What have you done with your bike/s today?

[Colsbeeza]

5 weeks since my knee replacement, and getting more sleep, energy and motivation. Also able to stand about for a longer time. Yesterday I spent 2 hours dismantling the chaincase side of the Flash getting ready to install the electric starter. Knee was still OK.
Now for the measurements, alignment etc.
On my last ride I did have a problem yet to solve. I was last to leave the club gathering, and as the last trailer with empty rack disappeared down the road, the bike started and ran to full revs. The magneto cutout worked perfectly. I had to get the wife to set up the trailer and come and fetch (she's gold). Turned out that the bottom of the carb slide had caught on the jet block and would not drop. I suspect someone had opened the throttle wide whilst on display and fortunately found a problem I didn't know I had.
Col

[CheeserBeezer]

What have I done with my bike? Not much!.... because I keep helping my mates out with their problems! So the question should really be "What have you done with everybody elses' bike? Well, I've made some conversion sleeves so a mate can fit different forks to a Triumph off roader, helped a mate rebuild a wheel, fitted an ATD and timed up my mate's A10, welded a broken centre stand, measured a crankshaft and sent off with instructions for regrind, (twice) fitted a timing side bush and supplied various second hand parts. I'm not complaining as they've all promised me beer in return and we're spending a few days in Yorkshire next week in the sunshine so I reckon I won't have to get the wallet out at all. Happy days!

[Greybeard]

.... I suspect someone had opened the throttle wide whilst on display and fortunately found a problem I didn't know I had.

Lucky 👍

[Joolstacho]

Good day today. A couple of mates up, and I started up the SR. Second kick, after sitting unused for about 5 years- (fresh petrol of course!).
Encourages me to really finish it properly - that last 5% that I never got around to. (Too many projects?)
It needs a new carb. Horrible worn Concentric. -I've just made up nice new HT leads. There's a leak from behind the front rocker spindle banjo joint. I'll need to fix that, it may need a thread insert. The spindle spins before I can nip up the hollow bolt hard enough.
But... nice to feel it pulling hard up my long driveway.

[Black Sheep]

Astonished myself with my own stupidity again. Put the head back on with a new gasket and discovered that you need to fit the two rocker box bolts to locate the pushrod comb correctly. If you do that, the pushrods and rockers align easily.
I have been farting around with locating pushrods for 50 years now and have only just worked out how to do it properly. Duh.
P.S. My wife is never astonished at my levels of stupidity. How strange.

[Worty]

Ya didn't pick that up from my previous post did you BS??  You've been doing it for 50 years, this was my first attempt!

[Topdad]

  Col,  " 5 weeks since my knee replacement, and getting more sleep, energy and motivation"

Please keep the knee updates coming I'm due to have my right knee done on the 22 nd  thats really good news long may it continue mate !

[Minto]

Just got back from the Wales rally. Bike ran well engine wise, had a proper session with the pub locals on the fri night. Bit hungover for the ride out on the Sat which was good fun. Nice to chat with fellow lunatics in the hall on the Sat. Well organised and great time. Looking forward to next years already. Poor photo of some of the group down near a beach somewhere.

Damn it, missed that!
Where does one find out about these events?

[Greybeard]

Just got back from the Wales rally. Bike ran well engine wise, had a proper session with the pub locals on the fri night. Bit hungover for the ride out on the Sat which was good fun. Nice to chat with fellow lunatics in the hall on the Sat. Well organised and great time. Looking forward to next years already. Poor photo of some of the group down near a beach somewhere.

Damn it, missed that!
Where does one find out about these events?

I think it was the South West Wales BSAOC weekend. Join the club and choose your events.

[Worty]

Went for a 55m run to test the rocker box reassembly and seals.  Bike ran great at all speeds, apart from that slightly heavy feel/clunk when revving a little from tickover (probably the end float although still no shim bits in sump gauze).  Will check the gauze today for bits of gasket sealant (no leaks from box though).  If gauze is clear, will plan next epic journey around Yorks Dales and then South toward the Derbyshire Peaks.

[Greybeard]

... next epic journey around Yorks Dales and then South toward the Derbyshire Peaks.

Good choices! 👍👍

[Hughsie]

Fitted new oil lines, gave myself a full 1 leg work out priming the engine with oil, put some petrol in and finalised a few check prior to going for a start up folling a full engine rebuild.
However in checking for a good spark on both plugs I'm not seeing a consistent spark, so im not going to have to check everything is all good before I go for the fire up 

[Worty]

Checked gauze for bits of engine and gasket sealant - only a blob of sealant!   Cleaned bike up from all the oil spray from all the leaks , checked tyre pressures, tightened handlebar levers - tank was filled yesterday - out on the road somewhere tomorrow.

[Colsbeeza]

Reassembled my experimental ATD with 14.2 Degree Range. I ground some 1.8mm off the carrier rather than the Stop. Any further grinding was too difficult to control, so left it at that. Calculates to 2.7 deg at full retard (Cols Edit: from adv 31 Deg)
Andrew Guttman's Kit (Priory Magnetos) and procedure was logical and easy to follow.
I re-used the old springs. They were wire gauge 0.62mm and in good condition, whereas Andrew's were 0.67 or 0.68mm. The old springs are required to operate over a wider range, and still snapped back the weights with some tension. I wondered whether the newer springs may hold the maximum advance over too higher revs??
Next step is to install the Starter.
Col

[Joolstacho]

Whoa Col this is getting exciting!!!
You've got me wondering now, whether to get Andrew's new springs or use my old ones. Hmmm.