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Just a question mainly directed to some of the older peeps! (Tho not exclusively) Did road salt during the āwinterā used to be so prolific and so much of a problem? I donāt remember it ever being an issue 25 years ago! Maybe it was youthful ignorance but I donāt remember any rust damage from road salt back then? Then again, the country never ground to a halt because of six inches of snow back then, did it?ā¦
The last twoāwintersā (I want to call them wet seasons! š ) have done quite a number to my little old bike š Iāve really noticed it since given it a clean upā¦ -
@SpookDog Well, if you had a Lancia it was rusting even in the hot climates.
I certainly think they are salting more now than ever. But whenever I use my bikes in the winter the one thing I do as soon as I get in is PTFE the exhaust and clean it off.
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Damn! I keep on having troubles getting my headstock bearings right! . The smallest adjustment means the steering is āwobblyā unless I go through the whole resettling process. Iām starting to wonder if my headstock & bottom yoke are true or notā¦
I really need a half decent bike stand thatāll let me remove the front end, or the rear swing arm, without having to order from Germany and pay import dues cause itās over Ā£130 odd!
Any recommendations that are based on personal usage would be appreciatedā¦I was trying to find this in the UK
But not having any luck š ā¦
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Damn! I keep on having troubles getting my headstock bearings right! . The smallest adjustment means the steering is āwobblyā unless I go through the whole resettling process. Iām starting to wonder if my headstock & bottom yoke are true or notā¦
I really need a half decent bike stand thatāll let me remove the front end, or the rear swing arm, without having to order from Germany and pay import dues cause itās over Ā£130 odd!
Any recommendations that are based on personal usage would be appreciatedā¦I was trying to find this in the UK
But not having any luck š ā¦
@SpookDog Easiest way is a MX bike stand which are also pretty excellent for chain adjustment, gearbox oil level, tyre changes etc. I always use this, then put a car axle stand underneath the boat anchor stock exhaust header pipe to raise the front but with your RH pipe you might prefer to get an assistant to push down on the seat whilst you adjust the headstock bearings:
Only thing you might want to do is cover where the bike sits with something to avoid trashing the frame tubes. I used old tyres on mine chopped up and pop riveted on, the carcass is pretty tough and what's left of the tread blocks grips the frame quite well even during one of my full scrub with degreaser/wallow in WD40 episodes.
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@SpookDog Easiest way is a MX bike stand which are also pretty excellent for chain adjustment, gearbox oil level, tyre changes etc. I always use this, then put a car axle stand underneath the boat anchor stock exhaust header pipe to raise the front but with your RH pipe you might prefer to get an assistant to push down on the seat whilst you adjust the headstock bearings:
Only thing you might want to do is cover where the bike sits with something to avoid trashing the frame tubes. I used old tyres on mine chopped up and pop riveted on, the carcass is pretty tough and what's left of the tread blocks grips the frame quite well even during one of my full scrub with degreaser/wallow in WD40 episodes.
If you say that theyāre usable for removing either the rear or front wheels, then thatās good enough for me š
I canāt keep on balancing it on a bucket of old cement and bricks while āfine tuningā it with a trolley jack (to stop it sliding off!)
It looks like I could fit some threaded J hook/bolts to clamp onto the foot pegs and hold it steadyā¦Cheers bud!ā¦
PS do you know of a motorcycle engineer locally that can check the true of a crank? Also TIG welding ally casings would be nice šā¦
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If you say that theyāre usable for removing either the rear or front wheels, then thatās good enough for me š
I canāt keep on balancing it on a bucket of old cement and bricks while āfine tuningā it with a trolley jack (to stop it sliding off!)
It looks like I could fit some threaded J hook/bolts to clamp onto the foot pegs and hold it steadyā¦Cheers bud!ā¦
PS do you know of a motorcycle engineer locally that can check the true of a crank? Also TIG welding ally casings would be nice šā¦
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If you say that theyāre usable for removing either the rear or front wheels, then thatās good enough for me š
I canāt keep on balancing it on a bucket of old cement and bricks while āfine tuningā it with a trolley jack (to stop it sliding off!)
It looks like I could fit some threaded J hook/bolts to clamp onto the foot pegs and hold it steadyā¦Cheers bud!ā¦
PS do you know of a motorcycle engineer locally that can check the true of a crank? Also TIG welding ally casings would be nice šā¦
@SpookDog No worries :+1: Not sure about crankcase repairs locally but Badfoot Customs on Mark PastyfacedlittleFuckerbergbook do some good work, I've seen them make good some vintage Maico cases which have been badly repaired previously and stuff like that.
G. Arnold Motorcycles in Khyber Road in Poole have a good reputation, he does wheelbuilding and two-stroke rebores so probably has the equipment to check a crankshaft although I've never used him myself. 01202 747405. Failing that PJME or Grampian Motors in Liverpool, not local but they've been at it for years
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@SpookDog No worries :+1: Not sure about crankcase repairs locally but Badfoot Customs on Mark PastyfacedlittleFuckerbergbook do some good work, I've seen them make good some vintage Maico cases which have been badly repaired previously and stuff like that.
