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Post by JonW on Sept 14, 2023 1:39:52 GMT 1
very nice.
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Post by JonW on Sept 14, 2023 0:27:17 GMT 1
Love it! I hope someone sympathetically restores it as it is, ugly and 80s... or does something else. Either way they need to do quite a bit of work before they run it again. That front mudguard cage is a classic, not seen one for ages. Useless but also cool Also.. the whole workshop has a good 80s vibe as well with the girlie calendars etc. lol
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Post by JonW on Sept 14, 2023 0:23:00 GMT 1
I quite fancy doing Route 66 on a bike, perhaps when I retire but NOT on a Harley 😎 R66 is great, but... its not always easy to find the actual old 66 if you wanted to be a stickler for doing the correct (debatable) route as some areas the roads have been changed. To get the most you defo need to do quite a bit of research but it is worth it. That was the first USA roadtrip i did and i would recommend it as there was quite a bit to see and you get the changing environment as you travel, from Chicago and the lush green states through deserts to the coast. We also did side bar trips along the way with Santa Fe and Tucson, all in all we took a month and it was 10,000kms. A superb trip.
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Post by JonW on Sept 13, 2023 16:27:54 GMT 1
love it!
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Post by JonW on Sept 13, 2023 7:13:00 GMT 1
I love a good road trip but maybe im getting old, im more excited by doing it in a fast car with luggage and supplies in the boot and hotels to stay in... getting old... yeah... maybe...
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Post by JonW on Sept 13, 2023 7:04:45 GMT 1
My 2 year service is due next month. It will be about 8k kms by then I suspect. Weve been away a bit and using the train more n more. With insurance renewal (landed this week) up 33% and fuel hitting $2.50+ this week Im starting to wonder if I dont just need a shitbox runabout instead, hmm... lol 0 I'll be looking for another dealer i think. My 'must go to dealer' (according to the local Fb GRY community) has turned out to be a damp squib. What was great 18+ months back when they had a dedicated GR tech isnt what it was. He was very up on the GRY having been involved in the 'first 500bhp' car that got built in Aus etc. But cos he was an achiever he became assistant service manager by the time I had my 1yr service and at 18months he was running the service dept. He had no time for talking or looking at my car, so basically this dealer became GR Tech-less just like so many others and it was just serviced by the apprentices - not what Toyota Aus promised at all. At 18months they bent one of my mudflap brackets so it touched the tyre on hard turns and blamed it on me when they put that right since i took it back... and worse still the promised call from Toyota 'in a few weeks' never came. No one was interested in my gearbox issues and so Ive just decided to drive around the less than new car noises it makes from 1st to 2nd when the car is cold and forget about it, it is getting better... or im caring less lol. Anyway, time for dealer no.3... Congrats on joining the retired community Chris! Oh... and Edited to add, i still love driving the GRY. Its fine round town, but as soon as you punch it out of the city its amazing, so solid and powerful and yet feels light. Its really hard to say how good it is as its better than the Evo and Stis and other cars of its ilk really being modern as well as lightweight. Even on motorways its been a joy now that ive sorted the wind noise which was coming from the edge of the window seal by the mirror. On motorways 7L / 100km is easy to get. Considering whats on tap in the engine bay, thats mental really.
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Post by JonW on Sept 13, 2023 0:35:27 GMT 1
Hi Jon and all, so today went out to a local bike cafe with the rd, 30 degrees plus and it behaved perfectly, I adjusted it hot on Friday and it seems to be behaving, just a small amount of slack but nothing like what I have seen, do you think the clutch plates needed bedding in? I remember it doing it when the original clutch was in but I only ever adjusted the lever cold. So quite happy with it today, any changes I will let you know. Thanks for all your ideas and assistance. Everything wears in, not least wear components, but not like what you had going on. Glad its getting better tho, does sound like youre fixing it somehow with the work
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Post by JonW on Sept 13, 2023 0:30:19 GMT 1
Looks fantastic Steve! Well done m8!
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Post by JonW on Sept 13, 2023 0:27:28 GMT 1
That or a slabbie mate. It's a fair old trek from my place to that place! Alex Steve embarked on JOG trip on a SR125... Bill's ridden a C90 across most of the UK... Ed March rode the world on a C90... just sayin...
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Post by JonW on Sept 13, 2023 0:25:52 GMT 1
Whose bike was it that was white jap spec with tzr front rwu twin disc and rear end ? Yours sorry matts reminds me of that. For my money that and 7up are the two coolest lc’s going. Maybe wrong but a white LC hybrid with TZR running gear was my inspiration. Can’t find any photos of it now. Jon Defo true, I cant find the thread but weve spoken about that a few times over the years. It was a beauty. I reckon youre right too Jon that its better that it gets Matt's stamp to avoid you feeling loss. I'd feel the same.
