{"id":26993,"date":"2024-07-17T00:01:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T07:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/?p=26993"},"modified":"2024-07-15T20:15:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T03:15:45","slug":"rainy-day-japanese-atomic-monster-repair-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/rainy-day-japanese-atomic-monster-repair-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainy-Day Japanese Atomic Monster Repair\u2026 Revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>By Joe Gresh<\/h6>\n<p>Monsoon season has streamed into New Mexico\u2019s upper atmosphere, hampering my concrete construction projects so I took the opportunity to settle some old scores with Godzilla, my 1971 Yamaha RT1-B Enduro. I\u2019m getting the bike ready for a west coast trip and there were some annoying little faults I wanted to do up right before riding the California coast.<\/p>\n<p>Godzilla has grown over the years. I\u2019ve put a taller 21\u201d front wheel on the bike and longer rear shocks. As a result the bike leans way over on the original-length kickstand. Parked in the shed I use a chunk of 2&#215;4 to make the Yamaha sit more vertical but I\u2019m not about to carry lumber all the way to California.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26996\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1-1-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I measured the length needed, about 1-1\/2-inch, and cut some tube off an old handlebar I keep around for just this purpose. I\u2019ve been altering a lot of kickstands lately. I don\u2019t know why I have to keep messing with kickstands but there it is. I used a piece of tube from an old floodlight frame to make a centering piece so that the three sections stay straight.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26997\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2-1-300x119.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The tube from the floodlight was slotted and press fit into the extension piece.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26999\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3-1-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then all the pieces were assembled and welded together. After welding I touched up the stand with a bit of spot putty and gloss black paint.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27000\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/4-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/4-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/4-1-300x268.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The angle worked out great. Unfortunately the longer stand now hit the lower chain guard bolt when in the up position.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27001 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/5-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/5-1-300x291.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27002 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/6-1-300x291.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To solve this problem I added a blob of weld to the kickstand stop; this increased the clearance between the longer stand and the chain guard.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe title=\"Wobbly Wheel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zn12Yczy-kI\" width=\"331\" height=\"588\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>The next problem was the rear wheel sprocket carrier. This part has heavy wear as Godzilla spends most of its time in the dirt. The sprocket was alarmingly loose, not enough to throw the chain but not far from it.<\/p>\n<p>There are two distinct areas of wear. The first is the hub boss that the sprocket carrier rides on. The second problem is the distance between the sprocket carrier retaining circlip and the carrier had become quite wide, meaning the clip didn\u2019t hold the carrier tight to the hub. This allowed the carrier to wander in and out, causing even more wear on the hub boss.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27004 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/7-1-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To fill the gap between the hub boss and carrier I used a section of well-greased, steel measuring tape as a shim. I wound the tape around the boss and held it into position with a bit of string. To determine the thickness needed I started long and trial fit the carrier. I kept decreasing the tape length until the carrier would just slip over the shim.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27005\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/8-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/8-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/8-1-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the circlip gap I was lucky and found a piece of aluminum pipe that fit nearly perfectly and trimmed off a baloney slice to use as a shim.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27006 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/9.jpg 600w, https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/9-274x300.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By trial and error I fit and re-fit the shim. I used the South Bend lathe to reduce the thickness of the shim bit by bit until the clip would fit without any back and forth play. Now the sprocket carrier is snug to the hub but still has a bit of rotational movement between the hub\u2019s rubber cushions.<\/p>\n<p>Godzilla seems to be in pretty good shape right now. It\u2019s running a bit rough but that\u2019s probably due to the old gas in the tank. I\u2019ll dilute the crap gas with fresh and take the bike out for a nice long ride. 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I\u2019m getting the bike ready for a west coast trip and there were some annoying little faults I wanted to do &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/rainy-day-japanese-atomic-monster-repair-revisited\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Rainy-Day Japanese Atomic Monster Repair\u2026 Revisited&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[235,392,66,140],"tags":[3233,4222,262,4223],"class_list":["post-26993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amazon","category-back-in-the-day","category-joe-gresh","category-vintage-motorcycle","tag-godzilla","tag-kickstand","tag-yamaha","tag-yamaha-rt1-b-enduro"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/0-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26993"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27010,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26993\/revisions\/27010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exhaustnotes.us\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}