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Punch to "bird cage" nice tip, thx ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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This rear mudguard is killing me. Just tried to fit the luggage rack and to set the tail light low enough so it clears, it would be pointing at the ground.
I had another go at finding one and found a Turkish shop which lists all manner of oddball Eastern block motorcycle parts. Including a fair few Minsk parts.
I'm 95% sure it isn't a scam. It seems like a lot of effort to go to to photograph and individually (and correctly) list a selection of really specific parts from such an oddball motorbike for a scam site. The one thing that's making me a little suspicious is the parts are almost unbelievably cheap.
Anyway, they are only going to be paid by credit card if/when they get back to me with a shipping estimate.
The fun thing is, they had a minimum order of 50 euros and I was actually starting to run out of parts I either need or think might break by the time I got to that. Stuff like a headlamp reflector, fork stanchions, clutch plates, lever assemblies etc.
Reading between the lines, I think they are sitting on a big warehouse full of old stock motorcycle parts and are trying to punt them. Even if it costs as much again for shipping and I get humped for duty, it'll still be super cheap.
Upshot. Panel beating on hold for now. It'll run as-is with the current mudguard and I can mount the flashers elsewhere. I'll just paint the rear with primer for now in anticipation of getting a proper one, They unfortunately didn't have a set of rims for it. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Exhuast. It is actually a proper expansion chamber, there's a double cone in there and a "swirler" element with a stinger/baffle behind it. No packing. They also get HEAVILY clagged with coke/sludge because it runs on such a high 2t mixture. As I recall, the user manual did actually recommend pouring petrol over it and setting it on fire on a regular basis.
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This got the worst of the residue off, then I hit it with the MAPP torch which got hot enough to light the carbon and burn it all off. The rear cone had come off the baffle so it needed welding back on. I haven't included the after picture because I'm not proud of the welding job, it is however firmly attached.
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Waiting for a gasket for the header before fitting it.
Bent up a bit of alloy plate for a numberplate bracket.
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Made some temporary brackets for the rear flashers. They are working.
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Nobody reminded me to fit the pin in the brake torque arm!
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With regard to painting. If I'm getting a proper mudguard, it'll need painting blue when it arrives. The tank and toolbox covers all need rubbing down and more coats of blue too. Rather than do it now and be rushing to get paint on for the MOT etc. There's enough paint on the tank to be going on with. I can primer the existing mudguards then nothing's going to rust and the primer is very easy to blow on. I'll re-visit the topcoat when I have more time and when it's warmer, it took about a fortnight to harden last time.
So tank and fuel tap on.
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All going well, I should be taking this for a test ride next weekend, make sure it runs properly and gets all the gears.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ABLVV85gnplbQjnGW9eSHgkx1bJ7IfV73It9vacrxCUD-CgtXzPaxdDJOsWajugQ1yE_eBO4ofPxNKRi8FGNxdnGWAtaCwWO_FhBRodKsWe96g7HqX71nbVJSNWBLH9dfoK70qAOxjf43nnTA5ROOaVHLPHe=w1547-h870-s-no ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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I'm going to trailer/van it down the M6 because sod that for a game, 40mph on a freshly rebuilt 2-stroke lacks much appeal. So around 80 miles from the end of the motorway to the control point. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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stinkwheel wrote: | virus wrote: |
Are you doing the BP as well this year? |
That's the plan. Tony's coming too, not sure what bike he's on. |
Ah im not sure Ive actually met Tony, although I do remember him from early days on t'other place.
That mainstand is a hell of a casting, almost looks too modern, I was expecting some badly bent and brazed pipe made out of spare handlebar offcuts ____________________ own: 81 xs1100g...
owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
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That mainstand is a hell of a casting, almost looks too modern, I was expecting some badly bent and brazed pipe made out of spare handlebar offcuts |
In Soviet Russia, bike stands you.
I think it's a Mk 1 universal soviet motorcycle mainstand made by the glorious labour of the people. Special factory, many industrious workers toiling for the good of the motherland. They are used on quite a few different bikes. Provision for an extra spring for those who don't have a little spring clip to hold it in the up position like I do.
