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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2115 on: 01.05. 2022 03:45 »
i went to the pubzz *countdown*   ---musky-- bits stuck anywhere that's me! , before i went to the pubzz  i checked the oil drilling  plugs for sht workmanship and they are ok. so in went the ball  and springthingy,,,,,,,,, then i had to cement up loads of rat runs but's that's another story, thankyou for listening and keep them bits stuck anywhere *beer*

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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2116 on: 01.05. 2022 11:56 »
Cafe racer looks the dogs - especially like the high level pipes.
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2117 on: 01.05. 2022 17:20 »
The Cafe that took some waking after a few months sleep.
The cafe looks superb! 😍
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2118 on: 02.05. 2022 02:19 »
Finally got the Head torqued down on the project. Feels like I'm finally getting somewhere. Special thanks to Orabanda for all his help with the bottom end and oil filter setup. Now for what the forum describes as the black arts , Locating Pushrods.   *conf* *smile*

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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2119 on: 02.05. 2022 10:40 »
G'day Miker.
Beautiful mate.
I should have put a patent on the nylon primary chain slipper  *bash*
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2120 on: 02.05. 2022 15:34 »
.... oil filter setup...
It appears you have the filter in the toolbox, is that correct? Can I see pictures of the installation please?

When I was considering fitting an oil filter I realised that the popular Norton style filter and header would not fit inside the Plunger toolbox. Also, I wanted to keep a functional toolbox. I mounted the filter header on the bottom of the rear mudguard, so immediately behind the gearbox. The filter is mounted vertically and when unscrewed doesn't spill oil on the bike at all.
I was extremely pleased to find that I could route the return rubber pipe from the filter under the gearbox and through a narrow gap between the gearbox and timing case.
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2121 on: 03.05. 2022 02:24 »
Hi Greybeard, A couple of pix of the install. Please note that this is made by orabanda.

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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2122 on: 03.05. 2022 10:02 »
Hi Greybeard, A couple of pix of the install. Please note that this is made by orabanda.
Nicely done Orabanda 👍
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2123 on: 05.05. 2022 07:29 »
Did the lone piper bit at a woodland funeral a bit South of Kendal. A great trip over the Beeftub after which it stopped raining and over Shap by the A6. About 115 miles each way. Back up via Tebay services to stock up on goodies from the farm shop and a brief photo op by the earless sheep in Moffat before back once again over the Beeftub.
The A10 seemed a bit down on urge on uphill 3rd lane overtakes until I closed the choke a touch. Must be this new-fangled petrol. A bigger main jet is called for. This morning's task.   
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2124 on: 05.05. 2022 08:49 »
Wow, those hills are steep!
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2125 on: 05.05. 2022 10:27 »
Sticky tyres! *smile*
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2126 on: 05.05. 2022 16:11 »
A10 taxed  online , now that was easy but another job of the list
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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2127 on: 06.05. 2022 18:24 »
During the fitting of a starter to my GF I had decided to retain the 6v system and charge the 12v battery as required. That would necessitate putting the 6v battery in the toolbox. Not impossible, but would ideally require a smaller battery. After some thought, I decided it would be easier to change the regulator and run the existing dynamo at 12v. And, in order to help things along I opted to change the dynamo sprocket to 11 teeth and therefore ordered an 11t sprocket on April 4th. After a couple of weeks I suspected it would never arrive, and so I ordered another (different seller) on 22nd. That hasn't arrived yet either. What's up with Royal Mail these days?
Anyway, I had hoped to get the bike finished off over Easter, and here we are - May 6th - and still nothing. So today, not wanting to order a 3rd and wait another two weeks, I decided to make one.  I don't have sprocket cutters (one needs a set to cover various teeth sizes for every pitch of chain) and so I drilled a disc and eased the tooth profile with two passes of different size endmills. Over to the Boxford to bore the taper, a quick touch up with a file and flame harden and job done - exactly two hours. Should have done that in the first place.
Spent half as long again fitting the dynamo and chain. Another wonderful bit of BSA design - got to feed the chain around the drive sprocket whilst turning the engine over because it won't pass underneath. And the run-out of the drive sprocket is appalling. When you study the many shortcomings / design failings of these engines it's a wonder they run at all.


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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2128 on: 06.05. 2022 22:41 »
Wow. That's some clever machining.

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Re: What have you done with your bike/s today?
« Reply #2129 on: 06.05. 2022 23:44 »
Hi RD
I thought you would have whipped up a toothed belt dynamo drive  *????*
(nice sprocket though *work*)

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