What have you done with your bike/s today?

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
BUGGA just got an ebay notification re the GPM rings. Vendor is out of stock and refunded the $$$. The hunt continues.
It's not just pattern parts for our BSA's that are a bit iffy  . Master cylinder kit arrived and installed last night. Just looking at it I could see differences but put it in anyway. It works but I can see it won't be long before it starts to leak. 
Cheers

BUGGA, BUGGA, BUGGA.
 Well it worked for a mile or so. Seems the master cylinder wasn't letting fluid back so every time I used the brake it was dragging to the point the disc got that hot it warped.
Note to self "if it ain't right it ain't going on"
Cheers

[Colsbeeza]

Bugga Musky. A new disc needed?
Tried to find out why the beeza leccy starter won't work. Not the battery, so looking further.
Assembled the LHS cylinder of the Lilac Magnum (like a BMW R50 series). Had to remember that the piston goes in upsidedown. RHS on today.
Col

[Swarfcut]

 I had Musky's problem years ago on a Yamaha XS 650. Front brake working fine, then started to bind more after each use. Realised what was happening, so saved the disc. Roadside fix was to slack off the feed pipe, sacrifice a few dribbles of fluid and pull the caliper against the disc to retract the caliper piston. Re tighten the feed, ride carefully and avoid using that bad brake unless you have to.

 Simple cause, in this case alloy crap blocking a fluid return hole in master cylinder, so master piston staying in the "on" position. Bet Musky's is similar, even a manufacturing fault, or a coincidental failure of a rubber hose playing the one way valve trick.

 Swarfy.

 PS. Nice one Bergs, Fine Dining in Buxton.  Ferodo Factory not far away.....just out of interest.

[muskrat]

G'day Swarfy.
Yep, pretty much what happened. Got the disc off last night and it's dished about 12mm 
Turned my attention to the rHonda. The front tyre is almost a slick (no rain forecast). A new fuse fixed the blinkers and disconnected the tacho cable. The whirring sound is in the tacho itself. Bugga, I use the tacho more than the speedo. Found a good s/hand one on fleabay but for $1400 I'll send mine away for repair. This w/ends ride is about 800Km so I'll take the rHonda as all the others will be on big HD's.
I promised the plunger it's her turn next.
Cheers

[berger]

betsy's clip ons have set off my carpal tunnel again and it is very painful at times so today we went out again and i was on urma the yonda much better on the wrist. we had cup a tea and cake at tideswell after riding down into hope valley and over the hills to buxton. my phone i use for photos said 68% battery but it lies and died when i tried to take piccies, so Andy sent me these from his phone. now it's black&tan time

[Worty]

Nice piccies Bergs, love the Hope Valley and environs, one of my favourite places to ride.

[berger]

fed up today because i planned to go out on betsy with my mate andy on his trumpet but betsy's battery was dead dead, i fired her up and kept her running a few minutes but i knew it was going to be a long ride to get some juice into the battery. so with no brake light and other lights except for a bit of flashing of the led bulbs i decided urma yonda had to have a play today. previously i had noted the amp meter on betsy showing a bit more charge going in than it used to . maybe the old battery has had it's day investigation needed next week. we had a good ride out and called into chesterfield motorcycles at clay cross , in the showroom were bikes built like tanks i never knew they were so big and ugly , one bmw had a seat as wide as a house . we then went for fuel and andy filled urma up again we then dropped into Matlock bath and the lines of bikes were all modernish space rockets . urma was the oldest japanese bike there and no old brit bikes at all, how very disappointing . photo of bikes behind Matlock pavilion .

[Joolstacho]

Ain't it good to have a son that seems to know better than you, (he reckons  ) and a couple of enormous darlin' grandsons who can't do enough for you.
Been rebuilding the Velocette clutch (what else, haha!) but the hydraulic pump on my 'bike lift bench has been playing up. The bleed valve is stuffed.
So I couldn't lower it to get the Velo off (It was fully up, about hip height). But the lads pretty well just lifted it off. So now I can begin the (weird) adjustment routine (don't ask!)

[berger]

betsy's no lights syndrome turned out to be a piece of chinesium wire on the fuse holder, tried tinning it to repair it and no chance, anyway electrics now sorted.

[Bsareg]

I've a cheap chineseium starter battery tester which, while looking like heavy copper cables, were in fact copper plated aluminium multi strands. Not successful as the cable just fell apart when touched due I think to reaction between the dissimilar metals.

[limeyrob]

I got caught with those leads on something else.  Looked the right size but insulator was 3/4 of the total dia and the core was copper coated ally.  Wasted time trying to re-solder before realizing and it all went in the bin.  They are just sending us complete cr*p.

[CheeserBeezer]

Just been to look at progress on the painting of my tinware for the Road Rocket, and to apply the transfers. The guy doing the painting said 'No way am I going to try and fit that f.....ing big transfer on the tank!'. Patience required! The secret is to make sure the transfer has completely lifted off the backing paper before applying then gently soak up the excess moisture with tissues after applying. It looks absolutely great, now, and I'm looking forward to collecting it all on Thursday after lacquering.

[limeyrob]

Finally took the Matchless 350 out for a spin.  Only 10-15 miles but its the first run since I've built it and probably the first since the 1980's.  Nice to be back on a bike, I'll get the A10 out next, that too has not yet had a run.
The Matchless is geared for about 60 but acceleration is quite good.  Now check the plug and go over the nuts and bolts.

[groily]

Nice one Rob..hope you enjoy - and good to see a pic 'in the other forum'.

[CheeserBeezer]

Got the painting back....some examples in photos.