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« on: November 10, 2021, 05:09:24 PM »
Broughty Castle, Dundee. Beautiful day today, dry roads and managed to avoid mud and wet leaves.
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« on: November 09, 2021, 11:13:19 AM »
Pinched this off a Faceache page. Apologies if posted before.
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« on: October 23, 2021, 05:33:57 PM »
In my mate's stash of 400 Four parts was this Cam Cover. Definitely not 400, anybody got a clue which engine it's from? It's not perfect condition but rocker faces and cam bearing faces look good.
400f barrels have 2 chipped fins and scores near top of cylinder 1 and 4. Pistons are standard.
Just having a clearout so open to offers.
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« on: September 11, 2021, 02:33:39 PM »
My 400f kickstart knuckle was cracked at the usual design weakspot. Since they are almost impossible to find and I'm not too concerned about originality I asked my expert welder relative if he could weld a plate onto the weak part for reinforcement. He did a great job tig welding it on. I then ground and filed the edges off and painted the bare steel with silver paint for protection. It's working fine on the bike and if it holds up I'll get the knuckle rechromed. It's much stronger than original so I don't expect any problems.
Not good for originality but can save cracked knuckles from the bin. 👍
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« on: August 21, 2021, 12:53:28 AM »
Quick question; I went to connect the power cable to the starter motor terminal and I can't remember the sequence for the washers.
I've got an insulating washer on the base, next to the casing. Then the cable fixing, then a flat metal washer, a small lock washer, then the fixing nut on top.
Is that right? Should have noted the order when I took them off, but didn't for some reason. 🙃
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« on: May 18, 2021, 10:30:52 AM »
I find the throttle quite heavy on longer rides. (Arthritis in my hand doesn't help 😣)
The return spring seems a lot stronger than it needs to be, has anybody tried a slightly lighter spring to lighten the throttle feel. Obviously it still needs to be strong enough to safely close the throttle.
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« on: February 11, 2021, 04:34:38 PM »
A quick question for the Z1 experts.
What was the engine finish for a 1972 Z1? I've seen photos of all aluminium engines and photos of black engines with bare fin edges. Were there different finishes for different colour schemes or for different markets?
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« on: January 24, 2021, 01:10:24 PM »
This is an easy guide to measuring bolts and fasteners on bikes with metric fittings.
It should help those not familiar with the metric system to order the right parts for their bike.
Old Brit bikes and Harleys use Imperial thread types so not covered here.
I'm not connected to Probolt but this is a good, clear guide. Some guides or tables are too complex for our needs.
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« on: December 27, 2020, 01:18:11 PM »
The answer to your 10mm socket problems. 😄
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« on: October 15, 2020, 11:01:06 AM »
My dad told me a funny story from many moons ago about when a little bit of knowledge can be a dangerous thing.
A professor at the university he worked at rode into work one Monday morning on his old Rudge m/c. It was smoking and rattling like mad, sounding like it was on it's last legs. When asked what the problem was, he said he couldn't understand it because he'd just fitted new valves and guides on the weekend.
On further investigation it turned out that he'd fitted the valve guides but the valves were a bit tight so instead of reaming the guides he'd put valve grinding paste on the valve stems and ground them in until they were a sliding fit. He thought he could clean all the grinding paste off, but didn't realise that the phosphor bronze guides would absorb some paste and keep on grinding! By Monday they were already knackered. 😣
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« on: August 27, 2020, 12:15:58 AM »
September issue of Classic Bike just out featuring a beautiful SL450 special converted from a CL450.
Small piece on a CB400F in there too. 👍
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« on: June 19, 2020, 01:07:13 PM »
Looking through some old paperwork I found some tech info from HRC for RS125R and RS250R race bikes (stinkwheels to some). 🙂
The translation from Japanese is brilliant!
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« on: May 23, 2020, 10:59:25 AM »
I bought a spare engine to overhaul or use parts from for my main engine.
It was reasonably cheap and you can see why from these photos! The tappet covers have been chiselled so hard that one has a hole in it. There's an awful lot of orange silicon gasket on the crankcase join.
I wonder what horrors I will find inside? 😳☹
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« on: May 15, 2020, 11:59:23 AM »
A mate of mine has 2 CB350K frames and various parts coming up for sale. He's going to send me some pics so I can see what's there.
Would they be worth much if condition ok?
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« on: May 06, 2020, 12:03:03 PM »
As I get older, all I need in life is a Specsavers, a Boots and a Greggs....
Yep, life is all specs and drugs and sausage rolls!
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