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| Posted: 10:24 - 12 Mar 2014 Post subject: |
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Another update, thanks GSF 
Last night I refitted the clutch using the best outer basket of the three I had and for the fun of it I used a different clutch pack. Clutch still whines on takeup, and more worryingly, when going up and down the box while the bike is running on it's centre stand, the shift action is awful and the gearbox sounds pretty noisy to me. All the gears are there and the clutch works fine. I'm awaiting a second opinion but I'm a bit worried we are heading down the path of splitting the bottom end. Also the rear drum needs skimming for MOT, I've put out for prices from these places that claim to be able to do it with the wheel fully built up. So yeah, bit fucked off just at the moment. 
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| Posted: 13:11 - 12 Mar 2014 Post subject: |
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My CR engine is minus a clutch thanks to the same issues.
Pete came to the conclusion that we couldnt find out if it was the basket, bearing or bushing that had gone kaput without a spec to check them & thus the only real option was starting to replace bits.
Will be trying bearing & bushing first as they're cheaper than a new basket. Seems all the aftermarket baskets don't come with the backing bit of the clutch though which is irritating.
If the basket is toast, couldn't you have someone run the inside out with a lathe by a few MM, then make up a sleve/collar type thing to use as a liner to get it back up to required size? Start off with a fresh bushing to work out exactly how big the inner diameter would need to be and go from there?
It's the only cost effective way I can see of repairing my basket, but I'm unsure if it'd be possible, or what the materials required would be.
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What news from the front?
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I agree. It's a good thread is this. |
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That seems like excellent value, at that price it's not even worth thinking about doing it yourself.
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| Posted: 00:40 - 19 Mar 2014 Post subject: |
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Plus the foam, plus the paint, plus various bolts/nuts/screws, so that leaves what, 60 quid tops?
At my rates, that's less than an hour of my time and I'm pretty handy, but I couldn't get from the before to the after, in under an hour.
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| Posted: 01:02 - 19 Mar 2014 Post subject: |
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Yep, foam looks fine now that it's obviously new, as for nuts and bolts, I'll tell my supplier what you think and maybe he'll let me off the £50 or so I give him, to top up my supply every few weeks 
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| DiscoBiscuit wrote: | | Shaft wrote: | Yep, foam looks fine now that it's obviously new, as for nuts and bolts, I'll tell my supplier what you think and maybe he'll let me off the £50 or so I give him, to top up my supply every few weeks |
I was referring to the previous picture, and I'd be quite shocked if he spent < £50 on nuts n bolts but it honestly wouldn't surprise me. |
I'd be surprised if fastenings hadn't run well into three figures, but that's what a proper restoration costs and good on him for doing it and doing it right.
Some folk restore bikes by paying other people to do the stuff they aren't able/can't be arsed to do themselves, other people do absolutely everything themselves, often with very variable results.
This thread is about a part cheque book, part graft resto, which looks like it's going to finish as well as most owners/viewers would want it to.
What's the problem with spending a few quid on outsourcing and buying the right stuff?
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| Posted: 14:19 - 28 Apr 2014 Post subject: |
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Quick update.
I dropped my freshly repainted tank after fitting the fuel tap. It's fucked and needs to go back to the paint shop 
Also engine needs to come out as the gearbox is making undesirable noises, sounds like a dead bearing. I have sourced them all bar one which is NLA, one of the specials is coming from Thailand!
So yeah it's not gone well since the last update...
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| smegballs wrote: | | Mk1GSF wrote: | The brake lever is solid as a rock, not that it means anything, these brakes are notoriously shite. |
In all fairness the master cylinder is probably massively oversized for the caliper. Leading to lower line pressure (therefore less force on the pad) and a very stiff lever with fuck all feel.
My GN has a 14mm master cylinder coupled to a 38mm single piston. That's a hydraulic ratio of 7.37. Recommended leverage ratios for single disc setups are in the range of 12-14. I've just ordered an 11mm master cylinder which will put my ratio to 11.97, on the stiff end of recommended. That should give much better lever feel and also generate much higher hydraulic pressures, improve the braking power no end.
If you tell me you'r current master cylinder size and caliper info (number of pistons, their diameter, and configuration (slider, fixed)) I'll run the maths and see what your ratios are. I'll report back when I get my new master installed how it affects the braking.
It seems quite often the OEM master is just whatever happened to be in bulk in the warehouse at the time.
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Just read the post properly and noticed you just shelled out big dollar for a new m/c. I'll hazard a guess that you won't want to be changing that out then, even if it is horrendously oversize. It would still be interesting to run the number for the fun of it, and see just how good/bad the OEM caliper and master is matched.
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Strange that this is the case as I raced an X7 (back in the day) and found the front brake was superb, certainly enough to overwhelm the skinny tyres, bendy forks and negligible suspension. I thought the X5 used the same setup (had one on the road when I was a student).
With a braided steel brake line, suitably sticky tyre, 30 pence of preload in the forks and a heavy fork brace you could easily arrive at a corner with tyre howling and the back wheel off the ground. Front end grip was the limiting factor rather than the brakes.
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