What have you done with your bike/s today?

[Joolstacho]

"fly tipping"? ... is that Like Oz doing fish tickling?

[Greybeard]

"fly tipping"? ... is that Like Oz doing fish tickling?

In case your question was serious:

[Worty]

Y'see, looking at that photo makes my blood boil.  For perps, the following should apply:

1.  Vehicle confiscated (scrapped or sold).
2.  Proceeds of crime legislation to pay for entire clean up and associated costs (to include sequestration of any assets, bank accounts and property).
3.  3 months' jail for first offences, rising to 5 years for repeaters.
4.  A ban from working with any company/organisation/business, etc, that produces or processes waste, including self-employed.

Some of the worst culprits are members of certain communities well known for shoddy work practices and total disregard for anything or anybody outside of those communities.  They need a proper sorting out

[Sav]

Yes the picture fits the state of the lane. I was first there and took about half an hour trying to clear a path around it but there was too much glass to ride through it safely

Completely ruined the day for many riders on the run as you are lost once off the route sheet of junctions.

Bring back the birch and stocks for such vandalism against the community.

[chaterlea25]

Hi All
On the subject of illegal dumping
There is a steep more or less S bend in the road between my house and the farmhouse where I grew up.
On Friday I came across my older brother trying to remove a load of fresh concrete that had spilled from a mixer truck that must have stopped on the bend. I went and got some gear to help him..
We scraped and shovelled more than 6 wheel barrow loads from the road.
There was a deep gulley that the winters rain had cut away nearby, so we tipped the barrows in there to effect a repair to the deepest sections.
Jeez! My back hurt for a day or two afterwards 
There is /was no point in trying to phone the council as the concrete would have set by the time any one arrived

John

[berger]

  i got betsy out from the kitchen through the front room and onto the front garden, she has been resting in the kitchen since november and hasn't wet her sump. i put a little bit of petrol in the tank that was mixed with my tetraboost and she fired up first kick .  she will now live with urma yonda in a garage at the back of the house while the berger build has a garage to herself so i can easily work on it.  betsy's on the road again and i can have a dance round the floor space in the kitchen

[Worty]

i got betsy out from the kitchen through the front room and onto the front garden, she has been resting in the kitchen since november and hasn't wet her sump. i put a little bit of petrol in the tank that was mixed with my tetraboost and she fired up first kick .  she will now live with urma yonda in a garage at the back of the house while the berger build has a garage to herself so i can easily work on it.  betsy's on the road again and i can have a dance round the floor space in the kitchen

I'd store her in the front room mate, and take her in and out via the front door rather than across the Himalayas which is your access road

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
The sun came out yesterday but just a bit chilly. I took the HD out for a short shakedown ride after spending a few months sorting out a inlet air leak and installing a new programmable Ultima ignition. Wow what a difference between single fire and dual fire. The Boyer runs dual fire where both plugs fire at the same time, single fire only fires the cylinder that needs it. Now wondering if I could make one fit in place of the Boyer on the Cafe 
Today back to tuning the Cafe and hope the sun stays out for a quick blast on her.
Cheers

[Colsbeeza]

Dismantled the heads and cylinders of the Lilac today for a cleanup. Some light scoring on LH cylinder, but a light hone sorted it good enough.

[muskrat]

G'day Fellas.
I was reminded last night that the Winter Rally trophies are due next weekend. Bugga. Mostly done, just gotta attach the bits to the timbers. Then I'll get back to the Cafe.
Cheers

[Worty]

G'day Fellas.
I was reminded last night that the Winter Rally trophies are due next weekend. Bugga. Mostly done, just gotta attach the bits to the timbers. Then I'll get back to the Cafe.
Cheers

Looks like the leftovers from my engine rebuild

[Adler]

Hello Forum,
I thought that I wanted to think of wanting to start planning the paint job for the tank - but decided better to ride and postpone the planning of the painting job to the cold season at the end of the year. Indeed, I am not familiar in painting over a chromed surface, but I might have a good plan now: search the always very helpful a7a10 forum about this topic.
At this point I like to say: thanks to all of you for always being patient with the newcomers asking again and again the same questions, the oldies have been answering many times before. You are all great.
BR, Manfred
Note: as long the tank is being unpainted, I can use the top surface for important hints

[Joolstacho]

Yes, well the paint needs a 'tooth' to stick to the tank. Some might use etch primer, but I trust my eyes more, and mask off the areas to remain chrome finish, and then rub down the paint areas with about 800 wet 'n dry. You just need an all over thorough matte finish for the paint to stick to. Don't rub too much off or rub too heavily, chrome plating is very thin.

[Worty]

Quick question, does anyone grease or oil new gaskets??

I'm putting a new clutch cover gasket on the Kwaka.  Faces are really clean and smooth, maybe a couple of tiny scratch marks but nothing dramatic.  The gasket seems to be something between paper and nitrile, not really sure.  It's thicker than normal paper gaskets though.

What are your thoughts?

[Roger (Doomtrainbarx)]

I just use High melting point grease - NO jointing compound. - they also separate easy next time.