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Frankfurt-Beesa
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Posted: Mon Apr 9th, 2007 06:30 am |
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Guten Apetit JP, I'll be in the shed later sorting out HPs little personality problems.
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Posted: Mon Apr 9th, 2007 06:58 am |
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| Good luck in the shed, I'm sure it will be a minor fault that is easily sorted.
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Posted: Mon Apr 9th, 2007 06:46 pm |
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had a little sleep after my nightshift, then decided to pop out for half an hour to watch a Spitfire displaying locally... this turned in to a decent couple of hr bimble on the Guzzi..  also cleaned up the starter button on the Trumpet, so hopefully that will now 'do what it says on the tin' (or button!)
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Posted: Mon Apr 9th, 2007 06:54 pm |
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Yayyyyyyyy refelted the shed, now hopefully it will be waterproof till the next force 8 gale comes along. Hopefully tommorrow I'll finish the workbenches and shelves and get the tools etc back in thus freeing my larger shed. Hope you all had a good easter
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Posted: Mon Apr 9th, 2007 07:26 pm |
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Out all day on me ole T Bird,
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Posted: Mon Apr 9th, 2007 07:41 pm |
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Just been for a midnight run on Beesonda. Lovely but still a little hot (around 33degrees) but with the night air I stayed quite cool. Sometimes I feel I could ride her for ages. Wondering How far I dare take her tomorrow. WOndering if I should ride her to Bangkok on Friday...
Going to sleep soon... its 1.40am.
'night all. 
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Frankfurt-Beesa
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Posted: Mon Apr 9th, 2007 07:59 pm |
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I fixed HodgePodge, broken wire from ignition switch to Boyer Box.
Started first kick .
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Posted: Mon Apr 9th, 2007 08:00 pm |
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nala wrote: Out all day on me ole T Bird,
I used to have an ol' T Bird but, with it being the 90's and all, I had to call her my secretary
Denise, IF you are still out there, I miss your white and gold nautical emblazend lambswool attire.
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Posted: Mon Apr 9th, 2007 08:17 pm |
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My day is just starting but yesterday, I fixed a flooding problem on my Suzie (T350). It's maiden test ride happened a couple days ago when enough snow melted. Since then, I've had several 3 mile or so test hops to sort it out. It's more roadworthy than I had expected. Brakes seem pretty weak but I'm not sure if that's normal or they just need to bed themselves in more.
The carb leak developed "out of nowhere." I figured a hole in the float or a bad needle valve or some junk jamming the valve open. Opened it up and found a burr on the float where the pin goes making the float sticky and not swing freely.
This bike has been such an honest, straight forward thing to work on.
FB, glad you got the electricity thing sorted and that it turned out to be an easy fix.
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Posted: Tue Apr 10th, 2007 07:45 am |
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Yesterday I walked up the local "mountain", bloody hard climb, but thankfully concrete steps all the way up to an observation platform which gives a fantastic view over to Hong Kong. Didn't have the crabs, maybe another day, had chicken cooked with piles of red chilli ( ) and steamed eggplant, very tasty! Today is raining, so will do some wandering about of shops again.
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Posted: Tue Apr 10th, 2007 08:26 am |
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It's a hard life you lead JP , glad I don't have to work so hard.
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Posted: Tue Apr 10th, 2007 08:54 am |
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Frankfurt-Beesa wrote: It's a hard life you lead JP, glad I don't have to work so hard.
I manage!
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Posted: Tue Apr 10th, 2007 10:09 am |
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First bloke iv'e known that wants crabs Jess
Oh and Jess!, theres a bloke on another site with a Fordson Tractor for sale £600-800,needs to get rid quick ! its out Norwich way ?.
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Posted: Tue Apr 10th, 2007 11:26 pm |
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| been out on a club run this evening on the Thruxton, about 13 bikes attended a run of about 30 miles around the eastern mendips and Frome area,lovely warm evening the season has now got under way with a couple of runs in the week and something on nearly every weekend,great bikes attending this evening,50s 350 Bsa,roadrocket,guzzi lodola,sr650,couple of hinkley Bonnies,Bmw,lovely old hand change Sunbeam,amongst others.getting out on your bike,thats what its all about
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Posted: Wed Apr 11th, 2007 04:54 am |
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Done noffink yet appart from make coffee. it's 10 to 6 and the cat is already getting on my nerves.
Oh well, my new jets arrived yesterday, wonderful postal service, 10 days from Reading to Frankfurt, I could have walked over there and got 'em myself and saved the postage.
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Posted: Wed Apr 11th, 2007 05:08 am |
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| Mornin' FB. That shot of coffee ought to get you perkin'! Did you get bigger or smaller jets? Will you get them put in after work today?
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Posted: Wed Apr 11th, 2007 05:22 am |
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I got 3 pairs of smaller main jets and a pair of smaller idle jets
The jets in there now are: Main 130, idle 50
The new ones are : Mains 115, 120 & 125 Idle 45.
Originally the carbs were on a Moto Guzzi V7 Sport 750, I spoke to the guys at Dellorto UK and they made the size recommendation. She was running a bit too rich at idle so smaller jets were deffinitely in order.
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Posted: Wed Apr 11th, 2007 05:37 am |
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I've tinkered with the idea (and wondered about getting) an EGT for helping to nail down things like that. But they're expensive and seem to vary in quality/performance. Plus, the sensors need to be put in a hole in the header  . And the EGTs I've looked at are pricey.Last edited on Wed Apr 11th, 2007 05:37 am by TailspinTommy
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Posted: Wed Apr 11th, 2007 05:46 am |
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| I'm planning on just getting a colourtune kit as that's usually enough to set the carbs up. I have a set of vacuum gauges but colurtune allows you to see the actual burn so you can get the mix right.
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Posted: Wed Apr 11th, 2007 05:54 am |
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Frankfurt-Beesa wrote: I'm planning on just getting a colourtune kit as that's usually enough to set the carbs up. I have a set of vacuum gauges but colurtune allows you to see the actual burn so you can get the mix right.
That's the first time I've heard of it. I just googled it and read some...what a good idea being able to look right in the boiler room! I must read more.
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