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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1515 on: 03.12. 2020 17:15 »
I gonna have to get something to go with my Vice! Feeling quite chuffed actually as i note that RD doesn't have one!
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1516 on: 03.12. 2020 17:34 »
If you guys saw the place you wouldn't drool .. only built it 6 yrs ago to replace the workshop I had but no longer needed as it was too big now I'm retired. But already it resembles a scrapyard, full of stuff everywhere. Takes me five mins to clear a foot square space on a bench to do anything. Would love a turret mill with DRO and a small lathe though - it's a struggle turning tiny items when the smallest chuck is 10" but ain't worth getting for the amount I'd use it now - and where would I put them? Have to be in the other shed but that's only got one power point and no lights. And that's full up as well - tractors, marine engines, etc. As for 'political correctness' - not me again. As my son tells people 'any politically correctness or health & safety officer would have a heart attack meeting my dad'.
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1517 on: 03.12. 2020 17:43 »
Right with you RD, my kids correctly tell me that I'm outrageously politically incorrect. *eek* *eek*  Would love the time and space to tinker more - absolutely love fixing stuff that actually works afterwards.  Will be back in the garage looking over the beast ready for a riding window over Christmas, although sleet and 1C may put me off somewhat!
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1518 on: 03.12. 2020 17:50 »
... sleet and 1C may put me off somewhat!
Salt puts me off biking on my A10  *sad2*

In my 20's I worked as a motorbike courier through a winter, covering approx 1000 miles a week. At the end of a day of collections I could hardly get off the bike. I'm pretty sure that winter has contributed to my crook leg joints.  *eek*
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1519 on: 03.12. 2020 17:57 »
Same as me GB, worked out of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter for 18 months.  Worst job day was in winter being sent to London twice.  First trip, via Leicester, got me back to base at 4.00pm on Friday only to be sent back to south London (South Norwood) immediately.  Absolutely torrential rain, Friday night traffic, got pulled by cops for undertaking (let off with the good cop, bad cop routine).  Got back at 12.30 am very, very p****d off, especially as I'd missed an evening with the girlfriend.  Had a few bevvies that weekend.
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1520 on: 04.12. 2020 09:56 »
Winter's here. The dogs love it. An excuse for hiding in the shed and fitting the repaired magneto. Now about that road test...
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1521 on: 05.12. 2020 08:55 »
Could not get the battery to charge on the A7SS, so went for a surreptitious short bimble.

Did feel strange after so long off the bikes!

Trusty A7SS started first kick as usual.
Tried to charge another bike and got the same doolally results on the 'intelligent' charger, time for an exam!

Turned out to be a dry joint making/breaking, dab of solder and all's well.

Did not need to get frozen last Sunday after all! still got me out for the first time during lockdown.
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1522 on: 05.12. 2020 09:29 »
Very fine beasts all three of them, Black Sheep.
Your seat is a dead ringer for mine - right down to the identical bird droppings. Doncha love old sheds!
No snow in northern France, but cold and wet and lanes covered in thick mud as neighbours start to get cattle in for winter.
Ideal for my little LE Velocette with its efficient central heating (until a head wind proves almost more powerful than the engine!)
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1523 on: 05.12. 2020 14:19 »
Ready, steady, GO! Did my bit for the charity ride "Santa's on a bike". Felt a right twit as was a completely solo ride this year due to covid. Keep trying to take the bike off the road for ESSENTIAL maintenance but always find an excuse to fire it up. Ha, if dry tomorrow then it'll be a long ride for coffee!
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1524 on: 27.12. 2020 16:26 »
Well if you're looking for something to spend your Christmas box on Paul (of forum Tees) mailed me to say "We have just finished our website www.rpmclothing.co.uk and we have a7 a10 t-shirt folk on the forum might be interested in, "
hope I'm not bending any forum rules just thought it might be of interest
Just been out for a walk with wife and dog, quite parky but might settle my guts, too much Christmas pud and Baileys whipped cream.
Defo need some dry weather leaves are everywhere and too wet to suck up at the mo.
One of my neighbour's brother's wife has just died of Covis and he has it - stay safe folks
All the best - Bill
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1525 on: 27.12. 2020 16:32 »
Sorry to hear that Bill.  Too right about the bad belly, we've all had it too.  Don't know if it's another bug or too much rich food, or just getting old.  Looking forward to Spring right now!!
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1526 on: 01.01. 2021 05:11 »
last week i installed some new rings in the (+040) b33 to replace the JP ones that have been burning oil for the three years they've been in there. the new ones are out of a mazda cx3 and feature a 3 piece oil ring (pic below). they were sourced via franklin engineering in pukekohe. i had to narrow the top 2 rings height by .0015" for the right clearance and gave it a quick hone (old marks were still visible so it wasn't glazed).  I've gone for the hard break in approach so after some harsh revving and spirited riding of over 200 miles I am now happy to say there's no oil loss at all  *smile* *smile*.

next in line is the a10 (also on JP rings) tho i may have to widen the oil ring groove to fit a 3 piece, so not sure if this is a good idea.
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1527 on: 01.01. 2021 09:51 »
Beats the hell out of me how you reduce the height of a piston ring by 0.0015 - too smart by far for me.
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1528 on: 01.01. 2021 10:19 »
its more rough then smart, wortluck. just lap down one side of the ring (the top side) evenly on some fine emery paper on glass, then check and adjust for high/low spots with a micrometer. i believe this is 'bad behaviour' (and i'll be told so shortly) but better than a tight ring, and the final result measured more even than the 'original' JPs. as a b33 is only one step up from a lawnmower engine i assume it should work out.  *dunno2* *dunno*
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #1529 on: 01.01. 2021 10:35 »
Nice one mate - that probably is within my capabilities.  I was reckoning that you had some fantastic lathe that'd do the job for you.  Having confidence that I won't blow something up and cost me £££££££s is what prevents me from doing too much.

By the way, good riddance to 2020 (worst year of my life apart from 1983).  Hoping for a far better experience this time round.
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