SaKson7-lunchboKsrider wrote:That looks pretty good!
Does it hold the top fairing piece in place better?

the brackets that i made work really good seanii ...verry little moovement there ol mate (more moovement comming on the fairing tree at the front ) if thats a guide .

the things i made have full isolation from the fairing

Frau Clicknshift is looking good there Charlie. I like the line you took on the top fairing and I bet you won't miss those points hovering around your knee caps.

88

Great work charlie,

I like the lower fairing mods must be better for the old knee's.



BIG D

new cam chain in ...hmm less clunky on idle now

Good work charlie did you need to do the tension er plastics as well ?

Charlie, great work on the the big fairing and the the new side covers. I will have a close look when I catch up with you next.

hi halo ,

some one had done a replacement before me ...at some time in the past

i did find that the spring tensioner mechanism was letting the tension loose by abouit 1/4 inch (5 or 6mm) durring normal operation .

the tensioner plastic rail had 2 distinct chain wear points along the length ...i guess 1.5 to 2mm deep ..

i refitted the spring tensioner ...after a bit of an inspection ....and it apeared to work correctly . I replaced all the plastic rails any how ...(but the top rail and end rail looked fine to me ....so ill keep them for another time or spares for someone else )

the original chain did have some noticeable stretch to it ...and some sideways sag ...as expected

but as noted so far , it seems to have quietened a snatch type action i have been observing for some time at cold idle which sounded like something rotational -loose inside some wheres .

i guess, when i get time ...a ride to see if it all holds together and stays quiet . or maybe an upgrade on the spring loaded type tensioner assembly ?

No all sounds good charlie well done

Great work Charlie. It's a job that needs to be done on Barge Arse.

Charlie - your pic is like the voice of my conscience nagging at me, timing chain def on my "to do" list for spring.

good going.

88

hmm ...after a run up to temperature ...oil sprouted from the tapet cover

i had been concerned by it as the middle gasket- seal had shrunk )length wise )

pulled her apart and cleaned up with a little silicon sealant around her this time

i guess the compression of the cover bolts on the rubbers has taken up over the years

i really should have planned a replacement of those bits at the same time .....looks like a "bins" order is due.

but will fire up the old girl later today hopefully the stuff has set by then .

i really want to get a ride in before karuah

I felt mine were past their best when I had them off to paint the covers Charlie so I used some silicone gasket goo on reassembly and all was well. The rubbers on the bolts get hard too due to the heat. If you're getting seals sent over might as well do the bolt rubbers too. Hope the goo works to keep you mobile meanwhile.

88

seems to have worked 88

no leakks yet after a few ks around the neighbour hood

i guess waiting for the silicon to set properly helps huh ?

looks like the :"karuah run" is back on the agenda (should clock up near 2000 k )

tried the "auto max" that rick spied on ebay .

he got a couple of bottles and shared one to me ....thanks mate

it seems to do a good job

what do you think (clean up after "karuah run ")

Looks good. Might have to get some.
Silvo is useless, Brasso is better...but not perfect.

yes brasso seanii ...followed by plastix does a faily good job ...maybe a couple of times with each worked for me ...this stuff pulled a fair bit of accumulated grit ....and i suspect with a little of the discoloration of the plastic out on the cloth ...

Don't polish the sticker!

are they thay cheap, the ink rubs off with one polish

They don't call 'em Bavarian Money Wasters for nothing....

Don't know...don't think so....Cheap, cheap?

Good result Charlie looks clearer than the earlier photos I've seen.

88

nearly another milestone ....not far to go now

Almost run in now.....

aye !! ... indeed seanii ....hope we are still on for easter exploration into the gearbox-clutch area and seals replacement up at albys

still trying to get some bucks together for a new clutch plate (just in case and while im in there ) ...as well as all the other stuff that she deserves to have happen ...this bike has been an amazingly reliable and well mannered old girl for sure .... still looking for the "right" swingarm bearings ..... that twitch at 140k around corners has me travelling a just little slower till i know i got it fixed properly ..

Can't get away over Easter I'm afraid. The other half will be here to shag me, sorry, talk about weighty matters and play scrabble.

I have nothing constructive to say here.


Hang on.





Phhhhhwwwwwaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr.

Is it wrong to say 'hope you get a leg over'?

Peter, I can see your house from here!

That would depend on which leg of course......

can you alternate?....cool....

Saxon7 wrote:That would depend on which leg of course......

Post deleted due to bad taste.

Does one need to have his leg off to get his leg over? This question is for science.

That would depend on the position of course....

