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Post by tony1964 on Feb 14, 2018 19:55:45 GMT 1
Have to agree with Tobyjugs, looks better slightly poking out.
Bike looks the nutzzzz Dusty, love the orange, great colour.
Tony
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Post by donkeychomp on Feb 14, 2018 22:02:35 GMT 1
I see 3 points on your licence in the second pic lol Alex
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 14, 2018 22:55:41 GMT 1
Hi Alex, Broken lever ? Didn't realise that was 3 points ! Stripped it all down tonight. Glad I did. Although the outside of the cylinder was very clean, there was some sludge inside, so I took some time cleaning it all out and re assembling with clean brake fluid. The billet pot is a bit of a pig to fit as it's difficult to get the circlip in underneath it, even with angled circlip pliers. Got there in the end though; 20180214_213744 by David Miller, on Flickr Will need to pop to Think Automotive tomorrow for another double banjo bolt though. For some reason this cylinder uses a fine threaded bolt ! Dusty
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Post by donkeychomp on Feb 14, 2018 23:05:47 GMT 1
No mate...though I think that's an MOT failure, I mean the number plate bolt. I assume the other is the same lol. When I was 17 I got pulled over for no apparent reason and Mr Plod couldn't find anything wrong with my little RS100...then he points to the number plate...'what's that sonny?'...'err...a number plate?'. 'NO...that...' and he points to a black bolt on the yellow plate. 3 points on my licence. What a lovely chap he was... Alex
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 14, 2018 23:15:26 GMT 1
Ahh, yes, 2 non standard bolts Always found the plastic ones stripped too easily. Maybe I will paint them yellow, or just take a chance Dusty
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Post by donkeychomp on Feb 14, 2018 23:19:37 GMT 1
To be honest I doubt any copper will pull you over for that, more than likely just to say 'I had one of those!'. My car plates are held on with silver screws...lol.
How's the knee holding up?
Alex
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Post by sbscnor on Feb 15, 2018 21:22:48 GMT 1
Moved the rear light out the other day. Initially I removed the plastic tool tray/ number plate holder, and fitted the adjustable light holder/number plate bracket, but it meant you were left with a big gap around the light lens which didn't look great. I had the same problem with my back light, I got hold of some 1.5mm rubber sheet and rapped it round then pop riveted it to the number plate holder and it now looks spot on will try and get a pic for you still have some rubber left if you want some.
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 16, 2018 13:00:29 GMT 1
Hi Colin Thanks for the offer I'm happy with the result I achieved with the standard plastic set up thanks. Only downside on this bike is I cant fit a smaller plate as the plastic hasn't been cut for that, and although it's altered for the recessed light, I don't want to butcher it further. The plate holder part on the white bike was already cut when I got it, so a smaller plate can be fitted with no plastic mount showing. A 9x7 plate looks huge compared to a 7x5 !! Cheers mate Dusty
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 17, 2018 16:12:27 GMT 1
Front wheels swapped over today; 20180217_111701 by David Miller, on Flickr Beringers fitted, will fit the front brake lines later too. Thankfully my knee held up to all the scrambling around on the floor !! With both the bikes jacked up I took the opportunity to remove the horn bracket from the white Lc and take some measurements. The orange bike had a temporary bracket fitted that I wasn't happy with. I intend to make my own using a template from the Yam item - it wont be exact, as I'm not worried about originality, but I want the horns to sit as though they were on an original bracket. I will get some 3mm ally plate and cut out the basic shape, and then get my local engineers to put the bend into it. There is no way I will pay the insane prices for the horn brackets on ebay. I also took the measurements for drilling the 2 mounting holes in the bottom yoke, so will need to drill and tap those too; 20180217_165801 by David Miller, on Flickr May tweak the template a bit more but it's good enough for what I want. Dusty
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Post by loudpipes on Feb 17, 2018 20:15:31 GMT 1
Looks good like it. but needs a longer chain and wheel setting further back.