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Post by JonW on Sept 12, 2023 14:48:30 GMT 1
Great travel tips Jon. Not been there but I have been to Tokyo once, so maybe a similar climate? I'd class it as fantastically insane. Alex Ahh Tokyo... one of my all time fave places in the world. Climate much the same, yes. A lots of similar cultural things shared with S Korea, but Japan is a bit more serious about decorum etc. Insane... yes... but less so these days. I say that as most people now speak some English. Also most cities have bright lights and screens all over the place so it feels less full on that it used to, but depends on where you live i guess. ...but for me (and you i suspect) it still has amazing charm and if a person has never been then I say that they should 100% go there. I'd go back tomorrow if i could, tho i rank Seoul as 'very similar' now that ive been.
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Post by JonW on Sept 12, 2023 14:44:35 GMT 1
Sounds good Jon Honestly we are all at an age where some of us are happy to push the boat out and expand our horizons. I’m off again to South Africa in November ( hopefully) family friends have a lodge in Kruger so v excited and as said previously I’m desperate to do a train then bike trip around India. Grandfather spent years there between the wars with the Royal Berks and I’ve some amazing pics. 👍 I am a big fan of travel, Ive been doing it all my life. Grew up abroad following my old man around and never seemed to settle... apart from when I got to Aus lol... Tho Ive still always spent money to travel cos i love eating new food. Spicy and tasty is what i crave and new is always better than what Ive had before. Travel gives me that and Ive been lucky to have jobs and a partner who let me. Seeing how other people live and broadening the mind; its what we were designed for I reckon. I know a few folk on here have travelled more than I have and Im sure they will agree that the world changes and what was is now gone and new replaces it. A good example of that is Hong Kong. I know it changed when we gave it back to China, but in the past 5 or so years what was once a tourist heaven is fading fast in those years. Question is do you visit now before its just another part of China? Ive not been for 10 years and i think i'll feel its changed too much and not for the best. I sort of want it to stay the same, so maybe I'll just leave it as my memories... hmm... thats sad for the locals tho. Lots of head offices have left now as well so the buzz in the evenings will be different as well.. hmm... Other changes in the past decade even have been good. Comms like data connections have helped navigation, apps have made life easier, education has helped with more people abroad speaking English and technology has meant that things like the overly complex Japanese rail system with multiple companies now operates basically on one simplified ticketing system. 15 years back that was a nightmare to work and the workers spoke zero English. Now they do, now the ticketing works how you think and now we also have instant conversational translation apps like Papago*. Sounds like youve some great trips planned Tim, good on ya. A few years back a friend of a friend wanted me to accompany him on a Royal Enfield ride across India which he had found online. it looked a good trip but I wasnt a fan of the deal. I dont know if he's done it yet. He's an ex bike cop so happy on any bike and any situation so I bet he has. * - I did have an amusing incident when I wanted some more rice last week in South Korea in a crowded place. I spoke clearly above the (very loud) din into Papago 'can we please have some rice?'. I was about to let the waitress read the Korean translation Papago provided, but my wife asked to look at the screen... lucky she did. Papago had misheard me and thought i said {drumroll} 'can we please have some guys?'... yeah... classic. luckily easy fixed, but always check if you speak into an app lol.
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Post by JonW on Sept 12, 2023 14:31:51 GMT 1
Interesting read. I've spent a few weeks in China & Thailand on separate occasions, but have thought before of Seoul as a destination.. You'll find Seoul quite a bit cleaner and more modern, depending on where youve been in those places. More expensive as well but not silly exy.
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Post by JonW on Sept 12, 2023 13:44:06 GMT 1
Hmm... rare that an LC CDI dies, id blame the coils. 40 year old capacitors though? Other electronics from around the same time has big problems with caps. If you buy a BBC micro from around 1983, the first thing to do is replace all the electrolytics. People don't even bother testing them because they are virtually guaranteed to have gone. I'll get my oscilloscope out and see what's happening when I get a chance. In the meantime, a modern CDI seems like a good idea whether it's the cause or not - just for peace of mind if nothing else. I agree in principal... but, its rare with the LC CDI. Start a poll on here and ask who has had one fail perhaps? LC2 83/4 CDI... yep loads, but not so much the others. Also worth asking who has had a Zeel/Iggy fail... if you want stats that is.
