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Post by muttsnuts on May 23, 2016 20:48:34 GMT 1
well took it for its first outing yesterday, a few teething problems, all fixable, its mighty quick, things become very blury very fast after 6k revs, first gear is a bit pointless, well to the point that it can't handle the power and jumps out - thought it was the chain jumping the sprocket at first, so will be fixing that and the clutch wasn't too happy in 1st or 2nd gear either, but got a fix for that as well !
Few niggles to sort with the rear set positions and the side stand gets in the way of my boot for changing gear, so got to sort that, but all small issues, fuel wise it wasn't bad, 55 miles to 10 litres, but I wasn't riding it enthusiastically lets say, so expect that to drop like a stone when I do !
steady 70mph is 5k rev's, nice sedate ride, pulls in top from 3k rev's nice and cleanly, easy riding on the motorway, temp held steady at 78 over 15 miles, so might look at a bigger radiator at some point, but not overly hot, all in all, very happy with it, will be even better once the niggles are sorted
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Post by marsbar350 on May 23, 2016 21:28:59 GMT 1
well took it for its first outing yesterday, a few teething problems, all fixable, its mighty quick, things become very blury very fast after 6k revs, first gear is a bit pointless, well to the point that it can't handle the power and jumps out - thought it was the chain jumping the sprocket at first, so will be fixing that and the clutch wasn't too happy in 1st or 2nd gear either, but got a fix for that as well ! Few niggles to sort with the rear set positions and the side stand gets in the way of my boot for changing gear, so got to sort that, but all small issues, fuel wise it wasn't bad, 55 miles to 10 litres, but I wasn't riding it enthusiastically lets say, so expect that to drop like a stone when I do ! steady 70mph is 5k rev's, nice sedate ride, pulls in top from 3k rev's nice and cleanly, easy riding on the motorway, temp held steady at 78 over 15 miles, so might look at a bigger radiator at some point, but not overly hot, all in all, very happy with it, will be even better once the niggles are sorted sounds like a nova gearbox then david  or a xj550 will slip in  |
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Post by Mad Biker on May 23, 2016 23:16:36 GMT 1
They are far to nice to put in the bike!   |
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Post by headcoats on May 23, 2016 23:23:53 GMT 1
Not going to spill the beans on the clocks then  |
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Post by muttsnuts on May 24, 2016 8:58:59 GMT 1
Not going to spill the beans on the clocks then how do you mean ? |
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Post by muttsnuts on May 24, 2016 8:59:29 GMT 1
They are far to nice to put in the bike! err, yeah that does look sweet, not sure my pocket could take it though ! |
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Post by headcoats on May 24, 2016 10:21:36 GMT 1
Not going to spill the beans on the clocks then how do you mean ? Tell us what they are ,how they fit etc  |
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Post by muttsnuts on May 24, 2016 12:18:01 GMT 1
ah I see !
They are Koso clocks, I had to make a custom bracket and do a load of mucking about to get them to fit, had to make a few parts on the lathe to get it all to work and for the clock faces to go together, I've still a few tweaks I want to do to then, but that can wait for now
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Post by yazza54 on May 24, 2016 16:42:37 GMT 1
Hi Dave didn't realise you'd put a thread on here, bike looks great
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Post by yazza54 on May 24, 2016 16:43:48 GMT 1
P.s 75/80 gl4 gear oil in my bike mate
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Post by muttsnuts on May 24, 2016 17:28:11 GMT 1
Hi Ryan, ok cheers mate, I'll sort some out and try that once I've fixed the shift pro
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Post by pludmugger on Jun 14, 2016 11:06:59 GMT 1
I gotta say, the original photo is one of my all time fave builds [for looks] Just love how solid it is. The drops give it a real slammed look. But how it looks now is also stunning and probably suits you more [and works!]
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Post by Mr Kipling on Jul 11, 2016 17:43:45 GMT 1
wow those clocks look perfect , nice rebuild , enjoy...
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Post by scooter on Apr 26, 2018 20:20:07 GMT 1
very nice mutts nutts
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Post by mckenna on May 14, 2018 19:49:11 GMT 1
liking the monochrome look, and the gauges
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