What have you done with your bike/s today?

[berger]

this is a photo of the oil creep down the speedo spindle in the gearbox and then it gets out wherever it can

[muskrat]

G'day GB.
Not in sunny Lithgow  Minus 5 here at 4am, hoping it gets to zero before I go back out to the shed.

G'day Bergs.
"Ah, they all do that Sir" The Cafe also from the tacho drive.
Cheers

[Greybeard]

We've moved into our house in Cornwall. Yesterday evening I got the chance to ride my bike. I haven't been able to ride it for a month. I rode down to St Ives via back roads. I stopped by the harbour for a while and then explored this quant old seaside town followed by a blast back to my daughters house for a hot Cornish Pasty. Life does not get much better than this.

[Angus]

I am doing the VMCC Cornwall touring week in September based in Newquay, may see you out and about :)

[Greybeard]

I am doing the VMCC Cornwall touring week in September based in Newquay, may see you out and about :)

I will try to meet you. Please stay in touch to remind me.

[Swarfcut]

    Cornwall County Council feature the County Motto "One And All" on almost every official sign. It should be "We Charge One And All" especially in those places where the roads are lined with yellow and the only option to park is their money making enterprise.

 Back roads can be hazardous, locals drive older cars with battle scars. The narrow lanes are increasing having to cope with 4 x4's from the second home owners, Amazon delivery vans and the likes of online grocery deliveries to holiday lets. It ain't all cream teas and pasties, there is a huge social divide if you dig a little. And a lot of rain.

 Swarfy.

[Greybeard]

    Cornwall County Council feature the County Motto "One And All" on almost every official sign. It should be "We Charge One And All" especially in those places where the roads are lined with yellow and the only option to park is their money making enterprise.

 Back roads can be hazardous, locals drive older cars with battle scars. The narrow lanes are increasing having to cope with 4 x4's from the second home owners, Amazon delivery vans and the likes of online grocery deliveries to holiday lets. It ain't all cream teas and pasties, there is a huge social divide if you dig a little. And a lot of rain.

 Swarfy.

But apart from that......😉

Seriously though, I've just moved from 8 miles south of Coventry; this has to be an improvement in many ways.

If the council are making money from the visitors, well that is not surprising. With the current charlatans in charge councils must make money where they can.

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
Follow up from reply #3043 on 27/06.
After the fire I was gifted an old fashioned drill stand, the type you attach a hand pistol drill. I had modified it to become a valve spring compressor.
Putting the head back together the cast iron clamp snapped. Bugga, straight onto evilbay and bought a new one for $48. It arrived and with a little modification was ready. Well chinesium strikes again, it barely had enough strength to compress the inner spring let alone both. Put it aside and wondered how I was going to get the job done.
Ah, the proper drill press. 10 minutes latter it was ready to go. Job done.
Gasket annealed and coated with copper gasket spray, head on and torqued to 30Lb. Tonight the dreaded rockerbox!
Cheers

[Swarfcut]

 Had a go at a pair of neglected fork legs, reckon these are a bit bowed but OK for a push around. Just thought I'd have a play. Got the seal holders off with the official tool and heat gun. No strap or chain wrenches were harmed.
 
  Found the top bush shims above the circlip...WRONG. Threatened the circlips with hardened steel picks, came out easily, drained off grey water in oil emulsion. pulled out the legs.

 Set up an old lower yoke, clamped a leg and used my best vintage open ender on the lower nuts. No chance, they are both defiant, so on the lookout to scrounge a good fitting socket.

 But I did have success with a Briggs and Stratton 450e mower engine that won't run....these have a plastic carb, renowned for blocking the main jet, easy fix, full of crystallised something.

 Then it was Beer O'Clock, so happy ending...

 Swarfy.

[limeyrob]

Having battled with those fork end "nuts" they are cunningly designed with no corners for a socket to get a grip.  Either the best fitting open ended spanner or put the nut in the vice and turn the stanchion.  Try some heat and you could try using the bottom yoke as a spanner to turn the stanchion.

[Angus]

Off for another VMCC touring week, the Brecklands week near Whittington in Norfolk with the A10 again as the Notrun is playing up 

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
Rode the HD down to the Winter Rally at Nerriga on Friday, back Sunday. She didn't miss a beat.
New forum member Dave was there on his 1950 A10. He came away with a few trophies, Oldest bike & rider, Slow race and hard luck award (had a slight nip up on the way, a bird strike and a flat tyre).
The bonfire kept everyone warm and the Iron guts made a few sick!
Back to work today to recover! Cheers

[Worty]

There's some salty looking dudes there mate .................... but the selfie stick?????????????

[muskrat]

G'day Worty.
Selfie stick for close ups and checking for cheating.
Not many there without grey hair/beards. The younguns stay home with their mummy!
I missed Sunday breakfast as I was cooking 300 bacon & egg rolls.
I'm in the market for heated gloves, the only bit that froze were my fingers.
Cheers

[limeyrob]

When I rode in all weathers ( just after the dinosaurs..) I used a set of handlebar muffs.  They really work and bearing in mind I would have been on a A10 or B31 there wasn't even a milliamp to spare.
I'm sure there's someone in the outback who can fashion a set from some old wellies....