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Post by cb250g5 on Aug 13, 2023 13:24:39 GMT 1
Yes, results are best described as variable. It's expensive to buy as well.
Does stop, or at least slow down, corrosion on stuff I've made for the workshop.
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Post by cb250g5 on Jul 15, 2023 18:49:27 GMT 1
I have 2
A '27 Super and a '28 Flyer.
The flyer will be at the LC club stand at Donnington in 2 weeks time, all being well.
It was also at Mallory today, but the wind has destroyed our tent, so we've decamped back home.
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Post by cb250g5 on Jul 6, 2023 16:15:29 GMT 1
I was out with a chap yesterday, with a new Enfield 411cc Himalayan. It makes 24.3 horses.
My 1980's SRX400 makes 33.
That's some lack of progress for 400cc 4 stroke singles.
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Post by cb250g5 on Jun 2, 2023 12:59:08 GMT 1
You couldn't be more wrong. Not masses of lever movement, but one finger braking, and more than enough power to do a stoppie, should such a thing be required. To be 100% correct I have an aluminium pistoned gold spot, not a blue, but pretty much the same brake. Interesting. Leaving my geeky spreadsheet aside, the blue/gold spots were originally used with a 14mm master for both calipers. When using a 14mm master for just one caliper, I would expect to have half the braking power. I wonder if the lever ratios were changed at the same time? Can you measure the TDR master? Not without taking it apart. I'll take a look over the weekend, see if it has anything embossed on it. I've had a variety of masters used with single colour-spot calipers on various bikes, always with 320mm disks, and this is the best setup I've found. I quite liked a suzuki one, with a remote reservoir, but the reservoir leaked a bit & meant I couldn't easily fit mirrors, so I binned that off. I still have my SRX 400 with the same disk and a blue spot, using the original master, and that works well, it's as light as a feather anyway, so well overbraked. My TDR used a silver spot caliper and the TDR master, and again it was fine, that had a Tokico 4 pot on it when I got it I think.
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Post by cb250g5 on Jun 2, 2023 8:07:19 GMT 1
And because I'm bored I decided to rate your brakes. No offense intended. cb250g5 : Single blue spot, TDR master. Poor overall ratio, I would expect it to feel wooden and have very little power, but that might be compensated a little by the large disc you have fitted. It might be worth trying a 11mm master from a YBR or YZF 125. You couldn't be more wrong. Not masses of lever movement, but one finger braking, and more than enough power to do a stoppie, should such a thing be required. To be 100% correct I have an aluminium pistoned gold spot, not a blue, but pretty much the same brake.
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Post by cb250g5 on May 29, 2023 13:47:36 GMT 1
I got the clear lines off Norbo . At least you can see if it's getting oil or not . Light blue touchpaper.... I also run clear lines. You can see if they have oil in them, you can't see if the pump is moving any towards the motor. I bought yards of the stuff years ago. It goes hard after a few years, so I just swap it out for some more.
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Post by cb250g5 on May 27, 2023 17:28:22 GMT 1
I'm running a single blue spot from my TDR m/c on the valve. Works great, on a 320mm disc. Also keeps the correct, obscure, Yamaha mirror mount.
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Post by cb250g5 on May 23, 2023 8:03:33 GMT 1
FWIW I've just paid £250 to have a Scott tank done, old liner out and a new one fitted.
I just couldn't find any chemical that would touch the old one, whatever it was, coming off the sides in flakes, but 1/4" thick on the bottom.
It's an odd thing, as it's built around the bolt on top frame tube. Has an integral oil tank too.
Chucking on a fire would be problematic, as it's soft soldered together. I'd be left with a jigsaw kit.
Occasionally you just need to pay up & hand it to the professionals, who can still get the good chemicals.
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Post by cb250g5 on May 11, 2023 11:01:14 GMT 1
I'm not sure it matters for steering head bearings really, but caged balls like this are a better engineering solution than crowded balls. If you think of them all pushed together, and rotating. The left hand side of one is touching the right hand side of the next one, but they are moving in opposite directions, so they rub against each other.
Like I say, not a big issue for steering head bearings, but my Scott big ends use crowded bearings, and there are reported issues of them skidding, if using modern oils, as the friction between the oppositely moving balls can be greater than the friction to the races.
I'd use this type in my steering head, if I couldn't find tapered ones.
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Post by cb250g5 on Apr 10, 2023 8:49:33 GMT 1
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Post by cb250g5 on Apr 9, 2023 22:20:02 GMT 1
I've converted to cables, using an early R6 LH switchgear, which has a somewhat nicer choke arrangement (IMO). Electrics were easy to sort as well.
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Post by cb250g5 on Mar 16, 2023 10:55:43 GMT 1
I still wear my Derri Boots, for tootling around in the winter. 100% waterproof & warm.
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Post by cb250g5 on Mar 13, 2023 11:02:32 GMT 1
Drill it oversize, tap it and make up a threaded brass bush, with a thread of your choice on the inside.
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Post by cb250g5 on Mar 12, 2023 18:33:26 GMT 1
BA threads are metric though.
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Post by cb250g5 on Mar 12, 2023 17:12:14 GMT 1
Why not M10? Seems likely considering the rest of the bike is metric. What's the bore on your master cylinder?
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Post by cb250g5 on Mar 10, 2023 10:33:23 GMT 1
Apart from filling the bearing full of swarf, I reckon that's not a bad job of prolonging the life of a worn out wheel.
