What have you done with your bike/s today?

[Worty]

You're doing the right thing mate, I ride the same way, give it some gyp!!

[berger]

both of you jim and worty when it goes bang don't even think about it i will be in the pub

[berger]

wow careful with that loctite it works well. i put new 3mm screws through urma yondas choke butterfly because this had to be done after separating a carb to repair the fuel rail leek and instead of slicing the ends and opening them up a bit to stop them coming out i used loctite. i left the carbs lent up on the bench length ways up and soldered some bits of the brass fittings for the berger build . then i gave urmas petrol tank a swill out ready to go back on, oh this was after blasting the dust off it because it had been resting on a high shelf in the kitchen and the solid fuel fire don't half make some crud. i then got urma out of the top garage and pushed her into the workshop garage where my bees have blocked up two holes, maybe they have gone to tenerifffyyy    this was hard work because i have somehow killed the base of my back left shoulder and right buttock and all three are kin agony depending on how i move. i put the throttle open and shut cables on the carbs then the choke cable, only to find out the choke butterflys were not shutting when the lever was pulled. thank wotsit i hadn't put them all in the rubber boots!!!!. i took the cables off and after half an hour of studying the mechanism i thought one of the two springs had gone weak or something worse had happened. i soon realised one pair wanted to work independent of the other two . after muchos messing i found out some loctite had found it's way down the spindle that opens and shuts the butterflys and settled in the carb body where the spindle/ shaft works them. after much brake clean fluid , electrical contact cleaner and wd 40 and loosening the carb screws that hold the carb in place and wiggling the carb i got the choke to work at last . tomorrow i will see if they still work and put them on. right now i am having a black&tan because ---yes you guessed it i HAVE NOT been to the pub. if everything goes to plan tomorrow the urma machine will be up and running before i GO to the pub to see spurs get thrashed by man city, i might even scrounge a roll up. anyway be careful with that loctite eugenie , there's a pink floyd song in there somewhere  thankyou for listening have a nice day . i am now three quarter ply, but not marine.......

[muskrat]

G'day Bergs.
I feel your pain. Those rHonda carbs are a real PITA.
I have to remove the oil tank on my 1988 FXST Harley to replace the ignition module. 2 hours last night and it's still not out! 
I'd rather do 10 rHonda carb rebuilds or 20 BSA A10 rockerbox's.
Cheers

[Worty]

'Careful With That Axe, Eugene' Ummagumma - I'm a massive Floyd fan   You into footy Bergs, or is it passing entertainment as you get the B&Ts down you?

213m on the Beeza today, again all down the back roads of East and North Yorks.  Beautiful day, superb roads, bike never missed a beat and sounded perfect - doesn't get much better.   Only fly in the ointment was some young tosser in a BMW mini who decided to accelerate as I overtook - matching my speed.   I decided to cut in front of him forcing him to brake, with a hefty two-fingered salute to emphasise the moment (gambled that he'd rather not hit me than be faced with a charge of death by dangerous driving).   He followed closely until we got to a roundabout where a copper had just pulled up - then he backed off.  Absolute f****** twat.

Nod again to Bergs - the bike is the best it's been since I acquired it (thats *bought* by the way Bergs) 11 years ago.

[berger]

worty  it gives me great pleasure knowing you are once again enjoying your bike. betsy is still in the kitchen and once urma is up and running betsy will be coming out to play. erm yes i remember now ummmmmagummmaaa

[Greybeard]

Only fly in the ointment was some young tosser in a BMW mini who decided to accelerate as I overtook - matching my speed.   I decided to cut in front of him forcing him to brake, with a hefty two-fingered salute to emphasise the moment (gambled that he'd rather not hit me than be faced with a charge of death by dangerous driving).   He followed closely until we got to a roundabout where a copper had just pulled up - then he backed off.  Absolute f****** twat.

There are some right A-holes on the road. I urge you to keep away from them, especially on a classic motorbike. Electric cars can accelerate as fast as you on a motorcycle. I've noticed drivers tailgating me away from traffic lights, probably because they can. I was recently passing a queue of stationary traffic in town. I was just over the central white lines. Traffic coming towards me had plenty of room and yet, some pillock came right over to squeeze me. I really thought he was going to clip my bars.

[berger]

  i tried the yonda carb chokes and had to help them so the carb has to come off and things cleaned of loctite residue, i will try the super soldering iron direct onto the loctited screws to help free them because that loctite has done it's job .

[limeyrob]

Muskrat, when you say "worse that 20 A10 rocker boxes" which is pretty bad, do you mean including catching an exhaust push rod on the lip of the rocker 3 times then trying to turn the engine over and hitting the valve? just saying....

[Worty]

Muskrat, when you say "worse that 20 A10 rocker boxes" which is pretty bad, do you mean including catching an exhaust push rod on the lip of the rocker 3 times then trying to turn the engine over and hitting the valve? just saying....

Moral of the story - don't get a Milwaukee tractor or a Japanese rocket ship with more than two carbs

[berger]

urma is done urma is done ey ie addio urma is done. touched the starter and she was straight in  i tried soldering irons on the screws but no go - 3 of electric didn't work on the loctite so i got a nice controlled flame and zapped the screws , cleaned everything up and bingo jobs a fish. she loves having her original main jets back in and the air filter side panel screwed on , the way she started --- as she should !!!! will not give me the same problems i had before i read the books i have and putting the wrong main jets in and having the air screws to far out . i couldn't get a japanese domestic market 750 or 900 book only yank / steak - canadian and euro,. haynes , clymer etc,,, but it's been emotional  and i live and learn again. i am now a japanese 4 carb specialist but still not a real welder or latherer but don't want a job doing japanese carbs in a bank of 4... black&tan time sod spurs and city at the pub i'm staying innnnnnnnn  just got to get betsy out of the kitchen and finnish the berglar build now, o yes and the things with THAT!!!!! VAN!!

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
Bl@@dy Harley's, every little job takes ages. Two hours to get the oil tank loose the find I have to take the rear exhaust pipe off. I'd only renewed the seals last week 
Right beside the HD under a cover I can hear the A7 snickering 
Cheers

[Worty]

G'day Fellas.
Bl@@dy Harley's, every little job takes ages. Two hours to get the oil tank loose the find I have to take the rear exhaust pipe off. I'd only renewed the seals last week 
Right beside the HD under a cover I can hear the A7 snickering 
Cheers

Are you in competition with Berg's van Musky?

[limeyrob]

Well it fired up, rough but it ran. So far as I can tell its been in bits since 2006.  Started on the kick start, I'd like to say first kick but reality was several attempts of 5 mins spread over an hour with various adjustments in between.  Carb is replacement and so settings are way off, only reasonable certainty was timing.
Was so busy watching oil return when it did fire I didn't see the rapidly expanding pool of oil underneath - that nut on the oil return for the rocker feed was thread bound and oil was pouring out.  Got down to look at that and melted my fleece on the exhaust so the fleece has a hole and the exhaust has a melted plastic stain.    .
But it runs and its all up from here.  spark is weak on anything above about 2 deg retarded so I need to look into that.  I converted the mag from auto to manual and now I'm wondering if I should tweek the little eccentric stud and see if I can squeeze a bit more out of it.  I'm thinking the manual cover did not come off this mag so it could be off.  No rumbles from the bottom end and plenty of compression. Enough for one day.

[Black Sheep]

Rode out to the VMCC meeting - once again, plenty of cars but only two bikes there. Signs of an ageing population.