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Posted: Sat Sep 22nd, 2007 11:30 pm |
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With any luck you'll read all about it...
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Posted: Sun Sep 23rd, 2007 01:33 am |
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did everything go to plan?
is it rideable?
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Posted: Sun Sep 23rd, 2007 10:31 am |
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Yes, all according to plan, including eight hours of heavy motorway traffic in a van. Rideable? It should run when the battery's charged, but the brakes, suspension and bearings/bushes are all pretty shot.
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Posted: Tue Sep 25th, 2007 11:03 pm |
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Got the old bus running today - battery charged, old petrol blown through and new plugs: hell's teeth, I haven't seen plugs that bad for a long time. Proves that they didn't sneakily prepare the bikes before the JOG to LE ride, I guess, because those plugs have been in there for many a year. One was seized to its plug cap, fer chrissakes...
Gave her a test run - the good news is she runs and rides very well under the circumstances. Engine, gearbox and final drive fine (although zero clearance on the valves by the sound of them. Tsk tsk.), suspension and frame bearings/bushes not nearly as bad as had been suggested - I'll be replacing them anyway though. Braking efficiency zero, speedo u/s, throttle cables sticking, but in the main ALL GOOD, and a great basis for a special.
I have photos of the old plugs, Si...
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bignige
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Posted: Tue Sep 25th, 2007 11:40 pm |
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good to hear it.
seems strange about not changin the plugs. went to BSD? didnt it for a carb kit etc
get them pics posted
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Chiara
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Posted: Tue Sep 25th, 2007 11:50 pm |
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bignige wrote: get them pics posted
Yes please. I wanna see the bike's progression from turd to treasure.
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Posted: Wed Sep 26th, 2007 06:09 am |
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Chiara wrote: bignige wrote: get them pics posted
Yes please. I wanna see the bike's progression from turd to treasure.
Might steal BIKe's thunder.
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Posted: Wed Sep 26th, 2007 06:49 am |
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Yes, it might! I'm cool with snippety pics and blog stuff, if anyone's interested... but we'll save the chapter and verse for the mag!
Also, Paul – I'll get those bits in the post... keep hassling me and I'll get round to it. Also – what's your address? Can you email me. Ta.
Um... I forgot to show you the state of the rear disc – I'll take a pic and post it on here. Later.
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Posted: Wed Sep 26th, 2007 07:22 am |
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SiH wrote: Yes, it might! I'm cool with snippety pics and blog stuff, if anyone's interested... but we'll save the chapter and verse for the mag!
Also, Paul – I'll get those bits in the post... keep hassling me and I'll get round to it. Also – what's your address? Can you email me. Ta.
Um... I forgot to show you the state of the rear disc – I'll take a pic and post it on here. Later.
Yes to all.
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Chiara
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Posted: Wed Sep 26th, 2007 08:00 pm |
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karTER wrote: Chiara wrote: bignige wrote: get them pics posted
Yes please. I wanna see the bike's progression from turd to treasure.
Might steal BIKe's thunder.
Ah... I didn't realise:
PaulR wrote: With any luck you'll read all about it...
meant in the pages of the mag. Nice.  In that case, I'll look forward to the bike's well documented transformation in the magazine.
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bignige
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Posted: Thu Jun 26th, 2008 06:19 pm |
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bump
any news?
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Posted: Thu Jun 26th, 2008 08:47 pm |
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bignige wrote: bump
any news?
I wish. I think Si H and Chippy have been too busy this year to come down for the stage 1 photos, which means the project can't move on to stage 2.
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Posted: Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 07:47 pm |
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hmmm and no response on here
u have my permission to move to stage 2
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Posted: Thu Jul 3rd, 2008 06:50 pm |
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OK Nige, thanks - can you send me the V5?
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Posted: Mon Jul 7th, 2008 11:40 pm |
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hmmm BIKE's lack of interest is curious.
missing v5. ho hum.
can u apply for a new one?
publish and be damned!
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