What have you done with your bike/s today?

[Worty]

worty Clay Cross !!!!!!!!never speak to me again   i've been in garage all day doing berglar build   

Will 'soz' cover it Bergs

Musky - earplugs it is then.  If I get really daring, I may whip the clutch cover off and inspect the plates.  It's such a simple process - case is easy to take off, gasket is reusable, clutch is arranged like the Beeza EXCEPT that you just belt the nuts up against the springs until they stop rather than having to do the plate spinning adjustment with the GF.

[Worty]

Quick update.  Changed the clutch plates and springs on Kwaka (springs were a bit firmer).  All went together well with reused gasket and no leaks - clutch operation seems fine going through the gears on the centre stand.  What I do like is that, in neutral, the rear wheel barely moves, whereas on the GF it spins round at quite a pace.  In gear, the wheel moves round, but can be stopped pretty easily.   

I do think the 'noise' was the exhaust as the bracket had come loose on the silencer (megaphones) and was squeaking like a mouse on acid.  All has been adjusted and tightened, so will see if that's cured the problem.  Hopefully, no more clutch slippage when giving it a bit of a handful!

[limeyrob]

Almost finished it, tacho cable needs fitting (it arrived in today's post) but it pretty much road worthy.  I got it last Nov as a basket case and its needed an engine rebuild, rewire and complete strip down to the bare frame and reassembly.  A lot of the previous work was very poor and I soon realized I could trust nothing.  A low point was discovering that the front brake plate fitted because of a home made spacer deep inside the hub.
I would describe it as the "rescue dog" of motorcycles.  Its been abused, parentage is unknown, left outside in a damp shed and unloved, then thrown on to e-bay for re-homing with a cursory note.
But it is nice, its got a decent personality, starts and runs well but will never be a show bike, most every bit of chrome is pitted and its not economic to re-do it all.  At some point someone did care and it has a big bearing crank, nice ally head, 8" TLS brake, 8.5:1 pistons and a 4 spring clutch so it should ride nicely.  It not insured yet so no road tests.  There are some annoying quirks; the tacho rotates the opposite way so its got a cheapy Indian one while I work out what to do.
Re-sizing the pics for the web has very nicely removed all the pits in the chrome

[Worty]

Nice one mate, looks very tidy

[berger]

very good rob

[limeyrob]

Thanks, I certainly recommend resizing the photos, its done wonders for the chrome .
I despair of previous owners: it came with a "rebuilt" engine that had no crank shims, a compression plate, DIY push-rods and cases that were odd halves. But in the box of bits were the matching number cases for the frame, a barrel with 7:1 pistons and a big bearing crank.  It makes no sense.
Engine has loads of compression and starts first kick so I'll get insurance sorted this week.
It began life as a '59 Golden Flash but someone converted it to a cafe racer, then someone else tried to make it into an RGS clone.  It last ran around 20 years ago.  I've aimed for the cafe racer look but with std bars, my back won't do clip-ons .  I'd like to dyno it and see what its making, its 356 cam 30mm carb, 8 1/2:1 and 2 into 1 exhaust, I'd like to see anything over 40hp given its 65 years old now.

[Worty]

Might have been put together originally by the infamous RM (Worty's A10 Engine Rebuild)

[limeyrob]

My initials are RM

[Worty]

My initials are RM

😱😱🤦‍♂️😁 If you can rivet an ATD correctly, you can put crank seals on the right way round, you don't put the wrong gudgeon pin circlip in (and in the wrong place), and you don't fill the crankcases with ball bearings (blocking the oilways), then you're a very different RM to the one I'm referring to  

On the other hand, if you lived in East Yorks at some point and changed your name to Rob, I may wish to 'pick your brains' at some point

[muskrat]

G'day Rob.
Beautiful mate, job well done. She is now in your signature.
Cheers

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
Yesterday was WET so I couldn't take the HD for a shake down ride. So I spent the day in the shed trying to sort out the carbs on the Cafe. Got'em close but not close enough. More petrol sniffing today.
Cheers

[Sav]

Been taking part in the VMCC Men of Kent Section Sittingbourne weekend.

Main event was today, 95 miles mostly down the lanes on the A10SR  via route sheets, but a nightmare of a run, two closed roads from emergency works and one lane completely blocked by inconsiderate fly tipping. Very difficult to recover the route from closures.

[Worty]

Took the Kwaka for a 200m run and ................ no noises (so it was the exhaust making a racket) AND no clutch slip.   Bike went like a dream.  Only slight 'fly in the ointment' was that the reused gasket has a tiny weep - literally a few drops over the entire ride out.   A gasket is around £16 so, I can either put a bit of of sealant round the old un, make one from my nitrile cork sheet, or put my hand in my pocket (ouch).

[Greybeard]

Been taking part in the VMCC Men of Kent Section Sittingbourne weekend.

Main event was today, 95 miles mostly down the lanes on the A10SR  via route sheets, but a nightmare of a run, two closed roads from emergency works and one lane completely blocked by inconsiderate fly tipping. Very difficult to recover the route from closures.

Grrrr! 😬

[Worty]

Been taking part in the VMCC Men of Kent Section Sittingbourne weekend.

Main event was today, 95 miles mostly down the lanes on the A10SR  via route sheets, but a nightmare of a run, two closed roads from emergency works and one lane completely blocked by inconsiderate fly tipping. Very difficult to recover the route from closures.

Sav, fly-tipping is always inconsiderate - perps need their do-dahs cut off