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« Reply #1890 on: March 05, 2017, 06:38:22 PM » |
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Tucks in quite nicely against the bike & rests against the inside of my knee when my foot's on the footpeg.
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« Reply #1891 on: March 05, 2017, 06:51:04 PM » |
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So why am I not happy? The top end of the engine's suddenly become quite noisy. Checked the cam chain tension & it's fine, so will check the tappets next, but haven't got any feeler gauges, so will buy a set in the next few days. The clutch appears to be working, but is rattling -when I pull the lever in the basket rattles & sounds like a Ducati dry clutch set-up. No, not quite that bad, but you can hear it inside the casing. Not sure what that is. Yamaha fitted several different versions of the clutch & mine's now got an early type in a late type engine. Some had 6 plates & some had 7. Mine has 7, so can't understand what's rattling -yes, the hub nut was torqued up & a locking tab washer fitted. Faffing about, trying to get the clutch lever stiffness/clutch operation ratio right. It pulls away O.K, so is getting there, but this is the stage of builds I hate -when I've spent bloomin' years building the thing, then have to fight endless faults & niggles. Really saps my enthusiasm. I'd happily hand it over to someone else now to sort the last few odds & ends & get it riding right. You can hear the top end noise in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEKTR9FWBbg |
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« Reply #1892 on: March 05, 2017, 08:40:07 PM » |
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Well I can't but that may be simply because I'm old I spose.
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« Reply #1893 on: March 05, 2017, 09:16:35 PM » |
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« Reply #1894 on: March 06, 2017, 08:06:50 AM » |
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noisy tappets, noisy clutch? what oil and is there enough circulating  |
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« Reply #1895 on: March 06, 2017, 03:01:47 PM » |
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Is there any oil pressure ? this has been sitting around for a while
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« Reply #1896 on: March 06, 2017, 06:38:27 PM » |
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Your most likely going through the long term builders anxiety syndrome ? Expecting the worse etc..? Just ride it..the worse thing is it breaks down ?
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« Reply #1897 on: March 06, 2017, 07:39:10 PM » |
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Sounds fine to me!..........mind you having started out on old Brit. singles with open valve gear, everything sounds fine to me!  .Morrag |
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« Reply #1898 on: March 06, 2017, 11:14:12 PM » |
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I used to run all my bikes on Castrol GTX. Couldn't find any when I was building this, so used Halfords Classic 20w50. It was low because we drained some out by taking the side casing off. I ran it for about a minute before remembering & topping it up, but it wasn't empty, just low. I picked up a set of feeler gauges today, so will check 'em. Put the powder coated indicators back together this evening, so now need to find someone to check over the electrics for me. I think the problem's always that when it's stationary, being built, it's all perfect. Then you fire it up & all the problems start to show up. Just takes the shine off it a bit for me, cos I haven't got the patience to work through them one by one. Right, anyone know a Hampshire based auto electrician who can check over the charging system for me & tell me if it's buggered or not? (also got a couple of wiring issues on the Pop for them to sort out).
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« Reply #1899 on: March 07, 2017, 09:52:05 AM » |
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If you find a sparky let me know ?
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« Reply #1900 on: March 07, 2017, 06:50:33 PM » |
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There used to be one in by demings and the vets in the estate by viables. No idea if any good though
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« Reply #1901 on: March 07, 2017, 07:59:26 PM » |
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Yeah, someone else mentioned them to me today -Crambourne Lane. Don't think they're mobile, but I guess the garage is close enough that I might be able to persuade him to look in on his way home.
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« Reply #1902 on: March 07, 2017, 08:08:56 PM » |
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Aluminium bodied indicators powder-coated black, rebuilt & fitted, (new mounting tabs welded into the rear mudguard strut). Rear ones have 1" diameter American bicycle reflectors attached to them.
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« Reply #1903 on: March 07, 2017, 08:10:06 PM » |
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The old LED indicators had separate Earth wires. These bulb ones are single wire, so Earth through the bodies. Can I tuck the end of the Earth wire back into the braided sleeving & leave it, or does it need to be attached to the indicator mounting bolt with a ring terminal? Told you I know absolutely nothing about wiring.
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« Reply #1904 on: March 07, 2017, 08:16:17 PM » |
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Made some mild steel mounting straps for the new battery box to sit on today. They bolt up to the underside of the frame. The battery sits in a rubber "bucket" inside the box, (standard Yamaha fitting), so rather than welding the box to the straps, I might try bolting it. The rubber sleeve would then sit on 4 bolt heads, but I could put a thick rubber pad in the bottom of the box.
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