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Hi all

At last finished my front fork upgrade

Fitted some linear Race Tec spring with modified damper rods (lower holes opened up to 6mm and extra holes added) that now are fitted with Race Tec gold valve emulators



Lastly replaced the fork top caps with some adjustable preload units







Well please with the result and looking forward to doing some final fine tuning of both the suspension set up front and back once spring is here

Lastly due to the above changes I am left over with two almost brand new fork caps



As these are now surplus to requirements and will just collect dust. If anybody is looking for a pair to replace the original ones looking to move on for £18 posted

Catch up soon and enjoy the rest of the windy weekend

Best wishes always Al


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Hi all

Hope you are all well

Well that’s the rear disc conversion finally finished now I am back on my feet.

This was the disc locker unit that needed a bit of fettling so it fitted snugly in the original rear hub.





Also back end now fitted with that original but now repainted Dresda swing arm, and a nice pair of YSS piggy back shocks from Brooks Suspension.

Really pleased on the final result and bike certainly looking very non standard, but will leave the final judgment to yourself











Lastly going to leave the rear disc plain for now, but may drill when the front end forks are is stripped and modified to fit the Race Tec emulator and spring kit that has finally arrived from the states

Catch up soon and have a good weekend Al


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Next part of the “I’m a tart” project arrived today

YSS rear piggy back shocks arrived from Brooks Suspension



Still awaiting the final rear wheel spacers from my mate so I can finish the rear disc conversion

Happy days Al


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Just a question but original combustion chamber design ignition curve would have been based on leaded four star fuel. So would modern fuels affect combustion, speed heat of combustion etc as on another forum it was mentioned that adding ethanol produces a smaller bang and affects detonation (reduces it)

Or maybe I am talking rubbish and happy to be corrected

Best regards Al


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Still waiting for my YSS rear shocks and a few other bits so I can finish the rear end

But the Fastec fork brace arrived this weekend





Looks the biz

Best wishes to you all Al


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Or just a points replacement system for £110. Keeping existing coils and advancer, and let's be honest those parts never break.

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I would agree on the advance system but not so much on coils as originals and their HT leads are almost 50 years old now


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Very nice work there Alan.

Thank you


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If you have covered the top with tape no air can get in! Use half a clothes peg to pushthe filter forward and leave the top open totest

Solid lid or duct tape is ok as there snorkel at the back of the filter housing




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