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Mr. B

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    YZF1000, Ducati Diavel, Suzuki GT500
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    CB125S, CB350K4, CB550K3, GT500A, GS550L, Rocket 3 Roadster, Triumph Street Triple 765

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  1. I did see one fleetingly a few months ago as I was driving a van around SE London also there was a Thundercat that lived around the corner from me in Chatham. Since we moved to Basingstoke I was sure I saw a blue one going around the ring road but as I was going the other way in a car it was kinda hard to tell. There are a few left.
  2. Oh I'm old.....nearly 62 but....I have issues especially with my left wrist from a friend of mine called polymyalgia. I believe the main issue is with the angle of the bars from a life not helped by commuting from London to Plymouth in the 70s with Ace bars. Sounds like your life now is a doddle and the pain induced by the bike is nothing compared to life as a risky stunt double for Evel Knievel None of my other bikes have given me such grief as those clip-ons on the 'Ace so they have to go. Other than that yes I agree the bike is nice and comfy and more than enough get up & go.
  3. Mr. B

    XJ6 N 2009

    Aha - the bit you didn't read I mentioned about different do-hickeys that mount elsewhere (footrest hangers) so you can remove the swing arm. Here's the link https://abbastands.co.uk/product-detail.asp?item=swing-arm-removal-kit&pid=21
  4. No cutting - promise. I think the post just clarified in my own mind what to do. I've got the top yoke already and worked out I can just fill the holes in the cockpit where the mirrors mount. There is an image at the CNC Top Yokes site showing an Ace with no mirrors on the fairing so I think after all the faffing I'll probably just go that route.
  5. I'll keep my eyes open for you jcr as it'd be nice to see another Ace in Hampshire - a dying breed sadly.
  6. I can answer the Thunderace Black Widow question - work perfectly on mine. Remove fairing lower panels, disconnect the Exup cables, pop the new exhaust headers on, start bike, check for blowing, pop fairing back and ride bike. Perfect. When I say pop the exhaust headers on it is a bit of a struggle to line them all up correctly. At the time it seemed like trying to puzzle out a Rubik's cube fitting them together as you need to get them at just the right angle but a little persistence and brute force always win Re expansion pipes I had Allspeed fitted to my GT500 back in the 70s. Not sure about any performance increase at all. I've Higgspeed pipes on my current GT500 but can't tell you about relative performance as it never ran with the standard pipes as they were so corroded. It has certainly lost some low down torque but makes up for it in noise - Got to love a 2 stroke on spannies going through the gears. This is normally the way with aftermarket pipes - more noise and dependant on the R&D of the company supplying the pipes. The biggest gain is probably the weight reduction as stock pipes are generally heavier than aftermarkets.
  7. Hi all - can anyone give me an idea of a realistic alternative radiator for my Thunderace please? I'm fed up with aching wrists from the clip-on bars and heavy clutch so have opted to possibly junk the fairing and fit more upright bars. The reason to junk the fairing is the mirror supports are going to clatter on the higher, upright bars. This has led to the discovery of an awful lot of rat's nest wiring on show along with a radiator that's designed to be hidden behind a great big fairing which if removed reveals it in all it's glory with bit's and bobs poking out all over the place. Or should I just remove the standard mirrors (and supports), trim the fairing and retain it. If I remove the fairing there's an awful lot of mods to do including sort out the rats nest of wiring that's exposed, sort the radiator and source a headlamp fairing or some other means to hang the clocks and headlamp off. Have I just talked myself into trimming the fairing....??? Probably...
  8. Hi Snakebite68, I have owned a Thunderace for 5 years now. I replaced the coils, leads and plugs (36,000 miles) along with the steering head, swing arm and wheel bearings - the wheels were pretty scabby so I had them powder coated. The steel headers had been patched when I bought the bike and had corroded again so I replaced with a Black Widow stainless set which works fine with no Exup. I changed the friction and steel rings in the clutch as I could never find neutral which did make it better but the clutch is always going to be quite a pain for me with the angle of my wrists and the clip on bars. I can't help you with seat material as I don't ride with a pillion I don't mind sliding about on the seat but you might want to think about the stuff that stops things sliding about on car dashes https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262803774020 Well worth £2 to try. The only issues I have had were with the waterpump seal which took half an hour or so to fix. I really do like the bike but,,,going back to the wrist pain I decided now to junk the fairing and standard bars to go for a replacement CNC top yoke from CNC Top Yokes (£165 paying bank transfer) and some standard 7/8th bars. The fairing had been damaged and repaired several times and I'd thought about a Chinese version but thought not a lot of good comes out of there and hearing horror stories of trying to fit one never bothered. This brings me on to my next post that I will make momentarily... to find out if anyone can suggest a replacement radiator for me as, with the fairing off, there's a whole heap of nasty, ugly sticky-out bits that are normally hidden by the fairing. I'll also need something to keep the wind off and to mount the clocks and headlamp so probably looking along the lines of a headlamp fairing from Skidmarks... Good luck with the 'Ace. Great underestimated bike.
  9. Mr. B

    XJ6 N 2009

    Hi I have a Thunderace and use an Abba stand. They do a set of do-hickeys that allow you to lift the bike and remove the swing arm. A lot safer than axle stands but - they aren't cheap. I replaced my chain no problem with a splitter (obviously not needed as the chain is toast) and riveter. Worked just fine but as someone else mentioned - don't buy a cheap splitter & riveter as they won't work well enough.
  10. Spot on pilninggas - I should have put that it is a hydraulic clutch first... I've had the pushrod out previously and that seemed ticketty-boo but maybe worth another look as when I bought the bike it had obviously had one careful owner..... That turned out to be me unfortunately :( Some penny-pincher hadn't bothered replacing the paper gasket over the drive sprocket cover and all sorts of nasty stuff was lodged in there. There is no issue with the action as it is very smooth in operation - just blinking heavy. It does amaze me that people refer to the big old beast of a Thunderace. It's only 20kgs heavier than an R1 or Fireblade. Now I could either be a big old bunter at 100kgs or the svelte person I am at 75kgs....... and the difference is.....bugger all!
  11. Hi all, I've owned a 96 Thunderace which I really like but.....the clutch is really heavy. Anyone else have this issue or am I just a real whimp? I had an issue with not hitting neutral so replaced the clutch friction & steel plates, springs, seals at the business end of the push rod but although I can now hit neutral (most of the time) and despite all this, the clutch is as heavy as it ever was. I'm assuming early R1s would have a similar clutch setup and wondered if anyone else out there either is more manly than I or has a solution.....???
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