what have you done to your "bike" today
- Nosepicker
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Exhaust was farting a bit, so I fitted some new gaskets - it was due - and ran a cloth over the headers now they were off the bike anyway
So the only fart now is the rider I guess
So the only fart now is the rider I guess
Bad choices make good stories
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Best of luck, it's only resting waiting to be revived, and you never know it might not be as bad as you think, let's hopefreeridenick wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:54 pm Drained the fluids and pulled a few covers off. It's definitely dead. For this year at least.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Top man, looking good. Your braver than me, I am staying well clear of the exhaust flange nuts untilNosepicker wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:25 pm Exhaust was farting a bit, so I fitted some new gaskets - it was due - and ran a cloth over the headers now they were off the bike anyway
So the only fart now is the rider I guess
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Hope it’s not as bad as you fear mate.freeridenick wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:54 pm Drained the fluids and pulled a few covers off. It's definitely dead. For this year at least.
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Penske shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, lashings of Ti & CF
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
So twas yeterday I went for a spin A/ to test thumped finger... B/ to go to Kent Bearings to pick some bearings & seals up...
All good still a bit stiff but not as painful...so thats good.
Today in the cave built up a swing arm linkage with the new bearings & seals for the polished swinger I picked up recently...
Sorted some bits N bobs for a continental FB client...
All good still a bit stiff but not as painful...so thats good.
Today in the cave built up a swing arm linkage with the new bearings & seals for the polished swinger I picked up recently...
Sorted some bits N bobs for a continental FB client...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
300 miles a week on the stock XSR seat is a pain in the butt, so treated the bike and my butt to the seat from the XSR Tribute, #plush:
I'm so unlucky that if there is such a thing as re-incarnation I'll come back as me!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Nice & as a bonus it matches the bins...
Making up since 2007, sometimes it's true...Honest...
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
I must confess to be rather taken by the XSR. Seat looks the nuts
Insufferable halfwit.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Neither my bike or a VTR. A mate's just restoring a rather sweet old CB250 K4 but a part of the top yoke just came away when he was pulling it apart
I've never tried Tig welding cast aluminium but there was nothing to lose really. Bit of Googling and careful setting up seemed to do the trick Dressed the weld back and bead blasted it to blend various nicks and scratches away. The pen shows where it had broken away.
I've never tried Tig welding cast aluminium but there was nothing to lose really. Bit of Googling and careful setting up seemed to do the trick Dressed the weld back and bead blasted it to blend various nicks and scratches away. The pen shows where it had broken away.
Insufferable halfwit.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Looks good was going to get one of them exhausts on my MT sound niceMav617 wrote:300 miles a week on the stock XSR seat is a pain in the butt, so treated the bike and my butt to the seat from the XSR Tribute, #plush:
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Thanks mate, love the bike, its a great mix of usability and hooning around, great engine, torquey little mill.
I'm so unlucky that if there is such a thing as re-incarnation I'll come back as me!
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Quality job thatPentode wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:43 pm Neither my bike or a VTR. A mate's just restoring a rather sweet old CB250 K4 but a part of the top yoke just came away when he was pulling it apart
I've never tried Tig welding cast aluminium but there was nothing to lose really. Bit of Googling and careful setting up seemed to do the trick Dressed the weld back and bead blasted it to blend various nicks and scratches away. The pen shows where it had broken away.
I'm so unlucky that if there is such a thing as re-incarnation I'll come back as me!
- freeridenick
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Nice work. Did cast feel any different from other ally?Pentode wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:43 pm Neither my bike or a VTR. A mate's just restoring a rather sweet old CB250 K4 but a part of the top yoke just came away when he was pulling it apart
I've never tried Tig welding cast aluminium but there was nothing to lose really. Bit of Googling and careful setting up seemed to do the trick Dressed the weld back and bead blasted it to blend various nicks and scratches away. The pen shows where it had broken away.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
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Nice work. Did cast feel any different from other ally?
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Not particularly. Luckily it was very clean at the break so I just cleaned back the surface about 10mm with a clean file and V'd the joint out. What I learned from a particular video was that by holding the molton pool allows the shite in the alloy to lift out which improves things. The material used on this old yoke seemed particularly good which probably made things a lot easier
Of course, there's some really crap cast material out there which must be really difficult to work with.
I must point out that I'm no pro' welder and still learning slowly.
Nice work. Did cast feel any different from other ally?
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Not particularly. Luckily it was very clean at the break so I just cleaned back the surface about 10mm with a clean file and V'd the joint out. What I learned from a particular video was that by holding the molton pool allows the shite in the alloy to lift out which improves things. The material used on this old yoke seemed particularly good which probably made things a lot easier
Of course, there's some really crap cast material out there which must be really difficult to work with.
I must point out that I'm no pro' welder and still learning slowly.
Insufferable halfwit.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Top jobPentode wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:43 pm Neither my bike or a VTR. A mate's just restoring a rather sweet old CB250 K4 but a part of the top yoke just came away when he was pulling it apart
I've never tried Tig welding cast aluminium but there was nothing to lose really. Bit of Googling and careful setting up seemed to do the trick Dressed the weld back and bead blasted it to blend various nicks and scratches away. The pen shows where it had broken away.