I think that it is awesome you allow viewers to come and visit your shop and have a chat! I thoroughly enjoy each one of your videos. Thank YOU for taking us along on the ride!
Mr. Sweger is a professional person,mechanic with amazing know how and anyone who needs to have their motorcycles properly repaired or have restoration work done Mr. Sweger is definitely the person to reach out to for said work. My greetings to you Sir. God bless you - your friend in Cape Coral Florida. Ricardo
Stellar job Dale. It makes sense about the birdcage video being so popular btw. That's a golden rule in creating or inventing anything. The most successful endeavors always fill a need, solve a problem or make people's lives easier in some way. Cables are used for throttles, clutches, shifters on bikes, in cars, machinery. You solved a problem for heaps of people with that one. I love your videos because they are always informative in some way. Thank you for taking the time and sharing it with us.
Hi Gigi, you must be back from your trip. Thanks for all the kind words my friend, this is what makes the hobby so fun. Sharing info with folks and them sharing their experiences with you. Its help in both directions. Lot of very smart folks out there. You are right a cable is a cable.....they are used in so many applications, and there will always be a need to custom build one. This tool is really helpful in creating a cable that is reliable. Thanks for hanging out in the shop with me.
Thanks Dale . I honestly think your videos are the best there are on bike repair . Your camera placement and explanations are superb . You are a real treasure for us gear heads , thank you for all your great work Dale .
Wow, thanks Murray, I sure appreciate that. I am still learning the camera and audio stuff. But this stuff is a lot of fun and I just enjoy the adventure, glad there are so many others that enjoy the same.
@@montana2strokeracer yeah. Dale, I watch a lot of repair videos on cars motorcycles engines in general. I haven’t seen any videos that compared to yours. I have got to learn how to edit because you do what I want to, but I’ll never be that good. Don’t forget that 380 I can hear you.
I've yet to see a better video series on vintage bikes, general machining, problem solving and creativity, all made better by a gentleman who shares his knowledge in a fun and easy to understand manner. Thanks!
No this is not Jacks, he told me he was going to send a couple at some point. Yeah, super nice guy to have brought me one as a gift. It really is nicer than the one I made for myself. Still wearing all of the shirts you sent me. Sometimes they get buried in the drawer for a while, then I find them again.
Another great informative, instructional video. I like how you take just a little bit at a time when boring. Kinda crazy how the bird cage video is your most watched. I suspect your other videos will become just as popular as more of us like minded individuals find your channel. "Keep your feet on the pegs and your wheels on the ground." Dave Despain.
Thank you, Doug, it's just hard to understand why some videos do good and others don't. It's just a mystery I suppose. More and more folks are finding me, but it's been a long time coming. I think it takes a couple really popular videos to get TH-cam to start pushing your content out there. I like and remember Dave Despain, good suggestion there for sure.
@@montana2strokeracer Yep, your videos aren't just great instructional tools, but they also invoke memories of good times. Dave popped in my head from out of the blue.
Yes, I think it was worn pretty consistently. The cleanup was normal and just enough for the .5mm oversize piston. Thanks for hanging out in the shop with me.
as always that man right there is a professional, theirs not anybody else on planet earth that can do that any better, not only that he's a supper good guy 2 go along with it, i enjoy watching him enjoy his passion and his hobby...
Hey James thanks for all the kind words my friend. This is such a fun hobby and all the suggestions and experiences from others is what makes it that way.
Absolutely beautiful job Dale. Such a pleasure to watch work of this quality. And your videography is just as good. Have to say I love your Beezer t-shirt😀 Cheers, Peter.
Thanks Peter, still working on my camera work though. Yes, the Beezer shirt was sent to me by one of my first viewers from Georgia. I also enjoy watching Dean work on the BSA two strokes over in England, the same guy sent him a shirt too. Very generous folks out there.
Hi Dale, I also took inspiration from your Bird Cage tool video, although not as neat as Alex’s. The Hitachi carbs originally fitted to my XS850 were shot, so I replaced them with Mikuni RS36 flat slides. They use a push/pull cable arrangement as opposed to a single cable for the Hitachi’s. After a bit or research I found a TX500 switchgear from 1973 with push pull cable arrangement and made up new cables to fit. Works a treat and looks very similar to the LH switchgear. If I hadn’t been a subscriber I would have missed this gem of a tool and still been using an after market cable arrangement. Cheers Dale!