G. Arnold Motorcycles in Khyber Road in Poole have a good reputation, he does wheelbuilding and two-stroke rebores so probably has the equipment to check a crankshaft although I've never used him myself. 01202 747405. Failing that PJME or Grampian Motors in Liverpool, not local but they've been at it for years
Cheers! Itās a shame that there are no reputable-prominent workshops within screaming distance! š„“
Iām getting kinda tired of living in a world that is in a state of constant decline.
Itās scary, all the insects have nearly disappeared already, ladybugs, ants, grasshoppers, wood bugs! Not to mention the pollinators! Bees, butterflies,ectā¦
Itās like the planet died and no-one told me! šµ
Oh well. Keep Calm, ect š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ -
Cheers! Itās a shame that there are no reputable-prominent workshops within screaming distance! š„“
Iām getting kinda tired of living in a world that is in a state of constant decline.
Itās scary, all the insects have nearly disappeared already, ladybugs, ants, grasshoppers, wood bugs! Not to mention the pollinators! Bees, butterflies,ectā¦
Itās like the planet died and no-one told me! šµ
Oh well. Keep Calm, ect š“ó §ó ¢ó „ó ®ó §ó æ -
Does anyone else have dodgy speed cameras near you? I have 2 villages near me that have āflashy signsā that say Iām doing 31-32mph, when my speedo says Iām doing 40! If I carry on down the road for a few hundred metres at the same speed I get a speeding ticket for doing 37mph! WTF?
Which speed camera do you trust? The one you can see, or the one that bills you?!ā¦Not only that (where I live) theyāve started putting mobile speed traps just between leaving the 30mph zone and the point 100-150metres down the road where it changes to 40mph! (This is 3-400metresfrom an existing camera!!!) Just where youād speed up. Itās a money trap! So fukin wrong. Iām not pissed cause I got my third ticket for doing 36mph. Iām pissed off because itās so obviously a money maker theyāve done it twice in the last week!
If it was an accident spot or a speeding problem Iād at least try to understand, but it so isnāt!ā¦Is this happening everywhere else in the uk?ā¦
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Does anyone else have dodgy speed cameras near you? I have 2 villages near me that have āflashy signsā that say Iām doing 31-32mph, when my speedo says Iām doing 40! If I carry on down the road for a few hundred metres at the same speed I get a speeding ticket for doing 37mph! WTF?
Which speed camera do you trust? The one you can see, or the one that bills you?!ā¦Not only that (where I live) theyāve started putting mobile speed traps just between leaving the 30mph zone and the point 100-150metres down the road where it changes to 40mph! (This is 3-400metresfrom an existing camera!!!) Just where youād speed up. Itās a money trap! So fukin wrong. Iām not pissed cause I got my third ticket for doing 36mph. Iām pissed off because itās so obviously a money maker theyāve done it twice in the last week!
If it was an accident spot or a speeding problem Iād at least try to understand, but it so isnāt!ā¦Is this happening everywhere else in the uk?ā¦
@SpookDog Sorry this has happened to you buddy, Dorset Police are notorious for mobile greed cameras and have been in the national press due to some of their locations actually putting the operators' lives at risk (would you want to spend an 8 hour shift sat in a van on a busy flyover?).
There's been a lot of activity on the Badbury Rings road lately, 2 short signposts installed under the trees and currently covered with bin bags. Lots of people speculating whether they're new cameras, speed limit repeater signs (possibly reducing the limit between Tarrant Keyneston and Kingston Lacy) etc.
Also Tarrant Keyneston is where that person put a sign outside their house saying "your speeding is your intention to murder" or some such twaddle. Certain types of people might be tempted to floor it past his house repeatedly, meaning he could end up being indirectly responsible for the death of one of his neighbours. It's not there any more, hope the police made him take it down. Civilian Gestapo can be very immature, the man obviously has a need to give everyone around him a state-sponsored kick in the bollocks.
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@SpookDog Sorry this has happened to you buddy, Dorset Police are notorious for mobile greed cameras and have been in the national press due to some of their locations actually putting the operators' lives at risk (would you want to spend an 8 hour shift sat in a van on a busy flyover?).
There's been a lot of activity on the Badbury Rings road lately, 2 short signposts installed under the trees and currently covered with bin bags. Lots of people speculating whether they're new cameras, speed limit repeater signs (possibly reducing the limit between Tarrant Keyneston and Kingston Lacy) etc.
Also Tarrant Keyneston is where that person put a sign outside their house saying "your speeding is your intention to murder" or some such twaddle. Certain types of people might be tempted to floor it past his house repeatedly, meaning he could end up being indirectly responsible for the death of one of his neighbours. It's not there any more, hope the police made him take it down. Civilian Gestapo can be very immature, the man obviously has a need to give everyone around him a state-sponsored kick in the bollocks.
