RoddieJ Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 Not my kind of bike any more but anybody seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLm_L7EWcFYEye-watering tech into this bike.... But, who rides these things? Okay, okay... it’s rhetorical, I couldn’t help myself. Absolutely stunning bike [emoji1419]
sawystertrance Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 Fair question which occurred to me too but he answers it in the video. It's mainly bought by guys or teams who want to race although so many parts are changed it sort of doesn't make sense. But, eye-watering tech indeed. RoddieJ 1
Steven Knoetze (sk27) Posted March 16, 2021 Posted March 16, 2021 Fair question which occurred to me too but he answers it in the video. It's mainly bought by guys or teams who want to race although so many parts are changed it sort of doesn't make sense. But, eye-watering tech indeed. With an equally eye-watering price........ RoddieJ and sawystertrance 2
IceCreamMan Posted March 17, 2021 Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) Last bike I refurbed was a 63 Vespa 125 about 15 years ago. Getting nicely reacquainted with grade 0000 steel wool and autosol. ???? Honest toil. A little bit every day. No rush. Lots of parts are going to need to be rechromed/ painted/ powder coated etc. Edited March 17, 2021 by IceCreamMan
IceCreamMan Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 First week was spent trying to neaten the bike up. Wheels are pitted so probably will need some pro care. Tank will need respray and frame will need to be redone. It looks ok from far kinda thing. Friday arvie I did an oil change on the MT, just to put my mind at rest. Gunk came out and I filled it with fresh 10/40 cheap oil. It had not run since 1997. Removed carb and opened it all up. Float bowl had 2 mils of hard varnish like gunk from the crap in fuel. Soaked everything. Took the main jet out and could not see through it, but being a 65 I could not recall whether I was supposed to be able to or not. Last time I worked on a 50 was 1983. My eyes also not my eyes had back then.Soaked it plenty overnight in degreaser and prodded with thin copper wire and eventually the gunk gave and eureka I could see through it. Floats were good, needle moved nicely. Cleaned the carb as best I could. Took tank off ,rinsed with fuel. Bought cheap 2 smoke from tool station and put some in. Put carb all back together will need a carb kit and replace all the parts an gasket cos the gasket was not in good Nick. Carb kit is like 8 euro. Had a look at the reeds and they look good. Bear in mind the bike only has 12 000 miles on it. Put it all together and went out to buy fuel but got side tracked at my mate and watched rugby etc and anyway he said he wanted to be there when I tried to start it as his first 50 was an MT and we go back 30 odd years so I said cool. This morning he came round and went to garage. We looked it over a spoke bout the work I did on it. Turned ignition on 3 kicks no response. 4th kick a lil life an 5th kick it burst into life. Man, what a glorious feeling. Maslow speaks of self actualising and that moment was it. Rode it up an down the road. Goes over 30 quite easily so I think it’s already been derestricted and the exhaust bears the sign of having been cut so possible, 2 issues. Only runs with the choke out so will need to strip carb again but that’s fine and it also has a knock on the overrun now and again. I can’t tell whether it’s a bearing or fuel ignition issue. No vibration and does not happen under load. Will check bearings when I strip motor for painting. (Piston slap?) Lekker day. Steven Knoetze (sk27), Hairy, Andymann and 3 others 6
patches Posted March 21, 2021 Posted March 21, 2021 I watched these vids while on the bus this morning. Made me realise I pack WAY too much, even for a 3 day trip through comparatively developed areas. RoddieJ and Spokey 2
IceCreamMan Posted March 22, 2021 Posted March 22, 2021 I hear Alan from KCR passed away earlier today. Motorcycle accident. RIP. When Alan left SAA and bought the lil shop at the top of Kempton it was a dingy lil place. He then upgraded it and made it into a sparking showroom when he bought those houses in kepmton (forget the street name) dual carriage way road. Steven Knoetze (sk27) 1
IceCreamMan Posted March 22, 2021 Posted March 22, 2021 Ordered some parts from Holland for the mighty MT. 1 x exhaust system up to tail section.1 x carb kit 1 x extra jet 1 x inlet manifold2x inlet manifold gaskets1 x air filter couple of odd bolts Total 74 euro.... shipping +16 euro. I laughed... now wait to see if UK customs sting me... Prices are insanely cheap. Pattern parts so hope they are good. Hairy and Wannabe 2
Latent_Blue Posted March 22, 2021 Posted March 22, 2021 Oh man, I like Cafe racers... What I wouldn't give (1983 XJ750) IceCreamMan, Wannabe, Hairy and 1 other 4
the nerd Posted March 22, 2021 Posted March 22, 2021 Rode the V for the first time in maybe 18 months if not longer... smells like hot dust, but was good! Felt right! Hairy 1
sawystertrance Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Oh man, I like Cafe racers... What I wouldn't give (1983 XJ750)I grew up on a diet of Ogri and agree with you that they look great. I suspect, though, that reality of riding them in real life in traffic, wind, over bumps or even just a decent distance would be somewhat different. Especially for me with my pper body weight on my wrists. IceCreamMan 1
Hairy Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 I grew up on a diet of Ogri and agree with you that they look great. I suspect, though, that reality of riding them in real life in traffic, wind, over bumps or even just a decent distance would be somewhat different. Especially for me with my pper body weight on my wrists.and the big long streak of wet road dirt on your back after riding on wet roads Eddy Gordo 1
Latent_Blue Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 I grew up on a diet of Ogri and agree with you that they look great. I suspect, though, that reality of riding them in real life in traffic, wind, over bumps or even just a decent distance would be somewhat different. Especially for me with my pper body weight on my wrists.Very true... I suspect they fit into a very specific lifestyle/routine where you have the environment and time to enjoy them In the end, then it'll just be better to have more cycling stuff!
sawystertrance Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Oh yes. These bikes are really pretty and good for going local. Beachfront, coffee shop or some such but traffic is a killer so I think it would be an exercise in frustration. Pity we don't have an Ace Cafe. Business idea, perhaps? Latent_Blue and Zebra 2
IceCreamMan Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 I grew up on a diet of Ogri and agree with you that they look great. I suspect, though, that reality of riding them in real life in traffic, wind, over bumps or even just a decent distance would be somewhat different. Especially for me with my pper body weight on my wrists. I still call some people cahns....
Zebra Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Oh yes. These bikes are really pretty and good for going local. Beachfront, coffee shop or some such but traffic is a killer so I think it would be an exercise in frustration. Pity we don't have an Ace Cafe. Business idea, perhaps?I have thought - for some years now - that Cape Town could REALLY do with an ACE Café-type of establishment, not dissimilar to the Dairy Queen drive-thru's of my youth... I think Deus Garage/Cafe tried to do something SIMILAR (Bikes, Bicycles and Surfing), but suffer somewhat from no SIGNIFICANT car park out front - guys and girls want to watch/see their bikes, etc... Somebody, please, catering for cyclists, runners and motorbikes, so vintage display of all 3, and great, affordable non-poser grub!Chris sawystertrance and Hairy 2
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