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« on: August 12, 2019, 10:44:34 AM »
Thanks all, I'm not expecting to get it on the road soon though, still missing quite a few parts  . I've set myself a target of getting it ready for the next Crich show, if i manage it before then that will be a bonus. I'm sorting the wiring out at the moment, trying to get it all in place and working while the frame is relatively bare, I'm not sure about the rectifier it looks a bit battered and the rubber surround to it has perished but hey ho! overcoming these little problems is one of the joys of restoring these old bikes.  Next problem to sort is an oil tank leaking from the base of one of the hose connections where it enters the tank, I'm going to try and get it brazed I think, anyone else had similar leak to sort?
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« on: August 11, 2019, 08:41:09 AM »
Looking smart. I would love to spend more time on mine
Don't go green on the paintwork its to common and overrated 
thanks, I'm not sure what colour I'll do the paintwork, at the moment I'm thinking to stay with Valley Green but I'm tempted to go Candy Gold, I may just have to get another 750 so I can have one of each!
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« on: August 11, 2019, 08:36:34 AM »
Got the motor in to the frame now with my wife's help! Wheels are on so I can move it around as things are a bit tight now in my garage. The eagle eyed amongst you may spot that I have the front axle nut on the wrong way round in the picture (now corrected). The clocks were refurbished for me by Peter Kent and Graham (Trigger) sorted out the motors top end. Thanks for all the help & advice so far, I'm pretty sure I'll be asking a few more questions before its finished, still a long way to go but it's looking like a motorcycle again now!
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« on: August 03, 2019, 06:34:06 AM »
Cheers Julie, they look a lot better than they did that's for sure. I can now start to put the carbs back together again. I have one set of floats that has a leak but apart from that and gaskets,after a good clean everything else seem fine!
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« on: August 02, 2019, 12:35:11 PM »
Sorted!
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« on: July 27, 2019, 09:20:11 PM »
I had mine done many moons ago and can't remember where. I can remember they were about £50.
You will need to find a firm that chromes alloy. A lot of places stopped chroming alloy years ago, like in the 80's everyone did black chrome but, can't find anyone that does that anymore.
Cheers Graham, I'll investigate further then!
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« on: July 27, 2019, 06:45:50 PM »
Graham, Help! where did you get your carb parts plated? I'm picking my carburettor parts up from Allenchrome next week, they've done all the zinc plated parts but say they can't do anything with the two (alloy?) throttle lifter fittings that are part of the plate set (part 18 parts manual). I asked Allenchrome to chrome plate them but apparently they can't do them.  Any recommendations as to where I could get these two items sorted? Yours look nice and shiny!
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« on: July 22, 2019, 10:40:55 PM »
Wow! That is an impressive achievement, it looks absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations!
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« on: July 15, 2019, 08:52:52 PM »
Don't they look great when everything is painted and polished. Tends to hide the amount of effort it takes to get to that point though. Anyone that hasn't done it before is usually amazed at the cost and hours it takes. Many just become adandoned projects. Top job there, looking forward to seeing the rest of the bike.
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Thanks ! I can definitely understand why some become abandoned projects, unless as you say you've done it before then the time,effort and cost can come as a bit of a shock!
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« on: July 15, 2019, 08:49:15 PM »
Thanks all for the kind words, wouldn't have got this far without the Help & encouragement of the people on this forum
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« on: July 15, 2019, 06:13:42 PM »
I've not posted anything on this thread for some time, things have progressed slowly but my motor , now Trigger has sorted the top end out for me, is now ready to be fitted into the frame. Wheels are done just waiting for tyres, zinc plating done, chrome plating done, powder coating done. Left to do is paintwork, find a few parts that were missing or beyond repair and begin saving up for a full exhaust system, oh and probably replace most of the rubber parts that are rock hard. Things are beginning to get exciting, should have a rolling chassis soon!
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« on: July 13, 2019, 12:15:48 PM »
Like you I cleaned out the bore of the swinging arm and the bushes went in eventually but I found that the inner bore had contracted and I needed to carefully ream them to size before I could get the pivot pin to slide in.
Well I got the bushes in OK but the swing arm was binding in the frame because the collar didn't protrude past the bushes so I had to file some of the outer face of the bushes down until the collar stuck out a bit more! I cleaned out the bore of the swing arm but not the outer edge, think that was where my problem was!  Seems to be ok now
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« on: July 12, 2019, 05:10:37 PM »
Cheers Julie, thanks for the reply, it gave me the confidence to 'tap' the bushes in, more like 'whack' in my case! With a lump hammer! They're in though!
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« on: July 12, 2019, 04:36:13 PM »
Hi All,
I'm just about to fit some new bushes into a powder coated K1 swing arm, they are a very tight fit , any tips on getting them in? I've cleaned the swing arm of any excess powder coat ,I have bronze bushes and they're in the freezer at the minute, not sure if I should warm the swing arm up in case it mucks up the coating?
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« on: May 13, 2019, 10:32:42 PM »
Loads of little parts on these and don't lose the crush spacers on those top 3 bolts and the screw 
Cheers Graham, I'll look out for them now I know they are there!
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