I was wondering what the two posts were for. Thereās already a box on a post that Iāve no clue about, whatās another two?! š
I got my work stand today, it works perfectly for my needs, both wheels off the ground, cheers geezer! š ā¦ -
I was wondering what the two posts were for. Thereās already a box on a post that Iāve no clue about, whatās another two?! š
I got my work stand today, it works perfectly for my needs, both wheels off the ground, cheers geezer! š ā¦My front end still has a wobble/weeve at between 20-30mph. Itās very noticeable and only been happening since I adjusted the headstock bearings to eliminate the āclickā (dropping off curbs-forks free-falling, extending) that I always thought was caused by the old forks and worn bottom bushes. The click has gone but the weave has started. It feels like it used to when I had a badly notched top bearing/race. I guess Iām gonna have to strip it down again and check the top tapered bearing and race that I replaced the old worn one withā¦
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My front end still has a wobble/weeve at between 20-30mph. Itās very noticeable and only been happening since I adjusted the headstock bearings to eliminate the āclickā (dropping off curbs-forks free-falling, extending) that I always thought was caused by the old forks and worn bottom bushes. The click has gone but the weave has started. It feels like it used to when I had a badly notched top bearing/race. I guess Iām gonna have to strip it down again and check the top tapered bearing and race that I replaced the old worn one withā¦
Oh well š„“I actually think Iām gonna go back to round bearings on the top race. The only reason I changed to tapered was because the original was shot. I think the round ones might be easier to adjust to a finer degree than the tapered onesā¦
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I actually think Iām gonna go back to round bearings on the top race. The only reason I changed to tapered was because the original was shot. I think the round ones might be easier to adjust to a finer degree than the tapered onesā¦
If anyone has any kind of definitive opinion, please feel free to chime in š ā¦Turns out itās the bottom bearing thatās notchy. I donāt have a seal under the bearings. Anyone know the dimensions? š
As it turns out I ordered a new bearing a couple days ago but didnāt know the size of the bottom seal!ā¦Trials and tribulations! (whatever they are!)ā¦
EDIT Donāt matter, 35 x 55 taper bearing sealā¦
I never realised how impossible it is to set the headstock bearings when there is weight on them. With the bike off the ground and the forks removed I can really tell how much difference just tightening the top nut does to compress the bearings! I think Iāve got them set ok now, at least till the new bottom taper bearings and seal turns up!ā¦
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Turns out itās the bottom bearing thatās notchy. I donāt have a seal under the bearings. Anyone know the dimensions? š
As it turns out I ordered a new bearing a couple days ago but didnāt know the size of the bottom seal!ā¦Trials and tribulations! (whatever they are!)ā¦
EDIT Donāt matter, 35 x 55 taper bearing sealā¦
I never realised how impossible it is to set the headstock bearings when there is weight on them. With the bike off the ground and the forks removed I can really tell how much difference just tightening the top nut does to compress the bearings! I think Iāve got them set ok now, at least till the new bottom taper bearings and seal turns up!ā¦
Wish me luck, please!ā¦ -
Seal and bearings waiting to fit. Finally got a new genuine speedo cable, also got it routed the way it should be. Just need the plastic clip that secures it to the fork bottom š ā¦
Small are the Victories on planet SpookDog! š¾ ā¦
Iām going to be doing electrolysis on my petrol tank in the very near future. Just wondering if anyone has done it before? Should be fun š wondering if I can put POR15 straight onto the metal after, or whether itāll still need to be āetchedā
Iām guessing that surface area will be king when it comes to the sacrificial anode? Any ideas what to use? Those old steel combs?ā¦
A length of old shock spring?
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Iām going to be doing electrolysis on my petrol tank in the very near future. Just wondering if anyone has done it before? Should be fun š wondering if I can put POR15 straight onto the metal after, or whether itāll still need to be āetchedā
Iām guessing that surface area will be king when it comes to the sacrificial anode? Any ideas what to use? Those old steel combs?ā¦
A length of old shock spring?
Iām gonna give this electrolysis thing a good go on other parts as well. Old nuts & bolts, engine mount plates, gear lever, clutch cable mount, ect. Then try blueing them myself after to rust proof them. I donāt know why Iāve never though of it before. I did blueing at school but canāt remember if you need special oilā¦
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Iām gonna give this electrolysis thing a good go on other parts as well. Old nuts & bolts, engine mount plates, gear lever, clutch cable mount, ect. Then try blueing them myself after to rust proof them. I donāt know why Iāve never though of it before. I did blueing at school but canāt remember if you need special oilā¦
Cue the tumbleweeds!ā¦
@ 38200 miles and still no more reoccurring head~gasket aches! š I kinda forgot all about that particular nightmareā¦
Really need to re~evaluate the āto do listā
Got to find a local tig welder to do the stator side casing. Check the run~out/true of the new crank and start thinking about building the new engine for the Dtrā¦Also put the Tzr top end on, sand & primer the rusty spots, get some tyres and MoT the thing, so I have a road usable bike when I put paint on the Dtrā¦
& so much other shit that has been lost track of! ā¦
(I should really learn to write this shit down on paper, not keep wasting Callumās cloud or whatever it is. I just end up loosing the damn data tho!)
