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Cheers buddy, I'd searched and just turned up gibberish that confused me even more, but once I ignored all the threads claiming the pulley rotates clockwise for PV opening, and set the cables back as they were supposed to be (1-2, 2-1) it all made sense again - it must turn anticlockwise viewed from the LHS to open it couldn't work the other way! Anyhow, it's all up and running and I've fully re-dressed her and given her a wipe over and a run up and down the road. All seems well enough but it feels like the PV opened more and earlier before I tore it down and serviced it, I think it had been adjusted from the normal peg-in-hole alignment perhaps, but it's al good enough for now and if I want to tune it a bit differently for preference at least I know what I'm doing now! Time to ride it some more whilst I think about sorting my carb tune properly down the line. 🙂 Cheers Calum!

Thanks Calum.

A tyre/rim chart I have says up to 80/90-21 is ok,90/90-21 is what I will put when I change tyres.
Don't remember where but someone fitted that size to 1.60-21 rim and had no problem.

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@HOTSHOT-III Cheers buddy yes that's the thing - the box is in good nick, I just ripped the lock tab off. I could try and make something up, but it'd be a shame as the bike's currently all original/unrestored.

Thanks again!

Shaun.

Gorgeous color scheme!

@FloWolF

Apart from a lot of shame and embarrassment?

I had to call my (lovely!) Siss to bring out some petrol cans, empty the tank on the side of the road, nip to the garage and refill the tank. Started second kick.
The massive plumes of white smoke cleared up in less that a klick! 🙂

It was a place I’d never been to before and all the hoses were black (BP?) I saw the ‘supreme’ and fuxed up!

But it was my fault, not the bike. If anything it was a trooper for getting me 2 miles down the (unwalkable because of flyovers) dual carriageway before ‘puffing’ out!
I use my mirrors more now! 😜 💨💨💨

@FloWolF

Once you start getting crap in the carb, it can only come through the tank. I can’t run my bike for any length of time without an inline filter. Getting a decent quality small one is the problem…

@HOTSHOT-III

Thanks.

Well that's not on the cards at the moment, I spent all my funds buying the bike and getting it on the road heheheh.

I'll likely see if I can borrow my buddy's garage, prop it up in there and do the full tank and plastic off job to get it off then I can clean it and refit more at my leisure. Will also give me chance to drain the tank and check the tap filter, but to be honest 32 years old or not, this hasn't been used much and appears well looked after so that's probably all quite clean.

I used to love doing shit like this, I'd dive right into an engine blind/no books or internet and tear it down and rebuild with basic tools, but I'm fooked now, body rather beat and enthusiasm almost dead and buried, heheh.

Cheers again!

@Calum

Don't be sorry, I think it looks great too, it's just they aren't my colours and they're way louder than I am.

However I've ridden the bike and now, and immediately realised I actually couldn't care less what it looks like. 🙂

Cheers!

@SpookDog OK, thanks!