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@SpookDog
Must admit that pipe looks bitchin, I love the bare metal with welds on display. Quality stuff. Your bike will be running better because it will be able to breath better (exhale) with the new pipe. Must admit Iām itching to get out on the TDR but the council vandals have been out and covered the roads in salt so Iām praying for rain to wash it all away and sunny days.Cheers bud, itās definitely breathing better than the Big1 I had on it when I got it. I was going to polish out the welds so it just shines like chrome but itās grown on me. Place I used to work did a lot of tig welding on stainless and aluminium. The heat marks polishes out quite easilyā¦
Salt bothers me as well, just doesnāt stop me š ā¦
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Cheers bud, itās definitely breathing better than the Big1 I had on it when I got it. I was going to polish out the welds so it just shines like chrome but itās grown on me. Place I used to work did a lot of tig welding on stainless and aluminium. The heat marks polishes out quite easilyā¦
Salt bothers me as well, just doesnāt stop me š ā¦
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@Calum
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@Calum
I know what you mean those welds are a work of art that should be in a picture frame !The welding is nearly as good as the best Iāve seen. 90%+ some of it looks like it was machine welded, and the way the sections flow into each other is sweet. RH has obviously had some practice š
Polishing it wonāt detract from the welds but it will remove the bands of colour. It would make it a uniform silverā¦Quick stupid question that nobody will reply to, but has anyone found a supplier for the metal loop retainer rings that hold the front calliper rubber seal in its place in the groove? I canāt find anything that is thin enough or I wouldnāt askā¦
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The welding is nearly as good as the best Iāve seen. 90%+ some of it looks like it was machine welded, and the way the sections flow into each other is sweet. RH has obviously had some practice š
Polishing it wonāt detract from the welds but it will remove the bands of colour. It would make it a uniform silverā¦Quick stupid question that nobody will reply to, but has anyone found a supplier for the metal loop retainer rings that hold the front calliper rubber seal in its place in the groove? I canāt find anything that is thin enough or I wouldnāt askā¦
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Just found loads of fleabay listings that includes the ring with the rubber. Canāt believe that I never saw them before š
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Just found loads of fleabay listings that includes the ring with the rubber. Canāt believe that I never saw them before š
Had to replace the seal on the disc side fork with the old ones I took out! Pyramid parts donāt seem to stand the test of time š Put the spare set of new top & bottom bushes in while I was at it. Gonna have to do the bushes in the other fork to match. The 27mm hex drive makes it so easy to dismantle the forks as long as the Allen bolt hasnāt seized to the aluminium fork bottomā¦
I still have a newer set of forks to rebuild with new top& bottom bushes & original seals and progressive springs, but Iām waiting for spring and money to get the new fork bottoms and yokes painted. As well as sourcing the seals for the headstock bearingsā¦
The RH exhaust is an absolute dream. Itās breathing like an athlete with a beautiful exhaust note. Could be a touch quieter for my taste, but Iām an old git now, not a boy racer š itās just not worth the āpull factorā for meā¦
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Had to replace the seal on the disc side fork with the old ones I took out! Pyramid parts donāt seem to stand the test of time š Put the spare set of new top & bottom bushes in while I was at it. Gonna have to do the bushes in the other fork to match. The 27mm hex drive makes it so easy to dismantle the forks as long as the Allen bolt hasnāt seized to the aluminium fork bottomā¦
I still have a newer set of forks to rebuild with new top& bottom bushes & original seals and progressive springs, but Iām waiting for spring and money to get the new fork bottoms and yokes painted. As well as sourcing the seals for the headstock bearingsā¦
The RH exhaust is an absolute dream. Itās breathing like an athlete with a beautiful exhaust note. Could be a touch quieter for my taste, but Iām an old git now, not a boy racer š itās just not worth the āpull factorā for meā¦
Is there a kind of co~relationship between people who buy DEP exhaustās and people who fall off? (especially to the right hand side?) š Everyone I seem to see for sale is scraped and dented! Iāve not seen any other second hand dtr exhaust brand that seems to be so similarly afflicted! ā ļø
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PS Callum!:
I know you donāt really ride your bikes to dirtiness, but any tips on cleaning road filth from off of stainless? š
I really think I need help cleaning my shit up!ā¦.
You really donāt want to see the underside! š© ā¦ -
Is there a kind of co~relationship between people who buy DEP exhaustās and people who fall off? (especially to the right hand side?) š Everyone I seem to see for sale is scraped and dented! Iāve not seen any other second hand dtr exhaust brand that seems to be so similarly afflicted! ā ļø
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PS Callum!:I know you donāt really ride your bikes to dirtiness, but any tips on cleaning road filth from off of stainless? š
I really think I need help cleaning my shit up!ā¦.
