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Post by twoblackcats on May 19, 2012 20:47:44 GMT
Great news, enjoy the ride tomorrow. I seem to remember them being a interesting combo of quick turn in though pretty stable too due to the longness and possibly the fact you kind of sit in them. Had a lot of fun on mine, hope you enjoy yours too.
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Post by dungbug on May 19, 2012 20:59:26 GMT
Excellent news gent...........Needed it really, went to a show on the GN today.........She made it there & back but she's worse for it, time to find something else me thinks.
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Post by bstardchild on May 20, 2012 6:43:48 GMT
Great news, enjoy the ride tomorrow. I seem to remember them being a interesting combo of quick turn in though pretty stable too due to the longness and possibly the fact you kind of sit in them. Had a lot of fun on mine, hope you enjoy yours too. I might put some air in the forks see if that helps - the tuck on corners might be due to the ammount of sag on the front forks..... Excellent news gent...........Needed it really, went to a show on the GN today.........She made it there & back but she's worse for it, time to find something else me thinks. What have you done to the GN? OK Fueled up - check Leathers found and fed - check Tyre pressures - check Spectacles testicles wallet and watch - check Oh AA membership card - just in case like - check ;D ;D
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Post by dungbug on May 20, 2012 7:29:38 GMT
I think it's just tired, I've not been able to get it running right since I brought her last July. Pig to start when warmed up, runs irratically/poor. Just at the point now where I don't want to spend anymore money on it, could probably do with a new carb or someone that knows their stuff with them. I rebuilt a carb using a rebuild kit and setting it up as per the manual and it didn't run right.......It acutally ran better with the 'old' carb so I swapped it back, just lost interest with it now. I love riding but this bloody thing spoils every ride I do so it's gotta go, I want something reliable so I can ride out and not be faffing about with the choke, sat at a junction revving away to keep the bastid thing from cutting out. It's been mentioned in a few places that the top end of these engines usually go around 45k & mines done almost 47k now, I don't think it's worth spending more money on an ex trainer bike with high miles & lived a hard life.
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Post by TerraRoot on May 20, 2012 12:27:45 GMT
Nothing wrong with 16" wheels, most of the bad press they got was from 16" front wheels being fitted to machines that were design for 18" wheels all round, just make sure you have radials and the right pressure in both tyres (the pressure recomended by the tyre maker not the bike) 3psi either way can make a huge difference. What size tyre are on it at the mo?
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Post by bstardchild on May 20, 2012 21:43:04 GMT
I think it's just tired, I've not been able to get it running right since I brought her last July. Pig to start when warmed up, runs irratically/poor. Just at the point now where I don't want to spend anymore money on it, could probably do with a new carb or someone that knows their stuff with them. I rebuilt a carb using a rebuild kit and setting it up as per the manual and it didn't run right.......It acutally ran better with the 'old' carb so I swapped it back, just lost interest with it now. I love riding but this bloody thing spoils every ride I do so it's gotta go, I want something reliable so I can ride out and not be faffing about with the choke, sat at a junction revving away to keep the bastid thing from cutting out. It's been mentioned in a few places that the top end of these engines usually go around 45k & mines done almost 47k now, I don't think it's worth spending more money on an ex trainer bike with high miles & lived a hard life. OK see where you are coming from 0 definately understand your frustration Nothing wrong with 16" wheels, most of the bad press they got was from 16" front wheels being fitted to machines that were design for 18" wheels all round, just make sure you have radials and the right pressure in both tyres (the pressure recomended by the tyre maker not the bike) 3psi either way can make a huge difference. What size tyre are on it at the mo? I've riden bikes with 16 inch wheels before and I agree they do need carefull set up and they are sensitive to tyre pressure and fork set ups It's running std wheel and tyre sizes (can't remember what sizes are bit I'll read them and post em up) Well today was 160 miles and a huge learning curve A little bit of air in the front resulted in the front raised at least an inch (OK I set it to max) - much less tuck on the corners but ride is hard - dropped the pressure to 6.5 psi half way to BMF but I didn't want to carry the pump with me so decided not to try further reductions. However the front is better but the rear is awfull small bumps kick me out of the seat - it's nasty I thought maybe too much air in the rear shock or over damped but as I didn't have the pump with me I put up with it. Anyway finaly some pics Belly pan heat shield mods At the BMF Some retro bikes that caught my fancy heavily biased to ring ding a ding orientation 1300 cc and 120 bhp but it still floats my boat 1 cyl missing (I kinda prefer the triples) but it was well build and finished chug chug chug Owned a couple of these - this one was pretty good and I'm fairly sure un restored Then I spotted a tent full of air cooled RD's and I was very happy Big brother - can be my wing man anytime Sort of modern (ish) with a retro vibe A review of the BMF Crowds were smalled that I remember - I didn't need the but of wood I took with me (all the car park was hard standing £19 FFS but some things never change
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Post by dungbug on May 20, 2012 22:07:54 GMT
Thanks for sticking the photo's up, some nice RD's there on the day. £19 seems a bit steep (?)
