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WD Forte · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Karma :

Hello
Found this joint via Google and thought I'd sign up
as it looked suitably downmarklet for the likes of me.
I have a 1987 BMW K100RS for long rides/touring
in fair nick
and a 78 CX500 rat bike/bitsa/shopping trolley built
from various bikes and bits and bobs
and assembled and painted with a fanatical lack of attention to detail

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DrDonnyBrago · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Karma :

Welcome to BCF my good man!!!!

Pics of the rat bike would be appreciated Thumbs Up

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Misc · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Karma :

Welcome mate. Smile

neil. · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Karma :

I'll have you know that the BCF frequenting folk are of the highest calibre on the interwebs! Downmarket indeed! Psshhhh. Tsk Tsk. Tut Tut

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WD Forte · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Karma :

"I'll have you know that the BCF frequenting folk are of the highest calibre on the interwebs! Downmarket indeed! Psshhhh. Tsk Tsk"

I stand corrupted
No offence intended squire
I just though that it might be the sort of place
a shabby old cove like meself might slip in quiet like see?
and not get turfed out for 'lack of moral fibre' and
wearing a gaberdine mac and plimsolls.

Heres the Mongrel
Built from left overs of various CX's mostly.
Based on a 78 frame it has an 82 Eurosport motor
Kawasaki master cylinder and braided hoses up front
Suzuki clocks
MZ screen and gaiters
BMW horns
wired it all up myself and it all works
and has been pretty reliable until recently
It still runs but I have a problem with the cooling system which may be the rad cap
opening at too low a pressure and filling the expansion bottle if I'm lucky,
but I think its more likely a head gasket leaking and over pressurising the coolant

https://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n302/reggiecx/mongrel1.jpg

https://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n302/reggiecx/mongrel2.jpg

Grimnir · Trackday Trickster Joined: 11 May 2010 Karma :

Is the pink thing below the right cylinder the expansion tank? I didn't think it was supposed to go there. Love the bath tap on the rad and the magic tree Thumbs Up

WD Forte · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Karma :

Yep the Eurosport Transistorised ignition motor is longer
than the original 78 CDI ignition motor and the bottle usualy sits down between motor an frame so I stuffed it behind the crash bars.
As I mentioned earlier, its filling and over flowing with coolant and I'll have to look into that soon
(and change the air freshener as well Laughing

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