Rg400

[stusco]

Do you have an address? I’ve found a place in Livingston but had no reply yet

[dalmahoy]

Oct 13, 2019 17:23:25 GMT 1 stusco said:

Do you have an address? I’ve found a place in Livingston but had no reply yet

PM sent

[stusco]

Paint update they have had the bike nearly two months and managed to fit the bellypan 🤬

[midlifecrisisrd]

Nov 26, 2019 17:25:58 GMT 1 stusco said:

Paint update they have had the bike nearly two months and managed to fit the bellypan 🤬

Bummer 🙄

It's just painters I think, the fumes mess with their heads and perception of time 🤯

Steve

[veg]

Just imagine how great it’s going to look though? Sometimes you just have to forget about deadlines when you’re waiting for others, every time Nk says 6 weeks I double it and add 2 weeks and at least it’s winter.
www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~uta/model/uta/uta_s58519_m01.jpg

[stusco]

Yep that’s the paint job with the yellow number board
Like us all I like my garage time my lc is laid up for winter so I’m stuck in the house ,and she thinks up jobs for me 😩

[veg]

😁 love it same as my missus, often I’m just sat in the garage fannying about with the radio on. It means no diy for me.

[stusco]

I bought some new check valves for the two stroke pipes not cheap though £70 from Japan

[shell2tx]

That nugget in Hartlepool told me and my mate he never changed the check valves because " I,d rather 2t oil leaked into the cases and helped lube everything!!!" Obviously never heard of hydraulicing and bent rods.. As Alexei Sayle once said 'I'd rather be up here shouting spite than down there spouting s**te ' 70 quid but you have peace of mind. The bike Rob had drained over half a tank of 2t overnite never did find out where it went certanly wasn't on the floor....

[stusco]

When I got my carbs bored by Mark dent he fixed the check valves but I’ll go belt and braces better that than syphoning two stroke from the crank case
Yer man from Hartlepool is a bellend that just shows how dumb he is

[17again]

Nov 30, 2019 10:14:22 GMT 1 stusco said:

I bought some new check valves for the two stroke pipes not cheap though £70 from Japan





do i need to have these on mine then? dont seem to remember seeing any on there. 

[Deleted]

Dec 19, 2019 19:41:42 GMT 1 17again said:

do i need to have these on mine then? dont seem to remember seeing any on there. 

This is Stu's belt and braces. The carbs have the oil check valve in the body of the carb. Those Stu bought go inline on the oil feed pipe

I got round it by putting a simple on off tap on the tank to pump 2T feed. That sits next to my inline fuel taps. I have to turn 3 taps on. left carbs, right carbs and oil pump. Never had a problem, never had a leak :-) Of course if you can't remember to turn a tap on then this solution isn't any use !!!!

016 by Philip Mellor, on Flickr

[17again]

thanks was confused them being genuine parts.

i will see how it goes or not.

thanks

[stusco]

I’m not sure what they are off I got the number from the RGV forum ,you can get yam ones as well they are alloy .
The ones in the carbs are behind the 2t spigot they are a spring and a ball bearing ,but they get stuck open allowing the 2t tank to empty into the crankcase ,if you don’t notice you could get hydraulic lock and bend something expensive .

[17again]

not worth the risk then.

time to go shopping online i think thanks

[stusco]

Mega zip

[17again]

Dec 20, 2019 15:06:58 GMT 1 stusco said:

Mega zip

got them for £57 with a coupon.



thanks stu and happy Christmas  

[stusco]

Good price

[stusco]

Latest update the painters say my bike is next ,they’ve only had it three months,!!

[midlifecrisisrd]

Be back next week then 😁

Steve

[stusco]

But they also said they have a few things from last year to tidy up ,so not next week🤬

[midlifecrisisrd]

Jan 7, 2020 20:38:56 GMT 1 stusco said:

But they also said they have a few things from last year to tidy up ,so not next week🤬

That'll be my tank then 🤣🤣🤣

Steve

[shell2tx]

Sod bike paints I've got a guy up here in a body shop in lewis and he will do a paint job in a week!! And as good as any of these bike specialist guys I've seen paint sets at stafford done by "professionals" and seen glass paper Mark's under the laquer.

[midlifecrisisrd]

Jan 7, 2020 20:38:56 GMT 1 stusco said:

But they also said they have a few things from last year to tidy up ,so not next week🤬

After me joking last week about my tank they called yesterday to say he had my tank in front of him and he wanted clarification on the top stripe

I was all exited thinking it wouldn't be long but then the idea crept in that he was only looking at it to order the decals

Time will tell 🙄

Steve

[stusco]

At least they’ve looked at it

[midlifecrisisrd]

Jan 16, 2020 19:50:16 GMT 1 stusco said:

At least they’ve looked at it

Just got an email to say my tank is ready to collect

£420 😱

Steve

[stusco]

I should have got a quote! That’s got me worried now ,and itsnow four months and counting,maybe I should go and get it back before they start.

[midlifecrisisrd]

Jan 30, 2020 16:15:41 GMT 1 stusco said:

I should have got a quote! That’s got me worried now ,and itsnow four months and counting,maybe I should go and get it back before they start.

Its the vat that's the killer. Was £350 before the tax man added his bit

Mark Cordwell was only £250 for my last tank

The LC at Bike Paints was £720 (£600 plus vat) and that was with no front muddy

Four months is ridiculous

Think you are looking at over a grand mate 😥

Steve

[stusco]

I saw one on eBay that was claiming a bike paints paint job costing£2500
I’ve emailed them for a quote and an eta

[midlifecrisisrd]

😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

Steve