Sooner rather than later

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Grant

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Rebuilding My Dream Bike Come True (el parte cuatro)

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Grant

Here it is…

The need for it to be connected to my car with jumper cables is indicative of a completely dead battery. The excessive amounts of smoke from the exhaust are what have been warned about. Apparently in the process of freeing up the frozen engine, I may have damaged the piston rings therefore leaking oil into the cylinders. Now that the bike is running these are the things I have itemized as priorities to make her road worthy

  • Battery
  • Rebuild front brakes
  • New piston rings
  • Replace 2-3 coil

While some of these things are rather expensive, and others are more intrusive, it will be a while before they are knocked off the list.

Just for good measure…

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Rebuilding My Dream Bike Come True (the third part)

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Grant

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Its been a couple of days, and a lot has happened in that time. I have been visiting local bike shops, went on a quest for a rare fuse type and ended up buying every last one that the A/C Delco store had. Talking to experts and getting real familiar with this beautiful machine. I have removed every external electrical component cleaned connections and polished terminals. The bike has been reassembled and I am now getting a much better power distribution around the bike. Thanks to Val Osipenko, I was able to test numerous circuits and trouble shoot a few problems. All four plug wires are now receiving full juice, and I have gotten the engine to fire up if only for a few loud and disappointing seconds. In a few minutes I will be headed home with four replacement spark plugs that will hopefully do the trick and get all four cylinders heated up. Until then I will leave you with some more images of disassembled parts and a video of attempts at starting the bike.

Fair warning, the video does have some foul language.

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Rebuilding My Dream Bike Come True (Part Deux)

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Grant

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As the pictures show, I used an improvised torque strap in conjunction with my roommate’s weight bar to break the drive shaft and pistons free. After reassembly of all parts I had taken off I did a quick diagnostic of as many systems as I could activate without starting the bike up. As far as I can tell the coils are so/so. Plugs 2, 3, and 4 are firing for the most part. Plug one on the other hand would not give me a spark. After finagling with the wires and wiggling a few connections, I have decided that the problem is with the coil responsible for firing plugs one and three. At this point I am compiling a short list and a long list of items that need/I want to be completed on the bike.

Running and Road Worthy

  1. Oil and filter
  2. Front Right turn signal
  3. Ignition Coil(s)
  4. Battery
  5. Stator Ring
  6. Front Brake master cylinder or whatever it needs

Cosmetic and Detail

  1. Side Car
  2. Chrome polish
  3. Paint touch-up and wax
  4. Headlight mount
  5. Seat lock
  6. Ignition
  7. Etc. who knows…

Hopefully I can get her in a moderate running condition by this weekend for a little noise making.

 

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Rebuilding My Dream Bike Come True

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Grant

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So the story is long and beautiful about how a boy fell in love with a motorcycle. As it goes, a serendipitous conversation with a friend reveals that the bike is a little closer to home than previously thought. Years went by and the bike sat. I was in other countries riding other bikes, but my mind always wandered back to the 1972 CB750 from the Stovetop Lofts apartment complex parking lot. Finally, an alignment of stars and planets in the northern hemisphere allowed for the bike to be mine.

Unfortunately it seems that this is just the beginning of the story. The years that it sat uncovered have resulted in the engine being locked up. After exhaustive reading all over the internet it is yet inconclusive as to whether or not this is a death sentence. When I removed the carburetors, about a cup and a half of stale rusty water came pouring out.  I have removed the plugs to release compression and the engine will not turn over. I have plans now to remove the left lower engine cover and attempt to turn the crankshaft directly as opposed to in top gear or through the kick start (both failed attempts).

If I cannot get the engine to turn over, I fear there will be nothing I can do to bring this bike back to life short of getting a new engine. If it does turn over, I am fairly confident that the bike will be up and running in no time.

On the plus side, in my frustration I have been cleaning every little crevice I can get into and the bike looks fantastic. It is sad to think that such a beautiful machine can hide such dark secrets.

More details and photos to follow.

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Things a Master of Education Might think about in their free time. MIGHT!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Grant

The following responses should be considered separately as well as together in order to fully understand the integrated nature in which their respective questions are involved in the answer to the alternate question. While effective teaching is primarily evident in achieving certain outcomes, the process of preparation for instruction is an integral step in achieving that goal. In the same respect, the subject of these questions are concentrically nested one within the other. The process of preparation a teacher undergoes for instruction exists as an element of effective teaching.

1. What is effective teaching, and how do you know it when you see it? Read more »

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How The World Trade Organization is Shaping the Global Education Arena

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Grant

Here, I will discuss how the a collection of financial policies known as the Washington Consensus, a term coined by economist John Williamson in 1989, have come to frame the way in which some groups have come to view and oppose globalization. I will discuss how these policies are associated with the neoliberal movement in education sectors in countries across the world opening them to market competition and how this has altered the way in which education is viewed, administered, accessed and provided in those countries. Also, I will discuss how international entities such as the World Trade Organization and their subsequent programs facilitate the liberalization of education in these countries and how this process is changing the role of education worldwide. Read more »

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