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Messages - cinqmars2
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« on: September 26, 2013, 02:15:08 PM »
You're sorting me right out! 
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« on: September 26, 2013, 01:57:22 PM »
Is it new?
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« on: September 26, 2013, 10:44:14 AM »
BryanJ, do you have a spare primary? They seem to be a little on the steep side over at DavidSilver...
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« on: September 25, 2013, 04:13:48 PM »
Deal! I'm all for supporting the cause. I'll PM you now.
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« on: September 25, 2013, 11:28:25 AM »
I would take you up on that offer but happy to let BryanJ have them if he's in need, I'm a while away from reassembly and don't get paid until this Friday so can't do much about it right now, are they hard to come across?
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« on: September 24, 2013, 09:46:01 PM »
Ah ace! I may well take you up on that offer, I have removed the bearing on the clutch side but I daren't risk trying to get the other out in case I knocked it sideways and warp the case, is there any risk of this?
I'll get a quote from a welding company and it it's ridiculous I'll forget it.
Thanks for the help as always!
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« on: September 24, 2013, 04:29:41 PM »
So I've got to dismantling my engine and I've found some horrendous gouges in the lower case. The primary chain had been running very loose for a long time. I've never had this running so couldn't say how loud it would have been!
Of course I'll be getting a new primary chain, but what do I do about the case? The cut to the oil passage is super deep (although not through yet) should I get it filled in? I was considering using an epoxy putty, would that hold up inside an engine?
Sorry for lack of a photo will try and get one up soon.
Thanks!
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« on: April 22, 2013, 05:22:37 PM »
Also, a slow day in the office has meant I got the chance to piss about in Photo'chop. This is the direction I'm headed, colour scheme reminiscent of the old Husky crossers, that's just about where any similarities will end though. 
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« on: April 22, 2013, 03:32:42 PM »
So it's been a long time since my last update, not that I haven't been doing anything, but not as much as I'd like... Firstly, I was reassembling my carbs, then realised I had lost one of the leaf springs that hold the main jet in place. Gutted. After searching for a week straight online I couldn't find one anywhere. You can imagine how pissed off I was at myself, but what do you expect if you have your carbs in bits for three months? I found a complete set on eBay and deemed it worthwhile to buy them, they looked rough and the seller (a motorcycle breakers yard) was reluctant to look through the internals for me. Regardless, I took the plunge and for the price of £75 I had a new rack of carbs heading my way. When I got them, they looked a lot healthier than they did in the photos and actually looked better than my original ones did before I cleaned them. After opening them up I was greeted by the site of (extremely recently) rebuilt carbs with mint float bowls on every carb. Things are looking my way  The other area of progress was the stripping of my tank, all the paint is off and the thing is dead tight, had a few litres of vinegar sitting in it for a week and the inside came out sparkling. That is, until I emptied the vinegar out and the flash rust kicked in in about 15 seconds flat. Square one on the tank. Ace. I also bought a rear hoop from eBay, I was a little dubious, but the thing turned out to be great, no adjustment needed and it's round all the way along the bend, £25 well spent in my mind. After knocking together a mock up with the tank and some polystyrene I found for the seat, I took the plunge and welded the thing in, this is the first time I've ever welded for an application, before this was just scrap steel to get to grips with it. Very happy with the results! Dead straight, and dead strong!  
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« on: February 08, 2013, 02:01:32 PM »
I've left everything in the cases, all journals, all gears and gear selection forks, I have a couple of photos from the top case but good light is not on hand in the studio and had to take photos it has to be a wide open aperture with a slow shutter. No depth of field and blurry when hand held. Not ideal by any means. I'll get a good selection of the journals up close this weekend.  On another note, I brought one of my rebuilt carbs into work today (it's slow at the moment and I've got a fair bit of free time) to compare it to other people's rebuilt carbs online. My Internet at home is shocking so it's best done here. I feel that my Keyster rebuild kit may not have been the best purchase, the float cut off valve seems to need a fair bit of pressure to actually engage the cut off, the weight of the floats aren't enough by themselves. Will the buoyancy of the floats in petrol have more pressure? They're just sitting on the valve wide open   The old valves are intact and I assuming will work better than this. Anyone else had a similar experience?
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« on: February 08, 2013, 11:53:29 AM »
So a little bit of progress, we've had a new arrival at the studio! A lovely 18v impact driver, which means I've been able to get inside the engines. I promptly shattered two bits with it fighting with those ridiculous philips bolts, what a strange decision for Honda to make, bolts which undergo pretty extreme tightening, accesible only with screwdrivers? Makes no sense to me. I'll definitely be replacing these with stainless allen bolts. After some slicing of the screw heads I managed to get the most stubborn ones out. Dismantled the alternator, points, clutch and oil pump before I split the case. I've only been working on Engine 02 (the trashiest looking one) so far. Actually looks pretty straight once inside. What am I looking out for mainly here? Wear in the journals? How do I know if they're too worn? There was some crud in the oil pan, but nothing compared to some of the projects I've seen online, filter was dead clean surprisingly. Clutch apart:  Lower:  Upper: 
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« on: February 04, 2013, 08:50:57 PM »
Ah mate hope you're ok?
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« on: February 04, 2013, 05:22:23 PM »
...any progress on the build? Was following this one intently!
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« on: January 15, 2013, 02:08:40 PM »
Quick update, I dismantled the only straight pair of forks last night, the oil was well and truly spent, but all parts look to be in great condition inside. The lowers are chipped up, some are too deep to even bother sanding down so I think a good paint job would be the best approach for them. I cleaned out all the oil I could by rinsing everything in the shower, this expelled a lot of debris with rapidly flew down the plug so i never got the chance to actually see what it was. I don't know if was metal, plastic or just gunked up oil? There is no notable wear and all parts were present and correct according to my manual so I don't think it's cause for too much concern. The tubes were the main thing I was after from the forks as they are totally straight, but they do have a lot of pitting, some showing corrosion inside the travel margin so these will need a grind + re-chroming at some point. Expensive, but I think it will be worthwhile for a smart. new-looking pair of forks. I reassembled them with my original, polished lowers to keep everything together.
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« on: January 09, 2013, 09:32:43 AM »
Oddjob, thank you so much, there are surely enough tips and tricks in there to keep me in check!
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