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Post by JonW on Sept 11, 2023 14:24:47 GMT 1
Today was 2nd go round of paint stripper and pressure washing the 2 coats of 90's Dulux oil based house paint off an LC wheel Im going to refurb... Here is a pic from before i started of the various layers... the Original black and diamond cuts still lurk deep under the multi layers of teenage dreams of white rims lol
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Post by JonW on Sept 11, 2023 14:21:56 GMT 1
Pushed it about 1/2 a mile home after trying to go to work on it Pretty sure it's an electrical problem because it just cut out. Probably the CDI unit because I tested all the coils when I was putting it together. 40 year old capacitors tend to go a bit wibbly, so it's quite likely. Hmm... rare that an LC CDI dies, id blame the coils.
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Post by JonW on Sept 11, 2023 9:08:13 GMT 1
I know we are not a travel forum, but Veg's info on South Africa went down well so I figured I should add that if you are considering visiting Seoul, then... you should Absolutely Go! Not least as from the UK, like Aus, you are one of the 22 countries thats getting around the ETA system for this and next year : www.k-eta.go.kr/portal/board/viewboarddetail.do?bbsSn=149899 <-- this saves the cost of the online 'visa', just like a USA ESTA. its not much but every little helps as a supermarket once said... Anyway, why go? Its really safe, just like Japan people leave things like mobile phones, laptops and handbags to save seats in food courts and coffee shops when they walk up to order. yes really. No one steals them. Its really safe, even the really drunk people are happy drunks. Its really safe, the metro is easy to use, well lit and the people are helpful not weird and avoid eye contact or oggle you with a leer. Its really saf... oh you get the idea. lol Its really easy to get around, the metro is easy to use and they have a card you get that you load money on. Its very simple to use but very complex. My advice is to get Naver maps app and use that with a Data Sim - about £20 for 10days. Google maps dont work there btw. The food is amazing. If you like Asian food, you'll enjoy it. If you like Spicy food you can get it how you like, not dumbed down for westerners etc Food ist that exy unless you want it to be (or you buy fruit... like Japan this is crazy money). Ordering is often done on screens and there is an ENG button or (sigh lol) an American flag to get words you can actually read/understand. Beer is cheap, local is good too if you like lager. Soju (kind of like Sake, maybe) is not my thing, Makgeolli is a young brewed half way house between beer and soju in alcohol content that's a lot like fizzy milk and very very very cheap. Worth trying those, just to say you have, then go back to beer lol The locals love to drink... often you enter a restaurant in a locals area and the blokes from work are staggering and waving their arms about in discussion, its like 15mins before closing on a Friday in the UK lol. The tables are chock full of empty bottles of all sorts or Makgeolli, beer and Soju. Its a happy experience tho in those places, no one bothers anyone else... and they serve fantastic food too. Oh and if you need anything you push a bell and a waitress appears, you only need to get up when you break the seal... The city is pretty flat but does have some hills of course, but its easy enough to avoid them if you dont like walking up n down. It is really walkable tho and you defo should walk there... we averaged 18k steps a day. Western Credit Cards work well there, well ours did... their cash is simple to understand if not and there are cash machines around. Coffee is good-ish... not as good as Aus, but decent (In case you didnt know, Aussies are very fussy about coffee). ie better than America - but where isnt?! lol Toilets are plentiful, unlike say France, Vietnam (which is Asian France as Im sure you know after all those years of colonialism) and others in the EU. They are also clean and very few are asian style, ie hole in ground. In fact everywhere had western loos and most of them are Japanese electronic style like robots if you know what they are like. Airport is about 1 hour from the city and cheapest is also best to get into the city, all stops metro. Well signed and simple to get tix. Easy peasy. Getting through customs was super quick. about 20mins with luggage collected! unlike say LA or Sydney which can take hours on a bad day... or the fast boat to Macau, yeah never ever do that... Airport is decent when you fly out too, lots of eats and some are not rip offs. Lots of shops too, tho most are silly high end stuff. Who on earth buys a Louis bag or gets their name added to the Rolex wait list at an airport?! Lots to see and do. Pretty decent war memorial with English texts and lots of food markets to explore. Youtube is full of youtubers with good info. All in all... a great place to visit. Easier to travel around and less cultural rules to break than Japan, less dirt than China/Vietnam etc its almost as clean as Singapore etc.
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Post by JonW on Sept 11, 2023 8:53:49 GMT 1
Superb! Well thats decided the engine part of the build then Bill.
