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Post by supermoto57 on Jan 18, 2019 22:02:38 GMT 1
I take my hat off to you dusty,your attention to detail ,and workmanship are second to none that looks awesome .well done looks spot on as usual 👍👍
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Post by jon on Jan 19, 2019 10:28:25 GMT 1
I’m also using these forks in my twin spar YPVS hybrid.
I like them too, and thought they’d be something different.
By the sounds of it by the time I get it on the road they’ll be common LOL.
Jon
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Post by marrcel on Jan 19, 2019 11:18:33 GMT 1
I really like that front end, I'm wondering what it would look like on my RZ500 Phil Nah, what you need is a nice clean fazer 600 front end. Couldn't possibly guess who has one 😉 In all seriousness it is a really nice front end Dusty Steve Even a fazer1000 43mm works for me in my 31k. So why not on a 500? Preload damping compression and rebound i am happy. Not as perfect as Dusty’s. But hey that is a top job👍
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Post by Dangerous on Jan 19, 2019 11:54:33 GMT 1
Another FANTASTIC job Dusty. I love seeing your builds.👍👍
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Post by dusty350 on Jan 25, 2019 19:32:32 GMT 1
Cheers Dangerous Mixed fortunes with the wiring this week. Fitted the loom that came in a carrier bag with the rolling chassis. A new battery arrived this week and some new wiring from Norbo; 20190124_150431 by dusty miller, on Flickr So connected it all up, turned the key, and....nothing ! I had to get technical with it, which meant lots of "wiggling of wires" ! So, I find the fuse box is decidedly dodgy, plus no horns, no tail light or stop lights, no neutral light on the dash, and an intermittent oil and high beam on the dash. The orange hybrid has a better condition loom sat in a cupboard, so I took the loom off this bike and fitted the substitute. A better fit for some reason (both are genuine), and I actually made a few improvements as I was doing it. I've now got lights and a rear stop light - front master didn't light up the stop light, so suspecting the little switch underneath, I swapped it for the orange bikes switch and it works Oil light on the dash is good, pass switch works, horns work. Still no neutral light but there is a wire broken in the block which is the blue neutral wire, so will have to try and fix that. Oil pump has gone off to Arrow for him to work his magic, and I got all new oil pipes and clips from Norbo. I bought some 31w carbs from Shaun some time back - he rebuilt them to 31k spec and they are ready to bolt on. I did buy some bigger pilots from Allens though as they seem to work better on the Lc engine. Blocked off the vaccum spigot first; 20190125_153843 by dusty miller, on Flickr I bought new airbox rubbers from Norbo, so fitted those next; 20190125_154058 by dusty miller, on Flickr And I find it easier to fit the carbs if you "peel" the rubbers back on themselves to give you some room - carbs fit really easily if you do this; 20190125_154155 by dusty miller, on Flickr 20190125_154533 by dusty miller, on Flickr Once the carb is in, just peel it back again, and fit your hose clip; 20190125_160522 by dusty miller, on Flickr I bought some silicon overflow hose off ebay and fitted that. Same process with the other carb; 20190125_165850 by dusty miller, on Flickr Getting there now. Need to fit the throttle cable, and buy a chain and fit that. Once the oil pump comes back I can fit that and the lines, and then hopefuly fire it up Dusty
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Post by donkeychomp on Jan 25, 2019 23:05:50 GMT 1
Surprised both looms are a different size but at least you got most of it working mate. Those overflow pipes set it all off nicely!
Alex
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Post by oldbritguy on Jan 27, 2019 2:14:49 GMT 1
Once again an absolutely cracking job Dusty. I am about to start a full resto/rebuild job on a 31k I have fallen heir to so hope to start a thread like the ones you and Panzermatt have done recently. (Got the tools now lol) It is a collection of all the parts parts left over from my brother's hybrid and some bigger bits and pieces gathered from here and there. Loads still missing as well. No two parts are bolted together so a clean canvas to start. Non matching numbers also so not going to be concourse but hopefully a nice one in the end Just waiting for a nice day to get everything spread out in the garden for some pics then game on. J
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Post by dusty350 on Jan 27, 2019 15:28:46 GMT 1
Hi Alex Looms are the same size but I suspect the one that came with the bike has been badly routed back in the dim and distant past, and it really doesn't want to bend to the places it needs to be in. My other loom is better in that respect so I've used that instead. The Lc's are getting on for 40 years old now, and been through the hands of many owners over the years, with varying standards of servicing and care. With many of the parts on a bike, you can see and measure wear/damage, but the loom can hide all sorts of nasty repairs/damage, thanks to the fact they are taped up. An old loom certainly isn't pliable anymore, and tracing faults in a loom can be a time consuming nightmare ! Looking forward to your build Oldbritguy Always interested to see builds from scratch, and the beauty of a hybrid is there are no rules !! Dusty
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Post by 1966baz on Jan 27, 2019 18:30:59 GMT 1
Just looked through it all Dusty,cracking job as ever. Just working out how I can fit some nice gold spots to my 3xv forks on the Marsbar. Probably will be an NK job to make up brackets. Cheers.
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Post by morgy on Feb 7, 2019 14:58:27 GMT 1
That is looking really good!!!
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Post by reggieperrin on Feb 11, 2019 16:16:49 GMT 1
Looking amazing Dusty. Just be careful with the overflow hoses.. Silicone and petrol doesn't mix, they'll swell and come off quite quickly. You need the black rubber, clear plastic or Tygon tube for petrol..
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 11, 2019 22:00:19 GMT 1
Hi Reg I hope that won't happen. I bought it listed as Samco overflow hose ! I will keep an eye on it.
