Is motorcycling allowed?

[Headshot]

2 minutes ago, Hairy said:

How far off do you think you are before she is rolling down the road?

Not entirely sure - I am hoping for the end of the year at the latest, but a lot depends on finances and how long it actually takes to reassemble/get running. I need to get quotes for repainting side covers, front fender/nose and the enormous fuel tank(s). Hairy you referred me to someone a while back - can you recall who it was and their number?

[IceCreamMan]

52 minutes ago, Headshot said:

My DR Big restoration has moved on a teeny bit with the servicing of the front caliper. I managed to get replacement seals from Suzuki South but ran into an issue with a very stuck piston. After much prizing out of old outer seal, spraying of a variety of toxic substances and the reconnection of the master cylinder and bleeding of the system, it came out quite easily. The caliper is now clean and has fresh pads and rubber. Its also been pained silver since the pic was taken. 

The air filter on the bike had been cobbled together out of new paper and the old top and bottom caps glued together with way too much epoxy -  it didn't fit properly as you van imagine but luckily I was able to find an original Suzuki replacement. 

I also drained the oil and fitted a new filter and cleaned the gauze trap underneath. The oil filter housing had destroyed threads - hamfisted mechanics using big tools? It had also had gasket compound smeared all over the ancient looking O-ring, some of which had found its way into the filter... After a thorough clean and a new O-ring from Suzuki I refitted the cover using longer socket head bolts - an old trick I discovered with a mtb stem bolt that stripped - and it has worked perfectly - so far. The drained oil looked relatively good and I did not see any metal fragments in it...

Love home maintenance and repairs. Belong to an RF Facebook group and it’s all old toppies and me. I learn so much from them. 
 

And I also belong to a duke/Rc 125/200/390 page. Full of young folks like me and I get a lekker gevoel when some of the youngsters do their own ****. Most don’t though. Working on engines is a dying art. 
 

I was speaking to my lighty the other day. He needed something from my tool box and I said wait I will get it. Then he says why am I so protective over my tool box and why don’t I trust him? Well, I tell him. My tool box has 41 years of history and tools that I have collected over the years. I only buy top class **** and some of the stuff I can trace back to my 50 cc days. So we go through it and I tell him one day you going to inherit these tools and tool box. He says cool dad. And I could see in his eyes he was genuinely impressed. Not like a teenagers roll of the eyes cool.

 

[Hairy]

23 minutes ago, Headshot said:

Not entirely sure - I am hoping for the end of the year at the latest, but a lot depends on finances and how long it actually takes to reassemble/get running. I need to get quotes for repainting side covers, front fender/nose and the enormous fuel tank(s). Hairy you referred me to someone a while back - can you recall who it was and their number?

Autocraft https://www.facebook.com/AutocraftbodyworksCPT/

or even @BogusOne for bikes.

[Hairy]

1 minute ago, Hairy said:

Autocraft https://www.facebook.com/AutocraftbodyworksCPT/

or even @BogusOne for bikes.

screen grab from googlemaps

[Spokey]

The baby Honda (‘75 400F) has not been run in 18 months. I had installed new front brake pads with a new calliper from David Silver in UK. On tightening it all up the wheel was immovable. I have managed to shave off some of the after market pads, that was a lesson in face masks and glasses! Anyways, wheel turns, brakes bled,  fresh fuel and oil, ready for a spin………waiting for a rain free day and dry roads!

[WaynejG]

1 hour ago, Spokey said:

The baby Honda (‘75 400F) has not been run in 18 months. I had installed new front brake pads with a new calliper from David Silver in UK. On tightening it all up the wheel was immovable. I have managed to shave off some of the after market pads, that was a lesson in face masks and glasses! Anyways, wheel turns, brakes bled,  fresh fuel and oil, ready for a spin………waiting for a rain free day and dry roads!

Man I love those slanted header pipes. They always looked more slanted than other 4 cylinders 

Edited April 11, 2023 by WaynejG
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[Hairy]

8 hours ago, Headshot said:

Not entirely sure - I am hoping for the end of the year at the latest, but a lot depends on finances and how long it actually takes to reassemble/get running. I need to get quotes for repainting side covers, front fender/nose and the enormous fuel tank(s). Hairy you referred me to someone a while back - can you recall who it was and their number?

Do you have time to fit one of these in before you are done.

 

[Spokey]

10 hours ago, WaynejG said:

Man I love those slanted header pipes. They always looked more slanted than other 4 cylinders 

I do have the original pipes. They need a little TLC for some dents. They are double walled while this aftermarket one from David Silver Honda is single pipe hence the discolouration. 

[Hairy]

Just a snap shot of a quick pitstop from my weekly ride to Stellies...tomorrow I have the unfortunate pleasure of having to ride all the way out to Kalkbay and back for work ....

[Hairy]

[Thug]

I see that Triumph have an end of season clothing sale with up to 50% discount. 
 

 

[WaynejG]

My lunchtime view and mode of transport 

[IceCreamMan]

18 hours ago, WaynejG said:

My lunchtime view and mode of transport 

Where is that? Looks very very familiar. 

[IceCreamMan]

So my Ready to Race Binder wannabe RC390 refused to start. Diagnosed a dead cell on the battery. 8 months old. Exide too which is a good brand. And I ride it often even in winter. 
 

go scouring through my KTM documents. Battery not included in warranty. Order a battery online , should arrive this afternoon. Maybe just a dud , let’s hope so. Ordered a yellow Motobatt. 58 quid including delivery. 

[WaynejG]

2 minutes ago, IceCreamMan said:

Where is that? Looks very very familiar. 

Barnacles in Beach View Port Elizabeth. Also part of the Ironman cycle route.

[IceCreamMan]

1 minute ago, WaynejG said:

Barnacles in Beach View Port Elizabeth. Also part of the Ironman cycle route.

Ahhh that’s why I recognise it. Looks a lot more pleasant when I ain’t on my bicycle kakking off. Used to go to PE often on holidays. Have a good mate. Used to go out to Beach view a lot. Also the Buff was out there a few years. 

Edited April 17, 2023 by IceCreamMan