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Quote from: Bryanj on December 04, 2021, 08:52:57 PMJames you put the rest of us to shame, as usual. You really can go off people you know!Second that. I always wonder where he gets the time to do all this. Lovely work as usual James. Seat foam is really odd.
James you put the rest of us to shame, as usual. You really can go off people you know!
I use Dunlop K70s, for the blocky off road look without the downsides of knobbly tyres on tarmac.They are Indonesian made I think, I found them on eBay.I rev the nuts off it, by the way, there isn’t a load of torque but it loves to buzz along. Unless I miss a gear though, I doubt I’ll ever see the 9,500 red line. The carbs took a lot of setting up before she would run right, very sensitive to float levels, but once it was right I could forget about it, tickover is metronomic now, at first it was all over the place. Strobing the timing seems to require an alternator cover with a hole cut in it, as these are rare (even damaged) I’ve only timed it static, but without problems so far. Common with many other 450 owners, charging seems marginal but I’ve never been stranded. She started first kick when the battery was flat after a long sleep in the garage.
Quote from: Oddjob on December 05, 2021, 04:26:09 PMQuote from: Bryanj on December 04, 2021, 08:52:57 PMJames you put the rest of us to shame, as usual. You really can go off people you know!Second that. I always wonder where he gets the time to do all this. Lovely work as usual James. Seat foam is really odd.Lol - I agree, the seat cover is going to have to come off and the foam re-done at some point as it’s annoying me just looking at it ha ha..
Quote from: JamesH on December 05, 2021, 04:58:11 PMQuote from: Oddjob on December 05, 2021, 04:26:09 PMQuote from: Bryanj on December 04, 2021, 08:52:57 PMJames you put the rest of us to shame, as usual. You really can go off people you know!Second that. I always wonder where he gets the time to do all this. Lovely work as usual James. Seat foam is really odd.Lol - I agree, the seat cover is going to have to come off and the foam re-done at some point as it’s annoying me just looking at it ha ha..It's not a museum exhibit - or is it - get it into perspective you can't see the seat when you are riding it!!
Looking good, if I didn’t already have one, I’d want one now!I see what you mean about the seat, the cover texture is much better than my copy, but it has a deflated look to it. I also notice I can no longer be smug about my tank badges having the ‘450’ on them, as now yours have too! Where did you find them? Mine came from California via France, a long story.Of course Menno’s candy paint looks spectacular as always, as does my blue version.
That looks lovely James.
What an absolutely beautiful bike well done, the exhaust shields look fantastic
Shame the back of the silencers have been grounded by the look of them James, doesn't really detract from the look as it does look well. Like the colour, what colour is it.