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« on: March 10, 2025, 09:55:34 PM »
Pleasantly surprised with renewal, exactly the same as last year. £244.20 comp, 7 bikes!
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Impressive Johnny; who is that with?
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« on: March 10, 2025, 04:26:20 PM »
It has the separate badge but it’s not fitted; still no sign of magnetism. Once I get it out on the road I will find out if it really is charging properly. Yes, James got back to me thanks.
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« on: March 10, 2025, 08:36:55 AM »
Thanks guys :-) and well spotted Johnny - yes there are indicators but I took that picture before they were fitted. They are ultra-bright mini LED ones, you can just see see the right hand rear one in this picture
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« on: March 09, 2025, 08:41:27 PM »
Last few jobs done. Just need the ignition switch bracket (on
It’s way thanks to a kind forum member) and I can do a test ride up the lane opposite the house.
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« on: March 07, 2025, 04:51:47 PM »
A good day today - got to the bottom of the charging problem. It turned out that the alternator earth was 5 ohms. On further investigation I discovered that the earth wire at the rear of the 8-way connector back into the main loom was missing; I assume the 5 ohms was from some other random route back to earth. Fixed the missing earth wire and presto - 14V across the battery at about 2.5K revs.
The strange thing is that at no point has the field coil magnetised the bolts that hold it to the alternator housing.
There seems to be less carb hang too now - maybe lowering the needles has helped this?
Refitting indicators, fuel tap and number plate next.
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« on: March 01, 2025, 01:22:13 PM »
Thanks Bryan. Front wheel now on. Rear wheel has a puncture so back to the shop Monday; frustrating!
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« on: March 01, 2025, 09:06:53 AM »
Is there a trick to torquing the front wheel spindle? I have a couple of wrenches with different drives; both are conventional socket wrenches. I can’t see it’s possible to get the socket over the spacer nut as the hex part of the nut goes adjacent to the wheel hub and therefore I can’t get a socket over it?
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« on: March 01, 2025, 08:53:10 AM »
Yes I am and when I got the bike it had no air filter so I assume the needles had been raised to compensate for the weaker mixture without the air filter.
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« on: February 28, 2025, 09:39:57 PM »
Thanks guys. Needles have been adjusted with carbs in situ. The clip was on the 4th slot down from the top so I have relocated in the 2nd groove down from the top. Wheels back with the tyres on correctly so I will be refitting to the bike tomorrow. Well that’s the plan.
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« on: February 27, 2025, 08:27:20 PM »
Got my rebuilt wheels back today with the new tyres on - hurrah! Tyres fitted wrong way round so going back to the shop tomorrow - boooooo!
I’ve been trying to find the torque setting for the bolts that hold the front brake disc to the hub. Reading a 2017 post to the US forum it reads as if 13 - 18 ft/lb does this sound right?
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« on: February 24, 2025, 11:44:09 AM »
Correct Mike.
Thanks.I have the full set of JIS screwdrivers as well as the JIS bits for the impact driver. I don’t intend using the impact driver on the carbs however. I have had the carbs apart numerous times so Im reasonably familiar with the innards.not tried taking the slides out whilst in situ before, only on the bench. I will have a tinker tomorrow.
that’s it Ted!!! Wonderful, thanks :-)
I think I have seen a video on U-Tube showing how to do it, I did not save the link.
Might be this one.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFaFIsYXiPc
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« on: February 23, 2025, 09:24:58 PM »
I had a Quick Look at the carbs today. I can’t see how it’s possible to take out slides and needles without completely removing from the bike so I’m going to do that once I get the wheels back on.hopefully end next week.
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« on: February 22, 2025, 10:33:37 PM »
Correct Mike.
Thanks.I have the full set of JIS screwdrivers as well as the JIS bits for the impact driver. I don’t intend using the impact driver on the carbs however. I have had the carbs apart numerous times so Im reasonably familiar with the innards.not tried taking the slides out whilst in situ before, only on the bench. I will have a tinker tomorrow.
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« on: February 22, 2025, 10:28:45 PM »
Mike.
NUTS. For the avoidance of doubt see the attached…front and rear.
that’s what I have, thanks.
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« on: February 22, 2025, 04:27:23 PM »
Yes. I’d start with 2nd groove on 069A carbs. 4th groove if 022A carbs.
I assume you count from the blunt end of the needle ie 2nd groove down from the top/blunt end?
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