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Posted: 17:14 - 10 Aug 2019 Post subject: |
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Rode it half of the distance to work with a broken gear change pedal and in first gear.
The bit you put your toe under to change up, just sheared right off.
Managed to nurse it to work without once bursting into hysterical girly tears.
I'm so glad it was in first, else I would have been fucked as soon as I had to stop for one of the (many) sets of traffic lights on the way. ____________________ Not nearly as interesting in real life. |
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BusterGonads wrote: | RhynoCZ wrote: | Kickstarted it!
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Lovely looker that. Enjoy it. Glad you aren't going to 'mod' it. A guy I know has one and he messed it about horribly trying to make it into a 'cafe racer'..... Ruined it. |
No worries, I'm not going to ruin the motorcycle. As said, I enjoy my machines stock, or at least period correct. Every single time I buy a motorcycle/car, I take off all the aftermarket crap and sell it, then I fit the original parts, or at least the period correct parts. When I say crap, I mean tinted windscreens, LED turn signals, alichina levers... ''tuning'' exhaust systems and idiotically big wheels on cars, you name it. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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Couple of things done on a nice Sunny Sunday afternoon
First off, my Black Inazuma, slight oil leak, discovered it was from the over flow pipes and there was too much oil in the engine so I removed some with one of those soap dispenser pump mechanisms. Then I adjusted and greased the chain.
Second job, replace the front brake switch on the CBF500, just as well I did because it fell apart when I removed it. Replaced with a Genuine switch bought for a CB250 which also fits the CBF and my Inazuma. ____________________ CBF500 - 2 x Inazuma 250 |
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RhynoCZ wrote: |
No worries, I'm not going to ruin the motorcycle. As said, I enjoy my machines stock, or at least period correct. Every single time I buy a motorcycle/car, I take off all the aftermarket crap and sell it, then I fit the original parts, or at least the period correct parts. When I say crap, I mean tinted windscreens, LED turn signals, alichina levers... ''tuning'' exhaust systems and idiotically big wheels on cars, you name it. |
Buying a stock vehicle in the first place would save you the hassle. Plenty of unmolested cars and bikes for sale. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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grr666 wrote: | RhynoCZ wrote: |
No worries, I'm not going to ruin the motorcycle. As said, I enjoy my machines stock, or at least period correct. Every single time I buy a motorcycle/car, I take off all the aftermarket crap and sell it, then I fit the original parts, or at least the period correct parts. When I say crap, I mean tinted windscreens, LED turn signals, alichina levers... ''tuning'' exhaust systems and idiotically big wheels on cars, you name it. |
Buying a stock vehicle in the first place would save you the hassle. Plenty of unmolested cars and bikes for sale. |
It's always minor things. Not buying a motorcycle only because someone put LED turn signals and tinted screen on, I would never be able to buy any used machines. However, I do avoid ''custom ruined'' stuff. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
'95 Mercedes-Benz w202 C200 CGI, '98 Mercedes-Benz w210 E200 Kompressor |
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Today I started ruining personalising my bike
Step 1: new levers. The stock ones aren't adjustable and the clutch particularly needed bringing in a bit. While I was at it I tilted the handlebars back a hair. Out on it tonight and instantly feels more comfortable!
Next month: the exhaust ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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I actually spoke to [a very nice man] at the parts dept at Warrs
I may have agreed to let them set me up an account ____________________ Not nearly as interesting in real life. |
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I've finally fixed a complex series of problems on the NC23.
First problem was a slow leak from one of the carbs, I'd already had them off to sort this and had found what looked like a fingernail trimming in one of the float valves. The final fix turned out to be replacement of the valve and seats - the leaking carb was actually the only one that had a new looking valve and seat in it which was rather baffling...
Second problem was that it was only firing on two cylinders - irritatingly enough it was two off of a single coil so naturally I suspected that to be at fault. It tested perfectly though, and everything else seemed alright in the ignition side so I ran it up again. Still only firing on two and two different cylinders each off of a different coil at that (different pair to the first run). Cup of tea and thinking cap on and I realised that I'd never heard the fuel pump actually run. I temporarily bypassed the cut off relay and it ran perfectly - on three cylinders this time.
OK so maybe it's down to a badly fouled plug - after all this time the non-firing cylinder was the one with the original carb issue. New set of plugs and the loan of a long reach Honda plug spanner from the local mechanic (top bloke ). Fired it up and YES!! Running on all cylinders.
For the moment, the relay remains bypassed and for the life of me, I can't see any reason why it shouldn't remain so. The original relay is ridiculously expensive and eBay only has second hand ones from the States or Europe (it's a Shindengen CF 304). It's obviously a fast semiconductor relay so if I do come up with a reason it should be there then I'll cobble one up out of an SCR, a transistor, a diode and a couple of resistors. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 4 years, 254 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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