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« on: July 14, 2017, 01:26:26 PM »
I'm almost ashamed to say what I do/did/done after hearing about you load of geniuses!  I started out as an apprentice brickie at the local Council, got bored of that after a few years and became a forklift driver on a building site. Became a motorcycle courier for a photographic studio until I got squashed by a car, compo payout set myself and my brother up in the shotblasting and powder coating business (biggest mistake of my life). Seemed like I was the only one doing the work while my brother sat on his arse in the office all day on the pretext of "getting work in". He did all the office side of it and kept telling me that the business wasn't really going anywhere and not making enough money and that I ought to let him buy me out. This went on for about a year and I'd had enough so agreed, two weeks after I walked away he went out and bought a listed cottage in the countryside and a brand new BMW to drive himself to the business in. He's a millionaire now and I haven't got a pot to urinate in but I'm happy as a pig in poo, I'm a carer for my disabled Wife. 
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« on: July 14, 2017, 12:36:57 PM »
Carbs took about 15 minutes to put on with the ratchet strap method. Bike fired up straight away but petrol poured out of number one carb overflow, a sharp tap with a screwdriver handle to the float bowl cured that. Petrol dripping from accelerator pump, B*&^%$*£! as the little girl says in the VW advert! There weren't no sodding o-ring in there when I stripped em! I'm really surprised that this bike ran at all when I got it, there were stains on top of the engine case where fuel had been dripping for years. Anyways, back to the story, too lazy to be taking the carbs off (big idle mistake) I opted for a bit of keyhole surgery with my 90 degree screwdriver and loads of enthusiasm (beer). Figured if I could just lower the bowl a bit I could slide an O-ring in with the tip of my finger, I just happened to forget how thick my sausage like fingers actually are. I was trying to not disturb the diaphragm......................well I got the o-ring in and got the bowl back on, slight drip from accelerator pump, think I dislodged the you know what (not spelling it again). Carbs are gonna have to come off again but at this moment in time I just CBA!
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« on: July 13, 2017, 03:41:47 PM »
That's a very nice bike.........but how could you sell it so quickly? I would need to ride it for a few months before I could sell a bike that I had fixed up. I would have to get a bit of pleasure from it for the time that I had put in.
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« on: July 12, 2017, 09:32:07 PM »
I use black tinted T-Cut with good results on plastic, scratches can be evened out a bit with fine emery before using the T-Cut.
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« on: July 12, 2017, 07:30:33 PM »
The only parts that I did use from the rebuild kit were the top gaskets, the float bowl gaskets and the mixture screws, springs, o-rings and washers as this bike was a US import, the mixture screws had blank tops that had a slot sawn into each one. When I first stripped the carbs only one screw had the o-ring two others only had the spring and the last one was just the screw. I still have to make an o-ring for the number 1 carb air cut off valve chamber, I figure a tap washer and my hole punch should fix that. Forgot to mention in pic 1 above, can you spot the missing part? 
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« on: July 12, 2017, 07:09:27 PM »
Carbs went in the ultrasonic cleaner this morning, rebuilt this afternoon. The Taiwanese rebuild kits were a bit of a joke, the gaskets for the carb tops didn't fit very well plus a hole for the locating peg was in the wrong place so I had to modify them with a hole punch. There are plenty of O-rings in the sets that don't fit anywhere on the carbs. In the end I decided not to risk using the jets or float needles as I'm pretty sure they'd have caused problems later on. Luckily I bought a partial set of carbs from a CB650Z a couple of months ago so I robbed bits from them to get the job done. I also had to figure out the choke mechanism worked as I hadn't noticed before that it didn't actually work, looks like a PO didn't have a clue either so he just chucked the parts on anyhow. First pic is me operating the choke pulley but nothings moving. Second pic is the top gasket fix and the third is the job done.
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« on: July 09, 2017, 10:30:54 PM »
Sounds like I picked the wrong day to go! 
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« on: July 09, 2017, 03:37:06 PM »
Just got back from Matlock Bath. It was a nice ride out, a lot of bikes there but to be honest not a lot that really interested me in the world of two wheels. Mostly modern superbikes and Harleys, kind of strange that my 91 Zephyr was the fourth oldest bike there, beaten by a Beezer, a Trumpet and a Norton. Not one single SOHC did I see while I was there. Only took a couple of general pictures as I knew Mrs.Wife would have liked to have gone but was looking after her Dad.
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« on: July 09, 2017, 03:15:26 PM »
Whats an iphone?
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« on: July 08, 2017, 09:38:39 PM »
When I left Crich I was tempted to take a cruise through there just to see what was occurring but my belly was getting the better of me, see if it was still busy. If its nice tomorrow afternoon (Sunday) I might just fire up the Zephyr and take a ride up there. I'll have my camera with me if I can get there so if there is owt worth looking at I'll post some pics in Out and About.
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« on: July 08, 2017, 09:19:35 PM »
She will look well good cruising up and down the High Street. Went there a few months ago for the first time, in the car unfortunately, very nice place.
You do know that it is only about 4 or 5 miles from the Chrich Tramway Museum? Did you go on a Sunday? It used to be rammed with bikes.
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« on: July 08, 2017, 09:11:50 PM »
I'm really surprised that my son doesn't say it, he must have heard it an awful lot in his 14 years. Its my "go to expression" when I get flummoxed 
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« on: July 08, 2017, 09:07:54 PM »
Thanks Julie, hopefully you will get to see her in the flesh (er...metal) at some point. I'm hoping to take her to Matlock Bath the first chance I get, I haven't been there for years.
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« on: July 08, 2017, 08:41:03 PM »
Thanks for your comments guys, hopefully not too long before another Honda SOHC is on the road.........then on to the Nighthawk  . Mike, as far as I know it should be just a matter of sorting the carbs and clutch, the good news is that Santa came today, he looked a bit like the Postman but he brought me a clutch cover gasket and the long awaited carb rebuild kits from Taiwan. I hope I can find the time next week to get the last jobs done then see Mr MOT man. Be nice if it passes without any problems, all electrics work, tyres and brakes good, new chain and sprockets, fork seals good, no pitting on the stanchions, exhausts solid. R-clips on brake torque arm and rear wheel nut. Can't think of anything else that it could fail on but if you guys come up with anything then please let me know.
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« on: July 08, 2017, 12:28:39 AM »
The head and valve cover were covered in four layers of really thick, crazed paint that took three days to remove, that's how the bucket and my arse became best mates. The frame had hardly any decent paint left on it so I removed what I could then got the Humbrol Gloss black and a very small brush in hand, its not perfect but its a 100% improvement. A replacement seat and chain guard add to its appearance as do the homemade side panel decals, they'll do until I can find some original badges. The new rear shocks were included with the bike but not fitted, stainless washers were needed to beef these up as they were a lot thinner at the top and wider at the bottom. Overall I'm really happy with the old girl but the best part is that my Wife absolutely loves her and can't wait for me to get her on the road.
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