Well done Waz! Cant claimed to have helped in any way at all - but thanks for helping me!

looks good waz .... cheers from up here

I had a quick visit from K bike test pilot Rosko who took it for a ride around the block and made it back. He found a rattle I could not pin point in the front brake, I thought it was from near my right foot. I was not even close. He also reminded me about the clutch adjustment I have been meaning to do and freeing the cable. Can now pull the clutch leaver in with one hand. Passed blue slip and I payed the rego today, now it has it's own number plate. Ready to do some short trips to see what falls off. I bet it rains this weekend.
Thanks Rosko

Waz wrote: He found a rattle I could not pin point in the front brake, I thought it was from near my right foot.

Excellent work Waz.
What was the rattle?
And glad you fixed that clutch.

The outer left brake pad rattles, I have ordered new stainless pins.

News worthy of a blue flower man.

:flower:

Great news Waz, now it's decision time, which one has to go??

I can't decide. I want to keep them all. The RT is 1985 model and will be OK for cheap club rego next year.

fine weather for the weekend Waz, you know you want to burn some vapours , go for it.
did you check the spring clip in the caliper, they are a bugger at times when refitting.

did you check the spring clip in the caliper

Yep it is loose, that's the rattle, swapped pins and spring from LT and no more noise.

Put a different seat on but still need bar risers.




Took it down past Nowra and back 300klms and no problems untill I turned into my street and one spot light fell off and chipped the front guard. Spot lights are back on the shelf never to be fitted again. Bike went like a new one. Feels very different to the RT.

Gee that's a nice looker, pity I'm so old and worn out otherwise I'd want it.

Yeah it's a good looker alright Bob, I bet he had a big smile under his helmet today, it's a great feeling going for a ride on a bike that you've rebuilt your self. Enjoy Waz.
BTW just keep them all.

Still got a smile on my dile and no working for me tomorrow, I will be back on it.
It would look better if I stop chipping it. Headlight protector fell off last week and left a small chip then today I done it properly.


Will try brush touching it. Wife said I can keep them but my boof headed son keeps bringing more home and I am running out  of room. He has a softail too now.

Waz

bugga waz .....  dontcha hate that !

spring washers ....do stop things from unwinding ....and the extra lights do bring more attention to the bike in motion ...

looks a great job mate ...glad you had a nice ride

Hey Waz, the reason we are going over a few gravel roads on the Scrapheap Adventure is to get some stone chips on them - it will help it look the part. I plan to get my K75 tank repainted but I might leave it until after that ride.

Glad to hear that it's feeling good on the road.

Cheers

First good ride revealed a few problems, handling is excellent only on very smooth roads the rest of the time it's terrible, Rosko had a go and was not impressed with the feel on the road so I replace the tyres with new sports deamons and softened and lowered the rear shock also replaced fork oil with 5 in place of 10. The new front wheel bearing also collapsed. When I when to test ride it started blowing smoke like it did when I first fired it up. The plugs oiled up and it started to miss when taking off. I think and hope the valve guides are gone, I should have done them before I went. I have ordered the seals and a timing chain and guides, I should have done them too.

Can I replace valve guides with out removing the head? Pressurize the cylinder like they do on some cars.


Waz

Waz wrote:Can I replace valve guides with out removing the head? Pressurize the cylinder like they do on some cars.

I'll guess you're speaking about the valve seals, and not the valve guides.

If you have worn valve seals you're gonna get a lot of blue smoke when you
close the throttle at speed and brakes with the engine.

Hello Inge
Yes I did mean valve seals

lol... like the "black brick" change waz

cheers

Replaced the valve seals,  timing chain and tensioners, the valve seals had perished and fell apart as I removed them.
 
Hoping that's the end of the smoke

onya waz ...fingers crossed for you

cheers

It starts and no smoke until it gets hot, I cleaned the oil from the four header pipes but did not clean inside muffler I think it's gunna have to burn it self away or swap mufflers.

yes it will waz ...but only if you do a decent ride distance ..and cure it first time ?!!

flat out round the short block wont cut it

cheers

You where right again Sir Charley, left for Eden on Friday and a couple of hours into the trip the smoke was gone but then it started to miss and carry on so I went home and have now found a clicking noise from the  coils, I think it is arking but can not see where I will have another look tonight when its dark.

hmmm ...not good news waz

a high resistance cable could emphasize this issue ...

I guess you've read all the suggestions for spark cables, resistive plugs  and all that

have a look inside the secondary towers for the yucky green effect of corrosion eh ? when damp that stuff provides a good spark jump over point

good luck mate

Thanks Charlie
Had not read it but have now.
Coils are in and all is good again.

Klompy the grey brick wrote:Waz I have a set of injectors here too which do work reasonably well....I confirmed that they have all the same specifications as the original Bosch injectors but these are way cheaper.....
What are they from you ask....the single cam Hyundai Excel injectors work great and easy to find..I bought 4 for $50 still on a rail....they proved that they work but they did bleed down so new ones would be heaps better.
Short story you can have these or get some local as they work well.
cheers Klompy

I'm helping a mate restore a 1983 K100 (1st model). It also has been sitting in a shed for 12 years. The inside of his fuel tank was full of crud.
The fuel pump dampener has virtually dissolved. The original fuel pump was toast. We sourced a VL Commodore bosh pump. But it won't start (or run on petrol). It will fire and run with LPG sprayed into the airbox.
I don't hear any clicks from the injectors. I am assuming (seeing the goo that lined the fuel tank) that they are gummed up.
Can you be more specific as to what model Hyundi Excel you sourced the injectors from?

Pegasus,

A task that will reward you well.

The electrical connections/relay too may need looking at but plenty of threads here on what you are doing.

I just sent Klompy a message, only Klompy knows.

Mr Klompy said excel Hyundai the single cam model..ie up to 1997.

Got the Hyundi injectors from the local wreckers on Monday. Only managed to skewer my left thumb once with a screwdriver getting them out (levering off the clips).
Fitted them Tuesday. Its runs . Cleared out the mozzies in the shed with the 2 stroke oil we had squirted in the cylinder bores a while ago when we first tried to turn her over.

Now we need to chase up a new black fuel pump mount. Pity the Aussie peso has dropped so much against the pound and USD.

Got a Zorst

Nice. Shiny

Nice Zorst Waz
                       
I had to check, yep mine is still there

Nice! I want one.
I think I'll put one of these on my Old Girl when I get her back together.
Yours sounds awesome Smithy!

Hmmm - those Zorsts are looking very nice indeed. 

I'm getting a little tired of the clunky looking K100 original silencer - works absolutely fine as a silencer, but with the heat shield on I get an annoying resonant buzz and with the heat shield removed, it looks pretty ropey! Means I'd need to polish up my header pipes though. At £500 (plus shipping, handling and customs duty) it would be a fair chunk to fork out (for 2 bikes)...but oh, so tempting!!

It would be very easy to decide if you heard one, when I heard Smithy's I asked him where he was parking so I could steal it.