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M0WBY:
Hi

Well as promised/threatened her is 'Layla'. http://www.flickr.com/photos/discoclover/sets/72157631696801215/. Hope that is comes out!

I think I have a lot of work ahead of me. Almost all of the chrome work will need replacing or redoing. I have to take the center stand off and get it shot blasted and painted. All the engine casings etc will need re-polishing.

The battery won't take a charge. The 'rides lovely' was a bit of a stretch of the imagination as it is only running on three cylinders with the fourth not at all. I took the plug out and it was bone dry so obviously 'the only thing that needs doing is balance the carbs' really means a complete overhaul!

Apart from that it it a solid little bike and after a few months and a lot of cash it will be a half decent bike!

I have a big parts list and all of the stuff seems to be in the USA so costs double because of the postage!

I have one part that I need to fix the grab rail on with. I wonder if anybody could help? It is described as a Bolt, Bumper setting and is Honda P/N 91085-426-000. I have found it listed on a couple of sites but it almost always not in stock and listed as 'discontinued stock'. It goes between the rear mudguard and the frame and is one of the fixing points for the grab rail. Mine has the stub of an old bolt broken off in it. I could drill it out but for the cost of a replacement it hardly seems worthwhile unless no one has one!

Cheers

John

Bryanj:
Try the following in order for the bolt

Dave Silver
CMSNL
Western hills honda

They all frequently have stock of old discontinued parts

M0WBY:

--- Quote from: Bryanj on September 19, 2012, 05:43:39 AM ---Try the following in order for the bolt

Dave Silver
CMSNL
Western hills honda

They all frequently have stock of old discontinued parts

--- End quote ---

First two were no go but the last one apparently has one! Well they have not refunded my money as yet!

Cheers for that

John

M0WBY:
Hi

Well the assessment stage is here for Laney. Just going round it and making a list of what needs doing.

It looks like I am going to have to buy a secondhand set of clocks and make a good pair out of the two. Basically the rev counter is off of another bike (possible Honda) and has been bodged on heath robinson style! it is just slightly smaller diameter and has no screws in the back to hold it in place. A screw through the top of the chrome cover has been used to prevent it vibrating (that is the theory but actually an epic fail) and the chrome cover at the back has been chopped apart to accommodate it because the mechanism is slightly bigger and longer. Don't know what it is off of but according to the ones on Ebay it should have a red line beginning at 9500 rpm but the one on it start at 8000 rpm. It looks similar to a honda clock but is not the right one!

Also the guy who got it's MOT put gaiters on to hide the fact that it has pitting on the fork sanctions and one of the fork seals has gone! So they will need to be re-chromed and new fork seals putting in.

I will put a new set of plugs and HT caps on today ready for tomorrow when the new battery arrives! Then I can look at the carbs and try and get it running right.

Cheers

John

M0WBY:
Hi

Well the battery arrived today. I also fitted the plugs and HT caps. I had forgotten the trauma that changing the plugs in one of these bikes are!

Anyway I tried firing it up and had no joy! I had to resort to a squirt of easy start to get it to fire in the end. The engine runs cool requiring choke for about ten minutes and it pops and bangs a good one! But when it is warmed up it runs great. It was running on all four cylinders today which is a bonus. I aim to take it for a run tomorrow and see how it preforms. One thing I noticed the crash bar on the left hand has some damage where it has been dropped at low speed. I think it has been bend back as I can't get it to change up the gears as my foot catches it and I have little feet as well!

Another thing I wanted to ask. If a bike has indicators fitted do they have to work for an MOT? Because neither of the front indicators work because one of them the bulb has corroded really badly and the other was not even connected up! It was MOTed 2 weeks ago as well.  :o

Ho hum...

Fun fun fun!

Cheers

John
M0WBY

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