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Post by JonW on Sept 11, 2023 5:53:45 GMT 1
Have a good read around in the builds section on here and you'll soon see what is required to various front and rear ends.
As Matt says, for the RGV its easy as NK has the kit.
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Post by JonW on Sept 11, 2023 5:52:12 GMT 1
I cant comment on the KX100's but putting YZ85s in a 29L / IXH engine was an immediate improvement over the standard (basically a 4L0 set) according to the owner of the bike I did them for.
Is there an OEM fibre reed that fits the 4L0 cage? ie like the banshee reed fits the 31K cage.
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Post by JonW on Sept 11, 2023 2:27:59 GMT 1
Silly question.. I assume the spacer is fitted at the the carb ends?
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Post by JonW on Sept 11, 2023 1:58:23 GMT 1
To be honest while it seems not a simple project at the outset if looking at it it gets easier when you think it through.
ie. it cant be that hard to copy the dimensions from the ypvs and then lazer cut some thick alloy plate and thread it...
...and cut out a few more and sell em... Then there would be an instant 'kit' for those wanting to do it.
Simply buy the plate from whoever cuts em and get your local engineering shop to mill off the existing top and weld on the new and then cut it back flat if you make the plate a bit thicker then you can mill it etc.
The bit im keen to see is the PVs on the Athena.
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Post by JonW on Sept 11, 2023 0:18:30 GMT 1
As above kx 100 ones in mine. holes enlarged to 9mm and fit straight on. Been saying this for a few years now. Glad someone was listening 🤣 {tries to commit this to memory...}
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Post by JonW on Sept 11, 2023 0:18:04 GMT 1
To fit 31K or YZ 80/85 dampers, the inlet duct must be widened. In general, it's imperative to apply aluminum paste to both external faces. P.S. Sorry for the inconvenient translation. I think the amount that needs to be removed depends on the cylinder, on the 250 ypvs that i did it was almost nothing.
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Post by JonW on Sept 10, 2023 14:03:14 GMT 1
Must almost be handover day?
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Post by JonW on Sept 10, 2023 10:16:45 GMT 1
Ive always thought yz85 is the closest for the YPVS 250 and the LC but know others have used different ones.
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Post by JonW on Sept 10, 2023 7:49:12 GMT 1
I agree. I also love that these are working machines, not fair weather bikers with the latest tackle. These are people keeping their machines running any way they can.
It reminds me of when we were younger. Few of us could even contemplate a car, let alone a new one and certainly not one that had the performance a shitty old bike did. We rode em for every task, in all weathers.
There is something much cooler about a modded bike kept on the road with a bit of bush mechanic'ing than buying another new one from a dealer etc.
Sadly I didnt see that many bikes. Seoul isnt like Vietnam or places like that. Plus we were in the middle of the city hence the Porsche every 3rd car (the others were all Hyundai and Kia, no Japanese cars to speak of which is weird when you come from Aus lol). Most of the bikes were near the markets and the cheaper parts or town really... other than the uber eats pickups of course.
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Post by JonW on Sept 10, 2023 7:44:05 GMT 1
Yep, I know your stance on the company. its just that these are actually a good product.
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Post by JonW on Sept 10, 2023 3:07:13 GMT 1
So, Ive been on my travels, this time to Seoul, South Korea. Most bikes there are scoots with the odd modern sports bike or Harley occasionally thrown in and others are boring looking Chinese style mid range boring looking things, probably made locally and brands I didnt know but dont want either lol... but almost none are standard. Ohh mods?!?!? well yeah... Many of these are delivery bikes, some for Uber Eats style pickups but many for real hard work to earn money and they are serious modified for the job: Lengthened swingers and sturdy racks are the order of the day and in a place where all the cars look new and you've never see so many Porsches, these look decidedly hand made by people who live at the other end of the wage scale from the Porker owners in the city. What is obvious is that most of these carry a cargo stacked up and much heavier than the manufacturer ever envisaged, so they use a clever side stand. Its made of steel tube and the rider carries it with him and slips it into the tube holder on the rack before leaning the bike over to trap the stand between the ground and the rack. Its really effective and made me think while it'd look awful, its a design possibility for those without a side stand bracket lol (ok, yes, I jest...) Other bikes seen... Proper old... just a bit of art for the owner i feel. Like a Grom, but different I quite fancy a Suzuki Big Boy... er... no really I reckon these look cool in an old school way even its its just a TU250.
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Post by JonW on Sept 10, 2023 2:19:05 GMT 1
Hmm... defo weird but keen to know what this is now, please do let us know how you go.
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