what have you done to your "bike" today

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At last, well done mate


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Duffy1964 wrote: Sun Mar 13, 2022 3:03 pm At last, well done mate Image


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What he said :lol:

Well done Rob :thumbup:

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spent a few hours with lollipop sticks again :eek2 :eek2 . just couldnt get the LC as sweet as i wanted at tickover and just of the throttle stop.

so carbs in bits. into the dishwasher then carfully put together and balanced with a pair of lollipop sticks :clap: :clap: the bikes running sweeter than ever so must have been a little dirt inside some of the carb galleries :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Went for a spin on The Murvinator, just a few chores to do... Filled it up 170.9 for premium juice...Ouch :roll:

All I can think is thank fek I'm not commuting anymore & having to fill uo 3x a week...phew!
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MacV2 wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:55 pm Went for a spin on The Murvinator, just a few chores to do... Filled it up 170.9 for premium juice...Ouch :roll:

All I can think is thank fek I'm not commuting anymore & having to fill uo 3x a week...phew!
I actually got out for a spin (1st this year) on my VTR Tuesday gone :D I had to pay £175.9 per litre (we just as well call it £1.76, after all what is 1/10 of a penny anyway :crazy: ) for Super Unleaded.

For those of us old enough not to be conned by this litre pricing, that's almost £8.00 a gallon 8O
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sirch345 wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:35 pm
MacV2 wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:55 pm Went for a spin on The Murvinator, just a few chores to do... Filled it up 170.9 for premium juice...Ouch :roll:

All I can think is thank fek I'm not commuting anymore & having to fill uo 3x a week...phew!
I actually got out for a spin (1st this year) on my VTR Tuesday gone :D I had to pay £175.9 per litre (we just as well call it £1.76, after all what is 1/10 of a penny anyway :crazy: ) for Super Unleaded.

For those of us old enough not to be conned by this litre pricing, that's almost £8.00 a gallon 8O

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'Kin hell £8 A gallon !

Sad to say I can remember when it was 50p a gallon... :lol: :lol:
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Ah, but that was for four star, the good stuff.
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Stripped out a stater reduction gear thingy out of the scrap lump.

Cut the frame off Custurds old motor.

So now have two lumps sitting in the way anyone want them before I call in the scrap man ?
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MacV2 wrote: Fri Mar 18, 2022 8:53 am
sirch345 wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:35 pm
MacV2 wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 4:55 pm Went for a spin on The Murvinator, just a few chores to do... Filled it up 170.9 for premium juice...Ouch :roll:

All I can think is thank fek I'm not commuting anymore & having to fill uo 3x a week...phew!
I actually got out for a spin (1st this year) on my VTR Tuesday gone :D I had to pay £175.9 per litre (we just as well call it £1.76, after all what is 1/10 of a penny anyway :crazy: ) for Super Unleaded.

For those of us old enough not to be conned by this litre pricing, that's almost £8.00 a gallon 8O

Petrol price 15th MAR 2022..jpg

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'Kin hell £8 A gallon !

Sad to say I can remember when it was 50p a gallon... :lol: :lol:
Sadly I can remember it being cheaper than 50p a gallon, but then I did have a Saturday morning job selling petrol at a filling station. I was only 16yrs old and still at school, but I did have my very first moped which I rode to the garage :thumbup:

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Bit more prep work then let it out to see the sun
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fabiostar wrote: Thu Mar 17, 2022 3:54 pm spent a few hours with lollipop sticks again :eek2 :eek2 . just couldnt get the LC as sweet as i wanted at tickover and just of the throttle stop.

so carbs in bits. into the dishwasher then carfully put together and balanced with a pair of lollipop sticks :clap: :clap: the bikes running sweeter than ever so must have been a little dirt inside some of the carb galleries :thumbup: :thumbup:
I take it the wife was out :shh: :lol:

Good work Rob :thumbup:
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lloydie wrote: Sat Mar 19, 2022 2:59 pm Bit more prep work then let it out to see the sun
You're getting there Lloydie :thumbup:

Good to see the sun again, although we had a lot of Easterly wind again today kind of ruining it,

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Fun filled day of repacking mufflers......
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Rebuilt the Mori carbs after the stuck choke needle was removed.
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Started bike up for first time since coolant hoses and manual ccts fitted, she started after 5 stabs at the button.
No rattles as such, ran up to temp topping coolant and checking oil no leaks all good. :D

On start up from running temp a screech on turnover then disappeared I belief this the manual ccts being a little tight. :oops:

Need to check again from cold tomorrow to replicate, question is how I deal with the problem have read so many posts on the subject head is in the shed.
Any advice will be well received.
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