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Post by cb250g5 on Mar 8, 2023 17:46:58 GMT 1
Well, me and my Valve are in edition 1. Never bought the mag, and after the shabby way they treated those of us who supplied LCs for edition 1, I can only say they got what they deserved. I'm sure Norbo will delete this post, like he did the others when I dared to criticise it in the past. I'm intrigued, what on earth happened? Mouse The LC club organised it. Thinking about it, it was my valve powered LC, not the valve, Looey has it now. We were promised a portfolio of the professional pictures that they took. Got nowt. Not so much as a cup of tea on the day. We were there bloody hours, the "photographer" couldn't get his kit working. At Brooklands, middle of winter. Just used side of a shed as backdrop, could have been anywhere. I hassled them about the photo's, & got sent a few low res ones. Absolutely pointless.
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Post by cb250g5 on Mar 8, 2023 15:22:56 GMT 1
Well, me and my Valve are in edition 1.
Never bought the mag, and after the shabby way they treated those of us who supplied LCs for edition 1, I can only say they got what they deserved.
I'm sure Norbo will delete this post, like he did the others when I dared to criticise it in the past.
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Post by cb250g5 on Feb 8, 2023 22:51:26 GMT 1
The Napier Deltic's make an awesome sound when starting up. Loads of clips on YouTube of that.
Never heard of the Jumo Diesel - very interesting.
I used to look after a Deltic, we had one as a generator engine. It was ex-British Rail, and we were supposed to hand crank the oil pump until the gauge moved, before doing a test run. Obviously we didn't bother. One set of main bearings later, we were supplied with an electric oil pump.
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Post by cb250g5 on Jan 11, 2023 13:04:58 GMT 1
I have a Scott tank that has a failed liner in it. Nothing will touch it. The ideal stuff is that chemical that used to be in Nitromors etc (methylene chloride), that's now banned. I tried soaking a flake I got out in every chemical people thought would touch it - nothing doing. I have taken my tank up to www.tankcareproducts.co.uk/ to be professionally sorted, as I just can't get the stuff to do it at home. I noticed that amongst the pile of tanks he has in the queue was a 31K tank.
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Post by cb250g5 on Jan 11, 2023 10:41:11 GMT 1
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Post by cb250g5 on Dec 20, 2022 17:01:13 GMT 1
Todays news is Martin Duffy has also died, and he's younger than me.
Saw Primal Scream at a festival in London a few years back, fantastic set.
Better get out & enjoy ourselves, who knows what is round the corner.
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Post by cb250g5 on Dec 9, 2022 11:30:33 GMT 1
I've got a DK stainless 4:1 system on the Z650. Can't knock it.
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Post by cb250g5 on Dec 1, 2022 13:20:28 GMT 1
I have the complete 2KR front end on my valve. You need to swap the tacho, as the little 4 pot revs to 17,000 and it'll make your engine feel inadequate not revving much past 1/2 way.
The speedo will work, but is geared for the 17" front wheel of the FZR, I kept the wheel, so mine is OK, you may find it reads out a bit.
All the F2 bits swap in with minimum work. I also have a box of left over bits, if you can photo what plugs you need etc.
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Post by cb250g5 on Nov 12, 2022 17:18:48 GMT 1
I've had the locknut on the pressure plate loosen off, then it wound itself in & out with vibration, giving a different clutch travel each time.
The only time I found the clear clutch cover useful, a 5 minute fix, without draining water & oil.
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Post by cb250g5 on Oct 15, 2022 8:49:25 GMT 1
I remember seeing him take the engine out of a Wartburg. Can't find the clip anywhere at the moment. I seem to think it was a series he did about cars he'd owned in the past.
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Post by cb250g5 on Sept 29, 2022 16:14:07 GMT 1
My 1977 Z650 runs just fine on E10. I wouldn't leave it in unused for months on end, but as a regular rider it's fine. Same with the 2 strokes.
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Post by cb250g5 on Sept 7, 2022 16:39:18 GMT 1
Wartburg, a 3 cylinder 1,000 cc watercooled 2-stroke car.
I loved them. Not the best of fuel though, and pre-mix only.
Best bit was the free-wheel clutch, once you set off, no need to press the clutch again, as soon as you lift off the throttle the clutch disengages - solves the seizing up at 80 on the motorway when you lift off issue.
Really well screwed together & built with many good ideas. As they came from cold climates the radiator grill was like a Venetian blind that you could open & close from inside the car. One of mine was an estate. Open the rear hatch and there was a complete spare set of lights in the door openings, so you could carry a long load and leave the door up.
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Post by cb250g5 on Sept 7, 2022 15:29:08 GMT 1
For instance at the speed, revs and gear used to measure emissions you could cut the fuel to air ratio right down and pass your test couldn't you Mr VW? Don't knock Mr VW. They sent me a cheque for £1,700 for a Golf that was given to me, gratis. On the downside, by 35,000 miles it needed a new engine block, but I PXd it instead. Genuinely the worst car I've ever had, and I've had 2 Wartburgs. In 35,000 miles both rear wheel bearings borked, it let enough rain in through the rear hatch to rot away the wiring to aerial amps, disks were all changed, air con emptied, etc etc. Final straw was the block cracking at the back & it losing water steadily. I may have forgotten to mention this to the dealer who took it in PX. I'm sure they just auctioned it anyway. Wouldn't have another VW product, if I had to use my own £.
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Post by cb250g5 on Aug 27, 2022 15:21:17 GMT 1
The plastic ones are no good if you do turning on a lathe & pick up the wrong set... the melted jaws were a sight to behold.
If you do want decent quality kit, Mitutoyo are the way to go, but they don't pass the cheapness test.
I do have a set of slip gauges, none of my calipers are accurate to 0.1mm in a repeatable manner. Horses for courses.
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