So what have you done with your triple/Bike/life this week?
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Karl
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Re: So what have you done with your triple/Bike/life this we
Thanks for that, Roadriders it is then.
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MickTriple
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Re: So what have you done with your triple/Bike/life this we
The old workshop has stopped behaving like a cold storage unit finally so I managed to split the crankcase ( with some trepidation if you've seen previous pics of my "barn/swamp find ).The crank area is a real mess,how on earth its accumulated so much crap is unreal,luckily the gearbox and clutch area are pristine thankfully.Why is it common to always butcher off the left barrel and leave it all exposed to the elements ? Also seems the l/hand exhaust goes missing along with the points/cdi unit plus the super rare side panel
DKs did have a crank in better nick for a reasonable £70 which needs a bearing at least,not too bad for them.Hope you like the gory pics
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Avon Roadriders fitted today


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Thought i would post a pic of what i have been up to, not much progress really but it was in several boxes and not labelled up, the frame was a mess etc. etc. doing loads of cleaning....
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2 steps forward - 2 steps back ......
The J1T nearly lives!
Good progress on Saturday, until I put some oil in the gearbox - I swear it came out the bottom as fast as I put it in the top! So footrests off, kickstart off, carb off etc - turned out the hole centres in the pattern gasket were off and as a result the gasket moved and distorted. No excuses. Dumb of me not to notice. Any way I happened to have some more gaskets so cleaned it all up, (decided to use a bit of gasket goo thus time as well) and put it all back together. It's fine now.
Finally got round to painting the silencer black, having decided it's past re- chroming, but with the freshly re-chromed heat guard and reasonable chrome on the down (up?) pipe I think it looks pretty good with the chrome over gloss black.
So exhaust system on, half a gallon of 33:1 in the tank, and it's ready to start. Half an hour later and I'm still kicking the little B......tard! It has run for 2 or 3 seconds at a time but not responding to the throttle yet. I think it would go with a push but it's too late now, so next weekend will be D day.
Bit disappointing as no reason why it shouldn't fire up: good spark, timings spot on. New crank seals and rings, only one way to fit the disk valve. Fuel in the ultrasonic bath cleaned carb. New plug. If it had been multiculinder I think it would have caught. Bit odd though as normally my fresh engines fire up after a few kicks.
The J1T nearly lives!
Good progress on Saturday, until I put some oil in the gearbox - I swear it came out the bottom as fast as I put it in the top! So footrests off, kickstart off, carb off etc - turned out the hole centres in the pattern gasket were off and as a result the gasket moved and distorted. No excuses. Dumb of me not to notice. Any way I happened to have some more gaskets so cleaned it all up, (decided to use a bit of gasket goo thus time as well) and put it all back together. It's fine now.
Finally got round to painting the silencer black, having decided it's past re- chroming, but with the freshly re-chromed heat guard and reasonable chrome on the down (up?) pipe I think it looks pretty good with the chrome over gloss black.
So exhaust system on, half a gallon of 33:1 in the tank, and it's ready to start. Half an hour later and I'm still kicking the little B......tard! It has run for 2 or 3 seconds at a time but not responding to the throttle yet. I think it would go with a push but it's too late now, so next weekend will be D day.
Bit disappointing as no reason why it shouldn't fire up: good spark, timings spot on. New crank seals and rings, only one way to fit the disk valve. Fuel in the ultrasonic bath cleaned carb. New plug. If it had been multiculinder I think it would have caught. Bit odd though as normally my fresh engines fire up after a few kicks.
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Fitted new forks stanchions to my long term KH250 - ready for its MoT 
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I managed to get a decent set of H1f exhausts from the States a few weeks ago.
I took them to be re chromed ,3-4 MONTHS, waiting list. ffs.
I took them to be re chromed ,3-4 MONTHS, waiting list. ffs.
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Who's that with Gaz?
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Johnnymoped wrote:Who's that with Gaz?
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Mot for Mini man Chris Special H1! Bling Bling.
I took my H2C. Decided not to take a picture as Chris bike made it look so rough!!
I took my H2C. Decided not to take a picture as Chris bike made it look so rough!!
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Always busy there Gary - worth the wait though.Gary557 wrote:Johnnymoped wrote:Who's that with Gaz?
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Re: So what have you done with your triple/Bike/life this we
Just about finished my S2. Looks very nice, runs and sounds great


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Looking good Pete well done.
How's the A7
How's the A7
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It still looks beautifulg6mow wrote:Looking good Pete well done.![]()
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VERY nice Pete,Another quality resto

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I went out for a ride on my red 500e after getting it uk registered and preparing it to be used as it hasn't been on the road for many years. It is a absolute joy to ride. What a machine.
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Re: So what have you done with your triple/Bike/life this we
Been out riding most of the weekend, the getting pissed in a pub with some bike nutters for the evenings, sounds just like a Rally dunt it?
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GREAT pics Graham

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malc87 wrote:GREAT pics Graham![]()
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It's been a busy weekend in and around the man cave, installed Dot5 brake fluid, one of my bikes had what appeared to be a water and sludge mix in the master cylinder, fitted a rack( for my sandwiches ), a gps mount, for finding my way out of the county, and with a lot of help from Haggis, got my big Zed purring, it's got to go though as it's not a triple
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