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« Reply #1155 on: April 08, 2016, 06:50:05 PM » |
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Andy's starter leg hasn't been fired up for about 15 years, so could be an interesting operation.
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« Reply #1157 on: April 08, 2016, 07:12:55 PM » |
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Delivering the tank to Mr Lunatic for painting tomorrow, hopefully fitting the exhausts, side panels & seat over the weekend, then very tentative priming & attempted firing up early next week.
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« Reply #1158 on: April 08, 2016, 08:48:14 PM » |
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Delivering the tank to Mr Lunatic for painting tomorrow, hopefully fitting the exhausts, side panels & seat over the weekend, then very tentative priming & attempted firing up early next week.
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« Reply #1159 on: April 09, 2016, 12:43:40 PM » |
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Haven't heard from him Nathan -did you give him my number? Going to call in at the barn on the off-chance he's there this afternoon.
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« Reply #1160 on: April 09, 2016, 03:08:53 PM » |
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Yes gave him you number. He was going to let you know if he was going over.
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« Reply #1161 on: April 09, 2016, 05:58:44 PM » |
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Saw Archie this afternoon. He was heading to the barn to work on his own bike, so I was able to spend some time there too.
Right hand side panel bolted on. Chain guard fitted, (the front end attaches to the side panel but with the electrics box full of wires now, it was a bugger to reach the mounting bolt). Exhausts fitted with new gaskets & top panel of the electrics box dropped in place before the saddle went on. I also bunged a small glass reflector in the hole in the middle of the right hand rear indicator. I suspect that might vibrate out on the first trip, but I have a spare.
Mr Loon's got the tank now so just the headlight lens to go back in once the high beam warning light's fitted, left hand side panel & the tank once it's painted. Very nearly there.
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« Reply #1162 on: April 09, 2016, 05:59:42 PM » |
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« Reply #1163 on: April 09, 2016, 07:19:53 PM » |
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Looking good Sir, you must be well chuffed.
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« Reply #1164 on: April 09, 2016, 07:46:38 PM » |
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 It'll just be nice to get one project finally finished & useable.
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« Reply #1165 on: April 09, 2016, 08:48:44 PM » |
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Very nearly there now Andy. Give us a shout when you plan on starting the frog. Got to get that first ribbet on film.  |
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« Reply #1166 on: April 10, 2016, 07:56:30 AM » |
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« Reply #1167 on: April 11, 2016, 11:50:16 AM » |
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looking good sir  not long now. |
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« Reply #1168 on: April 13, 2016, 07:29:06 PM » |
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Continuing my theme of buying or reworking every part at least 3 times, I've decided to change the speedo for a smaller one. No reason, I just preferred it. White face instead of black cos it'll be less obtrusive against the ali' fork leg & cos they're back lit & the white ones show up better at night. Stainless body instead of chrome & LED illumination instead of a bulb.
I've also bought a 90 degree angle drive for the cable from Speedy Cables in Wales. It screws onto the existing Yamaha speedo drive unit & turns the motion through a tight bend. Hopefully the cable will then run more or less straight up the back of the fork leg instead of the current twisty S shape. Of course, now the cable I had made will be too long, so I'll need another.
Spent an hour in the lock-up this evening modifying the mounting bracket that came with the new speedo to suit, then put it in the vice to bend it to 90 degrees, tapped it with a rubber mallet & ping, it snapped in half. *sigh* -down to B & Q for a length of aluminium flat strap. I'll make another mount tomorrow.
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« Reply #1169 on: April 14, 2016, 06:12:19 AM » |
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After all the time I spent wiring in the speedo he wants to go and swap it out!  |
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