the final countdown

[MaybeGuy]

well, MOT 10am tomorrow, putting my mechanical and electrical skills to the test when i get the ultimate budget bike tested.

grand total spent: £290

https://aycu26.webshots.com/image/27265/2002408643846422656_rs.jpg

the only thing i think it may fuck up on is the zorst as it says 'competition use only' on it, but ive got a cunning sticker there.

another possibility is the left fork seal as i went for a blast and saw some oil there. ill give it a wipe before it goes in.

anyone have any idea how long an MOT takes roughly?

cheers queers xxx
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[McJamweasel]

Around 20 minutes.
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[Ichy]

Roughly 30 minutes although I've had them from 10-45 minutes.
I think the new system means that they should take a certain amount of time which means the guy seems to be wandering aimlessly for a fair bit of the time.

[ZRX61]

[MaybeGuy]

ZRX61, you sir are a fucking legend!!!!

ill do it tomorrow morning!

no karma because i ran out of it bashing someone earlier...

but ill marry ur daughter or something if it works.
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[MaybeGuy]

EDIT:

just been out for a play with them damned forks...
at the moment it doesnt leak any out, but it makes a squirting noise???

any ideas before i go to bed?

cheers queers xxx
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[G]

Some forks do this as fluid is moved around the internal valves.

[MaybeGuy]

[G]

Think they'll be checking straightness, any free play, suitable damping/spring and of course oil leaks .

[MaybeGuy]

once again, cheers

is that just a case of sit on it front brake on and rock?
because other than the very minor leak thats only apparant after serious abuse it dampens just fine.
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[bish777]

That looks like what my bike would look like if it had suffered from prolonged starvation!

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[alun111]

[Timmeh]

[MaybeGuy]

well, it was a fail...
but by no fault of the work i did to it

the forks i fluked a bit because i wiped them beforehand and he said 'hmm, theres fork oil down here, have you done the seals? because theres none at the top', so i said 'mmm...yeah?' and the shocks and forks passed

it failed on a broken brake lever and 2 split tyres.

the others were badly aligned headlights (i think theyre the wrong way round, so ill sort it)

and i need to putty my blowing exhaust.

2 weeks for that i reckon, and its going to feel like an eternity as im currently bikeless until i can get the money.
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Damon]

[MaybeGuy]

cheers
the bike itsself was £200, and about £90 for parts...

its loads more now
just shelled out £146.03 on a new set of tyres, brake lever and exhaust putty, so that brings the total to like £340 or something (didnt bother working it out, so dont be all knowitally if i got it wrong).

so yeah. im dropping it back after college tomorrow.

the only thing thats a little bit worrying at the moment is idling in traffic...

its fine when cold, but when its warm/hot it doesnt like to idle at anything much below 2000rpm, im guessing its tappets/valve spacings... anyone agree?

cheers queers xxx
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Liamo]

Older bikes that are air or oil cooled can be kinda hard to get to idle, if you set it low it struggled to idle when cold, if you raise it to compensate, it idles very high when warm, its a matter of finding the happy medium.
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