Anyway, behave yourselves, you cheeky sods!

tried a little audio recording on the phone ...using a remote mic- earbuds thingy

just clipped it to the back of the jacket ...around the collar region ...at the back (behind the helmet ) to try and get rid of wind noises ...and catch the note of the staintune

still playing with a way of recording the images over mt lindsay twistys ...(awesome ) i took a trial of jamming the phone in the helmet ...but all i got was inside the fairing ...and lots of windnoise

the mike behind the helmet sounds like im on the right path

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO3xub9FR5A&feature=youtu.be

started on the 3 row radiator mod

i picked up a 3 row from seanii (thanks mate )

spent absolutly ages remooving bent fins (some absoutly crushed so breaking them off was too easy before straightening could be acheived);...yes there are holes still there but it will let air pass at least .









ps ...dont forget to reach inside the inlet pipe out of the engine into the radiator ....and remoove the silicon trail of over run that has made its way up to the radiator inlet cores (probably from water pump reseal job ) found a good 5 inches of about 1/8th silicon bead wedged in there ...came out easy enough

well just went for a test ride ...in quite sultry conditions ...about 30 c and humid as usual

results so far .....the temperature seems to reduce after an idle event quite well ...i guess a little better than before

more testing to come ....

but i have to say im happy that there are no leaks at this point

have shoved in some muckout rediator - cooling system flush stuff and intend to give it at least 2 runs ...

i did notice some calcified muck on the inlet port to the radiator ..(build up from many years i suspect ) but unwilling to chip it off ....my experience in this is, that it can float to one of the cross port tubes and block them ...i think ill let it get disolved by the high alkaline additive flush stuff ...and see if it removes the coating (by inspecting the inlet to radiator port ....and the filler tube connection )

might get to put in a good cruise up the hills before end of easter ... maybe sunday ?....yeehaa !!

just playing round with some led strips (cheep at repco at the moment )





might have to put a strip at the bottom ....but worried about the proximity to the heat ...itlle melt em

Bloody hell Charlie, you would be able to melt that semi that keeps coming over the hill and straight at you.

bit more work on the headlight today

a compromise "under" light installed for a bar along the bottom







and a shade across the top to stop a heap of vertcile light ...above the horizon (kinda reinforces a light bar across the front eh !)





missed taking a pic of the under light installed...bugga

Neat work Charlie. I know from my own attempts its hard to get a satifactory pic of the Bright LED's (try taking one at dawn or dusk or very dull daytime). Will be looking forward to seeing the final result. Just catching up with the thread and picked up the clip of the staintune - sounds great when you give it the beans! "Maith thú" (pronounced Maw Hoo) which is Gaelic for Onya

should be back together tomorrow will

just have to find and fit the cigarette lighter socket again (while i got the fairing off ) for the trip down south, poor old smart phone will die on the way other wise .....its a big trip we're attempting , in a fairly short time .

time to drag out that brass award ....and contemplate .....darn lucky i dont have one of those immensly hard bench seats of the standard models ...ouch !

i think that was a well thought through seat recover and refit with something less dence .. that i got done, a while ago now .

good to see you active in here mate ....hope your feeling much better ....i was pretty worried there for a while mate ......cheers to you and yours ..

I like it mate! Lookin forward to seeing it on the bike...

OG

Nice Charlie,
The background LEDS should work well with the silver painted housing but the later 'all black' housings wouldn't help to spread the light around the back of the reflector. My outfit has the black housing and I'm in the proccess of painting a spare housing white.......I just think it might look nicer.
Cheers,
Paul.

hmm well it was a black housing paul but no longer ...



heres what she looks like at about 11.00 am in bright sun ...



im hoping for a nice even light at night



with the bottom lights on

Now you've got me thinking about driving lights again mate!?

OG

Just stumbled on this thread , haven't finished it yet but it sure is good reading!

Wow that looks like a lot of light. Have you got the driving lights wired up to the dim/dip switch for oncoming night riding?

hi will
the lower lights are switched on the dash .....but dont become active untill the parkers are on ...
if night riding i usually use the main beem only .....the lowerrs are really flood lights and not verry good at long range at all ....but i find them good for getting attention durring the day ...call them running lights ...especially when comming in from country to more outskirts type situation ....and all those side roads joining in . gets some attention ....they are now just 35 watt bulbs in each so arent too bright for oncomming traffic durring the day ......havent been flashed by anyone since i changed them from 50 watt bulbs
so the running lights will have the halo effect at night nicely ....as said earlier its hard to get a good photo when the lights are comparitivly bright to the surrounding lighting ( well on these smart phones at least )

the whole lot

Stain-Tune...I want one. I love the mild Manly sound of it, can't stand the quite wining of the standard exhaust... I get enough of that at home

cant help froggy ...long time gone these ones



but on a good note

hope these black ones are a little more waterproof

charlie99 wrote:hope these black ones are a little more waterproof

Just plain black???????..........how dissapointing.........what do we now gonna make jokes about????????

Inge K. wrote:

charlie99 wrote:hope these black ones are a little more waterproof

Just plain black???????..........how dissapointing.........what do we now gonna make jokes about????????

How about, the writing on the boot is backwords when he's riding:suspect: