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Posted: Tue Aug 5th, 2008 07:04 pm |
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jamie.s wrote: iand wrote: what are your plans for it?
Same as the honda, strip down, repaint, refurb of parts etc.
Jamie, isn't it pretty much up together, running and low mileage? As your/ Dad's only running road bike, why bother? On the other hand, given the speed at which you work, it shouldn't take you long! 
I don't want to discourage you but surely other projects would be more rewarding? Possibly even in a financial sense? Are you not tempted to get into restoring classics as a (hopefully?) profitable hobby?
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Posted: Tue Aug 5th, 2008 07:28 pm |
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Velton wrote: jamie.s wrote: iand wrote: what are your plans for it?
Same as the honda, strip down, repaint, refurb of parts etc.
Jamie, isn't it pretty much up together, running and low mileage? As your/ Dad's only running road bike, why bother? On the other hand, given the speed at which you work, it shouldn't take you long!
I don't want to discourage you but surely other projects would be more rewarding? Possibly even in a financial sense? Are you not tempted to get into restoring classics as a (hopefully?) profitable hobby?
The Er needs new fork seals and the fork legs cleaning, the swing arm and frame are rusty as hell, the lad before me has done 10k in all weathers over the past 2 years and has never washed it..
And to top it off the bike is kept out side uncoverd in the Rain
All the ally is really corroded, it needs a good strip down ,clean up, repaint and refurb of certain parts, and it should only take a few weeks at the most to do
He hasn't even cleaned the carbs,he said to me "they need doing as its starting to run a bit rough" I said to him that I wasn't supprised. ! hahaha.
Like he said,it won't pass an mot in the state it's in, but won't take much work to get it sorted.
And it only has a month or so mot so I migth as well get the work done asap, it has 12months tax so if I coulf leave it till the winter it would be better but from what he has said I don't think I will be able to.
I have got to repaint the tank ,seat and fairing on the new bike that I have got for him next week too.
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Posted: Tue Aug 5th, 2008 08:16 pm |
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bloody hell jamie you dont hang about do you,
i have a bantam and a kawasaki in need of paint jobs, if only you weren't so far away!
mind you to be fair the kawasaki i want painting in the new paint scheme in my head (think elanor from gone in 60 seconds) and its only the batman mudguard which needs doing, but i have to work and playing with the bikes always seems to come last on the list at the weekends! (after riding them atleast )
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Posted: Wed Aug 6th, 2008 01:57 am |
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| Well, keep us informed about the Kwak rebuild then, Jamie.
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Posted: Wed Aug 6th, 2008 01:59 am |
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Velton wrote: Well, keep us informed about the Kwak rebuild then, Jamie. Will do , went to pick it up the other day but he was out so will be the 16th before I can get up there next.
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Posted: Wed Aug 6th, 2008 02:52 pm |
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jamie.s wrote: TheMightyGusset wrote: jamie.s wrote: Think I'm going to fit a standard swing arm as the shorter wheel base will make it handle better.
The back wheel is really "scittish"
Considering your size I wouldn't have thought 'skittishness' would be a problem !
in any event a shorter swinging arm is likely to make the problem worse, not better.
Or did you mean 'Scottish' ?
It feels like the back wheel is jumping over a few inches when cornering, allthough I know it's not REALLY that much at all, maybe a few mm.
Nothing thats to bad to put up with, I do ride off roaders and an old crappy Ariel after all.
it sounds to me like youve a bearing problem eitherin the rear wheel or the swingarm bearings. if the back feels like its hopping about, you may have a bit of play in one or more of the wheel bearings. or else a bearing or spacer missing. does it have a bearing in the cush drive? is it ok, and does it have a spacer in there.
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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 09:38 am |
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jamie.s wrote: ............the sus hardly moves any way.
so are the shocks wound up to the max or bearings siezed as suggested above? a solid back end might make it 'skittish'... ?
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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 02:56 pm |
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NeilD wrote: jamie.s wrote: ............the sus hardly moves any way.
so are the shocks wound up to the max or bearings siezed as suggested above? a solid back end might make it 'skittish'... ?
The swing arm bearings are fine, the shocks just dont move much, Don't know why, one might be a bit stiff or even siezed, need to try another pair on there when I get time.
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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 03:13 pm |
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iand wrote: bloody hell jamie you dont hang about do you,
i have a bantam and a kawasaki in need of paint jobs, if only you weren't so far away!
mind you to be fair the kawasaki i want painting in the new paint scheme in my head (think elanor from gone in 60 seconds) and its only the batman mudguard which needs doing, but i have to work and playing with the bikes always seems to come last on the list at the weekends! (after riding them atleast)
Been to the cinema recently Ian ?, think something may be on yr mind here
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Posted: Thu Aug 7th, 2008 10:08 pm |
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i quite often call it a batman, check my other posts and you'll see!!
but yeah i have been to see it, was a good film but a little over hyped, bit long too!
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Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 01:00 am |
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seems I'm not the only one with silly little honda Race reps:
Ebay link
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Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 04:29 am |
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Gorgeous!!!
gimme gimme gimme!!!
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Posted: Sat Aug 9th, 2008 12:33 pm |
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jamie.s wrote: seems I'm not the only one with silly little honda Race reps:
Ebay link
YUCK!
its almost like yours jamie but somehow nowhere near as balanced & pretty to my eye.
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Posted: Sat Aug 23rd, 2008 11:44 pm |
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For sale
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Posted: Sat Aug 23rd, 2008 11:49 pm |
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That's a surprise, Jamie.
I thought you had plans to race it?
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Posted: Sun Aug 24th, 2008 12:14 am |
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I want to buy geenys Matchless G5 and fit a jap bike engine in it
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 01:55 am |
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Well, it's been bid up to £103, seems it's going then, aslong as I make enough to buy greenbats matchless G5 I'm happy
Cost £8 to list it on ebay, not to bad I suppose.
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 05:54 pm |
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£136....
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 08:05 pm |
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£300, That must be some one messing around, they can't be a real buyer can they ?
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Posted: Mon Aug 25th, 2008 08:18 pm |
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You got a bargain and worked magic on it - can't say I'm surprised by £300 
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