Nice work Steve sometimes there is just no substitute for custom made. This tool allows you to build very high-quality cables that are reliable. I am just amazed at all the improvements to that tool others have told me about. Lots of smart folks out there. This is what makes this a fun hobby.
Hi Dale , great video and i also subscribed , i own a ts185 and was just double checking on what the piston to bore clearance was? , Cheers Luke from Australia.
Hi Luke, thank you for the kind words my friend and a Sub too. Yes, the 72 Suzuki shop manual I have specifies .0024 to .0028 inches for the piston cylinder clearance, while using a factory piston measured at .90 inches above the bottom of the skirt. Thanks again Luke and best wishes on your project.
Thanks Luis, yes, I do use a flex. Like on this job, after I finish the clearance hone, I will take a 360-grit flex hone and hone in both directions briefly to remove the peaks of the 280 hone used on the Sunnen machine and to chamfer the ports left and right. Also, if you are just installing new rings without boring, the flex hone is all that is needed to supply that crosshatch for ring sealing.
@@montana2strokeracer Thanks for answering Dale. I supposed it..., but I have not seen use it before. I write down 360-grit. Waiting for Your next video.
Hi, Dale. Great work! Would you mind telling me what model Sunnen hone that is you’re using? I’m looking for a similar machine so I’d love to know what you’re using. Thanks!
Sure thing, it's an LBA-666. These machines were once in every filling station repair shop across this country. There are many out there. The best thing to look for is to get as many mandrels as you can with it. The machines themselves are very durable and are usually in very good shape. The mandrels are the expensive part especially if you buy them new. I got most of my SL mandrels with the machine, the AN-600 also came with it, (these sell for over 1000.00 used by themselves, you will need one to hone anything over 2 1/2 inches. I just had to buy a used P28 mandrel to hone the F7 Kawasaki, it was an odd size bore, it cost 350.00 used. The good news is the stones are still available from Sunnen for all the mandrels I have and are reasonably priced and wear a long time. One other thing for each mandrel you need a truing sleeve, to keep your stones dressed, so try to get those with the mandrels. I have found a lot of mandrels and sleeves on EBay at a pretty good price. Good luck picking yours up, you will find so many uses for this machine if you are anything like me. I just made swingarm bushings for a bike and used the hone to fit them. Any kind of ID work, these machines are just great for.
Thanks so much, Dale. I’ll keep my eyes peeled for one of these fine machines. And as you pointed out, it’s the tooling that kills you, so hopefully I can find something that comes with several good stones. Keep up the good work!
Hi Rowand, for most I use 280 grit, then I plateau hone with 320 or 400 grit ball hone very briefly, in both directions after I chamfer the ports this will remove the peaks and further chamfer the ports left and right.
Feeler gauge is really not an option with this application. With the OEM pistons the manufacture specifies you measure the piston at .90 inches above the bottom of the skirt and take that measurement and subtract it from your bore size to get your clearance, if you used a feeler gauge the clearance would be .001 to .002 (inches) too great. If you're using an aftermarket piston such as a Wiseco, you could get by with a feeler if you wanted because those are measured at the widest point on the piston I.E. the bottom of the skirt. But for best accuracy a micrometer and snap gauge or a dial bore gauge is a better option.
I think that it is awesome you allow viewers to come and visit your shop and have a chat! I thoroughly enjoy each one of your videos. Thank YOU for taking us along on the ride!
You bet, its a lot of fun to bench race with the guys. We all have great stories, and tips.
Mr. Sweger is a professional person,mechanic with amazing know how and anyone who needs to have their motorcycles properly repaired or have restoration work done Mr. Sweger is definitely the person to reach out to for said work. My greetings to you Sir. God bless you - your friend in Cape Coral Florida. Ricardo
Thank you for the kind words my friend. All of us together can save a lot of these machines.
Stellar job Dale. It makes sense about the birdcage video being so popular btw. That's a golden rule in creating or inventing anything. The most successful endeavors always fill a need, solve a problem or make people's lives easier in some way. Cables are used for throttles, clutches, shifters on bikes, in cars, machinery. You solved a problem for heaps of people with that one. I love your videos because they are always informative in some way. Thank you for taking the time and sharing it with us.
Hi Gigi, you must be back from your trip. Thanks for all the kind words my friend, this is what makes the hobby so fun. Sharing info with folks and them sharing their experiences with you. Its help in both directions. Lot of very smart folks out there. You are right a cable is a cable.....they are used in so many applications, and there will always be a need to custom build one. This tool is really helpful in creating a cable that is reliable. Thanks for hanging out in the shop with me.
