So Close!...
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Fux! I wish I’d known that before I buttoned it all up!
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I’ve been on a bit of a tight deadline with it, weather wise. Not to mention the strange noises I’ve been ignoring coming from my existing engine. I can’t wait to do an autopsy on it!… -
A little tip for people like me who have to ‘apply’ bearings with a hammer and ‘drift’
Use a jubilee clip to hold in place whatever tool you are using, in my case a screwdriver…
Make sure it’s clear of the bearing, especially the race. It allows more of the force to be applied downwards, without worrying so much about slipping and destroying the roller~race. It makes the blows less ‘tentative’, more effective. It really makes a difference…
If you have a suitable tube then ignore me!
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I just bought the stearing stem bearing tool.
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Just trying to muster energy to strip down for the new motor. Poor old frame hasn’t been tret well by three winters worth of road salt!…
Fuxin surface rust everywhere. I dread to think of inside the tubing. I need to get it dipped and coated professionally this spring-summer…
I’d like to have a different frame to work on really, If anyone knows of a usable frame for sale, please let me know.
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@SpookDog It's not about money, it's the act of having to keep going there. You should have seen the state of my bike when I got it back from them last time. UTTER MONKEYS! Dangerous it was to ride home. And the response "Yeah it would be!" It was fucking sound when I gave it to you 'ya cunts!
Anyway, fuming to say the least. And dude! I live a VERY cheap life. Don't smoke, don't drink, don't do drugs (like my coffee), don't drive, don't ride my motorbikes (I cycle/run everywhere). I don't go on holiday and I eat baked beans most evenings, not literally but the cheaper the better. What's the result, a few shiny bolts come pay day. If you examine any photo I take of my bikes, they're usually in the same spots. So I pinch every penny for my addiction.
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Woah there Tiger! I didn’t mean to hit a nerve! Honest!
️ peace!…
I’m getting there! I hate working in the damp though! Everything is filthy. I’ve had to scrub up my hands four times already!…
PS RE frames are different aren’t they?…
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@SpookDog They decided that the rear wheel wasn't centralised in the swinging arm on my DT, so they fabricated a new rear wheel spacer. This threw the alignment out and when they realised that it would need the front wheel spacers machining, then a new bracket for the caliper being made, they gave up and gave the bike back. It was completely unrideable. Anything over 30mph caused the bike to swerve uncontrollably. I had to ride it back 10 miles below 30MPH. I got it home and the chain had zero slack in whatsoever. I was lucky the rear bearing didn't collapse.
The rear wheel wasn't centralised in the rear arm, true, but it was inline with the front wheel and the front and rear sprockets were aligned. The wheel being central to the swinging arm is irrelevant. The bikes been in this configuration for 10+ years. I threw my original spacers back on and got an MOT else where. They charged me over £100 for the "Privilege". Needless to say, I'm sour about the whole experience. I've been going there years, albeit they've never touched any of my bikes.
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I decided to check out the expansion tank overflow, that vents into the left side of the frame.
The black shniz and a load of water/coolant came out. It’s still spewing out steam when I heat it!
It’s obvious it’s blocked up at some time, but I dread to think of the damage that could happen over time! It goes right down to the 1&1/2 inch main tube that ties the frame together…There’s no way I’m using the fuxin frame as an overflow again! 18 inches of rubber pipe will be my next ‘upgrade’!
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It’s not supposed to be pretty, though it’s be nice if it was!
It just has to get me through this salt season until I can get it blasted, galvanised and coated properly, along with the rest of it!…
I’ve got 2 cans of smoothrite, wish me luck, please!…
I hope this dry spell lasts…
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By 2028 it'll be MOT/Tax exempt 
