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« on: July 31, 2020, 04:26:49 PM »
You can get quick action throttles for modern sports bikes, so maybe it’s something like that.
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« on: July 28, 2020, 05:46:07 PM »
Caught with his hands in the Trill.
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« on: July 23, 2020, 07:40:12 PM »
I have a copy of a 1974 tax disk with all the correct details on.
Bloke does them at the Kempton Park bike auto jumble, think it was £5 for 2.
He has all years and months and has the details of how much the tax was, even a Post Office stamp for them.
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« on: July 19, 2020, 03:02:47 PM »
The magnets we have a work are pretty powerful. They vary from 1.5 Teslas to 7 Teslas.
You stick something to them, you will never get it off.
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« on: July 12, 2020, 02:39:00 PM »
I’m about to paint my side panels in the Ford pearlescent orange the Focus RS is painted in.
If it’s any good I’ll do the tank in it.
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« on: July 12, 2020, 09:01:02 AM »
Acetone removes tank liner
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« on: July 10, 2020, 11:37:05 AM »
Don’t know if this is relevant but my 66 Lambretta had a similar problem.
The modern fuels cause the float to swell very slightly.
The float is made of an upper and lower part with a seam around the middle. When the float swells the seam rubs on the carb body causing it to stick.
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« on: July 08, 2020, 11:46:49 AM »
Brass and Aluminium listed as not suitable?
So as well as fuel lines, rubber and plastic parts failing the carbs themselves may take a hammering?
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« on: July 05, 2020, 07:34:14 PM »
I have just had to replace the fuel lines on my 550, they have lasted just over 2 and a half years. That is around 1200 miles.
The lines had disintegrated into a slimy sticky mess with chunks breaking off. This is bog standard fuel line bought from local motor factors.
I’ve used it dozens of times over the years on classic cars and bikes without any issues at all.
Also I always turn my fuel tap off about 1/4 mile from my house. I’ve got it down to a fine art now so the bike dies as I get into the drive, so there should not be any fuel sitting in the lines but they have still gone bad.
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« on: June 25, 2020, 10:01:20 PM »
I used the Plasticote chrome paint years ago, not on a bike, but it was very chrome like. The can needed an awful lot of shaking IIRC, or it did just come out as silver.
Okay, thanks, I’ll try again tomorrow 
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« on: June 25, 2020, 09:43:03 PM »
Does chrome paint actually exist?
Bought a small can of Plasticote chrome paint to refurbish my side panel badges. The can had a nice shiny gleaming chrome cap on so I thought this would do the job.
Tested it on a old broken bit of badge and surprise surprise it’s just bog standard silver paint and bears no resemblance to chrome whatsoever.
Anyone had any luck with chrome paint or is the same as tartan paint, unavailable?
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« on: June 23, 2020, 09:58:41 PM »
Doesn’t push, bring something to manhandle it.
Dustpan and brush springs to mind.
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« on: June 18, 2020, 12:44:26 PM »
Mines a 74 and the engine does not need to be running.
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« on: June 11, 2020, 10:53:56 AM »
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« on: June 10, 2020, 06:00:17 PM »
Many years ago a friend I worked with had a ZZR 600, we worked next door to a hardware shop. He popped there lunchtime and bought a 25kg bag of coal.
At the end of the day, he sat on his bike with his arms in the air, we sat the bag of coal behind him and duck taped him and the coal together.
He had a 25 mile ride home and got there okay.
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