Thanks Dale . I honestly think your videos are the best there are on bike repair . Your camera placement and explanations are superb . You are a real treasure for us gear heads , thank you for all your great work Dale .
Wow, thanks Murray, I sure appreciate that. I am still learning the camera and audio stuff. But this stuff is a lot of fun and I just enjoy the adventure, glad there are so many others that enjoy the same.
@@montana2strokeracer yeah. Dale, I watch a lot of repair videos on cars motorcycles engines in general. I haven’t seen any videos that compared to yours. I have got to learn how to edit because you do what I want to, but I’ll never be that good. Don’t forget that 380 I can hear you.
Hey thanks for the kind words my friend, I'm not real good at the editing stuff, but I get her done. You should get going on making some more videos.
I've yet to see a better video series on vintage bikes, general machining, problem solving and creativity, all made better by a gentleman who shares his knowledge in a fun and easy to understand manner. Thanks!
Thanks buddy, your much too kind.
Another great job Dale. I really like how you show and explain everything you do for us all.
Thanks buddy, boy you are making some progress toward you new shop. Hope to see another video soon too.
Amazing professional work with the best knowledge and outcome by you Sir. 👍👍
Looks great Dale! Nice work as always.
Thanks David, thanks for stopping by.
Is that one Jacks ? That was nice of him to give you that bird cage tool. A lot of great people out there. Love the shirt at the beginning.
No this is not Jacks, he told me he was going to send a couple at some point. Yeah, super nice guy to have brought me one as a gift. It really is nicer than the one I made for myself. Still wearing all of the shirts you sent me. Sometimes they get buried in the drawer for a while, then I find them again.
As always, excellent job Dale.
Thanks again Larry, appreciate you are stopping by.
Another great informative, instructional video. I like how you take just a little bit at a time when boring. Kinda crazy how the bird cage video is your most watched. I suspect your other videos will become just as popular as more of us like minded individuals find your channel. "Keep your feet on the pegs and your wheels on the ground." Dave Despain.
Thank you, Doug, it's just hard to understand why some videos do good and others don't. It's just a mystery I suppose. More and more folks are finding me, but it's been a long time coming. I think it takes a couple really popular videos to get TH-cam to start pushing your content out there. I like and remember Dave Despain, good suggestion there for sure.
@@montana2strokeracer Yep, your videos aren't just great instructional tools, but they also invoke memories of good times. Dave popped in my head from out of the blue.
Cylinder's had a good life to date. Nice work Dale.
Yes, I think it was worn pretty consistently. The cleanup was normal and just enough for the .5mm oversize piston. Thanks for hanging out in the shop with me.
as always that man right there is a professional, theirs not anybody else on planet earth that can do that any better, not only that he's a supper good guy 2 go along with it, i enjoy watching him enjoy his passion and his hobby...
Hey James thanks for all the kind words my friend. This is such a fun hobby and all the suggestions and experiences from others is what makes it that way.
Great photography, great narration, keep up the good work.
Thank you John, thanks for stopping by.
Absolutely beautiful job Dale. Such a pleasure to watch work of this quality. And your videography is just as good.
Have to say I love your Beezer t-shirt😀
Cheers, Peter.
Thanks Peter, still working on my camera work though. Yes, the Beezer shirt was sent to me by one of my first viewers from Georgia. I also enjoy watching Dean work on the BSA two strokes over in England, the same guy sent him a shirt too. Very generous folks out there.
@@montana2strokeracer There are some good people around alright. I follow Dean, too. I really enjoy his channel.
Good job! Enjoyed watching.
Thank you, it's great having you with me in the shop.
Hi Dale,
I also took inspiration from your Bird Cage tool video, although not as neat as Alex’s.
The Hitachi carbs originally fitted to my XS850 were shot, so I replaced them with Mikuni RS36 flat slides. They use a push/pull cable arrangement as opposed to a single cable for the Hitachi’s. After a bit or research I found a TX500 switchgear from 1973 with push pull cable arrangement and made up new cables to fit. Works a treat and looks very similar to the LH switchgear.
If I hadn’t been a subscriber I would have missed this gem of a tool and still been using an after market cable arrangement. Cheers Dale!
Nice work Steve sometimes there is just no substitute for custom made. This tool allows you to build very high-quality cables that are reliable. I am just amazed at all the improvements to that tool others have told me about. Lots of smart folks out there. This is what makes this a fun hobby.
