what have you done to your "bike" today

[AMCQ46]

Just the wheels and mudguards to do and it will be sorted.

[acrmnsm]

I did pick up a Varadero fuel tap a while back but that looks like an 8mm outlet... the pipe on the Storm is 10mm...

Are you sure? I have just measured mine for the same job and its 8mm ID, 15mm OD?

[MacV2]

I did pick up a Varadero fuel tap a while back but that looks like an 8mm outlet... the pipe on the Storm is 10mm...

Are you sure? I have just measured mine for the same job and its 8mm ID, 15mm OD?

Eye ball only so could be wrong on the Tap, the bike is a F2 so different set up pipe wise to the 16ltr tank.

[tony.mon]

The earlier one is definitely 10mm, but it squashes down easily enough using a small hose clamp (preferably with rounded clamp edges) to fit an 8mm od dry break.
As long as you fit a dry break in each line it flows more than enough fuel that way.

But if you tee them together and use a single dry break I'd err on the side of caution and use a 10mm one.

[MacV2]

Who needs a rack, Rok Straps, bungees & a cargo net...

The Murvinator did well...

E-bay bargain £25 Nilfisk pressure washer.

[sirch345]

Who needs a rack, Rok Straps, bungees & a cargo net...

The Murvinator did well...

E-bay bargain £25 Nilfisk pressure washer.

Chris.

[acrmnsm]

Saturday I finished:

Transfer gear replacement
Changed MCCTs from leaking APE to the new ones with o rings everywhere. Lots of checking, double checking, loctite and torque values. 23Nm on a 6mm thread for the tensioner mounts feels too much.
Macs braided oil lines
Oil and filters
Quick release fuel line couplers
New timing inspection port cover as the hex on the old one was almost spinning ( 4.92 from wemoto)
Bled clutch
Adjusted and lubed chain

I didn't even get a chance to ride it as I had family stuff after and used up all my time off!

[acrmnsm]

The earlier one is definitely 10mm, but it squashes down easily enough using a small hose clamp (preferably with rounded clamp edges) to fit an 8mm od dry break.
As long as you fit a dry break in each line it flows more than enough fuel that way.

But if you tee them together and use a single dry break I'd err on the side of caution and use a 10mm one.

I was a but stumped by this as I am a new owner and you guys have years of experience, but mine is defo 8mm ID, and it's all original piping, bent and routed etc. I've seen weird differences like this on new bikes when I was a teen in the 80's working in a bike shop. Like 2 brand new gsxrs sequential frame numbers, as we uncrated them the tank bolts were different heads, one bike 10mm one 12mm (or something like that, was a long time ago), I got a bollocking for spending too much time attempting to get to the bottom of it..

[sirch345]

The earlier one is definitely 10mm, but it squashes down easily enough using a small hose clamp (preferably with rounded clamp edges) to fit an 8mm od dry break.
As long as you fit a dry break in each line it flows more than enough fuel that way.

But if you tee them together and use a single dry break I'd err on the side of caution and use a 10mm one.

I was a but stumped by this as I am a new owner and you guys have years of experience, but mine is defo 8mm ID, and it's all original piping, bent and routed etc. I've seen weird differences like this on new bikes when I was a teen in the 80's working in a bike shop. Like 2 brand new gsxrs sequential frame numbers, as we uncrated them the tank bolts were different heads, one bike 10mm one 12mm (or something like that, was a long time ago), I got a bollocking for spending too much time attempting to get to the bottom of it..

I quite understand where you're coming from

Chris.

[MacV2]

So finally pulled me finger out & tore into Nue Red...

Tank off, plugs out...Spark at rear but couldn't see anything on the front, so swapped over a coil pack, got spark then it went again to no spark ???

Pulled the caps off the HT leads, swapped over still nothing, it had new plugs when it was in bits the other day. Put the original Coil back on just purely for ease as the way the lead goes behind the oil cooler & couldn't be arsed to faff around. Made sure the HT lead was firmly seated in the cap. The new plug back in cap back on.

Next check Petcock. So got that off, F2 ones are different to the early tank mounted ones, Luckily I had a spare. Took that apart & inspected the diaphragm... All good so it's not that...

Put that back on & just out of curiosity I hit the starter & It caught...Didn't start but that's the first time since I had it running the day before Devon, that it's made any firing noise...

So put the tank back on, press the starter again a bit of a cough but no start, bit of choke again nish, nothing just turning over... Buy now batt is getting a bit tired so I've given up for the day...

I'm now thinking its carb related, I have a nice shiny fully restored set of carbs that I'm going to put on it, while there it will get an set of ally choke nuts fitted, maybe it's just something silly like a blocked jet...

TBC...

[sirch345]

Nue Red is giving you a bit of a run around there Mac

Fingers crossed you find the problem soon, it will be interesting to see what happens when you fit your fully restored set of carbs

Chris.

[fabiostar]

A wee sneeky coffee date out on the trumpet this evening

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[Duffy1964]

Not today but yesterday I had a good day fettling with my YPVS 31k as it had a few issues that have been bugging me.
Fitted the loom correctly as I wasn’t sure it was right anyway.
Re routed switch gear loom as that was routed incorrectly.
Fitted a new lock set so I only need one key.
Fitted brighter LED headlight and parking light.
Removed the F2 indicators for the correct round type.
Fitted twin horns as it only had a single one.
Ordered new led bulbs for the dash/ clocks.
That will do for today, got a few more jobs/ upgrades to do over the next couple of weeks.



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[fabiostar]

Thats just lovely duffster

[sirch345]

Thats just lovely duffster

Isn't it just, good work Duffy

Chris.