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Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Oddjob on November 14, 2023, 04:03:17 AM ---I kept a bike indoors once for the winter, it was when I was actually rebuilding the 500 I'm doing again now. It had never been run, in the spring when I was getting ready to get it ready for the road I checked the oil only to find it was full of water, clearly condensation was running down the insides of the cases and collecting in the sump, me kicking the bike over ever week or so had just mixed it all up like mayonnaise. I ended up taking the engine completely apart again just to clean it out of all the cracks and crevices, luckily I was still in the trade then so the gaskets were cheap. No damage or rust in the engine but bloody annoying even so.
Keep that in mind.
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Tip: You need to keep the central heating on overnight to avoid the condensation Ken.
I'm toying with the idea of one of those wardrobe tube type heaters under my bike ramp - trouble is it would need a floor to ceiling curtain round it as well. ;D ;D ;D
Oddjob:
It was in a small shed which is actually part of the house, however the door to it opened onto a small atrium, covered over but on the other side was another small shed which was built to be what we Northerners call the Coal Hole, so even though the house had central heating this part did not. In fact it didn't even have any plugs in, just a single light, the coal hole didn't even have that. It's all gone now, I extended the kitchen to include the coal hole and the atrium, the shed which was built as a sort of storage room by the builders is now the Utility Room, has the washer and the dryer in there and another sink for soaking clothes etc along with a very large upright freezer and a very large upright fridge along with a lot of extra cupboards. The door now opens into the enlarged kitchen and the opening in the side of the house now has a door in it which opens into my bike garage.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
That's stretching the definition of indoors Ken if it was really in the Cole Hole extension!â„ï¸â„ï¸â„ï¸
Oddjob:
No it was in what’s now the utility room Ted, the coal hole was far too small.
AshimotoK0:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on November 14, 2023, 10:44:21 PM ---That's stretching the definition of indoors Ken if it was really in the Cole Hole extension!â„ï¸â„ï¸â„ï¸
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Hmmm Cole ... do you hide Alen Milleyard and Sam in there too Ken :)
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