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Offline dave500

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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #12000 on: September 14, 2012, 11:43:22 PM »
assembled my old barrel and pistons onto a good bottom end i have,with a good head so it shouldnt smoke,i might start it up next weekend for a laugh,i need a spare exhaust though,i like having spare running engines,heres one i did earlier.
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« Reply #12001 on: September 15, 2012, 12:15:42 AM »
That runs great Dave but where do you put the seat and handle bars.... :o
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #12002 on: September 15, 2012, 05:25:40 AM »
ha!yeah,,this had the basic"bench sync",see how it idles easy,adjust all the slides untill the light goes out,any engine should run like this with that set up,then sync it properly with vacuum guages once its been run for a couple of hours,,this dosent even have any exhaust on it!i run plenty of engines like this,ive got a good neighbour!he understands.
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« Reply #12003 on: September 15, 2012, 06:06:38 AM »
Very nice Dave. You could so rig up something in front of the exhaust so you could cook road kill iguanas while working on the engine at the same time.  :)
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #12004 on: September 15, 2012, 06:12:30 AM »
Hahah, I love it. I should do that as my neighbours back door is about three feet away from mine.  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #12005 on: September 15, 2012, 07:29:34 AM »
Well I had to get off my ass. Tag was to expire on the 15th and I had to pass inspection first. So I filled it with gas changed the points set timing in prep for HondaMan's Ign. box. It passed no problem and here in NC it was the last inspection for my 78. ;D ;D
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« Reply #12006 on: September 15, 2012, 08:47:19 AM »
Quote from: LesterPiglet on September 15, 2012, 06:12:30 AM
Hahah, I love it. I should do that as my neighbours back door is about three feet away from mine.  ;D

Me too - when the drunk idiot blasts his country music late at night!  I think he passes out leaving the music on. I wanna hear my rock and roll...
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #12007 on: September 15, 2012, 11:14:06 AM »
...finished both gauges.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #12008 on: September 15, 2012, 12:21:36 PM »
I haven't done anything to my bike today - yet!

It's 5:15am here. I've been searching for information since about 3:00am so i can do some things to my bike today...
Although, yesterday i worked on my fork wheel hubs & removing bearings (went well) and fork legs (didn't do so well).

 Today will be cleaning/polishing alloy...
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« Reply #12009 on: September 15, 2012, 01:48:09 PM »
Took my son to the Bikes at the Bricks in Flint today!

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« Reply #12010 on: September 15, 2012, 05:04:02 PM »
Got the damn screw out... the hard way... JB Weld'll fix that :)
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« Reply #12011 on: September 15, 2012, 05:15:54 PM »
Quote from: fire113 on September 15, 2012, 11:14:06 AM
...finished both gauges.

Looking good Georg, are those Marcel's gauge faces? Cheers, Terry. ;D
« Last Edit: September 15, 2012, 11:20:59 PM by Terry in Australia »
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #12012 on: September 15, 2012, 05:57:23 PM »
Nothing again. Still waiting for my oil pump o-rings. Will probably get the oil gallery plug/caps off and replace the o-rings on em.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #12013 on: September 15, 2012, 08:20:36 PM »
Adjusted valves.  everything running smooooooothly....
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #12014 on: September 15, 2012, 08:32:44 PM »
Terry ^ has a spelling mistake..... naaah, naaah, nanaaah, naaah  ;D
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« Reply #12015 on: September 15, 2012, 11:24:03 PM »
Good to see you picked up the deliberate error Spanny, I do that every now and then to see if anyone's paying attention, so well done! The prize was a delicious Krispy Kreme donut, but it'd only spoil if I sent it to you, so I ate it in your honour. ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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« Reply #12016 on: September 15, 2012, 11:41:47 PM »
I was a good boy yesterday and spent 6 hours in the yard mowing and weed whacking, but my agenda was to get all my chores out of the way so I could take my Triumph for it's first decent ride in months. As is often the case, the beautiful weather we had yesterday didn't reappear today, it was much cooler and threatened rain.