You really donāt want to see the underside! š© ā¦@SpookDog Would love to hear how them progressive fork springs are not really heard much about peoples experience with them
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@SpookDog Would love to hear how them progressive fork springs are not really heard much about peoples experience with them
Hopefully, soon as spring breaks! š
Having problems with condensation in the tank from the -0 cold at the moment. I ran it onto reserve on Wednesday night and ended up having to clean the plug and drain the carb bowl about 5-6 times just to get 15 miles, not counting the cut out and roll then bump moments. Itās been down on power since. I need to clean the carb and get another exorcism I think š„ŗ
If it isnāt one thing itās another. I kinda wish I was rich enough to buy a running bike š -
Hopefully, soon as spring breaks! š
Having problems with condensation in the tank from the -0 cold at the moment. I ran it onto reserve on Wednesday night and ended up having to clean the plug and drain the carb bowl about 5-6 times just to get 15 miles, not counting the cut out and roll then bump moments. Itās been down on power since. I need to clean the carb and get another exorcism I think š„ŗ
If it isnāt one thing itās another. I kinda wish I was rich enough to buy a running bike š -
Whom I kidding? Bringing them back to life is so satisfying, itās just keeping them running thatās a bitch! š¶
@SpookDog It is odd, it would be interesting if you took my bike.
In the last 13 years of ownership it has never let me down and always got me home!
Sure I've had head gasket go on me and one time the ignition was playing up, but no matter how slow it was running it always got me home in all weathers and was used daily.
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@SpookDog It is odd, it would be interesting if you took my bike.
In the last 13 years of ownership it has never let me down and always got me home!
Sure I've had head gasket go on me and one time the ignition was playing up, but no matter how slow it was running it always got me home in all weathers and was used daily.
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The other night was the only time it has physically conked out. It still got me where I was going, albeit exhaustingly!ā¦
I bet I could find a problem with your bike š
Iād start with why you have to run it without the thermostat š and why it was running at near 100ā¢c (which embarrassingly I thought was normal š¤« at the time)ā¦Things have settled down for me since I solved the head gasket blowing issue with the pilot jet. The thing is that Iāve done over 20,000 miles while it was missing and popping enough to blow the head gasket, Iām wondering what kind of effect itās had on the con rod or/and crank?! Maybe why my bike doesnāt like revving up?ā¦
My bike was a basket case when I got it, and one problem hid a multitude of others that I couldnāt see till the previous was fixedā¦
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I bet I could find a problem with your bike š
Iād start with why you have to run it without the thermostat š and why it was running at near 100ā¢c (which embarrassingly I thought was normal š¤« at the time)ā¦Things have settled down for me since I solved the head gasket blowing issue with the pilot jet. The thing is that Iāve done over 20,000 miles while it was missing and popping enough to blow the head gasket, Iām wondering what kind of effect itās had on the con rod or/and crank?! Maybe why my bike doesnāt like revving up?ā¦
My bike was a basket case when I got it, and one problem hid a multitude of others that I couldnāt see till the previous was fixedā¦
@SpookDog Well it's not stock is it. I'm running a ported Athena 170 kit, with aftermarket radiators and waterless coolant (notorious for raising the temperature). It would benefit from a lower temperature thermostat then it would be grand, but as it is it just takes a while to warm up.
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@SpookDog Well it's not stock is it. I'm running a ported Athena 170 kit, with aftermarket radiators and waterless coolant (notorious for raising the temperature). It would benefit from a lower temperature thermostat then it would be grand, but as it is it just takes a while to warm up.
Worst temp I had was when I was running lean, was using jets for my year bike, not the year carb. As soon as I upped the mixture it was fineā¦
Two strokes are still mysterious to me š ā¦I donāt think a lower thermostat wouldnāt solve anything (a working one would if the previous was bust). If the radiator (or 2 in your case?) isnāt dissipating the amount of heat generated in the cylinder, then the coolant temp will keep rising until it reaches the equilibrium that the rad can dispel.
Bigger, tuned engines donāt produce higher temps, just more BTUās~heatā¦
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Worst temp I had was when I was running lean, was using jets for my year bike, not the year carb. As soon as I upped the mixture it was fineā¦
Two strokes are still mysterious to me š ā¦I donāt think a lower thermostat wouldnāt solve anything (a working one would if the previous was bust). If the radiator (or 2 in your case?) isnāt dissipating the amount of heat generated in the cylinder, then the coolant temp will keep rising until it reaches the equilibrium that the rad can dispel.
Bigger, tuned engines donāt produce higher temps, just more BTUās~heatā¦
Does that make sense?ā¦@SpookDog Right, so if the engines producing more heat and the cooling isn't adjusted then it'll run hotter. I am running significantly more power than stock probably an extra 50% over the stock power. Plus the bike is a lot heavier than stock with the ally wheels and USDs.
A lower thermostat would definitely help, it's quite common on tuned cars to run lower temp stats to enable the cooling system to function correctly.
Since removing the stat the bike equalises perfectly at 60 degrees, just takes a while to get there.
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@SpookDog Right, so if the engines producing more heat and the cooling isn't adjusted then it'll run hotter. I am running significantly more power than stock probably an extra 50% over the stock power. Plus the bike is a lot heavier than stock with the ally wheels and USDs.
A lower thermostat would definitely help, it's quite common on tuned cars to run lower temp stats to enable the cooling system to function correctly.
Since removing the stat the bike equalises perfectly at 60 degrees, just takes a while to get there.
