Brilliant,any idea when you’ll be firing her up?? How did you upload the pic??When I try the file is always to big.
I just uploaded on the laptop, it is a WhatsApp picture so the file size isn't that big after it's been compressed And no idea on firing him up yet. Needs new hoses then it's wire everything back up Sent from my Pixel 8a using Tapatalk
Thanks for the tip Stephen,as you can probably tell I’m still very analogue.I’ll have my fingers crossed for you,let us know how things progress.
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/15FjDo8g6C/ Hopefully that shows and links to the correct reel. But Tony made one over the weekend which has me very excited. The bike starts which is a big step in the right direction
More of an update on the project and here's a link to a short video of the bike up and running https://drive.google.com/file/d/13n5QaNo_LKjM8Q6PA7gNhMGTQD-AEDbt/view?usp=drive_link There are still a few starting issues but they are slowly being solved and corrected by Tony and the guys. No idea yet on when the bike will be up and on the dyno but it's a step closer to the possibility of having a gen 2 765 bike.
As Tony would call it, its a complex build and my bike has been quite the little c word at times, but that video is actually the first time I've heard him running in around six months so I've not ridden him in quite a while. Will be nice when he's finished though. But hopefully yours won't be as much trouble.
Checked, cleaned & greased the rear linkage, was going to be part of the service later this year but had a spare hour and the weather was miserable. By far the easiest and safest way to support the rear, seen people on other forums strapping the bike to planks balanced across two stepladders and all sorts of other heath robinson ideas, crazy. Evotech tail tidy provides a very convenient horizontal surface and wheel was locked, did tie wrap the jack to the wheel last time but didn't feel it necessary. Fitted new bearings and seals 5 yrs ago but only 6k mainly dry miles since so predictably everything was in great condition. just wiped the seals clean and ensured the bearings were still well packed with grease. Cleaned off any grease outside of the seals, only attracts grit and damages the seals. All back and torqued to 48nm, nuts still had very strong self locking action so didn't feel any need to replace them, plus they hadn't moved from 5 years ago. I would rate it as one of the easiest service jobs and you'd be daft to pay someone else to do it, only slightly trickier if you have to replace the bearings and press new ones in.
Installed a canon on the track bike to ensure I comfortably pass noise testing. Way longer than my beautiful Ti Akra, which unfortunately blows 102 db with inner and exit baffles. Don't need the stress of trying to get it quieter in a panic. Front looks nice at least
I wiped some dead flies off of mine... I feel slightly inadequate in comparison to everyone else's fettling
i just lubed the chain and avoided looking at anything else as it is all dirty. took it out of garage for ride today, and got message that some of the group were ill, so put it back and rescheduled for tomorrow. Still dirty.. lol
Garage wipes and an increasing levels of age related can't-be-arsedness are your friend. I don't think that I've wet washed any of mine this century.
I avoid "wet washing" both my bikes if I can avoid any bad weather, i clean the wheels with an old cloth and Simoniz waterless wash & wax diluted 50:50 I get for £3.50 when its on offer at Tesco's, cleans the brake dust/oil off the wheels and polishes at the same time, only use that cloth on the wheels as they're normally the dirtiest part of the bike. Wipe the dead flies/dust off the "bodywork" with a damp microfibre and then finish with some rather more posh Gyeon Quick detailer on a soft microfibre, although judging by the colour and smell I'm not convinced the much cheaper Simoniz isn't the same base product. Helps to easily clean the paintwork if its polished and waxed beforehand, only do this once a year, use Bilt hamber cleanser polish and double Speed wax although also use the easily available Autoglym super resin polish which does a similar job.
Bike update time. It's been on the dyno and the fueling and timing side of things is all spot on and running perfectly, thumbs up for that. However there is still a starting issue. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HJ0xwdIgyqI0DXtdu06LrNgdE9hKTtZ9/view?usp=drivesdk As you can hear, so any suggestions? The battery has been changed to one with better cranking, pudding cables fitted to also assist. Tony and the guys are looking at the starter motor, fuel pump maybe and the possibility there could be a vacuum in the tank and hoses but if anyone else has had a similar issue feel free to pitch the idea. Sent from my Pixel 8a using Tapatalk
No ideas unfortunatly Stephen.Mine never starts first time when its cold and only occasionally when its warm.I just accept it.Be very curious to hear if you solve the problem and how.Good luck.
The bike should be coming home next week. Turns out it was an airlock in the aftermarket fuel cap, so a tiny pinprick to release the blocked up hole and the bike now fires up nicely. So back onto the dyno Monday and fingers crossed I'll be taking him back next week and my riding season can begin
Thats great News fella.Crazy that something so small can have such an effect. Lots of fun in dry sunny conditions to come.