Regardless, being the manly man that I am, I rode off into the eye of the storm, or at least in it's general direction. I filled the bike up at the nearest gas station as I'd been robbing it of fuel for my mowers and weed whacker, blower etc, and it was pretty low. I filled it up with nice fresh 98 Ron Caltex fuel and pumped the tires up. I can't believe how they'd both lost 8-10 pounds (checked with my pocket air gauge) over the last couple of months? Oh well.

Anyway, I had a great ride, not sure how many miles I did, but my fuel gauge was only showing a quarter of a tank after my 3 hours in the saddle. I dropped in on my mate John (with the wonderful bike collection) on my way home and had a chat, and organised a ride for next Sunday, weather permitting. All up, a great day! ;D



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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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« Reply #12017 on: September 16, 2012, 12:28:42 AM »
Hi Terry,

...thx and Yes those are face plates from Marcel, never saw better once as from his collection.

Have a good one...Georg

Quote from: Terry in Australia on September 15, 2012, 05:15:54 PM
Quote from: fire113 on September 15, 2012, 11:14:06 AM
...finished both gauges.

Looking good Georg, are those Marcel's gauge faces? Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ?
« Reply #12018 on: September 16, 2012, 12:48:10 AM »
I put my forks back together today. Still have to paint the top triple, but I did something damn it.
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« Reply #12019 on: September 16, 2012, 01:17:40 AM »
Quote from: Radam on September 16, 2012, 12:48:10 AM
I put my forks back together today. Still have to paint the top triple, but I did something damn it.

Well done Adam, have you installed them on the frame yet? That Killrust epoxy enamel is good stuff, I did lots of parts on Ken's K1 including the top and bottom triples, and they came up better than new! (don't forget to etch prime alloy parts before you paint them) Cheers, Terry. ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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« Reply #12020 on: September 16, 2012, 03:05:33 AM »
I treated my 350f to a new rear booty. After much thought I opted for a Pirelli city demon original size. Not really a vintage tread but it gets good reviews here in Europe. What do you think?
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« Reply #12021 on: September 16, 2012, 03:19:36 AM »
Quote from: Daoud on September 16, 2012, 03:05:33 AM
I treated my 350f to a new rear booty. After much thought I opted for a Pirelli city demon original size. Not really a vintage tread but it gets good reviews here in Europe. What do you think?

I just googled them mate and they look good, and if they're Pirelli's they'll crap all over the originals. Cheers, Terry. ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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« Reply #12022 on: September 16, 2012, 02:21:52 PM »
Quote from: Terry in Australia on September 16, 2012, 01:17:40 AM
Quote from: Radam on September 16, 2012, 12:48:10 AM
I put my forks back together today. Still have to paint the top triple, but I did something damn it.

Well done Adam, have you installed them on the frame yet? That Killrust epoxy enamel is good stuff, I did lots of parts on Ken's K1 including the top and bottom triples, and they came up better than new! (don't forget to etch prime alloy parts before you paint them) Cheers, Terry. ;D

Haven't installed to the frame yet. I got some Killrust primer too. I've been waiting for a good day to paint, but the weather hasn't really been on my side. I may try to bring my parts to work and paint them in the warehouse. Since I have the primer I'll probably prime the swing arm and battery box as well. Can't hurt right?
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« Reply #12023 on: September 16, 2012, 03:37:50 PM »
I bought AUTO-AIR COLORS pearlized blue, water based paint that you spray on with a paint spray gun.
i sanded the parts with 600 grit wetsand, primed & lightly sanded again and this was shot with 4 coats of blue & 2 coats of clear .... the pictures don't look as good as the parts cause of the glare..
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« Reply #12024 on: September 16, 2012, 05:47:05 PM »
Made a custom speedo bracket today...




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