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Were you running it with one of the triangular sealing boxes missing?
That will certainly affect it, as the carb opening is determined by the difference in pressure either side of the diaphragm.

Happy birthday, Murv

And this is because couldn't be bothered to find a better solution, just made a 30mm long spacer that goes between the bracket & fairing, put a tyrip around the front mounting point and wedged the reservoir in there. Worst part is that it actually doesn't look half bad and fits pretty well... http:...

On the right roads (fast sweepers, smooth grippy corners) they are a thing of wonder and beauty. I ran one as my daily ride and only bike for four years. However they can feel hard work on roads with a poor surface, even when the suspension has been sorted out. I found it comfortable, but tried thre...

Budd's favourite song?
"When I kneed ewe" Leo Sayer

2nd lockdown reading for the August edition.
Good spot!

What was the kit cost, and can you add chroming?

Leave a smear under the head of the locknut, then, as you tighten it down, it pushes silicon into the threads of the bolt.

The more tuning you do, the smaller the mains need to be- which seems counterintuitive. I ended up with sizes in the 160's..... Ideally it needs setting up on a dyno, an alternative is to fit wideband lambda sensors in each downpipe with a display, which is what I did. Another possibility is to fit ...

I'll ask him tomorrow night in Scotland and report back....

It's not unusual, but an easy fix. Just wind the bolt out no more than two full turns, then apply silicon sealer to the threads. Then wind the bolt back in to exactly the same place.
Thread lock also works.

Hey, Mac, sorry to hear this.
One of your lesser ones, though, and it's not as if you don't have enough spare bikes to use.

Rats across London are congratulating themselves for the old cone trick.....

Covid grammar lesson:

Past, tents was fine
Current: tents are not permitted
Future- tents will be allowed.

Shame.
The excitement is in tents.

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Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:10 pm

Those swingarms almost look like a fine piece of Art work

An interesting thread this

Chris.

And you can get one free with every SP2- that makes them nearly a bargain!

It's the wife's van. I left it for her to clean, so it's ready for Scotland.

But thanks for the thought!