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« Reply #45 on: May 30, 2015, 08:11:18 PM » |
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Thanks Andy, good to see you today as well, sorry it was so brief
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« Reply #46 on: May 31, 2015, 03:56:36 PM » |
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All pleased with myself today. Got the rear light sunk into the seat pan.  Clive's XL.......errrr, not sure yet!?!  Clive's XL.......errrr, not sure yet!?! Amazingly, the idea I had for this worked! Unfortunately, I was so happy it was working, I forgot to take pics as I went along. Drilled the mount for it out of some steel sheet, and welded it to some 60mm tube (the diameter of the light), and cut out a slit for the number plate light to shine through. Then using a hole saw horizontally on a flat surface, cut out the corresponding hole in the seat pan. Fibreglassed the tube into the seat pan, and once dry, ground, and sanded back the outside until it was flush. A splash of primer and voila!! There's a little bit more prep to do before paint, just a few pinholes, but all in all, I'm a happy bunny. |
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« Reply #47 on: May 31, 2015, 04:58:44 PM » |
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Very tidy.
I assume the number plate will be mounted at a 'slight' angle.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
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« Reply #48 on: May 31, 2015, 05:47:38 PM » |
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Yes, maybe a 'slight' angle!!:D  |
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« Reply #49 on: May 31, 2015, 07:06:59 PM » |
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Looks like you've become a master fibreglasser Clive.
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« Reply #50 on: May 31, 2015, 07:47:49 PM » |
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Let's call it a master 'long distance' fibreglasser, as that's where it looks best from!
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« Reply #51 on: June 04, 2015, 03:05:28 PM » |
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Got the headlight shell in today, after removing a few cables (choke, now a clothes peg, decompression lever and cable, now a 'manual' lift of the mechanism, and one throttle cable) and re-locating some wiring.  Clive's XL.......errrr, not sure yet!?! The tabs sticking out are/were for mounts for a headlight cowl I'd bought for it, but now it's roughly fitted, it looks too high and out of scale, so probably won't be going on now.  Clive's XL.......errrr, not sure yet!?! And I'd spent a few hours making indicator mounts for it yesterday as well, oh well  Clive's XL.......errrr, not sure yet!?! Then rigged up a temp petrol tank, and fired it up! Started second kick after sitting (in my ownership, so probably longer) for a month or so. http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac360/533clive/xl600/FD3ED160-7ECD-4BE3-B592-814F4E44DB3B_zpsx5ifuixn.mp4The exhaust decided to bubble the high temp paint off just after this vid, so it now has a bare steel one!! |
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« Reply #52 on: June 04, 2015, 07:35:26 PM » |
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Looked through my eBay bought stuff but couldn't find the speedo drive so no idea what it is from, also the bike had two decompression cables, one on the bars for leccy start and a second one attached to the kick start, just behind the lever on a small bracket, so it is easier to kick start the bike if battery is down on power. Sounds nice with the shorty pipe and yes it has sat idle for a long time so happy for you that it started so easy.
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« Reply #53 on: June 04, 2015, 08:11:43 PM » |
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Oh well, thanks anyhow.
Yep, I've done away with the lever on the bars, as the kick start one works fine, and I can always lift the decompression lever by hand to prime the system.
Going to just use the kick start for it, as I'm not convinced the smaller battery will have enough oomph when the bike is cold. I almost got rid of the electric start wiring, starter solenoid etc
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« Reply #54 on: June 04, 2015, 09:05:12 PM » |
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sounds good not unlike the savage
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« Reply #56 on: June 06, 2015, 01:59:26 PM » |
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Got this as far as I can at the moment, waiting on a couple of bits, a set of indicators, and a chain, but I think nothing else needs doing......  Clive's XL.......errrr, not sure yet!?!  Clive's XL.......errrr, not sure yet!?!  Clive's XL.......errrr, not sure yet!?!  Clive's XL.......errrr, not sure yet!?! |
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« Reply #57 on: June 06, 2015, 03:29:42 PM » |
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Looking really nice that Clive, Love the paint.  |
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« Reply #58 on: June 06, 2015, 05:25:55 PM » |
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Very nice Clive -just shows what you can do with a bit of imagination & elbow grease, rather than throwing money at it.
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« Reply #59 on: June 06, 2015, 07:16:28 PM » |
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Thanks gents, I'm pleased with how it's turning out
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