Penton Tech Tips (gottny?)

[DKWRACER]

Well then? Greetings from Colorado!
Ever looked at your side stand and wonder what you could to to help hold the bike more upright?

Kiss Principles:
The U-shaped bracket on the swingarm usually becomes worn bent etc..
For a simple fix, you can drill a small hole on the motor side of the bracket, then insert a hex head screw from the inside with a nylock on the outside, this gives you a new adjustment to the "over-traveled" side-stand...

So how about part deaux and tres and so-on?

cha
Tom Brosius

[Big Mac]

Tom, like the thread! I vote for a separate Forum sub-category for just these bits of wisdom to quickly help others. Some carb tips:

- Carb access on Pen/KTMs is #%&@ tight. For quickest Bing jetting changes or float height settings, pull loose the fuel line, loosen the front carb clamp and rubber boot clamp, rotate 1/4 turn to the right (away from pipe), pull the top two 7mm screws from the cap, pull the carb top loose just far enough to extend the spring and provide slack but not so far as to pull the slide and needle all the way out, then rotate the carb a full 90 degrees to the right. Working under the pipe from the bike's left side, you can pop loose the float bowl, replace jets, etc. When done, all can be put back in order in a couple of minutes.

- If you do have reason to pull the slide & needle all the way out, most often the needle won't drop back into the needle jet easily, creating much frustration, swearing and Bing-spletives. Far easier to pull the left side cover off, pull out the air cleaner, then stick your hand far into the airbox with long fingers down the carb throat, where you can get a digit or two on the needle with one hand while you urge the slide down with the other hand...usually goes right in that way and blood pressure gets back to normal.


Jon McLean
Lake Grove, OR

[DKWRACER]

Hi Jon, thanks for the tip, as a sidebar to re-centering the needle, I have had great success by removing the large throttle stop screw and insert a small piece of safety wire in thru the hole and wiggle the needle a bit, works so far on three different models...Adios, Tom...

[DKWRACER]

Hi Poggers, in keeping the "tech-share" option alive, have the following:
Small ISO vibe mounts for the clamp mounted VDO.
McMaster-Carr p/n 9225K65, specs:
M6x1 3/4in. height 1in. width (neoprene) male studs are 1/2 in.

Adios, Penton Pals
Tom Brosius

[DKWRACER]

VDO illumination bulb BMW p/n 07119978279 $1.99 (12v2w)

Adios Penton Pals.
Tom Brosius

[DKWRACER]

Hi Poggers, tho not truely related to Penton Tech Tips, have recently become more aware of Spam types of email and their ability to go undetected, and also the ability of theaves that can cause Identity Theft. Recently updated my pc with "Spybot" which examines the mechanisms of "cookies" and registry entries which can cause an undetected process to occur. Upon first scan, Spybot found 86 entries on my pc and removed the "cookie communicators" and the registry entries.

Caution!!! Before downloading any software in general, I recommend a full backup of your hard drive, I "ghost" mine to a second drive aptly the "slave" in an IDE configuration. Ribbon cable supports two drives ie: C and D....Also backup all my critical files to R/W c/d drive....

How painfull It would be to suffer ID theft!!!! But there are sic people in this world that would just love to have what you have earned..
Protect yourself........
And please share any Tech Tips that you might have....The Penton Skulldana will protect you head, but not your PC..

Adios Penton Pals
Tom Brosius

[cubfan1968]

Tom this is a pretty good idea.

My tip is when dealing with rubber parts like the rubber shoes on the kick starter and the gear shift or the carb boot. Let the rubber soak in almost boiling water for about 10 seconds. This will make it very pliable and easy to install. They'll fit like socks on a rooster.

Rod Whitman
Omaha, Nebraska
1972 Six Day (Rider)
1972 Six Day (Project)

[lksseven]

"socks on a rooster"  

No wonder the Sooners are gonna kick some Husker butt in about an hour from now!


