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Sounds good, Buddy. Today I got a spark plug installed in the DT100's steering tube, replaced a broken mirror stem, and repaired one of the passenger pegs of my H2. I still have a couple little things do to the bikes and then I'll be packing.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

Just a head's up. They are in the process of replacing A/C units. There may be some work in your room during the day, but Jud said it's not taking very long in each room.

Chris

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1972 H2 750 (x2); 2003 Buell XB9S; 2008 ZZR 600

Spark plug in steering tube? I'm confused.

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Aaron
1980 KE100 (ZomBessie)

Hey! Someone read my post! I will give you an in-person explanation when I see you in a few days.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

I read it. Just didn't understand it.

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I Love the Smell of Blue Marble in the Morning!!!
Tim Steele in Front Royal, VA
Home of the Phoenix Project
Stay in it when it comes on the pipe, no need to be scared...

Last year near the end of the meet I discovered that the steering stem bolt in my DT100 had rattled out and gotten lost. It seems hard to believe, but it apparently did. I forgot all about that until a couple days ago when I was getting it ready. It's an M14x1.25 thread, and I didn't have a bolt matching that. Neither did McMaster-Carr or any of the places like Revzilla who might get it to me in time. As I was searching for a supplier I noticed that O'Reilly Auto Parts showed a spark plug thread tap that was M14x1.25. My jaw dropped... is that the old spark plug thread from a century ago? It sure is! So I picked a spare plug that fits a big block Chevy because of its long thread, removed the porcelain and electrodes, and made a thick washer. Here's the result:

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

clever.

should be a drainplug that size as well.

I was setting up to cut the metric thread on the lathe, which is a pain on an Atlas, when luckily I figured out the quick fix.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

i understand, i have a 64 atlas lathe as well.

Yeah, I have the quick-change gearbox, but for metric I have to resort to a box of loose gears and a chart.

Is yours a 12x48" Atlas? Dad got this one in the mid '70s from Sears, labelled Craftsman, to replace the much older one he sold when he got married and wanted some cash. I was pretty excited when he bought it, and when it was going to be delivered I told him to expect everything in the house to be round when he got home from work. I must have been 15 or 16.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.