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Post by jonw on Aug 23, 2012 12:29:35 GMT
Hmmmmm...... not a huge amount to report that is of interest. Have been too busy of late.
GS Trash.
Poor old GS.... it's been used with very little love..... and finally threw it's toys out!
The back brake pads needed changing.... not bad.... after a day extracting the retailing pins! They had proper rotted in!!! Anyway, went to start it and nothing..... not a sausage! Battery is toatyally FUBAR! so a new battery and much testing to find the cause.
Triumph Trash.
Has been ridden.... and filled with oil and ridden... and filled with oil..... you get the idea!!! Changed the condenser, which seemed to help it a bit.
Matchless Trash
3/4 of an hour's worth of steady beating with a mallet has removed one fork leg from the yokes.... the other will need increased violence! The tyres have been removed from the rims and confirmed that the rims are in very good condition.
SV Trash
Has been mostly ridden....
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Post by jonw on Jul 31, 2012 6:57:34 GMT
Which summer?
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Post by jonw on Jul 30, 2012 11:03:42 GMT
Some piccies!!!! Matchless Trash: What comes in these? This.... a gearbox... a shiney fuel tank a rare chronometric speedo ...and lots more beside. HAve spent the weekend cleaning dirt out of it. roughly put the frame back together and put it next to the cub.... That's as far as I got before the sunshine became too tempting and I went for a ride. ;D
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Post by jonw on Jul 27, 2012 8:39:04 GMT
Haha... is called only putting 40kg on the front wheel. The tester sneezes and the weight transfer affects the result!!!!! General update. And I will post some piccies. Just as soon as I stop doing the work!!!! GS Trash. £160 poorer I now have gold shineyness on the front wheel and brilliant stoppers. Never realised how a worn disc can affect the braking!!!! Gave it a clean as well...... Triumph Trash. Lots of sunshine = lots of riding!!!! Just the way it should be!!! bit of carb tinkering just to sort out the idle. But this reliability couldn't last.... the speedo has mysteriously packed up..... works on the bench and the drive works in the bike, just the conbination seems to be funny.... wierd! Mystery project. Shall henceforth be known as Matchless Trash!!!! ;D I bought one of these Matchless G12CSR. The AMC 650 sports twin. But in a lot of bits. It's been off the road since the 70's and was stripped by the prevous owner who also has the engine, gearbox, magneto and dynamo re-built. He also started painting and chroming. Most of it is in good nick. so far it only needs a new set of mudguards, rear sprocket / drum, silencer and fixings.... but I'm sure the list will grow!!!!
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Post by jonw on Jul 17, 2012 11:21:42 GMT
It is a great bike. Am not too niffed about the cost. The brake is 40k old and it is an old training school bike.... lots on emergency stops done!!! I'm sure you can find a GS... there's plenty about! Triumph Trash Mot time...... and...... it passed!!! No problems. Best bit was the front brake..... 109% efficient..... can't be bad back was a mere 65%.... still a pass by any standard!! so here is is in all it's glory
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Post by jonw on Jul 16, 2012 12:33:09 GMT
Quick update. GS Trash With the bad weather the GS has been in demand..... and is now in need of some TLC. It decided to mae it's feelings known by busting it's mainstand on a sunday evening..... Luckily I had some cable ties to tie the unsprung half up..... The nive Mot man also pointed out that the front disc is nearly shot..... so it's a expensive trip to the parts shop and £160 lighter I now have a genuine disc and some pads. Triumph Trash The cub has been running a treat since it's points debarcle. I need to sort the concentric out as it isnt perfect, so the monobloc has been replaced. Just need it to stop raining. Mystery project Looking at the mystery project on wednesday........ more to come!!!!
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Post by jonw on Jul 5, 2012 14:53:54 GMT
One advantage of being an engineer..... the toys are grrrrreat!
Triumph Trash
Found the root cause..... at long last. The genuine lucas points.... seems the contacts aren't up to the same standard as the cheap chinese copies. Put the chinese points in and hey presto.... problem vanishes.
GS Trash
MOT passed..... with advisories.... needs a new front disc.... great! Time to get stuffed by the big S... and to add to the fun the main stand has snapped. Apparently a common problem with these..... means I have to take the exhaust off to change the stand.... fun!!!!
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Post by jonw on Jun 29, 2012 9:20:40 GMT
Great progress.