Larry Seale
I choose to ride

[DKWRACER]

Hello Poggers!
"N Gawa Bwanna"
Wonder what Tarzan really meant when he was talking to "chita"
Today I used N Gawa Bwanna in a explicative fashion, due to the monkey bonehead @ the other end of the wrench.
Was prepping to pull a head off of a 400 and came to one of the 13mm nuts on the head, got it off ok and then proceeded to lift the head off of the motor, now of course, the carb was not mounted....off comes the head and one of the washers went flying off in the direction of the intake manifold.....yipes, in a panic, I took a deep breath in hopes that I would find the washer sitting inside the intake manifold. I breathed another gasp and realized I positioned the piston at TDC.....Visions of histeria wreaked as I imagined if the washer fell into the bottom end. N Gawa Bwanna came out again (you stupid APE).
As my luck continues, the washer was on top of the intake manifold, no harm done, prayed to the Penton God!.
Better to be smart, than to be lucky; should have taped the intake mainfold eh!

Best you be smart too, or else you might be mentioning Afrikanr Explicatives!

Your Penton Pal [}:)]
Tom Brosius

[bentrims]

Tom,

I have a tech tip for that right out of "Ripleys Believe It Or Not".
I DID have a washer go into the bottom end once. Placing a small magnet inside the rod channel against one of the counter balances and slowly turning it. The foreign metal item came out 1st turn....and then I inhaled a sigh of relief.
TB

[DKWRACER]

N Gawa Bwanna, Power to weight ratio, is not the answer,what we have, is from the heart!
It says right here on page 43
Thanks for everything!
H.H.
Tom Brosius

[sixdazed]

Ok Mr. Brosius!My PTT naturally (being from Arizona)involves heat baby-Yeah!,and the proper use of it.A small map or propane torch(they even have freon sized cans now),and a heat gun do wonders in persuading fork bushings,main bearings,rusty wheel bearings,races,and a host of other stubborn things that i have seen a lot of  even "veteran" technicians struggle with.One of my guys at work the other day said the customer needs a new fork assy.-this one won't come apart.I asked did you try a little heat in the bushing area and, of course,he had never heard of heat in this application-(even with 30 years experience!).I went over and within 30 seconds had the fork apart unharmed.Of course you have to be careful where you use it(i.e. magnesium,around fuel,contact cleaner,etc.-use common sense) but a little heat goes a long way sometimes.If you heat your wheel bearing before attempting removal they are less likely to break apart leaving you with only an outer race to remove which can be a pain...I also use my heat gun a lot to heat up areas i'm putting seals in like countershaft and shift shaft seals-heat it up a bit and the seals slip right in.Also stickers,seat covers (i use a bit of heat gun to help stretch the covers),crusty old numbers can be removed from # plates in no time.Hope this helps somebody out there,someday!Happy Holidays to all my fellow POGGERS!!!Go Penton in 07! Ric

ric emmal

[thrownchain]

If you've got a motor that's been sitting a long while and has become "one" try this. Head on down to Wally world or any such bargain store. Get one of the totes with a lid on it just big enough to set the motor in. Disassemble as much of the motor as you can, then set it in the tote, cover it with deisel fuel, put the lid on and let it soak [ totally submerge it]. Let it set for a week or so, then pull it out and drain out the fuel and see what's come loose. When you reach an impass, put it back in the fuel and let it soak some more. With a little patience you should be able to disassemble almost anything. I've managed to salvage more than a couple of motors this way. And as long as you keep the lid on, you can use the same fuel multiple times. try it, it works for me.

[DKWRACER]

"motor" that has become "one" sculpture, as in magnesium. Post, that continues to support.
In appreciation,
Thanks!
Tom Brosius

[DKWRACER]

"N-Gawa Bwana" was again mentioned at the top of my very short lungs today in the shop.
Yes the "stupid ape" was me, the bonehead @ the other end of the wrench.
Recently completed the rebuild of a 78/400 motor.... testing the gearbox thru it's range, when shifting up to 6th and rotating the shafts, an instant bind occured within 1/3 rd. of c/s shaft rotation......6hrs later, after replacing one component one at a time, until I had the entire gearbox replaced, did I realize that human error could be a part of the problem......As a lesson, I had 6th gear on the mainshaft upside-down, which pushed the gear more towards the clutch side, that gear has a recess, that shoulda been facing outwards......

In recalling an episode from Super Hunky's book, he replaced an entire Can-Am motor for a friend, only to discover the pipe was plugged.......

Moral to the story.......Humans find ways to complicate issues....but Humans also find a way to fix them


Good Night, Penton Pals

Tom Brosius