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« Reply #690 on: January 06, 2016, 09:57:56 AM »
cheers andy. always lurking and looking in  Wink. yeah have been busy at work and then squeezing in time to do the trike. hoping the issues are sorted now/soon so i can get some paint on her.
ps belated thanks for the card  Kiss
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« Reply #691 on: January 14, 2016, 11:25:23 PM »
So since the engine rebuild she has had a bit of a stutter round the 50mph mark and at a couple other speeds. After a few trial and errors seem to have it sorted now, new air filters with some filter oil on them.

Today after work I decided to see if what I had  been hearing and feeling on the trike after the work we put in was true by doing a compression test.
Was  nervous doing it as I was worried there would little or no improvement.  Before the overhaul she was about 180psi on one and 155psi on the other........................now shes 220/230psi on both  Grin guess we done something right.
The last test will be the long run to see if its still disappearing oil. It will be another nervous time when I do it.
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« Reply #692 on: January 15, 2016, 12:42:55 AM »
you should have kept it four inline as was designed  Undecided
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« Reply #693 on: January 15, 2016, 09:27:48 AM »
Nah much better now  Grin
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« Reply #694 on: January 15, 2016, 05:44:38 PM »
Well done Craig. I've just got the paperwork for the Basingstoke show, (8th May). Gonna see you there on the trike?
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« Reply #695 on: January 15, 2016, 06:45:54 PM »
cheers andy. as long as work dont stitch me up i will be there mate. its a permanent fixture on my calendar now. hope to have some paint on her by then to  Wink
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« Reply #696 on: January 15, 2016, 07:16:56 PM »
looking forward to seeing it and you  Grin
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« Reply #697 on: March 02, 2016, 02:36:24 PM »
yeah see you there merv  Wink

been playing around trying to tune her a bit and manged to break a piece off the front carb  Sad. got another set and and fitted them up.
had some problems when getting to the top end in each gear she was stuttering but got that down to me blocking part of an airway with the filter rubbers.
now have a problem about 65mph after a bit she starts popping. think my vacuum petcock is to blame so have another on the way so hope to fit that before the weekend to get down the ace cafe.
then just need to balance the carbs to make sure they are running right  Grin
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« Reply #698 on: March 02, 2016, 07:08:54 PM »
Sounds like you're on track for a summer of smiley miles. Look forward to seeing you out & about mate.
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« Reply #699 on: March 03, 2016, 02:48:35 PM »
i hope so mate. want to try and get some paint on her before basingstoke. when shes running right and weather is better will run down your way. can go out on trike with you on your bike  Wink
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« Reply #700 on: March 03, 2016, 05:10:58 PM »
That sounds like a plan Smiley
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« Reply #701 on: March 03, 2016, 06:45:12 PM »
Give us a shout if you are coming down this way.
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« Reply #702 on: March 04, 2016, 08:55:59 AM »
most certainly will sir  Wink i want to see the forge and the speedster.

waiting on fedex today to deliver a vacuum petcock. hope it gets here before lunch so i can start fitting it on my lunch hour ready for sunday.
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« Reply #703 on: June 13, 2017, 11:40:58 AM »
wow  Shocked cant believe its been that long since i posted.

anyway as i have been saying for a while and at the basingstoke show my trike needed painting. well i finally pulled my finger out and last week i done it.
only thing is now i have im not sure i am happy with the colour  Sad.
had some problems with the paint too which has meant that when i finished it the paint moved so even if i want to keep the colour i have to redo the tank.

will show where i am now but be warned it may well all be coming off and changing  Grin

sanded down the various parts

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my new trike project


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then coated in primer

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then a white under coat

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my new trike project


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my new trike project


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then some coats of yellow

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then faded in some orange. if i do this again i will be skipping this bit as the orange all but disappeared.

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my new trike project


then masked the parts up

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my new trike project


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my new trike project


then comes the nervous bit  Shocked spray on the grey and sit back and watch

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my new trike project


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then peel back the masking

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my new trike project


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my new trike project


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my new trike project


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my new trike project


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my new trike project


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my new trike project


then i lacquered it all. after this is when disaster struck. lent the tank over to sort out the fuel tap and its seems some of the paint had not finished going off and it moved  Angry. not sure if this is part of the reason i am not as happy as i hoped to be with the colour but the grey is not as dark as i hoped.

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my new trike project


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my new trike project


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my new trike project


couldnt do anything about it straight away as needed trike to get to an event so here it is all back on

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my new trike project


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my new trike project


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my new trike project


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my new trike project


anyway as i said not sure if it will stay this colour but it will have to do for the minute as i dont have the time or the paint to do it again straight away.
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« Reply #704 on: June 13, 2017, 12:00:11 PM »
that's clever that. I could find a use for that, looks OK to me except the smudge.
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