Same factory presumably does a good line in footpegs which use compression of the footpeg rubber as a spring to latch it in the up or down position as it cams over the bracket. Had the exact same ones on my Jawa.
The engineering is actually pretty good on it. The machining is may better than the stuff on my Enfields, all the holes line up and things fit where they are supposed to. The design is pretty well thought out, you can see why they did things they way they did although it's often for reasons of economy or reliability rather than performance. Like the swirler in the exhaust because they had sheet metal but no packing. What lets it down is some of the materials, particularly nuts, bolts and bearings. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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My inlet manifold finally arrived today!
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As you can see, it's had a hard paper round. I give it a damned good clean in the ultrasonic then I rubbed it down with wire-wool and refaced the gasket surfaces with wet and dry on a sheet of glass. Not perfect but perfectly good.
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I had to make a new o-ring for the carb by cutting up two smaller ones and superglue-ing them together. This isn't as much of a bodge as it sounds, it's used in industry to make o-rings in oddball sizes. I got a silicone reducer hose on Amazon to replace the badly perished airbox rubber. That nearest nut was a sod to get on, very tight in there. Blue castor 2t oil.
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Also fitted the mudguards, resplendant in slapped-on primer.
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Then nothing for it but to see if it will start and run.
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Yes it does. Engine sounds great. I'll admit to having a sinking feeling when it died at the end of that video but it was only going onto reserve. Turns out reserve holds a smidge under 5 litres which is what I put in it.
There is an issue with the lighting flickering. It's odd because the flicker disappears if you put more load in the circuit by either fitting an incandescant bulb in the tail light or sounding the horn. I'll get that worked out though.
I had a VERY brief test ride up the private estate road next door. It pulls, selects 1st and 2nd and the brakes work. There was a horrible whining noise as you pull away in gear though. A bit like a bad bearing.
I established it only does it with the bike in gear so it's not clutch or primary drive. It does it equally in first and second so it's not final drive but it does increase with revs. It also does it while stationary and is worse as you start to let the clutch out. This means it's not the mainshaft which wont be turning at a standstill.
That leaves the layshaft, which if I understand things correctly, is the only bit of the gearbox that's rotating on a bearing while in gear but stationary that wasn't already rotating while in neutral. I gave it a good looking at and I think it might be coming from the right hand layshaft bearing. The smaller of these two which are sweated into the gearbox outer cover. The reason I think that is because there bearings don't seat against a circlip. I fitted them by fitting them flush against an alloy block.
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There's a steel insert that sits on top of the layshaft bearing.
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Then a steel plate with a gasket that screws down on top of it. This is what stops the bearing walking itself out of the housing. The other side bears against the layshaft.
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I popped that cover plate off and it did seem like the insert was sitting slightly proud of the machined surface. I found a drift the right size to bear against the outer race and gave it a few sharp smacks. I think it's seated a bit further in and the insert is now sitting flush. A test on the workbench seemed a lot quieter, there's still a whine but it's more a straightcut gearbox sort of whine. I'll need to road test it again tomorrow to see if it's quietened down.
It wouldn't be a huge job to pop the gearbox outer cover off and replace that bearing if it's bad. if the noise has changed but is still there, I can be reasonably certain that's the source because I haven't touched anything else. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Happy days, looks good put in the light.
Aye hoon mentioned taking extra rope and pegs to nail bikes to the floor as a tip, I think my 1/4 ton slab of steel should be ok but I guess it cant hurt to be sure. ____________________ own: 81 xs1100g...
owned: 85 rat CG (sold), 91 GS500e (stolen), 84 gsx400f (scrapped), 81 z250 (siezed, siezed, scrapped), 83 cb250rs (sold), 84 gpz750r ratfighter (killed) 84gpz400 (sold), '80 cb650 ratfighter (wrote off) 95gsx6/12f ratfighter (killed) 91 xj900 (sold)
stinkwheel Well I just had my hands up a pigs fanny. Which makes your concerns pale into insignificance.
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____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600 |
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