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 20, 2018 13:02:42 GMT 1
Hi Wheel will move back once the chain starts to stretch !! Found some steel plate in the shed today, so thought I would have a go at the horn bracket; 20180220_114659 by David Miller, on Flickr You can see the plate has changed a little bit from the template. I'm not trying to get an exact copy of a Yam bracket - just the basic look - so the dimensions are slightly different. The lower most legs are for the plastic, 3 hole cover to mount to, and needed to be a bit wider in profile for a decent hole to be drilled in them. I'm hoping to get it to the engineers today to see if they can put the bend in it for me, and then I can work out the holes for drilling on the pillar drill. Dusty
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Post by dbgr on Feb 20, 2018 13:15:34 GMT 1
hi dusty, would it not be easier to grip the bracket while its flat, rather than trying to grip it with a bend in..
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 20, 2018 18:16:00 GMT 1
Hi It's not a huge angle - something like 23 degrees I think. I wanted to get the angle done before I work out where the horns will mount. As it's not standard yokes or horns I want to offer the angled bracket up first. I left the bracket with the engineers - hopefully pick it up tomorrow. I may make a second one if I'm not happy with this first version - we'll see Dusty
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Post by dbgr on Feb 20, 2018 20:02:47 GMT 1
looking a quality piece of work again dusty
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 20, 2018 20:32:02 GMT 1
Cheers mate. It's nothing special, but will be a million times better than the lash up I had fitted before Dusty
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Post by dbgr on Feb 20, 2018 20:37:12 GMT 1
that's what owning these bikes means, from green bolt standards to full on specials and anything inbetween.. but it helps if you are handy with the spanners doesn't it?
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Post by dono on Feb 22, 2018 0:29:13 GMT 1
Front wheels swapped over today; 20180217_111701 by David Miller, on Flickr Beringers fitted, will fit the front brake lines later too. Thankfully my knee held up to all the scrambling around on the floor !! With both the bikes jacked up I took the opportunity to remove the horn bracket from the white Lc and take some measurements. The orange bike had a temporary bracket fitted that I wasn't happy with. I intend to make my own using a template from the Yam item - it wont be exact, as I'm not worried about originality, but I want the horns to sit as though they were on an original bracket. I will get some 3mm ally plate and cut out the basic shape, and then get my local engineers to put the bend into it. There is no way I will pay the insane prices for the horn brackets on ebay. I also took the measurements for drilling the 2 mounting holes in the bottom yoke, so will need to drill and tap those too; 20180217_165801 by David Miller, on Flickr May tweak the template a bit more but it's good enough for what I want. Dusty Looking fantastic Dusty, hope you take her to a show soon so I can see her in the flesh —- Stunning :-)
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 22, 2018 9:11:28 GMT 1
Hi Dono Hope to take the white hybrid to Brands in July for Martins get together. May take the orange bike if it's finished !! Elsiefreak - I found some steel plate cut off in the shed after I ordered a small ally plate off ebay. I thought I would try out the template, and it worked out ok, so I am going with steel now - got the plate back yesterday after my engineering guys put it in their brake press; 20180222_075323 by David Miller, on Flickr Gotta drill some holes next Dusty
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 23, 2018 18:35:06 GMT 1
Holes drilled !!; 20180223_161026 by David Miller, on Flickr The next bit will be the trickiest - drilling and tapping the bottom yoke and making the spacer tubes to space the bracket away from the yoke. I have the tubes on the other bike to copy for length and chamfer angle, so that will help. Bracket has cost me £2. so far. I got the YPVS front plate from Nick Chambers via ebay. That will get polished and the main bracket will get painted or powdercoated black. I'm also gonna change the horns. Dusty
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Post by philmill on Feb 23, 2018 18:40:22 GMT 1
That looks really good, I like the look.
Phil
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Post by donkeychomp on Feb 23, 2018 22:12:00 GMT 1
That really looks good Dusty. Good luck with the offset drilling!
