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« on: September 18, 2013, 09:30:09 PM »
I do have the hub with twin cutaways, re the gear drive
went on order tracker,details as follows,
ordered 12th sept,original dispatch 18th
latest dispatch date 23rd,
I await developments
3137
« on: September 16, 2013, 09:48:24 PM »
personally I doubt it,
most are old brit bits,
the chances of good 400/4 bits is,IMO remote,
trawl ebay,forums like this,VJMC,
I'm sure there must be a 400four club ??
BTW,if you like Classic bike shows,visit by all means,its normally very good
3138
« on: September 16, 2013, 09:30:24 PM »
silver for me,it shows how different it is from standard,
3139
« on: September 12, 2013, 07:47:29 PM »
thanks guys,
I am also hoping they send the correct drive plate,
I could have modded my original plate,but figured it is easier to buy a replacement,
I ordered it by the part number,no comments about it being superseded,
fingers crossed,
3140
« on: September 12, 2013, 12:21:17 PM »
3141
« on: September 12, 2013, 12:17:11 PM »
Aka chicken bands - the bit of the tyre at the edges not being worn indicating the bike doesn't get leant right over - should see my dead tyres collection, some are down to canvass on the middle and still as new round the edges - sidecars do that as does lots of winter riding.
after riding on Avons 90/90 X 19 f.and 100/90 X rear for over 10 yrs ,I found the centre rear seemed to go quicker on each new tyre !! the front lasted about 3 rears,great grip,inspires confidence dry,wet or greasy, the Dunlops are the traditional size,3.25 x 19 F,and 4.00 x 18 r,both sets running 29 psi F,and 36 psi R, these have a taller profile,larger rolling diameter,so apart from the feel of new tyres,,I also feel it drops in to the corner/roundabout more,and after 70 ish miles feel very good, also, just ordered a speed drive plate 44641-300-000 as I thought it easier than modding the dished original 40 euros from Cmsnl
3142
« on: September 11, 2013, 10:43:00 PM »
thanks Ewan,
just had a set of Dunlops fitted, 3.25 X 19 front,4.00 X 18 Rear, done about 70 miles to scrub them in,feel different from the Avons
but growing in confidence -))))
about 12mm chicken strip both sides so far,
great straight line tracking,light handling feel,
3143
« on: September 11, 2013, 02:40:43 PM »
lower r/h fork changed,caliper mount sorted,needed a little work to make the arm swivel smoothly,
only about 85mm between r/h and l/h mountings,means I need to remove bolt to fit wheel !! and refit after,
is this normal ??
3144
« on: September 11, 2013, 12:21:40 AM »
I am overhauling a caliper,clean and new seal.
it is important to clean the seal groove ,
I used a broken piston ring,sharp edges,right size,the groove was cleaned easily,
3146
« on: September 07, 2013, 12:35:31 AM »
starting to get all the bits together,
cleaning and checking
ordered new master cylinder ,and various seal ,
servicing caliper,
HINT !! a broken piston ring is perfect for cleaning the seal groove in the caliper !!!!!
more posts as I go along
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« on: September 05, 2013, 08:16:58 PM »
I use 90/90 X 19 f,and 100/90 X18 R
in Avon Roadrider,they are fantastic,great grip dry and wet,
run 29 psi F ,and 36 psi rear,
make my 500 feel like a 250 !!!
got about 9,000 miles for the front,and 3,000 for the rear,
for that reason,I am fitting Dunlop Streetsmart ,3.25 X 19 F ,and 4.00 X 18 rear.
main difference is the greater diameter overall,the Avon caused the speedo to read about 15% slow
will let you know how the Dunlops feel
3148
« on: September 02, 2013, 07:19:13 PM »
ok,update coming,
forks arrived,they must have been for a 550k,so the slider was the same length as my 500., think the internals are different,but I am expecting to just fit on my existing stanchion,and use same springs and internals,
disc ordered,
and caliper,bracket hoses,etc
I intend to use a double length banjo to join the brake pipes,so I don't need to worry about brakelight switch,
hopefully the new bolts,and speedo drive mods will go OK
3149
« on: September 01, 2013, 01:07:21 PM »
you are working hard Ewan,
I suggest you get it on the road,run it for a while,get used to the feel.bed the tyres and brakes in , then explore the handling,
I guess you have some great bike roads around you,
go and have some fun
3150
« on: August 30, 2013, 09:55:11 PM »
hope Hairygit is progressing well,
are any of you up for the Sparkford day out???
http://www.japfest.net/
here is the link,
I may be entering my Honda,the one in my profile pic,also riding it there,
if you enter,you get in free,!!! LOL
the Honda and I have an entry,No 174,so as long as its not snowing,or pouring,I should be down ,
hope to meet some of you
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