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« Reply #2370 on: May 21, 2018, 08:58:29 PM » |
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Absolutely fine, but then, we only covered about 30 miles. The riding position's very comfortable. Standard position footpegs, (what I believe the young chaps call "mids"), with standard Yamaha rubbers, standard gearchange & brake pedal & slightly wider than normal flat bars. Very rideable. I'd forgotten how much thumpy twins, rigidly bolted into a rigid frame, vibrate. That vibration gets transferred through the whole bike, so everything needs to be Loctited & spring washered -& still works loose. I'd also forgotten the ritual of getting back from a ride & wiping the bike over, partly to clean off the road grime, but mainly to check for loose or missing parts. The joys of chops  |
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« Reply #2371 on: May 21, 2018, 09:07:12 PM » |
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Had a quick look at the exhaust this evening, which seems to be the main source of the tinny rattling noise.
I pulled the baffles out & even without them, when you thump the side of the pipes, there's a buzzing kinda rattle. I'll try packing the unsupported front end of the baffles with a collar of exhaust wadding, but I think the 2 pipes also need to be tied together somewhere towards the front. So I have a plan. I'm going to buy a couple more of the exhaust clamps I used at the back end & use them to mount a new perforated stainless heatshield, covering both pipes. That'll fix the pipes together.
This is the bit I hate with custom stuff -the tedious job of finding the faults then adapting your original design to overcome them. I'm determined to stick with it though. It's close, but just needs some fine tuning.
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« Reply #2372 on: May 23, 2018, 08:04:24 PM » |
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Lots of wire helps with loose nuts (and bolts  ) |
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« Reply #2373 on: May 25, 2018, 06:29:39 AM » |
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I'd forgotten how much thumpy twins, rigidly bolted into a rigid frame, vibrate. That vibration gets transferred through the whole bike, so everything needs to be Loctited & spring washered -& still works loose.
I got so fed up with the engine mounting bolts on the Harley coming loose that instead of Locktite I used Araldite. Does mean that taking them apart again is a tad difficult though. |
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« Reply #2374 on: May 25, 2018, 08:19:35 AM » |
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Harley ?
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« Reply #2375 on: May 25, 2018, 10:24:06 AM » |
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Yep. Long time ago. It's what the tank on the trike was originally fitted to.
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« Reply #2376 on: May 25, 2018, 09:05:26 PM » |
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Yeah, I've ended up supergluing threads before! Holds them but the seal can still be broken with a spanner.
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« Reply #2377 on: May 29, 2018, 07:38:06 PM » |
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Haven't ridden the bike since it's first outing, (under my command anyway), last week, as I want to sort the vibrating exhausts out before they end up fracturing.
So I've ordered some chrome exhaust clamps from the States & bought some perforated stainless sheet from Ebay, which will go together to make a bigger heatshield, covering g both pipes instead of just the top one, that will also tie the 2 pipes together to stop them vibrating.
The stainless mesh turned up today. I ordered slotted holes, rather than round, partly because I think it'll accentuate the long pipes & partly so it looks less like some hobby steel I bought from B & Q.
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« Reply #2378 on: May 29, 2018, 07:39:40 PM » |
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Beaten to shape around a bit of steel bar with a rubber mallet. Can't do much more with it till the clamps arrive.
The perforated sheet was an offcut from a fabrication company. I've got a metre of it left if anybody needs some.
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« Reply #2379 on: May 29, 2018, 07:56:49 PM » |
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« Reply #2380 on: May 29, 2018, 10:35:18 PM » |
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Knew you'd say that!
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« Reply #2381 on: May 29, 2018, 11:22:29 PM » |
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I can't resist them holes! But seriously I could do with some to shield my headers/4branch..
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« Reply #2382 on: May 30, 2018, 01:18:07 PM » |
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I'll run it down to you then -easier than posting it.
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« Reply #2383 on: May 30, 2018, 10:17:59 PM » |
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And indeed he did..a 3 ft length ?  |
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« Reply #2384 on: May 31, 2018, 12:04:15 AM » |
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That's rather classy looking stuff! Amazing how much difference the shape of a hole can make.
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