Alex
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Post by tezrhc on Feb 23, 2018 23:53:32 GMT 1
Another job well done Dusty,I look at your bikes and what you've done and it makes me put the extra effort in to try and keep up! The small details make all the difference and you put 100% into it.
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Post by Yogi on Feb 24, 2018 9:57:25 GMT 1
Another top build there Dusty,The bike looks really nice in them colours Not a lover of them Metmachex swingers on the lcs They make them look unbalanced like it's been shunted from behind Just my opinion though Top work as always Matt
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 24, 2018 9:58:21 GMT 1
Cheers fellas I feel like I'm trying to keep up with a lot of guys on here So many stunning builds, using all sorts of parts, making everything so unique It's brilliant ! Not looking forward to drilling the yoke . Obviously doing it on the bike so I'll get it upright on the stand and get some measurements from the other bike, and take my time. Drilling a straight hole into a curved edge isn't gonna be easy with my very basic tool set I'm still thinking about the barn door numberplate bracket too. Looks huuuge compared to the Lc's bracket. I've gotta do something with that. And the problem with the Beringers bleed nipple being too close to the banjo bolt for easy operation is now sorted; 20180223_161043 by David Miller, on Flickr 20180224_081840 by David Miller, on Flickr Dusty
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Post by Yogi on Feb 24, 2018 10:03:35 GMT 1
I meant to say top job on the horn bracket too Sadly I can only comment for a while until my new caves built Atb Matt
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 24, 2018 10:20:30 GMT 1
Hi Matt Funny, someone else mentioned the need for the wheel to go back a bit more. Since I swapped the rear wheels over, the black wheel in the orange bike now sits well forward. The more I look at it the more I feel it needs to move backwards, as it does look a bit "stunted". Probably means getting a new, longer chain ! I was looking at the profile of the white bike and trying to see why that looked so different. Smaller number plate, and smaller numberplate holder, maybe remove the chain guard, and that coupled with the wheel a bit further back will transform it I think. Dusty
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 24, 2018 10:26:32 GMT 1
Cheers mate. Necessity being the mother of invention and all that meant I had to make the bracket - plus I'm not mug enough to pay the current prices on ebay I know it's not "correct" but as it's a hybrid and I don't do standard builds it doesn't bother me. It will look, basically "right" shape wise and put the horns in the right place, so good enough for me. And it was easy to make from an offcut of steel plate, and the local engineer charged me £2 to bend it properly ! Hope your move went well mate, and look forward to the "Cave build thread" !! Dusty
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Post by donkeychomp on Feb 24, 2018 13:01:10 GMT 1
Just a thought. On my LC I used a RD125LC number plate holder. It bolts straight on (with a little trimming) and recesses the rear light for you, and it will be smaller. You could use one of those and keep the original as a spare. Mine was a whopping tenner off eBay!
Alex
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Post by Yogi on Feb 24, 2018 13:41:19 GMT 1
Hi Matt Funny, someone else mentioned the need for the wheel to go back a bit more. Since I swapped the rear wheels over, the black wheel in the orange bike now sits well forward. The more I look at it the more I feel it needs to move backwards, as it does look a bit "stunted". Probably means getting a new, longer chain ! I was looking at the profile of the white bike and trying to see why that looked so different. Smaller number plate, and smaller numberplate holder, maybe remove the chain guard, and that coupled with the wheel a bit further back will transform it I think. Dusty It wasn't a criticism mate,more an observation Keep up the good work
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Post by dusty350 on Feb 24, 2018 15:59:47 GMT 1
Hi Matt No problem , I didn't take it as criticism mate Looking at the side profile when I did the wheels did make me think the wheelbase looked short, but I put it out of my mind. The more I look the more I think the wheel does need to go backwards, but the chain is shorter than the one on the other bike, so I will need to get a longer one. The "to do" list doesn't seem to get any shorter !! Dusty
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