05-05-2019 at 09:50 AM.
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01-24-2019, 10:12 PM	#841
nachipolis Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Morelia, Michoacán, México. Posts: 4	Thats what i thought.... I'd had to replace the 17" trim and get a new set of adecuated spokes..... Thanks for ur feedback....
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