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Post by bstardchild on May 20, 2012 22:24:52 GMT
Anyway back to the pig on a skateboard some investigation work required It didn't break down or play up Other problems resolve around the clutch 0 over 7000 rpm in 3,4,5 or 6 and it slips like crazy Does the old washer on the springs trick still work ;D Goes well other than that and makes a nice noise
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Post by bstardchild on May 20, 2012 22:31:56 GMT
Thanks for sticking the photo's up, some nice RD's there on the day. £19 seems a bit steep (?) I thought the same however you could bbuy an Arai Quatam for £140 and get a full set of RST leathers (two piece or one piece for £60 or £80 respectively) I spent a total of £13 on fuel for the day, £19 on entry and £6 on stuff The stuff was stuff that was never about last time I regularily used a motorcycle..... And a tank pad which wasn't a spine type to cover a nasty paint lift after I removed the spine type one I removed...I covered with duct tape as a temp fix
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Post by TerraRoot on May 21, 2012 6:33:38 GMT
shes looking fantastic, nice shots too. what type of oil did you use in the engine? fully syn can make an older bikes clutch slip, change it asap or you'll have to get new friction plates. they maybe just be wore too tho.
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Post by bstardchild on May 21, 2012 8:10:46 GMT
Looks better in the photo than she does in the flesh but nothing a bit of TLC wouldn't put right (shot blast and powder coat some parts and she'd look a heck of a lot better Thanks - just took my old Fuji S3000 what type of oil did you use in the engine? fully syn can make an older bikes clutch slip, change it asap or you'll have to get new friction plates. they maybe just be wore too tho. Semi Synth 10/40W - didn't know that about fully synth I think I'll see what the springs are like length wise if they are in spec then I'll see if the extra washer trick will add a little preload, if they aren't I'll have to find some uprated ones.
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Post by bstardchild on May 21, 2012 10:18:00 GMT
So jobs to do next
Clutch slip issues
Found some aftermarket HD clutch springs on ebay for a tenner so bought them (just in case)
Slow warm up
Need to also check out the cooling circuit - I was glad I didn't re-set the needle on the temp guage as after 10 miles the guage reads in the middle so I'm thinking I have a thermostat issue (if there is one fitted better go read the manual again)
Rear end suspension
Linkage system strip and rebuild
I'll experiment with front end presures when the rear end is rebuilt as it's pointless setting up the front if the rear isn't right
Further Plans
And at a local bike shop (predominatly old brit stuff) the owner says he has a Leda air corrector and jet kit complete with velocity stacks for a GPZ600r somewhere in a drawer and he said he'll dig it out - quite tempted to tweak it a little more as long as the clutch can cope with it
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Post by TerraRoot on May 21, 2012 18:27:54 GMT
semi synth is perfect, so boo the clutch is broken but yea cheap springs, cable isn't sticking/binding is it?
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Post by bstardchild on May 22, 2012 9:52:19 GMT
Great so boo the clutch is broken but yea cheap springs, Hopefully not too much wear on the friction plates and I'll get away with a spring swap cable isn't sticking/binding is it? I'm pretty sure it isn't but finding a happy route for the cable is an ongoing task of epic proportions
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Post by bstardchild on May 26, 2012 19:01:54 GMT
Well clutch springs fitted - much thicker wire with same number of windings - clutch doesn't feel so feather light now.
New brake lever fitted too and one of the tank pads I bought from the BMF worked out nicely
Tomorrow is BSB at Snetterton and I haz me a ticket so I'll be going on the bike to that
Hopefully I'll get some half decent pictures to share
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