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Post by jonw on Jun 22, 2012 7:24:58 GMT
Nice little project, certainly not something you see everyday. Electrics shouldn't prove too much of an issue, start with the basics, check fuse, earth points etc. At least it's been stored in a garage so any crusty stuff should be minimal. Thanks Dungbug! Yes, to say the electrics are basic would be an understatement. There isn't even an electric start (it's kick start only). There is no battery either, on the off side of the engine is a generator / dynamo which kicks out a truly whopping '6 - 8v by 2,000 - 6,000rpm' according to the handbook. The main loom simply unplugged from the bike when I removed the engine, but I had to unscrew the earth wire & my investigation into the electrics will start here incase that wire was brittle & broke after being disturbed (to be fair it is in a vulnerable position) or the connection is not good after after my reassembly. You'll need a battery as this acts as the DC smoothing capacitor. The desctiption you give makes it sound very similar to the electrics on my Tiger cub. Check you have a working generator, than move to the output of the recifier then on to the ignition circuits. It sounds like the main feed for the auxilliary circuits is awol but this is only a guess.
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Post by jonw on Jun 22, 2012 7:21:03 GMT
Don't knock having a kickstart, whoever decided to take them off of bikes needs a slap, I prefer a kickstart personally. ;D Agreed. I've spent several cold mornings trying to bump a bike with a flat battery and cursing the lack of a kick start.
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Post by jonw on Jun 22, 2012 7:15:53 GMT
Both good bikes.
Sv, The Sv's are split into Curvy (like mine) and pointy (the current ones). The Curvy ones are pretty much bomb proof and suffered no real issues over the production runs. Mine is a K2, the last of the curvy sv's. The pointy ones have fuel injection and had some early teething problems with vibration through the bars, but these were quickly sorted. A lot of the press didn't like them initially as they could take on the superbikes for a lot less cash!!
Me, I love the Sv. Can't fault it. Is comfortable, quick (with a few mods mine will wrap round to 145 one the clock) and totally reliable. I've had a battery fail in 10 years and almost 40k of ownership. The only niggle is that the paint quality isn't great but this is a suzuki thing. The suspension is a bit basic and it can be a bit lively if pushed very hard but this adds to the fun in my book.
These are a popular first big bike and can be thrashed so keep your eye out. The other favorite is to strip the faring off of a crashed SVs and palm it off as a SVn.
GS,
Another good little bike from Suz. These are a re-hashed 1960's engine in a 1980's era frame with tweaks. They were made to be cheap and cheerful from day one and can represent great value motorcycling. The GS500E in the original japanese made GS and the K1 onwards is the re-styled spanish made version. Up to K5 they suffered from cam shaft end float, which caused a top end rattle.
Mine is an ex training school K4. It has 40k on the clock and shows it. The paint is peeling off of the steel components, the horn switch, clutch starter switch and pass light switch have packed up, I get intermittent fuelling problems due to debris in the carb. It carb ices in cold weather (a common GS moan), seems to eat brake pads (that might be me though!!) and the rear suspension has had to be re-built. On the plus side it's comfortable, economical, handles suprisingly well and is on the whole reliable. I've ridded a CB500 and have to say that is a better bike than the GS.
If it was me, I'd go for the Sv.....
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Post by jonw on Jun 21, 2012 9:35:49 GMT
More updates! GS -Trash Massive fuelling problems with the GS has kept it off of the road for the past week. Opened the drain cocks on the float bowls and whatcan be best described as gravel comes out..... that'll be the problem! Stripped and cleaned the carb bowls and all is good. Sorry no pics... was in a hurry!!! Triumph trash! The application of science to the runniong problems. How to check battery charge when riding.... and you set to data log for.... The spikes are the engine speed rising.... the dips idle. It shows that the volts are 7 and above which is great because it means that the alternator is good, but not so great because the mystery remains!!!
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Post by jonw on Jun 21, 2012 9:27:42 GMT
Nice bike.... gotta love the communist era 2-strokes!!!
That black stuff is oil..... probably out of the box assuming that yours is a pre-mix.
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Post by jonw on Jun 14, 2012 11:36:20 GMT
Mental!!!
Love it. More updated please.
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Post by jonw on Jun 13, 2012 11:16:08 GMT
Sounds like either a weak battery of bad connection. 6V is a bugger as loosing a volt is one 6th of your potential gone. (or about 5000V at ignition!!!!!)
I have this with the cub. The battery has to be tip top for good running.
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