Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

- co HINTS AND TIPS .... en seme thing can be accomplished with - strap across and drill a hole in the middle. The yoke on this one is welded to the draw bolt, but it doesn't have to be, all you have to do is drop the yoke down far enough to slip a bolt through the holes in the yoke and the top of the shock as shown. When the yoke is drawn So SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. Have you ever run into the problem of your front wheel ~ drive speedometer failing to work after you S have had occasion to remove and replace the W front wheel? The rider just figures that the speedo is bad and lets it go at that, but what ~ ~ piece over the clips but not over the cover itself. Attach a couple of bolts to it with a piece of « U 8 of stock that has a hole in it that will just fit By Rod Breaker ~. Z particular tool happans to be part of a Honda shock remover that fits over the cover, but the one I have for the Girling shocks is made from the outer race of a tapered bearing. The GUARD YOUR BOD Helmets protect your melon, right? RighL But how do you prevent your collarbone from getting unbuttoned, or your dbow from bending the wrong way after one of those 50 mph cartwheels that serious racers occasionally pcrfonn? Jim Davis here has the answer with Canadian-made hockey protectors for nearly every part of the bod. Guaranteed to stop a flyinK up with the center bolt, it makes it a simple task to remove the clips. he hes done is not engaged the drive unit on the inside of the wheel when he assembled the brake plate into the hub. On some models DECARBONIZING CYLINDER HEADS. Everybody who has taken his engine apart has been confronted with the problem of failure to do this will not only result in a non-working speedo, but will also create a drag on the front wheel when the axle is removing the carbon from the combustion chamber of the head. One common method is backed out until tension is felt and then run to scrape it out with an old screwdriver, but this is not recommended. A better way is to in a little and locked down. As the adjuster screw is not threaded to the case but is threaded into the throw-out mechanism inside, instead of the screw coming out when it is turned to the left, it pushes the inner unit inside. When the rider realizes how it operates, it is a simple matter to adjust one of these clutches perfectly. REAR SHOCK DISMANTLING TOOL. When tightened down. If you study the photo, you will see that the drive gear has two tits on it that must be engaged in the corresponding slots in the wheel. If the wheel is assembled 'and the axle tightened down with these anywhere else, it will spread the tits and not drive them or it will force them against the inner hub and cuase a drag. If you have a front wheel drive speedo and it is not working, it might be a good idee to check th is before purchasing an expensive a rider finds himself confronted with dismantling the type of rear shock that hes the two keepers at the top, he usually finds that it is a two-man job. one to compress the spring and the other to pull the clips out. Pictured here is a simple tool that can be use a rotary wire brush mounted in a drill made up out of scraps to do the job quick and motor as shown. These can be purchased at easy and making it a one man job. This any auto parts store and come in various sizes of wire, making them coarse or fine. When cleaning a cast iron t1te.::t or a head with a steel linver cast into it like the Honda 350cc shown here, the coarse brush works the best. But speedometer unit thinking that to be the problem. when you are cleaning an aluminum head such as a two-.stroke type, it is best to use the fine as the rough one has a tendency to gouge into the metal. These brushes are an inexpensive item and if they are a part of your tool box, you will find many uses for ADJUSTING HONDA AUTOMATIC CLUTCHES. Riders who have been doing their own service work on their machines for years seem to run into problems when they are confronted with adjusting the clutch on the Honda automatics. The main reason for their problem is that the adjuster and lock nut them. As with any such item, safety goggles should be wom when doing th is to avoid eye damage. look iust like the one used on their Triumph JACK UP THAT FRONT END. Have you or their Suzuki or what have you, so they don-t bother to read the instructions in the ever had occasion to remove the front wheel from your maChine? Whether to fix a flat tire or whatever, it is always a pain in the neck trying to lift the wheel up and slip the axle in at the same time. I avoid this- problem rider's handbook. The first !bing they do is back off the lock nut and run the adjuster in until it stops and then back it off a little and lock it down. Then they can't figure out why (usually the cause is that the front of the the clutch doesn't work correctly. The secret is that the automatic cluJch is adjusted just the opposite of a regular clutch. The lock nut is backed off as shown in the photo, but instead of screwing it in, the adjuster is r---------------------,· I I : I I I I I I I I I T'e Winningest 125 i. "e Wes' I I formerly Sachs I In competition against... I JOOOriders Over 100 riders I I I I I I I I I I I I ELSINORE GRAND PRIX Elsinore, Calif. March 6,1971 ELSINORE GRAND PRIX Sunday, Mar. 7, 1971 Elsinore, Calif. OVERALL John DeSoto Roger Harvey Jim O'Neal OVERALL John DeSoto CZ Hus CZ 250cc 250cc 250cc G C ••• ••••", DIW ',es'o. 'e", DIW Mick Jones Vic Hannan Bob Maynard James Harber Micky Alzola Hus Kaw Yam Hus 250cc 250cc 250cc 250cc 250cc : Winning I I I I I CZ Ge.e C", •••• Bill Clements Lars Larsson J.N. Roberts John Rice Chuck Minert James Heath Rick Norris Max Switzer Hus Mai Hus Mai BSA Mai CZ Hus 360cc DIW 400cc 360cc 400cc 360cc 500cc 360cc 360cc 400cc is MORE than just a word with DKW Hercules Qist. Co. MVM~ Chatsworth, Ca. 91311 (213) 882-8272 I I -I I I I machine is jacked up with a box or some other handy object) simply by using a small automobile jack as shown (Datsun typel. With this I can regulate the height of the machine 50 that if it has to be higher to get the wheel out from under the fender, I just crank up until it will clear. Then when I am installing the wheel, I lower it down until the axle will, slip right in and it is assembled with no trouble and no cursing and screaming. puck as well as prcven ling bruises and breaks from falls, rocks, etc., the Davis Bod Savers arc comfortable to wear and quality made. Most riders will wear a shirt OVER the pads, unlike the model in our picture. The whole kit consists of shoulder guards, elbow pads, mouth protector, check protector and shin and knee guards_ Write to Jim Davis, Box 1002, Burbank, Cal. 91505 for prices or phone him at (213) 848-4859. CHROME PLATE THE INSIDE OF YOUR ENGINE TOO, The Bailey Machine Service has announced that they arc prepared to chrome plate cylinder bores with a super-bard chrome that absolutely will not peel or flue, even when worn through, because the chrome has tentacles that extend into the base metal scven thousandths of an inch. The plate itself, however is very thin and docs not substantially decrease the size of the cylinder bore_ The chief benefit of this treatment is a claimed 500% increase in engine life. Chroming costs $12.95. Don't send worn out chrome-bore aluminum cylinders. 102 Blueberry St., Houston, Tex. 77018. ATTENTION ALL MOTa-CROSS, ENDURO, TRIALS, DESERT & SCRAMBLES RIDERS be at pili opening apriI1~11th ! personalities, ~ special prices, fun, gIIIl1I!S !!! I SPEED@~~Q U.S.A. I *************** I I I I I I I I I I I I : I I I I I ~---------------------~ SACHS parts & .-nil_IS CD. 1274 East Calaf•• BIv PISI...... &llif. 9110& 6.iL.I. i Diitll.otSI' WANTED 411 West Whittier Blvd. Montebello, uHf. 90640 (213) 724-9474 odalul IIont... GrHw. By HRLubricants, Mfg. of M/C Clutch Lube, 2-cycle Colloidal Graphite Oil, Molly-Graphite chain lube, Gear Lube, Assembly Lube. and Break-in Concentrate. Contact R. Sheldrick, 7340 Florence Ave., Downey, Cal. (213) 927-47Bl. 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