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« on: February 21, 2024, 07:22:53 PM »
When she asks, just say ' they were on when I bought it...,'
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« on: February 17, 2024, 10:42:50 AM »
Thanks . I've found that they also offer a spray version in white which would be a good base for my blue / white gsxr paint! Recommendation is to use it over their base layer/ treatment so I'm going to give that a go when it's a little warmer.
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« on: February 16, 2024, 06:46:55 PM »
From Scotland I would be tempted to take the Newcastle - Norway party boat and ride down from there - that would add in Norway + Denmark & possibly Sweden too!
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« on: February 16, 2024, 02:44:11 PM »
I'm slowly getting round to painting a tank for an old GSXR. It'll just be a shed/ rattle can job so nothing fancy, but I want to make as good a job as I can.
It's previously been stripped to bare metal then left outside which means it has a lot of little rust dots on it. I rubbed it down to flat and sprayed a bit of black paint on it - the dots reappeared but haven't got any worse after 14 years.
Question is - any thought on an appropriate undercoat/ treatment I could use to stop these reappearing when I spray it?
Thx!
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« on: February 11, 2024, 01:29:34 PM »
Welcome aboard!
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« on: February 10, 2024, 03:48:41 PM »
...aside from that, it would be interesting to see how it works as it's a pretty decent price!
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« on: February 09, 2024, 04:39:22 PM »
....and he looks and sounds like a Dutch Ron Jeremy.
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« on: February 09, 2024, 04:37:56 PM »
I watched the video. Very informative.....it reminded me why we don't let techies write user manuals.
Do this, this flashes, do this, follow all 8 steps in the manual and it works. Wtf? What do I connect to what?
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« on: February 07, 2024, 03:31:29 PM »
There used to be a Lotus Twin Cam Europa Special in BoT circa 1972/3 in those JPS colours it really suited the odd rear end shape.
I still have e a toy Europa but it's blue...I think it says 'from the TV series The Man from Uncle' underneath.
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« on: February 03, 2024, 01:06:47 PM »
It's a non-runner at present. It's all there so far as I'm aware but has a couple of broken studs ...I'm not sure if there are other issues as I haven't had it running. Head is currently off plus there is a spare head and possibly barrels. It's been sitting part dismantled in the garage for ages. I can take a few piccies if you like.
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« on: February 03, 2024, 08:15:15 AM »
I have an old 650 engine if anyone wants to take it away and take it apart to use bits!
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« on: February 02, 2024, 06:19:18 PM »
It's East Yorkshire for me (but currently in exile in the South)!
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« on: February 02, 2024, 04:27:09 PM »
Where's the warm feeling of satisfaction and achievement in that! (Whereas keeping a tenner in your wallet...now there's a fine feeling,).🙂
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« on: February 01, 2024, 04:42:40 PM »
I used a method an old American bloke uses on his XS650 on YouTube, same principal but using a large nut and bolt wound out inside the piston, stick an open ended spanner over the bolt then a bar through the ring end to twist while pulling up gradually. Photos might help with this description 😀
I think I can picture that - I'll try on the rear stuck piston/ caliper...I think that only has one piston! The great thing is, once something works I start to feel a bit more confident. These brakes had been really getting me down.
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« on: January 31, 2024, 05:08:17 PM »
Mine are just normal pistons, so nothing unusual. They were pretty solid so the first time I just managed to get a couple of them loose and turning after about 45 mins. Then I got fed up, sprayed them with wd40 and left them for a few weeks. I think the wd40 certainly helped - today they were still tight and I had to clamp them in the vice and put a lot of effort in, but the method definitely gives a solid grip on the inside of the piston, so let's you grip it and turn it.
Every now and then, or if something slips then the whole lot 'explodes' everywhere but if they are jammed in you can feel if it's right and gripping.
Very satisfying today when it all worked and they all came out!
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