What have you done with your bike/s today?

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
Started making new intake manifolds for the Cafe. A few years ago I removed the flange off the PWK carbs and the flange off the manifolds to use rubber tubes instead. Never could get them to seal. I'll have to make new flanges for the carbs as well.
I can't find my centre head for my combination square (probably got burnt) to mark out for the carb flanges. A good excuse for a ride to Bathurst (bigger Bunnings).
Cheers

[Beeza]

Nice work Musky, it must be new manifold season.

[muskrat]

G'day Beeza.
Nice carbs M8. What size are they?
I tried a few different rubber spigot manifolds without success. 
Just got back from Bathurst with the required tool. Why is it when we go to a tool shop we come out with more than we went in for???
Cheers

[Beeza]

34mm, might be over enthusiastic, now we have to find all the available space for porting to the 39mm valves.
Agree about the rubber spigots not lasting, but this bike won’t be doing any touring LOL.
Just a coincidence, I too couldn’t find my centre square attachment when making the manifolds , had to borrow one.

[muskrat]

G'day Beeza.
Yes might be a tad over carbed.
Be very careful when porting not to break into the rockerbox stud holes.
I had 32m Amal concentrics on the racer A7ss on methanol. Now it's the A10 Cafe I've got 30mm PWK's (SR valves in A7SS head matched to A10 bores, 357cam).
Used the "tool" to mark the manifolds for drilling and shaping this arvo.
Now I need to find some 3/8" alloy plate to make the carb flanges.
Cheers

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
Job done, manifolds on.
The PWK flanges that were on the carbs up until a few years ago were lost in the fire and new ones are not available 
So the Cafe will be sitting for a while yet till I get my hands on some alloy plate.
Cheers

[berger]

Musky also why is it when doing a job you end up with 4 times the tools that you thought the job needed.

[Greybeard]

Why is it when we go to a tool shop we come out with more than we went in for???

Gotta say, a tool shop is probably the only place where I enjoy shopping 😊

[Macbeth]

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Wow, you have a red bike for every occasion!

I'm happy that your riding experience on the Beeza was a happy one 👍
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Well I’m officially a BSA owner now. Oil drops on the concrete for the first time in years & I was walking up & down the street in the dark this morning looking for my gear lever 👍 Love it !!!

[Greybeard]

I was walking up & down the street in the dark this morning looking for my gear lever 👍 Love it !!!

Did you find it? 😁

[Macbeth]

Yep brings back memories as a kid doing stuff like that as a kid on my old bikes. Bought a new one though as the old one was just flogged out.

[muskrat]

G'day Macbeth.
A 14mm ring spanner is a nice tap on gear lever. DAMHIK one got me 200Km home.
I safety wire it on now.
Cheers

[berger]

i got the berger build engine onto the sack barrow and into the garage, then it was wrapped up nicely to have a rest and wait for me to get the frame paint sorted i messed up. i then brought betsy round from the garage and down the pavement next to the main road then in through the front door and parked up in the kitchen. the girlfriend is now happy and has plans for tinsel and lights

[Worty]

i got the berger build engine onto the sack barrow and into the garage, then it was wrapped up nicely to have a rest and wait for me to get the frame paint sorted i messed up. i then brought betsy round from the garage and down the pavement next to the main road then in through the front door and parked up in the kitchen. the girlfriend is now happy and has plans for tinsel and lights

It's also the stash of beer for your B&Ts hidden behind the front wheel that interests me mate

[Macbeth]

G'day Macbeth.
A 14mm ring spanner is a nice tap on gear lever. DAMHIK one got me 200Km home.
I safety wire it on now.
Cheers

That’s a tip to keep. I’ve plenty of metric. Just scored about $600 worth of all Whitworth Sidchrome open,ring & sockets from an old bloke selling his house …$40 the lot ! I haven’t used Whitworth since the farm