Drill two holes into the exhaust side of the piston underneath the rings to help lube the exhaust bridge
Yes, that would be the fix for the intake bridge wear for sure. But this is strictly a boring job for a customer. Boring is all he wanted done.
great job as always dale should be sweet keep up the great work next video please
Thanks Mark, working on the next one. Need parts too.
Sweger time is always time well spent. That turned out very well Dale. Good to see you flying the BSA flag again.
Best wishes, Dean.
Thanks Dean, you know me, if it's a motorcycle flag of any kind....I'm up to the task of wearing it.
Here with a cup of joe learning from you Dale.
Keep up the good work. Really enjoy you videos I learn a lot from them.
Thank you, Mark, sure appreciate you stopping by.
using the correct solder is also important i don't do many but i had hard silver solder and it worked great.
Yeah, the only thing with silver solder it requires more heat to melt. So, you have to watch you don't melt your surrounding parts.
@@montana2strokeracer true, i heat up with a torch in a heat proof container then dip the bird nest in.
Hi, Dale 5:10 am las vegas
😉😉😉😉
Hi Dale , great video and i also subscribed , i own a ts185 and was just double checking on what the piston to bore clearance was? , Cheers Luke from Australia.
Hi Luke, thank you for the kind words my friend and a Sub too. Yes, the 72 Suzuki shop manual I have specifies .0024 to .0028 inches for the piston cylinder clearance, while using a factory piston measured at .90 inches above the bottom of the skirt. Thanks again Luke and best wishes on your project.
Excellent job as always Dale.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Do you use , any time , Flex Hone?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks Luis, yes, I do use a flex. Like on this job, after I finish the clearance hone, I will take a 360-grit flex hone and hone in both directions briefly to remove the peaks of the 280 hone used on the Sunnen machine and to chamfer the ports left and right. Also, if you are just installing new rings without boring, the flex hone is all that is needed to supply that crosshatch for ring sealing.
@@montana2strokeracer
Thanks for answering Dale.
I supposed it..., but I have not seen use it before.
I write down 360-grit.
Waiting for Your next video.
Thanks buddy.
Hi, Dale. Great work! Would you mind telling me what model Sunnen hone that is you’re using? I’m looking for a similar machine so I’d love to know what you’re using.
Thanks!
Sure thing, it's an LBA-666. These machines were once in every filling station repair shop across this country. There are many out there. The best thing to look for is to get as many mandrels as you can with it. The machines themselves are very durable and are usually in very good shape. The mandrels are the expensive part especially if you buy them new. I got most of my SL mandrels with the machine, the AN-600 also came with it, (these sell for over 1000.00 used by themselves, you will need one to hone anything over 2 1/2 inches. I just had to buy a used P28 mandrel to hone the F7 Kawasaki, it was an odd size bore, it cost 350.00 used. The good news is the stones are still available from Sunnen for all the mandrels I have and are reasonably priced and wear a long time. One other thing for each mandrel you need a truing sleeve, to keep your stones dressed, so try to get those with the mandrels. I have found a lot of mandrels and sleeves on EBay at a pretty good price. Good luck picking yours up, you will find so many uses for this machine if you are anything like me. I just made swingarm bushings for a bike and used the hone to fit them. Any kind of ID work, these machines are just great for.
Thanks so much, Dale. I’ll keep my eyes peeled for one of these fine machines. And as you pointed out, it’s the tooling that kills you, so hopefully I can find something that comes with several good stones.
Keep up the good work!
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Thanks buddy
Hi Dale, what stone grit are you using on the sunnen? thanks
Hi Rowand, for most I use 280 grit, then I plateau hone with 320 or 400 grit ball hone very briefly, in both directions after I chamfer the ports this will remove the peaks and further chamfer the ports left and right.
Dale, hook me up with Alex, I would pay for a bird cage tool.
I asked him, will let you know what he says. I know he sells them on Ebay.
He says they are listed as "birdcaging jig" on ebay.
I'd like to see clearance checked with feeler gauge. Ik you're very good at measurements but feeler doesn't lie
Feeler gauge is really not an option with this application. With the OEM pistons the manufacture specifies you measure the piston at .90 inches above the bottom of the skirt and take that measurement and subtract it from your bore size to get your clearance, if you used a feeler gauge the clearance would be .001 to .002 (inches) too great. If you're using an aftermarket piston such as a Wiseco, you could get by with a feeler if you wanted because those are measured at the widest point on the piston I.E. the bottom of the skirt. But for best accuracy a micrometer and snap gauge or a dial bore gauge is a better option.