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[K2-K6]

https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-89821-motul-inugel-g13-37c-vw-car-antifreeze-coolant-ready-to-use.aspx

If you want a really good coolant for it.  Above gives spec etc but it's cheaper to buy 5 ltrs via somewhere like ama-zon to get enough to change whole system.

Good corrosion inhibitors and long life,  it just works as it should in systems I look after of mixed alloy and other metals.

[mike the bike]

There's a few things to keep me busy on it.
Hydraulic clutch, just needs bleeding (I hope)
Front brakes are binding,  needs stripping and servicing.
Rear indicator stems are broken.  DSS has only got the one.  I'll buy some cheap Chinese ones for now.
The last mot expired in 2008 so it's overdue for one.  I'm not interested in doing a full restoration,  just need it for work

[mike the bike]

I've received the rear indicator stems from America,  wrong ones but I made them fit.  While I had the back mudguard off I removed the grab handles and sprayed them with PJ1 and oven baked them.  I then get carried away with the red Hammerite rattle can and improved the back of the frame.
While I was in red Hammerite mode I removed the detachable left down tube and cleaned the rust off with the  angle grinder wire brush. 
This is where it all goes pear shaped.  This part of the frame carries coolant from the rad to the bottom of the engine.  Around the engine mounting bracket, several holes appeared.  I put out an APB for a replacement sub frame but, nothing.  One guy suggested I look on  Japanese version of ebay called Buyee.jp.
The good news is that I won one for Â¥1549, which is about 12 quid.  Just got to wait till it shows up.

[mike the bike]

The Buyee site is in Japanese but clicking the translate button translates it to Engrish.  See below.

Address At, Name, Phone Number And Please Contact Us To The Effect That Notification Is Not Seen. We Will Consider The Contents Of The Turn-Back Successful Bid Notification Contact You In Dealings Navi.

It's got to be worth the hassle if you're really stuck for a part though.

[MCTID]

That translation made me 'Happy very chucklingly nice and familiar smiling face'.

Why people don't just use Google Translator is astonishing......type in your wordy bit.......click on which language you want it to translate for you - and Bob's yer Uncle/ Tio/Oncle/פעטער.

[mike the bike]

Я использую гугл переводчик довольно часто

[MCTID]

My lovely Daughter moved from Basingstoke up here last year (just like her Dad.....a very smart Girl).

She bought a house from a Croatian couple which has a nice slate nameplate by the front door saying 'Vukojebina'.

It translates to 'Shithole'!

I smiled when I asked her if she wanted me to remove it......"No thanks, leave it.....I think it will be fine".

Bless.

[mike the bike]

I love having Fridays off.  Had a great day spannering.  Nothing sheared off so didn't need the drill and taps.
Stripped and cleaned the clutch master cylinder.  Sprayed it satin black, baked it in the oven.  Refitted and bled the system.  I've now got a super light clutch.
The subframe arrived from Japan yesterday,  gave part of it a quick spray with the red Hammerite.  Sprayed the side stand satin black.
Refitted the rad and fan that I had sprayed up.
Next job;  have a look at the brake pads on the front (it's one of those ventilated discs) and the brake shoes.

[andy120t]

Nice looking little bike. I haven't seen one for ages until now.

[mike the bike]

I tackled the dreaded ventilated disc brake.  With no real idea how it comes apart, I removed all the relevant screws. It wouldn't come apart so I consulted the man well.  I decided that it just needed a bit of brute force.  Decades of crud, brake dust and rust was overcome with gentle use of a crow bar. After eradicating the crud and rust, I reassembled it.  Then I found a mysterious shim from somewhere so I had to dismantle the poxy thing again.  By the time I need to replace the pads (which is soon because they're down to 2mm), I'll be an expert.

[Nurse Julie]

Sounds like you're doing a great job Mike.

[mike the bike]

It took me many hours to remove the back wheel today. I got the nut off but no amount of flogging with a large hammer would budge it.  I couldnt even get it to turn until the WD40 soaked in. I ended up hacksawing through the spindle and spacers on both sides.  Then with the angle grinder, I got the remains of the spindle out.  The collateral damage amounted to 1 spindle with spacers (available from ebay,  second hand),  1 bearing (new from ebay)
and the seal, which I can pick up from Sealmasters tomorrow.  There's plenty of wear left in the brake shoes so not all bad.

[mike the bike]

I've finally got it working.  I just rode it around the estate for a mile or so.   I need to get the horn working then I can get an MOT.

[Nurse Julie]

🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍

[mike the bike]

Got the horn working.  It was a bad rivet to spade connection.
Seen, soldered, sorted.