Dusty😉
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Post by reggieperrin on Feb 11, 2019 22:04:29 GMT 1
hmmm. Samco do coolant hoses though not fuel hose. I have about 100 metres of clear silicone here, I never use it on petrol as it turns to jelly within weeks. Harder plastic or Tygon is the stuff.
Try it by leaving a bit immersed in petrol in a cup for a few days, they may have formulated it specially but if it's silicone, I doubt it.
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 11, 2019 22:14:30 GMT 1
Hi mate Cheers for that👍 I will try some in some petrol and see how it goes. Cheers mate
Dusty😉
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Post by 4l04ever on Feb 11, 2019 23:20:32 GMT 1
It may be water overflow pipe...
You can also use Viton tube.
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Post by dusty350 on Mar 2, 2019 13:19:59 GMT 1
Spoke to Samco at the London Bike show, and the silicon hose is indeed only good for cool water ! Maybe I mis interpreted the ebay ad ? No problem, I will order some different, fuel safe hose. The lack of a neutral light meant I had to start pulling connectors apart again - not easy with the loom routed on the bike. I think there must be a break somewhere in the loom, so the easiest thing to do was prove a new wire from the switch on the engine casing up to the clocks would work the idiot light, which it did, so I then routed a new wire up to the clocks/headlight bowl. Fiddly and time consuming but done now and I have a working neutral light The oil pump is away with Arrow, but comes back next week, so with that in mind I fitted my new throttle cable; 20190302_095934 by dusty miller, on Flickr I bought new oil lines from Norbo, so have fitted those - just need to attach to the pump when it's fitted; 20190302_112449 by dusty miller, on Flickr Just need new overflow pipes and set it all up, and then she will be ready to fire up - hopefully later next week. Then fit a chain, MOT, and all done (barring any issues of course !!) 20190302_113040 by dusty miller, on Flickr Dusty
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Post by donkeychomp on Mar 2, 2019 23:24:08 GMT 1
Where did you get the throttle cable from Dusty? I am very wary of the eBay one and the Yambits ones are just as poor.
Alex
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Post by dusty350 on Mar 2, 2019 23:25:23 GMT 1
One of Norbo's Jap made pattern cables - very good quality and a lot cheaper than genuine Yam ! Dusty
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Post by donkeychomp on Mar 3, 2019 0:28:51 GMT 1
Ta! I will get one from him.
Alex
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Post by dusty350 on Mar 3, 2019 10:45:48 GMT 1
I think they are about £30 from Norbo. A genuine Yam item is now about £90 !! Dusty
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Post by tony1964 on Mar 4, 2019 18:28:46 GMT 1
Looking good Dusty
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Post by dusty350 on Mar 7, 2019 8:55:37 GMT 1
Cheers Tony Oil pump arrived back from Arrow yesterday - better than new 20190306_131728 by dusty miller, on Flickr Brilliant job, as always, cheers Gary So that was fitted last night with the new lines, new shim on the end of the drive shaft and 4 new clips. Litre of Castrol in the oil tank and I'm just waiting on new overflow pipes - today hopefully; 20190306_190931 by dusty miller, on Flickr Dusty
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Post by dusty350 on Mar 8, 2019 9:55:43 GMT 1
This bike now lives !! Fired her up for the first time last night. I did take a video which I would love to upload, but I've tried 6 times on Flikr now, and although it says it's uploaded, it hasn't Anyway, the new fuel proof overflow pipes arrived yesterday, so fitted those and hooked up the remote fuel tank. Kick, kick, kick and nothing After checking a few things it was obvious I had no spark on either cylinder. I've got Banshee coils fitted, and I wanted to eliminate them as an issue and the wiring that I made for them, so I fitted a mint Lc coil that I had and wiring went back to standard. Still no spark. So next was change over the CDI for a spare that I had. Sat it loosely on the frame and plugged it in and both plugs developed a nice blue spark ! Put them back in and it fired second kick. Pipes sound lovely ! Got to fiddle with carb settings a tad - got her idling nicely after a few minutes but it was dark by now so will sort in daylight. So I will clean up and paint the working CDI and fit that. Add coolant, buy and fit a chain and fit the new petrol tap to the tank and it's finished, barring any tweaks. And I will persevere with Flikr !! Dusty
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Post by oldbritguy on Mar 8, 2019 10:06:40 GMT 1
Brilliant stuff Dusty
Always a big moment firing up a rebuild for the first time, pure magic.
Final straight ahead now for the finishing touches and yer off!
Still gathering bits for the 31k but should start assembling soon. (ish)
John
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Post by rostrumorhospital on Mar 8, 2019 11:06:23 GMT 1
Really nice indeed, its obvious the pride you take in building a bike - looks the business, well done and enjoy!
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Post by Tobyjugs on Mar 8, 2019 13:17:06 GMT 1
Nice one Dusty👍👍👍
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Post by Yogi on Mar 8, 2019 19:05:47 GMT 1
Hi Dusty You’ve done your normal brilliant work again whilst I’ve been hibernating indoors building Looks perfect of course,not that I’d expect any less from you I’ve found that Flickr has changed lately and not for the best, persevere with it mate it would be nice to here it running Atb Matt
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Post by philmill on Mar 8, 2019 22:19:46 GMT 1
Thats one top notch build, really good. I hope might is half as nice!
Phil
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Post by donkeychomp on Mar 8, 2019 23:20:15 GMT 1
Nice one Dusty! I'll have to pop over and see it in action!
Alex
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Post by mouse on Mar 9, 2019 8:56:38 GMT 1
That is fantastic Dusty, bike looks really good and different, well done. Expect to see you out on it soon!
ATB
Mouse
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