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« on: August 10, 2020, 02:20:03 PM »
Can’t seem to find one, most places have the later F models.
Are they the same, pictures look pretty similar?
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« on: August 06, 2020, 07:25:30 PM »
Euro Car Parts
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« on: August 06, 2020, 05:12:20 PM »
I have just had a similar issue rebuilding the missus’s 1964 Vespa.
The new rings, even though they are the correct ones don’t fit.
Putting them in the bore to check the gap and they are perfect, however once they are on the piston you can’t fit it in the barrel.
I found that the new rings are thicker, ie the inside diameter of the ring is smaller so the ring sticks out further.
Checked with the supplier and they were the correct rings so no idea what was going on.
Luckily I have an engineer mate who managed to make a jig in his lathe and machined the inner diameter of the ring to the correct size.
Rings fitted perfectly after, engine runs perfectly.
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« on: July 31, 2020, 04:49:59 PM »
I have my 74 550 sitting in the garage next to my Fireblade. I always go for the 550, in fact I’ve not used the blade this year.
There is something about the 550, it’s just more fun.
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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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